Canadian Antoine Cyr competes in the cross-country skiing men’s 15km classic during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in Zhangjiakou, China, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. Canadian cross-county skiers Cyr and Katherine Stewart-Jones both managed top-15 finishes in their respective World Cup classic-ski mass start races on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
LILLEHAMMER, Norway – Canadian cross-county skiers Antoine Cyr and Katherine Stewart-Jones both managed top-15 finishes in their respective World Cup classic-ski mass start races on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Cyr, of Gatineau, Que., finished five seconds off the pace to place 12th in the 20-kilometre men’s race.
Paal Golberg of Norway placed first with a time of 48 minutes, 14.5 seconds. Countryman Sjur Roethe finished less than one second behind at 48:15.4 to take silver, while Martin Loewstroem Nyenget completed the Norwegian sweep of the podium with a time of 48:15.6.
The 27-year-old Stewart-Jones finished 13th in the women’s race with a time of 54:02.1.
It was a career-best result for the Canmore, Alta. skier.
Sweden’s Frida Karlsson won the gold medal with a time of 53:51.9, edging out Norway’s Tiril Weng who placed 53:52.5. Ebba Andersson, of Sweden, was third at 52:53.1.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 4, 2022,
Note to readers: CORRECTS women’s podium winners in final paragraph
