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Kowalczyk clinches 4th cross-country World Cup title, Northug tightens race for men's globe
Petter Northug, of Norway, winner of the men's WC cross country sprint event in Drammen, Norway, Wednesday March 13, 2013, flanked by second placed Alexey Poltoranin, of Kazakhstan, left, and third placed Nikita Kriukov, of Russia. (AP Photo/NTB Scanpix, Terje Bendiksby) NORWAY OUT
DRAMMEN, Norway - Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland clinched her fourth overall cross-country World Cup title on Wednesday by winning a classical sprint, while Petter Northug of Norway also won to tighten the race for the men's trophy.
Kowalczyk beat two Norwegians in the final with Heidi Weng 0.90 seconds back in second and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg 2.03 back. Therese Johaug of Norway was the only skier who could still catch Kowalczyk in the overall standings but skipped the sprint, giving the Polish skier her fourth crystal globe. She won three straight overalls between 2009-2011.
Northug beat Alexey Poltoranin of Kazakhstan by 2.15 seconds in the men's final, with Nikita Kriukov of Russia 4.96 back in third. With overall leader Dario Cologna skipping the race, Northug now trails the Swiss skier by just 23 points with five events left.
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