Pre-competition facts World Cup Lillehammer
Nov 29, 2018·Cross-Country
The 3-days tour Lillehammer is just around the corner. Starting off with the sprint F races on Friday, 30th November, followed by the 10/15 km F on Saturday and the 10/15 km C Pursuit on Sunday. For the detailled programme, check out the website of the World Cup Lillehammer here.
Preview 3-day tour Lillehammer ladies
Charlotte Kalla won last year's 3-Days Tour to become the first ever non-Norwegian winner of the opening mini tour in Ruka or Lillehammer. Therese Johaug triumphed in 2015 and Heidi Weng took the number one spot in 2016.
Three of the last four winners of the 3-Days Tour went on to win the overall World Cup title that season.
Norway had at least two athletes on the podium in seven of the eight editions of the 3-Days Tour.
Weng is the only athlete to have reached the podium in both previous 3-Days Tours held in Lillehammer. Weng won the 2016 edition and finished in third place in 2014.
Jessica Diggins and Sadie Bjornsen are both hoping to become the first ever non-European winner of one of the Tours (3-Days Tour, Tour de Ski, World Cup Final, Ski Tour Canada).
Krista Pärmäkoski, fourth in last season's Tour de Ski, could become the second Tour winner from Finland after Virpi Kuitunen.
Weng (98) can make her 100th Tour stage appearance in Lillehammer (3-Days Tour, Tour de Ski, World Cup Final, Ski Tour Canada) to become the 14th athlete to reach this milestone.
Preview 3-day tour Lillehammer men
The eight 3-Days Tours (Ruka and Lillehammer) have been won by just four different athletes. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) has claimed a record four victories, Petter Northug is on two wins (2011 and 2012), while Alexander Legkov (2010) and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2017) both won once.
Sundby, second in the 2017 edition, has claimed a competition high five overall podium finishes in the 3-Days Tour. Sundby recorded his five top-three spots in the last five editions (2013-2017).
Sundby is the only athlete to have reached the podium in both previous 3-Days Tours held in Lillehammer. Sundby won in both 2014 and 2016.
Klæbo won last season's 3-Days Tour in Ruka at age 21 to become the youngest ever 3-Days Tour winner. Klæbo already was the youngest Tour winner (3-Days Tour, Tour de Ski, World Cup Final, Ski Tour Canada), as he won the 2017 World Cup Final in Quebec at age 20.
Klæbo, Sundby, Calle Halfvarsson and Lukáš Bauer are the only athletes to have won multiple 3-Days Tour stages, all four triumphed twice.
Klæbo and Halfvarsson are the only athletes to have claimed multiple 3-Days Tour stage wins in a single edition. Halfvarsson won the sprint classic and the 10km free in Lillehammer in 2016. Klæbo won the sprint classic and the 15km classic in last year's edition.
Only Sundby (8) has won more Tours (3-Days Tour, Tour de Ski, World Cup Final, Ski Tour Canada) than Cologna (6). Colonga's tally of 13 Tour podium finishes is a joint-record. Northug is also on 13 top-three finishes.
Alex Harvey, runner-up in last season's World Cup Final and third in the 2017/18 Tour de Ski, is aiming to become the first ever non-European Tour winner (3-Days Tour, Tour de Ski, World Cup Final, Ski Tour Canada).
Harvey is one of the 10 athletes to have appeared in all eight editions of the 3-Days Tour.
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