First impressions of the skiing winter: Vasaloppet China 2023
Traditional blue skies accompanied the 21st edition of the biggest cross-country ski event in China. But the cold wind made the conditions at today’s Vasaloppet China 2023 more treacherous than expected.
Vasaloppet China 2023 favorites stayed together for basically the whole 32 km, a few attempts notwithstanding, such as by Wangqiang. As the skiers went into the final kilometer, four of them were still together to contest the sprint for the victory.
But eventually, the Chinese sprinters Wang Qiang and Liu Rongsheng had such an explosive kick still in the legs they finished with a small margin as first and second. Fu Yu and Jangyixin were closely matching for the podium, the advantage was for Fu Yu. Li Minglin finished as fifth.
In the women’s competition, the well known skier Chi Chunxue and Ma Qinghua came for the podium of Vasaloppet China again. Chen Lingshuang got the third place.
