Home victory for Switzerland as Siri Wigger wins Gold in Women’s Cross-Country Free Final, Lausanne 2020
  • Title Home victory for Switzerland as Siri Wigger wins Gold in Women’s Cross-Country Free Final, Lausanne 2020
  • Publication Date 18th January 2020
  • Languages GSW
  • Location Vallée de Joux Cross-Country Centre, Switzerland
  • Press Release https://www.olympic.org/news/switzerland-s-wigger-completes-clean-sweep-of-races-to-win-cross-country-gold
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    The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. A blanket finish in the Women’s Cross-Country Free Final at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) resulted in home favourite Siri Wigger celebrating gold. The 16-year old from Gibswil just held off her Swedish rivals in the sprint for the line. She won over the two lap 1,800m course in the Vallée de Joux Cross-Country Centre on the Swiss-Franco border in a time of 4 minutes 39.95 seconds. Maerta Rosenber of Sweden was just 0.77 seconds as she won silver. Sweden’s Tove Ericcsson won bronze 1.15 seconds behind the winner.
  • Games Edition Lausanne 2020 (YOG)
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