Women 12.5 km Mass Start Competition

Germany’s Franziska Preuss, after losing the Yellow Bib yesterday rebounded with a stunning win in this afternoon’s Olso Holmenkollen Women’s 12.5 km Mass Start in 38:23.8, regaining the top spot and clinching the big World Cup Total Score Crystal Globe. Preuss and France’s Lou Jeanmonnot, with a penalty each battled neck and neck until the final corner when Jeanmonnot fell and Preuss skied away to the win, taking the title, 1278 points to Jeanmonnot’s 1258.