
MOSCOW, Mar 5 Russian skier Natalya Nepryaeva wins overall World Cup standings ahead of schedule .On Sunday, the mass start was held in the classical style at a distance of 30 kilometers in Oslo. The victory was won by the Norwegian Teresa Yohaug, who covered the distance in 1 hour 19 minutes 22.8 seconds. Also in the top three were Finnish Krista Pärmäkoski (lag — 19.4 seconds) and Sweden's Jonna Sundling (+32.3). The Russians did not take part in the race due to suspension from competitions under the auspices of the International Ski Federation against the background of the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine. Nepryaeva scored 973 points. She became inaccessible to her pursuers. Sweden's Ebba Andersson is second with 732 points. There are three starts left until the end of the season, 215 points in the draw, the gap between Nepryaeva and Andersson is 241 points. Earlier, the president of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), Elena Vyalbe, said that Russian skiers had completed the international season.

