MOSCOW, March 11 Russian Natalya Nepryaeva took 10th place in the sprint in the standings of the World Cup in cross-country skiing. In the asset of Nepryaeva, who ahead of schedule guaranteed herself victory in the overall standings of the World Cup, 208 points, she did not take part in the sprint race at the final stage of the World Cup in Falun, Sweden, since the International Ski Federation (FIS) on against the background of the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations, first deprived Russia of the right to host the World Cup Final in Tyumen, and then decided not to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in competitions under the auspices of the organization. This decision was made in accordance with the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ban will be in effect until the end of the 2021/22 season. The Swede Maya Dahlqvist, who scored 936 points after nine races, became the owner of the small Crystal Globe ahead of schedule. The second place was taken by the Slovenian Anamaria Lampic (506). The third was the representative of Sweden Jonna Sundling (442).
