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112.01: These are the components of the third series:
1 KLAEBO Johannes H. (NOR)
5 STENSHAGEN Mattis (NOR)
9 PILGRIM Federico (ITA)
13 KOROSTELEV Savelii (AIN)
17 MAKI Joni (FIN)
21 LAWS The Hugo (FRA)
25 BERGLUND Gustaf (SWE)
29 BRUGGER Janosch (GER)
33 OGDEN Ben (USA)
37 FOETTINGER Michael (AUT)
41 CLEANER Jc (USA)
45 GROND Valerio (SUI)
49 MOCH Jakob Elias (GER)
53 CHAIR BEN Jan (GER)
57 De FABIANI Francesco (ITA)
61 EVENSEN Ansgar (NOR)
65 ALEV Alvar Johannes (EST)
69 STERN Nejc (SLO)
73 DROLET Remi (CAN)
77 KETTERSON Zak (USA)
81 NAEFF Something (SUI)
85 SOSSAU-DAUDERNED (GER)
89 MIKAYELYAN Mikayel (ARM)
93 JARECKI Piotr (POL)
97 COLELL PANTHEBER Mark (ESP)
11.58: Daprà finishes with 9’52″8, Mocellini 26th with 9’53″4. 27th Graz is 22nd after two heats
11.57: The victory in this second heat goes to the American Schumacher with 9’35″4 ahead of Moser and Heggen.
11.56: The pace drops, the sprint will soon take place, there are about ten in front, there are no Mocellini and Daprà
11.54: ASl km 3.1 Heggen always ahead, even 7″ ahead of the previous battery
11.53: The second heat is 4″ faster. Heggen leads at km 2.7
11.51: Heggen,m Schumacher, Moser al km 1.7
111.50: Heggen in the lead after the first km, the second heat faster
11.42: These are the protagonists of the second heat:
2 HEGGEN Lars (NOR)
6 MOSER Benjamin (AUT)
10 SCHUMACHER Gus (USA)
14 CHAPPAZ Jules (FRA)
18 MUSGRAVE Andrew (GBR)
22 VUORINEN Lauri (FIN)
26 RIEBLY Janic (SUI)
30 BOLGER Kevin (USA)
34 MOILANEN Niilo (FIN)
38 CLUGNET James (GBR)
42 DAPRÀ Simone (ITA)
46 TUZ Jiri (CZE)
50 ESTEVE ALTIMIRAS Irenaeus (AND)
54 WIGGER Nicola (SUI)
58 NOVAK Michal (CZE)
62 GRAHN Anton (SWE)
66 ROSJOE Eric (SWE)
70 ALDER Roman (SUI)
74 LOVERA Victor (FRA)
78 YOUNG Andrew (GBR)
82 NAEFF Jesse (SUI)
85 YOUNG Jack (USA)
89 MOCELLINI Simone (ITA)
97 ROMANCHENKO Dmytro (UKR)
101 OLD Maciej (POL)
11.40: Iversen wins in the sprint with 9’42″5, preceding the Norwegian Ree by a whisker, Jouve third, Cyr fourth. 14th Graz at 4″, 24th Gabrielli at 51″
11.39: Ree leads the last km
11.36: At km 3.1 Stephen, Amundsen, Iversen. Graz and Gabrielli in the top positions
11.35am: Stephen doing the pace at km 2.1
11.33: Iversen, Canavat, Amundsen the km 1.7
11.32: Iversen sets the pace in the first km
11.28: This first group startlist: 3 AMUNDSEN Haraldberg (NOR)
7 IVERSEN Emil (NOR)
11 NISKANEN Iivo (FIN)
15 SCHELY Theo (FRA)
19 ANTTOLA Niko (FIN)
23 CYR Antoine (CAN)
27 GRAZ Davide (ITA)
31 REE Andreas Fjorden (NOR)
35 BOURDIN Remi (FRA)
39 KRUEGER Simen Hegstad (NOR)
43 HIMMA Martin (EST)
47 STEPHEN Thomas (CAN)
51 JOUVE Richard (FRA)
55 HOLLMANN Max (CAN)
59 McKEEVER Xavier (CAN)
63 GANNER Tobias (AUT)
67 CHANAVAT Lucas (FRA)
71 GABRIELLI Giacomo (ITA)
75 CRV Vili (SLO)
79 HINDS Peter (SVK)
83 SIMENC Miha (SLO)
87 ERIKSSON Jonas (SWE)
91 GASCH SEALS Bernat (ESP)
95 DEYANOV Simeon (BUL)
111.25: For Italy, the second stage offered encouraging signs: Elia Barp eighth and Federico Pellegrino tenth achieved the top ten, allowing the Azzurri to remain in the rankings. The 5km skating now represents a different challenge: Pellegrino can exploit the free technique to limit damage or gain ground, while Barp, Carollo and Daprà are called upon to manage intelligently so as not to pay the price in a race that can become explosive from the first hundred metres.
11.22: In the men’s field, Norway confirmed an impressive depth, signing a new hat-trick with Mattis Stenshagen ahead of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and Emil Iversen. Klaebo, despite being beaten, strengthened his leadership in the general classification, where he leads with 53 seconds on Lars Heggen and 57 on Harald Oestberg Amundsen. Amundsen and Iversen themselves remain under special observation in view of the mass start in skating, a test that could favor complete and aggressive athletes, capable of raising the pace without direct points of reference.
111.19: The final ranking is determined exclusively by time, putting everyone on the same level regardless of the starting heat. A system that requires great ability to manage effort, because it’s not enough to win your series: you need to push to the last metre. Coming from the 10km classic technique with an interval start, the situation is already quite clear.
11.116: The format involves mass starts divided into heats of around 25 athletes each: each competitor competes the same distance of 5 kilometres, but in a different series. It is therefore not a direct elimination race, but rather a “global timed” event, similar in concept to the series swimming competitions.
11.13: After the first two days already full of indications, the Tour de Ski 2025-2026 continues in Dobbiaco with a stage destined to change the face of the ranking once again. In fact, the third stage is scheduled for Tuesday 31 December, with the two 5km heat mass starts in free technique, for men and women, a particular and still relatively new formula in the World Cup panorama, capable of mixing entertainment, tactics and effort management.
111.10: Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Tour de Ski 2025/2026, the double 5 km heat mass start with free technique, valid for the 2025-2026 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup scheduled in Dobbiaco.
Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Tour de Ski 2025/2026, the double 5 km heat mass start with free technique, valid for the 2025-2026 cross-country skiing World Cup scheduled in Dobbiaco. After the first two days already full of indications, the Ski Tour 2025-2026 continues in Dobbiaco with a stage destined to change the face of the ranking once again. Tuesday 31 December in fact, it is scheduled third stagewith two o’clock 5 km heat mass start a tecnica liberamen’s and women’s, a particular and still relatively new formula in the World Cup panorama, capable of mixing entertainment, tactics and effort management.
The format provides line departures divided into batteries of around 25 athletes each: each competitor runs the same distance of 5 kilometers, but in a different series. It is therefore not a direct elimination race, but rather a “global timed” event, similar in concept to the series swimming competitions. The final ranking is determined exclusively by timeputting everyone on the same level regardless of the starting battery. A system that requires great ability to manage effort, because it’s not enough to win your series: you need to push to the last metre. Coming from 10 km classic technique with interval startsthe situation is already quite clear. In the men’s field, Norway confirmed an impressive depth, signing a new hat-trick with Mattis Stenshagen in front of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo ed Emil Iversen. Klaebo, despite being beaten, strengthened his leadership in the general classification, where he leads with 53 seconds on Lars Heggen e 57 su Harald Oestberg Amundsen. Amundsen and Iversen themselves remain under special observation in view of the mass start in skating, a test that could favor complete and aggressive athletes, capable of raising the pace without direct points of reference.
For Italy, the second stage offered encouraging signs: Elijah Barp eighth e Federico Pellegrino tenth they reached the top ten, allowing the Azzurri to remain in the rankings. The 5km skating now represents a different challenge: Pellegrino can exploit the free technique to limit damage or gain ground, while Barp, Carollo and Daprà are called upon to manage intelligently so as not to pay the price in a race that can become explosive from the first hundred metres.
Even in the women’s field the context is full of ideas. There 10km classic he crowned Astrid Oeyre Slindprotagonist of a progressing race that brought her to second place overall. Jessie Digginsthird in Dobbiaco, nevertheless consolidated its leadership in the Tour, confirming itself as extremely solid and constant. Behind him remain dangerous cross-country skiers like Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson, Heidi Weng e Kerttu Niskanenwhile the mass start to skating could also offer space to those who struggled in the classic test. For the Italian women’s team, Tuesday represents an opportunity to look for answers after a difficult 10 km: Caterina Ganzthe best Italian with 24th place, remains the reference, while Cassol, Di Centa, Comarella and De Martin Pinter will try to exploit a shorter and more dynamic race. The absence of weighs heavily Maria Gismondibut the battery-powered formula can help those who know how to run with clarity and without being carried away by unsustainable rhythms.
The 5 km heat mass start it is a test that does not allow distractions: there is no margin to wait for the opponents, every second counts and the stopwatch is the only judge. In Dobbiaco, on the eve of the decisive passage towards Val di Fiemme, it is another key stage of the Tour de Ski: it does not assign definitive sentences, but it can create heavy ruts or reopen unexpected scenarios. In such a close stage race, even a “hybrid” race like this can make the difference.
OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of the third stage of the Tour de Ski 2025/2026, the double 5 km heat mass start with free technique, valid for the 2025-2026 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup scheduled in Dobbiaco: news in real time, minute after minute, so you really don’t miss anything. It starts at 11.30 am with the men’s race, at 2.30 pm the women’s race. Have fun everyone.
