Johannes Hösflot Kläbo won a race in Lake Placid, USA, eight days after reportedly crashing in Drammen. According to unconfirmed reports, the 29-year-old Norwegian suffered a mild concussion from the crash in the city sprint in Drammen, which led him to skip a race in Holmenkollen. Before the Lake Placid event, a 10-kilometer classic race, he had reportedly been ordered to stop if he felt any discomfort, but he did not break that order.
Kläbo led from start to finish in the American snowstorm. Andreas Fjorden Ree placed second and Mattis Stenshagen third in the race. Leo Johansson finished ninth, reportedly his best World Cup placement in his career, and Truls Gisselman placed tenth.
Kläbo has already secured the overall World Cup victory and the sprint cup victory, but the distance cup victory is reportedly not yet decided, which is why he is prioritizing those races. It was reportedly unclear whether he would participate in the World Cup final in Lake Placid after the crash, but he did travel to the USA, though it was not certain which distances he would compete in.