Necryaeva’s skier became the first representative of Russia to take a prize in the overall standings of "Tour de Sk"

The Russian skier Natalya Nepryaeva took second place in the multi-day race "Tour de Ski", which ended in the Italian Val-Di-Femm. Ingvild Estberg was the winner of the general offset of the competition.

In the final race at a distance of 9 km, a free style with a rise to the mountain Norwegian showed a result of 35 minutes 15 seconds. Nepryaeva lost to her two minutes 42 seconds. The third place was taken by Finnish Krista Parmyakoski (+2.55.9).

“Happy, there are no words,” the head of the Russian Ski Federation, Elena Vyalbe, “Match TV.” “Yes, I cry with happiness. Our girls and in juniors were in leading positions. So everything is logical. Fortunately, they were not lost. How long we still need to beat the Norwegians? I don’t know.”

"Tour de Ski" is carried out from the 2006/07 season. Russians have never finished in the three in the overall standings of the race. The sixth time in a row, the winner of the multi -day is the athlete from Norway, previously two victories were won by Teresa Johaug and Hadi Hungarian, another victory on the account Marit Buchergen.

The record for the number of victories in the overall standings of "Tour de Ski" belongs to Polka Justina Kovalchik, who won the race four times.