31 December 2011 - 18H23  

Russia's Kriukov leads in nordic skiing
Russia's cross country skier Nikita Kriukov celebrates after winning the men's Tour de Ski 1,2 kilometers sprint competition in Oberstdorf, Germany. Kriukov led home a Russian 1-2-3 in the second stage of the men's nordic skiing competition.
Russia's cross country skier Nikita Kriukov celebrates after winning the men's Tour de Ski 1,2 kilometers sprint competition in Oberstdorf, Germany. Kriukov led home a Russian 1-2-3 in the second stage of the men's nordic skiing competition.

AFP - Olympic sprint champion Nikita Kriukov led home a Russian 1-2-3 here on Saturday in the second stage of the men's nordic skiing Tour de Ski.

The 26-year-old, who won sprint gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics, prevailed in a time of 2min 28.6sec, beating Alexei Petukhov by seven tenths of a second, while Nikolay Morilov was third, 1.2sec adrift.

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