In the women’s race, Mari Eide (NOR) took the win ahead of Rahel Imoberdorf (SUI) and Caitlin Gregg (USA).

She had been able to keep up with the male lead for much of the race. She opted to skip food in Pontresina and then found it difficult to keep a fast pace after Samedan.

What’s more, she wasn’t sure that she was leading.

«I did see the leader’s snowmobile was very close by, but I wasn’t sure I had won until after I had crossed the finishing line; I had to ask someone an official,» smiled the Norwegian athlete; she had already won the Engadin Night Sprint in St. Moritz on Friday.

The Swiss Rahel Imoberdorf took 2nd place behind Mari Eide, and the American Caitlin Gregg came in third.

Imoberdorf had finished last Sunday’s Women’s Race in third place and had reached the finals in Friday’s Night Sprint.

On Sunday, she managed to stay close to Mari Eide, but at the finishing line, she was some 100 metres, or 17 seconds, behind the winner from Norway.

* Se også: Slik gikk det i herreklassen (norsk 2. plass)

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Engadin Skimarathon
Engadin/St. Moritz, Sveits – 12. mars 2017

Kvinner – 42 km, fri teknikk
1. Mari Eide, Norge 1:34.18,1
2. Rahel Imoberdorf, Sveits 1:34.35,7
3. Caitlin Gregg, USA 1:34.41,9

* Komplette resultater