Winter Sports: Cross-Country Skiing: Eisenlauer makes more than 15.

Sebastian Eisenlauer (Sonthofen) has at least half the standard for the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang (9. till 25. February).

The 27-year-old finished 15th in the classic sprint in Planica, Slovenia. He achieved his best World Cup result since March 2016.

The victory went to Johannes Hösflot Kläbo, the Norwegian also won the third classic sprint of the season. Behind Kläbo, his team mate Emil Iversen and the Swede Teodor Peterson landed on the podium. The second German starter Thomas Wick (Zella-Mehlis) remained in 46th place. depend on qualification.

Among the women Laura Gimmler (Oberstdorf), Sandra Ringwald (Schonach-Rohrhardsberg) and Elisabeth Schicho (Schliersee) failed like Eisenlauer in the quarter-finals and finished 17th, 26th and 27th. For Anne Winkler (Sayda/40th) and Antonia Fräbel (Asbach/46th) was in the qualification final station. As in the previous year, Stina Nilsson clinched the victory, bringing seven of the last nine sprint victories to Sweden. The Norwegians Kathrine Rolsted Harsem and Maiken Caspersen Falla finished second and third.

On Sunday, the DSV runners have over 10 (women) and 15 kilometres (men) the last chance to meet the standard for the Olympic Winter Games (once top 8 or twice top 15). So far only Thomas Bing (Dermbach) and Lucas Bögl (Gaißlach) have the ticket, Eisenlauer and Jonas Dobler (Traunstein) have half the norm. Among the women Ringwald, Nicole Fessel (Oberstdorf), Hanna Kolb (Buchenberg) and Steffi Böhler (Ibach) fly safely to South Korea, Elisabeth Schicho (Schliersee) has half the norm.