The 2018 China Tour de Ski started today on the slopes of Changbai Shan in Jilin Province with a fast ski sprint. Swedish skiers topped the sheets with pre-race favourites Simon Persson and Jacqueline Lockner taking top honours.
The sixth and final stage of the 2017 China Tour de Ski in Beijing was won by Daniel Maka from the Czech Republic and China's Li Xin, but the overall champions are Haakon Hjelstuen and Meng Hongliang.
The Xiwuqi Ski Sprint, fifth stage in China Tour de Ski this year, had a rather predictable outcome this morning with Norway's Haakon Hjelstuen and China's Li Xin winning the final. Hjelstuen is almost sure of winning this year's China Tour de Ski.
A French victory today in the 5.7 km distance stage in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia. Samuel Rege Gianasso outgunned Haakon Hjelstuen and Jack Novak in a sprint finish and took his first stage win in China Tour de Ski.
