Marijke Groenewoud wins delayed first World Cup mass start in Beijing
Marijke Groenewoud won the opening World Cup mass start in Beijing after a crack in the ice delayed the race by more than two hours. Merel Conijn finished second and Canada’s Valérie Maltais third.
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Marijke Groenewoud won the first World Cup mass-start race of the season in Beijing after a delay of more than two hours caused by a crack in the ice at the National Speed Skating Oval.
The Olympic champion finished first in the sprint among the six skaters left after 16 laps. Dutch team-mate Merel Conijn was second, with Canada’s Valérie Maltais third, ANP reported via Nieuws.nl.
The race was held in a new elimination format. Twenty skaters started, with the last two in the field eliminated every two laps until six remained to contest the finish.
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