February 25, 2004 – Andy Newell  (Shaftsbury, VT), SuperTour 2004 Sprint Champion, collected his first  World Cup points Tuesday, finishing 25th in a freestyle sprint at Granaesen Park (the 1997  World Championships venue). Janusz Krezelok gave Poland its  first World Cup victory in cross country, edging Sprint World Champion  Thobias Fredriksson of Sweden, while Norway's Marit Bjoergen, the women's  World Champion, won her fourth straight sprint.

Newell, a member of  the U.S. Development Team from Stratton Mountain School, earned start rights  to the final three weeks of World Cup races by winning the SuperTour sprint  crown. He races again Thursday as the tour moves to Drammen, Norway, south of  Oslo, for classic technique sprints.

For complete results and World Cup  standings, go here.