December 30, 2010 (Beijing, China) – Wenlong Xu (Chn) and Mari Eide (Nor) won the men’s and women’s Stage 3 races at the China Tour de Ski’s 1.2km freestyle sprints respectively under clear skies in Beijing’s fabled Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium. In the men’s race, Stage 2 winner Johan Edin (Swe) grabbed second spot, with another Chinese skier Qinghai Sun in third and Finland’s Antii Haekaemies in fourth.

Women’s Stage 2 champion Dandan Man (Chn) had to settle for second behind her Norwegian nemesis Eide, while Hongxue Li (Chn) snatched the final podium position with Sweden’s Helene Soederlund in 4th. The 50km Classic Vasaloppet, the final leg of the China Tour de Ski, takes place on Sunday, January 2 in Jilin.

Men’s Final HERE
Women’s Final HERE