(l-r) Nilsson, Oestberg, Randall, Pajala battle in the Sprint CL semi final in Drammen (NOR) © Nordic Focus

March 06, 2014 (Drammen, Norway) – We caught up with American XC skiing sensation Kikkan Randall after her Sprint CL race in Drammen, following the historic news for the US star that she would win her third consecutive FIS Sprint World Cup overall title.

Randall finished seventh in the Drammen sprint and she has a 54-point lead over Germany’s Denise Herrmann in the standings with just one mini-tour sprint remaining and only a maximum of 50 points up for grabs. The window for Randall to clinch the title opened when Herrmann, her closest rival, failed to advance to the semi-finals in Drammen.

The Alaska skier is now in an elite club as only two athletes have managed to win the globe this many times – Bente Skari has five wins in a row 1998-2002, and Bjoergen won four straight sprint World Cups from 2003-2006.

Interview w/Kikkan Randall in Drammen