March 10, 2019 (Oslo, Norway) – The USA’s Rosie Brennan finished just out of the points in 33rd in the women’s 30km classic at the Holmenkollen FIS World Cup in Oslo, Norway, on Sunday as Therese Johaug (Nor) took home another victory, this time on home snow.

Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) remained in the hunt for awhile but could not keep pace on the uphills and settled for the silver while Sweden’s Ebba Addersson claimed the bronze outpacing Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (Nor) on the final lap for the final podium spot.

“Today was a challenging and disappointing day for myself. I was fighting my body, my head, and my skis the whole way which on a course like this turns into a disappointing result. Holmenkollen has always been a challenge for me but with the shape I had at world champs I was optimistic that I could finally conquer Holmenkollen,” said Brennan. “However my first pair of skis were quite slick and my muscles a bit tired from World Champs still so it turned into a 30k struggle right away. After switching skis, I found better kick and picked up the pace a bit but sacrificed my glide for kick and struggled then on the downhills. I am hopeful I can recover in time to make the most of the last two weeks.”

Full results here.