"Schumacher set the tone in the men's race, skating aggressively from the outset in a format that split the field into staggered heats, with final placings determined by time. The 25-year-old crossed the line in 9:35.4 to secure only the second World Cup victory of his career, edging Austria's Benjamin Moser by two-tenths of a second. Norway's Lars Heggen finished a further four-tenths back in third."
"Later in the day, Diggins matched the achievement on the women's side, adding another chapter in the final season of an already decorated career. The American claimed her 31st World Cup victory in a race that unfolded less as a traditional mass start than a test of shared tempo and efficiency, with athletes rotating the lead to sustain maximum speed."
American cross-country skiing reached a milestone when an American man and an American woman won World Cup races on the same day at stage three of the Tour de Ski in Toblach, Italy. The newly introduced 5km heat mass start free format rewarded speed, pacing and collective tactics rather than head-to-head positioning, using staggered heats and time-based placings. Gus Schumacher skated aggressively to win the men's race in 9:35.4, moving to sixth overall in the Tour de Ski. Jessie Diggins claimed her 31st World Cup victory and extended leads atop both the World Cup and Tour standings. Julia Kern placed 10th, and the Tour continues with 20km pursuit races.
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