Russian Terentyeva became the sixth in the 10 km ski race in Finland.

On November 14, Russian skier Natalia Terentyeva became the sixth in the 10 km classical style at international competitions in Finnish Muonio.

The athlete overcame the track in 29 minutes 56.3 seconds. The victory was won by the Italian Katerina Ganz. Terentyeva lost to her by 16.3 seconds. Russian Daria Nepryaeva finished the race ninth, 33.7 seconds behind the winner.

The competition runs from November 13th to 15th. Russian athletes compete under a neutral flag, informs Sport-Express.

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Terentyeva failed to overcome the quarterfinal stage of the classic sprint on November 13 at the pre-season competitions in Muonio. In the qualifying round, she scored 21st, losing 8.95 seconds to German skier Laura Himmler.