Norway’s Auckland wins Jizerská padesátka

The Czech Republic’s biggest cross-country skiing event, the Jizerská padesátka, has been won by Anders Auckland. The Norwegian skier finished the 50-kilometre race on Sunday less than half a minute ahead of the Czech Republic’s Lukáš Bauer; the holder of three Winter Olympic medals, who is 35, was taking part in the race in North Bohemia for the first time.