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Oriol Olm and Max Palmitjavila advanced to quarter-finals at Boí Taüll, finishing 13th and 25th overall,

while Lea Ancion and Olm placed 12th in mixed relay.

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Diari d'AndorraBon DiaEl PeriòdicAltaveu

Key Points

  • Olm 13th, Palmitjavila 25th overall in men's sprint; Olm 4th, Palmitjavila 6th in quarters.
  • Palmitjavila 16th (2:47.29), Olm 18th in men's qualifying; both top 30.
  • Ancion 31st in women's sprint, 1.17s shy of quarters.
  • Olm-Ancion 12th in mixed relay final; France won gold.

Andorran ski mountaineers Oriol Olm and Max Palmitjavila advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup sprint at Boí Taüll, with Olm securing a strong 13th place overall and Palmitjavila 25th, according to Altaveu. Diari d'Andorra reported slightly lower finishes of 17th for Olm and 27th for Palmitjavila.

In men's qualifying, Palmitjavila recorded the 16th-fastest time of 2:47.29, 4.67 seconds behind Italian leader Nicolo Ernesto Canclini. Olm placed 18th in 2:47.53, 4.91 seconds off the pace. Both made the top 30 cut, while Marc Casanovas finished 56th in 3:06.03, including a penalty, and missed qualification by about 14-15 seconds.

Olm shone in the quarter-finals' fifth heat, taking fourth place in 2:45.8, just five seconds behind Biel Pujol. Palmitjavila ended sixth in the third heat at 2:55.4, 18.6 seconds back from Oriol Cardona. France's Thibault Anselmet won the sprint title, followed by Cardona and Russia's Nikita Filippov.

Lea Ancion came close in the women's sprint, timing 3:38.78—18.28 seconds behind Austrian qualifier winner Johanna Hiemer and 1.17 seconds outside the top 30, which went to Spain's María Ordoñez. Diari d'Andorra listed her 31st.

The next day, Ancion and Olm qualified for Final A in the mixed relay among the top 12 of 29 teams from 18 nations, aided by the one-team-per-country rule. They finished 12th and last in the final with 33:46.1. France's Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet took gold, ahead of Spain's Ana Alonso and Oriol Cardona, then Switzerland's Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler.

National selector Xavier Capdevila praised their relay showing, saying they had improved as a team and gained vital motivation. This fourth World Cup round, the last before the Winter Olympics where ski mountaineering debuts, resumes in March in Azerbaijan.

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