The Nordic skiing world championship, cross-country men's 15km free, was held, and Naoto Baba was ranked 19th, the highest in Japan.

111 people participated in the cross-country men's 15km free, and four people from Japan, including Baba and Keishin Yoshida, who participated in the Olympic Games for the second time in a row.



It was held three laps on a 5km course, and Baba showed a tenacious slip on the first lap and finished in 23rd place.



On the second lap, he moved up further, and although he was 1 minute 32 seconds 4 behind the top, he finished 19th with a time of 35 minutes 21 seconds 1.



Baba said, "It was a responsive race, but it was slow to start the engine at the start. I had a good slide, so I want to connect it to the relay."



In addition, Takatsugu Uda was 39th, Hiroyuki Miyazawa was 40th, and Keishin Yoshida was 44th.



The winner was Norwegian Hans Christer Holund, and all three were Norwegian players up to the bronze medal.