The Ski Cross-Country World Cup was held in Lillehammer, Norway on the 4th, and Naoto Baba was ranked 29th in the men's 15km free, winning the World Cup points given within 30th place for the first time this season.
The winner was Norwegian Simen Hegstad Kruger.
On the other hand, Masako Ishida was 49th, Shiori Yokohama was 62nd, and Kazu Tochiya was 66th in the Japanese women's 10km free.
Sweden's Frida Carlson won the championship.