Katrin Leumann starts quickly and takes the lead in the first kilometer. When the trio of Bresset, Lechner and Wloszczowska took the lead, Leumann dropped back. She has to lose a few more places when Irina Kalentieva (RUS), who later finishes fourth, gets stuck in one of the rock gardens and thus blocks Leumann. Shortly afterwards, the Italian Eva Lechner leaves the leading group with a heavy crash, but is able to pick herself up again and continue the race. She finished in an impressive tenth place. Kathrin Stirnemann has been consistently in the top ten since the start.

After Esther Süss got off to a poor start, the 39-year-old is stalking ever closer to the medal places. At the top, Bresset and Wloszczowska (POL) are now fighting a thrilling duel for the title. The Frenchwoman surprises with her strong performance. Since breaking her collarbone in the Bundesliga race in Münsingen (GER), she has struggled to get up to speed. Apparently, she has been training correctly and is now back at the forefront of the racing action.In fact, Bresset is leaving nothing to chance. She nipped all of her Polish opponent's attacks in the bud and responded by pushing hard herself. The Frenchwoman not only rides physically strong, but also convinces in the downhill sections with a clean line choice and high speeds. She is aware of Wloszczowska's strength and goes one better in the final descents. She pulled off her attack with a few meters to spare and won the world title for the second time in an impressive comeback. "It's a great day. I had a difficult season after breaking my collarbone in the spring and therefore focused everything on the World Championships," says the overjoyed Bresset.

Esther Süss kept up her pace in the pursuit and was rewarded with the bronze medal at the finish. "I had a bit of trouble breathing at the start, but then it got better. When I realized that I wasn't far off the top, I thought, this is your day and I fought until I dropped," explained Süss.

The second Swiss woman to cross the finish line was Kathrin Stirnemann. She finished in seventh place after an excellent race. "I still can't believe it. I even had reserves at the end," says Stirnemann, who is still shaking her head in disbelief. Her seventh place is the first time she has finished among the top ten female cross-country racers in the world. Her best result to date was twelfth place in the World Cup.

Katrin Leumann, who injured her knee in training, finished the race in twelfth place. Nathalie Schneitter finished 15th and Corina Gantenbein looked like finishing in the top 20 for a long time. She falls back in the end and has to settle for 26th place.