Liberic, Czech Republic –Vermont’s Andy Newell skied to his best classic sprint finish in three seasons on Saturday, taking sixth in Liberec in the Czech Republic.
He was the only American to qualify for the heats. Women’s World Cup sprint leader Kikkan Randall took a planned weekend off to recover from the Tour de Ski but retained the World Cup sprint lead. Theodor Peterson won the men’s sprint and Mona-Lisa Malvaletho of Finland won the women’s.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIS Cross Country World Cup
Liberic, Czech Republic – Jan. 12, 2013
Classic Sprint
Men
| Rank | Bib | Name | Year | Nation |
| 1 | 5 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE |
| 2 | 1 | JOENSSON Emil | 1985 | SWE |
| 3 | 6 | GOLBERG Paal | 1990 | NOR |
| 4 | 2 | BRANDSDAL Eirik | 1986 | NOR |
| 5 | 9 | TSCHARNKE Tim | 1989 | GER |
| 6 | 8 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA |
| 7 | 4 | KRIUKOV Nikita | 1985 | RUS |
| 8 | 11 | HATTESTAD Ola Vigen | 1982 | NOR |
| 9 | 15 | PANZHINSKIY Alexander | 1989 | RUS |
| 10 | 16 | VALJAS Len | 1988 | CAN |
Women
| Rank | Bib | Name | Year | Nation |
| 1 | 1 | MALVALEHTO Mona-Lisa | 1983 | FIN |
| 2 | 2 | KOWALCZYK Justyna | 1983 | POL |
| 3 | 18 | FALLA Maiken Caspersen | 1990 | NOR |
| 4 | 10 | GAIAZOVA Daria | 1983 | CAN |
| 5 | 12 | BRUN-LIE Celine | 1988 | NOR |
| 6 | 5 | OESTBERG Ingvild Flugstad | 1990 | NOR |
| 7 | 29 | PAJALA Magdalena | 1988 | SWE |
| 8 | 17 | KOLB Hanna | 1991 | GER |
| 9 | 7 | JONES Perianne | 1985 | CAN |
| 10 | 19 | INGEMARSDOTTER Ida | 1985 | SWE |