On the first day of competition in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, the women’s relay competition was on the agenda. It was not only about today’s placings, it was above all about the victory in the overall standings. Theoretically, before the race, all the favorites had a chance to win. Germany, who started with the one jersey, Sweden, France and Norway.…
The new World Champion from the large hill and over 10 km Gundersen is the 19-year-old Johannes Lamparter from Austria ahead of the big favorite Jarl Magnus Riiber on the silver rank and the resurgent Akito Watabe, who deservedly won the bronze medal. Lamparter, who became junior world champion in Lathi, already took the lead in the jumping from the…
For the second team decision at the Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, the 4 X 5 km women’s relay was on the program in the Ried Stadium, in which two times had to be run in the classic style and two times in the skating technique. In this relay race, everything initially pointed to a Scandinavian duel between…
The pursuit races at the World Ski Championships in Obertilliach, Austria, started with a marathon day. Four medal decisions were on the schedule and three athletes fulfilled their dream to win the pursuit after the sprint! One of them was 21-year-old Emilien Claude from France. In the 12.5 km long pursuit of the juniors it looked for a long time…
The second week of the Nordic World Championships in Oberstdorf continues to be dominated by Norwegian athletes. At least one Norwegian athlete stood on the top of the podium in today’s competitions in men’s cross-country skiing and women’s ski jumping. Norwegian triple success in cross-country skiing over 15 km In the fight for gold, much spoke in favor of a…
After his bronze medal in the individual race, 21-year-old Emilien Claude from France won the title in the junior 10 km sprint at the JWM in Obertilliach, Austria. Before the race he was one of the favorites and was able to use his competition experience from his World Cup races. Flawless at the shooting range and with the third-best run…
Good, better – Therese Johaug! The Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 entered the second week in Oberstdorf. At 13 degrees and bright sunshine not everything pointed to optimal conditions, it was simply too warm and the snow too deep. So one could be curious which athlete would probably cope best with these difficult cross-country conditions. Once again it was the Norwegian…
Klaebo and Valnes win for Norway The first decision on today’s competition day in Oberstdorf was the decision in cross-country skiing. The strong Swedish team with Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling won the women’s race. On the second place fought themselves with a super performance the two Swiss Laurien Van der Graaff and Nadine Faehndrich, who took over the final…
Johaug takes her first World Championship gold in Oberstdorf First appearance, first gold. Therese Johaug was unbeatable in the 15 km skiathlon in Oberstdorf. The defending champion skied the two times 7.5 kilometers in classic and free technique in 38.35.5 minutes and clearly relegated the Swedes Frida Karlsson (+30.0 seconds) and Ebba Andersson (+30.2 seconds) to the other podium places. As…
He was so close, but it was not enough for a World Championship medal for Akito Watabe. After the jumping in second place with a gap of 20 seconds he had to pay tribute to the high speed in the final lap, could not keep up with the leading group and finished in fifth place. The victory went to the…
