. world ski news : Norway dominates FIS Roller Skiing World Championships on home territory - 19 August 2011 - 15:15
ROLLER SKI. Norway hosted its first FIS Roller Skiing World Championships last week. Aure and Kristiansund welcomed the world's best rollerskiers from 9th-13th August 2011.
While a total of 19 nations participated, the Norwegian athletes won 13 out of 16 competitions on their home tracks.
The FIS Roller Skiing World Championships took place parallel to the traditional Toppidrettsveka, a series of roller skiing, mountain biking and running competitions for endurance athletes of all levels.
The World Championships in Aure/Kristiansund was a clear season highlight for the roller skiing specialists with some of the best Cross-Country skiers at the start, too. Marit Bjoergen, Charlotte Kalla, and Petter Northug spiced up the first days of competition, each claiming one or more world champion titles.
The Norwegian junior talent Barbro Kvaale lead the individual medal count. The 19-year old junior skier from the Brandbu Ski Club won all her four competitions, taking home a complete set of gold medals.
Norway topped the medal ranking with 13 gold medals out of 16 possible, three silver medals and two bronze medals. Sweden finished second with two gold medals whilst Armenia finished in third place with one gold medal.
FIS Rollerski World Cup Standings
Hanna Seppas of Sweden is in the lead of the Rollerski World Cup with 563 points. Norway's Guro Stroem Solli is second 43 points behind the Swede. Seppas' compatriot Nina Lintzen moved to third place having coilected 397 points.
On the men's side Simone Paredi (ITA) increased the lead to 617 points. Sergio Bonaldi (ITA) has won 431 points. Sweden's Bill Impola moved thanks to results at the World Championsips in Norway to third place with 328 points.
Junior World Champion Sondre Turvoll Fossli clearly leads the junior standing with 676 points. Nikita Lebedev (RUS) is second with 486 points and Italy's Emanuele Becchis is third with 466 points.
Maria Kozekaeva is currently on top of the junior World Cup standings with 642 points. her compatriot Evgenia Feshina is down only 20 points. Third place belongs to Anniken Gjerde Alnaes (NOR) with 611 points.
FIScrosscountry.com
Thursday 18 August 2011
Medalists Overview FIS Roller Skiing World Championships Aure/Kristiansund
Ladies
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km Classic Uphill
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) Heidi Weng (NOR)
24 km Mass Start Free
Charlotte Kalla (SWE) Heidi Weng (NOR) Ksenia Konohova (RUS)
Relay 3x3.75km Free
NOR RUS ITA
Sprint Free
Guro Stroem Solli (NOR) Kathrine Rolsted Harsem (NOR) Katja Visnar (SLO)
Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km Classic Uphill
Petter Northug jr. (NOR) Ivan Marchenkov (RUS) Anders Svanebo (SWE)
24 km Mass Start Free
Petter Northug jr. (NOR) Anders Svanebo (SWE) Simone Paredi (ITA)
Relay 3x7.4km Free
SWE ITA FRA
Sprint Free
Ragnar Bragvin Andresen (NOR) Emanuele Sbabo (ITA) Folco Edoardo Pizzutto (ITA)
Junior Ladies
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km Classic Uphill
Barbro Kvaale (NOR) Maria Kozekaeva (RUS) Evgenia Feshina (RUS)
24 km Mass Start Free
Barbro Kvaale (NOR) Marika Sundin (SWE) Evgenia Feshina (RUS)
Relay 3x3.km Free
NOR RUS GER
Sprint Free
Barbro Kvaale (NOR) Margarita Tolochko (RUS) Elisa Fulcheri (ITA)
Junior Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 km Classic Uphill
Sondre Turvoll Fossli (NOR) Sindre Bjoernestad Skar (NOR) Sergey Mikayelyan (ARM)
24 km Mass Start Free
Sergey Mikayelyan (ARM) Anton Budylov (RUS) Romain Claudon (FRA)
Relay 3x7.5km Free
NOR RUS GER
Sprint Free
Bendik Persch Andersen (NOR) Emanuele Becchis (ITA) Felix Hoem (NOR)