Finishing 33rd in the women’s 10km Individual Freestyle event, Rosie Fordham recorded the second-best individual Olympic result in Australian Cross-Country Skiing history.
Behind Fordham, Phoebe Cridland placed 49th, Ellen Søhol Lie 57th, and Maddie Hooker 77th in a strong team showing.
Article courtesy olympics.com.au
“The uphills were long and really hard, especially the last one,” Fordham said. “You look at it afterwards and think, how did I even get up that?”
With family watching from the stands, the moment carried extra meaning.
“It’s so nice to have them here,. They don’t get to watch me race very often because it’s so far away, so having the whole crew here is really special. They’d be happy no matter how I went, which makes it even nicer.”
Hooker also embraced the Olympic crowd, enjoying a late sprint battle to the finish.
“It was a really cool race, loads of cheering and a great atmosphere,” Hooker said. “I had a really fun sprint finish, which was exciting.”
Lie reflected on the demanding course.
“I liked the first loop, but the second and third lap were just hard,” she explained.
“That’s also my weakest side, so I spent a lot of time in offset today.”
Looking ahead, her focus is already on what’s next.
“The relay is going to be unreal here. I’m really excited for it.”
Phoebe Cridland described the race as close to the toughest of her career.
“The hardest thing was knowing another hill was coming,” she said.
“It was a bit hard to hear splits because of the noise, but it was pretty cool. People were enjoying themselves.”
Frida Karlsson of Sweden secured a dominant win by 46 seconds, ahead of Ebba Andersson, while USA’s Jessie Diggins completed the podium in a tight battle for third.
Australia will return to the start line in the men’s 10km individual freestyle tomorrow, with Hugo Hinckfuss, Lars Vik Young and Seve De Campo set to race.
The first starter goes off at 11:45 CET (9:45pm AEDT).
Behind Fordham, Phoebe Cridland placed 49th, Ellen Søhol Lie 57th, and Maddie Hooker 77th in a strong team showing.
Article courtesy olympics.com.au
“The uphills were long and really hard, especially the last one,” Fordham said. “You look at it afterwards and think, how did I even get up that?”
With family watching from the stands, the moment carried extra meaning.
“It’s so nice to have them here,. They don’t get to watch me race very often because it’s so far away, so having the whole crew here is really special. They’d be happy no matter how I went, which makes it even nicer.”
Hooker also embraced the Olympic crowd, enjoying a late sprint battle to the finish.
“It was a really cool race, loads of cheering and a great atmosphere,” Hooker said. “I had a really fun sprint finish, which was exciting.”
Lie reflected on the demanding course.
“I liked the first loop, but the second and third lap were just hard,” she explained.
“That’s also my weakest side, so I spent a lot of time in offset today.”
Looking ahead, her focus is already on what’s next.
“The relay is going to be unreal here. I’m really excited for it.”
Phoebe Cridland described the race as close to the toughest of her career.
“The hardest thing was knowing another hill was coming,” she said.
“It was a bit hard to hear splits because of the noise, but it was pretty cool. People were enjoying themselves.”
Frida Karlsson of Sweden secured a dominant win by 46 seconds, ahead of Ebba Andersson, while USA’s Jessie Diggins completed the podium in a tight battle for third.
Australia will return to the start line in the men’s 10km individual freestyle tomorrow, with Hugo Hinckfuss, Lars Vik Young and Seve De Campo set to race.
The first starter goes off at 11:45 CET (9:45pm AEDT).
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