It’s been a highly successful World championships for the Australian Cross Country Ski Team in Trondheim, Norway, where Australians skied to best ever individual and team result performances at the World Championship level.
 
Competing in front of fanatical Norwegian crowds of up to 100,000 spectators, the locals were ecstatic to witness hometown superstar Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo win an incredible six gold medals from six events.
 
Rosie Fordham claimed a 20th place finish in the women’s 50km Mass Start Free, the best ever finish in an individual distance. Fordham was also a member of the women’s Team Sprint alongside Ellen Soehol Lie finishing 15th, the first time an Australian team has made a championship final.
 
The women’s 4x7.5km relay team featuring Fordham, Soehol Lie, Tuva Bygrave and Phoebe Cridland placed 12th, the best World Championship relay result  for an Australian team.
 
In the men’s event, the individual highlight was Lars Young Vik finishing 33rd in the men’s sprint, just missing the finals (top 30) by 0.21 of a second. No Australian has ever made the Sprint finals at the World Championships.
 
The men's relay team also finished 20th in team sprint and the 4x7.5km relay.
 
Full results below.
 
7.5km Classic Women’s (Qualification Event)

• Phoebe Cridland 4th (top-10 needed to qualify for individual)

 
7.5km Classic Men’s (Qualification Event)

• Liam Burton 24th

 
Sprint Free Women’s

• Rosie Fordham 44th
• Phoebe Cridland 55th
• Ellen Soehol Lie 57th
• Tuva Bygrave 60th

 
Sprint Free Men’s

• Lars Young Vik 33rd
• Phillip Bellingham 63rd
• Bentley Walker-Broose 65th
• Fedele De Campo 102nd

 
20km Skiathlon Classic/Free Women’s

• Rosie Fordham 38th
• Ellen Soehol Lie DNF
• Tuva Bygrave 51st

 
20km Skiathlon Classic/Free Men’s

• Bentley Walker-Broose 79th
• Phillip Bellingham 87th
• Fedele De Campo 90th

 
10km Interval Start Classic Women’s

• Rosie Fordham 37th
• Phoebe Cridland 41st
• Ellen Soehol Lie 42nd
• Tuva Bygrave 44th

 
10km Interval Start Classic Men’s

• Seve De Campo 52nd
• Lars Young Vik 75th

• Bentley Walker-Broose 83rd
• Fedele De Campo 88th
• Liam Burton 122nd

 
Team Sprint Classic Women’s

• Australia (Rosie Fordham & Ellen Soehol Lie) 15th

 
Team Sprint Classic Men’s

• Australia (Lars Young Vik & Seve De Campo) 20th

 
4 x 4.75km Relay Classic/Free Women’s

• Australia (Tuva Bygrave, Ellen Soehol Lie, Rosie Fordham, Phoebe Cridland) 12th

 
4 x 4.75km Relay Classic/Free Men’s

• Australia (Seve De Campo, Lars Young Vik, Bentley Walker-Broose, Fedele De Campo) 20th

50km Mass Start Free Women’s

• Rosie Fordham 20th
• Tuva Bygrave 32nd

 
50km Mass Start Free Men’s

• Seve De Campo 50th
• Phillip Bellingham 60th
• Bentley Walker-Broose 65th
• Fedele De Campo 70th

Congratulations to the athletes, their coaches, and staff together with Snow Australia and everyone in the Australian cross country skiing community on these outstanding results and a most successful championships.

The final World Cup event before the 2025 World Championships has taken place in Falun, Sweden, featuring events in sprint (Classic), 10km Interval Start Classic and 20km Mass Start Free.
 
The highlight was recent U23 World Championship medallist Rosie Fordham achieving her best World Cup result in the 20km Mass Start Free distance, finishing 35th.
 
Seve De Campo was the highest placed Australian male in all three events, finishing 69th in the sprint, 70th 10km and 66th 20km.
 
Next up is the 2025 FIS Cross Country World Championships, on February 26 to March 9 in Trondheim, Norway.
 
Result Summary

Women’s Sprint Classic
Tuva Bygrave – 53rd
Phoebe Cridland – 54th
Ellen Soehol Lie – 55th

Men’s Sprint Classic
Seve De Campo – 69th
Phillip Bellingham – 71st
Fedele De Campo – 75th
 
Women’s 10km Interval Start Classic
Rosie Fordham – 54th
Phoebe Cridland – 56th
Ellen Soehol Lie – 57th
Tuva Bygrave – 58th

Men’s 10km Interval Start Free
Seve De Campo – 70th
Phillip Bellingham – 75th
Bentely Walker-Broose – 84th
Fedele De Campo – 87th

Women’s 20km Mass Start Free
Rosie Fordham – 35th
Phoebe Cridland – 44th
Tuva Bygrave – 47th

Men’s 20km Mass Start Free
Seve De Campo – 66th
Phillip Bellingham – 69th
Bentely Walker-Broose – 74th
Fedele De Campo – DNF

The first team sprint Cross Country Skiing World Cup events of the season have taken pace in Davos, Switzerland, with the Australian women’s team finishing 18th and the men’s team 29th.
 
In the women’s event Rosie Fordham and Ellen Soehol Lie teamed up, just missing the top-15 final in 18th place.
 
Seve De Campo and Lars Young Vik teamed up in the men’s event to finish in 29th place.
 
See below full summary of Australian results, with individual sprint and 20km events also taking place in Davos.
 
Team Sprint Women
18th Rosie Fordham and Ellen Soehol Lie

Team Sprint Men
29th Seve De Campo & Lars Young Vik

Women’s Individual Sprint
53rd Rosie Fordham
56th Ellen Soehol Lie

Men’s Individual Sprint
73rd Lars Young Vik
83rd Bentley Walker-Broose
84th Seve De Campo
 
Women’s 20km Classic
39th Rosie Fordham

Men’s 20km Classic
71st Seve De Campo
79th Bentley Walker-Broose

Australia’s Cross Country Skiers have competed in the latest World Cup event in Lillehammer, Norway, over the weekend.

The highlight was Rosie Fordham who achieved a personal best result of 33rd in the 10km (Free) event.

Summary of results

Women’s 10km Interval Start Free

• Rosie Fordham 33^rd

Men’s 10km Interval Start Free

• Seve De Campo 70th
• Lars Young Vik 74th
• Bentley Walker-Broose 79th

Women’s Sprint

• Ellen Soehol Lie 56th

Men’s Sprint

• Lars Young Vik 67th
• Seve De Campo 78th
• Bentley Walker-Broose 81st

Women’s 20km Skiathlon Classic/Free

• DSQ

Men’s 20km Skiathlon Classic/Free

• Seve De Campo 62nd
• Bentley Walker-Broose 68th