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)
7.5km Classic Men’s (Qualification Event)
Sprint Free Women’s
Sprint Free Men’s
20km Skiathlon Classic/Free Women’s
20km Skiathlon Classic/Free Men’s
10km Interval Start Classic Women’s
10km Interval Start Classic Men’s
Team Sprint Classic Women’s
Team Sprint Classic Men’s
4 x 4.75km Relay Classic/Free Women’s
4 x 4.75km Relay Classic/Free Men’s
50km Mass Start Free Men’s
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.
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
- 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.
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