Trondheim 2025 @nordicfocusThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025 certainly delivered in terms of action and that was reflected in huge digital engagement and viewing figures at and away from the venue The event was a big hit on social media with the four FIS channels - Cross-Country and Para Snow Sports - enjoying a total reach of 43.6 million a growth rate of 169% compared with the previous FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (WSC) in Planica 2023 The tally of 1.8m interactions showed an increase of 304% from the number produced by Planica Nearly 100 athletes and National Ski Associations shared competition footage - provided by the FIS Content Exchange platform - on their social media channels generating a total reach of 3.1 million and close to 130,000 interactions Local hero Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was among those posting their exploits to Instagram Apart from a few days where the weather was less than welcoming the Granåsen Arena was packed with around 25,000 spectators thousands more lined the course with a total in excess of 100,000 witnessing Klæbo complete his clean sweep of six golds in the 50km Mass Start Freestyle over 230,000 were in the stadium with at least 170,000 turning out to watch by the side of the course And more than 200,000 went to the Medal Plaza in Trondheim’s city centre to see medal ceremonies and cultural events We succeeded in creating the biggest public festival of the decade and a historically sustainable World Cup In today’s society with so many activities on offer Chief executive officer of Trondheim 2025The crowds were also treated to the debut of Para disciplines at an able-bodied Nordic WSC with the Para Cross-Country Sprint events taking place on the same days as the Team Sprint And it seemed like anyone in Norway who could not be there in person was watching at home FIS’ media and marketing partner for the WSC reported a 90% television audience market share to underline just how popular Nordic disciplines are in the host nation Infront also revealed strong viewing figures in Central Europe with more than 60 million in the DACH region (Germany and Switzerland) tuning in to live broadcasts Fans in territories without broadcast rights deals were able to watch 121 livestreams from Trondheim - including the entirety of the Para Sprint events plus opening and medal ceremonies - on FIS TV and YouTube These attracted 150,000 views during the championships This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page PoMo Museum is a new Trondheim art destination featuring colourful interiors by India Mahdavi in an art nouveau post office heritage building in collaboration with Norwegian architect Erik Langdalen ‘We wanted to make this an inclusive who with PoMo marks her first museum project Alongside this ambition lay the responsibility and desire to honour the heritage of the Grade I-listed building Originally designed by Norwegian architect Karl Norum the four-storey building is clad in rusticated granite and mint green-painted plaster with a crowning corner turret The hall’s original columns – some of which required restoration – bear highly decorative featuring symbolic heads of kings and a postal horn motif A wooden public bench wrapped around one column recreates original post office seating Mahdavi has saturated the entrance corner of the hall salmon-pink for the gift shop one of many pops of colour throughout PoMo this punchy and sculptural gesture is the primary connection for the four public floors escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox The staircase and accompanying lift occupy a space that was originally a courtyard but was filled in after the post office closed in 2011 and the building was used as private offices Langdalen and Mahdavi removed floors and installed a glass roof to create a bright a flexible project space features a gridded stainless steel wall panels and hulking concrete columns It is a more contemporary and minimalist design than the rest of the museum void of bright colours; Mahdavi calls it 'dramatic and cinematic' a sequence of gallery spaces is punctuated by a new ‘bridge’ insertion the corridor-like space invites observation of an outdoor artwork and completes a circulation loop transversely connecting the tips of the otherwise U-shaped floor plan Gallery spaces continue on the second floor with the journey concluding in a show-stopping reading room where Mahdavi has leant into her love of colour the walls and ceilings have been painted by Dutch artist duo FreelingWaters with colours and images reflecting local nature enhanced by soft seating designed by Mahdavi contrasts with the traditional formality of a museum PoMo’s opening coincides with the launch of an adjacent theatre With both owned by Trondheim resident entrepreneurs Monica and Ole Robert Reitan the ambition is set to activate this block of the city into a buzzing cultural quarter india-mahdavi.com eriklangdalen.com Francesca Perry is a London-based writer and editor covering design and culture She is the former editor of ICON magazine and a former editor at The Guardian.  Ebba Andersson claims elusive women’s titleHome hero Klaebo claimed his third world title in as many race starts while Andersson of Sweden was victorious at last at the 2025 Nordic Ski World Championships as Klaebo stormed to another convincing victory in 28:16.6 to earn a 12th career world title Erik Valnes came through to claim silver with a margin of 8.8 seconds just ahead of compatriot Harald Østberg Amundsen who sealed the bronze medal 11.0 seconds off five-time Olympic champion Klaebo Klaebo led an all-Norwegian podium to the delight of the home crowd who had braved the heavy snow to support their representatives; they were certainly treated to a masterclass by their Scandinavian warriors the conditions [were] really tough and we were struggling a bit with the poles But the grip and the skis were really good “I felt like I was struggling in the last part At the end I felt like I was able to push really hard and build a gap to win the race.” who was on the way to knock Edvin Anger of Sweden off the top spot But Nyenget fell on the corner ahead of the final descent to end his chances of a home podium opening the door for Klaebo to set the top time by 14 seconds Valnes put in a solid shift to squeeze onto the podium having recovered from a back injury to make the individual classic start to record a first World Championship podium since Oberstdorf 2021 It was a battle between Norway and Sweden in the women’s 10km classic – more specifically another duel among home hope Johaug and Sweden’s Andersson The pair needed a photo finish to determine the victor of the women’s skiathlon on Sunday (2 March) and it was bound to be as tight again in the heavy Scandinavian snow it was the Swede who set the pace in Trondheim and produced a flawless performance leaving the home hopes to chase her time and the top spot Johaug took it all the way to the line but could not make up the difference in an agonising result while Norway’s other contenders in Heidi Weng and Astrid Oeyre Slind were not able to find their way onto the podium “It feels amazing,” Andersson told FIS upon being crowned world champion “As you can see I am a little surprised after this race…it’s the best feeling so far this season and perhaps so far in my career.” Next up for the cross country athletes is the mixed team sprint classic on Wednesday (5 March) Picture by Lars Baron/Getty ImagesEbba Andersson of Sweden prevailed in the women's cross country 10km classic at the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships American sports fans know tailgaiting - showing up at the stadium a few hours early to party in the parking lot But that pales in comparison to what you might call "trail-gaiting," in Norway The Cross-Country World Ski Championships just wrapped up there wanting to be sure to get a good spot to watch the championships in the forest near the central Norwegian city of Trondheim "We set up the tent three weeks ago," he said sitting on reindeer and sheep skins next to the 30 bags of firewood that he hauled in from a parking lot Organizers say as many as 20,000 fans are in the woods here to watch their national heroes glide past and try to conquer the rival Swedes That's on top of another 30,000 filling the nearby stadium but replace the gridiron with a ski trail that winds out and up into the forest all the Norwegians are born with the skis," said fan Ragnar Hoas "So the traditional Norwegian heritage is to go skiing we allow the Swedish neighbors to win sometimes." There was a lot for Norwegian fans to be happy about as their standout star Johannes Klaebo won all six world championship races the top ranked female skier in the world coming into the championships winning a silver in the team sprint with teammate Julie Kern including the grueling 50-kilometer final race Sunday "I had to keep believing in myself and believing in my body and taking care of my body and knowing that it will come," Diggins said early in the competition it will all come together on the right day And I think it's okay to acknowledge that." prospects who are coming into their own just in time for next year's Olympics in Italy Kern was also involved in a big off-trail story These races score big TV ratings in Europe and climate campaigners were threatening to disrupt them over oil company sponsorship led international athletes in negotiations that prompted the group to stand down The agreement says the athletes will work with the campaigners to phase out fossil fuel sponsorship of major international ski events And to prioritize advertising deals with companies that commit to climate leadership and the long-term future of winter sport "It's kind of easy to be in your house where you don't feel a lot of the changes But we're at Fairbanks latitude in Norway and it's 50 degrees and it's barely March rainy conditions that make ski racing pretty tough at times "Those are small problems in the full earth climate issue but it's where we see it," said Schumacher sloppy conditions in Trondheim underscored the importance of the climate work But the weather barely dampened the enthusiasm of the Norwegian crowd Become an NPR sponsor The cross-country skiing World Championships 2025 starts in just over a month in Trondheim will host the next winter season’s World Championships The Opening Ceremony will be held on February 26 There will be 16 cross-country skiing competitions in 10 days with the last race being the women’s cross-country skiing 50km mass start race in freestyle technique on March 9 Also Read: Cross-country skiing program for the Trondheim World Championships In a press release the Norwegian Ski Association has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming cross-country skiing World Championships in Trondheim “We have fielded a very strong Norwegian cross-country skiing squad and are looking forward to a national celebration on home soil Our goal is to be the best cross-country skiing nation in the championship We want to contribute to an unforgettable World Ski Championships that will be talked about for generations,” says Norwegian national team manager Ulf Morten Aune and adds: “The World Cup squad in cross-country skiing can consist of 12 women and 12 men We will wait for the World Cup in Engadin and Cogne before we select the last female athlete we will select two more athletes after the sprint in Engadin next weekend.” Kristin Austgulen FosnæsHelene Marie FossesholmJulie MyhreTherese JohaugMathilde MyhrvoldNora SannessKristine Stavås SkistadAstrid Øyre SlindSilje TheodorsenHeidi WengLotta Udnes Weng Harald Østberg AmundsenPål Golberg***Jan Thomas JenssenMatz William JenssenJohannes Høsflot Klæbo**Simen Hegstad Krüger*Even NorthugMartin Løwstrøm NyengetAndreas Fjorden ReeErik Valnes *Free place as defending champion in 10km and 20km skiathlon**Free place as defending champion in sprint***Free place as defending champion in 50km See below the complete program for the World Championships in Trondheim PROGRAM (traditional cross-country skiing program)  Also Read: Trondheim unveils mascot for the 2025 World Ski Championships The Nordic World Ski Championships will take place in Trondheim It promises to be the largest sporting event in Norway in 15 years with more than 300.000 spectators expected to attend.  Read MoreFIS unveils 2024/2025 cross-country skiing World Cup calendarCalendar: Roller Ski World Cup and World Championships 2024 Are you interested in traditional cross-country skiing? Click HERE and read more about it REGISTER HERE AS A MEMBER Europe’s friendliest showcase festival, Trondheim Calling offers such a fjord-load of incredible music that it’ll knock you on your back – if the ice doesn’t get ya first Trondheimers keep their Christmas decorations up way beyond the twelfth night There aren’t wacky waving inflatable Santas or any of the miscellaneous tacky plastic we festoon our homes with in the UK stoic family of reindeer made out of amber lights that keep watch over Stiftsgårdsparken – a city park you pass as you slalom between Trondheim Calling’s nine venues There are green wreaths hung symmetrically on the white-wood houses along Nedre Baklandet a cobbled street whose twee establishments serve reindeer stew (finnbiff) and brown cheese (brunost) and £12 pints (uh oh) and which leads to the iconic red Old Town Bridge and its ‘Gate of happiness’ – where it’s nice to see locals having a think against the backdrop of colourful storehouses rather than flocks of content-hungry ‘fluencers For Norwegians – particularly the indigenous Sámi peoples – reindeer are for life which have become untethered from their seasonal associations and instead help to ease the slog of belated sunrises and early sunsets Trondheim in late January/early February can be a frigid place if you’re not used to the climes Walking the streets in doc martens is like walking on an ice rink in doc martens You can spot non-locals because they regularly do that cartoonish dance where you lose control of your legs and you narrowly avoid butt-planting on the ice Or maybe you don’t avoid it but at least no one yells “wheyyyyy!” they might have to play chicken with a Zamboni or blow their nose every 30 seconds then it’s the most magical place on earth – a place where you can swim in the teeth-chattering fjord and then sputter and swear your way back into the enveloping cocoon of the sauna Where you can embark on a 2 am hike to a northern lights lookout point and come away unsuccessful but glad you tried And where you can catch a bus to the forest and then sled down a ski ramp and graze your cheeks while locals nonchalantly ski across frozen lakes and walk dogs that look like wolves As for the reason we’re actually here: you might compare Trondheim Calling to Brighton’s Great Escape Festival The cities have similar population sizes and both festivals commandeer clubs and concert halls to showcase on-the-up talent Trondheim Calling doesn’t have an international focus The extensive conference programme – featuring talks such as ‘Power and resistance’ and ‘Horror stories from a half-life in this fucking industry’ – are all given in Norwegian One organiser asked if I’d like them to host the next talk in English for an entire auditorium full of people to hear it in their second language just because of me (I said no) And most other ‘delegates’ – the same term TGE uses for its privileged lanyarders – were local-ish folks from newspapers or labels or collectives all politely enquiring into the reason for our attendance because there is just so much amazing music (and nature and food and lovely people) on offer – it’s all killer and no filler – so of course I’m here But it sort of tracks with the Norwegian people’s unassuming Contentment and serenity is in the Trondheim air It’s the people on public transport smiling off into the distance not lobotomized by phones or spilling K cider on your shoes It’s the wait staff and sauna sitters teaching us friendly idioms: ‘Hygge’ is the state of being cosy and zen And ‘dugnad’ is a term meaning community work (They were now!) Trondheim Calling is simply their favourite way to find new favourites (it was The Impossible Green a few years back) and they’ve attended the last seven iterations regardless of who was on the bill This approach gives me hope for a world in which AI and billionaire-owned Trump-loving congloms do not dominate how we discover new music; and organic connection and serendipity run rampant It’s an outlook I think would benefit us back home in the UK Oslo-based quartet that idolizes Norwegian heroes/Trondheim Calling alumni Pom Poko and are not to be confused with British band Panchiko Leland shared how overwhelming it was to see people she didn’t know singing along and dancing to their songs – a fortuitous sign of things to come for the band – though it’s a no-brainer given that Pachinko zip through such chirpy earworm melodies that have undoubtedly followed everyone home Working with the sprightly indie rock template they share with acts like The Beths and Pip Blom Pachinko utilise motorik beats and bursts of mellotron broken-up guitar lines ostensibly inspired by their walk-on music – Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint But Katarina Barruk’s performance would be the most expressive and compelling of the weekend the Swedish artist rejuvenates the indigenous joik style of music – an umbrella term (in English Joik is performed as a dedication to a person and for many years it was banned in Norway being viewed as sinful by the dominant population The Sámi peoples’ history is a dark and uncomfortable one: for most of the twentieth century the Sámi in Norway (as well as in Sweden and Finland though the majority reside in Norway) were forbidden from speaking their own languages or expressing their culture and traditional handicrafts such as knife-making This oppression culminated in Sámi appearing on UNESCO’s red list of critically endangered languages and an official apology from the Norwegian government in 1999 and there is a lot of work needed to put Sámi culture back on the frontburner and undo so many years of persecution And that’s where artists such as Barruk come in Partly as a way of promoting and reingratiating Sámi into the prevailing Norwegian culture Barruk sings exclusively in her native Ume Sámi – one of nine distinct Sámi languages but one of the least common and Southern Sámi are more widely spoken.) You don’t have to speak it to understand the trilling birdlike vocal techniques that she swoops in and out of and the way she drapes a talismanic necklace over the microphone to emulate some distant mystical sound while the crowd freezes in anticipation of her next move we try to live-Google translate what she’s saying The app is fairly useless but it does spit out one very apt phrase that reverberates around Trondheim’s freemasonry lodge ballroom: “And I hear my language.” Barruk smiles as the room celebrates her culture happiness is everywhere you look in Trondheim Calling – happiness is Trondheim Calling a festival where every band seems simply delighted to be there It’s the way Eva Leland lollops her head from side to side in time with the drums It’s Simone Tang sharing coy smiles and banter with her guitarist across the cosy restaurant table they’ve mocked up on stage at the Tyven venue in between her brittle whose set includes certain moments where they surge into effusive sounding like Norwegian riot grrrl meets joik meets Lankum at their “Bear Creek”-happiest – the double violin solo practically making me levitate off the ground The result of this joy taken to its free-wheeling extreme is Gangar The five-piece somehow amalgamates heavy metal breakdowns with jazz and traditional Hardanger fiddle music – the latter is their secret weapon banned from churches because it “encouraged wild dances and fights,” and was even dubbed “the devil’s instrument.” The band embraces the insult: during the climax of their set Mattias Thedens lights his fiddle on fire while shredding a solo curling his fingers into the devil horns sign It is a victorious moment of reclamation among many at Trondheim Calling 2025 Find out more about Trondheim Calling at trondheimcalling.no Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when 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explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt Trondheim, Norway’s third-largest city has just welcomed a brand-new private museum to its ranks – PoMo Its mission is to make art more accessible challenge gender inequality in collections Set in an Art Nouveau building that used to serve as the city’s post office PoMo spans five floors and 4,000 square metres The space is a product of the vision and personal art collection of Monica Reitan and Ole Robert Reitan who’ve spent over two decades collecting works from artists like Simone Leigh who’s also a co-owner of the Norwegian retail and finance giant Reitan AS PoMO seeks to “tear down some of the walls between the art world and most people,” Ole Robert told The Art Newspaper “Going into a museum can be a scary thing.”  To bring that vision to life, the couple brought in Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi who worked alongside Norwegian architect Erik Langdalen to overhaul the space vibrant environment that feels as much like a public living room as it does a contemporary art gallery As well as improving accessibility, PoMo hopes to redefine the art landscape in the region with regard to gender representation the museum said its collection “aims to create a ‘new normal’ for Norwegian institutions dedicating a minimum of 60 percent of its acquisitions budget to women artists to tackle gender inequality in museum collections at large” Postcards from the Future (on until 22 June) dives into the history of the building as a post office with the postcard serving as a “thematic metaphor” for the works exhibited “Inspired by the diverse perspectives of postcards the exhibition is presented as a series of small stories where each artist has their own space,” PoMo shares on its website “The artists in ‘Postcards from the Future’ address significant contemporary themes such as community Among the works visitors can expect to see is Katharina Fritsch’s ‘Madonnenfigur’ (1987/2024), a striking yellow sculpture of the Virgin Mary that once stood near a church in Trondheim’s bustling shopping district; and Louise Bourgeois’ two-headed sculpture ‘Arch of Hysteria’ (2004) visitors can wander through Ann Veronica Janssens’ fog room where they'll be surrounded by artificial smog Find out more about PoMo here Karlsson is no stranger to success on the slopes, but this victory was certainly one for the books as it was her first individual World Championship title but this first win marked the high point of her career Finishing just 2.1 seconds behind the lead was Norway's Heidi Weng who took home silver fellow Norwegian athlete Therese Johaug also earned a spot on the podium after securing third place While the two Norwegian women did not take home gold in the final event, their results helped Norway remain in the lead for the final medal standings 11 silver medals and 8 bronze medals for a combined total of 32 as the country with the second highest number of medals was Sweden finishing with 11 A post shared by FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Ski-VM Trondheim 2025 (@trondheim2025) While Swedish athletes brought substantial talent to the competition and much success 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals in Trondheim The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER and medals standings - full listFind out all of the medallists and World Champions in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined from the 2025 edition in Trondheim Picture by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty ImagesBy Olympics.comThe spotlight shone on Norway for the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (26 February-9 March) Find out the full results and medals for the 2025 World Championships in Norway. *As National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority for the representation of their respective countries at the Olympic Games, athletes' participation at the Milano Cortina Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Milano Cortina 2026. the dream of flying | FilmThe Monsterbakken is the largest ski flying hill in the world the adrenaline level is equivalent to a panic attack and yet it is the declared goal of our two main characters to sit on this bar and plunge into the void at the first official women's ski flying event in history For the full results, consult the FIS website. Nordic combined: Women's 5km mass start/normal hill Ski jumping: Women's individual normal hill Cross-country: Men's 20km (10+10) C/F skiathlon Nordic combined: Men's individual compact normal hill/7.5km Ski jumping: Women's team normal hill Cross-country: Women's 20km (10+10) C/F skiathlon Nordic combined: Women's Gundersen normal hill/5km Ski jumping: Men's individual normal hill Cross-country: Women's team sprint classic Cross-country: Men's team sprint classic Ski jumping: Men & Women's mixed team large hill Cross-country: Men's 4 x 7.5km C/F relay Cross-country skiing: Women's 4 x 7.5km C/F relay Nordic combined: Men's team large hill & 4x5km Ski jumping: Women's individual large hill Nordic combined: Men's individual Gundersen 10km Ski jumping: Men's individual large hill Cross-country: Women's 50km mass start 2024·Para Cross-CountryVilde Nilsen (NOR) ahead of Liudmyla Liashenko (UKR) in Prince George 2024 @ Caledonia Nordic Ski-ClubThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025 (WSC) are the first to feature Para Cross-Country skiers Standing and Vision Impaired (VI) Sprint Finals will be held in the middle of the day between the Team Sprint Qualifying and Finals in the same stadium the Para Sprint Finals will take place before the Team Sprint Finals which yielded the highest television viewing figures for any sports event in Norway that year Medal ceremonies will also be staged together in the city’s Torvet market square Trondheim 2025 and FIS are awarding record prize money to Para skiers at a WSC with the 24 medalists sharing a pot of NOK 1m ($90,000) Gold medalists will receive NOK 60,000 ($5,400) over seven times more than they did at the Lillehammer 2021 Para Snow Sports World Championships This ground-breaking initiative for inclusion requires a great deal of planning and preparation especially in terms of access to the course at the Granåsen Arena Trondheim 2025 and the FIS Para Cross-Country and FIS Cross-Country teams are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to provide the best possible conditions for all the athletes Our goal is to give the skiers - both Para and able-bodied - a memory for life We are determined to show that the inclusion of Para skiers is possible in a WSC.– Kristin Mürer Stemland Trondheim 2025 Sports and Operational DirectorHow Trondheim 2025 will cater to Para skiers Trondheim was awarded the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 in October 2020 but it was not until some 18 months later that the idea of including Para skiers came about Trondheim 2025 Sports and Operational Director Kristin Mürer Stemland said “The Paraidrettssentteret i Trøndelag (Trøndelag Para Sports Center) is a state-of-the-art organization located in Trondheim and the first of its kind in Norway Their dream was to include Para sports competitions for the first time at a Nordic World Ski Championships “They reached out to us in spring 2022 and we loved the idea so we got in touch with relevant stakeholders to see how this could be achieved Our first point of contact was the Norwegian Ski Federation (NSF) which was already engaged in a commercial initiative with its Para Cross-Country sponsoring partners and hosted the Para Snow Sports World Championships in Lillehammer in January 2022.”  FIS Sport and Event Director Sandra Spitz reflects “It was very much a collective decision to include Para at Trondheim 2025 FIS and rights-holder Infront were keen to listen to their requests and we all backed the initiative strongly.”  With the dates already set and using the rest day “never an option” the Para Sprint was the most feasible event for inclusion “Para sports contain many different classes and we already had a very tight program for the WSC,” explains Mürer Stemland “We had to choose the discipline with the shortest completion time and lowest complexity as a whole.”  Accessibility to the course and the infrastructure surrounding it was one of the practical hurdles to negotiate to make the idea a reality Mürer Stemland was able to find support from a local source has worked hard to include Para athletes in sport over the years and we have used their expertise to find the best solutions,” she explains it has been important for us as the local organizing committee to build our own competence and understanding of Para sports." We have made and approved tracks specifically for para and adjusted the venue to make sure it can be used by athletes in wheelchairs and the mixed zone.– Kristin Mürer Stemland Trondheim 2025 Sports and Operational DirectorWhat the athletes think Canada’s triple Paralympic gold medalist Natalie Wilkie is “so excited” to be defending her Standing Sprint world title in Trondheim “It means a lot to me to be recognized on the same level as an able-bodied athlete FIS has taken meaningful action to create equal opportunities for all athletes and this is a huge step forward in creating inclusivity in Cross-Country Skiing,” she adds it is quite an honour for me to be sharing the Sprint course with many of my skiing idols and I hope this will be a great opportunity to showcase the unique abilities of the Para Nordic skiers.– Natalie Wilkie (CAN) three-time Paralympic ChampionFIS overall Cross-Country World Cup holder Jessie Diggins shares Wilkie’s enthusiasm “I’m really excited to watch and be inspired by the Para skiers in Trondheim!” says the American and I think it’s important for all sports to have inclusion at every level which also means the World Championships.”  Ukrainian Sitting Cross-Country skier Pavlo Bal competed alongside able-bodied athletes at September’s Road and Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Zurich I can say that it is very cool to compete with top athletes on the same track and at the same time,” recalled the 38-year-old “It’s additional advertising and popularization of Para sport.”  Japan’s reigning Paralympic Standing Cross-Country 20km champion Taiki Kawayoke says he is “proud” to be competing with able-bodied athletes “There will be high-quality Para skiing and this will increase its reach I think it’s important because it shows how much Para skiing has progressed.”  “I want people to get to know the sport and see that there’s no need to differentiate between able-bodied and Para skiers having both sets of athletes competing together will help break down barriers.”  Kawayoke will once again do battle with Mark Arendz in Trondheim Canada’s three-time world champion hails the move as “a fantastic opportunity to show the Cross-Country world what Para athletes are capable of” and “another important step to growing Para Cross-Country” Arendz believes there is plenty for spectators new to Para Cross-Country Skiing to enjoy “Look out for the synchronicity of the Visually Impaired athletes and their guides and how they move together,” he advises athletes with various impairments compete against each other and each impairment has its strengths or weaknesses And watch how the Sitting classes balance raw power and technical finesse while navigating the course.”  Anja Wicker won four medals at the Östersund 2023 Para Nordic Skiing World Championships “It’s really exciting to be a part of the Championships To have the opportunity on such a big stage to show what we are capable of and how fun and attractive our Sprint races are is great and a career highlight I hope the audience in Trondheim start to take an interest in Para Nordic Skiing and keep following our races And maybe it will help a new generation of Para Nordic athletes to get into the sport.– Anja Wicker (GER) Paralympic ChampionJust the beginning The initiative has been warmly received throughout Cross-Country Skiing “The attention has been really great from the sports side and also in the media,” reveals Mürer Stemland “Our goal is to give the skiers - both Para and able-bodied - a memory for life and a terrific experience competing at the same venue “Our aim is to provide equal opportunities for the athletes that put the same effort into training and we are determined to show that the inclusion of Para is possible in a WSC We strongly hope that WSC Falun in 2027 and WSC Lahti in 2029 will follow our example and the future should contain a common World Championship.”  A tight 10-day Cross-Country program at Falun 2027 means no prospect of full Para integration at the next WSC “There could be different scenarios of inclusion We as FIS should take the time after Trondheim 2025 to evaluate the situation to generate the best outcome for Para and able-bodied skiers FIS Para Cross-Country Race Director Georg Zipfel is delighted by the move and the direction of travel “This is how I imagine inclusion in practical terms,” he states “It’s a highlight for the Para athletes to compete side-by-side with able-bodied Cross-Country skiers in Trondheim." It’s a great start for further combined events and the chance to provide a stage for the outstanding achievements of the Para athletes to a large TV audience and spectators in person My wish is to continue this at the next WSC and selected World Cup events where the competition formats can be aligned between Para and able-bodied races.– Georg Zipfel FIS Para Cross-Country Race DirectorBefore the Cross-Country and Ski Jumping World Cup seasons had even started more than half of all tickets had been sold for the Trondheim showpiece Sales have been strong for 5 March when the Para Sprint shares top billing with the Team Sprint with Mürer Stemland expecting the Granåsen Arena to be “packed” WSC Trondheim 2025 runs from 26 February to 9 March with tickets available here Lindvik had shown very little this season before taking second place in Sapporo in the last World Cup round just over a fortnight ago produced a monster leap of 108.0m in round one to head the field by 3.3 points Wellinger - second after the first round - put the pressure on Lindvik with a fine jump of 104.5m But he again proved he was a man for the big occasion by taking the lead with just the crowd favourite to come Lindvik responded superbly by matching Wellinger's distance A greater wind compensation adjustment cost him some of his advantage but not enough as he celebrated his first title at a Nordic World Ski Championships 2025·Inside FIS2025 FIS Para Cross-Country Sprint Final of the Men Standing category in Trondheim @nordicfocusOne of the highlights of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025 was the integration of Para Cross-Country Skiing into the program Para skiers competed at the same World Championship as their able-bodied counterparts with the Para Cross-Country Sprint for Sitting and Visually Impaired (VI) athletes held over two days at the Granåsen Arena overwhelmingly backed by the Local Organizing Committee brought a new audience to Para Cross-Country “The competition went very well and it was very well organized,” observed Standing Men’s Sprint bronze medallist Benjamin Daviet (FRA) “It was super cool to compete in such an event with able-bodied athletes The number of spectators and the atmosphere was completely crazy It also gave more of a spotlight to Para sport.” Standing Women’s Sprint finalist Dani Aravich (USA) called the atmosphere in Trondheim “the epitome of what Cross-Country skiing is” “We were able to introduce a whole new community to the world of Para Cross-Country Skiing.” The final Aravich contested will live long in the memory with the crowd reaching fever pitch as home favourite Vilde Nilsen passed perennial rival Natalie Wilkie in the closing meters for gold spoke for most of the Para athletes by saying “it was amazing to have the opportunity to take part at this event I have never raced in front of that many spectators which of course adds a lot to the experience and excitement." I really liked the structure of the day where we could overlap with the able-bodied I think we all benefited from that as we had the opportunity to be there and provide some kind of entertainment during the break between qualification and finals.– Zebastian Modin (SWE) 2025 FIS Para Cross-Country Sprint World ChampionCross-Country Team Sprint silver medallist Julia Kern (USA) felt the same “To have Para competing at these World Championships These athletes are truly incredible and inspiring and deserve the same crowds and experience “We rarely get to overlap with Para and I really enjoyed cheering the athletes on and getting to connect with them off the snow I would love to see this again in the future.” While the reaction from the athletes - both Para and able-bodied - was overwhelmingly positive towards the event there were areas for improvement as well as a handful of logistical issues Holding Sprint qualification the day before the finals - a necessity due to the busy schedule - turned out to be far from ideal for the Para athletes in changeable weather conditions “Qualifying counts enormously for the gap that there will be between the athletes for the finals,” Daviet explained “The snow changed from one day to the next and this impacted the gap for the finals “The finals were faster than qualifying but the times were taken from qualifying This had advantages and disadvantages for certain athletes it would have to be on the same day for it to be as fair as possible.” Para Cross-Country Sprint Chief of Competition Erik Husby shared Daviet’s opinion on the schedule “When you have tough conditions on qualification day and faster conditions on finals day who also served as the Assistant Chief of Competition for Cross-Country described the WSC as “amazing” but admitted “It was challenging having to start planning the logistics for Para after things were set But with a lot of work and highly competent people One specific obstacle was a shortage of hotel rooms for the Para athletes “We ended up spreading the Para teams at three different hotels,” revealed Husby “Then we also needed to plan adaptive transportation from those three hotels We also had a huge job with the transportation of all the teams from the Para Cross-Country World Cup finals in Steinkjer to Trondheim we used a dedicated train from Steinkjer to Heimdal and then buses from Heimdal to the venue.– Erik Husby Para Cross-Country Sprint Chief of Competition in Trondheim 2025Hotels could well create inconvenience for the next Nordic WSC in Falun Falun is a far smaller town than Trondheim presenting a problem in providing extra accommodation for the Para athletes There is also the prospect of another women’s event being added to the program in Nordic Combined to ensure full gender equality across the disciplines That would result in an even busier schedule in Falun especially with the need for weather contingency plans While the Granåsen Arena was adapted for Para skiers One was that the mixed zone was not completely accessible for wheelchair users “I think accessibility and access to snow for sit skiers will be something to consider for the future,” added Aravich “And having warm-up areas for athletes to use before races.” were greatly outweighed by the positives in Trondheim And FIS Sport & Event Director Sandra Spitz was “very pleased” with the integration of Para Cross-Country into the schedule “Great thanks must go to the Local Organizing Committee for their efforts,” she reflected “And to both Para and able-bodied skiers for their commitment to competing with certain compromises “Our gratitude also goes to other stakeholders - including rights holders and the host broadcaster - for being open and dedicated to the project as well This initiative was only possible due to all stakeholders being on board.” As for possible integration at Falun and beyond “We are aware that we have different starting points with different infrastructures at host cities and venues creating various challenges full schedule and how to watch liveThe best in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined are heading to Trondheim with competitions running from 26 February to 9 March Picture by Getty ImagesBy Nischal Schwager-PatelThe 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (26 February-9 March) are heading to the home of nordic skiing in Trondheim Indeed, results for just cross-country athletes at the World Championships will contribute to qualification for the Winter Games in Italy. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the 44th edition of the event. Norway’s poster boy Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo leads the home hopes in Trondheim With five Olympic gold medals and four overall World Cup Crystal Globes the 28-year-old now sits on the verge of his 10th World Championship gold medal the two-time overall champion and three-time Olympic medallist in three different events including a gold medal in the team sprint with the USA at Pyeongchang 2018 after he became the all-time leading podium finisher in World Cup ski jumping history in 2024 having triumphed in the Japanese double header ahead of the World Championships Rising star Nika Prevc leads the overall World Cup standings in another terrific season on the hills The Slovenian won her first individual World Cup competition at 18 her first Crystal Globe aged 19 and is aiming to add World Championship glory on her second appearance before turning 20 The home Norwegian crowd will certainly be getting behind Eirin Maria Kvandal the Mosjøen native showing she means business with three World Cup wins in 2025 ExclusiveCan women out jump men in ski jumping?Have you ever wondered about the physics of It With improvements in training and technology These will be the final World Championships for legendary Norwegian athlete Jarl Magnus Riiber the sport’s most decorated athlete retiring at the end of the season Can he add to his eight gold medals and bid farewell to his home support in style Elsewhere, Germany’s Vinzenz Geiger and Julian Schmid will provide Riiber stern competition Two-time Olympic champion Geiger triumphed in this season’s Ruka Tour while Schmid won silver in the team long hill event at Beijing 2022 Norway’s hopes in the women’s competition are led by 2024 World Cup overall champion Ida Marie Hagen the 2023 World Championship gold medallist who has finished in the top three overall of every World Cup campaign she has competed in Nineteen-year-old Nathalie Armbruster of Germany prepares for her second World Championships appearance with gold in sight after she won the inaugural Nordic Combined women’s Triple Overall in Seefeld The home team also features a youth Olympic champion at Lausanne 2020: Gyda Westvold Hansen has established herself as one of the sport’s standout competitors with back-to-back overall crystal globes on the World Cup trail Picture by Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesJulian Schmid (centre) and Vinzenz Geiger (right) of Germany share the podium at Beijing 2022 ExclusiveIsaac Menyoli Skis For A Greater Cause | Impossible MomentsIsaac Menyoli became Cameroon's first Winter Olympian and he did so for a platform to educate his countrymen about HIV/AIDS Viaplay will broadcast the action in Norway and Sweden, as NHK hold the Japanese rights and CBC-SRC are the official broadcasters in Canada. To find out where to watch the World Championships wherever you are in the world, check local listings. 2025·Inside FISKristin Mürer Stemland and Sandra SpitzTwenty years ago Kristin Mürer Stemland was a Cross-Country skier competing in the FIS World Cup Every single time she would finish among the top 3 her post-race schedule would inevitably include a short interview with FIS: a couple of brief questions Kristin and Sandra are part of the world of snow sports except now with much different responsibilities: one as the Chief of Sport and Chief Operating Officer of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Trondheim 2025 and the other as FIS Sport and Event Director Many things have changed in 20 years – for them which has evolved to the point of featuring two women as the ultimate decision-makers for sports-related matters at the premier world stage We’ve sat down with the women responsible for sport at Trondheim 2025 to reflect on their journey and on the role of women in snow sports through the years:  to have women in this kind of decision-making role at big events there were very few women involved in managerial roles teams were structured by default with men in leading positions: you would have women competing as athletes and maybe one physiotherapist here or there But I have to say: I have never felt uncomfortable within the Cross-Country environment Kristin Mürer Stemland: It was very similar for me as an athlete It was just how things still were: with men all over it is very hard to reconcile work and having a family particularly if you talk about a competition with a calendar as intense as that of the FIS World Cup It all comes down to building the conditions for women to be there in the face of a shortage of financial resources stakeholders have relied on employing one single person available to travel the whole time: usually I don’t even think it was intentional or calculated what is changing is the perception that leading a family is the role of a woman and a woman only Of course we have many more supportive measures in place: FIS provides support for athletes and team members who are mothers and wish to bring their young children with them to competitions They are baby steps but heading in the right direction: on the service side of teams It is not a 50/50 split yet – nowhere close to it – but the resources are starting to allow for change Kristin: As a Local Organizing Committee (LOC) in Trondheim we have something like a 40/60 split in the workforce: more men than women This is the result of choices that we made during the recruitment process and how the team has developed over the years with an Assistant Chief of Sport who’s also a woman and I also want to underline another aspect in which we can long for improvement: it’s fantastic to see a former athlete like Kristin growing into that position I hope she can be a role model to show younger athletes options of what to do after their competitive career I think it’s very important to keep women engaged in the sport it took me 10 or 12 years to decide to come back to the sport Then came these World Championships organized in my hometown And I really mean it: my house is 300 meters away from a part of the Cross-Country 50km course I lost count of the times I have gone out running in these woods and Granåsen has always been my home place for skiing this is a one-time opportunity to give something back to the sport that has been a part of my life for so long.” And then it all started and the overall ecosystem have been reacting to having more women occupying these decision-making roles Kristin: I have the feeling that the Nordic family is accepting women very nicely and is pleased to have this diverse perspective as well as the different skills that they bring on board I think part of it is related to the fact that the origins of Nordic sports lie in Scandinavia where gender equality is in a much better position than most places in the world But I also think that all other nations have taken over this attitude which makes the Nordic family really open to the presence of women We know that teams have been searching for women and that it is not always an easy process: we’re still at a stage of motivating young women to take a position in a national association after they finish their career The situation obviously still shows a bit of a handicap for women but we need to be clear about our intentions and show confidence in these young athletes Do you agree that snow sports are in quite a particular position when it comes to the attention received by men’s and women’s competitions – that the situation is more even than in most sports constantly tell us that the audience is very close to a 50/50 split between men and women – it really only depends of the circumstances: if Norway or Sweden are stronger in one gender or the other at a certain moment But the point is: you create heroes from the women’s side for example: Therese (Johaug) is just as big a name as Johannes (Klaebo) when you have a man and woman with comparable feats the attention given to the men’s side tends to be much higher Sandra: I think this is pretty remarkable for snow sports in general and for the Nordic disciplines in particular Same for the fact that we’ve had equal prize money in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup for over 25 years now This is true for all FIS disciplines except for Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined two disciplines in which women’s competitions started just a few years ago and where we haven’t gotten to the point of ensuring equal prize money into the LOCs’ contractual obligations FIS is working to change that into having no exceptions at all An important step was to make sure that here at the World Championships where FIS participates directly in the prize money pool all disciplines pay the exact same amount to men and women alike is something that we really wanted to achieve with Trondheim 2025 really: we all think it’s a great sign for the years to come The cross-country skiing World Championships 2025 starts in just over two weeks in Trondheim Also Read: Cross-country skiing program for the Trondheim World Championships In a press release the US Ski & Snowboard has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming cross-country skiing World Championships in Trondheim “We are very excited to announce our nominations to the Trondheim team,” said Stifel U.S Cross Country Ski Team Program Director Chris Grover and added: “The team is led by veteran women who bring decades of experience at the World Championships to the tracks of Granåsen we are witnessing a new generation of incredibly talented hardworking and determined young Americans who have gained valuable experience on the World Cup circuit We have athletes aiming for top performances in Trondheim and are bringing our most experienced staff to this championship to support them.” when he helped his nation to gold in the men's 4 x 7.5km team relay It was Klaebo’s fifth gold medal of these world championships alone where the Trondheim native has fully capitalised by winning every event he has competed in “I just tried to enjoy every single second out there...In Norway there is one thing that’s good enough and that’s winning Klaebo overtakes compatriot and two-time Olympic champion Petter Northug as the outright most successful male athlete in the sport and now the men’s team relay at Trondheim 2025 which is the one title missing from his medal cabinet The Olympic Winter Games are just a TICKET away 🏂❄️🎿 Sign-up to get a reminder of when the next tickets go live and all the latest news of your favourite national Olympic teams and athletes trying to qualify while Norway prevailed in the men's competition on Wednesday (5 March) Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist led the Scandinavians to their fourth gold medal of the championships in Trondheim They have not lost in this event since 2019 extending their dominance once again on the slopes who came home along with Julia Kern for the silver medal Switzerland rounded off the podium in another excellent performance by Nadine Faendrich who has been involved in both of the Swiss podiums in Trondheim and did so on Wednesday alongside Anja Weber to earn the bronze medal 9.1 seconds behind Sweden continue their impressive World Championship display sitting second in the medal table with the nation's seventh medal of the competition Despite a strong start and early lead for the hosts Norway quickly faltered and could not keep up with Sundling of Sweden who broke ahead and put the Swedes in control Finland and Switzerland were also staking their claim to get on the podium for just the second time in Trondheim, as Faendrich piled the pressure on the Finnish skiers - it paid off, Switzerland fighting through to claim an impressive bronze. The United States seemed content with second place by the final few laps, easing off to see their silver across the line. That left the Swiss to round off the podium, which means Faendrich has won Switzerland’s last three World Championship medals. After the disappointing result in the women’s classic, up stepped Klaebo looking to continue his 100% gold medal record. Who better to vitalise a baying home crowd in Trondheim than the five-time Olympic champion? Klaebo stormed far ahead of the competition and was comfortably in charge in his familiar surroundings and bursting with confidence after winning the men’s 10km classic event on Tuesday (4 March). Despite the late decision due to illness in the Norwegian team, the Klaebo-Valnes line-up proved to be the perfect formula to win in the testing conditions in Trondheim. While the top step of the podium was never in doubt, a fascinating battle emerged between between Finland, Sweden and Italy to round off the podium. As Italy just missed out, the Scandinavian neighbours needed a photo finish to determine their order, coming down to a difference of just 0.01 seconds and falling in Finland’s favour to earn the silver medal. Next up on the cross country schedule in Trondheim is the men's 4 x 7.5km relay on Thursday (6 March). more excitement for Nordic Combined fans at Trondheim 2025 WSCMar 18 2025·Inside FISGyda Westvold Hansen (NOR) leading at the end of the 5km Mass Start race in Trondheim @nordicfocusAmong the success stories of the Trondheim 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships (WSC) was the addition of a second individual women’s Nordic Combined event Women’s Nordic Combined made its WSC debut at Oberstdorf 2021 with a single individual Gundersen format competition comprising a Normal Hill Ski Jumping round followed by a 5km Cross-Country Pursuit ski a first Mixed Team event was added to the program there was also a Mass Start contest - starting with the Cross-Country leg - further expanding women’s participation to two individual competitions and the Mixed Team The women’s Mass Start saw the first Nordic Combined medals decided in Trondheim and after less then two points separated the top five in the Cross-Country Yuna Kasai claimed Japan’s first women’s NoCo world crown who would later complete a hat-trick of Gundersen titles won silver with Kasai’s twin sister Haruka taking the bronze Alexa Brabec of the United States was fourth ahead of a host of European athletes There was also innovation on the men’s side as an Individual Compact - consisting of a Normal Hill Ski Jumping round and a 7.5km Cross-Country ski - replaced the normal hill/10km Gundersen where points in the Ski Jumping phase equate to time gaps in the Cross-Country the Compact has fixed time deficits decided by an athlete’s position in the ski jump And the men’s Compact produced perhaps the most thrilling NoCo finish in Trondheim as home hero Jarl Magnus Riiber outsprinted fellow Norwegian Jens Lurås Oftebro to take gold Germany’s Vinzenz Geiger was third with just 1.1 seconds covering the medallists FIS Nordic Combined Race Director Lasse Ottesen said “While the Gundersen format maintains a balance between Ski Jumping and Cross-Country Skiing the Individual Compact leans more toward Cross-Country due to its fixed time intervals as significant gaps rarely form on the course we now have a well-balanced competition structure.”  The Individual Compact was introduced in the 2023-24 World Cup season and has achieved its aim of creating more engaging Cross-Country races for both men and women “The format has brought thrilling head-to-head battles making for an even more dynamic and unpredictable race experience,” added Ottesen and broadcasters has been overwhelmingly positive.”  The three formats place different emphasis on the two disciplines which make up NoCo with Ottesen observing “Strong jumpers tend to favor the Mass Start whereas endurance-focused skiers appreciate the Compact format each athlete has unique strengths and therefore different preferences PoMo will open with a group exhibition titled ‘Postcards from the Future’ The museum will showcase its collection through permanent displays and two large-scale annual exhibitions including solo presentations and thematic surveys Guest curators will collaborate with PoMo’s team to bring fresh perspectives and an international lending program will foster collaboration Events and talks will contextualize the exhibitions and an education program will engage children with partnerships planned with research institutions and universities Ugo Rondinone, our magic hour, 2003. PoMo collection, © Ugo Rondinone | image by Terje Trobe Paris-based architect and designer India Mahdavi is embarking on her first museum project with the development and renovation process of PoMo. Tasked with developing a vision for the museum in partnership with architect Erik Langdalen Mahdavi has applied her signature approach to transform the historic building PoMo will include three storeys of exhibition galleries to house both temporary exhibitions and permanent collection displays; a fluid and welcoming entry space designed to break down barriers between street museum and artworks; flexible basement spaces dedicated to events and education; a library and research space in the eaves of the building; and a reception room and office space on the top floor Drawing inspiration from Trondheim’s cityscape and history as well as Norwegian folk art and craftsmanship and the legacy of the old post office building India Mahdavi has designed a vibrant and joyful renovation that celebrates in-between areas as much as exhibition spaces: bold colorful moments will punctuate PoMo from the basement to the fourth floor often activated by artworks from the permanent collection ‘I wanted this museum to feel inviting and inclusive engaging both the local community and the international art crowd It’s about reconnecting the local community with the city centre and their own history while simultaneously offering a fresh experience that welcomes the world.‘ Known for his thoughtful restoration and conservation projects Erik Langdalen’s design for PoMo will allow history to speak Sustainability is at the forefront of Langdalen’s approach focusing on the rehabilitation and re-use of historic and pre-existing buildings in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions create historical anchoring and increase social commitment I immediately understood what potential the old main post office had as the setting for a new ambitious art museum like PoMo The work of weaving the distinctive Art Nouveau architecture together with new architecture and new technological solutions has been very professionally engaging and has resulted in a number of unique spaces for future art experiences.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo will launch with Postcards from the Future a group exhibition featuring approximately 100 works by 24 international artists from its new permanent collection and significant international loans the show draws inspiration from the building’s history as Trondheim’s former central Post Office postcards serve as vessels for public and private storytelling The exhibition will include pieces from the PoMo Collection alongside notable works by artists such as Fischli & Weiss initiated by Monica and Ole Robert Reitan and featuring artworks from REITAN’s collection To address gender inequality in museum collections at least 60% of its acquisitions are dedicated to women artists The collection includes works by artists such as Louise Bourgeois India Mahdavi | image © Antoine Doyen architects / designers: India Mahdavi | @indiamahdavi, Erik Langdalen  AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style The World Championships 2025 continued today in Trondheim with a team sprint race in classic technique for women Sweden (Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist) showed their form and won the team sprint race in classic technique at the World Championships in Trondheim Sweden (Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist) took home first place today in the women’s team sprint race in classic technique with a time of 20:51.63 USA (Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern) grabbed second place 2.90 seconds back and Switzerland (Anja Weber and Nadine Fähndrich) completed the podium in third place Finland (Kerttu Niskanen and Jasmi Joensuu) and Italy (Caterina Ganz and Federica Cassol) rounded out the top 5 by finishing 4th and 5th Complete results can be found HERE Wednesday, February 26 (More information HERE) Thursday, February 27 (More information HERE) Saturday, March 1 (More information HERE) Sunday, March 2 (More information HERE) Tuesday, March 4 (More information HERE) Wednesday, March 5 (More information HERE) Thursday, March 6 (More information HERE) Friday, March 7 (More information HERE) Saturday, March 8 (More information HERE) Sunday, March 9 (More information HERE) The Nordic World Ski Championships is taking place in Trondheim REGISTER HERE AS A MEMBER which would see them share resources leading towards the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games While many could see the benefits the agreement may bring to the Americans the biggest question surrounded why those from the nation which created the sport would be willing to share ‘trade secrets’ with a potential emerging power within it few within the ski jumping world are in any doubt over the significance of the relationship or the benefits it is bringing to both nations ahead of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Norway “I think I can speak on behalf of all the Norwegian guys when I say that the collaboration is giving much energy to all of us,” says Olympic champion Johann Andre Forfang USA Olympian Kevin Bickner continues; “it’s been great being on the hill with one of the best teams in the world and feeling part of it too.” which will run from 27 February to 9 March is an event which could be dubbed a ‘co-home’ World Championships for both the actual hosts Norway and the USA “With the amount of time we spend in Norway, it’ll feel like a hometown ground as well,” says Sam Macuga (USA); with team-mate Bickner adding; “since we pretty much live in Lillehammer and we do go up to Trondheim it really will be kind of like a home event.” “Our mutual goal is to make our sport more relevant and exciting for young women and men worldwide,” said chair of the USA Nordic Sport Board Tom Bickner after the deal was announced back in August 2022 Although the United States does not have a history in the sport which can match that of their highly decorated partners they have attained major international successes On the female side of the sport, Lindsey Van (USA) claimed Normal Hill gold in the women’s FIS Nordic World Ski Championships debut in 2009, in Liberec (CZE), while team-mate Sarah Hendrickson would repeat that achievement four years later in Val di Fiemme (ITA) The current generation dream of recapturing former glories and achieving further history on the men’s side of the sport, which has been boosted by Tate Frantz (USA) attaining Grand Prix bronze last year and a recent top-10 finish for Bickner (USA) “We just have a lot more resources and shared knowledge,” remarks Bickner “It's been great being on the hill with one of the best teams in the world all the time getting input from their coaches too and tweaking technique as well as equipment I’ve felt like (I’ve been part of) some small team that no-one really paid attention to and now seeing how one of the big teams operates who is part of five-strong USA women’s line-up for Trondheim 2025 is equally enthusiastic about the importance of working with Norway in order to achieve progress within the sport it's something that you never thought could happen “I thought it would be life-changing and it has been with incredible coaching and the whole staff just have so much knowledge from their longer standing in the sport Macuga continues; “you can see the transformation in our team we’re getting results like never before and it’s so exciting to be a part of She also believes the Norwegian athletes are benefitting from their presence on the hill doing well was always kind of expected as they invented the sport,” says Macuga “But after our first season working with the team I think the Norwegians were most excited about our enthusiasm and the energy we brought into the teams (with improved results).” Norway is by far the most successful nation in the history of the sport which perhaps is not surprising given the country gave birth to it The desire to retain their place at the summit of the standings remains as strong as ever but there is an appreciation of their role as custodians of the sport “Our gold is to solidify Norway’s position as the most important Ski Jumping nation in the world,” said Norwegian national team-leader Clas Brede Braathen back in 2022 and Norway will help fulfil our intense desire to be a leader pushing the sport of Ski Jumping to the highest possible level worldwide.” That is a view now shared by the nation’s leading athletes who have also felt perhaps even greater personal benefits from the partnership with the USA “It's so much fun to have those guys in our team and the main thing they are contributing I would say is the team spirit, like we are such a ‘good gang of friends’,” says Forfang, who heads into his home World Championships off the back of an impressive World Cup campaign “I really appreciate the guys and what they contribute socially but also a couple of them are very high-performance hungry athletes now which is good for our team Forfang continues; “With Tate Frantz’s podium in the summer Grand Prix we took some pride in it because we are all part of this big collaboration and feel some ownership of it like we do with our (national) team-mates “It’s also a lot more fun to have more people to celebrate with on the hill.” Like Forfang, fellow host-nation ski jumper Eirin Maria Kvandal (NOR) will head into Trondheim 2025 with high medal hopes after a strong World Cup season who won team bronze at the 2023 World Championships says she too has felt the benefit of the USA presence as part of their training group in recent seasons “There are so many talented and motivated people both the girls and the boys it's nice to have an even bigger support group around you and I think we learn from them The global growth of ski jumping is of course a key focus for those leading the sport within the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the USA represents a largely untapped market when it comes to broadcast as well as regular major event hosting opportunities A strong American team should naturally improve prospects of developing both significantly in the years ahead and FIS Ski Jumping Race Director Sandro Pertile is pleased with the progress he has witnessed since the USA and Norway signed their historic agreement “It’s absolutely a great step for our sport,” said Pertile “We strongly believe that this is a great opportunity for our discipline to evolve and reach a broader and wider interest “We are aiming to be more global in terms of our calendar but also in terms of interest on the global scale and for us this is for sure a great milestone “From FIS perspective we are fully behind this kind of concept and approve of the recent extreme interest in the development of the USA team working together with an experienced nation like Norway.”  The USA are not the only nation who have an agreement in place with Norway, with Estonia’s Artti Aigro (EST) also part of the men’s training group and enjoying Grand Prix success this season off the back of the partnership as further positive moves for the future of the sport “There is mutual co-operation and in this case we see that Zografski from Bulgaria is profiting from this co-operation,” he says “Absolutely we hope to see other co-operation like that as we strongly believe this is a way to make our sport stronger in the future and any kind of action that can improve our sport of ski jumping is very welcome.” 27 February20.30 – Start Qualification Women’s NH28 February14.00 – Competition Start Women’s NH1 March17.00 – Competition Start Women's Team NH20.30 – Start Qualification Men’s NH2 March17.00 – Competition Start Men's NH 5 March16.00 – Competition Start Mixed Team LH6 March16.20 – Competition Start Men's Team LH20.30 – Start Qualification Women's LH7 March12.15 – Start Qualification Men's LH16.15 – Competition Start Women's LH8 March15.45 – Competition Start Men's LH *all time are in Central European Time (CET) and are subject to change (ABC 6 News) — You’ve likely admired them in the window of The Nordic Shop in the Galleria of downtown Rochester or maybe you’re just cool enough to own one We’re talking about the Dale of Norway sweater the World Ski Championships athletes have donned one of these amazing works of art there is a very local angle to the design athletes will be wearing ABC 6 News Anchor Robin Wolfram sat down with Louise and Walter Hanson who contributed to the design of the sweater Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the FCC Public file should email news@kaaltv.com or call (507) 288-7555 2025·Para Cross-CountryMen Sitting athletes in the Sprint start gates in Steinkjer @GPOWERSFILMThe final stop of the FIS Para Cross-Country World Cup before the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships saw thrilling battles in Steinkjer (NOR) despite challenging weather conditions forcing the cancellation of the final day's races The competition kicked off with the 10km individual freestyle races where several top contenders made strong statements ahead of the season's pinnacle event in Trondheim multiple Paralympic and World Champion Kendall Gretsch (USA) added another win to her resume crossing the line 19 seconds ahead of South Korea’s Yunji Kim with China’s Yilin Shan securing third place Brazil’s Cristian Westemaier Ribera continued his dominant campaign in the Men’s Sitting field taking a decisive victory by 1:20 over Kazakhstan’s Yerbol Khamitov USA’s Daniel Cnossen rounded out the podium Fresh off a flawless World Championships campaign in Toblach Vilde Nilsen (NOR) remained untouchable in Women’s Standing stopping the clock at 29:36—34 seconds ahead of the rising American star Sydney Peterson while Ukraine’s Oleksandra Kononova secured third place A surprise victory came in the Men’s Standing event where Lingxin Huang (CHN) marked his first World Cup appearance of the season with a commanding win Kazakhstan’s Alexandr Gerlits and Ukraine’s Serafym Drahun both making their first podium appearances of the season Category leader Taiki Kawayoke (JPN) finished just outside the podium in fourth built on her strong performances in Toblach (where she claimed silver and bronze) to take the win while Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova (guided by Artem Kazarian) celebrated her first World Cup podium of the season in third The fastest time of the day across all categories belonged to Jake Adicoff (USA) and his guide Jake Brown who dominated the Men’s Vision Impaired race Ukraine’s Iaroslav Reshetynskyi (guided by Dmytro Drahun) took second place while Sweden’s Zebastian Modin (guided by Emil Talsi) completed the podium in third The sprint finals in Steinkjer provided thrilling head-to-head battles and unexpected turns with several podiums decided in the closing meters Yunji Kim (KOR) led into the last straight but Anja Wicker (GER) used her power and experience to surge ahead in the final meters and take the win The Men’s Sitting final saw Cristian Westemaier Ribera (BRA) enter the last descent with a comfortable lead while the battle for the remaining podium spots intensified behind him Oleksandr Aleksyk (UKR) edged out Yerbol Khamitov (KAZ) and Daniel Cnossen (USA) in a thrilling sprint to claim second place Vilde Nilsen (NOR) controlled the race from start to finish securing victory with a comfortable margin a tight duel for silver saw Sydney Peterson (USA) narrowly hold off Liudmyla Liashenko (UKR) with both athletes crossing the line nearly side by side The Men’s Standing final featured a dramatic showdown between Marco Maier (GER) and Serafym Drahun (UKR) on the finishing straight an all-Ukrainian battle played out for third place just behind Drahun was disqualified for an infraction at the finish line promoting Serhii Romaniuk (UKR) to second and Alexandr Gerlits (KAZ) to third surged past her in the final meters to take another victory Linn Kazmaier (GER) and her guide Florian Baumann completed the podium in third The Men’s Vision Impaired final saw a major upset as category leader Jake Adicoff (USA) and his guide Jake Brown crashed in the semifinals Zebastian Modin (SWE) and his guide Emil Joensson Haag dominated the final building a ten-second lead before the last descent Ukraine’s Ihor Kravchuk (guided by Andriy Dotsenko) edged out teammate Maksym Murashkovskyi (guided by Vitaliy Trush) in a dramatic sprint for second place Weather forces cancellation of the final day The 5km races scheduled for the final day were canceled due to adverse weather conditions "We have had two great days of competition with good conditions for the athletes The organizers put in tremendous effort to ensure a well-prepared event Canceling today’s races was not an easy decision but we believe it was the only responsible course of action," said Ingela Kälvedal Despite late efforts to maintain race conditions the organizers and jury deemed it unsafe to proceed Chief of competition Morten Vannebo expressed gratitude for the successful race days and wished the athletes well for the upcoming World Championships in Trondheim "It’s never an easy decision to cancel a race especially when the Local Organizing Committee has done such a great job with dedicated volunteers giving their best under any conditions it is our duty to prioritize the athletes’ health—especially as they head toward the biggest event of their season the inclusive Sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Championships," added Georg Zipfel where the world’s best Para Cross-Country skiers will battle for the season’s biggest honors at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships I think everybody knows what I’m aiming for… I’m hoping for the gold!– Vilde Nilsen (NOR)2024/25 FIS Para Cross-Country Overall winnersWomen Sitting category: Kendall Gretsch (USA) with 829 points maybe not the best in all races but just consistent across all season so I’m really proud of this season.– Kendall Gretsch (USA)Women Standing category: Vilde Nilsen (NOR) with 940 points It’s the symbol of all the hard work I’ve been doing this year and it finally pays off with the overall win so I’m very satisfied with that all the way from Vuokatti to the races in Italy and now in Norway so I’ve pretty much been racing how I wanted My goal this season was the World Championships and also winning the overall feels great.– Vilde Nilsen (NOR)Women VI category: Leonie Maria Walter and her guide Christian Krasman (GER) with 767 points I had so much fun at the races and did so many races with good positions so I’m happy about the whole season.– Leonie Maria Walter (GER)Men Sitting category: Cristian Westemaier Ribera (BRA) with 915 points very thankful for what we’ve done this season It was always a big dream to accomplish this and I’m very thankful From the first races I was already in good shape so we just had to keep it up.– Cristian Westemaier Ribera (BRA)Men Standing category: Taiki Kawayoke (JPN) with 791 points I'm very very happy!– Taiki Kawayoke (JPN)Men VI category: Zebastian Modin and his guide Emil Joensson Haag (SWE) with 879 points Of course it’s nice [to hold the big globe] and from there it was a little bit tougher during January and February it’s been stable and good.– Zebastian Modin (SWE)Thanks to the strong performances of its athletes and nine additional top-three finishes during the World Cup finals in Steinkjer Ukraine overtook China with a final score of 11,083 points to win the 2024/25 Nations Cup successfully defending its title as the most successful nation from last season The detailed rankings are available here The World Championships 2025 continues this Thursday in Trondheim with the sprint in freestyle technique for both women and men Trondheim World Championships – Sprint Men Not in any other race in Trondheim – except the relays – there will be a bigger favorite than in today’s sprint for men Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is racing for his fourth consecutive gold in the sprint event Who will have a chance against him in his own training tracks First a prologue – or qualification – with the athletes starting one by one The course is the same as in the heats later in the day The 30 best times from the prologue move on to the quarterfinals The number 11 in the prologue is choosing first Then they continue down to number 1 and after that from the 12th up to the 30th The two best in each heat go automatically to the semifinals Added to that are two “lucky losers,” the two best times of the skiers not finishing in the top 2 in their quarterfinals We will then end up with six athletes in the final The first one to cross the line here is the winner of the gold medal May be the biggest favorite of the championships Klæbo has dominated the World Championships sprint with three straight golds and he is also a master in avoiding accidents in the sprints The sprint is his biggest chance of gold in Trondheim The powerful Swede has really had a breakthrough this year but the question is if he has the power to challenge in a final after three hard races on the way But he has won on the World Cup this Winter and he knows that he can beat everybody The French sprint star has trained with Klæbo on the tracks at Granåsen and he is also very fast His results this Winter have been a little up and down and there are some question marks Chanavat is best at skating and a medal can be within reach He has a special ability to find the way to the finals Northug is under pressure in his hometown and knowing that both his brothers were in the sprint final at the WCH in Falun 2015 Will probably only get one start in Trondheim The skier from Gjøvik is a man for the big occasions He has already won the Norwegian sprint championships His biggest obstacle will be to make it to the final Was warming up by winning the Norwegian cup at Gjøvik last weekend The World champion from 2017 is doing his last World Championships He will retire after the Olympics on home snow next Winter Pellegrino has more experience than most of the athletes and he is very good at finding his place in the heats and to be there at the crucial moments The start list can be found HERE The 2025 World Championships continues this Thursday in Trondheim with the start lists and start times for the sprint in freestyle technique The start lists can be found HERE Italy (Caterina Ganz and Federica Cassol) posted the fastest combined time in the team sprint qualifier at the World Championships in Trondheim Full results from the women’s team sprint qualifier in classic technique The top 15 teams qualified for the team sprint finals at the World Championships in Trondheim The women’s team sprint finals start at 14:30 CET.  Here, you can find the complete results ski jumping and nordic combined fierce competition Be part of the action and witness the endurance and skill of the best athletes on snow 2025·Cross-CountryThe wait is finally over The Trondheim 2025 Coop FIS Nordic World Ski Championships kicked off on Wednesday marking the Cross-Country competition's return to Norway's third largest city for a second time after the memorable 1997 edition The season's main event started with an exciting mix of nations rarely seen among the top positions of international Cross-Country competitions Colombia and Australia grabbed top-10 spots in the Interval Start 7.5km Classic Qualification Race to qualify for the 10km Interval Start Classic including a clean sweep in the Women's race that Chen Lingshuang (CHN) won by almost a minute In the first race of the World Championships 59 starting athletes representing 28 different nations battled it out for the Women's top-10 and a ticket to the 10km medal event on Tuesday 4 March started at a high pace and finished 54.9 seconds faster than her teammate Meng Honglian (CHN) who had started with number 22 and had previously held the first place Their teammate Yilamujiang Dinigeer (CHN) completed the all-Chinese podium who had won the 4x5km Relay Classic/Free gold medal at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin together with Meng and Yilamujiang two weeks ago I didn't think I could be No.1 today.– Chen Lingshuang (CHN)The 23-year-old winner was the only skier who made a time below 23 minutes with a time that would have given her a top-20 finish in the Men's race Now she is curious to see how well she will do against the world's best women in the 10km Classic race on Tuesday "I feel very good and happy and (in the 10km) I will do the best I can," Chen said beat Chen in the first kilometer and was in second place at the 2km mark I felt quite good and it's just nice to be here," Cridland said But it was good fun and the conditions are quite nice." The 23-year-old made her best Coop FIS World Cup result 10 days ago when she finished in 44th place in the 20km Mass Start Free in Falun she hopes for a new distance success on Scandinavian snow "My focus is probably on the 10k Classic and the 50k Skate so it was good to get through this race," Cridland said clinched the fifth place and will go for a career-first top-50 finish in Trondheim a 52th place in the Skiathlon in Oberstdorf 2021 being her previously best World Championships result who won the Asian Games gold medal in 5km Interval Start Free on 9 February finished six to make it four out of four Chinese qualifying from the Women's race Nina Reidener from Liechtenstein and Ariuntungalag Enkhbayar from Mongolia finished seventh and eighth respectively as Hungary's Sara Ponya and Lara Vanda Laczko grabbed the last two tickets to the 10km race "I'm really happy because this was what I wanted," said Laczko who finished three minutes and 10 seconds behind Chen My skis were really bad so the next race I hope the skis will be better It was really hard.– Lara Vanda Laczko (HUN)Brazilian veteran Jaqueline Mourao who has competed at eight Winter and Summer Olympic Games won the 5km Qualification Race at Planica 2023 and finished in 63th place in the 10km race but had to settle for a 17th place this time Kuerbanjiang Wuerkaixi (CHN) won the Men's Interval Start 7.5km Classic Qualification Race 18.6 seconds before runner-up Liu Rongsheng (CHN) and said it was "very good perfect" to get to compete against the world's best in the Men's 10km Interval Start Classic next week I am a little bit tired but it was nice," said the 24-year-old winner The Chinese top duo had the first and second best times from the 3.2km mark and were the only skiers to finish under the 21-minute barrier Micha Buechel from Liechtenstein broke up the Chinese dominance in the first day of action on the Granaasen tracks claiming the third place 42.6 seconds behind the winner Denmark's Joachim Weel Rosbo finished in fourth place 54.5 seconds after Kuerbanjiang and Haiti's Stevenson Savart finished fifth Iceland's Astmar Helgi Kristinsson and Belgium's Samuel Maes claimed places six and seventh as Slovakia's 16-year-old talent Jan Adamov made an impressive effort to finish in eighth place Latvia's Jekabs Skolnieks and Magnus Tobiassen (DEN) grabbed the two last spots for the 10km race the 20-year-old Dane in 10th place beating No.11 Davis Kalnins (LAT) by six 10ths of a second became Malta’s first participant at a World Championships as he finished 83rd and last of the finishing skiers 12 minutes and 44 seconds behind the winner The FIS people have done a great job here and it has been a lot of fun to be part of the small nations being able to compete I should get a discount on time for every grandchild I have The World Championships ending on 9 March continue on Thursday with its first medal events; the Men's and Women's Sprint free. Read more about the favourites to claim medals in Trondheim in this preview 2025·Nordic CombinedNorway stars Jarl Magnus Riiber Gyda Westvold Hansen and Jens Luraas Oftebro are expected to be among the medals again © Thibaut/NordicFocusRiveting rivalries rapturous receptions for home-grown heroes and record-breaking Jarl Magnus Riiber’s last major rodeo before retirement are all tantalizing prospects for Trondheim as the Norwegian city prepares to host a historic 2025 FIS World Nordic Ski Championship – the highlight of the Nordic Combined season will be the focal point again for cross-country duels and ski jumping jousts on the HS102 normal hill for four successive days from Thursday one individual Gundersen - on the HS138 large hill next week The women will kick things off with their first Mass Start in a World Championships and finish with a Gundersen on Sunday while the men will compete in a Compact event for the first time at the biennial championships on Saturday hosts Norway will seek to defend the inaugural gold in the Mixed Team competition – a relay format featuring two men and two women from each country - they won in Planica (SLO) two years ago One of those men is likely to be Riiber (below) who won four gold medals in Slovenia to take his overall World Championship tally to 11 including eight golds – the most by any Nordic Combined athlete  While the great Eric Frenzel (GER) finished with 18 World Championship medals Having recently announced he will be retiring at the end of the season largely on health grounds after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease Riiber is aiming to add to his collection and surpass German Ronny Ackermann’s record of six individual World Championships medals (four gold one silver and one bronze from 2001 to 2007) in Nordic Combined The 27-year-old already has four individual golds and a silver from the last three championships (his other six medals coming in Team events) with his first opportunity to draw level with Ackermann coming in Saturday’s Compact The five-time overall World Cup champion had to settle for second place behind in-form German rival Vinzenz Geiger in the final two events in Otepää (EST) recently and planned to use the two weeks prior to Trondheim to regain peak physical form Vinz looks very strong at the moment and I'm not in the good shape I was in last year I need a bit more training before the Championships to be able to feel more confident.”– Jarl Magnus RiiberAs well as Geiger and compatriot Julian Schmid (GER) who took silver behind Riiber on the normal hill in Planica two years ago Germany also have a World Championships specialist in veteran Johannes Rydzek The 33-year-old has 13 World medals including six gold – four in 2017 alone (below) - from his seven previous championships since 2011 and the same tally of individual medals (five) as Riiber he still won a World Cup Gundersen on the large hill in Ruka at the start of this season and clearly relishes the big occasions The Austrian challenge will be headed by Johannes Lamparter whose six World Championship medals include an individual gold on the large hill in 2021 Stefan – who won two Team bronzes in 2023 - and Thomas I couldn’t dream of a better day than me and my brother standing on the podium at the World Championships It would be awesome.”– Thomas Rettenegger“Our parents will be in Trondheim cheering us on,” added Stefan “Hopefully we can both be at our best level and jump well The last World Championships which saw medals in a Team event go to any country other than Norway took bronze in the men’s Team sprint (below) who won a Team gold as far back as 2009 and also won individual medals in 2017 still dreams of defying the odds again alongside brother Yoshito “It would be great if we could both win medals in the Team event again – the best way to make our families supporters and all those around us happy,” he said No competitors will be under more pressure and expectation to deliver on home snow than the Norwegians with Jens Luraas Oftebro among those aiming for ultimate glory after individual bronze in 2021 and silver in 2023 a seven-time World Championships medallist himself who won Team gold alongside Riiber and Trondheim local Jorgen Graabak in 2019 the last time Norway hosted the championships “You have to prepare them for this being something they will remember for the rest of their lives “They will see people they know everywhere and there is a lot of stuff going on which can be difficult but they just have to focus on the things they can do something about I will remember 2011 forever and I am sure they will remember 2025 in the same way.” Norway’s women’s team could also make it a spectacular week for the hosts with Ida Marie Hagen eyeing her first individual World Championships medal after finishing fourth two years ago before winning Mixed Team gold alongside Gyda Westvold Hansen Westvold Hansen will be targeting a third straight individual gold medal in the Gundersen having won the inaugural women’s individual event as an 18-year-old (below) in 2021 in Oberstdorf (GER) successfully defending her crown in Planica two years ago Since relinquishing her crown as queen of the sport to Hagen last season Westvold Hansen has been rather overshadowed by her compatriot again this season Despite four podiums in the opening six events but there were signs in Seefeld (AUT) recently that Westvold Hansen was improving on the hill finishing second in all three competitions over the ‘Triple’ weekend Having opted to miss the last round of World Cup events in Otepää to focus on preparing for Trondheim it will be intriguing to see how the two-time defending champion performs will also be hugely motivated to reassert her dominance in front of her family having seen what looked an inevitable second straight World Cup overall title unravel amid a series of setbacks in recent weeks After a disqualification for a jumping suit infringement in the second ‘Triple’ event in Seefeld ended her run of 11 straight wins Hagen then saw Nathalie Armbruster (GER) overtake her in the standings when Hagen was also ruled out of the final ‘Triple’ event The 24-year-old then crash-landed on her jump in the Mass Start in Otepää to slip to a 15th-placed finish While she bounced back with a Gundersen win the next day Hagen was surprisingly beaten by Armbruster at the end of the Compact cross-country race her first defeat in the tracks this season If Hagen is affected by any lingering doubts following recent events overall World Cup leader Armbruster – who picked up silver medals in the individual and Mixed Team events as a 17-year-old in 2023 – appears best placed to take advantage claimed her first two individual World Cup wins in Hagen’s enforced absence in Seefeld and will have taken huge confidence from beating the Norwegian star to claim her third victory of the season in Otepää Armbruster’s consistency – she is ranked the fourth-best jumper and second-best skier this season – has given her a 102-point lead in the standings but it is Haruka Kasai (JPN) who lies second The 21-year-old will hope to improve on her individual Gundersen bronze from Planica two years ago while twin sister Yuna Kasai (JPN) is the only woman other than Hagen or Armbruster to win a World Cup event – her first individual victory - this season It is entirely possible both sisters could feature on the podium they could emulate sisters Mari and Marte Leinan Lund (NOR) who provided one of the enduring memories of the 2021 Championships when they finished second and third behind Westwold Hansen in an all-Norwegian podium in Oberstdorf (GER) Mari will not be joining younger sister Marte on the start line in Trondheim after suffering a setback in her recovery from a serious knee injury But the hosts should still have plenty to cheer as they look to top the Nordic Combined medal table for a fourth World Championships in a row Trondheim will host the FIS World Nordic Ski Championships for a second time having previously hosted the event in 1997 The last time it was in Norway was in Oslo in 2011 this will be the first time the women have had two individual competitions at the World Championships as well as featuring in the Mixed Team event Jarl Magnus Riiber won four golds in Planica (SLO) in 2023 to take his World Championship tally to eight golds – the most by any Nordic Combined athlete – and 11 World medals overall Riiber has five individual World Championship medals (four golds one silver) and will be trying to surpass the Nordic Combined record of six held by German Ronny Ackermann The great Eric Frenzel (GER) also won five individual World medals (three gold one bronze) and holds the Nordic Combined record for most overall with 18 Johannes Rydzek (GER) has the most World medals with 13 including six gold – four in 2017 - from his seven previous championships Gyda Westvold Hansen is the most decorated women Nordic Combiner at the Worlds since their first appearance in 2021 with three golds Overall World Cup leader Nathalie Armbruster (GER) will be looking to add to the silver medals she won in the individual and Mixed Team events as a 17-year-old in 2023 Ida Marie Hagen (NOR) won the inaugural Mixed Team gold in 2023 with Westwold Hansen but is eyeing a first World individual medal in Trondheim when Japan’s Akito and Yoshito Watabe took bronze in the men’s Team sprint on the large hill 27 FebruaryWomen’s Mass Start NH - 14.30 and 17:0028 FebruaryMixed Team NH – 12.00 and 16.051 MarchMen's Compact NH – 12.00 and 16.00 2 MarchWomen’s Gundersen NH - 12.00 and 16.00 6 MarchMen's Team LH – 11.00 and 15.008 MarchMen’s Gundersen LH – 09.30 and 14.30 *all times in Central European Time (CET) and subject to change A new museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art has just opened within a Grade I Listed Building in Norway’s Trondheim: PoMo Located within a four-storey Art Nouveau building that once served as the city’s main post office PoMo Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is at the heart of the city’s cultural district with other institutions such as the Kunsthall Trondheim Trondheim Kunstmuseum and National Museum of Decorative Arts and Design all within a five-minute walk PoMo aims to address gender inequality found across the wider art world with a minimum of 60% of its acquisitions budget dedicated to female artists Artists on show now include Louise Bourgeois there will be two temporary exhibitions each year will feature around 100 artworks from 24 international artists many of whom have never had works displayed in Trondheim the works explore topics including iconography nature and urbanity as well as global interconnectedness “One guiding principle in our artistic programme is to join contemporary art with more historic modernist works and artists a fine example of this in our opening exhibition is the conversation we are creating between the contemporary German artist Anne Imhof and the Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi we aim to contextualise relevant themes in our world in 2025 through our artistic proposition We believe that art creates a platform for discussion between people breaking down barriers and addressing the polarisation of our societies.” while children up to the age of 19 can enter for free More information: pomo.no/en 7 reasons to visit Trondheim Must-visit museums in Oslo, Norway A mini guide to Tromsø Sign up to our newsletter for free with the Wanderlust Club, full of travel inspiration, quizzes, events and more 2025·Para Cross-CountryNatalie Wilkie (CAN) Vilde Nilsen (NOR) and Sydney Peterson (USA)On 5 March and Vision Impaired (VI) World Championship Sprint Finals took center stage at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim the day marked the first time that Para Cross-Country athletes raced in the same stadium and on the same day as their able-bodied counterparts competing between the Team Sprint Qualification and Finals of the FIS Cross-Country World Championships and marking a milestone for inclusivity in the sport and unprecedented recognition for Para athletes the first-ever inclusive sprint event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships left its mark not just as a race but as a defining moment for the sport’s future Norway is amazing and the crowd was fantastic,” Ribera said after taking gold in the Men’s Sitting final the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships set yet another new benchmark for Para Cross-Country Skiing: FIS and Trondheim 2025 awarded record prize money to Para athletes with the 24 medalists sharing a NOK 1 million ($90,000) pot Gold medalists received NOK 60,000 ($5,400)—over seven times the amount awarded at the Lillehammer 2021 Para Snow Sports World Championships The historic event came just days after heavy rain had forced the cancellation of the final race of the 2024/25 Para Cross-Country World Cup in Steinkjer athletes faced a starkly different challenge as heavy snowfall set the stage for the Individual Sprint Classic qualifications in Granåsen The Sitting categories tackled two laps of 490m with a 5m elevation gain while the Standing categories navigated a demanding 1100m course featuring a 22m climb which is about a one-minute climb before reaching the top I just hope everyone stays on their feet and avoids any falls because it’s tricky out there,” explained Norway’s Vilde Nilsen after testing the course in warm-up newly crowned 2024/25 World Cup overall winner Kendall Gretsch (USA) dominated the Women’s Sitting qualifications finishing nearly five seconds ahead of 10km World Champion Anja Wicker (GER) with South Korea’s Yunji Kim more than nine seconds behind in third reigning Sprint World Champion Natalie Wilkie (CAN) made a last-minute decision to travel to Trondheim topping the qualifiers with a time of 3:47.17—a staggering nine seconds ahead of home favorite Vilde Nilsen (NOR) was the fastest in the Women’s VI category finishing ahead of the Czech duo Simona Bubenickova and guide David Srutek while Germany’s Linn Kazmaier and guide Florian Baumann rounded out the top three it only took 24 hours for the conditions to shift dramatically The athletes who qualified in heavy snowfall on Tuesday had to contend with rain and salted snow for their semi-finals and finals “The course is totally different from yesterday The track is faster and maybe a little more stable I think it’ll be a good race,” said Natalie Wilkie after advancing from her semi-final and deciding what to bring into the final,” she added Wearing the defending World Champion bib doesn’t add any pressure I only decided to come here three days ago I’ll do my best and hopefully take the gold.– Natalie Wilkie (CAN) 2023 Para Cross-Country Sprint World ChampionIn the Women’s Sitting final Seunghee Han (KOR) and Anja Wicker (GER) set off first followed by Yunji Kim (KOR) and Indira Liseth (NOR) then Merle Marie Menje (GER) and Kendall Gretsch (USA) as the last to start Wicker and Kim led the first lap side by side before Kim pulled ahead on the second lap overtaking Wicker in the final stretch but falling just short of catching Kim who handled the pressure of the big stage with composure “I was so nervous because it was my first time racing in front of so many people I’m so happy to win the gold medal here!” said an emotional Kim Cristian Westemaier Ribera (BRA) controlled his race from start to finish never giving his rivals a chance to close the gap Pavlo Bal (UKR) secured second place after a strong start while Yerbol Khamitov (KAZ) made a late charge to claim third The atmosphere in Granåsen reached its peak when Vilde Nilsen (NOR) lined up for the Women’s Standing final against her biggest World Cup rival faster in both qualifications and semi-finals pulling ahead on the climb to Bjørgen Hill while Nilsen trailed by ten meters Wilkie still had a five-second lead coming out of the final descent Nilsen unleashed a ferocious double-poling sprint closing the gap inch by inch until lunging past Wilkie at the finish line to take an electrifying victory “It was incredible with all the Norwegian fans The Men’s Standing final delivered just as much drama fresh off his 2024/25 World Cup overall victory but Karl Tabouret (FRA) methodically closed the gap The Frenchman surged ahead in the final turn and powered to the finish for his first World Championship title with teammate Benjamin Daviet securing bronze I never thought I could pull off something like this today—it’s the craziest dream come true And to be on the podium with Benjamin for the first time is just extraordinary,” Tabouret said the Czech duo Simona Bubenickova and guide David Srutek held off Austria’s Carina Edlinger and Jakob Kainz until the final turn where Kainz guided Edlinger past with a well-timed move The German duo of Leonie Maria Walter and Christian Krasman secured bronze just ahead of Linn Kazmaier and Florian Baumann Winning in Norway was on my bucket list—and now I did it at the World Championships and showing what we can do is so special.– Carina Edlinger (AUT) 2025 Para Cross-Country Sprint World ChampionThe Men’s VI final saw Zebastian Modin (SWE) and guide Emil Joensson Haag execute their strategy perfectly holding off the fast-charging American duo of Jake Adicoff and Peter Wolter to take gold produced a blazing final stretch to snatch bronze “It was fun but challenging with the noise Haag summed up the team’s approach: “Having a strategy from the start was key The World Championships 2025 ends this Sunday in Trondheim with the 50km mass start race in freestyle technique for women The 2025 World Championships ends this Sunday in Trondheim with the start list and start time for the 50km race in freestyle technique for women Sunday, March 9 (More information HERE) The start list can be found HERE Friday, March 7 (More information HERE) Women’s Nordic Combined highlights the road to 2030Mar 03 and Annika Malacinski (USA)As we entered International Women’s Month FIS brought to the forefront a discussion that has been at the heart of Nordic Combined for years: when will the women have the chance to compete in the Olympic Winter Games as the men do Nordic Combined is the only discipline in the Olympic Winter Games that is exclusive to men During the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim right before yet another day of exciting competition FIS organized a panel to discuss where we stand on the path to include the women in 2030 and American athlete Annika Malacinski shared the stage to discuss the growth and development of women in the discipline and the dream of having #NordicCombinedForAll Check out or documentary series “The Overlooked: The Untold Stories of Nordic Combined Heroes”: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDgauCTamEo2zaVtEerCSPh8EXdw13gel the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships haven't picked up a broadcaster in Australia However, if you're currently Down Under from Norway, Italy, Austria, Poland, China or Germany, you can use a VPN to watch Trondheim 2025 from abroad After being diagnosed with Crohn's disease legendary skier Jarl Magnus Riiber has gone out on top Encompassing the world championships of cross-country skiing the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships were one of the last major stops ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 with the cross-country competition counting towards Winter Olympics qualification legendary star Jarl Magnus Riiber went out in style with three golds and a bronze he's the most successful athlete the sport has ever seen but he's made the decision to hang up his skis ahead of the Winter Olympics after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease Norway topped every medal table except ski jumping and para cross-country though the suit scandal that led to the disqualifications of ski jumping duo Johann Andre Forfang and Marius Lindvik left a sour taste Here's a quick guide to how to watch Nordic World Ski Championships live streams from anywhere and for free Although the Nordic World Ski Championships are free to watch on several TV channels and streaming services these websites are only available in specific countries If you're a skiing fan traveling or working abroad you'll need to use a VPN to access your preferred free Nordic World Ski Championships stream No major broadcasters have picked up the rights to the Nordic World Ski Championships in the US, which means you need a Ski and Snowboard Live subscription in order to tune in the 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships will initially be shown on both TNT Sports 4 and Eurosport 2 Eurosport will be absorbed into TNT Sports on February 28 so it will just be TNT Sports for the rest of the competition TNT Sports also holds the rights to Premier League Europa League and Conference League soccer and is your best bet for Nordic World Ski Championships coverage February 2612.30pm – Cross-country: Women's 7.5km classic qualification2.30pm – Cross-country: Men's 7.5km classic qualification7pm – Opening Ceremony February 279am – Cross-country: Men & Women's free sprint prologue11.30am – Cross-country: Men & Women's free sprint finals2pm – Nordic combined: Women's 5km mass start4pm – Nordic combined: Women's individual normal hill7.30pm – Ski jumping: Women's individual normal hill qualifying February 2811am – Nordic combined: Men & Women's mixed team normal hill1pm – Ski jumping: Women's individual normal hill3.05pm – Nordic combined: Men & Women's 2 x 5km March 111am – Nordic combined: Men's individual normal hill1pm – Cross-country: Men's 20km (10+10) C/F skiathlon3pm – Nordic combined: Men's 7.5km compact4pm – Ski jumping: Women's team NH7.30pm – Ski jumping: Men's individual normal hill qualifying March 211am – Nordic combined: Women's individual normal hill1pm – Cross-country: Women's 20km C/F skiathlon3pm – Nordic combined: Women's Gundersen 5km4pm – Ski jumping: Men's individual normal hill March 49am – Para cross-country: Men & Women's sprint classic prologue12pm – Cross-country: Men's 10km classic2.30pm – Cross-country: Women's 10km classic March 57.45am – Para cross-country: Men & Women's sprint classic semi-finals10am – Cross-country: Men & Women's team sprint classic qualifying11.20am – Para cross-country: Men & Women's sprint classic finals1.30pm – Cross-country: Men & Women's team sprint classic finals3pm – Ski jumping: Men & Women's mixed team large hill March 610am – Nordic combined: Men's team large hill11.30am – Cross-country: Men's 4 x 7.5km C/F relay2pm – Nordic combined: Men's 4 x 5km team3.20pm – Ski jumping: Men's team large hill7.30pm – Ski jumping: Women's individual large hill qualifying March 711.15am – Ski jumping: Men's individual large hill qualifying1pm – Cross-country: Women's 4 x 7.5km C/F relay3.15pm – Ski jumping: Women's individual large hill March 88.30am – Nordic combined: Men's individual Gundersen large hill10.30am – Cross-country: Men's free 50km mass start1.30pm – Nordic combined: Men's Gundersen 10km2.45pm – Ski jumping: Men's individual large hill March 910.30am – Cross-country: Women's free DisclaimerWe test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service) Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. during Trondheim 2025 - ©NordicFocus“It’s been hard to remain calm,” admits Eirin Maria Kvandal with a nervous laugh; “I’ve tried hanging out with friends reading books and even doing puzzles just to try!” there is simply no event of any greater significance than a home World Championships particularly if you hail from the nation which invented the sport of ski jumping – Norway The nation leads the all-time FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medal standings with 74 honors 22 of which are gold and Kvandal is without doubt the nation’s leading contender for success in the women’s Normal Hill (NH) and Large Hill (LH) disciplines Trondheim 2025 runs from 27 February to 9 March with Kvandal among those who will compete on the opening day of the event After that contest concludes the following day she will be expected to line-up for Norway in the Women’s Team NH on 1 March Kvandal, who has won two World Cup contests this season will then conclude her campaign with the Large Hill discipline across 6-7 March especially the big hill which has always been the main goal for me there's nothing bigger (than solo success),” the 23-year-old tells FIS we also want to perform well as a team because for years now we’ve really worked hard together to become strong as one “Everyone supports each other; therefore it would also be really fun to do well as a team.” The importance of the team has been instilled into the ski jumper from a young age but she admits it was not easy settling in as a senior given the calibre of athletes she was joining and the weight of expectation many Norwegian athletes endure “It's quite a lot of pressure,” says Kvandal, who joined the senior setup shortly after iconic ski jumper Maren Lundby (NOR) won Olympic gold at PyeongChang 2018 “We had the best jumper with Maren and of course you want to live up to that “We (Thea Minyan Bjoerseth) started at that same time as two younglings with the more mature athletes but most of the pressure was on Marne and she as well as the team were all very welcoming and warm towards us.” Bjoerseth will unfortunately not join her long-term team-mate in Norway’s Trondheim 2025 line-up after suffering long-term knee injuries following a serious crash landing in the penultimate World Cup before the World Championships It was one of several events Kvandal chose to miss in order to focus on further preparations in her homeland She aims to dedicate any success she has over the next two weeks to her fallen friend and younger team-mate Kjersti Graesli (NOR) who damaged her knee during the World Junior Championships in Lake Placid (USA) earlier this month “Thea is my is in my mind all the time and Kjersti our younger athlete as well,” says the European Games silver medalist “She lives here in Trondheim and she's been like a little sister to me I'll try to jump my best for both of them.” like Bjoerseth and Graesli were once inspired by the likes of Lundby and Kvandal will head into her home World Championships fully aware that there will be young aspiring elite ski jumpers watching on who see her as their role model it doesn't feel long ago since I watched the World Cups and the World Championships with so much awe,” she recalls with a smile “I almost didn't believe that I would be there someday “Getting the Championships to Norway and having it in Trondheim is really important to get more people interested in ski sports and I think quite a few school classes are coming to watch so hopefully they’ll have a great time and they will want to come back for more.” While home support will clearly boost host-nation athlete’s Kvandal is aware that she will be taking on a host of in-form athletes as well as others who have proven potential for delivering when it matters most World Cup leader Nika Prevc (SLO) is on a run of six successive victories and therefore likely to have a significant say in the outcome of the Normal Hill and Large Hill contests “I think the women's side is better than ever,” Kvandal tells FIS “We've grown and everyone can see the level now compared to just a few years ago you really have to put in a lot of effort now “I'm excited to compete again and to see how I'm standing compared to them I follow the competitions in both Ljubno (SLO) and Hinzenbach (AUT) and I can see that their (Prevc’s and Freitag’s) jumping is really good right now.” As a Norwegian athlete Kvandal has naturally trained and competed on the Granasen hills many times but she also has relatively recent success at the venue to draw confidence from ahead of the World Championships She won the Normal Hill contest and finished second in the Large Hill event at the 2023-24 World Cup events held in Trondheim (NOR) “I think it's a great venue and I'm really glad we were able to have the Raw Air and the World Cup last year and get to try the hills in in that setting before the World Champs,” she said “I think the venue is good and the both of the hills are really great *all times are displayed in Central European Time (CET) and are subject to change CRU Silicon Market Forum will be held in Trondheim The essential meeting for the silicon industry to connect This year the event will incorporate the Si-conference offering a broader range of content covering all aspects of silicon production and the primary chemical processes The agenda attracts leading 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Fortune Sues Former Executive and Salmon Company Vikenco for Stealing Trade Secrets (Fortune) recently filed a lawsuit against former employee Christopher J Marchese and Norwegian salmon company Vikenco North America argues that the defendants stole confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets and engaged in direct competition with the plaintiffs despite contractual and common law obligations that prohibited such activity.. CHANNEL ISLANDS -- Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California's Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave through the golden fronds It's a scene of remarkable abundance — the result of more than two decades of protection in one of the state's oldest marine reserves life in the vast Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument faces a very different future The Trump administration has moved to reopen 500,000 square miles (about 1.3 million square kilometers) of previously protected waters there to.. Lobster Industry Worried About Prices as Season Begins The Maritime Fishermen's Union is concerned that prices paid to lobster fishermen in northern New Brunswick won't be enough to cover their rising overhead costs but they are concerned that "rumoured" prices of $6 to $6.50 per pound are not enough to cover the rising costs of fuel and they believe $8 per pound would be better CDFW Announces Closure of Mad River Fish Hatchery The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the end of fish rearing at the Mad River hatchery citing millions in repair costs the department is on the hook for during a state budget crisis along with some rainbow trout living there will be released in spring Hatchery operations will then cease come June or early July “This place has been struggling with financial issues for decades,” said Peter Tira Vietnamese Ca Mau Seafood Overcomes the Fear of US Tariffs After the US announced new counterpart tariffs on imported goods seafood processing and exporting enterprises have proposed solutions The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ca Mau Province said that Ca Mau Fisheries products exported to the US market were mainly shrimp the export turnover of the province to the US market in 2023 was 70.98 million USD (accounting for 5.91% of the province's exports); In 2024 it reached 76.78 million USD (accounting for 6.07% of the province's exports) Tuna Tune-Up: Calls for Clearer Green Claims on Cans There could be something fishy going on with the green claims slapped on tins of tuna Promises of "responsibly-sourced" and "planet-friendly" on cans of the go-to source of cheap protein are not always backed up with evidence The findings of the Marine Stewardship Council-commissioned study cast light on the way brands communicate to consumers rather than their actual efforts to avoid bycatch and source fish from healthy populations the commercial tuna fishing industry has made inroads on environmental performance Louisiana's Inshore Shrimp Season to Open May 8 in Some Parts the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission published the opening dates for the state’s inshore shrimp fishing season The following dates were decided upon for Louisiana’s inshore shrimping areas using information provided by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists as well as public comments: * State inside waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the eastern shore of South Pass of the Mississippi River will open at 6:00 a.m Nations Rally Against Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Order with $9.1B Sustainable Oceans Commitments regions and philanthropists have collectively committed $9.1 billion of new funding to protect and restore oceans at an annual summit in Busan A total of 277 funding commitments were made at the Our Ocean Conference which concluded on Wednesday (30 April) and is regarded as a key precursor to both the UN’s Ocean Conference in June and its annual climate summit (COP30) in November the funding commitments made at the Conference totalled $9.1 billion.. World's Coral Reefs Hit by Worst Bleaching Event on Record Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history the International Coral Reef Initiative announced today It's the fourth global bleaching event since 1998 and has now surpassed bleaching from 2014-17 that hit some two-thirds of reefs And it's not clear when the current crisis which began in 2023 and is blamed on warming oceans Endangered Right Whales Spotted in Shipping Lanes South of Massachusetts A group of over 75 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were seen in shipping lanes south of Martha’s Vineyard triggering a “crucial” slow zone in the area “Ship strikes are one of the leading causes of injuries and deaths for this critically endangered species making it crucial that vessels slow down to the recommended speed,” the Aquarium staff stated Thursday Voluntary slow zones encourage mariners to slow to 10 knots or less to prevent collisions with whales Advances Legislation Supporting State Shrimp Industry the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) issued a news release detailing the Texas House of Representatives’ recent advancement of two bills that stand to support the state’s shrimp industry Louderback and Terri Leo-Wilson and unanimously approved by the Trade Workforce & Economic Development Committee on April 23 The bill urges the federal government to address the domestic surge in cheap farm-raised imported shrimp and to take measures to combat the negative impact that such imports have on.. MLAs Raise Concerns About Need for More Dredging on the North Shore Fishers in North Rustico hit the water earlier than usual Wednesday morning after more than a dozen boats were stranded offshore on Tuesday Extremely low tides and strong winds combined with extra sand in the channel meant about half the boats that went out Tuesday morning couldn't get back to the wharf at the usual time and had to either wait for high tide to return or seek other harbours "I'd never seen the tide that low as it was yesterday," said Ian Gauthier