By Gavin Kentch
I’m writing this from the Toblach Bahnhof and I’ve got about ten minutes before my train gets here, so we’re going to do this efficiently: World Junior/U23 Championships are being held in Lillehammer this week. Go team. Ski like an American. I hear that wins you Olympic medals these days.
You can watch the races online, for free, here:
Here is a schedule of events (all times given in CET, which is six hours ahead of EST and ten hours ahead of Alaska):
Here are results:
And here are the athletes on the team:
Steve Fuller (@flyingpoint) is on site throughout the week, so I should have (very good) photos up here following all races. Good luck to all. Oh, and do note that these races are a pillar project of NNF, if you’re curious where your Drive for 25 dollars go to.
Thank you! Can you tell me why they are not taking an even split of men and women for both the junior and U23 races? Thanks again!
Good question. I would assume it is because some athletes are going as pure sprinters (doing just one race) and not as generalists (can do multiple races). Strictly speaking this is informed speculation rather than sourced reporting, but also, bluntly, I believe I am correct.