[WCh]World Junior Championships 2007, Tarvisio, Italy

The 2006 Championships are in the Italian town of Tarvisio. The town is located near the Austrian and Slovenian borders in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Villach and Kranjska Gora are not far away. Venice is 154 km away.
The closest airports are Friuli Venezia Giulia, located in Ronchi dei Legionari (Gorizia province), a 135 km from Tarvisio. Klagenfurt is 65 km away in Austria while Ljubljana is about 120 km away.

The young stars of the future will be in action all week from March 12th.

Schedule
Monday, March 12 - 1 km Sprint Classic - World Juniors
Tuesday, March 13 - 1 km Sprint Classic - U23
Wednesday, March 14 - Women's 5 km Freestyle - World Juniors
Wednesday, March 14 - Men's 10 km Freestyle - World Juniors
Thursday, March 15 - Women's 5 km Freestyle - U23
Thursday, March 15 - Men's 10 km Freestyle - U23
Friday, March 16 - Women's 10 km Pursuit - World Juniors
Friday, March 16 - Men's 20 km Pursuit - World Juniors
Saturday, March 17 - Women's 20 km Pursuit - U23
Saturday, March 17 - Men's 30 km Pursuit - U23
Sunday, March 18 - Women's 4 x 3.3 km - World Juniors
Sunday, March 18 - Men's 4 x 5 km - World Juniors

2006 Champions
Women
Sprint Classic
Gold: Astrid Jacobsen NOR
Silver: Natalia Matveeva RUS
Bronze: Celine Brun-Lie NOR

5 km Classic
Gold: Astrid Jacobsen NOR
Silver: Eva Nyvltova CZE
Bronze: Charlotte Kalla SWE

Pursuit
Gold: Charlotte Kalla SWE
Silver: Betty-Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen NOR
Bronze: Eva Nyvltova CZE

Relay
Gold: Norway (Weltzien, Fredriksen, Elden, Nilsen)
Silver: Sweden (Bergman, Simberg, Hansson, Kalla)
Bronze: Russia (Ryusina, Simberg, Hansson, Kalla)

Men
Sprint Classic
Gold: Petter Northug NOR
Silver: Daniel Heun GER
Bronze: Anton Smirnov RUS

5 km Classic
Gold: Petter Northug NOR
Silver: Martin Jaks CZE
Bronze: Dario Alonzo Cologna SUI

Pursuit
Gold: Petter Northug NOR
Silver: Ilia Chernousov RUS
Bronze: Martin Jaks CZE

Relay
Gold: Norway (Elvestad, Olsen, Saeves, Northug)
Silver: Russia (Morilov, Vinogradov, Parfenov, Chernousov)
Bronze: Czech Republic (Razym, Krska, Horyna, Jaks)

NATIONAL SQUADS


Juniors:
Women:Kate Brennan, Sara Hewitt, Hannah Perry and Brittany Webster
Men: Alex Harvey, Georg Jalkotzy, Haakon Lenes, Pate Neumann and Frédéric Touchette
U23:
Women: Amanda Ammar and Perianne Jones
Men: Chris Butler, Jesse Heckrodt, Dave Nighbor, Brent McMurtry and Phillip Wood


Juniors:
Women: Jennie Bender, Sadie Bjoernsen, Rosie Brennan, Liz Habermann, Liz Stephen, Alexa Turzian and Parker Tyler
Men: Tad Elliott, Matt Gelso, Alex Howe, Karl Nygren, Reid Pletcher, Charlie Smith and Colin Struthers
U23:
Women: Morgan Arritola, Taz Mannix, Morgan Smyth, Laura Valaas, Lindsey Weier and Lindsay Williams
Men: Tyson Flaharty, Bart Dengel, Brenton Knight, Glenn Randall, Mike Sinnott and Ben True


Women: Satu Annila, Anne Kyllönen, Mari Laukkanen, Kerttu Niskanen and Tiina Taskinen. Varalla Mirva Purkunen.
Men: Juuso Haataja, Martti Jylhä, Heikki Kopakka, Lari Lehtonen, Matti Nevala (sprintti) and Harri Suojärvi. Varalla Mikko-Pekka Kuokkanen.


Juniors:
Women: Denise Hermann (WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal), Jessica Müller (SV Baiersbronn), Sabrina Bühler (SC Leutkirch), Laura Rombach (SZ Brend), Evi Habersetzer (SC Eibsee-Grainau / nur Sprint) and Steffi Hiemer (SC Krün)
Men: Andreas Katz (SV Baiersbronn), Andreas Kühne (WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal), Philipp Marschall (Rhöner WSV Dermbach), Robert Metze (SCM Zella-Mehlis / Sprint), Vitali Schäfer (WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal), Axel Schatz (SV Rotterode) and Tim Tscharnke (SV Biberau)
U23:
Women: Marion Ruf (SC Vöhrenbach) and Franziska Schneider (WSV Schmiedefeld)
Men: Tom Brunner (SK Girkhausen), Marcus Enders (SC Partenkirchen), Daniel Heun (SKG Gersfeld), Stefan Kirchner (SKG Gersfeld), Stefan Seiffert (SKG Gersfeld) and Josef Wenzel (SC Zwiesel)


Juniors:
Women: Celine Brun-Lie (sprint), Astrid Jacobsen (pursuit, 5 F & sprint), Therese Johaug (pursuit, 5 F & sprint), Marthe Kristoffersen (pursuit & 5 F) and Marte Monrad Hansen (pursuit, 5 F & sprint)
Men: Tarjei Bø (10 F), Magne Dæhli (10 F), Eirik Kurland Olsen (pursuit og stafett), Hallvard Moian Nydal (pursuit & sprint), Sjur Røthe (pursuit & 10 F), Eirik Sæves (pursuit, 10 F & sprint), Tore Martin Søbak Gundersen (sprint) and Jacob Ziesler (sprint)
U23:
Women: Karianne Bjellånes, Marte Elden and Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes
Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Morten Eilifsen, Ronny Andre Hafsås, Anders Gløersen, Petter Eliassen and Hans Petter Lykkja


Juniors:
Women: Sofie Ekberg Gellivare Skidallians, Mia Eriksson IFK Tärendö, Charlotte Kalla IFK Tärendö, Anna Simberg SK Bore and Eva Svensson IFK Mora (Reserves: Sprint Helene Söderlund IFK Mora, distance Marie Jonsson Domnarvets IF)
Men: Johan Edin Selånger SOK, Björn Gundh Åsarna IK, Adam Johansson IK Jarl, Patrik Johansson Skövde, Patrik Karlsson Garphyttans IF, Jesper Modin Selånger SOK, Anton Sjöholm Järpens SK (Resrves: Sprint Teodor Pettersson Järpens SK, distance Magnus Engström Stockviks SF)
U23:
Women: Emma Bergman Åsarna IK, Sofia Bleckur IFK Mora, Maria Gräfnings Östersunds SK, Anna Hansson IFK Mora
Men: Robin Bryntesson Sollefteå SK, Marcus Hellner Gellivare Skidallians, Fredrik Karlsson Eksjö SOK, Mikael Ojala Östersunds SK, Fredrik Uusitalo Sollefteå SK, Tiio Söderhiem, Östersunds SK

JUNIOR WOMEN'S SPRINT CLASSIC

ASTRID JACOBSEN

Rank Bib Name YoB Nation Round/Qual. Time
1 1 JACOBSEN, Astrid 1987 NOR Final-A
2 2 KALLA, Charlotte 1987 SWE Final-A
3 6 HERMANN, Denise 1988 GER Final-A
4 4 BRUN-LIE, Celine 1988 NOR Final-A
5 5 ERIKSSON, Mia 1987 SWE Final-A
6 7 GARAJOVA, Katarina 1987 SVK Final-A
7 26 LOSEVA, Marya 1987 UKR Final-B
8 29 ANTSYBOR, Maryna 1987 UKR Final-B
9 11 OVCHINNIKOVA, Svetlana 1987 RUS Final-B
10 34 BRENNAN, Rosie 1988 USA Final-B
11 13 TOLAROVA, Sona 1987 CZE Final-B
12 36 USATOVA, Oxana 1988 RUS Final-B
13 27 JOHAUG, Therese 1988 NOR Quaterfinal
14 58 KYLLOENEN, Anne 1987 FIN Quaterfinal
15 10 EKBERG, Sofie 1988 SWE Quaterfinal
16 61 ANNILA, Satu 1988 FIN Quaterfinal
17 28 SVENSSON, Eva 1987 SWE Quaterfinal
18 57 HAJKOVA, Eliska 1988 CZE Quaterfinal
19 69 HRAKOVICH, Yana 1988 BLR Quaterfinal
20 14 BRENNAN, Kate 1987 CAN Quaterfinal
21 18 LOCATELLI, Manon 1989 FRA Quaterfinal
22 8 STIFFLER, Tatjana 1988 SUI Quaterfinal
23 15 MONRAD-HANSEN, Marte 1987 NOR Quaterfinal
24 71 EREMICHEVA, Svetlana 1988 BLR Quaterfinal
25 44 ROSHINA, Tatjana 1987 KAZ Quaterfinal
26 38 ROSSLEROVA, Zuzana 1987 CZE Quaterfinal
27 67 TASKINEN, Tiina 1987 FIN Quaterfinal
28 24 WEBSTER, Brittany 1987 CAN Quaterfinal
29 59 SADILOVA, Maria 1987 RUS Quaterfinal
30 32 BJORNSEN, Sadie 1989 USA Quaterfinal
31 21 TSESELSKA, Kateryna 1989 UKR 4:00.83
32 49 BARTHELEMY, Laure 1988 FRA 4:01.04
33 12 RJABOV, Marit 1988 EST 4:01.24
34 30 TYLER, Parker 1989 USA 4:01.28
35 17 HABERSETZER, Evi 1987 GER 4:02.18
36 20 SAAREPUU, Kertu 1988 EST 4:02.18
37 3 VAN DER GRAAFF, Laurien 1987 SUI 4:02.63
38 23 POKLUKAR, Ana 1988 SLO 4:04.04
39 22 MUSCHET, Kerstin 1988 AUT 4:04.26
40 45 BOSCHETTO, Monica 1987 ITA 4:04.59
41 25 BENDER, Jennie 1988 USA 4:04.74
42 35 LAZAREVA, Olga 1988 RUS 4:05.12
43 42 BLASKOVA, Barbara 1988 SVK 4:05.49
44 9 PICHARD, Lucy 1989 SUI 4:06.09
45 16 MUELLER, Jessica 1988 GER 4:06.56
46 40 DE MARTIN TOPRANIN, Virginia 1987 ITA 4:06.63
47 19 MARCISZ, Marcela 1987 POL 4:07.93
48 39 BEKESOVA, Alica 1987 SVK 4:08.64
49 73 LANCHAKOVA, Vika 1988 KAZ 4:08.89
50 47 MORANDINI, Lisa 1989 ITA 4:08.94
51 64 MYKHNYUK, Galyna 1989 UKR 4:09.20
52 53 BIESZCZAD, Kinga 1988 POL 4:09.42
53 48 SUCHANKOVA, Barbora 1987 SVK 4:09.92
54 46 KAML, Elisabeth 1988 AUT 4:11.64
55 70 SEMYONOVYHK, Yekaterina 1991 KAZ 4:12.15
56 33 PERRY, Hannah 1988 CAN 4:12.25
57 41 CEBASEK, Alenka 1989 SLO 4:12.39
58 51 KOUVA, Rayna 1987 BUL 4:12.98
59 60 KOBAYASHI, Yuki 1987 JPN 4:13.47
60 74 ERZEN, Anja 1992 SLO 4:13.49
61 31 STAREGA, Anna 1987 POL 4:14.69
62 62 AUGUSTINOVA, Bohdana 1989 CZE 4:15.23
63 52 WATSON, Aimee 1987 AUS 4:16.11
64 50 KARNUTSCH, Karin 1988 ITA 4:16.27
65 68 MORDARSKA, Justyna 1990 POL 4:16.42
66 72 MARKOVSKAYA, Yulia 1990 KAZ 4:16.87
67 43 STIMPFEL, Suzana 1988 SLO 4:17.50
68 37 HEWITT, Sara 1988 CAN 4:22.68
69 56 KOBAYASHI, Miki 1987 JPN 4:22.76
70 54 MALEC, Vedrana 1990 CRO 4:34.59
71 63 DYULGEROVA, Lyuboslava 1990 BUL 4:36.92
72 55 VUK, Maja 1988 CRO 4:38.36
73 65 TYUTYUNAROVA, Kristina 1989 BUL 4:40.87
74 66 TSAKIRI, Panagiota 1990 GRE 4:45.64

JUNIOR MEN'S SPRINT CLASSIC

IVAN IVANOV

Rank Bib Name YoB Nation Round/Qual. Time
1 69 IVANOV, Ivan 1987 RUS Final-A
2 1 JYLHAE, Martti 1987 FIN Final-A
3 17 SAEVES, Eirik 1987 NOR Final-A
4 7 MODIN, Jesper 1988 SWE Final-A
5 76 HAATAJA, Juuso 1988 FIN Final-A
6 5 SOEBAK GUNDERSEN, Tore Martin 1987 NOR Final-A
7 14 NYDAL, Hallvard Moian 1988 NOR Final-B
8 4 EDIN, Johan 1987 SWE Final-B
9 18 JOHANSSON, Adam 1988 SWE Final-B
10 63 KASHIWABARA, Nobuhito 1988 JPN Final-B
11 11 JOHANSSON, Patrik 1987 SWE Final-B
12 29 ZIESLER, Jacob 1988 NOR Final-B
13 75 NEVALA, Matti 1988 FIN Quaterfinal
14 2 JAEGER, Martin 1987 SUI Quaterfinal
15 30 POIRRIER, Bastien 1988 FRA Quaterfinal
16 10 HARVEY, Alex 1988 CAN Quaterfinal
17 8 POLTARANIN, Alexey 1987 KAZ Quaterfinal
18 3 TUEFER, Noe 1988 SUI Quaterfinal
19 41 GULIAEV, Ivan 1987 RUS Quaterfinal
20 19 BADER, Markus 1988 AUT Quaterfinal
21 9 METZE, Robert 1987 GER Quaterfinal
22 22 SELLIS, Siim 1987 EST Quaterfinal
23 56 VALLIMAE, Janek 1987 EST Quaterfinal
24 25 ROSENBERGER, Stefan 1987 AUT Quaterfinal
25 16 LESNIK, Andrzej 1988 POL Quaterfinal
26 15 PARFENOV, Andrey 1987 RUS Quaterfinal
27 12 RUEFLI, Philipp 1987 SUI Quaterfinal
28 36 MOUGEL, Adrien 1988 FRA Quaterfinal
29 6 OTCENAS, Martin 1987 SVK Quaterfinal
30 80 PEREKHODA, Ruslan 1987 UKR Quaterfinal
31 23 HORYNA, Ondrej 1987 CZE 3:23.43
32 70 SUOJAERVI, Harri 1988 FIN 3:23.55
33 13 SMIRNOV, Anton 1987 RUS 3:23.65
34 33 ZATTONI, Andrea 1987 ITA 3:23.75
35 26 TSCHARNKE, Tim 1989 GER 3:24.00
36 32 VANZETTA, Alex 1987 ITA 3:24.35
37 31 RYKR, Jan 1987 CZE 3:25.31
38 78 GRIDIN, Andrey 1988 KAZ 3:25.50
39 52 BAILLY, Sylvain 1987 FRA 3:26.03
40 28 LENES, Haakon James 1988 CAN 3:26.10
41 20 SABRANSKY, Christoph 1989 AUT 3:27.44
42 37 KROUPA, Tomas 1987 CZE 3:27.75
43 38 SMITH, Charlie 1987 USA 3:27.81
44 66 KRUPCIK, Tomas 1988 CZE 3:27.97
45 40 HOWE, Alex 1989 USA 3:28.30
46 51 NYGREN, Karl 1987 USA 3:28.57
47 46 CONSAGRA, Claudio 1987 ITA 3:28.85
48 82 ZISKA, Peter 1987 SVK 3:29.04
49 34 STAREGA, Maciej 1990 POL 3:29.88
50 77 MALYSHEV, Alekxandr 1989 KAZ 3:29.95
51 47 TRNKA, Matus 1988 SVK 3:30.02
52 84 LATKOVSKYY, Vadym 1987 UKR 3:30.54
53 64 BAKULA, Mantas 1987 LTU 3:30.63
54 27 TOUCHETTE, Frederic 1988 CAN 3:30.84
55 35 PLETCHER, Reid 1988 USA 3:31.00
56 21 FUNDANICZ, Bartosz 1988 POL 3:31.33
57 57 TSERASHKEVICH, Yauheni 1987 BLR 3:33.35
58 50 SCUK, Dino 1989 SLO 3:34.61
59 42 JALKOTZY, Georg 1988 CAN 3:34.67
60 83 VELICHKO, Yevgeniy 1987 KAZ 3:34.99
61 45 BELOMAZHEV, Stanimir 1988 BUL 3:35.09
62 49 RIMAHAZI, Matija 1989 SLO 3:35.33
63 65 PEPENE, Paul 1988 ROU 3:35.36
64 67 MASHKO, Andriy 1989 UKR 3:35.55
65 58 DUNCAN, Alastair William 1989 GBR 3:35.82
66 24 TKACZ, Piotr 1987 POL 3:37.08
67 53 TANAKA, Tomuya 1988 JPN 3:37.77
68 48 WIESER, David 1987 ITA 3:38.04
69 39 POTOCNIK, Domen 1989 SLO 3:38.84
70 61 BIRGISSON, Saevar 1988 ISL 3:39.11
71 43 KLAVZAR, Bostjan 1990 SLO 3:41.38
72 60 DEANOV, Kaloyan 1989 BUL 3:41.49
73 71 PETER, Laszlo 1987 ROU 3:42.44
74 68 KYOSEV, Petar 1987 BUL 3:42.50
75 59 BURIC, Andrej 1989 CRO 3:46.08
76 72 KIZILARSLAN, Izzet 1989 TUR 3:46.89
77 54 KONTAK, Filip 1990 CRO 3:47.62
78 81 CURIKOVS, Roberts 1988 LAT 3:48.71
79 55 ALMOUKOV, Alex 1990 AUS 3:49.14
80 79 EIDUKS, Krists 1988 LAT 3:49.43
81 74 YUSUFUOGLU, Omer 1990 TUR 3:52.68
82 73 VELICHKOV, Lyuben 1990 BUL 3:55.38
83 85 OGLAGO, Emrah 1988 TUR 3:58.73
84 62 KARABAG, Sefer 1987 TUR 3:59.43

Sprint Gold to Russia and Norway

Rosie Brennan of Park City, Utah was the top North American in the girl’s classic sprint race at junior Worlds in Tarvisio, Italy on Monday with an encouraging 10. place. Alex Harvey, Canada was the top North American in the boy’s race in 16. place.

The girl’s race was won by Astrid Jacobsen of Norway. Charlotte Kalla of Sweden was second and Denise Herman of Germany was third. Other North Americans: Kate Brennan, Canada 20. Brittany Webster, Canada 28. and Sadie Bjornsen, USA 30.

The boy’s race was won by Ivan Ivanov of Russia. Martti Jylhae (FIN) was second and Erik Saeves (NOR) was third. Alex Harvey, Canada in 16.place was the only North American in the top 30.

Source: Fasterskier.com

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Sprint gold for Norway and Russia

20-year-old Astrid Jacobsen of Norway won the ladies sprint, the opening event at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2007 in Tarvisio (ITA). The 2007 World Champion in sprint at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo just two weeks ago, Jacobsen thereby also successfully defended her 2006 Junior Worlds title from Kranj (SLO). 19-year-old Charlotte Kalla (SWE), who also had two top ten results in Sapporo, finished 2nd while 18-year-old Denise Hermann (GER) took the 3rd place. Last year, Kalla was 4th while Hermann finished 6th in the sprint event at Kranj. Today's competition was held on a1.3 km long sprint course in the natural park of Fusine near Tarvisio.

In the men's sprint race, Ivan Ivanov of Russia took the honors. 10th last year in Kranj (SLO), Martti Jylhae of Finland was 2nd while Eirik Saeves (Norway) took 3rd.

Source: FIS

Team News

U23 SPRINT CLASSIC

WOMEN
Rank Bib Name YoB Nation Round/Qual. Time
1 6 PROCHAZKOVA, Alena 1984 SVK Final-A
2 12 VALAAS, Laura 1984 USA Final-A
3 2 PORMEISTER, Piret 1985 EST Final-A
4 5 ILJINA, Natalja 1985 RUS Final-A
5 7 BLECKUR, Sofia 1984 SWE Final-A
6 3 GRAEFNINGS, Maria 1985 SWE Final-A
7 17 NYVLTOVA, Eva 1986 CZE Final-B
8 11 SMYTH, Morgan 1986 USA Final-B
9 13 GJEITNES, Kari Vikhagen 1985 NOR Final-B
10 15 PICHARD, Lena 1986 SUI Final-B
11 10 CUINET, Aurore 1985 FRA Final-B
12 1 VISNAR, Katja 1984 SLO Final-B
13 9 WILLIAMS, Lindsey 1984 USA Quaterfinal
14 14 OBIUKH, Zoya 1985 UKR Quaterfinal
15 18 JONES, Perianne 1985 CAN Quaterfinal
16 8 Marion 1985 GER Quaterfinal
17 16 BROCARD, Elisa 1984 ITA Quaterfinal
18 22 CHRASTKOVA, Martina 1985 CZE Quaterfinal
19 24 PIRTTINIEMI, Satu 1986 FIN Quaterfinal
20 30 BERGMAN, Emma 1986 SWE Quaterfinal

MEN
Rank Bib Name YoB Nation Round/Qual. Time
1 11 BRYNTESSON, Robin 1985 SWE Final-A
2 8 HELLNER, Marcus 1985 SWE Final-A
3 2 STRANDVALL, Matias 1985 FIN Final-A
4 1 GLOERSEN, Anders 1986 NOR Final-A
5 21 CHERNOUSOV, Ilia 1986 RUS Final-A
6 24 MIRANDA, Cyril 1985 FRA Final-A
7 4 LYKKJA, Hans Petter 1984 NOR Final-B
8 3 DEVJATIAROV, Mickail Jun. 1985 RUS Final-B
9 9 UUSITALO, Fredrik 1984 SWE Final-B
10 5 BRUNNER, Tom 1985 GER Final-B
11 7 SEIFERT, Stefan 1986 GER Final-B
12 15 VERKAMA, Ville 1984 FIN Semifinal
13 6 RAZYM, Ales 1986 CZE Quaterfinal
14 13 BILOSYUK, Myroslav 1985 UKR Quaterfinal
15 19 KOSCHEVOY, Yevgeniy 1984 KAZ Quaterfinal
16 14 LASSILA, Kalle 1985 FIN Quaterfinal
17 16 WENZL, Josef 1984 GER Quaterfinal
18 20 EBNER, Thomas 1986 AUT Quaterfinal
19 23 MORANDINI, Nicola 1984 ITA Quaterfinal
20 29 VANDEL, Romain 1985 FRA Quaterfinal

Sprint gold for Slovakia and Sweden

The schedule on the 2nd day of the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U-23 Cross-Country World Ski Championships in Tarvisio (ITA) Tuesday included the individual sprint competitions in the U-23 category. In the ladies' race, staged in the classical technique, the victory went to Alena Prochazkova of Slovakia. The 22-year-old Slovak was followed by Laura Valaas (USA) and Piret Pormeister of Estonia.

In the men's race, Sweden took a double victory as Robin Bryntesson took the top spot, followed by Marcus Hellner. Bryntesson posted his career-best result last weekend at the Lahti Ski Games where he ranked 15th in the World Cup sprint. Marcus Hellner finished 9th in the 15 km race in Sapporo some two weeks ago, and also won bronze with the Swedish men's relay team. Matias Strandvall of Finland – ninth in the sprint in Sapporo - collected the bronze medal.

The competitions continue Wednesday with the 5km and 10km competitions in the free technique for the Juniors as well as the individual Gundersen event in Nordic Combined.

Source: FIS

Team News

Team News

The Gold-Decision: Skateskis or classic skis?

In the end it was skate skis and a gold medal for Astrid Jacobsen of Norway at the Junior World Championships in Tarvisio.

She tried it only once previously in an official race. It was in the prolog at Beitostolen in the Norwegian season opener this past fall that Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen raced on skateskis and double poled the entire classic sprint course. She easily advanced from the prolog, but then switched to classic skis for the heats.

Ahead of Monday’s sprint race at junior Worlds decided that she should try using skate skis again in the relatively easy course in Tarvisio. But only to make it extra exciting and wait all the way to the finale before she pulled out the skate skis. She was the only one in the finale who skied without kick-wax.

- We had a discussion about it before the start, and Astrid was very clear in what she wanted and made that decision very firmly. She was supported by the staff, said coach Fredrik Aukland.

Aukland is now praising Jacobsen for the tough choice.

- It was very daring.

He says that Astrid has developed a lot during the last year.

- It was very positive for Astrid to train with the Norweigian National team. She has made lots of progress and is professional in every way, says Aukland.

Jacobsen had a 10 meter lead on her competitors going in to the long uphill in Monday’s final. She was caught by Charlotte Kalla (raced on kick wax) of Sweden at the top, but Astrid passed her again in the downhill and had no problem double poling to the finish and claiming the gold.

Two gold’s in two different Worlds (Sapporo and Junior Worlds) in only a few weeks says it all – The Worlds best classic sprinter in 2007.

Source: Langrenn.com and Fasterskier.com

JUNIOR WOMEN'S 5 KM FREESTYLE

CHARLOTTE KALLA

Rank Bib Name YoB Nation Time Behind
1 1 KALLA Charlotte 1987 SWE 11:44.5
2 5 KRISTOFFERSEN Marthe 1989 NOR 12:15.2 30.7
3 3 JACOBSEN Astrid 1987 NOR 12:19.2 34.7
4 2 JOHAUG Therese 1988 NOR 12:19.3 34.8
5 4 MONRAD-HANSEN Marte 1987 NOR 12:21.3 36.8
6 12 ERIKSSON Mia 1987 SWE 12:33.3 48.8
7 10 STEPHEN Elizabeth 1987 USA 12:36.4 51.9
8 15 SAPRONOVA Diana 1987 RUS 12:36.8 52.3
9 8 WEBSTER Brittany 1987 CAN 12:37.0 52.5
10 6 CAPRINI Pauline 1987 FRA 12:40.6 56.1
11 79 LAUKKANEN Mari 1987 FIN 12:41.4 56.9
12 17 DABUDYK Aurelie 1988 FRA 12:45.8 1:01.3
13 20 ANTSYBOR Maryna 1987 UKR 12:45.9 1:01.4
14 27 CICOLINI Irene 1989 ITA 12:46.0 1:01.5
14 30 SHAIDUROVA Larissa 1987 RUS 12:46.0 1:01.5
16 26 TURZIAN Alexa 1988 USA 12:46.2 1:01.7
17 24 NISKANEN Kerttu 1988 FIN 12:46.4 1:01.9
18 68 ROSHINA Tatjana 1987 KAZ 12:49.3 1:04.8
19 47 BLASKOVA Barbara 1988 SVK 12:51.2 1:06.7
20 9 HAJKOVA Eliska 1988 CZE 12:55.3 1:10.8
21 48 ALEXANDROVA Daria 1988 RUS 12:57.1 1:12.6
22 50 BRENNAN Kate 1987 CAN 12:57.2 1:12.7
23 33 CASALI Ilenia 1988 ITA 12:59.3 1:14.8
24 55 NALDEEVA Ekaterina 1987 RUS 12:59.6 1:15.1
25 28 GARAJOVA Katarina 1987 SVK 12:59.7 1:15.2
26 49 SVENSSON Eva 1987 SWE 12:59.9 1:15.4
27 54 BOSCHETTO Monica 1987 ITA 13:00.2 1:15.7
28 7 SIMBERG Anna 1987 SWE 13:01.7 1:17.2
29 14 BARTHELEMY Laure 1988 FRA 13:02.0 1:17.5
30 31 KYLLOENEN Anne 1987 FIN 13:02.1 1:17.6
31 34 CEBASEK Alenka 1989 SLO 13:02.4 1:17.9
32 19 BUEHLER Sabrina 1988 GER 13:02.8 1:18.3
33 18 ROUDOT Solenne 1987 FRA 13:03.1 1:18.6
34 41 ANNILA Satu 1988 FIN 13:04.4 1:19.9
35 36 MUSCHET Kerstin 1988 AUT 13:04.7 1:20.2
36 13 VAN DER GRAAFF Laurien 1987 SUI 13:04.9 1:20.4
37 11 MARUYAMA Chie 1987 JPN 13:05.1 1:20.6
38 38 SUCHANKOVA Barbora 1987 SVK 13:09.0 1:24.5
39 16 ROMBACH Laura 1987 GER 13:12.0 1:27.5
40 71 TSESELSKA Kateryna 1989 UKR 13:12.6 1:28.1
41 29 ROESTI Manuela 1987 SUI 13:13.0 1:28.5
42 43 GORRA Melissa 1988 ITA 13:13.5 1:29.0
43 40 BRENNAN Rosie 1988 USA 13:16.7 1:32.2
44 23 HIEMER Steffi 1988 GER 13:17.6 1:33.1
44 32 SKRBKOVA Tereza 1989 CZE 13:17.6 1:33.1
46 78 ERZEN Anja 1992 SLO 13:18.9 1:34.4
47 44 STAREGA Anna 1987 POL 13:22.7 1:38.2
48 22 PICHARD Lucy 1989 SUI 13:23.4 1:38.9
49 77 BEKESOVA Alica 1987 SVK 13:23.9 1:39.4
50 80 SEMYONOVYHK Yekaterina 1991 KAZ 13:24.5 1:40.0
51 46 KAML Elisabeth 1988 AUT 13:25.0 1:40.5
52 74 HRAKOVICH Yana 1988 BLR 13:25.2 1:40.7
53 42 MAYERHOFER Johanna 1988 AUT 13:26.1 1:41.6
54 69 HABERMANN Elisabeth 1987 USA 13:26.5 1:42.0
55 21 STIFFLER Tatjana 1988 SUI 13:27.4 1:42.9
56 45 BLANES Beatriz 1989 SPA 13:29.5 1:45.0
57 37 KOBAYASHI Yuki 1987 JPN 13:29.6 1:45.1
58 53 LOSEVA Marya 1987 UKR 13:31.5 1:47.0
59 62 PREKURAT Aleksandra 1987 POL 13:33.2 1:48.7
60 66 MYKHNYUK Galyna 1989 UKR 13:34.1 1:49.6
61 35 MARUYAMA Miki 1987 JPN 13:36.1 1:51.6
62 61 BIESZCZAD Kinga 1988 POL 13:38.1 1:53.6
63 25 KOUVA Rayna 1987 BUL 13:39.5 1:55.0
64 51 KRSKOVA Barbora 1988 CZE 13:40.2 1:55.7
65 52 POKLUKAR Ana 1988 SLO 13:41.5 1:57.0
66 83 MARKOVSKAYA Yulia 1989 KAZ 13:41.7 1:57.2
67 58 AUGUSTINOVA Bohdana 1989 CZE 13:45.0 2:00.5
68 39 KOBAYASHI Miki 1987 JPN 13:52.9 2:08.4
69 57 HEWITT Sara 1988 CAN 13:56.2 2:11.7
70 60 MARCISZ Marcela 1987 POL 13:58.8 2:14.3
71 64 RJABOV Marit 1988 EST 14:04.1 2:19.6
72 56 WATSON Aimee 1987 AUS 14:04.9 2:20.4
73 73 TSAKIRI Panagiota 1990 GRE 14:10.8 2:26.3
74 82 LANCHAKOVA Vika 1988 KAZ 14:14.5 2:30.0
75 63 SAAREPUU Kertu 1988 EST 14:17.0 2:32.5
76 81 EREMICHEVA Svetlana 1988 BLR 14:22.4 2:37.9
77 59 AVBELJ Spela 1988 SLO 14:25.2 2:40.7
77 70 MALEC Vedrana 1990 CRO 14:25.2 2:40.7
79 67 TYUTYUNAROVA Kristina 1989 BUL 14:25.8 2:41.3
80 72 PERRY Hannah 1988 CAN 14:26.2 2:41.7
81 65 DYULGEROVA Lyuboslava 1990 BUL 14:35.7 2:51.2
82 76 KAMINSKAYA Valiantsina 1987 BLR 14:53.1 3:08.6
83 75 VUK Maja 1988 CRO 15:04.9 3:20.4