Nordic World Ski Championships 2003

Nordic World Ski Championships 2003
	Men's	Ladies
winner
Cross country skiing sprint freestyle	Thobias Fredriksson	Marit Bjørgen
Classic cross-country skiing	Axel Teichmann - 15 km	Bente Skari - 10 km
Cross-country skiing pursuit	Per Elofsson - 10k + 10F	Kristina Šmigun - 5k + 5F
Classic cross-country skiing	Thomas Alsgaard - 30 km	Bente Skari - 15 km
Cross-country skiing freestyle	Martin Koukal - 50 km	Olga Zavyalova - 30 km
Cross-country relay	Norway - 4 × 10 km	Germany - 4 × 5 km
Ski jumping normal hill	Adam Malysz	---
Ski jumping large hill	Adam Malysz	---
Ski jumping large hill team	Finland	---
Nordic combined sprint	Johnny Spillane	---
Nordic combined single	Ronny Ackermann	---
Nordic combined team	Austria	---
Individual competitions	9	5
Team competitions	3	1
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The 44th Nordic World Ski Championships took place from February 18 to March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme . The winter sports region in Trentino was the venue for the second time after 1991 . 18 competitions were held, twelve of them in cross-country skiing , three in ski jumping and three in Nordic combined . The ski jumping competitions took place on the Trampolino dal Ben ski jumping facility in Predazzo .

There was a change in the competition program: The second team ski jumping on the normal hill, which was held for the first time in 2001, was canceled again. The women were able to complete their program again, including the 30 km cross-country skiing, which had to be canceled at the last world championships due to the cold.

The Norwegians , spoiled for success, were again the best nation at this World Cup with five gold and eleven other silver and bronze medals. Behind them, like the last World Cup, was Germany with three World Cup titles. Russia , on the other hand, fell significantly behind the results of previous World Championships and Olympic Games, which was mainly due to the not so strong cross-country skiers this time. The Pole Adam Małysz , who won both individual ski competitions, showed a very strong performance . In cross-country skiing, the Norwegian Thomas Alsgaard won an individual and a relay title. In the Nordic Combined, the German Ronny Ackermann was the best athlete with a gold and silver medal in the individual competitions as well as another second place with his team. Bente Skari from Norway , who was already very strong at previous World Championships , won two individual gold medals in cross-country skiing competitions. Kristina Šmigun from Estonia was also right at the front with one gold, two silver and one bronze.

Cross-country men

1.5 km sprint - freestyle

space	athlete
1	Thobias Fredriksson
2	Håvard Bjerkeli
3	Gate Arne Hetland
4th	Tobias Angerer
5	Martin Koukal
6th	Freddy Schwienbacher
7th	Vasily Rotschew
8th	Cristian Zorzi
9	Mikael Ostberg
10	Not so Högberg

World Champion 2001 : Tor Arne Hetland / Olympic Champion 2002 : Tor Arne Hetland  

Date: February 26, 2003

15 km classic

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Axel Teichmann	35: 47.5
2	Jaak Mae	35: 54.4
3	Frode Estil	35: 56.0
4th	Kris Freeman	35: 58.1 min
5	Andreas Schluetter	36: 00.4
6th	Ivan Bátory	36: 05.1
7th	Mathias Fredriksson
8th	Andrus Veerpalu
9	Vitaly Denisov
10	Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset

World Champion 2001 : Per Elofsson / Olympic Champion 2002 : Andrus Veerpalu  

Date: February 21, 2003

20 (10 + 10) km pursuit race

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Per Elofsson	47: 42.3
2	Tore Ruud Hofstad	47: 42.6
3	Jörgen Brink	47: 42.7
4th	Markus Hasler	47: 42.8
5	Axel Teichmann	47: 42.9
6th	Martin Koukal	47: 43.2
7th	Mathias Fredriksson
8th	Freddy Schwienbacher
9	Pietro Piller Cottrer
10	Jaak Mae

World champions 2001 : Per Elofsson / Olympic champions 2002 : Thomas Alsgaard and Frode Estil   

Date: February 23, 2003

First there was a 10 km run in the classic style and then a 10 km run in freestyle .

30 km mass start, classic

space	athlete	Time [h]
1	Thomas Alsgaard	1: 12: 29.3
2	Aukland is different	1: 12: 29.9
3	Frode Estil	1: 12: 30.4
4th	Andrus Veerpalu	1: 12: 31.2
5	Andreas Schluetter	1: 12: 32.1
6th	Jens Filbrich	1: 12: 34.8
7th	Jörgen Brink
8th	Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
9	Mathias Fredriksson
10	Reto mayor

World champion 2001 (classic): Andrus Veerpalu / Olympic champion 2002 (freestyle): Christian Hoffmann  

Date: February 19, 2003

50 km of skating technique 

space	athlete	Time [h]
1	Martin Koukal	1: 54: 25.3
2	Södergren is different	1: 54: 40.3
3	Jörgen Brink	1: 55: 09.0
4th	Mathias Fredriksson	1: 55: 25.2
5	Carl Swenson	1: 55: 49.2
6th	Vincent Vittoz	1: 55: 59.9
7th	Markus Hasler
8th	Teemu Kattilakoski
9	Hiroyuki Imai
10	Christian Hoffmann

World champion 2001 (freestyle): Johann Mühlegg / Olympic champion 2002 (classic): Michail Iwanow  

Date: March 1, 2003

4x10 km relay

space	country	athlete	Time [h]
1	Norway	Anders Aukland Frode Estil Tore Ruud Hofstad Thomas Alsgaard	1: 31: 56.4
2	Germany	Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter René Sommerfeldt Axel Teichmann	1: 31: 56.6
3	Sweden	Anders Södergren Mathias Fredriksson Per Elofsson Jörgen Brink	1: 32: 12.8
4th	Russia	Wassili Rotschew Vitali Denisov Sergei Novikow Andrei Nutrichin	1: 32: 21.5
5	Switzerland	Reto Mayor Beat Koch Gion Andrea Bundi Patrick Mächler	1: 33: 16.9
6th	Finland	Timo Toppari Kuisma Taipale Teemu Kattilakoski Sami Repo	1: 33: 36.2
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Estonia
9	Japan
10	Italy

World Champion 2001 : Norway ( Frode Estil , Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset , Thomas Alsgaard , Tor Arne Hetland )  

Olympic Champion 2002 : Norway ( Thomas Alsgaard , Frode Estil , Kristen Skjeldal , Anders Aukland )  

Date: February 25, 2003

The first two runners of each team ran in the classic style, the last two in the free style.

Cross-country women

1.5 km sprint - freestyle

space	athlete
1	Marit Bjørgen
2	Claudia Künzel
3	Hilde G. Pedersen
4th	Beckie Scott
5	Evi Sachsenbacher
6th	Pirjo Manninen
7th	Sara Renner
8th	Anita Moen
9	Natalia Korosteljowa
10	Stefanie Boehler

World Champion 2001 : Pirjo Manninen / Olympic Champion 2002 : Julija Tschepalowa  

Date: February 26, 2003

10 km classic

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Bente Skari	25: 47.0
2	Kristina Šmigun	26: 08.0
3	Hilde G. Pedersen	26: 16.7
4th	Gabriella Paruzzi	26: 53.8
5	Olga Zavyalova	26: 56.7
6th	Valentyna Shevchenko	27: 01.2
7th	Petra Majdič
8th	Beckie Scott
9	Lilia Vasilyeva
10	Kirsi Välimaa

World Champion 2001 : Bente Skari / Olympic Champion 2002 : Bente Skari  

Date: February 20, 2003

10 (5 + 5) km pursuit race

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Kristina Šmigun	26: 38.4
2	Evi Sachsenbacher	26: 39.0
3	Olga Zavyalova	26: 39.0
4th	Hilde G. Pedersen	26: 39.5
5	Gabriella Paruzzi	26: 39.6
6th	Beckie Scott	26: 39.9
7th	Jelena Buruchina
8th	Svetlana Nagejkina
9	Valentyna Shevchenko
10	Petra Majdič

World Champion 2001 : Virpi Kuitunen / Olympic Champion 2002 : Beckie Scott  

Date: February 22, 2003

First there was a 5 km run in the classic style and then a 5 km run in freestyle.

15 km mass start, classic

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Bente Skari	39: 40.9
2	Kristina Šmigun	39: 53.7
3	Olga Zavyalova	40: 36.7
4th	Hilde G. Pedersen	41: 02.7
5	Jenny Olsson	41: 12.1
6th	Riikka Sirviö	41: 16.3
7th	Annmari Viljanmaa
8th	Petra Majdič
9	Manuela Henkel
10	Elin Ek

World Champion 2001 (classic): Bente Skari / Olympic Champion 2002 (freestyle): Stefania Belmondo  

Date: February 18, 2003

30 km freestyle

space	athlete	Time [h]
1	Olga Zavyalova	1: 14: 29.8
2	Jelena Buruchina	1: 14: 45.1
3	Kristina Šmigun	1: 14: 56.7
4th	Gabriella Paruzzi	1: 15: 02.5
5	Sabina Valbusa	1: 15: 34.1
6th	Evi Sachsenbacher	1: 15: 35.6
7th	Valentyna Shevchenko
8th	Nina Gavriljuk
9	Beckie Scott
10	Natalia Sjatikowa

World Champion 2001 (freestyle): dropped out due to the cold / Olympic Champion 2002 (classic): Gabriella Paruzzi 

Date: February 28, 2003

4x5 km relay

space	country	athlete	Time [min]
1	Germany	Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachsenbacher	50: 54.7
2	Norway	Anita Moen Marit Bjørgen Hilde G. Pedersen Vibeke Skofterud	51: 26.3
3	Russia	Natalja Korosteljowa Olga Sawjalowa Jelena Buruchina Nina Gavriljuk	52: 06.3
4th	Kazakhstan	Jelena Antonowa Jelena Kolomina Oksana Jatskaja Svetlana Shishkina	52: 13.0
5	Belarus	Elena Kalugina Vera Sjatikowa Natalja Sjatikowa Svetlana Nagejkina	52: 25.4
6th	Sweden	Elin Ek Lina Andersson Jenny Olsson Anna Dahlberg	52: 25.9
7th	Czech Republic
8th	Estonia
9	Japan
10	Italy

World champions 2001 : Russia Olga Danilowa , Larissa Lasutina , Julija Tschepalowa , Nina Gavriljuk 

Olympic champions 2002 : Germany ( Manuela Henkel , Viola Bauer , Claudia Künzel , Evi Sachsenbacher )  

Date: February 24, 2003

The first two runners of each team ran in the classic style, the last two in the free style.

Ski jumping men

Normal hill K95

space	athlete	Points
1	Adam Malysz	279.0
2	Tommy Ingebrigtsen	263.0
3	Noriaki Kasai	259.5
4th	Hideharu Miyahira	259.0
5	Tami Kiuru	258.5
6th	Arttu Lappi	253.5
7th	Martin Höllwarth	250.5
8th	Veli-Matti Lindström	249.0
9	Matti Hautamäki	247.0
10	Bjørn Einar Romøren	241.0

World Champion 2001 : Adam Małysz / Olympic Champion 2002 : Simon Ammann  

Date: February 28, 2003

Large hill K120

space	athlete	Points
1	Adam Malysz	289.0
2	Matti Hautamäki	286.5
3	Noriaki Kasai	273.2
4th	Tommy Ingebrigtsen	266.9
5	Hideharu Miyahira	264.4
6th	Robert Kranjec	260.9
7th	Sven Hannawald	260.6
8th	Florian Liegl	257.2
9	Michael Uhrmann	249.4
10	Tami Kiuru	249.0

World champion 2001 : Martin Schmitt / Olympic champion 2002 : Simon Ammann  

Date: February 22, 2003

Team competition K120

space	country	athlete	Points
1	Finland	Janne Ahonen Tami Kiuru Arttu Lappi Matti Hautamäki	1046.6
2	Japan	Kazuyoshi Funaki Akira Higashi Hideharu Miyahira Noriaki Kasai	1010.1
3	Norway	Tommy Ingebrigtsen Lars Bystøl Sigurd Pettersen Bjørn Einar Romøren	991.9
4th	Germany	Martin Schmitt Georg Späth Michael Uhrmann Sven Hannawald	963.3
5	Austria	Martin Höllwarth Andreas Kofler Andreas Widhölzl Florian Liegl	961.8
6th	Slovenia	Peter Žonta Rok Benkovič Primož Peterka Robert Kranjec	954.5
7th	Poland	Robert Mateja Tomisław Tajner Marcin Bachleda Adam Małysz	898.4
8th	Czech Republic	Lukáš Hlava Jan Mazoch Jan Matura Jakub Janda	809.1
9	Switzerland	Marco Steinauer Sylvain Freiholz Andreas Küttel Simon Ammann	763.1
10	Italy	Marco Beltrame Giancarlo Adami Stefano Chiapolino Roberto Cecon	696.8

World Champion 2001 : Austria Wolfgang Loitzl , Andreas Goldberger , Stefan Horngacher , Martin Höllwarth 

Olympic Champion 2002 : Germany ( Martin Schmitt , Sven Hannawald , Stephan Hocke , Michael Uhrmann )  

Date: February 23, 2003

Nordic combined men

Individual sprint (large hill K120 / 7.5 km)

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Johnny Spillane	18: 47.8
2	Ronny Ackermann	18: 49.1
3	Felix Gottwald	18: 49.1
4th	Georg Hettich	18: 49.9
5	Kenneth Braaten	19: 00.6
6th	Kristian Hammer	19: 19.6
7th	Ola Morten Græsli
8th	Samppa Lajunen
9	Kevin Arnould
10	Wilhelm Denifl
11	Matthias Menz	19: 40.7
...	...	...
13	Christoph Bieler	19: 45.0
15th	Andreas Hurschler	20: 01.8
16	Michael Gruber	20: 09.7
17th	Björn Kircheisen	20: 11.3
21st	Ronny Heer	20: 19.2
23	Marko Baacke	20: 31.7
30th	Jan Schmid	20: 49.7
35	Seppi Hurschler	21: 12.9

World champion 2001 : Marko Baacke / Olympic champion 2002 : Samppa Lajunen  

Date: February 28, 2003

Spillane's win came as a big surprise. After the jumping, Hettich (127.2 / 128.5) was ahead of Ackermann (124.9 / 127; 0.09 back) and Menz (120.7 / 123.5; 0.26); Rank 5 Gruber (119.1 / 123 / 0.32), Rank 7 Gottwald (118.5 / 122.5 / 0.35), Rank 8 Bieler (115.6 / 120.5 / 0.46) and rank 12 denifl (113 / 117.5 / 0.57).

One of the favorites, the Finn Hannu Manninen , only finished 27th in 20: 42.7 minutes.

Individual (normal hill K95 / 15 km)

space	athlete	Time [min]
1	Ronny Ackermann	37: 54.2
2	Felix Gottwald	38: 46.3
3	Samppa Lajunen	39: 10.1
4th	Georg Hettich	39: 30.1
5	Kristian Hammer	39: 35.1
6th	Christoph Bieler	39: 50.4
7th	Björn Kircheisen
8th	Wilhelm Denifl	40: 05.9
9	Kenneth Braaten
10	Daito Takahashi
...	...	...
12	Michael Gruber	40: 29.5

World Champion 2001 : Bjarte Engen Vik / Olympic Champion 2002 : Samppa Lajunen  

Date: February 21, 2003

After the jumping, Ackermann (260.0, 101.5 / 101) led Hettich (252.5, 98.5 / 101; 0.30 back), Bieler (240.0, 97.5 / 96.5; 1.20), Tallus (236.5, 95.5 / 96.5; 1.34), Denifl (235.0, 97/95; 1.40), Lajunen (228.5, 95.5 / 92.5; 2.06), Gottwald (224.5, 94.5 / 92.5; 2.22) and Gruber (224.0, 93.5 / 94; 2.24).

Kristian Hammer had the best running time, who went from 15th to 5th place.

Team (normal hill K95 / 4x5 km)

space	country	athlete	Time [min]
1	Austria	Michael Gruber Wilhelm Denifl Christoph Bieler Felix Gottwald	47: 23.9
2	Germany	Thorsten Schmitt Georg Hettich Björn Kircheisen Ronny Ackermann	47: 36.5
3	Finland	Hannu Manninen Jouni Kaitainen Jaakko Tallus Samppa Lajunen	48: 39.4
4th	Norway	Ola Morten Græsli Petter Tande Kristian Hammer Kenneth Braaten	49: 03.7
5	United States	Carl Van Loan Jed Hinkley Johnny Spillane Todd Lodwick	50: 39.1
6th	Japan	Norihito Kobayashi Daito Takahashi Junpei Aoki Satoshi Mori	51: 33.6
7th	France
8th	Switzerland
9	Russia
10	Czech Republic

World Champion 2001 : Norway ( Kenneth Braaten , Sverre Rotevatn , Bjarte Engen Vik , Kristian Hammer )  

Olympic Champion 2002 : Finland ( Samppa Lajunen , Jari Mantila , Jaakko Tallus , Hannu Manninen )  

Date: February 24, 2003

After the jumping, Austria led with 958.5 points (13 seconds) ahead of Germany (950.0 P) and with 1:10 minutes ahead of Finland (912.0 P). Norway (fourth place) had the best running time in 47: 19.3 minutes ahead of Germany (47: 23.5 minutes), Austria (47: 23.9 minutes) and Finland (47: 29.4 minutes).

Medal table

Nations
final after 18 competitions

space	nation
01	Norway	5	5	6th	16
02	Germany	3	5	0	8th
03	Sweden	2	1	3	7th
04th	Poland	2	0	0	2
05	Estonia	1	3	1	5
06th	Russia	1	1	3	5
07th	Finland	1	1	2	4th
08th	Austria	1	1	1	3
09	United States	1	0	0	1
	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1
011	Japan	0	1	2	3

Men
final score after 12 competitions

space	athlete
01	Adam Malysz	2	0	0	2
	Thomas Alsgaard	2	0	0	2
03	Ronny Ackermann	1	2	0	3
04th	Felix Gottwald	1	1	1	3
05	Axel Teichmann	1	1	0	2
	Matti Hautamäki	1	1	0	2
	Aukland is different	1	1	0	2
	Tore Ruud Hofstad	1	1	0	2
09	Frode Estil	1	0	2	3
010	Per Elofsson	1	0	1	2
011	Thobias Fredriksson	1	0	0	1
	Martin Koukal	1	0	0	1
	Johnny Spillane	1	0	0	1
	Michael Gruber	1	0	0	1
	Wilhelm Denifl	1	0	0	1
	Christoph Bieler	1	0	0	1
	Janne Ahonen	1	0	0	1
	Tami Kiuru	1	0	0	1
	Arttu Lappi	1	0	0	1
020th	Noriaki Kasai	0	1	2	3
021st	Södergren is different	0	1	1	2
	Tommy Ingebrigtsen	0	1	1	2
023	Håvard Bjerkeli	0	1	0	1
	Jaak Mae	0	1	0	1
	Jens Filbrich	0	1	0	1
	Andreas Schluetter	0	1	0	1
	René Sommerfeldt	0	1	0	1
	Thorsten Schmitt	0	1	0	1
	Georg Hettich	0	1	0	1
	Björn Kircheisen	0	1	0	1
	Kazuyoshi Funaki	0	1	0	1
	Akira Higashi	0	1	0	1
	Hideharu Miyahira	0	1	0	1
034	Jörgen Brink	0	0	3	3
035	Samppa Lajunen	0	0	2	2
036	Gate Arne Hetland	0	0	1	1
	Mathias Fredriksson	0	0	1	1
	Hannu Manninen	0	0	1	1
	Jouni Kaitainen	0	0	1	1
	Jaakko Tallus	0	0	1	1
	Lars Bystøl	0	0	1	1
	Sigurd Pettersen	0	0	1	1
	Bjørn Einar Romøren	0	0	1	1

Women
final result after 6 competitions

space	sportswoman
01	Bente Skari	2	0	0	2
02	Kristina Šmigun	1	2	1	4th
03	Marit Bjørgen	1	1	0	2
	Claudia Künzel	1	1	0	2
	Evi Sachsenbacher	1	1	0	2
06th	Olga Zavyalova	1	0	3	4th
07th	Manuela Henkel	1	0	0	1
	Viola Bauer	1	0	0	1
09	Hilde G. Pedersen	0	1	2	3
010	Jelena Buruchina	0	1	1	2
011	Anita Moen	0	1	0	1
	Vibeke Skofterud	0	1	0	1
013	Natalia Korosteljowa	0	0	1	1
	Nina Gavriljuk	0	0	1	1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIS World Championships - Men Sprint on fis-ski.com
2. ↑ FIS World Championships - Men 15k on fis-ski.com
3. ↑ FIS World Championships - Men Pursuit on fis-ski.com
4. ↑ FIS World Championships - Men 30k on fis-ski.com
5. ↑ FIS World Championships - Men 50k on fis-ski.com
6. ↑ FIS World Championships - Men Team on fis-ski.com
7. ↑ FIS World Championships - Ladies Sprint on fis-ski.com
8. ↑ FIS World Championships - Ladies 10k on fis-ski.com
9. ↑ FIS World Championships - Ladies Pursuit on fis-ski.com
10. ↑ FIS World Championships - Ladies 15k on fis-ski.com
11. ↑ FIS World Championships - Ladies 30k on fis-ski.com
12. ↑ FIS World Championships - Ladies Team on fis-ski.com
13. ↑ Val di Fiemme (ITA), World Ski Championships, Men's K95 ( Memento from June 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Val di Fiemme (ITA), World Ski Championships, Men's K120 ( Memento from June 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Val di Fiemme (ITA), World Ski Championships, Men's K120 Team ( Memento from June 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
16. ↑ FIS World Championships - Nordic Combined Sprint on fis-ski.com
17. ↑ FIS World Championships - Nordic Combined Gundersen on fis-ski.com
18. ↑ FIS World Championships - Nordic Combined Team on fis-ski.com

Web links

• 44th Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy from ifosta.de, accessed on May 29, 2017
• The top three winners at the Olympic Winter Games & World Ski Championships , pages 60/61 on deutscherskiverband.de (PDF), accessed on May 29, 2017
• Combiners get silver , n-tv, February 24, 2003 on n-tv.de, accessed on May 29, 2017
• Springer debacle in Val di Fiemme , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, February 28, 2003 on faz.net, accessed on May 29, 2017
• Johnny Spillane still intercepts Ronny Ackermann , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, February 28, 2003 on faz.net, accessed on May 29, 2017
• Skari Festival in Val di Fiemme , Spiegel Online February 20, 2003 at spiegel.de, accessed on May 29, 2017
• “Athlete of the Month” February - Ronny Ackermann Deutsche Sporthilfe , February 2003, on sporthilfe.de, accessed on May 29, 2017
• Bente Skari-Martinsen vs Kristina Smigun Women's 10km at World Championship 2003 Val di Fiemme (HD) , video published January 17, 2017 on youtube.com, accessed May 29, 2017
• Thomas Alsgaard - Exclusive: 30 km Val di Fiemme 2003 , video uploaded on January 28, 2011 on youtube.com, accessed on May 29, 2017
• Adam Małysz vs Matti Hautamaeki - Predazzo 2003 , video posted January 22, 2010 on youtube.com, accessed May 29, 2017