Marit Bjørgen was ahead for almost the entire course, but in the last 50 meters Petter Northug surged ahead and won the show event "Bysprinten" in Mosjøen, Norway.
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The World Cup is long wrapped up, and it’s time to party. The top racers never pass up a chance to party, and this weekend the party is Bysprinten in Mosjøen, Norway.
Marit Bjoergen (NOR) capped a stellar 2011 World Cup campaign, extending her lead on Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) for a clear victory in the World Cup Final mini-tour. Kowalczyk held her second position, as did Therese Johaug in third – though of the trio, she had to work the hardest. Bjoergen entered the 10km handicap start event with a 1:14 lead over Kowalczyk, making the outcome a foregone conclusion. Bjoergen’s worst result of the season in...
As the Norwegian and Swedish teams offered their insight to what might happen in the opening event at the 2011 World Championships, both athletes and coaches admitted that Kikkan Randall was a big concern.
To race at the World Championships at Holmenkollen on home turf in February is maybe one of the biggest moments in a Norwegian skier’s career. The Norwegian Ski Association just announced their criteria for naming athletes to that team.
Bjørgen is a Bargain for Fischer
Inge ScheveAugust 11, 2010
OSLO, NORWAY – When Marit Bjørgen, 30, signed her current contract with Fischer in the spring of 2009, after having experimented with other ski brands, she took a heavy salary cut. Even though Bjørgen’s gold medal collection for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler is the biggest ever for a Norwegian female in a single event, the Fischer contract was non-negotiable after the season. “I have not renegotiated my contract with Fischer from 2009. That contract...
Bjørgen is Number Two
FasterSkierDecember 28, 2008
This article was translated and adapted from Aftenposten.no –