IN THE GLOW OF TRONDHEIM MEDALS
The Nordic World Ski Championships were a celebration! Regardless of the weather, the fans poured into the stadium. They celebrated Nordic ski sports as well as the participating athletes- and the Fischer Race Family celebrated right along with them. Led by the unbeatable Norwegian, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Fischer athletes won 54% of all medals awarded. Fischer set the standard once more and shined yet again as the most successful ski, boot, and bindings brand.
These world championships were marked by the great atmosphere of the large crowds. Hundreds of thousands of them made the pilgrimage to the stadium, the race courses, and the ski jumping hills regardless of pouring rain, cold and wet falling snow, storm warnings, or streaming sunshine. They watched exciting competition at the highest level with thrilling finishes, then celebrated their national heroes at the evening awards ceremonies held in the heart of the city. It was there that 27 gold, 25 silver, and 26 bronze medals glistened for the athletes of the Fischer Race Family- one more of each of the medals than at the world championships two years ago in Planica, Slovenia.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was crowned king of Trondheim with his incredible six out of six possible gold medals. In the city where he grew up, the exceptional Norwegian athlete was unbeatable in all disciplines.
"I still can't believe it’s real. It's a dream that I've carried with me every single day for many years. I have trained for it, sacrificed myself for it, pushed through doubts and pain. And now I'm standing here, in front of my home crowd, with six gold medals around my neck. That's more than I could ever have hoped for!"
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, 6 times world champion of Trondheim
After the final event, the women's 50-kilometer race on Sunday, it was notably three Fischer athletes - Sweden's Frida Karlsson and the two Norwegians Heidi Weng and Therese Johaug – who were rejoicing with their medals. After winning the relay, the affable Swede confidently secured her second gold medal of this year's World Championships.
Her teammate Ebba Andersson had already contributed to the successful performance of the Fischer Race Family with her three world championship titles - and at the same time ensured that the Swedish team won each of the women's cross-country competitions in Trondheim. Therese Johaug narrowly missed out on gold three times on her comeback, but still made the Fischer medal table shine with three silver and one bronze medal.
Erik Valnes (NOR, 2 x gold, 1 x silver), Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget (NOR, 1 x gold, 1 x silver), Heidi Weng (NOR, 2 x silver), William Poromaa (SWE, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze) and Lauri Vuorinen (FIN, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze) also made multiple contributions to the successful medal tally for Fischer.
In the Nordic Combined, an incredible 26 of the 36 medals awarded were won by Fischer athletes. Above all, the Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber, who will end his career after this season, shined at the end of his career with three golds and one bronze. His teammate Gyda Westvold Hansen secured two gold medals and one silver.
Jens Luraas Oftebro (NOR, 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze), Ida Marie Hagen (NOR, 1 x gold, 1 x silver), Julian Schmid (GER, 1 x gold, 1 x silver), Johannes Lamparter (AUT, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze), Jørgen Graabak (NOR, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze) and Lisa Hirner (AUT, 2 x bronze) also added to the Fischer medal tally several times.
The most industrious medal collector for Fischer on the jumping hill was Norway's Anna Odine Strøm. She started with bronze on the normal hill and went on to win gold in the Team and followed this up with the world championship title in the Mixed Team on the large hill. Austria's Jan Hörl contributed to the successful performance of the Fischer Race Family with two silver and two bronze medals, while Stefan Kraft and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger also shone several times with one silver and bronze each.
As at the Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide, the use of the new Speedmax skis and boots, which have now also celebrated their premiere at the Nordic World Championships, was striking in all the successes on the cross-country trails. In addition to the familiar bright yellow, the new products caught the eye in competition and on the podium thanks to the additional accents in what we call “Racing Teal”.
More information on the new product highlights can be found here.
