Norway and USA win the teams at the Lahti Junior World Championships

In the icy cold of Lahti this morning Norway won the 4x3,3km female relay, while in the men's 4x5km the gold medal went to the United States

Saturday 26 January 2019 5 minutes reading time

The female 4x3.3km relay was won by Norway, in an exciting race full of attacks and comebacks. In the first fraction there was a brilliant Nicole Monsorno initially attached to Russia and Norway who immediately dictated the pace. At the time of the change, however, the first two Fale and Fosnaes have stretched with the 'blue that has still changed third ahead of Switzerland, the US and Sweden more lingered. The second Russian fractionist Kuskova increased the pace by increasing the gap with the pursuers, who arrived at the third change in the order: Norway, USA, Finland, Sweden. And it is in the third fraction that the positions have been outlined, with the Norwegian Fossesholm who has made a remarkable comeback and once the Russian Stepanova has engaged in the first position launched the 'attack by giving the primacy to the companion Skistad. On the last lap, the gold medal was played by Russia and Norway, in the final sprint it was Skistad in front of Grukhvina. Norway world champion (Fosnaes, Stav, Fossesholm, Skistad) silver medal for Russia at 1 '' '' (Faleeva, Kuskova, Stepanova, Grukhvina) and bronze at Sweden at 33 '' '' 3 (Lindstroem, Karlsson, Baangman, Svahn). Italy after a brilliant start with Nicole Monsorno, then lost ground in every quarter by closing tenth to 2''10 from the head, the other fractionalists at the start were Bergagnin, Maj and Colombo. Complete results It is the United States that wins the men's 4x5km and the world champions in front of Russia and Germany. France with Chappaz immediately followed a strong following by the American Jager and the Norwegian Skaanes, further back the quintet with Russia, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Canada. In the second fraction Knopf recovers on the head trio, on the hill the USA attack with Ogden to make the expenses is the French Schely that detaches from the first. They pass at the time of the change then in the head United States, Germany and Norway. In the third fraction positions do not change, in the group of pursuers Egoshin tries to force the pace to get back on the first, but in front Andersen responds by pulling to frustrate the attempt of the Russian. During the last fraction with the forcing of the Finnish Poikkimaki and the Swedish Aflodahl a compact group is formed in the head, completed with a brilliant Terentev. On the hardest track the US Schumacher launches the 'decisive attack, to battle for the podium remain the Russian Terentev and the German Moch. On arrival the USA are world champions (Jager, Ogden, Hagenbuch, Schumacher) second Russia 3 '' '' 8 (Trefilov, Kuznetsov, Egoshin, Terentev) third Germany 6 '' '' 3 (Milz , Knopf, Sossau, Moch). The Azzurri closed seventh, comeback after the first fraction managed to stay in the top ten and to finish in front of France with whom they have fought for much of the race. To compose the Italian quartet there were Dellagiacoma, Del Fabbro, Ticco and Graz. Complete results