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Johannes Thingnes Boe marked the return to Biathlon World Cup action with yet another sprint victory as he continued his sensational campaign in Nove Mesto. Streaking away with the overall Biathlon World Cup title, Boe has been particularly dominant in the sprint discipline, winning every World Cup event, along with last month's World Championship title in Oberhof.
Patrick Roest brought down the house with a tireless 5000m world title win in Heerenveen — his first individual single distance gold.Set a tough task by Italian Davide Ghiotto, who set off at a lightning pace and came home in 6:11.12, Roest steadily clawed back time with a supremely consistent run.In the end the Dutchman sealed the Netherlands' 100th world championship gold by 2.18 seconds.The other half of Roest's race pair, Belgian Bart Swings, couldn't match the Olympic silver medallist's speed, but snatched bronze with a time of 6:13.06.Norway's Ragne Wiklund upset home favourite Irene Schouten earlier that evening to take gold in the women's 3000m.Dutch speed skating star Schouten, the 3000m and 5000m Olympic champion and record holder, posted a competitive time of 3:57.40 before Wiklund's run.The 22-year-old Norwegian then produced a technically flawless and controlled skate to pip her rival by 0.54 seconds.Veteran Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic, who scooped double gold at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, claimed bronze with 3:58.35.The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships runs until Sunday 5 March, with the women's and men's team pursuit getting tomorrow's action underway at 7:05pm.
Valerie Maltais skated to fifth place finish in the women's 3,000m on the first day of the ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands on Thursday.
Johannes Thingnes Boe marked his return to World Cup action with yet another sprint victory as he continued his perfect campaign in Nove Mesto. Streaking away with the overall Biathlon World Cup title, Boe has been particularly dominant in the sprint discipline, winning every World Cup event, along with last month’s World Championship title in Oberhof.
Defending champions Norway surged from behind to continue their domination over the women's 4x5km relay in Planica on Thursday. It is the sixth time in seven championships the Norwegians have taken gold in this event, as Germany and Finland failed to hold onto their five-second lead at the halfway stage.
Norway's Simen Hegstad Krueger grabbed his second gold medal of the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships with victory in the men's 15km individual. The 29-year-old upgraded his 2021 silver for gold in the 15km individual start free in Planica, winning by 5.3 seconds from silver medallist Harald Oestberg Amundsen.
Norway's Simen Hegstad Krueger grabbed his second gold medal of the 2023 Nordic World Ski Championships with victory in the men's 15km individual. The 29-year-old upgraded his 2021 silver for gold in the 15km individual start free in Planica, winning by 5.3 seconds from silver medallist Harald Oestberg Amundsen.
Mikaela Shiffrin, fresh off a successful world championships, returns to racing this weekend, one victory shy of the career Alpine skiing World Cup wins record of 86, one of the greatest records in the sport.