2003_FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 took place February 18 – March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy for a second time (1991). The ski jumping team normal hill held in 2001 was not held at this championships while the women's 30 km returned after being cancelled in the previous championships due to extremely cold weather. Additionally the pursuit races went from separate races run on the same day (combined) to Skiathlon races.
Quick Facts Host city, Events ...
Official logo for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003. | |
| Host city | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
|---|---|
| Events | 18 |
| Opening | 18 February 2003 |
| Closing | 1 March 2003 |
| Main venue | Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium Trampolino dal Ben |
| Website | Valdifiemme2003.com |
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1.5 km individual sprint
February 26, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Thobias Fredriksson (SWE) |
3:12.1 |
| Silver |  Håvard Bjerkeli (NOR) |
3:12.9 |
| Bronze | Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
3:13.5 |
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15 km classical
February 21, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Axel Teichmann (GER) |
35:47.5 |
| Silver |  Jaak Mae (EST) |
35:54.4 |
| Bronze | Frode Estil (NOR) |
35:56.0 |
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10 km + 10 km double pursuit
February 23, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Per Elofsson (SWE) |
47:42.3 |
| Silver | Tore Ruud Hofstad (NOR) |
47:42.6 |
| Bronze | Jörgen Brink (SWE) |
47:42.7 |
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30 km classical mass start
February 19, 2003
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| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
1:12:29.3 |
| Silver | Anders Aukland (NOR) |
1:12:29.9 |
| Bronze | Frode Estil (NOR) |
1:12:30.4 |
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50 km freestyle
March 1, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Martin Koukal (CZE) |
1:54:25.3 |
| Silver | Anders Södergren (SWE) |
1:54:40.3 |
| Bronze | Jörgen Brink (SWE) |
1:55:09.0 |
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4 × 10 km relay
February 25, 2003
More information Medal, Team ...
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Thomas Alsgaard) |
1:31:56.4 |
| Silver | Germany (Jens Filbrich, Andreas Schlütter, René Sommerfeldt, Axel Teichmann) |
1:31:56.6 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Anders Södergren, Mathias Fredriksson, Per Elofsson, Jörgen Brink) |
1:32:12.8 |
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1.5 km individual sprint
February 26, 2003
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| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
3:28.8 |
| Silver | Claudia Künzel (GER) |
3:29.9 |
| Bronze | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
3:30.6 |
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10 km classical
February 20. 2003
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| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bente Skari (NOR) |
25:47.0 |
| Silver | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
26:08.0 |
| Bronze | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
26:16.7 |
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5 km + 5 km double pursuit
February 22, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
26:38.4 |
| Silver | Evi Sachenbacher (GER) |
26:39.0 |
| Bronze |  Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
26:39.0 |
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Sachenbacher beat Zavyalova in a photo finish to earn the silver medal.
15 km classical mass start
February 18, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bente Skari (NOR) |
39:40.9 |
| Silver | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
39:53.7 |
| Bronze | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
40:36.7 |
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30 km freestyle
February 28, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) |
1:14:29.8 |
| Silver | Yelena Burukhina (RUS) |
1:14:45.1 |
| Bronze | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
1:14:56.7 |
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4 × 5 km relay
February 24, 2003
More information Medal, Team ...
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher) |
50:54.7 |
| Silver | Norway (Anita Moen, Marit Bjørgen, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Vibeke Skofterud) |
51:26.3 |
| Bronze | Russia (Natalya Korostelyova, Olga Zavyalova, Yelena Burukhina, Nina Gavrylyuk) |
52:06.3 |
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The Finnish relay team finished second, but was disqualified when Kaisa Varis tested positive for doping.
7.5 km sprint
February 28, 2003
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| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Johnny Spillane (USA) |
18:47.8 |
| Silver | Ronny Ackermann (GER) |
18:49.1 |
| Bronze |  Felix Gottwald (AUT) |
18:49.1 |
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Spillane is the first American to win a gold medal in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Ackermann beat Gottwald at the line to earn the silver medal.
15 km Individual Gundersen
February 21, 2003
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| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ronny Ackermann (GER) |
37:54.2 |
| Silver | Felix Gottwald (AUT) |
38:46.3 |
| Bronze |  Samppa Lajunen (FIN) |
39:10.1 |
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4 × 5 km team
February 24, 2003
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| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Michael Gruber, Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler, Felix Gottwald) |
47:23.9 |
| Silver | Germany (Thorsten Schmitt, Georg Hettich, Björn Kircheisen, Ronny Ackermann) |
+ 12.6 |
| Bronze | Finland (Hannu Manninen, Jouni Kaitainen, Jaakko Tallus, Samppa Lajunen) |
+ 1:15.5 |
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Individual normal hill
February 28, 2003
More information Medal, Athlete ...
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Adam Małysz (POL) |
279.0 |
| Silver | Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) |
263.0 |
| Bronze |  Noriaki Kasai (JPN) |
259.5 |
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Individual large hill
February 22, 2003
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| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Adam Małysz (POL) |
289.0 |
| Silver | Matti Hautamäki (FIN) |
286.5 |
| Bronze | Noriaki Kasai (JPN) |
273.2 |
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Team large hill
February 23, 2003
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| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Janne Ahonen, Tami Kiuru, Arttu Lappi, Matti Hautamäki) |
1046.6 |
| Silver | Japan (Kazuyoshi Funaki, Akira Higashi, Hideharu Miyahira, Noriaki Kasai) |
1010.1 |
| Bronze | Norway (Tommy Ingebrigtsen, Lars Bystøl, Sigurd Pettersen, Bjørn Einar Romøren) |
991.9 |
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Medal winners by nation. The host country, Italy, did not get any medals.
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
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