The cross-country skiing World Championships 2025 starts in just over a month in Trondheim, Norway. The Norwegian national team is now named.

Trondheim, Norway, will host the next winter season’s World Championships. The Opening Ceremony will be held on February 26, 2025. There will be 16 cross-country skiing competitions in 10 days, with the last race being the women’s cross-country skiing 50km mass start race in freestyle technique on March 9, 2025. 

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In a press release, the Norwegian Ski Association has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming cross-country skiing World Championships in Trondheim, Norway. 

“We have fielded a very strong Norwegian cross-country skiing squad and are looking forward to a national celebration on home soil. Our goal is to be the best cross-country skiing nation in the championship. We want to contribute to an unforgettable World Ski Championships that will be talked about for generations,” says Norwegian national team manager Ulf Morten Aune and adds:

“The World Cup squad in cross-country skiing can consist of 12 women and 12 men. We will wait for the World Cup in Engadin and Cogne before we select the last female athlete. The athlete is initially a reserve. On the men’s side, we will select two more athletes after the sprint in Engadin next weekend.”

Here is the Norwegian National Team for the Trondheim World Championships

Women’s Team

Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs
Helene Marie Fossesholm
Julie Myhre
Therese Johaug
Mathilde Myhrvold
Nora Sanness
Kristine Stavås Skistad
Astrid Øyre Slind
Silje Theodorsen
Heidi Weng
Lotta Udnes Weng

Men’s Team

Harald Østberg Amundsen
Pål Golberg***
Jan Thomas Jenssen
Matz William Jenssen
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo**
Simen Hegstad Krüger*
Even Northug
Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget
Andreas Fjorden Ree
Erik Valnes

*Free place as defending champion in 10km and 20km skiathlon
**Free place as defending champion in sprint
***Free place as defending champion in 50km

See below the complete program for the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway.

FACTS 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships

• When: Wednesday, February 26, to Sunday, March 9, 2025
• Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
• Where: Trondheim, Norway
• What: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025

PROGRAM (traditional cross-country skiing program) 

Wednesday, February 26

• Cross-country: Qualification, Classic – Women 10km
• Cross-country: Qualification, Classic – Men 10km

Thursday, February 27

• Cross-country: Sprint Qualification and Finals, Free – Women
• Cross-country: Sprint Qualification and Finals, Free – Men

Saturday, March 1

• Cross-country: Skiathlon – Men 10km/10km

Sunday, March 2

• Cross-country: Skiathlon – Women 10km/10km

Tuesday, March 4

• Cross-country: Classic – Men 10km
• Cross-country: Classic – Women 10km
• Para: Sprint Qualification, Classic – Women
• Para: Sprint Qualification, Classic – Men

Wednesday, March 5

• Cross-country: Team Sprint, Classic – Women
• Cross-country: Team Sprint, Classic – Men
• Para: Sprint Finals, Classic – Women
• Para: Sprint Finals, Classic – Men

Thursday, March 6

• Cross-country: Relay Men 4×7.5km

Friday, March 7

• Cross-country: Relay Women 4×7.5km

Saturday, March 8

• Cross-country: Mass Start, Free – Men 50km

Sunday, March 9

• Cross-country: Mass Start, Free – Women 50km

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The Nordic World Ski Championships will take place in Trondheim, Norway, from February 26 to March 9, 2025. It promises to be the largest sporting event in Norway in 15 years, with more than 300.000 spectators expected to attend. 

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