The Fiemme Roller Ski World Cup had its first day this Friday with a 10km freestyle mass start race for the junior athletes in Ziano Di Fiemme, Italy. Aksel Artusi (ITA) and Maria Gismondi (ITA) won their respective races.

10km Junior Men’s Mass Start Race – Fiemme Roller Ski World Cup 

In the 10km junior men’s mass start race, we saw Aksel Artusi (ITA) taking home first place with a total time of 19:03.4.

Jonatan Lindberg (SWE) snagged second place, 0.7 seconds back, and Marco Gaudenzio (ITA) completed the podium in third place, 4.0 seconds behind the winner.

Top 5, 10km Mass Start F, Junior Men

1. Aksel Artusi (ITA), 19:03.4
2. Jonatan Lindberg (SWE), +0.7
3. Marco Gaudenzio (ITA), +4.0
4. Sultan Bazarbekov (KAZ), +4.6
5. Silvestrs Svauksts (LAT), +5.6

Complete results can be found HERE.

10km Junior Women’s Mass Start F – Fiemme Roller Ski World Cup 

Maria Gismondi (ITA) took first place today at the Fiemme Roller Ski World Cup in the junior women’s 10km mass start race in freestyle technique. Gismondi completed the race in a total time of 21:32.5.

Anna Maria Ghiddi (ITA) snagged second place, 35.1 seconds behind the winner, and Anastasiia Ivanchenko (UKR) completed the podium in third place, 48.8 seconds back.

Top 5, 10km Mass Start F, Junior Women

1. Maria Gismondi (ITA), 21:32.5
2. Anna Maria Ghiddi (ITA), +35.1
3. Anastasiia Ivanchenko (UKR), +48.8
4. Sofiia Shkatula (UKR), +54.1
5. Mariya Gerachshenko (KAZ), +1:00.5

Complete results can be found HERE.

Facts: Fiemme Roller Ski World Cup

• Who:  Senior and junior roller ski athletes 
• What:  Summer roller ski competitions 
• Where:  Ziano Di Fiemme, Italy
• When:  September 8 to 10, 2023 
• Website: Fiemme Roller Ski World Cup  

September 8, Friday: Ziano Di Fiemme – Via Nazionale/Giro Roda – Mass Start Freestyle technique – 2.4km each lap.

• 15:00 CET: Mass Start F – Junior Women – 4 laps, 10km
• 15:30 CET: Mass Start F – Junior Men – 4 laps, 10km
• 16:00 CET: Mass Start F – Senior Women – 4 laps, 10km
• 16:30 CET: Mass Start F – Senior Men – 6 laps, 15km
• Follows: Flower Ceremony on the finish line after arrival of each category 
• 19:00 CET: Official Prize Giving Ceremony at the main square in Ziano Di Fiemme

September 9, Saturday: Ziano Di Fiemme – Via Nazionale – Individual Sprint Freestyle technique – 200m.

• 16:00 CET: 200m F Qualify (Junior Women, Junior Men, Senior Women, and Senior Men)
• 17:15 CET: 200m F Finals (Junior Women, Junior Men, Senior Women, and Senior Men)
• Follows: Flower Ceremony on the finish line after arrival of each category
• 19:00 CET: Official Prize Giving Ceremony at the main square in Ziano Di Fiemme

September 10, Sunday: Ziano Di Fiemme – Alpe Cermis – Uphill Mass Start “Cermis Final Climb” classic technique.

• 9:30 CET: Mass Start 13km C – Junior Men
• 10:00 CET: Mass Start 13km C – Junior Women
• 10:30 CET: Mass Start 13km C – Senior Women
• 11:00 CET: Mass Start 15km C – Senior Men 
• Follows: Flower Ceremony on the finish line on Alpe Cermis
• 14:30 CET: Official Prize Giving Ceremony in Ziano Di Fiemme

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