The cross-country skiing World Cup heads to Norway this weekend in Lillehammer. The Norwegian Team is now nominated.

Lillehammer, Norway, is the place of this year’s second stop for the cross-country skiing World Cup. The event begins on Friday, December 02, with a 10km individual start in freestyle technique. On Saturday, December 3, a sprint race in freestyle technique awaits. And on Sunday, December 4, the World Cup weekend ends with a 20km mass start in classic technique. 

In a press release, the Norwegian Ski Association has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming World Cup in Lillehammer. Norway will start with 47 athletes. On the women’s side, Norway will begin with 23 skiers. Already on the men’s side, 24 athletes will start for the Scandinavian country. 

Here is the Norwegian Team for the Lillehammer World Cup

Women’s 10km Individual Start F

• Margrethe Bergane
• Julie Bjervig Drivenes
• Helene Marie Fossesholm
• Kathrine Harsem
• Anne Kjersti Kalvå
• Astrid Øyre Slind
• Magni Smedås
• Silje Theodorsen
• Heidi Weng
• Lotta Udnes Weng
• Tiril Udnes Weng
• Ingvild Flugstad Østberg

Women’s Sprint F

• Hedda Østberg Amundsen
• Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs
• Maria Hartz Melling
• Julie Myhre
• Mathilde Myhrvold
• Amalie Håkonsen Ous
• Hanne Wilberg Rofstad
• Magni Smedås
• Kristine Stavås Skistad
• Ane Appelkvist Stenseth
• Lotta Udnes Weng
• Tiril Udnes Weng

Women’s 20km Mass Start C

• Hedda Østberg Amundsen
• Margrethe Bergane
• Kristin Austgulen Fosnæs
• Helene Marie Fossesholm
• Sigrid Leseth Føyen
• Kathrine Harsem
• Anne Kjersti Kalvå
• Anna Svendsen
• Silje Theodorsen
• Heidi Weng
• Tiril Udnes Weng
• Ingvild Flugstad Østberg

Men’s 10km Individual Start F

• Iver Tildheim Andersen
• Pål Golberg
• Hans Christer Holund
• Emil Iversen
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• Simen Hegstad Krüger
• Håvard Moseby
• Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget
• Sjur Røthe
• Edvard Sandvik
• Mattis Stenshagen
• Didrik Tønseth

Men’s Sprint F

• Harald Astrup Arnesen
• Ansgar Evensen
• Pål Golberg
• Thomas Helland-Larsen
• Matz William Jenssen
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• Simen Myhre
• Even Northug
• Sindre Bjørnestad Skar
• Håvard Solås Taugbøl
• Gjøran Tefre 
• Erik Valnes

Men’s 20km Mass Start C

• Pål Golberg
• Hans Christer Holund
• Emil Iversen
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• Amund Korsæth
• Håvard Moseby
• Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget
• Sjur Røthe
• Mattis Stenshagen
• Didrik Tønseth
• Erik Valnes
• Jonas Vika

FACTS Lillehammer World Cup Season 2022/2023

• When: Friday, December 2 to Sunday, December 4 
• Who: Elite national skiers
• Where: Lillehammer, Norway
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway

PROGRAM

Friday, December 2: 10km Individual Start F (More details can be found here)

• 11:00 CET: 10km Individual Start F, women
• 12:45 CET: 10km Individual Start F, men

Saturday, December 3: Sprint F (More details can be found here)

• 9:30 CET: Sprint Qualification F, men 
• 9:30 CET: Sprint Qualification F, women
• 12:00 CET: Sprint Final F, men
• 12:00 CET: Sprint Final F, women 

Sunday, December 4: 20km Mass Start C (More details can be found here)

• 10:45 CET: 20km Mass Start C, women
• 13:00 CET: 20km Mass Start C, men

Read More: Cross-Country Skiing Changes And World Cup Calendar For The 2022/2023 Season