The cross-country skiing World Cup heads to Les Rousses in France this weekend. The Norwegian Team is presented.

Les Rousses, France, is the place for this weekend’s cross-country skiing World Cup. The event begins on Friday, January 27, with a 10km race in freestyle technique. On Saturday, January 28, it’s time for a sprint in classic technique. On Sunday, January 29, the World Cup weekend ends with a 20km mass start race in classic technique. 

In a press release, the Norwegian Ski Association has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming World Cup in Les Rousses. Norway will start with 27 athletes. On the women’s side, Norway will begin with 13 skiers. Already on the men’s side, 14 athletes will start for the Scandinavian country. 

Here is the Norwegian Team for Les Rousses World Cup

Women’s 10km F – Friday, January 27

• Helene Marie Fossesholm
• Ragnhild Haga
• Silje Theodorsen
• Heidi Weng
• Lotta Udnes Weng
• Tiril Udnes Weng
• Ingvild Flugstad Østberg

Men’s 10km F – Friday, January 27

• Harald Østberg Amundsen
• Iver Tildheim Andersen
• Pål Golberg
• Hans Christer Holund
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• Simen Hegstad Krüger
• Sjur Røthe
• Didrik Tønseth

Women’s Sprint C – Saturday, January 28

• Maria Hartz Melling
• Mathilde Myhrvold
• Kristine Stavås Skistad
• Ane Appelkvist Stenseth
• Anna Svendsen
• Lotta Udnes Weng
• Tiril Udnes Weng

Men’s Sprint C – Saturday, January 28

• Pål Golberg
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• Even Northug
• Sindre Bjørnestad Skar
• Håvard Solås Taugbøl
• Erik Valnes
• Sivert Wiig

Women’s 20km Mass Start C – Sunday, January 29

• Astrid Øyre Slind
• Anna Svendsen
• Silje Theodorsen
• Heidi Weng
• Lotta Udnes Weng
• Tiril Udnes Weng
• Ingvild Flugstad Østberg

Men’s 20km Mass Start C – Sunday, January 29

• Harald Østberg Amundsen
• Pål Golberg
• Hans Christer Holund
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
• Simen Hegstad Krüger
• Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget
• Sjur Røthe
• Didrik Tønseth

See below the complete program with facts, start lists, and results for the World Cup in Les Rousses.

FACTS Les Rousses World Cup Season 2022/2023

• When: Friday, January 27 to Sunday, January 29 
• Who: Elite national skiers
• Where: Les Rousses, France
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Les Rousses, France

PROGRAM

Friday, January 27: 10km Individual Start F (Find more details here)

• 12:00 CET: 10km Individual Start F, women
• 14:45 CET: 10km Individual Start F, men

Saturday, January 28: Sprint C (Find more details here)

• 12:00 CET: Sprint Qualification C, men 
• 12:00 CET: Sprint Qualification C, women
• 14:30 CET: Sprint Final C, men
• 14:30 CET: Sprint Final C, women 

Sunday, January 29: 20km Mass Start C (Find more details here)

• 12:45 CET: 20km Mass Start C, women
• 14:45 CET: 20km Mass Start C, men

New this season is the same race distances for women and men in all World Cup events, as the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) decided in May. Several other changes have also been introduced to the World Cup.

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

Also Read: New Distances At The Cross-Country Skiing World Cup