Video: The best moments of Madona Roller Ski World Cup – Mass Start

by Leandro Lutz • 22.08.2023
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The Madona Roller Ski World Cup and Junior World Championships third and final day took place on Sunday with the mass start races in freestyle technique for senior and junior skiers. Watch the highlights!

Madona Roller Ski World Cup 2023 – Best Moments Day 3

Video credits to Edgars Sparans Films/Madona Roller Ski World Cup/FIS Roller Skiing

Madona Roller Ski World Cup – Day 3

The Roller Ski World Cup had its third and final day on Sunday with a mass start race in Madona, Latvia. Linn Sömskar (SWE) and Kasper Herland (NOR) won their respective races.

15km Women’s Mass Start F – Madona Roller Ski World Cup 

Linn Sömskar (SWE) took first place today at the Madona Roller Ski World Cup in the women’s 15km mass start race in freestyle technique. Sömskar completed the race in a total time of 34:47.0.

Jackline Lockner (SWE) snagged second place, 20.4 seconds behind the winner, and Keidy Kaasiku (EST) completed the podium in third place, 21.8 seconds back.

Top 5, 15km Mass Start F, Women

  1. Linn Sömskar (SWE), 34:47.0
  2. Jackline Lockner (SWE), +20.4
  3. Keidy Kaasiku (EST), +21.8
  4. Kaidy Kaasiku (EST), +57.0
  5. Victoria Nitteberg (NOR), +1:19.2

Complete results can be found HERE.

Women’s podium. Photo Agris Veckalniņš

20km Men’s Mass Start Race – Madona Roller Ski World Cup 

In the 20km men’s mass start race, we saw Kasper Herland (NOR) taking home first place with a total time of 44:11.5.

Matteo Tanel (ITA) snagged second place, 3.9 seconds back, and Raimo Vigants (LAT) completed the podium in third place, 4.1 seconds behind the winner.

Top 5, 20km Mass Start F, Men

  1. Kasper Herland (NOR), 44:11.5
  2. Matteo Tanel (ITA), +3.9
  3. Raimo Vigants (LAT), +4.1
  4. Artyom Kovalyov (KAZ), +4.5
  5. Tommaso Dellagiacoma (ITA), +4.9

Complete results can be found HERE.

Men’s podium. Photo Agris Veckalniņš

Junior Roller Ski World Championships – Day 3

The Junior Roller Ski World Championships had its third and final day on Sunday also with mass start races in freestyle technique in Madona, Latvia. Anton Grahn (SWE) and Nora Wallenius (SWE) won their respective races.

Junior Men’s Race – 20km Mass Start

In the junior men’s mass start race, we saw Anton Grahn (SWE) taking home first place with a total time of 46:28.2.

Marco Gaudenzio (ITA) snagged second place, 0.8 seconds behind the winner, and Viktor Norberg (SWE) completed the podium in third place, 2.0 seconds back.

Top 5, 20km Mass Start F, Junior Men

  1. Anton Grahn (SWE), 46:28.2
  2. Marco Gaudenzio (ITA), +0.8
  3. Viktor Norberg (SWE), +2.0
  4. Ralf Kivil (EST), +2.1
  5. Sultan Bazarbekov (KAZ), +2.2

Complete results can be found HERE.

Junior men’s podium. Photo: Agris Veckalniņš

Junior Women’s Race – 15km Mass Start

Nora Wallenius (SWE) took first place today at the FIS Junior Roller Ski World Championships in the junior women’s mass start race in freestyle technique.

Anna Maria Ghiddi (ITA) snagged second place, 5.5 seconds behind, and Sofiia Shkatula (UKR) completed the podium in third place, 7.5 seconds behind the winner.

Top 5, 15km Mass Start F, Junior Women

  1. Nora Wallenius (SWE), 37:14.6
  2. Anna Maria Ghiddi (ITA), +5.5
  3. Sofiia Shkatula (UKR), +7.5
  4. Yelizaveta Tolmachyova (KAZ), +11.1
  5. Vanessa Cagnati (ITA), +14.8

Complete results can be found HERE.

Junior women’s podium. Photo: Agris Veckalniņš

Program for the Madona Roller Ski World Cup and Junior World Championships

  • August 18 – individual race in classic technique (15km men; 10 km women and junior men; 7.5km junior women)
  • August 19 – 200m sprint in freestyle technique (women/men and junior women/junior men)
  • August 20 – mass start in freestyle technique (20 km men/junior men and 15 km women/junior women)

For a comprehensive Madona Roller Ski World Cup and Junior World Championships events calendar, click here.

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