Cross-country skiing World Cup 2025: Austria in the race for medals in Trondheim!

Cross-country skiing World Cup 2025: Austria in the race for medals in Trondheim!

The winter sports highlight of the year is pending in Trondheim: The 55th Nordic Ski World Cup takes place from February 26 to March 9, 2025, and athletes from over 60 nations will fight for medals in cross-country skiing, ski jumping and the Nordic combination. The event is special, because for the first time, medals in the para-skiing run are also allocated, as reports ski-Bieten-test.de The schedule provides for a total of 27 decisions, the live broadcasts are provided by ARD/ZDF and Eurosport.

Austria's cross -country skier in focus

Austria has not taken the leading role in the past as a cross-country skelet nation, as ex-athlete Luis Stadlober found. The 33-year-old, who took part in World Championships and Olympic Games, among other things and now acts as an ORF expert, knows about the challenges in sport. In particular, the training of the training often does not bring the desired success, which prompted Stadlober to end his career. In his opinion, new impulses are needed to bring the next generation to the ski: "The club coaches and their cooperation with sports teachers are important," said Stadlober.

At the World Cup in Trondheim, he hopes for athletes such as his sister Teresa and Mika Vermeulen, who are already part of the top of the world. "We are well positioned with the two at large distances," he emphasizes. A new competition format is also being tried out in Trondheim: women will take over 50 kilometers for the first time. This innovative format could increase interest in cross-country skiing in Austria, such as laola1.at noted.

The competitions start on February 27 with the first qualifications in the sprint and go over different distances to the crucial mass starts at the end of the event. The competition is not only for the athletes, but also for the audience and fans an important event of this winter season.