Norwegian Women’s Skiathlon Team For The World Championships 

by Leandro Lutz • 24.02.2023
The Norwegian women’s skiathlon team is presented for the 2023 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. Ski Classics Pro Tour athlete Astrid Øyre Slind is named.

Planica, Slovenia, is the place for this winter season’s World Championships, with ten competitions in 12 days and the last race being the men’s cross-country skiing 50km mass start race on March 5, 2023. 

The Norwegian Ski Association has named their cross-country skiers for tomorrow’s women’s skiathlon race at the World Championships.

“I can confirm that Astrid can go both classic and skating. I think we are a strong team, and I have faith in all four girls,” says national team coach Stig Rune Kveen.

As a Pro Tour skier, Øyre Slind excels in the classic technique (and double-poling) rather than in freestyle, but the 31-year-old Norwegian includes skating as part of her training plan. On the other hand, she is uncertain about the skiathlon race but is already looking forward to it.

“I’m ready. But I’m starting to get a little nervous,” says Øyre Slind after the nomination, and continues:

“I have done a skiathlon maybe ten years ago. I am excited about all the risk factors.”

Here is the Norwegian Skiathlon Team for the 2023 World Championships 

Women’s Team

  • Astrid Øyre Slind
  • Anne Kjersti Kalvå
  • Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
  • Silje Theodorsen

See below the complete program for the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia.

FACTS Planica World Championships Season 2022/2023

  • When: Tuesday, February 21 to Sunday, March 5, 2023 
  • Who: Elite national skiers
  • Where: Planica, Slovenia
  • What: FIS Cross-Country World Championships in Planica, Slovenia

Planica 2023 – Cross-Country Skiing Complete Program

February 21, Tuesday

  • 20:23 Opening Ceremony, Planica Nordic Park Kranjska Gora

February 22, Wednesday

  • 12:00 Women’s Qualification race, 5km freestyle
  • 13:30 Men’s Qualification race, 10km freestyle

Start lists, details, and results you can find here

February 23, Thursday

  • 12:00 Women/Men Sprint qualification, classic
  • 14:30 Women/Men Sprint finals, classic

Start lists, details, and results you can find here

February 24, Friday

  • 15:30 Men’s Skiathlon, 15/15km

Start list, details, and results you can find here

February 25, Saturday

  • 14:00 Women’s Skiathlon, 7.5km/7.5km

Start list, details, and results you can find here

February 26, Sunday

  • 11:30 Women/Men Team Sprint qualification, freestyle
  • 13:30 Women/Men Team Sprint finals, freestyle

Start lists, details, and results you can find here

February 27, Monday 

  • Day Off

February 28, Tuesday

  • 12:30 Women’s Individual, 10km freestyle

Start list, details, and results you can find here

March 1, Wednesday

  • 12:30 Men’s Individual, 15km freestyle

Start list, details, and results you can find here

March 2, Thursday 

  • 12:30 Women’s Relay, 4x5km classic/freestyle

Start list, details, and results you can find here

March 3, Friday

  • 12:30 Men’s Relay, 4x10km classic/freestyle

Start list, details, and results you can find here

March 4, Saturday

  • 12:00 Women’s Mass Start, 30km classic

Start list, details, and results you can find here

March 5, Sunday

  • 12:00 Men’s Mass Start, 50km classic
  • After the competition – Medal and Closing Ceremony

Start list, details, and results you can find here

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Photo: Astrid Øyre Slind is one of the Norwegian skiers named to the women’s skiathlon race at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia.

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