Cross-country skiing : Maria Gismondi sixth in the individual skate event
Italy’s Maria Gismondi created a surprise on Sunday in theindividual skate race of the cross-country skiing world cup in Trondheim (Norway). The 21-year-old cross-country skier, who was in twelfth place at the halfway stage of the race, put in a remarkable second half to climb back up to sixth place, just 26 seconds from victory and less than ten seconds from the podium.
This result is the best performance of his young career, improving on his ninth place last winter in the individual skate event inOslo (Norway).
“It’s incredible for me. It’s my favourite format and I really like this course, so I’m super happy. It means a lot because I’m so close to the best in the world. It shows that all the hard work is paying off. I’m just trying to enjoy this day,” she enthused to the FIS.
For the Transalpine native of Lazio – the region around Rome – this performance was no fluke. During the pre-season, she had already taken second place in the individual skate event at the Finnish opening races in Muonio (Finland). Before that, she had become world junior mass-start skate champion in Planica (Slovenia) in February 2024.
This sixth place means he can now don the green bib of best U23, a strong signal just a few months ahead of the Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina, where this format is on the programme: “I hope to put in a very good performance at the Olympics. I’m going to keep working and we’ll see.
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