17:55. On Wednesday, Simon Sancet from San Marino made history by becoming the first San Marino citizen to take part in the world cross-country skiing championships. In the qualifying race for the World Championships in Trondheim (Norway), an individual classic over 7.5 km, the Doubiste skier had one goal: to score less than 300 FIS points to secure his ticket for the 2026 Olympics.
At 39 years of age, he nevertheless clocked the 60th fastest time of the day, 6 min 4 sec 5 behind China’s Kuerbanjiang Wuerkaixi, the winner of this qualifying event. Registering 326.65 FIS points, Simon Sancet, coached by his friend Frédéric Jean in this rather crazy project, failed to achieve his objective.
Despite the disappointment, the qualified swimmer will be at the start of the sprint skate qualifier on Thursday morning.
- The full programme for the cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping world championships in Trondheim, the highlight of the 2024/2025 season
- To score less than 300 FIS points to qualify for the 2026 Olympics: the day of the great challenge has arrived for Simon Sancet, who took part in the qualifying race for the Trondheim Worlds.
- Trondheim Worlds: Lingshuang Chen wins the individual classic qualification ahead of two other Chinese gymnasts
- Trondheim: China’s Kuerbanjiang Wuerkaixi wins the qualification for the individual classic, Stevenson Savart excellent fifth
- After taking part in the World Biathlon Championships, Denmark’s Joachim Weel Rosbo finished fourth in the qualifying race for the Trondheim World Championships.
- Trondheim: Elie Tawk takes Lebanon to the Worlds
- The crazy story of Frederick Arthur Crosetto from Malta, who took part in the world championships in Trondheim at the age of 61.
