Kristoffersen wins 5th World Juniors title on home snow
HAFJELL, Norway – Shooting star Henrik Kristoffersen raced to victory in the men’s giant slalom at the World Junior Championships ahead of Swiss Loic Meillard (+0.96) and his teammate Marcus Monsen (+1.16).
Many fans, friends, and family traveled to the ski resort close to Lillehammer to support the 20-year-old. Just a few hours earlier, his teammate Kjetil Jansrud took World Cup victory in the men’s super G in nearby Kvitfjell giving the Norwegian hosts reason to celebrate.
Kristoffersen now equals the record of Austrian Benjamin Raich for the most Junior World Championship victories as both racers achieved an impressive five wins in the men’s category.
“It feels really good to win on home soil. I’ve got lots of friends and family here which I am not so used to. I am super happy to be tied with Raich now. I’ve got another chance to medal tomorrow in slalom, but it’s going to be tough.”
Meanwhile, second place finisher Meillard already scored a first, a second, and a third place at the Europa Cup level this season. His silver medal in Hafjell seems to come as a logical sequence in his strong performances. Bronze medalist Monsen claimed his third Junior World Championship medal after silver in GS and bronze in the combined event last year in Jasna.
Although Daniele Sorio who sat in third after the first run landed in fourth place in the end, it was a strong showing for the Italian team with four racers in the top 10.
One of the prominent figures on-site in Hafjell was Lillehammer 1994 double Olympic Champion Markus Wasmeier of Germany who cheered on his son Lukas, who unfortunately did not finish the race.
“It’s nice to be back here where I got so many great memories,” Wasmeier said.
The U.S. Ski Team’s AJ Ginnis was the top American on the day, finishing 18th while just barely being bested by his former Green Mountain Valley School teammate Charlie Raposo, of Great Britain, who now skis with Global Racing. Alpine Ontario’s Patrick McConville was the fastest Canadian in 22nd.
Release courtesy of FIS, photo by Alexander Eriksson
Results
1 | 2 | 422304 | KRISTOFFERSEN Henrik | 1994 | NOR | 1:08.84 | 1:14.53 | 2:23.37 | 6.00 | |
2 | 1 | 512182 | MEILLARD Loic | 1996 | SUI | 1:10.22 | 1:14.11 | 2:24.33 | +0.96 | 12.56 |
3 | 7 | 422390 | MONSEN Marcus | 1995 | NOR | 1:09.54 | 1:14.99 | 2:24.53 | +1.16 | 13.93 |
4 | 6 | 6291028 | SORIO Daniele | 1994 | ITA | 1:09.67 | 1:14.89 | 2:24.56 | +1.19 | 14.13 |
5 | 9 | 6190074 | GATEAU Elie | 1995 | FRA | 1:10.46 | 1:14.29 | 2:24.75 | +1.38 | 15.43 |
6 | 15 | 6291430 | MAURBERGER Simon | 1995 | ITA | 1:10.45 | 1:14.53 | 2:24.98 | +1.61 | 17.01 |
7 | 13 | 422300 | EIDE Peder Dahlum | 1994 | NOR | 1:10.04 | 1:15.05 | 2:25.09 | +1.72 | 17.76 |
8 | 33 | 6291574 | SALA Tommaso | 1995 | ITA | 1:11.39 | 1:13.76 | 2:25.15 | +1.78 | 18.17 |
9 | 8 | 202604 | SAUTER Paul | 1994 | GER | 1:10.91 | 1:14.34 | 2:25.25 | +1.88 | 18.85 |
10 | 38 | 6290985 | BUZZI Emanuele | 1994 | ITA | 1:11.72 | 1:13.54 | 2:25.26 | +1.89 | 18.92 |
11 | 23 | 6291725 | ZINGERLE Hannes | 1995 | ITA | 1:11.72 | 1:13.75 | 2:25.47 | +2.10 | 20.35 |
12 | 20 | 380341 | ULLRICH Max | 1994 | CRO | 1:11.31 | 1:14.39 | 2:25.70 | +2.33 | 21.93 |
13 | 25 | 561322 | HADALIN Stefan | 1995 | SLO | 1:11.27 | 1:14.68 | 2:25.95 | +2.58 | 23.64 |
13 | 10 | 194858 | ALLEGRE Nils | 1994 | FRA | 1:10.65 | 1:15.30 | 2:25.95 | +2.58 | 23.64 |
15 | 28 | 422318 | ROEISLAND Max | 1994 | NOR | 1:11.61 | 1:14.47 | 2:26.08 | +2.71 | 24.52 |
16 | 5 | 422403 | ROEA Henrik | 1995 | NOR | 1:10.75 | 1:15.40 | 2:26.15 | +2.78 | 25.00 |
17 | 12 | 221213 | RAPOSO Charlie | 1996 | GBR | 1:11.33 | 1:15.05 | 2:26.38 | +3.01 | 26.57 |
18 | 35 | 6531063 | GINNIS AJ | 1994 | USA | 1:12.45 | 1:14.22 | 2:26.67 | +3.30 | 28.56 |
19 | 31 | 491876 | PUENTE TASIAS Alex | 1994 | SPA | 1:12.54 | 1:14.35 | 2:26.89 | +3.52 | 30.06 |
20 | 16 | 180737 | LUUKKO Max | 1994 | FIN | 1:12.37 | 1:14.79 | 2:27.16 | +3.79 | 31.91 |
21 | 29 | 54252 | RASCHNER Dominik | 1994 | AUT | 1:11.56 | 1:15.62 | 2:27.18 | +3.81 | 32.04 |
22 | 49 | 104153 | MCCONVILLE Patrick | 1994 | CAN | 1:12.67 | 1:14.63 | 2:27.30 | +3.93 | 32.86 |
23 | 53 | 104272 | SEGER Brodie | 1995 | CAN | 1:12.53 | 1:15.32 | 2:27.85 | +4.48 | 36.62 |
24 | 36 | 561296 | SPIK Jakob | 1994 | SLO | 1:12.45 | 1:15.53 | 2:27.98 | +4.61 | 37.51 |
25 | 56 | 512063 | BONVIN Anthony | 1994 | SUI | 1:12.96 | 1:15.55 | 2:28.51 | +5.14 | 41.13 |
26 | 55 | 512039 | ROULIN Gilles | 1994 | SUI | 1:12.99 | 1:15.71 | 2:28.70 | +5.33 | 42.43 |
27 | 75 | 422400 | HVAMMEN Kjetil | 1995 | NOR | 1:13.69 | 1:15.57 | 2:29.26 | +5.89 | 46.26 |
28 | 37 | 561313 | DVORNIK Aljaz | 1995 | SLO | 1:13.45 | 1:15.95 | 2:29.40 | +6.03 | 47.22 |
29 | 52 | 502070 | CASSMAN Ludwig | 1995 | SWE | 1:13.51 | 1:16.28 | 2:29.79 | +6.42 | 49.88 |
30 | 34 | 54358 | GRAF Mathias | 1996 | AUT | 1:12.93 | 1:17.01 | 2:29.94 | +6.57 | 50.91 |
31 | 54 | 92720 | POPOV Albert | 1997 | BUL | 1:13.44 | 1:16.58 | 2:30.02 | +6.65 | 51.46 |
32 | 41 | 194892 | CASTELLON Rudy | 1994 | FRA | 1:13.33 | 1:16.75 | 2:30.08 | +6.71 | 51.87 |
33 | 70 | 20378 | ESTEVE Axel | 1994 | AND | 1:13.68 | 1:16.85 | 2:30.53 | +7.16 | 54.94 |
34 | 46 | 6531444 | ARVIDSSON Erik | 1996 | USA | 1:13.80 | 1:17.80 | 2:31.60 | +8.23 | 62.26 |
35 | 67 | 512120 | VON GRUENIGEN Noel | 1995 | SUI | 1:14.42 | 1:17.23 | 2:31.65 | +8.28 | 62.60 |
36 | 65 | 561310 | HROBAT Miha | 1995 | SLO | 1:14.66 | 1:17.17 | 2:31.83 | +8.46 | 63.83 |
37 | 61 | 92721 | TODOROV Yoan | 1997 | BUL | 1:14.57 | 1:17.56 | 2:32.13 | +8.76 | 65.88 |
38 | 102 | 151238 | ZABYSTRAN Jan | 1998 | CZE | 1:14.98 | 1:17.32 | 2:32.30 | +8.93 | 67.04 |
39 | 63 | 380363 | KOLEGA Elias | 1996 | CRO | 1:14.53 | 1:17.97 | 2:32.50 | +9.13 | 68.41 |
40 | 60 | 380361 | RODES Istok | 1996 | CRO | 1:14.49 | 1:18.19 | 2:32.68 | +9.31 | 69.64 |
41 | 32 | 104531 | CRAWFORD James | 1997 | CAN | 1:12.82 | 1:20.30 | 2:33.12 | +9.75 | 72.65 |
42 | 68 | 60236 | VAN DEN BROECKE Dries | 1995 | BEL | 1:15.16 | 1:18.14 | 2:33.30 | +9.93 | 73.88 |
43 | 59 | 502062 | LIFVENDAHL Ludvig | 1995 | SWE | 1:15.34 | 1:18.26 | 2:33.60 | +10.23 | 75.93 |
44 | 98 | 700916 | SENKAR Samuel | 1996 | SVK | 1:15.09 | 1:19.02 | 2:34.11 | +10.74 | 79.41 |
45 | 58 | 481785 | EFIMOV Simon | 1996 | RUS | 1:15.82 | 1:18.31 | 2:34.13 | +10.76 | 79.55 |
46 | 69 | 60253 | MARCHANT Armand | 1997 | BEL | 1:16.93 | 1:17.24 | 2:34.17 | +10.80 | 79.82 |
46 | 57 | 481514 | BORODAYKIN Artem | 1994 | RUS | 1:15.67 | 1:18.50 | 2:34.17 | +10.80 | 79.82 |
48 | 78 | 6531520 | MORSE Sam | 1996 | USA | 1:14.88 | 1:20.01 | 2:34.89 | +11.52 | 84.74 |
49 | 92 | 151060 | PAULUS Daniel | 1994 | CZE | 1:15.78 | 1:19.55 | 2:35.33 | +11.96 | 87.75 |
50 | 96 | 151186 | STRAKA Jan | 1997 | CZE | 1:16.39 | 1:19.00 | 2:35.39 | +12.02 | 88.16 |
51 | 104 | 550066 | ZVEJNIEKS Miks | 1995 | LAT | 1:16.56 | 1:18.97 | 2:35.53 | +12.16 | 89.12 |
52 | 107 | 700901 | HYSKA Martin | 1994 | SVK | 1:16.67 | 1:19.01 | 2:35.68 | +12.31 | 90.14 |
53 | 97 | 221190 | NORRIS Kieran | 1995 | IRE | 1:16.11 | 1:19.98 | 2:36.09 | +12.72 | 92.95 |
54 | 110 | 700915 | BROZMAN Branislav | 1996 | SVK | 1:17.09 | 1:19.21 | 2:36.30 | +12.93 | 94.38 |
55 | 99 | 20386 | PUIG DAVI Arnau | 1994 | AND | 1:17.06 | 1:19.27 | 2:36.33 | +12.96 | 94.59 |
56 | 82 | 40536 | DEMSCHAR Daniel | 1994 | AUS | 1:17.12 | 1:19.46 | 2:36.58 | +13.21 | 96.30 |
57 | 76 | 6300464 | KOYAMA Youhei | 1998 | JPN | 1:16.42 | 1:20.45 | 2:36.87 | +13.50 | 98.28 |
58 | 89 | 20392 | SOLSONA Robert | 1995 | AND | 1:18.59 | 1:18.48 | 2:37.07 | +13.70 | 99.65 |
59 | 87 | 30357 | DUKE William | 1995 | ARG | 1:18.28 | 1:21.09 | 2:39.37 | +16.00 | 115.37 |
60 | 111 | 240142 | SZOLLOS Benjamin | 1996 | HUN | 1:18.67 | 1:20.80 | 2:39.47 | +16.10 | 116.05 |
61 | 114 | 230651 | ANTONIOU Ioannis | 1995 | GRE | 1:18.93 | 1:20.83 | 2:39.76 | +16.39 | 118.03 |
62 | 101 | 80076 | GRAHN Guilherme | 1997 | BRA | 1:18.70 | 1:21.44 | 2:40.14 | +16.77 | 120.63 |
63 | 106 | 320424 | JUNG Min-Sik | 1997 | KOR | 1:19.91 | 1:21.68 | 2:41.59 | +18.22 | 130.54 |
64 | 117 | 770015 | TIMOFEEV Evgeniy | 1994 | KGZ | 1:19.71 | 1:22.10 | 2:41.81 | +18.44 | 132.05 |
65 | 118 | 250344 | DAGBJARTSSON Arnor-Dagur | 1994 | ISL | 1:20.43 | 1:22.02 | 2:42.45 | +19.08 | 136.42 |
66 | 119 | 550078 | OPMANIS Elvis | 1997 | LAT | 1:21.45 | 1:23.66 | 2:45.11 | +21.74 | 154.60 |
67 | 127 | 390039 | VIRRO Sten-Mark | 1997 | EST | 1:22.41 | 1:25.37 | 2:47.78 | +24.41 | 172.85 |
68 | 131 | 340440 | BEHLOK Allen | 1998 | LIB | 1:29.45 | 1:31.55 | 3:01.00 | +37.63 | 263.22 |
69 | 129 | 590038 | BRANCAL Ricardo | 1996 | POR | 1:39.24 | 1:42.22 | 3:21.46 | +58.09 | 403.07 |
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94 | 221168 | BAGGIO Max | 1995 | GBR | ||||||
91 | 202566 | BRANDNER Christof | 1994 | GER | ||||||
72 | 180731 | DAHL Juho | 1994 | FIN | ||||||
17 | 202590 | WASMEIER Lukas | 1994 | GER | ||||||
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103 | 240139 | KEKESI Marton | 1995 | HUN | ||||||
77 | 561314 | KUNC Jan | 1995 | SLO | ||||||
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128 | 340447 | ZINA Jeffrey | 1998 | LIB | ||||||
126 | 900002 | MANKANDEE Chonatee | 1997 | THA | ||||||
113 | 430667 | BIALOBRZYCKI Dominik | 1995 | POL | ||||||
109 | 6300451 | KATO Seigo | 1998 | JPN | ||||||
105 | 320419 | LEE Han-Hee | 1997 | KOR | ||||||
93 | 481782 | MYAGKOV Fedor | 1996 | RUS | ||||||
80 | 110383 | VON APPEN Sven | 1997 | CHI | ||||||
50 | 481549 | STUKOV Maksim | 1994 | RUS | ||||||
45 | 501994 | SUNDQUIST Max-gordon | 1994 | SWE | ||||||
44 | 6531217 | WEISEL Kipling | 1995 | USA | ||||||
42 | 40577 | LAIDLAW Harry | 1996 | AUS | ||||||
39 | 180729 | SVENSK Mikael | 1994 | FIN | ||||||
27 | 221117 | GOWER Jack | 1994 | GBR | ||||||
19 | 54245 | HETTEGGER Thomas | 1994 | AUT | ||||||
11 | 104311 | GRASIC Martin | 1995 | CAN | ||||||
3 | 202597 | SCHMID Alexander | 1994 | GER | ||||||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
130 | 780020 | ALEKSANDRAVICIUS Vilius | 1995 | LTU | ||||||
125 | 550087 | ZVEJNIEKS Davis | 1998 | LAT | ||||||
124 | 240148 | SZOLLOS Barnabas | 1998 | HUN | ||||||
123 | 280034 | BIRAN Itamar | 1998 | ISR | ||||||
122 | 270061 | COMERFORD Cormac | 1996 | IRE | ||||||
121 | 240145 | BENEDEK Patrik | 1997 | HUN | ||||||
120 | 210040 | TUKHTAEV Kamiljon | 1997 | UZB | ||||||
116 | 780013 | ZAVECKAS Rokas | 1996 | LTU | ||||||
115 | 710351 | EMRIC Eman | 1996 | BIH | ||||||
112 | 230667 | PROIOS Ioannis | 1995 | GRE | ||||||
108 | 400294 | HAAS VAN DER Spike | 1997 | NED | ||||||
100 | 60256 | VERBEKE Tom | 1997 | BEL | ||||||
95 | 180840 | MAKELA Eetu | 1998 | FIN | ||||||
90 | 430640 | BABICKI Pawel | 1994 | POL | ||||||
88 | 40612 | SCOTT Alec | 1997 | AUS | ||||||
86 | 151215 | FOREJTEK Filip | 1997 | CZE | ||||||
85 | 250348 | KRISTGEIRSSON Einar Kristinn | 1994 | ISL | ||||||
84 | 512138 | SIMONET Sandro | 1995 | SUI | ||||||
83 | 30388 | BIRKNER DE MIGUEL Tomas | 1997 | ARG | ||||||
81 | 20388 | ALAYRACH Josh | 1995 | AND | ||||||
79 | 104468 | READ Jeffrey | 1997 | CAN | ||||||
74 | 481730 | KUZNETSOV Ivan | 1996 | RUS | ||||||
73 | 561320 | PANCUR Luka | 1995 | SLO | ||||||
71 | 491853 | DEL CAMPO Juan | 1994 | SPA | ||||||
66 | 6531106 | AUTY Jack | 1995 | USA | ||||||
64 | 221170 | HENDERSON Paul | 1995 | GBR | ||||||
62 | 110324 | VON APPEN Henrik | 1994 | CHI | ||||||
51 | 180732 | NIEMELA Arttu | 1994 | FIN | ||||||
48 | 54275 | ANNEWANTER Manuel | 1995 | AUT | ||||||
47 | 202615 | TREMMEL Anton | 1994 | GER | ||||||
43 | 6531127 | DUFFY Drew | 1995 | USA | ||||||
40 | 958402 | TRAVERS Dean | 1996 | CAY | ||||||
30 | 502059 | BAECKMAN Albert | 1995 | SWE | ||||||
26 | 6190006 | SCHULLER Victor | 1995 | FRA | ||||||
24 | 54320 | SCHWARZ Marco | 1995 | AUT | ||||||
22 | 202603 | MAAS Maximilian | 1994 | GER | ||||||
21 | 512086 | LUCHSINGER Jan | 1994 | SUI | ||||||
18 | 194873 | SARRAZIN Cyprien | 1994 | FRA | ||||||
14 | 6190176 | BAILET Matthieu | 1996 | FRA | ||||||
4 | 54340 | LAHNSTEINER Maximilian | 1996 | AUT |