France's Victor Haghighat won gold in the men's super-G at the 2026 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships in Narvik, Norway, on March 9, clocking 40.36 seconds. Canada's Jake Kertesz-Knight secured bronze with a time of 40.57 seconds, becoming the first Canadian man to medal in the event since James Crawford in 2016. Switzerland's Sandro Manser took silver, finishing 0.03 seconds behind Haghighat.
The 2026 FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships are underway at the Narvikfjellet ski resort above the Arctic Circle in Norway, with competitions continuing through March 15.
In the men's super-G on March 9, 18-year-old Victor Haghighat of France started ninth and balanced aggressive racing with clean technique to finish first in 40.36 seconds. He attributed his victory to taking risks, stating, "I think the key today was to take risks. I took risks and I think it went well. Some little errors but maybe speed errors. Errors because I was going fast."
Sandro Manser of Switzerland earned silver, 0.03 seconds off the pace, marking his second straight silver at the junior worlds after finishing 0.05 seconds behind gold in Tarvisio 2025. Manser said, "I’m happy with my run today. It was like I wanted it to go and I wouldn’t do something else. I’m happy with how it is."
Jake Kertesz-Knight of Canada, racing first with bib number one, posted 40.57 seconds for bronze, 0.21 seconds behind Haghighat. The Jasper, Alberta, native remarked, "Bib number one can be challenging but it felt great being able to go before anyone else and to really bring confidence to the run. The surface was awesome and I trusted my inspection and just believed in myself." He added, "Feels pretty cool to be on the same list as James Crawford."
France extended their dominance later that day by winning gold in the team combined event. Nash Huot-Marchand's slalom run of 36.90 seconds, combined with a super-G leg, gave France a total of 1:17.26, edging USA 3 by 0.17 seconds for silver and Norway 1 for bronze. Huot-Marchand said, "He believes in me and I did that for us and for France."
France now holds all four golds after two days, following Emy Charbonnier's super-G win and the women's team combined gold with Ilona Charbotel on the previous day.
Looking ahead, Peru's Alicia Socia, a Colby-Sawyer College sophomore and former Burke Mountain Academy skier, will represent her country in the giant slalom on March 12 and slalom on March 14.
