Lillehammer
Canada's Mackie claims gold in U23 cross-country mass start
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Alison Mackie of Canada won gold in the women's 20-kilometre mass start free technique at the U23 World Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, on Thursday. Teammate Xavier McKeever secured bronze in the men's event, marking Canada's second medal of the day. The races featured tight finishes amid strong international competition.
France's Milhan Laissus, Léonie Perry, Mathieu Blanc and Margot Tirloy won the gold medal in the U23 mixed relay at the World Junior and U23 Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, on Sunday. The team triumphed in a thrilling 4x5km race, edging out Norway for silver and Finland for bronze. The victory marks a strong performance for the French squad on Norwegian soil.
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Anezka Indrackova of Czechia won her first Junior World Championships gold in ski jumping on the Normal Hill in Lillehammer, Norway, edging out the defending champion by 2.3 points despite a two-hour delay due to high winds. The Czech skier's jumps of 95m and 98m secured her victory with 236.2 points. Ingvild Synnoeve Midtskogen of Norway took silver, while Sofia Mattila of Finland earned bronze with the day's longest jump.