Gold, bronze for Poles at Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Finland

Poland’s Monika Skinder has won the gold and teammate Karolina Kaleta grabbed the bronze in the women’s cross-country skiing sprint classic at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Vuokatti, Finland.

Polish cross-country skier Monika Skinder, a native of the eastern town of Tomaszów Lubelski.

Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot

Sweden’s Moa Hansson took the silver, finishing a hair’s breadth ahead of Kaleta on Tuesday.

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Posted by FIS Nordic Junior and U23 Cross Country World Ski Championships 2021 on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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Hundreds of young athletes are taking part in the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Vuokatti. The event started on Tuesday and runs until Sunday.

Skinder, 19, is an up-and-coming cross-country skier from the eastern Polish town of Tomaszów Lubelski.

Wspaniały bieg naszych dziewczyn ❤️ https://t.co/l4GlEixLd0

— Polski Związek Narciarski (@pzn_pl) February 9, 2021

In November, she finished 16th in the sprint classic during the Ruka Triple event in Finland, posting her career-best World Cup result.

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Source: IAR, PAP