Otepaa, Estonia - Alaska Pacific University's Sadie Bjornsen and U.S. Ski Team member Noah Hoffman led the U.S. in the pursuit at the FIS U23 World Nordic Ski Championships in Estonia on Monday.
In the women's race the top spot went to Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg of Norway with her teammate Britt Ingun Nydal coming in second. The bronze medal was taken by Kerttu Niskanen of Finland. The top U.S. woman was Bjornsen, of Methow, Wash., who finished strong in 17th.
On the men's side the top honor went to Alex Harvey of Canada followed by Russians Evgeniy Belov and Raul Shakirzianov in third. Hoffman, a Westminster College student from Aspen, Colo., had the top finish for the U.S. men in 22nd.
The events concluded the FIS U23 World Nordic Ski Championships in Otepaa.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
FIS U23 World Nordic Championships
Oteppa, Estonia Jan. 31, 2011
Cross Country Pursuit
Men Pursuit 15k
Gold Alex Harvey, Canada, 1:13:47.9
Silver Evgeniy Belov, Russia, 1:13:48.6
Bronze Raul Shakizianov, Russia, 1:14:23.6
Women Pursuit 7.5k
Gold Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg, Norway, 41:55.5
Silver Britt Ingun Nydal, Norway, 42:01.9
Bronze Kerttu Niskanen, Finland, 42:02.9Powered By WizardRSS
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