Nordic World Ski Championships 2025
The 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships are over. A championship on home ground spanning twelve days with 31 events, 700 athletes, 2500 volunteers - and an audience that turned out in support of the athletes regardless of the weather.
March 11, 2025
Representatives of the Royal House were present throughout the championships and had the opportunity to congratulate new world champions in cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping.
"Team Pølsa"
There were many heroes in action during the championships, but on Friday, February 28, a very special team took to the cross-country trails in Granåsen. Cheered on by 9,000 schoolchildren in the stands, "Team Pølsa" completed an impressive race at the World Championship venue.
After the race, the six young people with various disabilities were greeted by Her Majesty the Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess in the royal stand, as all winners were during the championships in Trondheim.
An historic day
March 5 was a historic day in Granåsen, Trondheim. For the first time, para-cross-country skiing was included in the World Championship program, and Their Majesties, as well as the The Crown Prince were in the stands.
The athletes competed in three categories: standing, sitting, and visually impaired. The loudest cheer in Granåsen might have been when Norway’s Vilde Nilsen claimed gold in her category.
Best nation of the championships
Norway became the best nation of the championships with 13 gold medals, 11 silver, and 8 bronze medals. There was also plenty to celebrate from a Swedish perspective. Sweden won eleven medals, six of which were gold – much to the delight of the Swedish guests in the stands.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo became the first in history to win six golds out of six possible at a Ski World Championship.
Second world championship in Trondheim
Crown Prince Haakon has been part of the main committee for the World Championships in Trondheim, following an invitation from the Norwegian Ski Federation, and has followed the preparations closely.
He also participated in various activities during the championship. The Crown Prince joined the course patrol on a mission, had the opportunity to drive a piste machine, and visited the waste sorting facility in Granåsen – an important part of the efforts to make the championships more sustainable.
This was the second time Trondheim has hosted the Nordic Ski World Championships. The first time was in 1997.
