Gold for Poland's Marcisz at Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Finland

Poland’s Izabela Marcisz has taken the gold in the women’s 10 km cross-country skiing freestyle at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, which ended in Vuokatti, Finland on Sunday.

Polish cross-country skier Izabela Marcisz.

Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot

Sweden's Louise Lindström won the silver and Hedda Östberg Amundsen of Norway landed the bronze.

Well that was a cool day and we have two more Gold Medalists for today! U23 Skate distance races were won by Izabela...

Posted by FIS Nordic Junior and U23 Cross Country World Ski Championships 2021 on Friday, February 12, 2021

Earlier in the championships, Poland’s Monika Skinder won the gold and teammate Karolina Kaleta grabbed the bronze in the women’s cross-country skiing sprint classic.

Hundreds of young athletes took part in the event in Finland despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Marcisz, 20, is an up-and-coming cross-country skier who grew up near the southeastern Polish town of Krosno.

Nasza mistrzyni ❤ Izabela Marcisz 🥇🇵🇱🥰

Posted by Polski Związek Narciarski on Friday, February 12, 2021

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Source: IAR