The 41st 1997 World Ski Championships took place from February 21 to March 2 in the Norwegian city of Trondheim . 15 sets of medals were won (10 for cross-country skiers, 2 in biathlon and 3 in ski jumping).
Outstanding success in the history of skiing was achieved by Elena Vyalbe , who became the champion in all 5 types of women's skiing programs. Moreover, in all 4 personal disciplines the second place was occupied by Italian Stefania Belmondo . At a distance of 5 km, gold was originally won by 6-time Olympic champion Lyubov Yegorova , but then she was disqualified for doping and deprived of a reward.
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Cross-country skiing men
30 km (free style, separate start)
February 21st. 1988 Olympic champion at a 30 km distance Alexei Prokurorov won his first and only gold at world championships
| A place | Sportsman | A country | Time |
| one | Alexey Prokurorov | Russia | 1: 06: 28.2 |
| 2 | BjΓΆrn Delhi | Norway | +17.4 |
| 3 | Thomas Alsgord | Norway | +21.0 |
| four | Pietro Piller Cottrer | Italy | +44.6 |
| five | Fulvio Valbusa | Italy | +1: 07.5 |
| 6 | Johan Mullegg | Germany | +1: 13.2 |
| 7 | Mathias Fredriksson | Sweden | +1: 21.3 |
| eight | Kristen Sheldal | Norway | +1: 25.9 |
| 9 | Anders Bergstrom | Sweden | +1: 31.7 |
| ten | Mika Mullulla | Finland | +1: 54.0 |
| eleven | Henrik Forsberg | Sweden | +1: 56.5 |
| 12 | Bargain Mogren | Sweden | +1: 59.1 |
10 km (classic style, separate start)
24 February
| A place | Sportsman | A country | Time |
| one | BjΓΆrn Delhi | Norway | 23: 41.8 |
| 2 | Alexey Prokurorov | Russia | +27.9 |
| 3 | Mika Mullulla | Finland | +32.4 |
| four | Vladimir Smirnov | Kazakhstan | +37.0 |
| five | Sture Sivertsen | Norway | +48.1 |
| 6 | Fulvio Valbusa | Italy | +55.7 |
| 7 | Erling Evne | Norway | +1: 01.0 |
| eight | Harry kirvesniemi | Finland | +1: 02.1 |
| 9 | Alois Stadlober | Austria | +1: 02.8 |
| ten | Henrik Forsberg | Sweden | +1: 03.9 |
10 km + 15 km (freestyle pursuit)
25 February. Start at the end of the 10 km race with a classic style. BjΓΆrn Delhi won a landslide victory, not allowing his pursuer to ever come close to himself. Mick Mullyul at the finish ahead of Alexei Prokurorov.
| A place | Sportsman | A country | Time |
| one | BjΓΆrn Delhi | Norway | 1: 00: 11.1 |
| 2 | Mika Mullulla | Finland | +50.1 |
| 3 | Alexey Prokurorov | Russia | +50.7 |
| four | Thomas Alsgord | Norway | +1: 10.9 |
| five | Fulvio Valbusa | Italy | +1: 13.3 |
| 6 | Jari Isomets | Finland | +1: 18.9 |
| 7 | Anders Bergstrom | Sweden | +1: 34.6 |
| eight | Vladimir Smirnov | Kazakhstan | +1: 50.8 |
| 9 | Alois Stadlober | Austria | +2: 07.9 |
| ten | Silvio Founer | Italy | +2: 17.7 |
4x10 km relay
28th of February. The Norwegians won with an overwhelming advantage in more than two minutes. Norwegians won gold in the relay at the 4th consecutive world championships. BjΓΆrn Delhi won his third gold in the championship. In the fight for bronze, the Italian Fulvio Valbuza at the finish ahead of the Russian Alexei Prokurorov.
| A place | Team | Athletes | Time |
| one | Norway | Sture Sivertsen , Erling Evne , BjΓΆrn Delhi , Thomas AlsgΓ₯rd | 1: 37: 06.1 |
| 2 | Finland | Harry Kirvesniemi , Mika Mullyul , Jari Ryasyanen , Jari Isomets | +2: 11.2 |
| 3 | Italy | Giorgio Di Centa , Silvio Founer , Pietro Piller Cottrer , Fulvio Valbusa | +2: 50.8 |
| four | Russia | Sergey Chepikov , Sergey Chernykh , Maxim Pichugin , Alexey Prokurorov | +2: 51.0 |
| five | Sweden | Mathias Fredriksson , Anders Bergstrom , Torgney Mogren , Henrik Forsberg | +3: 37.0 |
| 6 | Germany | Uwe Bellman , Jochen Bele , Rene Sommerfeldt , Johan Mullegg | +3: 37.1 |
50 km (classic style, separate start)
2nd of March. BjΓΆrn Delhi wins fifth medal in five championship races
| A place | Sportsman | A country | Time |
| one | Mika Mullulla | Finland | 2: 16: 37.5 |
| 2 | Erling Evne | Norway | +54.9 |
| 3 | BjΓΆrn Delhi | Norway | +1: 58.5 |
| four | Alexey Prokurorov | Russia | +3: 12.6 |
| five | Sture Sivertsen | Norway | +3: 53.9 |
| 6 | Anders Bergstrom | Sweden | +4: 25.3 |
| 7 | Mathias Fredriksson | Sweden | +4: 56.0 |
| eight | Bargain Mogren | Sweden | +5: 20.3 |
| 9 | Henrik Forsberg | Sweden | +5: 31.3 |
| ten | Ivan Bator | Slovakia | +6: 48.3 |
| eleven | Giorgio Vanzetta | Italy | +7: 28.8 |
| 12 | Sergey Dolidovich | Belorussia | +7: 30.4 |
| 13 | Jari Isomets | Finland | +7: 40.8 |
| 14 | Silvio Founer | Italy | +7: 48.0 |
| 15 | Katsuhito Ebisawa | Japan | +7: 58.1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 18 | Sergey Chepikov | Russia | +8: 20.2 |
| nineteen | Vladimir Smirnov | Kazakhstan | +8: 34.1 |
Women Cross Country
15 km (free style)
February 21
| A place | Sportswoman | A country | Time |
| one | Elena Vyalbe | Russia | 36: 28.2 |
| 2 | Stephanie Belmondo | Italy | + 10.9 |
| 3 | Katerina Noymanova | Czech | +13.8 |
| four | Olga Danilova | Russia | +45.0 |
| five | Nina Gavrylyuk | Russia | +51.3 |
| 6 | Lyubov Egorova | Russia | +1: 06.0 |
| 7 | Elin Nielsen | Norway | +1: 17.6 |
| eight | Christina Shmigun | Estonia | +1: 25.7 |
| 9 | Sophie villeneuve | France | +1: 42.3 |
| ten | Larisa Lazutina | Russia | +1: 45.7 |
| eleven | Maria Toyrle | Austria | +1: 52.8 |
| 12 | Manuela Di Centa | Italy | +1: 54.8 |
5 km (classic style)
February 23
| A place | Sportswoman | A country | Time |
| one | Elena Vyalbe | Russia | 13: 32.7 |
| 2 | Stephanie Belmondo | Italy | +2.3 |
| 3 | Olga Danilova | Russia | +5.0 |
| four | Nina Gavrylyuk | Russia | +8.1 |
| four | Larisa Lazutina | Russia | +8.1 |
| 6 | Katerina Noymanova | Czech | +9.5 |
| 7 | Antonina Ordina | Sweden | + 10.6 |
| eight | Bente martinsen | Norway | + 13.9 |
Lyubov Egorova, who finished first, was disqualified after 3 days for using bromantanum .
5 km + 10 km (combined pursuit)
24 February
| A place | Sportswoman | A country | Time |
| one | Elena Vyalbe | Russia | 39: 13.5 |
| 2 | Stephanie Belmondo | Italy | +0.0 |
| 3 | Nina Gavrylyuk | Russia | +18.6 |
| four | Katerina Noymanova | Czech | +19.7 |
| five | Olga Danilova | Russia | +29.6 |
| 6 | Larisa Lazutina | Russia | +1: 33.5 |
| 7 | Anke Reshwamm-Schulze | Germany | +1: 34.2 |
| eight | Antonina Ordina | Sweden | +1: 34.8 |
| 9 | Christina Shmigun | Estonia | +1: 41.8 |
| ten | Marit Mikkelsplass | Norway | +1: 44.7 |
| eleven | Anita Moen | Norway | +1: 49.8 |
| 12 | Irina Terelya | Ukraine | +1: 50.7 |
4 Γ 5 km relay
28th of February
| A place | Team | Athletes | Time |
| one | Russia | Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Elena Vyalbe | 56: 40.2 |
| 2 | Norway | Bente Martinsen , Marit Mikkelsplass , Elin Nielsen , Trude Dubendal | +16.0 |
| 3 | Finland | Riikka Sirvio , Tuulikki Puukenen , Kati Pulkkinen , Satu Salonen | +57.8 |
| four | Italy | Gabriella Paruzzi , Stefania Belmondo , Sabina Valbuz , Manuela Di Centa | +1: 01.2 |
| five | Czech | | +1: 36.4 |
| 6 | Germany | | +2: 03.4 |
30 km (classic style)
March 1. Fifth gold in five races for Elena Vyalbe. Stefania Belmondo won fourth silver in fourth personal race
| A place | Sportswoman | A country | Time |
| one | Elena Vyalbe | Russia | 1: 23: 04.9 |
| 2 | Stephanie Belmondo | Italy | +28.3 |
| 3 | Marit Mikkelsplass | Norway | +1: 50.8 |
| four | Larisa Lazutina | Russia | +1: 51.2 |
| five | Anita Moen | Norway | +1: 52.8 |
| 6 | Olga Danilova | Russia | +2: 35.6 |
| 7 | Labor Dubendal | Norway | +3: 04,2 |
| eight | Bente martinsen | Norway | +3: 28.7 |
| 9 | Gabriella Paruzzi | Italy | +3: 34.0 |
| ten | Svetlana Nageykina | Russia | +3: 50.8 |
| eleven | Irina Terelya | Ukraine | +4: 33.4 |
Nordic Combined
February 22 - Individual Pursuit (medium springboard (K90) + 15 km)
| Medal | Sportsman | Time |
| Gold | Kenji Ogivara | |
| Silver | Bjarte Engen Wieck | |
| Bronze | Fabrice Guy | |
February 23 - Team competition (middle springboard (K90) + 4x5 km)
| Medal | Team | Time |
| Gold | Norway ( Haldor Skard , Bjarte Engen Wieck , Knut Tore Apeland , Fred BjΓΆrre Lundberg ) | 52: 18.0 |
| Silver | Finland ( Jari Mantila , Tapio Nurmela , Sappa Lajunen , Hannu Manninen ) | 53: 03.6 |
| Bronze | Austria (Christoph Jugen, Felix Gottwald , Mario Stecher , Robert Stadelmann) | 53: 30.9 |
Ski Jumping
February 22 - Middle Springboard (K90)
| Medal | Sportsman | Glasses |
| Gold | Janne Ahonen | 263.5 |
| Silver | Masahiko Harada | 258.5 |
| Bronze | Andreas Goldberger | 257.0 |
February 27 - Great Springboard (K120) Team Competition
| Medal | Team | Glasses |
| Gold | Finland ( Ari-Pekka Nikkola , Jani Soininen , Mika Laitinen , Janne Ahonen ) | 955.3 |
| Silver | Japan ( Kazuyoshi Funaki , Takanobu Okabe , Masahiko Harada , Hiroy Saito ) | 905.0 |
| Bronze | Germany ( Christoph Duffner , Martin Schmitt , HansjΓΆrg Jakle , Dieter Thoma ) | 845.6 |
February 21 - Great Springboard (K120)
| Medal | Sportsman | Glasses |
| Gold | Masahiko Harada | 252.1 |
| Silver | Dieter toma | 244.9 |
| Bronze | Sylvan Freyholz | 237.3 |