CROSS COUNTRY. After receiving the prestigious award in 2011, Norway’s Cross-Country ace Marit Bjoergen has again been elected Queen of Nordic Skiing of the 2012/13 season by the journalists of the Forum Nordicum.

With 381 votes, she took the honour ahead of Austria’s Ski Jumping hero Gregor Schlierenzauer (296 votes) and Germany’s Nordic Combined star Eric Frenzel (249 votes). With Petter Northug (NOR), Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), Dario Cologna (SUI) and Therese Johaug (NOR), four additional Cross-Country athletes were elected in the top ten.

By celebrating a historic four golds and one silver medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme (ITA), Bjoergen claimed six additional victories and three second places throughout the 2012/13 FIS World Cup season.

In addition to the Queen or King of Nordic Skiing, the Forum Nordicum elected the best Biathlon athlete with Tora Berger, Bjoergen’s Norwegian fellow taking top spot ahead of Martin Fourcade (FRA) and Emil Hegle Svendsen (SWE).

Results Nordic Skiing

1. Marit Bjoergen, 381 votes
2. Gregor Schlierenzauer, 296
3. Eric Frenzel, 249
4. Petter Northug Jr., 233
5. Justyna Kowalczyk, 117
6. Jason Lamy Chappuis, 94
7. Alexander Legkov, 71
8. Dario Cologna, 46
9. Kamil Stoch, 37
10.Therese Johaug, 30

fiscrosscountry.com
Thursday 4 April 2013