FIS Cross Country Ski OPA Preview

With the Davos World Cup having just finished, our Cross Country Ski athletes have now turned their attention to the upcoming OPA cup event in St Ulrich which kicks off today.

With one of the largest Australian squads to be assembled for an international competition, there’ll be plenty of support look to fly the Australian flag.

Among the squad is recently named Youth Olympic Games athletes Rosie Fordham, Zana Evans, John Mordes and Hugo Hinckfuss.

This OPA event will prove to be a crucial part of their preparation for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne from 9-22 January.

The Australian team will compete across three days of competition, kicking off with a 1km Freestyle Sprint for women and a 1.5km sprint for the men on day one. This will be followed by a Mass Start Freestyle event on 20 December, with women taking on a 10km race while men contest a 15km event.

The third day of competition will be a classic interval start – 5km for the women and 10km for men.

To keep up to date with the current Cross Country events head to the FIS website or check out AUSXC on Instagram.