Liberec, Czech Republic - Justyna Kowalczyk attacked on the final turn to win a first cross-country skiing world title for the Polish women on Saturday, in the
15-kilometres pursuit.
Kowalczyk, 26, passed long-time leader Kristin Stoermer Steira of Norway and crossed the finish line in 40 minutes 55.3 seconds.
Steira trailed by 1.7 seconds as she missed out on a major individual title yet again despite setting a fierce pace. Thursday's 10km world champion Aino Kaisa Saarinen of Finland came third, 8.0 seconds behind the winner.
Liberec, Czech Republic - Ski-jumper Lindsey Van and Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick of the United States beat German rivals for two historic world championship titles on Friday.
Van, 24, won the inaugural ski-jumping competition for women when she beat Ulrike Graessler and Norwegian Anette Sagen.
Lodwick, 32, came out of retirement to win the only Nordic combined mass start event to be contested at the worlds, with Tino Edelmann second and Frenchman Jason Lamy-Chappuis third.
Liberec, Czech Republic - Todd Lodwick of the United States on Thursday won the cross-country portion of the only Nordic combined skiing mass start race to be contested at world championships.
Lodwick clocked 24 minutes 49.7 seconds in the 10-kilometres ski race in heavy snowfall, winning 4.6 seconds ahead of German Tino Edelmann and 5.2 seconds ahead of fellow-American Bill Demong.
World Cup leader Anssi Koivuranta was also in contention in fifth place going into the evening ski-jumping session of two rounds on the normal hill where the champion will be crowned.
Liberec, Czech Republic - Ski-jumper Lindsey Van and Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick of the United States beat German rivals for two historic world championship titles on Friday.
Liberec, Czech Republic - Todd Lodwick of the United States on Thursday won the cross-country portion of the only Nordic combined skiing mass start race to be contested at world championships.
