Norwegian skiers edge Switzerland in team parallel at finals

Norwegian team. Photo: GEPA pictures

SOLDEU, Andorra — Norway won the mixed team parallel event at the World Cup Finals on Friday after Timon Haugan beat his Swiss opponent Semyel Bissig in the decisive run.

Livio Simonet and Andrea Ellenberger gave Switzerland a 2-1 lead in the final, but Haugan’s triumph handed Norway the victory as its faster run times broke a 2-2 tie.

Norway beat Olympic champion Austria 3-1 in the semifinals, before the Austrians won all runs in a 4-0 rout of Germany in the duel for third place.

Home country Andorra skied against and was defeated by Norway in the quarterfinals. Italy entered a powerful GS team but was knocked out in the quarterfinals by the Germans.

Only six nations took part in the event, which was likely held for the last time in its current format with teams consisting of two men and two women.

The United States — which won the world title last month — France, Slovenia and Sweden were among the most notable teams skipping Friday’s event.

The parallel format has been dropped from the Olympic schedule for the 2026 Turin-Cortina Games and is expected to be replaced by a different team competition at the finals next year.

Quarterfinals

Italy vs. Germany

DUERR Lena GER beats BASSINO Marta ITA

DELLA VITE Filippo ITA beats SANDER Andreas GER

HILZINGER Jessica GER beats BRIGNONE Federica ITA

STRASSER Linus GER beats BARBERA Corrado ITA

Germany advances 3-1

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Andorra vs. Norway

STJERNESUND Thea Louise NOR beats MEDINA GIRONES Iria AND

HAUGAN Timon NOR beats CORNELLA GUITART Xavier AND

TVIBERG Maria Therese NOR beats MIJARES RUF Carla AND

WINDINGSTAD Rasmus NOR beats GABRIEL GUTIERREZ Bartumeu AND

Norway advances to the semifinals 4-0

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Semifinals

Germany vs. Switzerland

DUERR Lena GER beats RAST Camille SUI

SIMONET Livio SUI beats SANDER Andreas GER

ELLENBERGER Andrea SUI beats Jessica Hilzinger GER

STRASSER Linus GER beats BISSIG Semyel SUI

Swiss ties Germany 2-2 but advances based on time

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Austria vs. Norway

GRITSCH Franziska AUT beats TVIBERG Maria Therese NOR

HAUGAN Timon NOR beats GSTREIN Fabio AUT

STJERNESUND Thea Louise NOR beats SCHEIB Julia AUT

WINDINGSTAD Rasmus NOR beats PERTL Adrian AUT

Norway advances to big final 3-1 Austria to small final

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Small Final

Austria vs. Germany

GRITSCH Franziska AUT beats HILZINGER Jessica GER

GSTREIN Fabio AUT beats STRASSER Linus GER

SCHEIB Julia AUT beats DUERR Lena beats GER

PERTL Adrian AUT beats SANDER Andreas GER

4-0 Austria earns bronze

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Big Final

Switerzland vs. Norway

STJERNESUND Thea Louise NOR beats RAST Camille SUI

SIMONET Livio SUI beats WINDINGSTAD Rasmus NOR

ELLENBERGER Andrea SUI beats TVIBERG Maria Therese NOR

HAUGAN Timon NOR beats BISSIG Semyel SUI

2-2 Norway uses the tie-breaker to defeat Switzerland for gold on time

The Associated Press contributed to this report.