Thursday's sprint winner, Jenny Rissveds (SWE), takes the initiative at the start of the five-lap race, Andrea Waldis follows her and, unlike the Swede, is able to keep up the pace. The 2012 Junior World Champion pulled her race to the front on the uphill and with her riding technique as one piece and ultimately won by a clear margin of almost 50 seconds ahead of Linda Indergand. "That's so cool. I think the World Championship preparation has only really kicked in now, I felt great. It's incredible to end the season like this," said a jubilant Waldis.

Linda Indergand also has reason to beam after her best result of the season. The 2011 junior world champion moderates her pace at the start and is only in sixth place at first. From the second lap onwards, she makes up positions and on the fourth lap she catches up with Yana Belomoyna, who came third at the World Championships. "I noticed that I was getting closer and closer on the descents and when I was able to pass her in a technical uphill section, I opened up a gap," explains Indergand.
Ramona Forchini completed the strong Swiss result in seventh place.European champion Malene Degn from Denmark won the junior race, a good 20 seconds ahead of the surprisingly strong Meda Petrusauskaite (LIT) and over a minute ahead of Sofia Wiedenroth from Germany. Mallory Barth finished tenth in her first World Cup race since breaking her collarbone in Bern. She still doesn't feel confident enough in the downhill and doesn't want to take any risks.www.hafjellworldcup.com

Ranking World Cup 2013, #6 Hafjell/NOR, U23 Women:
1. Andrea Waldis (SUI)	1.16.02	+0.00
2. Linda Indergand (SUI)	1.16.49	+0.47
3rd Yana Belomoyna (UKR)	1.17.48	+1.46
4. Rebecca Henderson (AUS)	1.18.47	+2.45
5th Mariske Strauss (RSA)	1.19.28	+3.26
6th Jenny Rissveds (SWE)	1.19.52	+3.50
7th Ramona Forchini (SUI)	1.20.23	+4.21
8th Lena Putz (SUI)	1.20.34	+4.32
9th Karla Stepanova (CZE)	1.21.15	+5.13
10th Lisa Mitterbauer (AUT)	1.21.25	+5.23
14th Michelle Hediger (SUI)	1.23.02	+7.00
Overall World Cup 2013, U23 women
1. Rebecca Henderson (AUS)		440 points
2nd Yana Belomoyna (UKR)		410
3rd Andea Waldis (SUI)		320
4. Helen Grobert (GER)		270
5th Jenny Rissveds (SWE)		255
6th Linda Indergand (SUI)		187
7th Lisa Mitterbauer (AUT)		131
8th Lena Putz (GER)		122
9th Anne Terpstra (NED)		117
10th Mariske Strauss (RSA)		102
13th Ramona Forchini (SUI)		78
14th Michelle Hediger (SUI)		65
30th Deborah Inauen (SUI)		20