Russia topped the medal table at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships ©Getty Images

Russia topped the medals table at the 2022 International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Junior World Ski Championships despite their athletes, and those from Belarus, being banned from competing midway through the event as part of measures introduced by the governing body following the countries invasion of Ukraine.

The Championships were co-hosted by Zakopane in Poland, venue for the Nordic combined and ski jumping and Lygna in Norway, which hosted cross-country skiing.

Russia achieved the milestone in spite of their competitors, and those from Belarus, being banned from competing midway through the event, as part of measures introduced by the FIS on March 1 in response to events unfolding in Ukraine.

Out of the medals on offer across the event Russia won four golds, three silvers and three bronzes in the junior events and one silver and three bronzes in the under-23 events, with all their 14 medals coming in cross-country skiing.



Co-hosts Norway finished second with 13 medals overall. 

Among them, three golds, three silvers and four bronzes came in the junior events while one gold and two bronzes were won in the under-23 events.

Austria completed the podium with eight medals - four golds, one silver and three bronzes - with all of them coming in the junior events.

Fellow co-host Poland, which was the location for Nordic combined and ski jumping competition, did not have a great Championships as the country managed to win only one silver - this came courtesy of Monika Skinder in the women's under-23 cross-country skiing race.  

On the last day of the event, Austria came out on top in the junior mixed ski jumping competition, with Vanessa Moharitsch, Daniel Tschofenig, Julia Mühlbacher and David Haagen claiming gold with 884.4 points.