Linnea Ousdigian had a successful showing in five races in Norway and Sweden as part of the U18 Team USA group of six girls and six boys. In Trondheim, Norway, the Mounds View junior placed first by 29.5 seconds in a 7.5 kilometer Interval race on Feb. 1. She also placed third in a U18 Class 5K Interval (6.9 seconds off the lead) on Jan. 31 and 13th in a Skate Sprint U20 qualifier. In Ulricehamn, Sweden, she placed third in a U18 Skate Mass Start on Feb. 8. In a U18 Skate Sprint on Feb. 7 she placed second in the quarterfinals but in the semifinals didn’t advance go finals.
