Simon JUNG, GER, bib number 27, run 1, Jalmari BERGQVIST, FIN, bib number 28, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, Benjamin DOHLBY, USA, bib number 33, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Piotr JARECKI, POL, bib number 34, run 1, Hugo HINCKFUSS, AUS, bib number 58, run 1, Justin BOUDREAU, CAN, bib number 63, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

20km Mass Start Male, event photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Thomas Linnebo MOLLESTAD, NOR, bib number 4, run 1, Casper Kvam GRINDHAGEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Xavier MCKEEVER, CAN, bib number 3, run 1, Milhan LAISSUS, FRA, bib number 18, run 1, Mathieu BLANC, FRA, bib number 23, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Wilhelm STERNER, SWE, bib number 39, run 1, <m41, Corbin CARPENTER, USA, bib number 32, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Niko ANTTOLA, FIN, bib number 2, run 1, Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, Niilo MAKINEN, FIN, bib number 20, run 1, Xavier MCKEEVER, CAN, bib number 3, run 1, Tobias GANNER, AUT, bib number 5, run 1, Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Renta YAMAGUCHI, JPN, bib number 35, run 1, Davide NEGRONI, ITA, bib number 12, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Vemund Totsaas JOHNSBORG, NOR, bib number 19, run 1, Isai NAEFF, SUI, bib number 21, run 1, Noe NAEFF, SUI, bib number 16, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Abdullah YILMAZ, TUR, bib number 69, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

20km Mass Start Male, event photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Benjamin DOHLBY, USA, bib number 33, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Niko ANTTOLA, FIN, bib number 2, run 1, Gabriele MATLI, ITA, bib number 15, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

20km Mass Start Male, event photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Eero RANTALA, FIN, bib number 7, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Thomas Linnebo MOLLESTAD, NOR, bib number 4, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Amirgali MURATBEKOV, KAZ, bib number 43, run 1, Jalmari BERGQVIST, FIN, bib number 28, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Amirgali MURATBEKOV, KAZ, bib number 43, run 1, Mario MATIKANOV, BUL, bib number 48, run 1, Jalmari BERGQVIST, FIN, bib number 28, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, Kilian KEHRER, AUT, bib number 45, run 1, Benjamin DOHLBY, USA, bib number 33, run 1, Silvan HAUSER, SUI, bib number 36, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

David FUCHS, AUT, bib number 37, run 1, Hugo HINCKFUSS, AUS, bib number 58, run 1, Mario MATIKANOV, BUL, bib number 48, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Benjamin DOHLBY, USA, bib number 33, run 1, Kilian KEHRER, AUT, bib number 45, run 1, Silvan HAUSER, SUI, bib number 36, run 1, Piotr JARECKI, POL, bib number 34, run 1, Pawel BRYJA, POL, bib number 49, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Luke ALLAN, CAN, bib number 30, run 1, Mathieu BLANC, FRA, bib number 23, run 1, Romain VAXELAIRE, FRA, bib number 24, run 1, Noe NAEFF, SUI, bib number 16, run 1, Davide NEGRONI, ITA, bib number 12, run 1, Elias KECK, GER, bib number 9, run 1, Noe NAEFF, SUI, bib number 16, run 1, Casper Kvam GRINDHAGEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Wilhelm STERNER, SWE, bib number 39, run 1, Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Jonas Jan HELLMICH, CZE, bib number 65, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Jonatan LINDBERG, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Daito YAMAZAKI, JPN, bib number 14, run 1, Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Niko ANTTOLA, FIN, bib number 2, run 1, Savelii KOROSTELEV, AIN, bib number 1, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Jonatan LINDBERG, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, Daito YAMAZAKI, JPN, bib number 14, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Jonatan LINDBERG, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, Daito YAMAZAKI, JPN, bib number 14, run 1, Tobias GANNER, AUT, bib number 5, run 1, Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Elias KECK, GER, bib number 9, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Niilo MAKINEN, FIN, bib number 20, run 1, Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Luke ALLAN, CAN, bib number 30, run 1, Renta YAMAGUCHI, JPN, bib number 35, run 1, Davide NEGRONI, ITA, bib number 12, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Ralf KIVIL, EST, bib number 44, run 1, Pawel BRYJA, POL, bib number 49, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Pawel BRYJA, POL, bib number 49, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Thomas Linnebo MOLLESTAD, NOR, bib number 4, run 1, Savelii KOROSTELEV, AIN, bib number 1, run 1, Niko ANTTOLA, FIN, bib number 2, run 1, Niilo MAKINEN, FIN, bib number 20, run 1, Jonatan LINDBERG, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Benjamin DOHLBY, USA, bib number 33, run 1, Silvan HAUSER, SUI, bib number 36, run 1, Piotr JARECKI, POL, bib number 34, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Milhan LAISSUS, FRA, bib number 18, run 1, Wilhelm STERNER, SWE, bib number 39, run 1, Lars Michael Saab BJERTNAES, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Noah WEIR CHABA, CAN, bib number 51, run 1, Anders WEISS, USA, bib number 41, run 1, Niclas STEIGER, SUI, bib number 17, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Renta YAMAGUCHI, JPN, bib number 35, run 1, Gabriele MATLI, ITA, bib number 15, run 1, Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Vemund Totsaas JOHNSBORG, NOR, bib number 19, run 1, Milhan LAISSUS, FRA, bib number 18, run 1, Lars Michael Saab BJERTNAES, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Noah WEIR CHABA, CAN, bib number 51, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Erik BERGSTROEM, SWE, bib number 26, run 1, Tobias GANNER, AUT, bib number 5, run 1, Mathieu BLANC, FRA, bib number 23, run 1, Luke ALLAN, CAN, bib number 30, run 1, <35<, Noe NAEFF, SUI, bib number 16, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Niclas STEIGER, SUI, bib number 17, run 1, Luke ALLAN, CAN, bib number 30, run 1, Casper Kvam GRINDHAGEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Xavier MCKEEVER, CAN, bib number 3, run 1, Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Niclas STEIGER, SUI, bib number 17, run 1, Elias KECK, GER, bib number 9, run 1, Casper Kvam GRINDHAGEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Simon JUNG, GER, bib number 27, run 1, Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Alison MACKIE, CAN, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Elin HENRIKSSON, SWE, bib number 7, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Nora Elisabeth FALSTER, NOR, bib number 9, run 1, Mali Eidnes BAKKEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Liv COUPAT, FRA, bib number 17, run 1, Emilia ERIKSSON, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, Ava THURSTON, USA, bib number 36, run 1, Katja VEIT, GER, bib number 30, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Haley BREWSTER, USA, bib number 40, run 1, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Elin HENRIKSSON, SWE, bib number 7, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, Mali Eidnes BAKKEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Ida-Maria EWALD, GBR, bib number 53, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Anne BUCHMANN, GER, bib number 37, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Siri WIGGER, SUI, bib number 28, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Anne BUCHMANN, GER, bib number 37, run 1, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Anne BUCHMANN, GER, bib number 37, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Simon JUNG, GER, bib number 27, run 1, Davide GHIO, ITA, bib number 13, run 1, Savelii KOROSTELEV, AIN, bib number 1, run 1, Casper Kvam GRINDHAGEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Isai NAEFF, SUI, bib number 21, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, Daito YAMAZAKI, JPN, bib number 14, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Thomas Linnebo MOLLESTAD, NOR, bib number 4, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, Milhan LAISSUS, FRA, bib number 18, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Niilo MAKINEN, FIN, bib number 20, run 1, Gabriele MATLI, ITA, bib number 15, run 1, Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Tobias GANNER, AUT, bib number 5, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, Eero RANTALA, FIN, bib number 7, run 1, Niko ANTTOLA, FIN, bib number 2, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Matyas BAUER, CZE, bib number 6, run 1, Lars Michael Saab BJERTNAES, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Casper Kvam GRINDHAGEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Davide GHIO, ITA, bib number 13, run 1, Andrea ZORZI, ITA, bib number 10, run 1, Niclas STEIGER, SUI, bib number 17, run 1, Vemund Totsaas JOHNSBORG, NOR, bib number 19, run 1, Gabriele MATLI, ITA, bib number 15, run 1, Jalmari BERGQVIST, FIN, bib number 28, run 1, Romain VAXELAIRE, FRA, bib number 24, run 1, Niilo MAKINEN, FIN, bib number 20, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, Luke ALLAN, CAN, bib number 30, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

20km Mass Start Male, event photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Daito YAMAZAKI, JPN, bib number 14, run 1, Davide NEGRONI, ITA, bib number 12, run 1, Niclas STEIGER, SUI, bib number 17, run 1, Gabriele MATLI, ITA, bib number 15, run 1, Vemund Totsaas JOHNSBORG, NOR, bib number 19, run 1, Silvan HAUSER, SUI, bib number 36, run 1, Jalmari BERGQVIST, FIN, bib number 28, run 1, Niilo MAKINEN, FIN, bib number 20, run 1, Lauris KAPARKALEJS, LAT, bib number 38, run 1, Robin FISCHER, GER, bib number 29, run 1, Theo MATTEI, SWE, bib number 25, run 1, Piotr JARECKI, POL, bib number 34, run 1, Luke ALLAN, CAN, bib number 30, run 1, Renta YAMAGUCHI, JPN, bib number 35, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Justin BOUDREAU, CAN, bib number 63, run 1, Aleksandar GRBOVIC, MNE, bib number 64, run 1, Owen YOUNG, USA, bib number 67, run 1, Astmar Helgi KRISTINSSON, ISL, bib number 68, run 1, Dmytro ROMANCHENKO, UKR, bib number 60, run 1, Jonas Jan HELLMICH, CZE, bib number 65, run 1, Silvestrs SVAUKSTS, LAT, bib number 70, run 1, action photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

20km Mass Start Male, event photo, U23 Men's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Liv COUPAT, FRA, bib number 17, run 1, Ava THURSTON, USA, bib number 36, run 1, Haley BREWSTER, USA, bib number 40, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Zuzanna FUJAK, POL, bib number 21, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

20km Mass Start Female, event photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Nora Elisabeth FALSTER, NOR, bib number 9, run 1, Mali Eidnes BAKKEN, NOR, bib number 8, run 1, Elin HENRIKSSON, SWE, bib number 7, run 1, Lisa ERIKSSON, SWE, bib number 6, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Delia Ioana REIT, ROU, bib number 59, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Virginia CENA, ITA, bib number 26, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Yelizaveta TOLMACHYOVA, KAZ, bib number 45, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Silva KEMPPI, FIN, bib number 23, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Ylvie FOLIE, ITA, bib number 14, run 1, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Nora KYTAJA, FIN, bib number 16, run 1, Samantha SMITH, USA, bib number 33, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Ylvie FOLIE, ITA, bib number 14, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Tabitha WILLIAMS, GBR, bib number 24, run 1, Elke HAMMERSTEIN, GBR, bib number 57, run 1, Ida-Maria EWALD, GBR, bib number 53, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Nora Elisabeth FALSTER, NOR, bib number 9, run 1, Elin HENRIKSSON, SWE, bib number 7, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, Team, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Irem DURSUN, TUR, bib number 61, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Minura IVAZHANOVA, KAZ, bib number 54, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Siri WIGGER, SUI, bib number 28, run 1, Emilia ERIKSSON, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Darya KIM, KAZ, bib number 56, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Ieva DAINYTE, LTU, bib number 51, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, Team, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Lisa ERIKSSON, SWE, bib number 6, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Nora Elisabeth FALSTER, NOR, bib number 9, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Evelina CRUSELL, SWE, bib number 4, run 1, Elin HENRIKSSON, SWE, bib number 7, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Lisa ERIKSSON, SWE, bib number 6, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Marlie MOLINARO, CAN, bib number 49, run 1, Maddie HOOKER, AUS, bib number 39, run 1, Kamila IDZINIAK, POL, bib number 41, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Nora KYTAJA, FIN, bib number 16, run 1, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Anne BUCHMANN, GER, bib number 37, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Aleksandra KOLODZIEJ, POL, bib number 27, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / Fredrik Hagen / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Aleksandra KOLODZIEJ, POL, bib number 27, run 1, Heidi CONVARD, FRA, bib number 15, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Alison MACKIE, CAN, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Haley BREWSTER, USA, bib number 40, run 1, Samantha SMITH, USA, bib number 33, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Siri WIGGER, SUI, bib number 28, run 1, Emilia ERIKSSON, SWE, bib number 22, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Marina KAELIN, SUI, bib number 5, run 1, Leonie PERRY, FRA, bib number 1, run 1, Eva INGEBRIGTSEN, NOR, bib number 3, run 1, Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Nora Elisabeth FALSTER, NOR, bib number 9, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Virginia CENA, ITA, bib number 26, run 1, Heidi CONVARD, FRA, bib number 15, run 1, Ylvie FOLIE, ITA, bib number 14, run 1, Nadine LAURENT, ITA, bib number 13, run 1, Silva KEMPPI, FIN, bib number 23, run 1, Nora KYTAJA, FIN, bib number 16, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Elin HENRIKSSON, SWE, bib number 7, run 1, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Alison MACKIE, CAN, Team, winner photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Oline VESTAD, NOR, bib number 11, run 1, Alison MACKIE, CAN, bib number 2, run 1, action photo, U23 Women's 20km Mass Start Free at FIS Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, 2026-03-05, Photo Credit: action press / David Soldati / KarmaPress - AGENZIA ALDO LIVERANI SAS ITALY ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY