The 11 World Cup took place in Sweden, precisely in Are (19/1999 September 1999). 11.000 paying spectators were present, an extraordinary result. Regarding the results nothing changes, it is now a monologue that has lasted for more than 5 years (omitting the Junior categories): world champions the French Nico Vouilloz e Anne Caroline Chausson. France's dominance at the World Cup continues, stocking up on rainbow jerseys. The opponents can only fight for 2nd place even if in the women's race, the Finnish Katja Repo she threatened Chausson until the end, finishing just 1"61 behind. Third position for Switzerland Sari Jorgensen.

"I drove well“-Reports Vouilloz-“I'm happy I didn't crash in the final as it was just a moment given the muddy conditions of the track. On Wednesday in qualifying I crashed heavily and wasn't 100%. It's still difficult to win a world championship, you don't have to lose your concentration because it's just a moment to make a mistake and throw the race away. I take care of everything in detail, from the suspension to the tire pressure, perhaps this is precisely what makes the difference with my opponents".
After the arrival, Vouilloz had to wait for the last 2 competitors, namely his compatriots Pascal and Barel but when it was clear that they would not overtake him he exclaimed:”and what is this? the Eighth?". 

"I lost my concentration and fell, losing a lot of time, I could have seriously challenged Nico“, he reports Mickael Pascal. The American is third Eric carter, Dual Slalom specialist:”I am much more comfortable in Dual Slalom, I have a very aggressive ride and it is not always the right technique for the downhill".

Anne Caroline Chausson:”I wasted time pedaling, the mud made everything heavier and I no longer had any legs" -admits the Chausson- "I then tried to ride cleanly but pushing hard as I felt my rivals were close in terms of times“. Indeed the Flying Finn Katja Repo he finished just 1 hundredths behind the Frenchman. Repo is very spectacular in the jumps and ends the race with a nice screb in the final jump even if the victory faded in the more technical section with the roots where a slip caused him to lose more than that abundant second which cost him the victory: ”I'm very happy. I was nervous before leaving but the many Finns cheered me on. My goal was to get into the top 5 so I'm satisfied.".

In third place the very young Danese Sari Jorgensen, in her 1st year in the category and world champion last year among the Juniors:”I would have liked to have control but I didn't have it, I was also the victim of a fall that made me lose ground“, reports a happy Jorgensen. 

Missy Jupiter, 1994 world champion, finished in 23rd place after a first intermediate time on Chausson's times:”I was changing gear before a corner and my manettino broke, resulting in problems for the whole race“. The 36 year old Spaniard Mercedes gonzalez, already on the podium at the world championships, fell during practice and broke her ankle: a shame given that this was supposed to be her last world championship.

In the men's juniors victory for the British Nathan Rennie"During the race I kept telling myself to go fast and I fell. But then I kept repeating it even after I got up and won." Rennie, third last year in the Junior World Championship won by Barel, has done it again this year. According to the British compatriot David Wardell to over 10 seconds. Third, a few cents behind Wardell, an Australian, Jared Rando.

The route was very technical due to the heavy rain that fell in the previous days. The average speed of the route was 38.29 km/h. Among the Junior women, victory for the French favorite Sabrina Jonnier, who after 3 medals managed to grab the gold:”it was important for me to win today. I came close to winning gold twice in the youth categories and today I managed to win in the mud". Silver medal for Kathy Pruitt (United States) and bronze for Helen Gaskell (Great Britain). In fourth place a very young 16 year old French girl, Céline Gros…is this the new Chausson?

EL-M
	Nicolas VOUILLOZ	5:03.49
2	Mickael PASCAL	6.42s
3	Eric CARTER	7.88s
4	David VAZQUEZ LOPEZ	10.62s
5	Cédric GRACIA	11.77s
6	Kristian ERIKSSON	12.80s
7	Shaun PALMER	13.06s
8	Fabien BAREL	13.20s
9	Crawford CARRICK-ANDERSON	14.90s
9	Mickael DELDYCKE	14.90s
11	Gerwin PETERS	16.02s
12	Mike KING	16.36s
13	Bas DE DRINK	16.85s
14	Johan ENGSTRÖM	17.54s
15	Jürgen BENEKE	18.36s
16	Sean MCCARROLL	18.82s
17	Guillaume KOCH	18.83s
18	Jan LUNDMAN	19.15s
19	Rob WARNER	19.82s
20	Florent POUSSIN	21.51s
21	Markolf BERCHTOLD	22.12s
22	Shaums MARCH	22.37s
23	Brian LOPES	23.13s
24	John KIRKCALDIE	23.56s
25	Tomas MISSER VILASECA	23.73s
26	Pau MISSER	24.29s
27	Eric CSEFF	25.64s
28	Tim PONTING	26.09s
29	Jacobo SANTANA PASTOR	27.61s
30	Corrado HERIN	28.20s

EL W
	Anne-Caroline CHAUSSON	5:52.26
2	Katja REPO	1.61s
3	Saree JORGENSEN	15.72s
4	Leigh DONOVAN	18.06s
5	Tracy MOSELEY	19.05s
6	Marla STREB	20.94s
7	Marielle SANER	26.19s
8	Malin LINDGREN	31.58s
9	Karen VAN MEERBECK	34.14s
10	Tara LLANES	36.59s
11	Giovanna BONAZZI	36.74s
12	Nolvenn LE CAER	37.48s
13	Sarah STIEGER	38.97s
14	Katrina MILLER	43.47s
15	Lisa SHER	45.35s
16	Elke BRUTSAERT	46.91s
17	Helen MORTIMER	49.52s
18	Emma GUY	52.23s
19	Lorraine BLANCHER	57.70s
20	Petra WINTERHALDER	59.20s

JUN M
	Nathan RENNIE	5:16.82
2	Dave WARDELL	10.47s
3	Jared RANDO	10.51s
4	Adam VAGNER	14.19s
5	Filip POLC	15.82s
6	Greg MINNAAR	15.87s
7	Robert JARMAN	23.53s
8	Ryan WHITE	24.95s
9	Cesar ROJO	27.78s
10	Jesse WHITSELL	29.69s
11	Paul GARRETT	30.14s
12	Visa MALINEN	30.86s
13	Jacky SERIOUS	31.78s
14	Neil DONOGHUE	38.80s
15	Christopher HATTON	40.97s
16	Mathieu LAURIN	41.07s
17	Roel VERNELEN	43.72s
18	Trond Gjerdrem HANSEN	44.32s
19	Christian MUELLER	45.98s
20	Sammy FURNESS	47.34s

JUN W
	Sabrina JONNIER	6:17.82
2	Kathy PRUITT	8.50s
3	Helen GASKELL	9.91s
4	Celine Gros	11.29s
5	Melissa BUHL	37.43s
6	Pascaline REUSSER	1:02.71
7	Sandra WALKER	1:04.91
8	Fionn GRIFFITHS	1:28.44
9	Katherine LOBODZINSKI	1:44.71
10	Julie RUDMAN	4:02.98

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