- Yes, I am pleased with this, says a cheerful Bente Skari to Langrenn.com.

Several others on the National Team also took part in the trial-course, which is four kilometres long. Moreover, the course is all uphill, and the surface is gravel. It is a tough course, in other words.

- This is the third time I've been through it this year. We will do this one more time by the end of the year, in October, says Skari to Langrenn.com.

She set her previous best in this course nearly one year ago, in late October, when she was in excellent shape. Today, Skari shaved 17 seconds off that record, and finished in 13 minutes and 50 seconds.

Langrenn.com gives you the results:

1. Bente Skari 13.50
2. Hilde G.Pedersen 14.34
3. Rønnaug Schei 14.40
4. Trude Madsen 15.15
5. Maj H. Nymoen 15.29