Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 1, a Ski Classics Challengers event, took place today with a 60km long-distance race in freestyle technique in Olos, Finland. Get to know the winners.

After a long day of action on Stage 1, the Ski Classics Challengers event saw the siblings Iivo and Kerttu Niskanen, Lapland Hotels Olos, win the race with their usual outstanding performances.

Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 1 – Men’s Race

In the men’s competition, stage 1, the winner was Iivo Niskanen, Lapland Hotels Olos, with a time of 2:27:19.8.

Remi Lindholm, Dæhlie – Nordic Teamwear Pro Team, finished in second place, with a total time of 2:27:27.5, followed by Thomas Bing, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, completing the podium in third position and a total time of 2:27:38.9. 

Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 1 – Top 3 Men

1. Iivo Niskanen, Lapland Hotels Olos, 2:27:19.8
2. Remi Lindholm, Dæhlie – Nordic Teamwear Pro Team, +7.7
3. Thomas Bing, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, +19.1

Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 1 – Women’s Race

In the women’s race, Kerttu Niskanen, Lapland Hotels Olos, with a time of 2:41:17.8, won ahead of Eveliina Piippo, Dæhlie – Nordic Teamwear Pro Team, in second place and a time of 2:41:48.4.

Third place went to Krista Pärmäkoski with a total time of 2:42:40.2.

Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 1 – Top 3 Women

1. Kerttu Niskanen, Lapland Hotels Olos, 2:41:17.8
2. Eveliina Piippo, Dæhlie – Nordic Teamwear Pro Team, +30.6
3. Krista Pärmäkoski, +1:22.4

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12, it’s time for the Lapponia Ski Week Stage 2, and below you can check all the details for the remaining stages:

Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 2 – Ski Classics Challengers

• Location: Vuontisjärvi, Finland
• Date: Wednesday, April 12
• Start Time: 9:30 CET 
• Distance: 50km freestyle technique
• Website: Lapponia Ski Week

Course Profile

Lapponia Ski Week – Stage 3 – Ski Classics Challengers

• Location: Ounasjärvi, Finland
• Date: Friday, April 14
• Start Time: 8:00 CET 
• Distance: 80km freestyle technique
• Website: Lapponia Ski Week

Course Profile

When available, the Lapponia Ski Week program, start lists, live results, and final standings can be followed here (stage 1), here (stage 2), and here (stage 3). 

You can find more information about the event here.

As Lapponia Ski Week is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective gender. 

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