Fossavatnsgangan, a Ski Classics Challengers event, took place this Saturday, with a 50km race in classic technique in Ísafjörður, Iceland. Get to know the winners.

After a full day of action, the Ski Classics Challengers event Fossavatnsgangan saw Mathias Aas Rolid, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, and Nadja Kälin, SC Alpina St. Moritz, winning their respective races.

Fossavatnsgangan – Men’s Race

In the men’s race, the winner of Fossavatnsgangan was Mathias Aas Rolid, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, completing the race in a time of 2:04:01.0.

Petter Soleng Skinstad, Team Coop, finished in second place, with a total time of 2:06:41.0, followed by the Swiss Ilya Chernousov, LSV/Bual Lantsch, completing the podium in the third position and a total time of 2:07:47.0.

Fossavatnsgangan – Top 3 Men

1. Mathias Aas Rolid, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, 2:04:01.0
2. Petter Soleng Skinstad, Team Coop, +2:40.0
3. Ilya Chernousov, LSV/Bual Lantsch, +3:46.0

Fossavatnsgangan – Women’s Race

In the women’s competition, the winner was Nadja Kälin, SC Alpina St. Moritz, with a total time of 2:26:15.0. 

Elisabeth Schicho, Kjelsaas, finished in second place, with a time of 2:34:29.0, followed by Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir, Meistaraæfingar Einars Óla, with a total time of 2:42:12.0, and completing the podium in the third position. 

Fossavatnsgangan – Top 3 Women

1. Nadja Kälin, SC Alpina St. Moritz, 2:26:15.0
2. Elisabeth Schicho, Kjelsaas, +8:14.0
3. Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir, Meistaraæfingar Einars Óla, +15:57.0

As Fossavatnsgangan 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. 

Complete results from Fossavatnsgangan can be found here and here, and you can check more information about Ski Classics on skiclassics.com.  

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