She has won medals in both the U23 and Junior World Championships. Now, the Swedish national team skier has chosen to switch to long-distance skiing and will focus entirely on Ski Classics next season.

Louise Lindström made her debut in Ski Classics earlier this winter. During the races in Orsa, she competed for Team Eksjöhus and finished 17th at the Grönklitt Criterium and 5th at the Grönklitt ITT. After an offer from Team Eksjöhus, she has decided to focus entirely on the long-distance races next season. In an interview with SVT Sport, she commented about the decision.

“Orsa and my first Ski Classics race was really an adventure, so I got a taste for it. Even though it was not something I had trained for, I felt that this is something I want to do more,” says Louise Lindström.

Was it a difficult choice?

“There has been a lot of thinking. But when I thought about what feels exciting and what attracts me in my development right now, the long-distance team’s offer was very attractive and feels very, very nice,” says Lindström.

The 23-year-old Lindström has two Junior World Championships golds on her resume and several medals from the U23 World Championships. So far, she has raced 22 races in the World Cup. Louise finished 2nd overall at the Ford Smart Energy Cup this season.

This weekend, Louise Lindström raced Janteloppet, the 15^th and final event of Ski Classics Season XV and finished in 15th place.

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The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consisted of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries. The season started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 9, 2023, and ended in Norway with the 93km Ski Classics Grand Finale Janteloppet on April 13, 2024.

SKI CLASSICS PRO TOUR SEASON XV (2023/2024)

• Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
• Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 37km 
• Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
• Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
• Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
• Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 11, 2024 – Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
• Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
• Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 16, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
• Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
• Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 93km

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