The Ski Classics Pro Tour kicks off Season XVII today, Saturday, December 13, 2025, with the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo. Here is the preview, start list information, and where to watch the season opener.

Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII

The action begins this Saturday with the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo, a 7-kilometer team event in Sportgastein, marking the official start of the new Ski Classics Pro Tour season.

Returning after a one-year break, the Pro Team Tempo features teams competing in a tactical, fast-paced format. Teams start in blocks based on last season’s rankings, separated by four-minute intervals, with men setting off 30 seconds before their female teammates. The second-ranked male and female times count toward the final team classification, adding a strategic twist in which precision and teamwork are key.

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For recreational skiers, the weekend also features the Gastein Classics, part of the Ski Classics Challengers circuit, which includes a 30-kilometer mass-start race in classic technique on Saturday afternoon, along with a shorter 15-kilometer option open to all participants.

It’s a unique opportunity to ski on the same tracks as the pros while enjoying scenic mountain views and the buzzing atmosphere of an international season opener.

Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Facts

• Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
• Place: Sportgastein, Austria
• Start Time: 9:00 CET
• Distance: 7km Classic
• Total Ascent: 100m
• Last Edition Winners (2023): Team Engcon
• SC Play: Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo

Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo (PTT) program, start lists, timing, and live streaming on SC Play can be found HERE and HERE 

Also Read: All you need to know ahead of the Bad Gastein weekend Season XVII

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Watch on SC Play

On the streaming platform SC PLAY, you can watch all Ski Classics Pro Tour events live. 

Kjell-Erik Kristiansen will serve as host, with Teemu Virtanen as the expert commentator, guiding viewers through the weekend’s English-language broadcasts on SC Play. 

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TV Channels Season XVII

Here is an overview of where you can watch the Ski Classics Pro Tour events this winter:

• SVT – Sweden
• NRK – Norway
• Warner Bros. Discovery – Finland
• Czech Republic – Sporty TV
• TVP – Poland
• Servus TV – Austria/Germany/Switzerland
• beIN Sports – Canada/USA
• Fox Sports – Australia
• TRT – Turkey
• TV3 Baltic – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
• SC Play – Worldwide (English commentary)

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII (2025/2026)

• Event 1: December 13, 2025 – Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
• Event 2: December 14, 2025 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: January 17, 2026 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 55km
• Event 4: January 25, 2026 – Marcialonga – Moena-Cavalese, Italy, 70km
• Event 5: January 30, 2026 – Bedřichov Sprint – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 1.5km
• Event 6: February 1, 2026 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 7: March 1, 2026 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
• Event 8: March 7, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Women – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
• Event 9: March 8, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Men – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
• Event 10: March 14, 2026 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
• Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
• Event 12: March 28, 2026 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 35km
• Event 13: March 29, 2026 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km

Read More: Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII 2025/2026

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