Monday, Nov 6, 2023
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Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the 34th edition of Tjejvasan in a sprint finish ahead of Lina Korsgren, Team Ramudden. The race was decided on the sprint when Johansson Norgren was faster than Lina Korsgren over the line. The victory margin was 2.6 seconds, and Johansson Norgren set a new track record with 1:15:39.2.
Orsa2Levi podcast has a special guest in the latest episode. Arnaud Du Pasquier, Visma Ski Classics Pro Tour skier from Team Nordic Expérience – Coste & Crédit Agricole Franche-Comté.
Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team, missed the victory at Tjejvasan last year by the smallest possible margin when Lina Korsgren won after a photo finish. Much suggests that the long-distance race giant is making its final season this winter. A fifth victory at Tjejvasan on Saturday can change that.
Last year, Lina Korsgren, Team Ramudden, won Tjejvasan after a photo finish sprint with Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team. After several podium places, last year’s victory was long-awaited and special. Johansson Norgren received the victory wreath first before a photo finish could indicate that Korsgren was the winner.
The fourth day of the Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships saw Saveliy Korostelev winning the U20 men’s 10km classic race.
The fourth day of the Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships saw Dariya Nepryaeva winning the U20 women’s 5km classic race.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) announced that it would cancel all competitions in Russia for the rest of the season.
The third day of the Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships saw Finland’s Arsi Ruuskanen winning the U23 men’s 15km classic race.
The third day of the Junior and U23 World Cross-Country Ski Championships saw the Swiss Anja Weber winning the U23 women’s 10km classic race.
On Saturday, February 26 it will once more be time for Tjejvasan, the 30-kilometer women’s race in the Vasaloppet Arena, starting in Oxberg.
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