Finnish Pro Team, Team Mäenpää, suffered from illnesses in mid-winter, which still affected their performances in the spring. The problems started during Marcialonga and forced the skiers who were supposed to ski the most races during the winter and collect points for the team, to step aside.
Team Piteå Elit Sk Lag 1 won the women’s Team Sprint race at the Swedish Cross-Country Skiing Championships. Results from the race.
The Swedish Cross Country Skiing Championships saw Ifk Umeå Lag 1 dominating and winning the Team Sprint in front of Sågmyra Sk and Piteå Elit Sk Lag 1.
Visma Ski Classics Season XII contained 14 events, and now the poll has been conducted on which race was most popular. The award is decided after a vote by Pro Team Athletes, staff, and Visma Ski Classics officials. The title Event of the Season goes to the Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, which received 20.2% of the votes.
Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Koteng Eidissen, has taken the most significant career victories during Season XII. The wins at Vasaloppet and Birken stand out, but it was not enough for a total win in Visma Ski Classics. However, the 34-year-old won the Climb bib competition.
Curira AB has decided to end the venture with the long-distance team Team Curira. The company has owned and run the team that competed in Visma Ski Classics.
It’s April, the ski season is over for most people, and many are already bringing their running shoes. It can be a risky project. Our sister site Langrenn.com has talked to the former running world record holder in 5.000 and 10.000 meters, Ingrid Kristiansen, who comes up with tips on the transition from skiing to running.
Norwegian cross-country skier Daniel Strand tried to break Hans Mäenpää’s 24-hour ski world record attempt with dramatic consequences.
ProXCskiing talked to some of the most successful Pro Team Directors about how the Visma Ski Classics circuit is developing, how to motivate younger athletes to step into long-distance racing, and finally, how attractive long-distance skiing is becoming to sponsors.
According to her husband, Jerry Ahrlin, Laila Kveli has been too kind for top sports. She has been the busy mother of small children who has challenged the world’s best in long-distance skiing without even deciding on “framework conditions” as the best do. Now she has gone on her last ski race as a hard-working skier and mother of two wonderful children.
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