This Sunday, the Bad Gastein Criterium brings the Pro Tour athletes back to their home turf – long-distance skiing – in the 35km criterium race. 

A criterium is a mass-start race to be completed in several laps and a challenging course. The Sprint and Climb competitions start here with several chances to collect valuable points for the season.

For the Champion competition, the standard points will apply. For the Sprint and Climb competitions, skiers will get 50% of the standard points.

Start Lists can be found HERE.

Don’t miss out on the event, available on SC Play. The women start at 9:15 CET and the men at 11:00 CET. 

BAD GASTEIN CRITERIUM 

• Location: Bad Gastein, Austria
• Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022
• Start Time: Women 9:15 CET / Men 11:00 CET
• Distance: 35km Classic Technique
• Number of SC Sprints: 2
• Sprint 1: 6.1km
• Sprint 2: 12.5km
• Number of SC Climbs: 2
• Climb 1: 19.2km
• Climb 2: 26.3km
• Total Climbing: 412m

Bad Gastein Criterium program, start lists, and live streaming on SC Play can be found here.

BAD GASTEIN CRITERIUM – MAP

ALL TV CHANNELS SEASON XIV

The Ski Classics Season XIV has just started. Bad Gastein Criterium is taking place tomorrow, Sunday, December 11. 

Here is an overview of where you can watch Ski Classics this season:

• SVT – Sweden 
• NRK – Norway 
• Czech TV – Czech Republic 
• TVP – Poland
• WB Discovery – Finland 
• Nent Group – Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, UK 
• beIN Sports – Canada, Turkey, and USA 
• Eurovision (EBU) – News rights
• SC PLAY – all countries (English commentary)

The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XIV (2022/2023)

• Event 1: December 10, 2022 – Bad Gastein PTT, Bad Gastein, Austria, 15km
• Event 2: December 11, 2022 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Bad Gastein, Austria, 35km
• Event 3: December 17, 2022 – La Venosta Criterium, Val Venosta, Italy, 40km 
• Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
• Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 30km
• Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 55km 
• Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedrichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
• Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 15km
• Event 11: March 5, 2023 – Vasaloppet, Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 18, 2023 – Birkebeinerrennet, Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 1, 2023 – Reistadløpet, Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 40km
• Event 14: April 2, 2023 – Summit 2 Senja, Bardufoss- Finnsnes, Norway, 67km

More info about the Ski Classics Pro Tour you can find at skiclassics.com.

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