Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, won the 53-kilometer Birkebeinerrennet today in Norway with a superior performance. Check out the preliminary results.

Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, showed superior performance and won today’s Birkebeinerrennet, the tenth stage of Ski Classics Pro Tour and fourth and final Grand Classics event of Season XVII. Gjerde Alnæs completed the race in a total time of 2:43.42.2. 

Second place went to Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, 2.6 seconds back. Third place went to Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, 11.9 seconds behind the winner.

Full Race Report in Progress!

Birkebeinerrennet– Top 3 Women

1. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, 2:43:42.2
2. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, +2.6
3. Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, +11.9

Results can be found HERE

Birkebeinerrennet program, start lists, live timing, and live streaming on SC Play can be found HERE and HERE

Next up is the Marcialonga Bodø on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The event marks the eleventh Ski Classics Pro Tour stage of Season XVII.

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII (2025/2026)

Season XVII of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 13 events across 9 event weekends in 6 countries. 

• 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, 47km
• 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, 53km
• Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Valnesfjord, 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

For more updates and detailed information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour, make sure to visit skiclassics.com

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