Are you curious who the favorites are for this season’s Yellow Champion bib? Dive into the action with us at ProXCskiing.com as we uncover the favorites for the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV.

Champion Competition

The Yellow Champion bib is worn by the male and female athletes with the most current Champion points before each event. The overall winner is the athlete with the most Champion points after the season in each gender. Athletes’ single best result from a Ski Classics Challengers event is included.

The Champion competition is naturally the most prestigious in Ski Classics, and the field becomes more competitive every year. There are many favorites, but only one man and one woman can win their respective categories. One must be consistent, in great shape throughout the winter, and stay healthy until the end of the season. 

Ahead of Reistadløpet, Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charge, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, are the Yellow bib holders in the men’s and women’s side, with 1553 and 2065 points, respectively. 

With only three Pro Tour events left and a maximum of 600 points to be distributed (according to Ski Classics Rules and Regulations Season XV), who are the favorites for the Yellow Champion overall competition? 

Also Read: Ski Classics Standings after Birkebeinerrennet 2024

Champion Men’s Favorites – Ski Classics Season XV 

Ahead of Reistadløpet, Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charg, is the Yellow Champion bib holder with 1553 points. Johan Hoel, also from Team Ragde Charge, follows closely in second place, only 1 point behind with 1552 points overall. 

Andreas Nygaard, another Pro Team athlete from Team Ragde Charge, is in third place with 1300 points.

The men’s Champion competition is intense and close this season. Kasper Stadaas and Johan Joel are the biggest favorites. Still, Andreas Nygaard can have an excellent fight to collect Champion points and challenge the top 2 athletes in the battle for the Yellow overall.

Thomas Ødegaarden Johan Hoel and Axel Jutterström can have an excellent fight to collect extra Champion points and challenge Stadaas in the battle for the Yellow overall.

Closing the top 5 are Thomas Ødegaarden and Axel Jutterström, both from Team Eksjöhus, trailing a bit behind but battling for points and a top 3 final spot. 

Who are the favorites for the Champion competition overall Season XV on the men’s side?

Champion Bib Favorites Men – Ski Classics Season XV

Kasper Stadaas

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 21.02.1994
• Pro Team: Team Ragde Charge
• Champion Competition: 1553 points 
• Likelihood to win: 4 out of 5

Johan Hoel

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 17.12.1994
• Pro Team: Team Ragde Charge
• Champion Competition: 1552 points 
• Likelihood to win: 4 out of 5

Andreas Nygaard

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 22.11.1990
• Pro Team: Team Ragde Charge
• Champion Competition: 1300 points
• Likelihood to win: 3 out of 5

Champion Men – Top 10 ahead of Reistadløpet 

Champion Women’s Favorites – Ski Classics Season XV

Ahead of Reistadløpet, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, leads the Yellow Champion competition with 2065 points, 449 points ahead of second place, and with ‘only’ 600 Champion points in the game at the last Pro Tour events.

Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, is in second place overall with 1616 points and is the only one who can dethrone Fleten.

Third place is Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, with 1300 points overall and 765 points behind the leader.

The women’s Champion competition is intense this winter, but the fight for the overall will be between Fleten and Roivas. It will be interesting to see what these two athletes can offer in the final events of Ski Classics Season XV. Now, who are the favorites for the Champion Competition Season XV?

Champion Bib Favorites Women – Ski Classics Season XV

Emilie Fleten

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 09.06.1992 
• Pro Team: Team Ramudden 
• Champion Competition: 2065 points
• Likelihood to win: 4 out of 5

Kati Roivas

• Nationality: Finland
• Date of Birth: 09.09.1994
• Pro Team: Team Eksjöhus
• Champion Competition: 1616 points
• Likelihood to win: 1 out of 5

Champion Women – Top 10 ahead of Reistadløpet

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV

The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries. The season started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 9, 2023, and will end in Norway with the 100km Ski Classics Grand Finale Janteloppet on April 13, 2024.

Next up is Reistadløpet on April 6 and Summit 2 Senja on April 7. The events mark the 13th and 14th Ski Classics stages of Ski Classics Season XV.

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV (2023/2024)

• Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
• Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 37km 
• Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
• Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
• Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
• Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 11, 2024 – Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
• Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
• Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 17, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
• Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
• Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 100km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com