Pro Tour Season XVI is just around the corner, and for the new season, Ski Classics introduced Cubs, a new possibility for Pro Teams to test young prospects. Who are the athletes?

The Cubs category Season XVI includes athletes born before 2004 under 22 years of age. The new feature aims to enhance the Pro Team competition and provide new opportunities for young athletes to test Ski Classics.

Each Pro Team may have two Cubs athletes per event in addition to the regular roster. The Cubs can differ for each event, but athletes may represent only one Pro Team per season.

At the moment of publication, 16 Cubs are registered, 9 Cubs are women, and 7 Cubs are men.

“With the introduction of the Cubs category, we allow very young skiers to test skiing long distances as a member of a Pro Team. We hope this initiative will enhance the interest in Ski Classics from even more skiers over time. Also, Pro Teams are encouraged to test new promising young athletes, whereas a full Pro Tour in first years might be too heavy,” said David Nilsson, Director of Ski Classics, when Cubs was launched.

Also Read: Ski Classics introduce Cubs as a new feature Season XVI

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Who are the Cubs already registered for Season XVI?

Alvar Myhlback

• Nation: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 22.03.2006  
• Pro Team: Lager 157 Ski Team
• Number of completed events: 18 Pro Tour and 7 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 19

Hjalmar Oscarsson

• Nation: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 07.03.2004
• Pro Team: Team Ramudden
• Number of completed events: 8 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 397

Tova Andersson

• Nation: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 11.05.2004
• Pro Team: Team Ramudden
• Number of completed events: 1 Pro Tour and 8 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 406

Ebba Johansson

• Nation: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 14.03.2005  
• Pro Team: Danish Ski Marathon Team
• Number of completed events: 3 Pro Tour and 3 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 651

Halvor Bade

• Nation: Norway
• Date of Birth: 13.09.2004  
• Pro Team: Team Synnfjell
• Number of completed events: 4 Pro Tour
• SC Ranking: 708

Mikkel Sjursen

• Nation: Norway
• Date of Birth: 01.03.2004  
• Pro Team: Team Synnfjell
• Number of completed events: 3 Pro Tour
• SC Ranking: 724

Emmi Nyberg

• Nation: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 02.02.2004
• Pro Team: Team Ramudden
• Number of completed events: 7 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 784

Wilma Lax

• Nation: Finland
• Date of Birth: 18.04.2004  
• Pro Team: Team Edux
• Number of completed events: 1 Pro Tour
• SC Ranking: 3055

Matilda Bandefur

• Nation: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 10.05.2004
• Pro Team: Team GS8
• Number of completed events: 2 Challengers
• SC Ranking 3794

Ulrik Emil Eriksen

• Nation: Norway
• Date of Birth: 07.09.2006  
• Pro Team: Team Synnfjell
• Number of completed events: 1 Pro Tour
• SC Ranking: 7016

Frans Daubits

• Nation: Germany
• Date of Birth: 18.01.2004  
• Pro Team: Bruse Sauerland Ski Team
• Number of completed events: 3 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 7065

Cecil Kümpel

• Nation: Germany
• Date of Birth: 07.01.2005  
• Pro Team: Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria
• Number of completed events: 1 Challengers
• SC Ranking: 7787

Silva Kemppi

• Nation: Finland
• Date of Birth: 25.09.2005  
• Pro Team: Team Mäenpää
• Number of completed events: –
• SC Ranking: –

Max Kagerbauer

• Nation: Germany
• Date of Birth: 24.03.2007  
• Pro Team: xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team
• Number of completed events: –
• SC Ranking: –

Daphne Patois

• Nation: France
• Date of Birth: 23.04.2005  
• Pro Team: i3 Ski Team
• Number of completed events: –
• SC Ranking: –

Sasja Hendriksen Joelsen

• Nation: Denmark
• Date of Birth: 10.11.2006  
• Pro Team: Danish Ski Marathon Team
• Number of completed events: –
• SC Ranking: –

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

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI (2024/2025)

• Event 0: Friday, December 13, 2024 –Ski Classics Pro Team Presentation XVI – Bad Gastein, Austria
• Event 1: Saturday, December 14, 2024 – Bad Gastein ITT – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
• Event 2: Sunday, December 15, 2024 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: Saturday, January 11, 2025 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon – Sexten, Italy, 60km
• Event 4: Sunday, January 12, 2025 – La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago – Val Venosta, Italy, 12km
• Event 5: Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 55km
• Event 6: Sunday, January 26, 2025 – Marcialonga – Trentino, Italy, 70km
• Event 7: Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 8: Saturday, February 15, 2025 – Grönklitt Criterium 61 – Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 61km
• Event 9: Sunday, February 16, 2025 – Grönklitt ITT – Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 12km
• Event 10: Sunday, March 2, 2025 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
• Event 11: Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
• Event 12: Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
• Event 13: Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 46km
• Event 14: Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km

Read More: Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI

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