Emil Persson’s winning streak ended yesterday after six straight victories. The Lager 157 Ski Team’s athlete talks about a challenging day in the Czech forests at Jizerská50.

Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, had won all the individual events in Ski Classics Season XIV. Yesterday, Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charge, ended the winning streak.

Emil Persson was in the chasing group all the way to the finish line, but it was a tough day for him:

“The body felt good, but unfortunately, the skis did not go well. It was a tough race, with difficult conditions and very soft tracks,” says Persson, who was active and always in the front part of the group and closing the gap for several breakaway attempts:

“I did the best I could, and I went for the victory, but I couldn’t do better with the skis I had today. And when there were gaps, I needed to be there to close them,” says Persson, who finished eleventh.

“My season so far has been fantastic, but it’s history now. I am very disappointed. We discuss in the team and see what went wrong with the skis this time,” says Emil Persson in an interview for SC Play.

How do you see the upcoming races now in Sweden?

“I will be training hard the coming week, so I won’t be in my best shape for the coming weekend (at the two competitions in Orsa Grönklitt). The plan is to be in top shape for Vasaloppet,” concludes Persson. 

Watch here the best moments of Jizerská50:

Next up in Ski Classics Season XIV is Grönklitt Criterium and Grönklitt ITT on Saturday and Sunday, February 18 and 19. The events mark the ninth and tenth Ski Classics stages this season.

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, 36km 
• Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
• Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 32km
• Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 48km 
• Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedřichov, 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

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