Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, placed sixth at Vasaloppet and fifth at Birkebeinerrennet. Now, she is looking forward to this weekend’s tough challenges and has decided to approach Reistadløpet differently than a year ago.

Hanna Lodin has only been competing at elite level for a few years, but her development has been fast. Just over a year ago, at Vasaloppet, she finished in the top 10 in Ski Classics for the first time.

This year, she has improved this top position step by step. After finishing sixth at Vasaloppet, she followed up by finishing fifth in the latest Pro Tour event, Birkebeinerrennet.

“Both Vasan and Birken suit me well. What awaits me this weekend are very tough, hilly races. I plan to race Saturday’s Reistadløpet with kick wax. It feels very exciting to try this,” says Lodin, who last year was fifteenth at Reistadløpet and tenth at Summit 2 Senja, just double-poling both days.

How much do you train with kick wax?

“During this season, it has been about once a week. But in the last few weeks, I’ve been focusing on it a bit more, and I’ve also tried to do intervals with the kick wax. I feel that I have developed a lot in my diagonal striding,” says Lodin.

For this season, Lodin was recruited from Ski Team Göhlins to Team Engcon. With three races left, she is seventh in the overall standings, just 14 points behind teammate and last winter’s overall winner Ida Dahl.

In the Youth competition, she is second, 119 points behind Karolina Hedenström:

“I think Karro will double pole both days, so it will be exciting to see if I can get some points on her then. And I will do my best to be able to pick up the points I am behind Karro,” says Lodin.

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Ski Classics Season XV

Ski Classics continues with Season XV in another double Pro Tour event over the weekend. Reistadløpet on Saturday, April 6, and Summit 2 Senja on Sunday, April 7, mark the 13th and 14th stages of Season XV.

Reistadløpet – Ski Classics Pro Tour Event 13

• Date: April 6, 2024
• Distance: 50km Classic Technique
• Place: Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway
• Start Time: Women 10:00 CET / Men 10:30 CET
• Website: Reistadløpet  
• Live Center: Reistadløpet
• SC Play: Reistadløpet 

More information about Reistadløpet can be found HERE and HERE

Summit 2 Senja – Ski Classics Pro Tour Event 14

• Date: April 7, 2024
• Distance: 60km Classic Technique
• Place: Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway
• Start Time: Men 9:00 CET / Women 9:05 CET
• Website: Summit 2 Senja  
• Live Center: Summit 2 Senja 
• SC Play: Summit 2 Senja  

More information about Summit 2 Senja can be found HERE and HERE

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, 35km 
• 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 16, 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