It is time to start the selection of your athletes for Ski Classics Bad Gastein ITT & Criterium on December 14 and 15. Make sure to stay up to date with the latest start lists for the Saturday event, published at Ski Classics Live Center this evening. For the Sunday event, the start lists will be published Saturday evening.

Time for the first Ski Classics Weekend Season XVI

The game is on! It is time for the first Ski Classics Weekend Season XVI, which means it is time to start the Ski Classics Fantasy game again.

New in Season XVI – Cubs

In addition to the usual 10 athletes, this year you can also choose extra athletes who have to be 2 Cubs athletes. The Cubs category Season XVI includes athletes born before 2004, under 22 years of age. Each Fantasy Team may have 2 Cubs athletes per event in addition to the normal roster, a total of 12 athletes. Cubs athletes are marked as such by the official symbol. You may have more than 2 Cubs in your Fantasy Team, but 2 out of 12 spots are reserved for only Cubs.

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

Ski Classics Fantasy Rules Season XVI

Stay up to date with the latest start lists and race info with the new Ski Classics Livecenter App – Download here for Apple iOS or Android

Ski Classics Fantasy Objective

Build your own Fantasy Team and score the most points during the Ski Classics Season XVI.

How to Play

1. Go to Ski Classics Fantasy via https://fantasy.skiclassics.com/ 
2. Login with your existing Fantasy account or create a new one*
3. Read through “HOW TO PLAY” to make sure you understand all the rules and new features.
4. Go to “Team Selection” and choose/buy up to 10 athletes + 2 Cubs using your starting balance of 40.000 Fantasy dollars. Check out the start lists before each event to ensure your athletes are on the start line. 
5. Don’t forget to mark one of your athletes as a Team Captain!
6. Go to “Leagues” and join an existing league or create your own to compete with your friends.
7. Invite your friends and family to join you for free in an exciting battle for the win!
8. Have fun and may the best ski coach win!

*If you have any questions or comments, please contact fantasy@skiclassics.com 

Prizes

Prizes are handed out for the winning Fantasy Team of each event and for the overall standing at the end of the season. The collection of points for the overall season standing starts with the first individual event on December 14 – Bad Gastein ITT.

The winning Fantasy Team of an event wins a 1-year free membership on the World’s leading XC skiing community platform with exclusive benefits and year-round access, including unlimited access to articles on ProXCskiing.com, Langrenn.com, Langd.se, Maastohiihto.com, Bezky.net, SC Play, and SC MyPages.

The Fantasy Teams with the top three scores at the end of the season will receive additional prizes. 

The Fantasy Teams of athletes that are competing for a real Ski Classics Pro Team will be marked as being a Pro Team athlete and are not entitled to winning prizes. There will be an overall ranking with all players and a ranking excluding Pro Team athletes, which is subject to receiving prizes.

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI

The Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI kicks off in Bad Gastein, Austria, on Friday, December 13, with the Pro Team Presentation. The competition weekend premiere features two events: Bad Gastein ITT on Saturday, December 14, and Bad Gastein Criterium on Sunday, December 15, 2024.

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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