As Ski Classics Season XV heads to its final events, with just three Pro Tour events remaining: Reistadløpet, Summit 2 Senja, and the Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, ProXCskiing.com reviews the favorites for the Green Sprint bib competition. 

Are you curious who the favorites are for this season’s Green Sprint bib? Dive into the action with us at ProXCskiing.com as we uncover the Sprint favorites and showcase their top-speed shape.

Sprint Competition

The Green Sprint bib is worn by the female and male with the most current Sprint points before each event. There are 0-2 sprints in the events. The seven fastest women and seven fastest men split times at the sprints will get points. The overall winner is the athlete with the most sprint points after the season in each gender. 

The Sprint competition is always interesting. Every year, many athletes solely focus on this category, and they pace themselves accordingly in races to be well-positioned before approaching the sprint checkpoints.

Ahead of the final Sprint checkpoints of Season XV, Amund Hoel, Team Engcon, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, are the Green Sprint bib holders with 196 and 266 points, respectively. 

With only one sprint checkpoint at Reistadløpet, one at Summit 2 Senja, two at Janteloppet, and a maximum of 120 points to be distributed (according to Ski Classics Rules and Regulations Season XV), who are the favorites for the Sprint overall competition on the men’s and women’s side? 

Also Read: Ski Classics Standings after Birkebeinerrennet 2024

Sprint Men Favorites – Ski Classics Season XV 

Ahead of Reistadløpet, Amund Hoel, Team Engcon, is the Green bib holder with 196 points. Alfred Buskqvist, Team Ramudden, follows in second place with 135 points. Simen Ramstad, Team Kaffebryggeriet, is in third place with 125 points. 

This season, the men’s Sprint competition has been intense until now, with the veteran contender Buskqvist and the two ‘rookies,’ Hoel and Ramstad, fighting all the way into the checkpoints. These three Pro Team athletes are the favorites and will battle to collect the final Sprint points of the season.

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

Sprint Bib Favorites Men – Ski Classics Season XV

Amund Hoel 

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 17.07.1997
• Pro Team: Team Engcon 
• Sprint Points: 196 points
• Likelihood to win: 4 out of 5

Alfred Buskqvist

• Nationality: Sweden
• Date of Birth: 21.05.1996
• Pro Team: Team Ramudden
• Sprint Points: 135 points
• Likelihood to win: 3 out of 5

Simen Ramstad

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 26.08.1996
• Pro Team: Team Kaffebryggeriet
• Sprint Points: 125 points
• Likelihood to win: 3 out of 5

Sprint Men – Top 10 ahead of Reistadløpet

Sprint Women Favorites – Ski Classics Season XV

Ahead of Reistadløpet, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, leads the Green Sprint competition with 266 points, 109 points ahead of second place, and with only 120 sprint points in the game at the last Pro Tour events.

Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Ragde Charge, is in second place with 157 points and is the only one who can dethrone Fleten.

Third place is Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, with 130 points overall and 136 points behind the leader.

The women’s Climb competition is intense this winter, but the fight for the bib will be between Fleten and Gjerde Alnæs. It will be interesting to see what these two athletes can offer in the final sprints of Ski Classics Season XV. Now, who are the favorites for the Sprint bib Season XV?

Sprint Bib Favorites Women – Ski Classics Season XV

Emilie Fleten

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 09.06.1992 
• Pro Team: Team Ramudden 
• Sprint Points: 266 points
• Likelihood to win: 4 out of 5

Anikken Gjerde Alnæs

• Nationality: Norway
• Date of Birth: 11.04.1994
• Pro Team: Team Ragde Charge
• Sprint Points: 157 points
• Likelihood to win: 1 out of 5

Sprint 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