Switzerland’s first and leading Pro Team enters Season XVIII with a reshaped roster, headlined by a major international signing.

The team’s mission remains the same: giving athletes from Switzerland outside the national team structure the chance to compete at a high international level, with young athletes given time to develop step by step and without pressure. The long-term goal is to produce a Swiss top 10 skier, while growing Ski Classics’ popularity in Switzerland and Central Europe.

Katerina Paul and Noëlie Maurin continue with the team, alongside Cla-Ursin Nufer and Jon-Fadri Nufer, who both made their Vasaloppet debuts for the Pro Team last season, and Jon Andri Guler, who raced the Bad Gastein Criterium. Lauro Brändli and Curdin Räz have both stepped away from racing, with Brändli now joining the team as coach.

Three new athletes join for Season XVIII: Sebastian Jansson Saadio, Jakub Mazacek, and the headline addition, American Alayna Sonnesyn, who brings over 100 World Cup starts and five American Birkebeiner titles to the Swiss Pro Team.

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Team BSV IBEX

• Country: Switzerland
• Pro Team Director: Markus Walser
• Pro Team Ranking (Season XVII): 18th
• Website: Team BSV IBEX
• Instagram: Team BSV IBEX

Pro Team Athletes

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Read More: Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII

Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII (2026/2027) 

• Event 1: December 11, 2026 – Bad Gastein Prologue – Austria – 1km 
• Event 2: December 13, 2026 – Sportgastein Criterium – Austria – 30km 
• Event 3: December 19, 2026 – Bad Gastein ITT – Austria – 7km 
• Event 4: December 20, 2026 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Austria – 36km 
Bad Gastein Tour (Events 1–4 of Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII) 
• Event 5: January 16, 2027 – Engadin La Diagonela – Switzerland – 55km 
• Event 6: January 17, 2027 – Zuoz–St. Moritz Sprint – Switzerland – 30km 
• Event 7: January 31, 2027 – Marcialonga – Italy – 70km 
• Event 8: February 12, 2027 – Bedřichov Heat Sprint – Czech Republic – 1.5km 
• Event 9: February 14, 2027 – Jizerská 50 – Czech Republic – 50km 
• Event 10: February 27, 2027 – Oxberg–Mora Sprint Women – Sweden – 30km 
• Event 11: February 28, 2027 – Oxberg–Mora Sprint Men – Sweden – 30km 
• Event 12: March 7, 2027 – Vasaloppet – Sweden – 90km 
• Event 13: March 20, 2027 – Birkebeinerrennet – Norway – 53km 
• Event 14: April 3, 2027 – Reistadløpet – Norway – 35km 
• Event 15: April 4, 2027 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Norway – 60km 

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