The Ski Classics Challengers event, American Birkebeiner, takes place this Saturday, February 21, 2026, with a 50km long-distance race in freestyle technique from Cable to Hayward, USA.
Three-time American Birkie winner Alayna Sonnesyn tells about how growing up skiing Birkie trails, skiing college, and Super Tour has shaped her as a skier and how racing in the USA, from her experience, differs from Europe.
This year’s Birkebeinerrennet will be perhaps the most star-studded ever. Here are some of the top traditional cross-country skiers at the starting line.
Saturday, March 19, it’s time for Birkebeinerrennet and its heroic history. The hilly 54km Visma Ski Classics race is Season XII’s eleventh stage, fourth Grand Classics event, and takes place in Rena-Lillehammer, Norway.
Perhaps best known from American Birkie in Hayward, Wisconsin, the long-distance ski scene in the USA is well spread around the country. This prestigious event is the biggest recreational skier race in North America and the only one with a year-round staff like major marathon races in Europe such as Vasaloppet.
The Visma Ski Classics Challengers event American Birkebeiner is a 50km race in freestyle technique and you can watch live here at ProXCskiing from 15:00 CET, race start at 15:30 CET.
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