“A truly bad day”
The first long-distance race of the year turned into a frightening setback for the ski star who dominated last season and led the Ski Classics overall standings after the opening weekend in December.
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Kati Roivas is Ski Classics’ most successful Finnish skier
The Ski Classics Pro Tour continues this weekend in Italy with the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon on Saturday and La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago on Sunday. Among Finnish long-distance skiers, podium expectations are high for Kati Roivas, who last winter achieved seven podium finishes. While she has yet to claim a victory, this season might bring the coveted first place.
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Racing five races in seven days to keep her World Championships dream alive
This weekend, 29-year-old Magni Smedås from Dalsbygda will race two events totaling more than 70 kilometers at altitude in northern Italy. Three days later, she’ll compete in the Norwegian National Championships (NM) at Gåsbu, aiming for a spot on the World Championships (WC) team.
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Stina Nilsson’s Christmas
Stina Nilsson, the Swedish sensation has always been full of surprises.
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Ski Classics stars share their Christmas plans
As the Pro Tour takes a brief pause, Ski Classics Pro Team athletes Kati Roivas and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs share how they’re celebrating Christmas.
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“Now I sleep with my bib on”
Two forgotten race bibs, a yellow card, and being called out live by NRK’s commentator: the Ski Classics season opener didn’t go quite as planned.
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Anikken Gjerde Alnæs: Remarkable return to racing just six months after accident!
In Bad Gastein, mid-December, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, made her racing comeback after a severe roller-skiing accident last June, which nearly ended both her life and her athletic career.
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“We got married in the middle of the Ski Stadium in Östersund”
“It was probably my husband’s idea. I wanted to be outdoors, so that’s what we did,” says Sofie Elebro Lind. The Ski Classics star explains that they tied the knot right in the middle of the ski stadium in Östersund at the beginning of May while there was still snow on the ground.
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The ski couple reveals: Stronger than ever after moving in together
He dominated the 2023 season. She dominated 2024. Ahead of this season, the Swedish and Norwegian ski stars have moved in together and taken their performance to the next level.
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Chronicle: When dreams become reality in Malung
“I would rather die than finish second,” said the Swedish heroine to Verdens Gang after out-sprinting Therese Johaug in the relay finale, securing Sweden’s gold medal at the 2019 World Championships. Read Torbjörn Nordvall’s column about Stina Nilsson and her Ski Classics Pro Tour debut this weekend.
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