This weekend marks the national season openers in cross-country skiing in both Sweden and Norway, with start lists packed with World Cup stars. Here is the whole program, TV schedule, and all details for Gällivare and Beitostølen.

Over three days in Gällivare and Beitostølen, it will be decided which athletes will compete at the World Cup opener in Ruka from November 28 to 30, marking the first step on the road to the 2026 Olympics.

The program features both sprint and distance races, and the start lists include World Cup skiers, elite racers, and long-distance specialists from over 20 nations.

See the detailed day-by-day program, including race formats, broadcast times, and TV channels, at the bottom of the article.

The Swedish and Norwegian national season openers take place in parallel from November 21 to 23, at Gällivare and Beitostølen, respectively. The program is identical in both locations.

The race weekend begins with a classic sprint on Friday, a 10km classic on Saturday, and a 10km freestyle on Sunday. Two of the three disciplines are also on the program for the 2026 Olympics: classic sprint and 10km freestyle.

Everything from Gällivare is shown live and on demand on the streaming platform SC Play, included in a ProXCskiing.com membership. NRK broadcasts from Beitostølen.

WATCH GÄLLIVARE SEASON OPENER HERE ON SC PLAY

PROGRAM FOR THE 2025/2026 SEASON OPENERS: DAY BY DAY

Friday, November 21

Gällivare

• 08:45 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, prologue women and men (SC Play)
• 11:30 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, finals women and men (SC Play)

Start lists, results, and details

Beitostølen

• 10:00 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, para prologue (NRK)
• 11:00 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, prologue women and men (NRK)
• 12:45 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, para finals (NRK)
• 13:30 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, finals women and men (NRK)

Start lists, results, and details

Saturday, November 22

Gällivare

• 10:00 CET: Cross-country – 10km classic individual start, senior men (SC Play)
• 12:00 CET: Cross-country – 10km classic individual start, senior women (SC Play)

Start lists, results, and details

Beitostølen

• 09:00 CET: Cross-country – 5km, para sit-ski
• 09:40 CET: Cross-country – 7.5km classic, para standing/VI, 7.5km
• 10:10 CET: Cross-country – 10km classic individual start, senior women (NRK)
• 11:30 CET: Cross-country – 10km classic individual start, senior men (NRK)

Start lists, results, and details

Sunday, November 23

Gällivare

• 10:00 CET: Cross-country – 10km freestyle individual start, senior men (SC Play)
• 12:00 CET: Cross-country – 10km freestyle individual start, senior women (SC Play)

Start lists, results, and details

Beitostølen

• 11:30 CET: Cross-country – 10km freestyle individual start, senior women (NRK)
• 13:00 CET: Cross-country – 10km freestyle individual start, senior men (NRK)

Start lists, results, and details

All start lists, details, and results can be found in the “EVENTS & RESULTS” section on ProXCskiing.com.

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