The Gällivare season opener kicks off today with a classic sprint, and you can follow all the action live on SC Play from 9:35 CET with English commentary.

Gällivare, Sweden, hosts one of the first major traditional cross-country skiing competitions of the 2025/2026 winter. The weekend begins on Friday, November 21, with a sprint race in classic technique. On Saturday, November 22, athletes take on a 10km classic interval start, and on Sunday, November 23, the program concludes with a 10km freestyle race.

All races will be streamed live – and available on demand – on SC Play, which holds exclusive broadcasting rights in every country except Sweden. Kjell-Erik Kristiansen will provide English commentary throughout the weekend.

The streaming service SC Play is included in memberships on ProXCskiing.com, Langd.se, Langrenn.com, Maastohiihto.com, and Bezky.net.

Live on SC Play

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WATCH GÄLLIVARE SEASON OPENER ON SC PLAY

Three races, three days

The race weekend in Sweden features a compact and high-profile program.

PROGRAM FOR GÄLLIVARE 2025/2026: DAY BY DAY

Livestream Schedule (CET)

Friday, November 21 – Sprint, Classic technique, 1.2km

• 9:35 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, prologue women and men (SC Play)
• 12:10 CET: Cross-country – classic sprint, finals women and men (SC Play)

Start lists, results, and details

Saturday, November 22 – Interval Start, Classic Technique, 10km

09:50 CET: Cross-country – 10km classic individual start, senior men and women (SC Play)

Start lists, results, and details

Sunday, November 23 – Interval Start, Free Technique, 10 km

9:55 CET: Cross-country – 10km freestyle individual start, senior men and women (SC Play)

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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