Denmark’s only Pro Team enters its fifth season in Ski Classics, continuing its mission to grow the sport in a country with little long-distance skiing tradition.

The team started in the winter of 2021, a gathering of the fastest Danes interested in long-distance skiing, after discussions at the national championships the year before revealed a gap: there was no Danish team on the circuit.

What began as a way to build interest in roller skiing and double poling training has since grown into a broader mission of promoting an active lifestyle and a love of cross-country skiing, especially in places where the sport isn’t yet a favorite. Since debuting in Season XIV (2022/2023), the squad has competed continuously, finishing 26th in the Pro Team standings each of the last two seasons.

Pro Team Director Joachim Thrane returns for a fifth season, and his own results tell part of the story: he has climbed from #962 in the SC Ranking last season to #164 now, one of the team’s biggest individual jumps. Madelene Halvardsson (#305) and Tobias Dargatz (#227) also return, giving the team a stable core heading into the winter.

Four new athletes join for Season XVIII: Sjur Lien Sagabråten, Emma Dahlgren, Elin Hamrefors, who competes in the Vet category, and Jevgenija Kolga. Anna Zoltak also arrives, transferring from Team Synnfjell.

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Danish Skimarathon Team

• Country: Denmark
• Pro Team Director: Joachim Thrane
• Pro Team Ranking: 23rd
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Pro Team Athletes

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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

For more updates and detailed information about the Ski Classics World Championship, visit skiclassics.com.

Author: Leandro Lutz