The first Grand Classics event this season, Marcialonga, takes place on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Get to know the details for the Grand Classics Season XVII.
The Grand Classics are the four most significant and prestigious events in Ski Classics: Marcialonga, Jizerská50, Vasaloppet, and Birkebeinerrennet. The Pro Team athlete who wins all four events in the same season completes a Grand Slam.
During Season XI, the Grand Classics events and the Grand Slam were introduced in Ski Classics. The concept was an immediate success and a great motivation among the best Ski Classics Pro Team athletes. Nobody has completed a Grand Slam in the history of long-distance skiing, but it might happen in Season XVII.
If you win all four Grand Classics, Marcialonga, Jizerská50, Vasaloppet, and Birkebeinerrennet, in the same season, you complete a Grand Slam.
The races in the Grand Classics have a higher value than the other events in the Tour. There are 500 points for victories and a larger prize pool, whereas the other events in the Pro Tour hand out 300 points, PTT event points, or Sprint event points.
The Grand Classics events have a recommended minimum of 33.000 euros + VAT in prize money, 22.000 euros + VAT for single-event weekends, and 33.000 euros + VAT for double-event weekends. According to Ski Classics XVII – Rules and Regulations, the prize money for a Grand Slam is 100.000 euros.
Grand Classics Winners Season XVI (2024/2025)
Marcialonga
- Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden
- Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge
Jizerská50
- Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon
- Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon
Vasaloppet
- Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge
- Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team
Birkebeinerrennet
- Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge
- Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge
Grand Classics Season XVII (2025/2026)
Marcialonga – Ski Classics Pro Tour – Event 4
- Location: Moena-CAvalese, Italy
- Date: January 25, 2026
- Distance: 70km Classic Technique
Jizerská50 – Ski Classics Pro Tour – Event 6
- Location: Bedřichov, Czech Republic
- Date: February 1, 2026
- Distance: 50km Classic Technique
Vasaloppet – Ski Classics Pro Tour – Event 7
- Location: Sälen-Mora, Sweden
- Date: March 1, 2026
- Distance: 90km Classic Technique
Birkebeinerrennet – Ski Classics Pro Tour – Event 10
- Location: Rena-Lillehammer, Norway
- Date: March 14, 2026
- Distance: 54km Classic Technique
Next up is Marcialonga on Sunday, January 25. The 70-kilometer classic race marks the fourth Ski Classics Pro Tour stage and Season XVII’s first Grand Classics event.
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Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII (2025/2026)
Season XVII of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 13 events across 9 event weekends in 6 countries.
- Event 1: December 13, 2025 – Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
- Event 2: December 14, 2025 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
- Event 3: January 17, 2026 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 47km
- Event 4: January 25, 2026 – Marcialonga – Moena-Cavalese, Italy, 70km
- Event 5: January 30, 2026 – Bedřichov Sprint – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 1.5km
- Event 6: February 1, 2026 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 7: March 1, 2026 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
- Event 8: March 7, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Women – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 9: March 8, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Men – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 10: March 14, 2026 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
- Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
- Event 12: March 28, 2026 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 35km
- Event 13: March 29, 2026 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km
For more updates and detailed information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour, make sure to visit skiclassics.com
Author: Leandro Lutz
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