The SC Ranking saw many changes and a new leader after Marcialonga Bodø last weekend. Here is an overview of the updated ranking.

After Marcialonga Bodø, the eleventh Pro Tour event of Season XVII, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, moves to #1 in the SC Ranking with 25.823.237 points, ending Emilie Fleten’s long-standing reign at the top.

Fleten had held the number one position since December 2024, when she took over the lead following her victory at the Bad Gastein Criterium. Her rise to the top began in March 2024 after her win at Vasaloppet, when she entered the overall top 3 for the first time. She later matched a historic record by counting 12 victories from her 12 best results — a feat previously achieved only by Emil Persson.

Now, after 66 weeks as the World’s top-ranked long-distance skier, Fleten is replaced by Gjerde Alnæs, who becomes the newest name to lead the SC Ranking.

Since its introduction in 2020, the SC Ranking has been dominated by a small group of long-distance specialists. With Anikken Gjerde Alnæs now taking over the top spot, she joins an exclusive list of athletes who have reached number one:

• Andreas Nygaard – 13 weeks
• Petter Eliassen – 46 weeks
• Britta Johansson Norgren – 8 weeks
• Morten Eide Pedersen – 1 week
• Tord Asle Gjerdalen – 1 week
• Lina Korsgren – 48 weeks
• Emil Persson – 147 weeks
• Emilie Fleten – 66 weeks
• Anikken Gjerde Alnæs – current leader

In the SC Ranking, the global ranking system for long-distance cross-country skiers, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs is now followed by Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, in second place, with 25.726.654 points. Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, is in third place with 24.634.602 points.

In the top 10, Torleif Syrstad, Team Engcon, climbs to 5th place (from 7th) with 24.487.807 points; and Amund Riege, moves up to 8th position (from 10th) with 24.245.358 points.

After Marcialonga Bodø, the Top 10 includes two Pro Team athletes from Sweden and eight from Norway.

Read More: Solid performances set the tone at Marcialonga Bodø Season XVII

SC Ranking – Top 10

Top 20

Notably, in the top 20, Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, is moving up from 15^th to 13^th place; and Einar Kalland-Olsen, Lager 157 Ski Team, from 21^st to 20^th position.

Top 50

Athletes stepping up inside the top 50: Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon (from 26^th to 22^nd); Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team (from 25^th to 23^rd); Johannes Eklöf, Ski Team Göhlins (from 29^th to 28^th); and Louise Lindström, Team Eksjöhus (from 35^th to 33^rd).

Stepping up also: Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus (from 38^th to 36^th); Hedda Bångman, Team Burger King Northug (from 40^th to 39^th); Anton Elvseth, Team Engcon (42^nd to 41^st); and Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus (from 52^nd to 45^th).

Top 100

Pro Team athletes moving up inside the top 100, four or more positions: Sandra Schützová, Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV (56^th to 52^nd); Isac Holmström, Team Edux (62^nd to 58^th); Gaute Kvåle, Team Aker Dæhlie (70^th to 64^th); and Vetle Thyli, Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV (74^th to 70^th).

Stepping up also: Lauri Mannila, Team Edux (75^th to 71^st); Joar Thele, Team Burger King Northug (85^th to 77^th); Håvard Taugbøl, Team Ragde Charge (100^th to 85^th); and Halvor Kleivi, Team Andiamo Fleischer Finans (105^th to 97^th).

Get to know how the SC Ranking system works!

The SC Ranking points are calculated on the percentual time as the skier is behind the winning time in their gender with an exponential drop of points. This makes it possible to create one single ranking for both women and men, professional and recreational skiers.

Each skier can include results from their best 12 races within 24 months. The woman or man with the most points will have the #1 rank. In a Ski Classics Pro Tour event, the winning woman and man receive 2.000.000 points; in a Challengers event, the winners collect 500.000 points.

For the Pro Team athletes, Podium Bonus Points are also awarded to the top three skiers in each gender. A Pro Tour event winner gets 200.000 points, 2nd place brings 100.000 points, and 3rd place awards 40.000 points.

As a registered user, you can filter places based on nationality, age group, and gender by using the Filter Tab on the view set on your page.

Read More – SC MyPages and SC Ranking: How does it work?

Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour or Challengers events, recreational and professional skiers can connect their profile to the Ski Classics results database, called MyPages.

One of the central features of MyPages is that you get your global SC Ranking. The SC Ranking is a live updated international ranking, unique in combining women and men, professional and recreational skiers in one single list!

Next up is Reistadløpet on Saturday, March 28, and the Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja on Sunday, March 29. The events mark the 12th and 13th and final Ski Classics Pro Tour events of Season XVII.

Read More: Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII 2025/2026

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, 53km
• Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Sulitjelma, Norway, 46km
• 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
Photo: Vanzetta/NordicFocus