Team Aktiv mot kreft has presented its Pro Team squad for the Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII.

The Norwegian Pro Team, Team Aktiv mot kreft (Team Active against cancer), will field seven athletes for the 2026/2027 season, three women and four men, according to a post on social media.

On the women’s side, Hanna Hansen, Madelene Nord, and Camilla Brørs will represent the team in Season XVIII.

The men’s lineup retains the founding duo of Halfdan Baumann and Erling Owren, who launched the project together, with Erik Ola Jorde and Halvor Bade also continuing from last season.

Team Aktiv mot kreft was born from a November night at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where Baumann and Owren envisioned a team that would unite elite long-distance skiing with a social cause. Through their partnership with the foundation Aktiv mot kreft (Active against cancer), the team works to inspire cancer patients to embrace physical activity as part of treatment and recovery. The foundation was established by Grete Waitz and Helle Aanesen in 2007.

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Team Aktiv mot kreft – Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII

Women

• Hanna Hansen
• Madelene Nord
• Camilla Brørs

Men

• Halfdan Baumann
• Erling Owren
• Erik Ola Jorde
• Halvor Bade

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
• 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 – Jizerská50 – 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
Photo: Reichert/NordicFocus