Season XVIII is just around the corner, and all 26 Pro Teams have been featured on the Ski Classics website. In this article, all the Pro Teams are linked in one place.

For Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII, 26 Pro Teams were presented between October 6 and October 31. Click a Pro Team’s name below to read its presentation, including the roster and links to its website and social media channels, or use the table to jump to each team’s official Pro Team page on skiclassics.com.

For Season XVIII, the Pro Teams are ready for 15 events on 9 event weekends in 6 countries, from the Bad Gastein Prologue on December 11 to the Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja on April 4, 2027. This season will be an excellent platform for Pro Teams and their athletes.

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Ski Classics Pro Teams

From the 26 Pro Teams, Norway has the largest number of teams, 11, while Sweden takes second place with 5 teams. Italy is third with 3 Pro Teams, followed by Switzerland with 2. Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, and Germany have 1 Pro Team each.

What has changed

The off-season brought plenty of movement. After Team Eksjöhus and Team Ramudden disbanded, their athletes have found new homes across the field. Emilie Fleten and Axel Jutterström join Team Engcon, Eirik Sverdrup Augdal, Thomas Ødegaarden and Sofie Elebro Lind join Team Ragde Charge, Magnus Vesterheim joins Team Burger King – Northug, Julie Kvale Støstad, Louise Lindström and Kati Roivas join Team Aker Dæhlie, and Alfred Buskqvist joins Team Edux.

At Team Engcon, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs has retired after winning the women’s World Champion title last season, and Torleif Syrstad has moved to Team Burger King – Northug.

Team Recman Norgesexpo from Oslo joins as a new Pro Team, and three teams race under new names: GVD Ski Team (formerly Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV), Bardo Ski Team (formerly Team Aktiv mot Kreft) and Team Sjusjøen Kaffebryggeriet (formerly Team Sjusjøen Langløp). Five teams also start with a new Pro Team Director: Team Aker Dæhlie, Team Edux, Team GS8, NTNUI Ski Team and Bardo Ski Team.

SKI CLASSICS PRO TEAMS – SEASON XVIII 2026/2027

The Pro Teams, one by one

Listed in order of the current Pro Team ranking.

1. Team Engcon: Winner of last season’s Pro Team Competition, the Swedish team has a rebuilt women’s squad with Emilie Fleten, Hanna Lodin and Jenny Larsson, and adds Axel Jutterström on the men’s side.

2. Team Aker Dæhlie: Reigning World Champion Amund Riege leads an unchanged men’s squad, while the women’s side is entirely new and Sondre Bollum takes over as Pro Team Director.

3. Lager 157 Ski Team: After sweeping the top five places at Vasaloppet, the team keeps its men’s squad intact and adds Anja Stolpe and Moa Hansson on the women’s side.

4. Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino: Coming off its best season ever, the Italian team with a Czech main partner adds Czech Olympian Luděk Šeller, who has left the national team for Ski Classics.

5. Team Ragde Charge: The longest-running team in Ski Classics has rebuilt around six men, including newcomers Eirik Sverdrup Augdal and Thomas Ødegaarden, with a simple goal: make Ragde great again.

6. Team Futura GTE Trentino: With its core intact, the Val di Fiemme team adds Marco Gaudenzio and Julia Kuen and aims to stay in the top 10.

7. Ski Team Göhlins: A one-two at the Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT, with Malte Jutterdal winning, gave the team its first Ski Classics win.

8. Team Burger King – Northug: Two of last season’s top five overall finishers, Torleif Syrstad and Magnus Vesterheim, join Petter Northug Jr.’s team.

9. Team Edux: The Finnish team has a new Pro Team Director in Lucas Johansson and signs Alfred Buskqvist, who joins after Team Ramudden disbanded.

10. eD system RSJ Team: A reshaped roster of ten athletes mixes a Czech core with skiers from Germany, Norway and Slovakia, and includes a swap with Slavia that brings in Tereza Hujerová.

11. The Youth Team: Lager 157’s development squad sees Anja Stolpe graduate to the senior team, and Bruno Dettmann is the name to watch.

12. GVD Ski Team: Formerly Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, the team adds Ski Classics Legend Magni Smedås and Jeremy Royer from the disbanded Team Eksjöhus.

13. Team Internorm Trentino GSG: Italy’s “Red Devils” return with much of their roster intact and no athlete transfers.

14. Team Sjusjøen Kaffebryggeriet: Under a new sponsor name, the team adds Morten Eide Pedersen and former World Cup skier Lisa Vinsa.

15. Team Rustad IL Oslo: Six athletes continue and three join, with the biggest name among the newcomers being Rustad IL’s own Iver Tildheim Andersen, a two-time FIS World Cup winner.

16. Team GS8: After winning the Green Sprint bib last season, the Swedish team grows its roster and adds sprint runner-up Vebjørn Moen.

17. Cibes Lift Ski-Willy Marathon Team: Austria’s longest-standing Pro Team signs Spanish World Cup veteran Imanol Rojo García.

18. Team BSV IBEX: Switzerland’s first and leading Pro Team is headlined by American Alayna Sonnesyn, who brings over 100 World Cup starts.

19. Bruse Sauerland Ski Team: Germany’s leading long-distance team keeps six athletes and adds Agnes Öhrn, Jennifer Antell, John Hermansson, Hugo Hilmersson and Lars Volter.

20. Bardo Ski Team: Formerly Team Aktiv mot Kreft, the team races for childhood bone cancer awareness in partnership with the Bardo Foundation.

21. Team Synnfjell: Four athletes who came through the development squad now race for other Pro Teams, and Karen Amalie Nordseth joins from Team Sjusjøen Langløp.

22. Team Emtec Nordic: In its second season, the Swiss team counts eleven athletes after four new arrivals.

23. Danish Skimarathon Team: Denmark’s only Pro Team adds four new athletes and continues its mission to grow the sport in Denmark.

24. NTNUI Ski Team: Norway’s only fully student-run Pro Team goes through a changing of the guard, with Linnea Holst as Pro Team Director and five new athletes.

25. Team Sport 1 Lillehammer: A development squad rebuilt around its youngest generation yet, with four new athletes.

New – Team Recman Norgesexpo: A new Pro Team from a group of around 20 friends from Oslo with roots in Bygdø IL, debuting with eight athletes.

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
Photo: Reichert/NordicFocus