Ski Classics Pro Tour came to an end with Reistadløpet and Summit 2 Senja this weekend. The world’s best long-distance skiers, winners of the Yellow Champion bibs, were Swedish in both genders. Emil Persson from Lager 157 Ski Team and Ida Dahl from Team Engcon completed remarkable seasons.
Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, secured the bib for the season with 2407 points, followed by Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, with 1613 points. The third place overall went to Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, with a total of 1583 points.
Emil Persson has now gone to the history books of long-distance skiing with his incredible season, winning 9 out of 14 events, an accomplishment has never seen before.
Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, secured the overall after a fierce battle until the last Pro Tour event of the season. Dahl finished Season XIV with a total of 2351 points, followed by Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, with 2310 points. Third place overall went to Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, with 2134 points.
Ida Dahl started her season with three consecutive wins, putting her name inside the Ski Classics hall of fame. During the season, she impressed by collecting another two victories and a total of nine podium places.
SPRINT COMPETITION
After one Sprint checkpoint at Summit 2 Senja, Alfred Buskqvist, Team Ramudden, secured the Green bib overall with 269 points.
Vebjørn Moen, Team Aker Dæhlie, was the second place with 208 points, and Lorenzo Busin, Team Internorm Alpenplus Trentino, finished in third place with 114 points.
After Summit 2 Senja, Anniken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Ragde Charge, is the Green bib overall winner with 247 points. Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, finished in second place with 217 points, and Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, third place with 214 points.
CLIMB COMPETITION
After one Climb checkpoint at Summit 2 Senja, Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, with 250 points, and Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, with 397 points, secured the overall win in the Climb Competition.
On the men’s side, Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, won the Climb competition with 250 points. Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, was in second place with 202 points, followed by Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Team XPND Fuel, in third place, with 133 points.
In the women’s Climb competition, Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, won with 397 points. Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, was the second place with 271 points, followed by Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, in third with 255 points.
YOUTH COMPETITION
The Pink bibs in the Youth Competition Season XIV were secured by Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, and Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team, with 1505 and 1677 points, respectively.
On the men’s side, Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, ended Season XIV with 1505 points. Petter Stakston, Team Aker Dæhlie, finished in second place with 1348 points, and Herman Paus, Team Ramudden, with 1326 points, was third place for the Youth bib overall.
Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team, secured the Pink bib with 1677 points. Hanna Lodin, Ski Team Göhlins, finished in second place with 953 points, followed by Ida Palmberg, Team Ramudden, in third place for the Pink bib with 805 points.
PRO TEAM COMPETITION
Team Aker Dæhlie won the Pro Team Competition Season XIV with 2310 points. Second place is Lager 157 Ski Team, with 2220 points, and Team Ramudden finished in third place overall with 2205 points after Summit 2 Senja.
Check skiclassics.com for overall standings and all about Ski Classics.
The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consisted of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XIV (2022/2023)
- Event 1: December 10, 2022 – Bad Gastein PTT, Bad Gastein, Austria, 15km
- Event 2: December 11, 2022 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Bad Gastein, Austria, 35km
- Event 3: December 17, 2022 – La Venosta Criterium, Val Venosta, Italy, 36km
- Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
- Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 32km
- Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 48km
- Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
- Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 12km
- Event 11: March 5, 2023 – Vasaloppet, Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
- Event 12: March 18, 2023 – Birkebeinerrennet, Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
- Event 13: April 1, 2023 – Reistadløpet, Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 40km
- Event 14: April 2, 2023 – Summit 2 Senja, Bardufoss- Finnsnes, Norway, 67km
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