This weekend, December 10 and 11, it’s time for the Ski Classics kick-off. The Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo and Bad Gastein Criterium are Season XIV’s first and second events in Bad Gastein, Austria. Here are all facts you need to know in front of the weekend.
On Saturday, December 10, Season XIV will get a great start to a thrilling season with the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo on a distance of 13km.
TEAMWORK TO REACH THE TOP OF THE PODIUM
The Pro Team Tempo is organized as an interval start competition with block starts. One Pro Team is starting at a time in reversed order according to the Pro Team ranking of the previous season, with the top teams spread out in the starting field. The gap between the blocks is 4 minutes, and the female athletes start 30 seconds after their male Pro Team athletes.
The finishing time of the team’s 2nd ranked male and the 2nd ranked female will count for the classification. This means that the athletes must work together and help each other to reach top speed and the podium.
BAD GASTEIN PRO TEAM TEMPO – MAP
BAD GASTEIN PRO TEAM TEMPO – FACTS
- Location: Bad Gastein, Austria
- Date: Saturday, December 10
- Start Time: 9:30 CET
- Distance: 13km Classic Technique
- Total Ascent: 144m
Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo program, start lists, and live streaming on SC Play can be found here.
On Sunday, December 11, Season XIV continues with the second event in Season XIV, the Bad Gastein Criterium, a 35km long-distance race offering stunning scenery in the vicinity of the Tauern Alps.
BAD GASTEIN CRITERIUM
The Sunday Bad Gastein Criterium is a mass-start race to be completed in several laps and a challenging course. The Sprint and Climb competitions start here with several chances to collect valuable points for the season.
For the Champion competition, the standard points will apply. For the Sprint and Climb competitions, skiers will get 50% of the standard points.
BAD GASTEIN CRITERIUM – MAP
BAD GASTEIN CRITERIUM – FACTS
- Location: Bad Gastein, Austria
- Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022
- Start Time: Women 9:15 CET / Men 11:00 CET
- Distance: 35km Classic Technique
- Number of SC Sprints: 2
- Sprint 1: 6.1km
- Sprint 2: 12.5km
- Number of SC Climbs: 2
- Climb 1: 19.2km
- Climb 2: 26.3km
- Total Climbing: 412m
Bad Gastein Criterium program, start lists, and live streaming on SC Play can be found here.
The prologue weekend in Bad Gastein, Austria, is an excellent kick-off for the Ski Classics Season XIV, with two thrilling events in the Alps.
SKI CLASSICS FANTASY
The free-of-charge Fantasy League for Season XIV is now up and running. Build your own Fantasy Pro Team and score the most points during the Ski Classics Season XIV.
How to Play
- Go to SC Fantasy via https://fantasy.skiclassics.com/
- Login with your existing Fantasy account or create a new one
- Read through “HOW TO PLAY” to ensure you understand all the rules and new features.
- Go to “Team Selection” and choose/buy up to 10 athletes using your starting balance of 40.000 Fantasy dollars. Make sure to check out the start lists before each event to ensure that your athletes are on the start line.
- Don’t forget to mark one of your athletes as a Team Captain!
- Go to “Leagues” and join an existing league or create your own to compete with your friends.
- Invite your friends and family to join you for free in an exciting battle for the win!
- Have fun, and may the best ski coach win!!
ALL TV CHANNELS SEASON XIV
The start of Season XIV is finally closing in. Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo is only one day away, starting the Pro Tour on Saturday, December 10.
Here is an overview of where you can watch Ski Classics this season.
- SVT – Sweden
- NRK – Norway
- Czech TV – Czech Republic
- TVP – Poland
- WB Discovery – Finland
- Nent Group – Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, UK
- beIN Sports – Canada, Turkey, and USA
- Eurovision (EBU) – News rights
- SC PLAY – all countries (English commentary)
The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists 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, 40km
- Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
- Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 30km
- Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 55km
- Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
- Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedrichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 15km
- 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
More info about the Ski Classics Pro Tour you can find at skiclassics.com.
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