Swedish Anton Järnberg wins the Pro Team Director of the year award after Visma Ski Classics Season X. Anton is the third to receive the prize after previous winners Czech Lukas Bauer and German Sven Münch.
Anton Järnberg has been Pro Team Director for nine consecutive seasons, first for Helsinge Ski Team and the past seasons for Lager 157 Ski Team. Over the years Anton has contributed not only to develop his Pro Team to one of the top contenders in Visma Ski Classics but also to enhance the interested for long distance skiing in general in his home country Sweden. Lager 157 Ski Team, with Anton Järnberg as Pro Team Director, have been among the best three Pro Teams overall for four consecutive years. In Season X, the Pro Team’s male athletes took a big step forward and managed to get four podium places, of which two were victories. The female yellow champion bib they have won the last five seasons in a row.
” Anton Järnberg has over the last decade worked hard and passionated to develop long distance skiing as a sport. He has had the courage to invest in and develop young male and female athletes also with different nationalities inside the Pro Team. In addition his work has helped to raise fan interest for the sport, through the Swedish popular podcast Vasapodden, their endless number of fan lectures around Sweden and their active social media work, promoting their team partner and the sport of long distance skiing. Now Anton joins the other Visma Ski Classics legends in our Hall of Fame as winner of the Season X Pro Team Director of the year award!” says David Nilsson Visma Ski Classics CEO.
Stand by for an upcoming podcast with Anton!
