The action continues on Sunday, December 14, with the Bad Gastein Criterium, a 36-kilometer mass start race that brings spectators closer to the action. Multiple laps around Sportgastein’s high-altitude course create spectacular viewing opportunities, as the world’s best long-distance skiers test their early-season form.
The Sprint and Climb competitions also begin here, offering several opportunities to earn valuable points for the season. Champion competition points, with 300 points to the winner, will be distributed.
Check the start lists for WOMEN HERE and MEN HERE
Facts
- Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
- Place: Sportgastein, Austria
- Time: 9:05 CET Men / 9:25 CET Women
- Distance: 36km
- Total Ascent: 528m
- Number of SC Sprints: 2
- Sprint 1: 7km
- Sprint 2: 14km
- Number of SC Climbs: 2
- Climb 1: 21km
- Climb 2: 29km
- Last Edition Winners (2024): Emilie Fleten (1:56:46.5), Amund Riege (1:46:10.1)
- SC Play: Bad Gastein Criterium
Bad Gastein Criterium program, start lists, live timing, and live streaming on SC Play can be found HERE and HERE
Also Read: All you need to know ahead of the Bad Gastein weekend Season XVII
Map & Profile
Watch on SC Play
On the streaming platform SC PLAY, you can watch all Ski Classics Pro Tour events live.
Kjell-Erik Kristiansen will serve as host, with Teemu Virtanen as the expert commentator, guiding viewers through the weekend’s English-language broadcasts on SC Play.
The SC Play app is available for iOS, Android, and Apple TV. You can watch on your television, mobile device, or computer. SC Play is part of the SC Ski Community and is accessible to members via ProXCskiing.com, Langd.se, Langrenn.com, Maastohiihto.com, and Bezky.net.
Your SC Play subscription provides access to all free and premium features of the SC Ski Community, including live coverage of all Ski Classics Pro Tour events.
Here is an overview of where you can watch the Ski Classics Pro Tour events this winter:
- SVT – Sweden
- NRK – Norway
- Warner Bros. Discovery – Finland
- Czech Republic – Sporty TV
- TVP – Poland
- Servus TV – Austria/Germany/Switzerland
- beIN Sports – Canada/USA
- Fox Sports – Australia
- TRT – Turkey
- TV3 Baltic – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
- SC Play – Worldwide (English commentary)
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII (2025/2026)
- Event 1: December 13, 2025 – Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
- Event 2: December 14, 2025 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
- Event 3: January 17, 2026 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 55km
- Event 4: January 25, 2026 – Marcialonga – Moena-Cavalese, Italy, 70km
- Event 5: January 30, 2026 – Bedřichov Sprint – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 1.5km
- Event 6: February 1, 2026 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 7: March 1, 2026 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
- Event 8: March 7, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Women – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 9: March 8, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Men – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 10: March 14, 2026 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
- Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
- Event 12: March 28, 2026 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 35km
- Event 13: March 29, 2026 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km
Read More: Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII 2025/2026
For more updates and detailed information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour, make sure to visit skiclassics.com.
Author: Leandro Lutz
Photo: Reichert/NordicFocus
