Engadin La Diagonela, the fifth stage of Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Switzerland. Watch the women’s top 3 Pro Team athletes’ interviews and race highlights here!

Engadin La Diagonela

Engadin La Diagonela, the fifth stage in the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Switzerland. With solid performances, Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, and Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, won the shortened 43km long-distance skiing race from Pontresina to Zuoz.

Read More: Amund Riege and Silje Øyre Slind winners of Engadin La Diagonela 2025

Interviews

Interview with Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie (1^st place)

Interview with Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden (2^nd place)

Interview with Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon (3^rd place)

In the women’s race, which started 5 minutes after the men’s at 10:00 CET, we had already had good action at the Samedan 5.5km mark Sprint. Guro Jordheim, Team Aker Dæhlie, crossed first, followed by Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon.

After the first Sprint of the day, and with 33km to go, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, upped the pace and only Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, and Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, could follow, with the chasers a few seconds back.

The women kept working hard, and with 30km to go, a new trio was formed. Emilie Fleten, Silje Øyre Slind, and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs were the new leaders, with the closest chasers, Kati Roivas and Hanna Lodin, 16 seconds back.

With 24km to go, the leading trio increased the gap to the duo to 40 seconds, with Jenny Larsson and Stina Nilsson fighting hard to close the gap to the second group, another 12 seconds behind.

At Piste 21 Sprint split, it was time for Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, to cross first, followed by Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden. Now, with five skiers – Jenny Larsson, Kati Roivas, Stina Nilsson, Guro Jordheim, and Hanna Lodin – the chasing group was already 52 seconds behind the leaders.

From there, the front of the race was established, with the leaders increasing the gap after each split and the chasers fighting for 4^th place. With about 10km to go, the chasing group was still together, with the five skiers more than one minute and a half behind the leading trio and the gap still growing.

In the end, Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, used all her strength to win Engadin La Diagonela 2025 in a convincing performance and her first-ever Ski Classics Pro Tour win.

Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, crossed the line in second, 3.1 seconds back, and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, managed to get the third podium place, 17.9 seconds behind the winner.

Engadin La Diagonela – Top 5 Women

1. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, 1:58:47.4
2. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +3.1
3. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, +17.9
4. Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, +2:15.5
5. Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, +2:18.5

Engadin La Diagonela results can be found HERE

Engadin La Diagonela Season XVI – Video Highlights

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Next up is Marcialonga on Sunday, January 26. The 70-kilometer classic race marks the sixth Ski Classics Pro Tour stage and Season XVI’s first Grand Classics event.

Season XVI of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events across 10 event weekends in 6 countries. It started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 13, 2024, with the Pro Team Presentation and ends in Finnsnes, Norway, with the Ski Classics Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja on March 30, 2025.

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI (2024/2025)

• Event 0: Friday, December 13, 2024 –Ski Classics Pro Team Presentation XVI – Bad Gastein, Austria
• Event 1: Saturday, December 14, 2024 – Bad Gastein ITT – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
• Event 2: Sunday, December 15, 2024 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: Saturday, January 11, 2025 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon – Sexten, Italy, 60km
• Event 4: Sunday, January 12, 2025 – La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago – Val Venosta, Italy, 11km
• Event 5: Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 43km
• Event 6: Sunday, January 26, 2025 – Marcialonga – Trentino, Italy, 70km
• Event 7: Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 8: Saturday, February 15, 2025 – Grönklitt Criterium 61 – Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 61km
• Event 9: Sunday, February 16, 2025 – Grönklitt ITT – Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 12km
• Event 10: Sunday, March 2, 2025 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
• Event 11: Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
• Event 12: Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
• Event 13: Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 46km
• Event 14: Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com

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