The Ski Classics Ranking saw many changes after Reistadløpet and Summit 2 Senja last weekend. Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, kept first place, and three Pro Tour athletes stepped up inside the top 10 at the SC Ranking, the global ranking system for long-distance skiers.

After a thrilling Season Finale with Reistadløpet and Summit 2 Senja, Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, kept the maximum points after Season XIV’s 13th and 14th Pro Tour events. 

Highlight Ski Classics Event 14 – Summit 2 Senja

Highlight Ski Classics Event 13 – Reistadløpet

Even with a 27th place at Reistadløpet and a 19th position at Summit 2 Senja, Persson kept the maximum points in the SC Ranking again – 26,400,000 points. Get to know how the ranking points system works:

In a Pro Tour event, the winning man and woman receive 2.000.000 points; in a Challengers event, the winners collect 500.000 points. The best 12 event points last 24 months are counted in the total points. The man or woman with the most total points will have the #1 rank. 

Podium bonuses are awarded to the top 3 athletes of each gender. A Pro Tour event winner receives 200.000 points, 2nd place 100.000 points, and 3rd place 40.000 points. 

In the SC Ranking, Emil Persson leads the ranking with 26,400,000 points, followed by the new second place Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, with 26,074,640 points. Ida Dah, Team Engcon, dropped one position and is in third place with 25,962,653 points. 

Inside the top 10, Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, is the new top 7, with 24,239,242 points, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, is stepping up from 12th to 10th position with 23,861,586 points.

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Among the Top 10, four Pro Tour skiers are from Sweden, and six are from Norway. 

TOP 10 

TOP 20 

Notable in the top 20 is that Thomas Ødegaarden, Team XPND Fuel, is moving up. The Norwegian Pro Tour athlete goes from 22nd to 20th place. 

TOP 50

Athletes stepping up inside the top 50: Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus (from 26th to 24th); Petter Stakston, Team Aker Dæhlie (from 27th to 25th); Thomas Joly, Team Nordic Expérience (from 31st to 29th); Jeremy Royer, Team Nordic Expérience (from 54th to 40th); Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team (from 46th to 42nd); Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie (from 67th to 47th); and Jenny Larsson, Team Ragde Charge (from 53rd to 50th).

TOP 100

Some athletes moved up five positions or more if we look at the 50-100 ranking list: Fredrik Helgestad, Team Kaffebryggeriet (79th to 59th); Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget, Team Eksjöhus (111th to 65th); and Mathias Aas Rolid, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso (75th to 68th).

Moving up also Vebjørn Moen, Team Aker Dæhlie (87th to 79th); Joel Andersson, Team Eksjöhus (95th to 84th); Thomas Bing, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (114th to 87th); Hanna Lodin, Ski Team Göhlins (108th to 94th); and Eirik Sverdrup Augdal, Team Eksjöhus (137th to 95th).

TOP 200

From the top 100 to the top 200, taking ten steps up or more, we can see Josua Struebel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria (122nd to 110th); Andrew Musgrave, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso (160th to 122nd); Marino Capelli, Team BSV Ibex (144th to 126th); Ingvild Bratlie, Team Front Rustad IL (139th to 129th); Jonas Bergli, Team Synnfjell (153rd to 143rd); and Elias Andersson, Ski Team Göhlins (168th to 144th).

Also moving up is Sadurni Betriu Boix, Team Internorm Alpenplus Trentino (156th to 145th); Oda Nerdrum, Team Kaffebryggeriet (185th to 158th); Hanna Sandholt Hansen, Team NTNUI Sweco (221st to 178th); Laura Stichling, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (212th to 185th); Stefano Zanotto, Team Coop (206th to 194th); Katie Feldman, Team BSV Ibex (236th to 197th); and Karen Amalie Nordseth, Team Synnfjell (220th to 199th).

OUTSIDE TOP 200

Fifty or more steps up for Laurie Flochon Joly (281st to 222nd); Petra Hynčicová, eD system Silvini Team (301st to 231st); Rosie Brennan, Team Robinson Trentino (872nd to 244th); Ivar Andre Ryttervold (302nd to 245th); Thomas Maloney Westgaard, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso (709th to 253rd); Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon (500th to 258th); Ola Jordheim (324th to 259th); Sophia Velicer, Vltava Fund Ski Team (393rd to 283rd); and Vaino Kotor, Team Electrofit (436th to 288th).

Significant SC Ranking improvements also for Eirik Andreas Mortensbakke, Team NTNUI Sweco (611th to 309th); Claire Moyse, Team Nordic Expérience (462nd to 327th); Mats Håkon Breda (440th to 339th); James Clugnet, Vltava Fund Ski Team (752nd to 340th); Scott Hill (458th to 341st); Evelina Crusell, Team Eksjöhus (506th to 342nd); Halfdan Thomas Baumann, Team NTNUI Sweco (448th to 370th); Maximilian Bie, Team Coop (1515th to 371st); and Victoria Nitteberg, Team XPND Fuel (464th to 400th).

Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour or Challengers events, recreational and professional skiers can connect their profile to the Ski Classics results database, called MyPages.

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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, 68km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour you can find at skiclassics.com.

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