Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, leads the SC Ranking, the global ranking system for long-distance skiers, after Bad Gastein Criterium last Sunday.

Persson ended Season XII on top of the SC Ranking with 25,562,006 points. After the Ski Classics Season XIV prologue weekend, Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, keeps the lead with 25,769,623 points.

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In the SC Ranking, the global ranking system for long-distance cross-country skiers, Persson is followed by Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, who sits in the second position with 25,149,929 points. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, is in third place with 24,633,945 points. 

Moving up among the top 6 athletes is Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, from 10th to 6th place, with 24,338,318 points. 

At the Top 10, 7 out of 10 skiers are from Sweden. 

Top 10

Top 20

Notable in the top 20 is that Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charge, continues to climb. The Norwegian Pro Tour skier goes from 13th to 11th place. Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, second at Bad Gastein Criterium, rise from 16th to 14th.

Also in the top 20 is Karstein Johaug, another member of Team Ragde Charge, going from 26th to 18th position, and Herman Paus, Team Ramudden, from 20th to 19th place.

Top 50

Athletes stepping up in the top 50: Torgeir Sulen Hovland, Team Engcon (from 28th to 27th); Eddie Edström, Team Engcon (from 29th to 28th); Klas Nilsson, Team XPND Fuel (from 33rd to 30th); Nils Dahlsten, Lager 157 Ski Team (34th to 33rd); Mauro Brigadoi, Team Internorm Alpenplus Trentino (from 40th to 37th); Sofie Elebro, Team Eksjöhus (from 39th to 38th); Stian Berg, Team Kaffebryggeriet (from 42nd to 39th); Viktor Mäenpää, Team Mäenpää (from 43rd to 42nd); Amund Riege, Team Ramudden (from 56th to 43rd); Petter Soleng Skinstad, Team Coop (from 48th to 46th); and Fabián Štoček, Vltava Fund Ski Team (from 49th to 47th place).

TOP 100

Some athletes moved up five positions or more if we look at the 50-100 ranking list. Linn Sömskar, Team Engcon (from 57 to 52); Thomas Gifstad, Team Robinson Trentino (75 to 70); Olaf Talmo, Team NTNUI Sweco (82 to 72); Sigurd Sollien Hulbak, Team Synnfjell (95 to 90); Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team (100 to 94); Sofia Lindberg, Team Edux (103 to 97); and Jenny Larsson, Team Ragde Charge (111 to 99). 

TOP 200

From the top 100 to the top 200, taking ten steps up or more, we can see Noora Kivikko, Team Edux (114 to 104); Halvor Korbøl Thoner, YC Rør Sjusjoen Ski Team (120 to 109); Alfred Buskqvist, Team Ramudden (133 to 119); Henri Roos, Team Nordic Jobs Worldwide (140 to 120); Veli-Matti Räsänen, Team Kaskipuu (132 to 121); Thomas Bing, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (150 to 123); Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus (146 to 126); Asmund Heir, Team Straye Flammekaster (139 to 128); Henning Lie, Team Synnfjell (145 to 130); Josua Strübel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria (153 to 133); Joel Andersson, Team Eksjöhus (151 to 136); and Juuso Mäkelä, Team Kaskipuu (164 to 140). 

Significant steps up also for Filip Rosjö, Ski Team Göhlins (165 to 146); Petter Stakston, Team Aker Dæhlie (181 to 162); Olli Tyrväinen, Team Edux (179 to 168); Rickard Ericsson, Team Futura Trentino Dolomiten Trauma Clinic (180 to 169); Mathias Aas Rolid, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso (192 to 174); Christoffer Lindvall, Team Mäenpää (195 to 184); Frida Hallquist, Team Engcon (207 to 185); Petter Northug, Team Northug Crucible (215 to 186); Katerina Paul, Team BSV Ibex (198 to 187); Ingrid Hannestad, Team Straye Flammekaster (202 to 190); Emanuele Bosin, Team Futura Trentino Dolomiten Trauma Clinic (222 to 194); Tobias Hartig, Bruse Sauerland Ski Team (203 to 195); Philipp Unger, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (219 to 197); and Benjamin Selter, Bruse Sauerland Ski Team (225 to 198). 

OUTSIDE TOP 200

Considerable steps up also for Hanne Skulbru, Team NTNUI Sweco, moving from 230th to 204th place; Heikki Korpela, Slavia Pojišťovna Sport Team (266 to 214); Jeremy Royer, Team Nordic Expérience (315 to 215); Tereza Tůmová, Vltava Fund Ski Team (264 to 216); Eivind Vold, Team Straye Flammekaster (272 to 218); Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie (318 to 224); Anton Elvseth, Team Engcon (334 to 240); and Gian Flurin Pfaeffli, Team BSV Ibex (346 to 248).

Significant SC Ranking improvement also for Joachim Thrane, Danish Skimarathon Team (309 to 254); Laura Stichling, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (313 to 257); Merilin Jürisaar, Team Nordic Jobs Worldwide (357 to 261); Miro Karppanen (407 to 263); Per Ingvar Tollehaug, Team Synnfjell (378 to 277); Franziska Müller, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (432 to 290); Niina Virtanen, Team Edux (417 to 294); Einar Kalland-Olsen, Exsitec Team (512 to 296); and Melina Schöttes, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team (375 to 300).

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