The Bad Gastein premiere weekend marked the first and second Ski Classics Pro Tour events of Season XVII with the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo and Bad Gastein Criterium. Check the updated standings and bib-holders.
After the challenging weekend, here are the standings and bib holders in the Champion, Sprint, Climb, Youth, and Pro Team competitions—also, the bib-holders in the Cub and Vet categories.
On Saturday, the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo saw Team Engcon winning the first Ski Classics Pro Tour event of Season XVII. On Sunday, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, and Kasper Stadaas, Team Aker Dæhlie, were the winners at the second Pro Tour event of the season, the Bad Gastein Criterium.
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With the results, you can now check the Ski Classics standings and bib-holders after the Bad Gastein premiere weekend, Season XVII.
CHAMPION COMPETITION
After the Bad Gastein weekend, the Ski Classics general classification shows that the Yellow Champion Bib belongs to Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, and Amund Hoel, also from Team Engcon.
In the women’s overall, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, leads with a total of 450 points, thanks to her win at the Bad Gastein Criterium, first place at the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo, and points from a Ski Classics Challengers event. You can see complete results from Gjerde Alnæs here.
Gjerde Alnæs is followed by Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, in second place at the Bad Gastein Criterium, with 360 points. Third place overall is Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, with 350 points.
In the men’s battle for overall, the Yellow bib rests on Amund Hoel’s shoulders. Hoel, Team Engcon, leads the Champion competition with 409 points after his second place at the Bad Gastein Criterium, first place at the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo, and points from a Ski Classics Challengers event. Complete results from Amund Hoel are available here.
Second place overall is Kasper Stadaas, Team Aker Dæhlie, winner of the Bad Gastein Criterium with 400 points, followed by Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, with 330 points.
SPRINT COMPETITION
After the Sprint checkpoints this weekend at the Bad Gastein Criterium, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, is the Green Sprint bib holder with 60 points. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, is in second place with 39 points, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, is in third place with 24 points.
After the weekend, Vebjørn Moen, Team Eksjöhus, carries the Green Sprint bib of the men’s Sprint competition with 46 points. Henrik Arntzen Joks, Team Sjusjøen Langløp, is in second place with 23 points, tied with Gabriel Strid, Team GS8, who also has 23 points.
CLIMB COMPETITION
After the two Climb checkpoints this weekend, Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, with 30 points, and Amund Riege, Team Aker Dæhlie, with 24 points, are carrying the bib in the Climb Competition.
In the women’s Climb competition, Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, leads with 30 points. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, is in second place with 24 points, followed by Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, in third with 16 points.
On the men’s side, Amund Riege, Team Aker Dæhlie, leads the Climb competition with 24 points. Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon, is in second place with 16 points, followed by Mikael Gunnulfsen, Team Ragde Charge, in third place, with 15 points, tied with Axel Jutterström, Team Eksjöhus, with the same points.
YOUTH COMPETITION
The Pink bibs in the Youth Competition are resting on the shoulders of Louise Lindström, Team Eksjöhus, and Amund Riege, Team Aker Dæhlie, with 305 and 298 points, respectively.
Louise Lindström, Team Eksjöhus, is leading with 305 points. Hanna Fine, Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, is in second place with 267 points, followed by Anja Stolpe, The Youth Team, in third place for the Pink bib with 243 points.
Amund Riege, Team Aker Dæhlie, leads with 298 points. Simon Vuillet, Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, is in second place with 282 points, and Giacomo Ponti, Team Futura GTE Trentino, is in third place with 166 points for the Youth bib overall.
PRO TEAM COMPETITION
After the Bad Gastein premiere, Team Engcon leads the Pro Team Competition with 400 points.
Second place goes to Team Eksjöhus with 340 points. Team Ramudden and Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino are tied in third place with 260 points after the Bad Gastein weekend.
CUB
In the women’s Cub athlete category, Anja Stolpe, The Youth Team, is leading with 243 points. Vera Myhlback, The Youth Team, is in second place with 174 points, followed by Ella Noora Haapalehto, Team Edux, in third place for the Cub category with 168 points.
On the men’s side, Giacomo Ponti, Team Futura GTE Trentino, is leading with 166 points. Erik Ola Jorde, Team Aktiv Mot Kreft, is in second place with 163 points, and Florian Döringer, Cibes Lift Ski-Willy Marathon Team, with 104 points, is in third place for the Cub category.
The Cub bib (athletes aged 23 or younger) is worn by the single leading athlete in the overall Champion standings (gender-neutral). After the Bad Gastein weekend, Anja Stolpe, The Youth Team, is holding the Cub bib.
VET
In the women’s Vet athlete category, Nicole Tröger, Cibes Lift Ski-Willy Marathon Team, is leading with 103 points. Nicole Donzallaz, Cibes Lift Ski-Willy Marathon Team, is in second place with 99 points, followed by Marlies Nipius, Team Emtec Nordic, in third place for the Vet category with 85 points.
On the men’s side, Petter Northug, Team Burger King Northug, is leading with 181 points. Klas Nilsson, Team Futura GTE Trentino, is in second place with 176 points, and Václav Sedláček, eD system RSJ Team, is in third place in the Vet category with 95 points.
The Vet bib (athletes aged 40 or older) is worn by the single leading athlete in the overall Champion standings (gender-neutral). After the Bad Gastein weekend, Petter Northug, Team Burger King Northug, is holding the Vet bib.
Check skiclassics.com for overall standings and all about Ski Classics.
SKIER OF THE DAY BY DEVOLD
In addition to the race results, the Skier of the Day awards were presented after the Bad Gastein Criterium. Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, and Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, were voted Skier of the Day by fans via the Ski Classics App, in recognition of their strong performances and impact on the race.
Next up is Engadin La Diagonela on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The 55-kilometer long-distance skiing race in classic technique marks the third Ski Classics Pro Tour stage of Season XVII.
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Season XVII of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 13 events across 9 event weekends in 6 countries.
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
For more updates and detailed information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour, make sure to visit skiclassics.com.
Author: Leandro Lutz
Photos: Reichert/NordicFocus
