This Norwegian Pro Team has been a pivotal part of Ski Classics ever since the tour’s infancy. The team has changed its name many times and has always been the Aukland brothers’ baby. Jørgen retired a while ago, but his older brother Anders shows no signs of quitting even if he turned 50 this past September.
With less than a week to the start of the Ski Classics Season XIV, several Pro Tour athletes are already in central Europe for the final preparations before the season premiere next weekend in Bad Gastein, Austria, and showed strong racing performances.
The Champion competition on the women’s side seems to be a game of three players. Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden.
This somewhat new Pro Team aims to be number one this winter. The core of the team comes from Team Koteng Eidissen. There are extremely strong podium skiers and future stars on this team, and they are going the whole nine yards and want to leave no stone unturned next season.
Pål Golberg secured first place in the men’s mass start race for Norway at the Lillehammer Cross-Country Skiing World Cup. Results from the men’s 20km mass start in classic technique.
The Yellow Champion bib is worn by the male and female athlete with the most current Champion points before each event. The overall winner is the athlete with the most Champion points after the season in each gender. Athletes’ single best result from a Ski Classics Challengers event is included.
Frida Karlsson secured first place in the women’s mass start race for Sweden at the Lillehammer Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Norway. Results from the women’s 20km mass start in classic technique.
Everything is ready for the 20km mass start in classic technique at the cross-country skiing World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway. Here you can find start lists and start times for Sunday’s races.
The Pro Team competition is determined by the total amount of Pro Team points after the season. Pro Team points are distributed at each Pro Tour event based on the Pro Team’s collected Champion points from the Pro Team’s best two male athletes and best two female athletes, the total Sprint and Climb points collected by the athletes, and 50% of the Youth points of the best female athlete and best male athlete.
Oskar Svärd, a three-time Vasaloppet winner, runs this tight Swedish outfit with four Swedes and three Norwegians. There are some world-class athletes on this team, and they aim to score big next season.
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