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The Worldloppet Cup Comes to an End; Ben Popp Discusses the Results of the Worldloppet Annual General Meeting

Rachel PerkinsJune 27, 2019

On June 17th, an update was posted on the Worldloppet International Ski Federation website following the annual general meeting in Isafjordur, Iceland to announce the end of the FIS Worldloppet Cup series. While skiers will still be able to earn FIS points in each of the individual marathon races across the globe, the series will no longer be sanctioned by FIS, meaning cumulative points earned by the winners will no longer be totaled and there...

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Sunday Rundown: Harvey Wins World Champs Gold in Lahti; PyeongChang + Vasaloppet (Updated)

FasterSkierMarch 5, 2017

FIS Nordic World Championships (Lahti, Finland): Men’s 50 k freestyle mass start After a week of missing out on the medals at 2017 Nordic World Championships, Canada’s Alex Harvey, a four-time World Championships medalist from 2011, 2013 and 2015, achieved his first individual gold medal in the final race of this year’s World Championships in Lahti, Finland. Harvey, 28, won the men’s 50-kilometer freestyle mass start in a drag race to the finish. Entering the...

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Unequal Prize Money at Blink Festival Illustrates Challenges for Women’s Distance Racing

Chelsea LittleAugust 31, 2016

At Norway's Blink festival, the women's winner of the 60 k classic received just one-fifth the prize money as the men's winner. Smaller women's fields present a conundrum for long-distance race organizers: how can they promote women's racing and incentivize attendance, and what constitutes enough effort toward doing so?

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A Marathon of Ski Marathons: The Worldloppet

BrainspiralMay 2, 2016

FasterSkier contributor JoJo Baldus takes us through his whirlwind of Wordloppet experiences this past winter, sharing insider details only someone who actually raced each marathon event could understand.

General News

Øystein Pettersen Hospitalized, Returns Home in Stable Condition (Updated)

Alex KochonOctober 6, 2015

Norway's sprinter-turned-distance skier Øystein Pettersen, 32, was hospitalized Sunday and awaited test results to see why he felt out of sorts following an intense training camp with Team United Bakeries in Mallorca, Spain.

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An Unlikely King: Ski Classics Champ Eliassen on the Secret to His Successful Rookie Season

Inge ScheveApril 21, 2015

FasterSkier tracked down Petter Eliassen, the 2014/2015 Swix Ski Classics overall winner in his rookie season, for an exclusive interview this month. The 29-year-old Norwegian happily shared everything from training and recovery tips, to advice on double poling.

News

Swix Ski Classics Announce Changes: Longer Season, New Prologue Team Competition

Pasha KahnAugust 27, 2014

Exciting new developments have been announced for this winter’s Swix Ski Classics. The marathon series has expanded from six races to nine and includes a new race format called the ProTeam Tempo, which is modeled after team events in cycling.

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Give Me The Blåbärssoppa and Nobody Gets Hurt: An American at the Vasaloppet

Chelsea LittleMarch 3, 20143

I might be a nobody who struggled my way through Sweden's 90 k Vasaloppet with next to no preparation, but I also saw what it takes to win the Vasa: through the generosity of a friend, I accidentally embedded myself with Team Robin Bryntesson. Here's the next installment of our first-person staff accounts of famous races.

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Weekend Roundup: Back on Track

BrainspiralMarch 3, 2014

The Weekend Roundup is back! Just because the Olympics are over doesn't mean the season is finished. Catch up with the renewed World Cup action in Lahti, Finland, the IBU Youth World Championships, and the Vasaloppet.

Racing

John Kristian Dahl Captures First Vasaloppet Title, Laila Kveli First Woman to Win Vasa Without Kick Wax

Pasha KahnMarch 2, 2014

John Kristian Dahl waited to the last minute to make his move, chasing down fellow Norwegian Laugaland to win his first Vasaloppet. The secret he said is training, "five or six hours a day." Laila Kveli again won the women's race in an impressive of display of double poling strength to become the first women to win the race without kick wax.

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From Marcialonga Champ to Olympic Team Sprint, Boner Sets the Pace for Switzerland

Chelsea LittleFebruary 22, 2014

Seraina Boner, the best female marathon skier in the world, was focusing on the Vasaloppet. But then she realized she could go to the Olympics. This week she found herself holding her own in the team sprint, and then notched 9th place in the 30k skate, the best Olympic result for a Swiss woman in nearly two decades. "I can always do the Vasaloppet next year," she said.

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Finding Serenity in Bruksvallarna: A Snow-Seeking Citizen Skier Amongst the National Teams

Alex KochonDecember 10, 2013

In mid November, national and elite teams start flocking to northern Scandinavia in search of early snow: Muonio, Bruksvallarna, Beitostolen. But what's it like if you're just a normal guy seeking some skiing of your own? Are you going to get "hupped" by an exasperated Charlotte Kalla? Simon Evans investigates this strange world, and learns something about why we love our sport.

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Marathon Queen Seraina Boner, with Scandinavian Support, Eyes Unconquered Vasaloppet

Chelsea LittleSeptember 12, 2013

Seraina Boner, a former Swiss national team skier, has transformed herself into the best long-distance skier in the world. Whether training with Team Coop in Norway or jumping in with Dario Cologna in Davos, she’s working towards a Vasaloppet victory - the one big thing that's missing from her resume.

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Following World Cup Return, Koos is Motivated and Focused on Sochi

Audrey ManganAugust 2, 20131

After a three-year break from World Cup racing, Torin Koos returned to the international scene last year and picked up where he left off with a top 20 finish last March. As the 33-year-old prepares for what could be his fourth Olympic Games, he thinks of last season as a stepping stone to more progress in 2014. "I feel like I’m coming into this year with some momentum and still with a lot to prove as well, to myself," Koos says.

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Worldloppet Meeting Means Big Things for Smaller Ski Nations, Passport Holders

Alex KochonJune 20, 2013

For the first time in 15 years, the Worldloppet Annual General Meeting returned to where it was essentially born in northern Wisconsin. There, an estimated 45 delegates from 16 nations met to invite four more countries to the party, with Argentina, China, Iceland and New Zealand being granted associate status and their own Worldloppet marathons.

General News

The Inside Track: Immonen In the News, Roster of New Snowproof Racing Team Includes Finns

BrainspiralJune 13, 2013

Janne Immonen's in trouble again, and this time, he's admitting to it. Sami Jaujojarvi will focus on ski marathons. The FIS Rollerskiing World Cup kicks off in Croatia. More news from the Inside Track.

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Canadian Sprinter Dupont Goes the Distance for 11th in 90 k Vasaloppet

Chelsea LittleMarch 6, 20131

Andrea Dupont was called up by Canada to race in the sprint at World Championships, and offered a World Cup start the weekend before. But it seemed silly, she thought, to go to Europe for just a few days - and so she managed to gain a start spot in Sweden's famed Vasaloppet, where she double-poled her way to 11th place.

News

Madshus Completely Dominated the 2011 Vasaloppet

FasterSkierMarch 9, 20111

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“Ski Classics” Introduces Team Tactics in XC Skiing

Inge ScheveDecember 1, 2010

“This allows us to race more like a team,” said Joergen Aukland (NOR) of the private marathon project Team Xtra Personell after the launch of “2011 Ski Classics” marathon series Monday.

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Duel of the Marathoners

Inge ScheveSeptember 22, 2010

OSLO, NORWAY – Jørgen and Anders Aukland, Jörgen Brink, Jens Arne Svartedal and Sandra Hansson. They’ll all be on the start line as the 10K uphill roller ski time trial in Oslo gets underway today, Thursday.

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