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Sapporo Skimarathon 2023 taking place again after four years

6 February 2023

“We have overcome the hardships in the past 4 years!”, that’s the conclusion of the Sapporo Skimarathon organizers. On Sunday, the 43rd Sapporo International Ski Marathon was held for the first time in these 4 years. Finally! The conditions were good. It was sunny day and the temperature was about freezing -10 degrees at 9:00 […]

König Ludwig Lauf 2023 result, masters and first images

5 February 2023

Thousands of skiers have made their way to the Bavarian village Oberammergau this weekend to participate in the traditional König Ludwig Lauf. First, it was unclear if the race could take place, as a short time before the race weekend there was no snow in the area. Then, only in the week before the race, […]

König Ludwig Lauf 2023 ready to host thousands of skiers coming weekend

3 February 2023

The week after Marcialonga, is the week before König Ludwig Lauf 2023. The Worldloppet circuit is traveling on from Italy to the German village of Oberammergau in Bavaria. Different distances in two techniques over two days are waiting for us. Despite challenging weather conditions, the organizers achieved to prepare the tracks and to host the […]

Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures from the 50th Marcialonga 2023

2 February 2023

Here comes the first episode of Gunnar’s Nordic Adventrues Vlog this winter!Travel with us to the beautiful valley of Val di Fiemme 🇮🇹 , to experience the bright side of cross-country skiing ☀️ 🏔 ! 🎉 We celebrate together with Marcialonga its 50th edition. 😎 Among the thousands of skiers we meet Petter Northug, who […]

Persson and Smedås on top of Marcialonga 2023 Results

29 January 2023

For the 50th time we have heard the start gun in Moena, this morning 08:00. The Marcialonga is celebrating its anniversary edition with about 7000 skiers from all around the world. When it was freezingly cold at the start, with about – 9 degrees, the day turned out to be a sunny and enjoyable one […]

A new finish and a strong starting field for Marcialonga 2023

28 January 2023

Tomorrow it is time for Marcialonga 2023. A new finish and a strong starting field is making the 50th anniversary edition an interesting one. Tomorrow it is time again for Marcialonga! The Italian Worldloppet race is tight to amateurs since the beginning, once called “bisonti” and still (wrongly). Participants are now flying over 7000 for […]

Brigadoi and Boerjesjoe triumph at Dolomitenlauf 2023 Classic Race

22 January 2023

In total about 1300 skiers coming from 30 different nations have participated in this year’s Dolomitenlauf. After the skating racres yesterday, today the classic technique was standing on the program. Same as yesterday, it was a great race day: Cold but sunny and another few centimeters of fresh snow over the night. The winners are […]

French victory party at Dolomitenlauf 2023 skating races

21 January 2023

What started as a ice cold winter day with minus 12 degrees, turned out as a perfect kick-off for the European Worldloppet season 2023: The Dolomitenlauf 2023 skating races have been taking place in Obertilliach today and the big winners are the French men. Thank to the sunshine, the freezing temperatures were climbing up a […]

Dolomitenlauf ready to host its 53rd edition

19 January 2023

Coming weekend, the Worldloppet winter season is going to start also here in Europe. The Austrian Dolomitenlauf is standing on the program with a FT day on Saturday and CT day on Sunday. Both techniques will be skied over 42km, 21km and the new format called Easyrace over 5km. The races will take place in […]

International skiers return to Sapporo Skimarathon

12 January 2023

The 43rd edition of Japan’s Worldloppet race, the Sapporo Skimarathon is going to take place on February 5th. The excitement in Japan is big, as this will be the first edition after four years of cancellation. For foreign skiers it is now possible again, to enter the country. The organizers are working hard on the […]

Obertilliach hosting the Dolomitenlauf 2023 on perfect tracks

5 January 2023

Two weeks to go until the ski marathon season is going to start also in Europe. The Dolomitenlauf 2023 in Austria is going to take place from January 20th to 22nd. This weekend will start with a lot of action in the Dolomitensprint on Friday evening. On Saturday the skating races over 42 and 20 […]

First impressions of the skiing winter: Vasaloppet China 2023

4 January 2023

Traditional blue skies accompanied the 21st edition of the biggest cross-country ski event in China. But the cold wind made the conditions at today’s Vasaloppet China 2023 more treacherous than expected. Vasaloppet China 2023 favorites stayed together for basically the whole 32 km, a few attempts notwithstanding, such as by Wangqiang. As the skiers went […]