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Canada, Estonia and Finland: Worldloppet triple weekend ahead

18 February 2022

The next two days Worldloppet is guest in three different nations. In Estonia, the Tartu Maraton is going to take place for the 48th time, while in Gatineau/Canada the Gatineau Loppet is welcoming the Worldloppet skiers. In Lahti the postponed Finlandia Hiihto is standing on the program. Fresh snow for Gatineau While it was raining […]

Vlog: Gunnar meeting a touchy Reindeer at La Transjurasienne 2022

17 February 2022

Welcome to another edition of our Video-Blog Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures, this time from the Jura Mountains in France, the home of La Transju and also of a very touchy reindeer.In this Vlog I am following the racers of the 70 km skating marathon, to show you some insights into La Transjurasienne.And we are going to explore the Parc […]

Nygaard and Dahl made their mark on the record-breaking Jizerská 50

13 February 2022

ČEZ Jizerská 50 skiing festival finished in beautiful weather. The wonderful race was dominated by Norway’s Andreas Nygaard and Sweden’s Ida Dahl. Their victories were definitely not identical. Nygaard dominated the sprint of the four-man group, Dahl was best in the climbs. 4,444 competitors took to the course in a fabulous backdrop. A great advertisement […]

Ski Marathon Festival at La Transjurasienne

The conditions couldn’t have been better for the La Transjurasienne weekend 2022. Slightly sub-zero degrees accompanied by sunshine and a well prepared track guaranteed a great Ski Marathon Festival for about 3500 skiers. On Saturday the classic events were taking place, and today on Sunday it was time for the original La Transjurasienne: 70 km […]

Attention, Jizerska 50 ahead!

10 February 2022

ČEZ Jizerská 50 starts this coming weekend. The program begins on Friday morning with children’s races, and from then on there will be practically continuous racing going on until Sunday’s highlight – the 50K classic technique race. We have collected the information you need to know when and where to register for the race, what […]

Vlog: Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures at König Ludwig Lauf 2022

9 February 2022

 Vlog coming in 3,2,1…Gunnar’s Nordic Adventures, this time from Oberammergau  , the home of the royal König Ludwig Lauf  ! The 2022 edition of the german Worldloppet race was an adventure for itself, as it was finally celebrating a comeback to the tracks after 2 years break. Only happy faces to see among the thousands of starters, […]

Covid News Update: Vasa, Birken, Finlandia and Tartu

8 February 2022

First of all, we can tell you good news from the upcoming Worldloppet races: No cancellations ahead! Sad enough, that the Sapporo Skimarathon had to be canceled, but at least no more yet. Several races have worked with high pressure on security and health concepts to meet the restrictions form local authorities, with success. No […]

König Ludwig Lauf weekend concluded with Swedish double victory

6 February 2022

Kaiser weather on the King Ludwig weekend in Oberammergau. Today 850 skiers have participated in the Classic Technique races of König Ludwig Lauf. The weather was perfect for a ski marathon: Sunshine but minus degrees. A perfect day of marathon skiing in the valley between Ettal and Oberammergau. This weather conditions made the tracks quite […]

König Ludwig Lauf ready to hit the tracks

4 February 2022

Tomorrow (5th Feb) morning the König Ludwig Lauf is going to be back to business. The start places are well booked, the tracks are under preparation, the OC team is working with high pressure and Worldloppet is on site. Tomorrow the skating races are on the program: 10km, 21km and the original 42km course. In […]

Gallery: Marcialonga 2022

31 January 2022

On January 30th 2022 the 49th edition of Marcialonga took place. About 5000 skiers had been registered, among them the elite of marathon skiing. Winners were Russian Ermil Vokuev and Sweden’s Ida Dahl.

Russian and Swedish Victory at Marcialonga 2022

30 January 2022

Today 08:00 am the first skiers have started in Moena, to ski the 70 km through the Valley of Fiemme/Fassa up to Cavalese. 2:51:57 the first one has crossed the finish line: Russia’s Ermil Vokuev wins the 2022 edition of Marcialonga 45 seconds ahead of Norwegian Kasper Stadaas, who has won the final sprint against […]

Marcialonga ready for 5000 skiers to arrive to Cavalese

29 January 2022

37 nations ready for over 5000 participants for this 49th edition, starting tomorrow Sunday at 8 am from Moena. First bibs are for elite skiers, among them, Emil Persson, winner in 2021, Max Novak, current leader of the Ski Classics ranking. Also, there is the Norwegian Tord Asle Gjerdalen, who, seen the good weather forecast, is […]