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Varis and Kettunen win Finlandia Hiihto 2022

21 February 2022

Finlandia Ski Marathon in 2022 was different from the traditional one as it was only skied on one day. 815 skiers have entered for the classic style marathon, taking place on a renewed route over 65 km, 32 km and 20 km. The fastest skier to complete the 65 km was Kari Varis (Team Kaskipuu), […]

Swedes dominate Tartu Maraton 2022

20 February 2022

The winner of the 48th Tartu Maraton is Emil Persson from Sweden. The best among the women was also Swedish, Britta Johansson Norgen. Despite last week’s warmth, today the legendary Tartu Maraton was held on the classic Otepää-Elva 63-kilometer track. The finish time of the winner Emil Persson was 2:33.06. Shortly before the Peebu service […]

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 […]