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Gräfnings & Tarantola are the FIS Worldloppet Cup Champions 2019

6 April 2019

After one year break, the Ugra Ski Marathon in the Russian Khanty-Mansiysk returned into the FIS Worldloppet Cup as final stage today. The 50 km skating race brought the decision in the FIS-worldcup of long-distance skiing: Maria Gräfnings from Sweden & Damien Tarantola (FRA) are the Champions 2019. 6th place enough for Tarantola to defend […]

FIS Worldloppet Cup Final Stage in Russia is coming

3 April 2019

The FIS Worldloppet Cup season 2019 is coming to an end! Only one stage is remaining. This weekend the Ugra Ski Marathon in the Siberian Khanty-Mansiysk is going to decide, who will become FIS Worldloppet Cup Champion 2019. A long marathon skiing season is coming to an end It has already been a long season […]

SkiPlanet by Worldloppet Episode 7

18 March 2019

?ON AIR? Welcome to the 7th episode of #SkiPlanetByWorldloppet, your worldwide cross-country marathon skiing show! Today, we’re in Saint-Moritz, in Switzerland, to discover the great Engadin Skimarathon… and many more! Enjoy the show! ? Don’t miss this episode AND like the Worldloppet Facebook-page for not missing a single episode of #SkiPlanet.

Kowalczyk & Eliassen triumph at Birkebeinerrennet 2019

16 March 2019

Like every year, thousands of cross-country skiing lovers honoured the legacy of the Birkebeiner warriors at today’s Birkebeinerrennet. The victories in 2019 go to Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk & Norway’s Petter Eliassen. Norway’s biggest cross-country skiing race is also one of the biggest xc-events in the world and a highlight in the Worldloppet calendar. Like every […]

SkiPlanet by Worldloppet Episode 6

12 March 2019

?ON AIR? Welcome to the 6th episode of #SkiPlanetByWorldloppet, your worldwide cross-country marathon skiing show! Today, we’re in Szklarska Poręba, in Poland, to discover the great Bieg Piastów… and many more! Enjoy the show! ? Don’t miss this episode AND like the Worldloppet Facebook page for not missing a single episode of #SkiPlanet! • SkiPlanet […]

Race Reporter Philipp at the Engadin Skimarathon 2019

11 March 2019

My 9th Worldloppet race brought me to the wide valley of Engadin, Switzerland. The Engadin Skimarathon is the second largest cross-country skiing race in the world and certainly one of the most prestigious trophies for skating specialists. The last three Worldloppet races have been far away from home, Japan, Canada and the USA, – it […]

Cologna and von Siebenthal take home the victory at the Engadin Skimarathon

10 March 2019

Dario Cologna and Nathalie von Siebenthal are the winners of the 51st Engadin Skimarathon. The two Swiss athletes dominated the race from start to finish. Cologna clinched the win putting in a final head to head spurt to clock a record time – von Siebenthal came in almost one minute ahead of the runner-up. The […]

14.200 skiers waiting for the Engadin Skimarathon

9 March 2019

The 51st Engadin Skimarathon again offers the best cross-country skiing in Switzerland and a field of top international skiers. Dario Cologna and Roman Furger among the men and Anouk Faivre-Picon among the women can win the Engadiner for the fourth time. The run has been sold out since the end of January; 14,200 skiers are […]

New Book: Polish Global Skier about him skiing around the world

8 March 2019

The Polish famous Worldloppet skier Andrzej Guzinski has been writing a book about his path from a „skiing nobody” to a Global Skier. An official premiere took place during the last Bieg Piastów. „Twenty steps on snow”, as it is titled, tells a story of a man – Andrzej Guzinski – who decided to try […]

For the love of cross country skiing

6 March 2019

The final Worldloppet race of winter 2019 is over, spring is already in the starting blocks and while your cross-country skis are getting ready to enjoy a well-earned rest over the summer months (at least until August when the Ushuaialoppet is going to open the new season), we are already thinking about their next assignment. […]

Interview with Tore Berdan & Britta Norgren about their Vasa-Victory

4 March 2019

Vasaloppet 2019 offered solo victories in both the men’s and women’s class. Norwegian Tore Bjørset Berdal broke away with barely five kilometres left and could hold his ground for a victory in the men’s class and Britta Johansson Norgren won the ladies’ class after having been alone in the lead for almost the whole race. […]