After a day full of action, the Ski Classics Challengers event in Sweden, Craft Ski Marathon, saw a fierce battle for all the podium places. Andreas Svensson, Ulricehamns IF, and Anja Stolpe, Lager 157 Ski Team, won their respective races with solid performances.

Craft Ski Marathon – 42km Men’s Race 

In the men’s competition, the winner was Andreas Svensson, Ulricehamns IF, with a total time of 1:50:39.9.

Bruno Dettmann, Lager 157 Ski Team, finished in second place 1.2 seconds back, followed by Alfred Nilsson, Filipstads SF, 5.7 seconds behind the winner, and completed the podium in third place.

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Craft Ski Marathon – Top 5 Men

1. Andreas Svensson, Ulricehamns IF, 1:50:39.9
2. Bruno Dettmann, Lager 157 Ski Team, +1.2
3. Alfred Nilsson, Filipstads SF, +5.7
4. Adrian Lundberg, Lager 157 Ski Team, +6.0
5. Joel Andersson, Team Eksjöhus, +12.9

Full results can be found HERE

Craft Ski Marathon – 42km Women’s Race

In the women’s event, the winner Anja Stolpe, Lager 157 Ski Team, completed the race in a time of 2:05:46.8.

Emma Ivarsson, Exsitec Ski Team/Årsunda IF, finished in second place, 5:03.0 behind, followed by Karin Wallén, Korsnäs IF SK, completing the podium in third position and 6:40.9 back.

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Craft Ski Marathon – Top 5 Women

1. Anja Stolpe, Lager 157 Ski Team, 2:05:46.8
2. Emma Ivarsson, Exsitec Ski Team/Årsunda IF, +5:03.0
3. Karin Wallén, Korsnäs IF SK, +6:40.9
4. Susanne Hedlund, Bjursås IK, +8:00.8
5. Maja Heikki, Sälens IF, +8:05.0

Full results can be found HERE

Re-watch Craft Ski Marathon with Swedish commentary

As Craft Ski Marathon 42km race is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective genders. 

Complete results can be found here and here, and a list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates for season 2023/2024 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.  

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