After a fast race from the start and a morning full of action, the 30-kilometer-long Ski Classics Challengers event in Sweden saw Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, winning Tjejvasan with outstanding performance and a sprint finish. With the victory, Roivas becomes the first Finnish skier to win the traditional Swedish event.

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Tjejvasan

Tjejvasan, the World’s largest long-distance race for women, took place today in Sweden, starting in Oxberg and finishing in Mora. Soon after a fast start, led by Moa Lundgren and Emilie Fleten, a group of 20 skiers was formed, including all the favorites.

A few kilometers into the race, a leading group of seven skiers was formed, with three chasers trying to close the gap. 

At Hökberg, 11km into the race, five skiers crossed first within 2.6 seconds: Roivas, Fleten, Elebro, Lundgren, and Hedenström. Dahl crossed the checkpoint in sixth place, 6.4 seconds behind the leader and struggling to keep pace. 

At the Eldris split, with 9km to go, the leading group was working powerfully in the front, with a group of three chasers, Ida Dahl, Evelina Crusell, and Louise Lindström, already 1:07 behind the leaders. 

At the end of today’s Tjejvasan, after a fierce battle between the leading group and a solid sprint, the winner was Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, with a total time of 1:16:14.5. The first time a Finnish victory at the traditional women’s event.

Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, finished in second place, 0.6 seconds behind the winner, followed by Moa Lundgren, Åsarna IK, 0.7 seconds back, and completing the podium in the third position. 

Tjejvasan – Top 5 

1. Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, 1:16:14.5
2. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +0.6
3. Moa Lundgren, Åsarna IK, +0.7
4. Sofie Elebro, Team Eksjöhus, +0.8
5. Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team, +27.6

Track Record

After today’s race, the 30km course record is 1:15:39 and still belongs to Britta Johansson Norgren, who achieved the feat in 2022. 

Course Map & Profile

As Tjejvasan is a Ski Classics Challengers event, female Pro Team athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions. 

Complete results of Tjejvasan 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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