Pro Tour athlete and TV commentator, Petter Northug, traveled from the Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof, Germany, to the Czech Republic this weekend, announcing his start at another Ski Classics Pro Tour event this season.

It was a difficult day for Northug at Jizerská50. The cross-country skiing star already had one yellow card for using skating in a previous Pro Tour race this season. Yesterday, he received his second yellow card due to using the skating technique in the Czech forests. This meant that Northug was disqualified from the long-distance race.

After completing six races in Ski Classics Season XIV, Petter Northug is in 42nd place in the Champion competition with 260 points. Northug was 26th at Bad Gastein Criterium, 37th at La Venosta Criterium, 28th at Pustertaler Ski Marathon, 69th at Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, 25th at Engadin La Diagonela, and 36th at Marcialonga. On March 5, he will start on his big goal for the season, Vasaloppet.

Northug, on the other hand, showed good form last weekend when he won the skating race Toblach-Cortina in Italy. 

Read More: Petter Northug Is Back To Winning Form

Next up in Ski Classics Season XIV is Grönklitt Criterium and Grönklitt ITT on Saturday and Sunday, February 18 and 19. The events mark the ninth and tenth Ski Classics stages this season.

The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XIV (2022/2023)

• Event 1: December 10, 2022 – Bad Gastein PTT, Bad Gastein, Austria, 15km
• Event 2: December 11, 2022 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Bad Gastein, Austria, 35km
• Event 3: December 17, 2022 – La Venosta Criterium, Val Venosta, Italy, 36km 
• Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
• Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 32km
• Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 48km 
• Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
• Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 15km
• Event 11: March 5, 2023 – Vasaloppet, Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 18, 2023 – Birkebeinerrennet, Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 1, 2023 – Reistadløpet, Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 40km
• Event 14: April 2, 2023 – Summit 2 Senja, Bardufoss- Finnsnes, Norway, 67km

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