Here are Øyre Slind’s plans for the end of this season and the following winter.

A year ago, the Norwegian star Astrid Øyre Slind was responsible for one of the most challenging warm-ups in Vasaloppet history. On Saturday, she skied the 30km race at the Planica World Championships (where she finished tenth) before jumping on a plane to Berga by, Sweden, to the start of Vasaloppet.

The skier started Vasaloppet on the offensive and was in the lead for a few kilometers, but she ran out of energy and crossed the finish line 90km later in fifth place.

Despite this, it was an excellent season for the now 36-year-old Norwegian. She won five races in the Ski Classics, and before the final 30km race in Planica, she managed to take bronze in the skiathlon and also won World Championships gold in the relay.

This winter, she has focused entirely on traditional cross-country skiing.

“I have had a solid season, but it has not been good enough. So, to summarize, it has been worse than last year,” says Slind to Langd.se.

The World Cup competition was fierce, but she has been fourth twice and among the top ten on nine occasions during season 2023/2024.

Have you already decided on your focus for the next winter season?

“I will decide after the end of the season. But as it looks now, the World Championships on home track (Trondheim) will be the goal,” says Astrid.

At the end of this winter season, the focus will be on the Ski Classics:

“Now it will be all in for the last weekends on Ski Classics,” says Øyre Slind, who won Reistadløpet and Summit 2 Senja last year.

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV

The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries. The season started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 9, 2023, and will end in Norway with the 100km Ski Classics Grand Finale Janteloppet on April 13, 2024.

Next up is Birkebeinerrennet on March 16. The event marks the twelfth Ski Classics stage and another Grand Classics event, Season XV. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV (2023/2024)

• Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
• Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 37km 
• Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
• Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
• Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
• Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 11, 2024 – Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
• Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
• Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 17, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
• Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
• Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 100km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com