Monday, Nov 6, 2023
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As Ski Classics Season XV hits its final stretch, we find ourselves in the climax of the Pro Tour. With just three Pro Tour events remaining – Reistadløpet, Summit 2 Senja, and the Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet – the world’s top Pro Teams are gearing up for a fierce battle on the snow.
Engadin La Diagonela took place last weekend in Switzerland. Once again, Pro Team athlete Kati Roivas achieved the best Finnish result, securing a spot on the podium for the third consecutive time.
The evolution of tactics in long-distance skiing has come a long way since cross-country skiing was a sport where the skiers started one after another and headed into the woods. Read more about the Pro Team tactics ahead of the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon.
With less than a week to the start of the Ski Classics Season XIV, several Pro Tour athletes are already in central Europe for the final preparations before the season premiere next weekend in Bad Gastein, Austria, and showed strong racing performances.
This somewhat new Pro Team aims to be number one this winter. The core of the team comes from Team Koteng Eidissen. There are extremely strong podium skiers and future stars on this team, and they are going the whole nine yards and want to leave no stone unturned next season.
The Pro Team competition is determined by the total amount of Pro Team points after the season. Pro Team points are distributed at each Pro Tour event based on the Pro Team’s collected Champion points from the Pro Team’s best two male athletes and best two female athletes, the total Sprint and Climb points collected by the athletes, and 50% of the Youth points of the best female athlete and best male athlete.
This Tord Asle Gjerdalen-led Pro Team has now shrunk into a five-skier power unit. Gjerdalen, 39, is still going strong and aims to take home the Yellow Bib after the season.
This French Pro Team has two athletes from Switzerland, one from Sweden, and seven from France. The skiers on the team are experienced and have gained good merits over the years.
This Czech Pro Team is known for being the one with Stanislav Řezáč, one of the greatest legends of the sport whose career highlights are almost second-to-none.
This Pro Team relies on homegrown talent, as all eight skiers are from the Czech Republic. Experience and passion for the sport are the two keywords these athletes share with each other.
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