Registration for Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2023 opened on Sunday, March 27 at 09.00. Skiing interest is at its peak in Sweden right now, so our advice is to secure a place early!
Are you registered for Ultravasan 90 or Ultravasan 45? Or are you considering signing up? Long distances can feel a bit scary but our official Vasaloppet coach Johnny Hällneby doesn't think there's anything to be afraid of.
No matter if you're a more experienced cyclist or just getting started, and regardless of the goal you're setting for your race, previous Cykelvasan 90 winner Emil Lindgren has the tips to get you there!
No matter if you're a more experienced cyclist or just getting started, and regardless of the goal you're setting for your race, previous Cykelvasan 90 winner Emil Lindgren has the tips to get you there!
Registration for the 99th Vasaloppet and the other races in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2023 opens on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 09.00 on vasaloppet.se. Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2022 will go down in history as the return of participants and spectators to the Vasaloppet Arena after the pandemic. But it will also be remembered as a week with sunshine for every single race, except (the night race) Nattvasan! The Vasaloppet organization is looking forward to continuing the anniversary year with Vasaloppet's Summer Week in August, held again on location for the first time since 2019. Here, Vasaloppet's CEO Johan Eriksson will share some thoughts on the past and future.
There were two Norwegian victories in Vasaloppet 2022: Andreas Nygaard took his second win, sprinting across the finish line ahead of Emil Persson and Axel Jutterström. It was Norway's tenth straight Vasaloppet victory. In the women's class, Astrid Öyre Slind took her first victory after coming in second twice before. She also set a new track record. Britta Johansson Norgren was second and Emelie Fleten third.
On Sunday, March 6 at 08:00 in Sälen, it's time for the start of the 98th Vasaloppet – 100 years after the first race in 1922. Vasaloppet is fully booked, which means 15,800 registered participants. In total, more than 50,000 participants have so far registered for Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2022 races. Here are all the conditions for this year's edition of the world's largest cross-country ski race.
Based on developments in recent days with Russia's military attack on Ukraine and the ongoing war, Vasaloppet has decided not to allow Russian or Belarusian participation in Vasaloppet 2022.
Britta Johansson Norgren of Sollefteå Skidor IF won Tjejvasan 2022 after a close duel with last year's winner Lina Korsgren, Korsnäs IF Skidklubb. It was Britta's fifth victory in Tjejvasan and the eighth time she ended up on the podium. She also broke her own record time from 2017 by one minute and 5 seconds – the new record is 1.15.39. Third place went to Magni Smedås, Norway, in her first ever Tjejvasan.
On Saturday, February 26 it will once more be time for Tjejvasan, the 30-kilometre women's race in the Vasaloppet Arena, starting in Oxberg. 4,500 participants are registered for the 34th Tjejvasan and they will cross the finish line under a new finish line portal by the belfry in Mora. For the eleventh year in a row, Swedish Television broadcasts the world's largest ski race exclusively for women. Those who want to participate may register all the way up until the start. Here we will present all the conditions ahead of Tjejvasan 2022!
