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  8 years ago

  Visma Ski Classics and Swedish public service broadcaster SVT sign a media right agreement

  The long distance ski championship, Visma Ski Classics, have recently signed the media rights for Sweden with Sveriges Television, SVT. They will start broadcasting already the coming weekend when the tour moves to Sgambeda in Livigno, Italy. The agreement with SVT is the fifth this season with a public service broadcaster, after NRK, YLE, Czech TV and TVP.

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  8 years ago

  Kranskulla and Kransmas appointed for Vasaloppet and Tjejvasan 2017

  Now it's decided! The Kranskulla for 2017 is Lydia Sundin, active in IFK Mora athletics club, and the Kransmas is Linus Rapp, active in IFK Mora's orienteering club. "I'm incredibly stoked," says Lydia Sundin and Linus Rapp agrees: "It feels incredible. I've dreamed of this for many years."

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  8 years ago

  Artist Kerstin Bergman created the Vasaloppet themes for 2017

  The press conference this Thursday at Café Zorn in Mora saw the unveiling of the winning artworks that will be the official Vasaloppet theme motifs of 2017. The jury selected Kerstin Bergman's ”Äntligen i mål” (Finally the finish) and ”Att vilja och våga” (To want and dare).

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  8 years ago

  Registration for Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2017

  The online registration for our summer races opens on Sunday September 18 2016 at 09.00 a.m. on vasaloppet.se. All registrations will be administrated on a temporary registration page on vasaloppet.se which will be online on Sunday morning September 18.

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  8 years ago

  Vasaloppet starts a new race in 2017

  It is official: When registration opens for Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2017, on Sunday September 18, 2016, there will be a new race — Vasakvartetten. As the name implies it will be a running relay race for four people from Sälen to Mora, with four sections between 19.1 and 24.2 km in length. Much like four half marathons, in other words. There will also be some small changes in Vasastafetten.

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  8 years ago

  Jarle Risa and Jasmin Nunige won Ultravasan 2016

  It was a Norwegian and Swiss victory in Ultravasan 90. Norwegian Jarle Risa crossed the finish line five minutes ahead of Fritjof Fagerlund, Rånäs 4H. Third place went to American Patrik Reagan. In the women's class, Jasmin Nunige defended her crown from last year, winning with a large margin and a new record time of 6.54.32.

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  8 years ago

  Ultravasan 2016 clip: Watch Friday's international press conference

  With Ida Nilsson (Ultravasan 45), Isabellah Andersson, Jasmin Nunige and Sarah Bard (Ultravasan 90). With Roman Ryapolov (Ultravasan 45), Steve Way, Jonas Buud and Geoff Burns (Ultravasan 90).

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  8 years ago

  Ultravasan and Vasastafetten 2016

  Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2016 has come halfway. The cyclists have finished and this weekend the Vasaloppet Arena will welcome about 7,000 runners from about 20 different nations. World elite and recreational athletes meet in Ultravasan, over 500 teams are registered for Vasastafetten, one team is trying for Vasakvartetten, and 32 people have a chance of completing Vasaloppstrippeln. Here we have compiled a lot of facts, statistics and trivia for the third ever Ultravasan and the 26th Vasastafetten.

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  8 years ago

  Jennie Stenerhag and Lucas Eriksson won Cykelvasan 2016

  This Saturday morning Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, and Lucas Eriksson, Team Serneke Allebike CK, won the mountain bike race Cykelvasan.

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  8 years ago

  Cykelvasan 2016, the biggest Nordic mountain bike race

  The first Cykelvasan ran in 2009 and attracted almost 2,000 registered participants. Now that it's time for the eighth edition of Cykelvasan, on August 12–13, there are, so far, more than 22,000 registrants – a new record! Here we have collected facts, statistics and information about Cykelvasan, which is now the biggest Nordic mountain bike race.