This year marks 100 years since Nils ”Mora-Nisse” Karlsson (1917-2012) was born. And of course we are celebrating. We now ask all participants starting in the 93rd Vasaloppet on Sunday, March 5, to do so wearing a red cap. The goal is to make a gigantic tribute to an athletic star and Vasaloppet's greatest icon through the ages.
Are you eager to try cross-country skiing for the first time? Then Blåbärsloppet on Saturday, March 4, is perfect for you. This race is less about competition and more about daring to try. Welcome with your registration!
Vasaloppet is now taking serious measures to end the littering that occurs along the track during the race. If a participant is found to be throwing litter, he or she will be given a time penalty of 15 minutes.
Beautiful winter weather and blue-and-yellow cross-country success tends to increase ski interest among Swedes. This year is no exception. Over 60,000 people have now registered to participate in a race during Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2017, but there are still plenty of places left.
Women and men will continue to start together in Vasaloppet 2017. "This decision has been made in agreement with several of the elite ladies. At the same time we will clarify the rule against participants hindering one another," says Tommy Höglund, Sport Manager for Vasaloppet.
In connection with Christmas and New Year, Vasaloppet’s staff will take some time off in order to recharge before Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2017. The Vasaloppet Office will be closed and reopen again January 9. The Office open at 08.00 am and Our phone lines at 10:00 am. NOTE! Emails sent during this period will not be stored.
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.
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."
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).
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.
