No Russian or Belarusian participation in Vasaloppet 2022

Earlier this week, Vasaloppet decided not to fly the Russian flag during this year’s events. Since then, a close dialogue has been held with sports federations and authorities.

”Together with other long-distance race organizers, we have jointly decided not to allow Russian participation in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week races and the remaining five competitions included in the international long-distance cup Visma Ski Classics this season,” says Johan Eriksson, CEO of Vasaloppet.

At present, when it comes to Vasaloppet, the decision affects about 90 Russian participants, the majority of whom are registered for Vasaloppet on Sunday, March 6.

”Not allowing Russian or Belarusian participation in Vasaloppet’s Winter Week is in line with the measures we’re seeing related to sporting events right now,” says Johan Eriksson.

Regarding any additional measures, Vasaloppet is following developments closely and has a continued close dialogue with the authorities as well as the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Ski Association.