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Registration can be completed online, or on location at the race office in Mora starting Thursday, February 19 at 12:00. You can also register at the start area race office in Oxberg on Saturday until 11:30. In the leisure class you may participate from the year you turn 11 (born 2015), and in the competition class from the year you turn 17 (born 2009). The youngest participants in Tjejvasan 2026 are 10 years old and the oldest are 84. The average age this year is 41.1. Participants come from all 21 Swedish counties and from 28 nations.

Since the first Tjejvasan in 1988, a total of 208,076 finishes have been recorded!

Elite competitors<\/strong>
Around 5\u20136% of participants ski in the competition class, while the rest ski in the leisure class. The top ten from Tjejvasan 2025 will start with the same bib numbers in 2026 as their finishing positions from 2025.

The start list includes several of this season\u2019s top athletes from the Ski Classics Pro Tour (see standings below). Each Ski Classics skier may count their best result from the Challengers series during the season. Victory in a Challenger race \u2014 such as Tjejvasan \u2014 gives 50 points (a Grand Classics victory such as Vasaloppet gives 500 points, a standard long-distance race 300 points, and an ITT race 200 points). Results also affect rankings that determine start positions in Pro Tour races. For those who did not compete in a Challenger roller-ski race last summer or another Challenger race this winter, their Tjejvasan result becomes especially important.

In the senior class we find several of last year\u2019s top finishers, including winner Jenny Larsson, runner-up Louise Lindstr\u00f6m, and third-place finisher Julie Kvale St\u00f8stad. Alongside top long-distance skiers currently competing in Ski Classics, many additional competitors are entered, such as Moa Lundgren, who finished third the last time she skied Tjejvasan in 2024, and Ida Dahl, winner in 2023. Olympic sprinter Johanna Hagstr\u00f6m is also registered.

Around 50 participants are currently signed up to the junior competition class (D17\u201320), which was introduced in 2022.

More registrations may be submitted right up until the start. See the start list.

Current standings (February 16, 2026) \u2013 Ski Classics Pro Tour Champion 2025\/26, women<\/strong>
1. Anikken Gjerde Aln\u00e6s, (NOR) Team Engcon, 1670 points
2. Emilie Fleten, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1435
3. Silje \u00d8yre Slind, (NOR) Team Aker D\u00e6hlie, 1352
4. Hanna Lodin, (SWE) Team Engcon, 1310
5. Stina Nilsson, (SWE) Team Ragde Charge, 1245
6. Jenny Larsson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1208, REGISTERED
7. Julie Kvale St\u00f8stad, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1096, REGISTERED
8. Louise Lindstr\u00f6m, (SWE) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 1033, REGISTERED
9. Sofie Elebro Lind, (SWE) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 962
10. Hedda B\u00e5ngman, (SWE) Team Burger King Northug, 953
11. Anja Stolpe, (SWE) The Youth Team, 899, REGISTERED
12. Kati Roivas, (FIN) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 897
13. Linnea Johansson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 744, REGISTERED
14. Hanna Fine, (FRA) Team Slavia Poji\u0161\u0165ovna Robinson Trentino, 738
15. Tereza Hujerov\u00e1, (CZE) Team Slavia Poji\u0161\u0165ovna Robinson Trentino, 717
16. Michaela Patscheider, (ITA) Team Slavia Poji\u0161\u0165ovna Robinson Trentino, 704
17. Laurie Flochon Joly, (FRA) Team Futura GTE Trentino, 658, REGISTERED
18. Sandra Sch\u00fctzov\u00e1, (CZE) Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, 640
19. Magni Smed\u00e5s, (NOR) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 635
20. Karol\u00edna Grohov\u00e1e, (CZE) D system RSJ Team, 612
Ski Classics ><\/a>

Start<\/strong>
Tjejvasan’s competition classes \u2013 groups Elite, 1, and 2 \u2013 start at 09:00. After that, participants in the leisure class start in groups of 500 participants every 15 minutes. Start groups 3 and 4 require seeding. From group 5 onward, participants may freely choose among available start times. (Bib numbers indicate start groups: for example, group 2 start from 2000 and group 13 from 13000. 62 participants have purchased a personalized number bib displaying their own name.)

Start lists and results ><\/strong><\/a>

Follow participants with the official Vasaloppet app ><\/a>

Prizes in the senior class
<\/strong>Individual prizes in the form of training scholarships totalling 134,000 SEK (including sprint prizes) are awarded. The winner receives the brand new trophy from Kosta Boda and 50,000 SEK. The top 6 are all awarded prizes.
H\u00f6kberg sprint prize: 5,000 SEK. Eldris sprint prize: 5,000 SEK.
Placement medals \u2013 gold, silver and bronze \u2013 are awarded to those who place first, second and third. All participants who reach the finish line will receive a medal.

Record bonus
<\/strong>If a skier sets a new record time in Tjejvasan they will receive a 50,000 SEK record bonus. The current Tjejvasan record is from 2022 when Britta Johansson Norgren completed the race in 1.15.39.2, beating her own record time of 1.16.44 from 2017 by one minute and five seconds. Britta’s time to H\u00f6kberg in 2022 was 28.36 min and Eldris 53.56 min. The second-fastest race was in 2024, when Kati Roivas finished in 1:16:14, just 35 seconds from the record.

Kransmas
<\/strong>This year’s Kransmas, the 38th, is William Mathisen, a snowboarder from S\u00e4lens IF.

The Kransmas honorary award<\/strong>
When Tjejvasan celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018, a new tradition was introduced where all Kransmas through the years join together to raise money for a woven pillow from Mora Hemsl\u00f6jd, embroidered with “Kransmasarnas hederspris Tjejvasan 2026” (The Kransmas honorary award Tjejvasan 2026). The pillow is awarded to the Tjejvasan victor.

Prizes in the junior class<\/strong>
Individual prizes in the form of training scholarships are also awarded in the junior class, totalling 22,000 SEK to the top six participants. The junior class winner receives 10,000 SEK. Sprint prizes are awarded to the first woman, irrespective of class. Should a junior competitor cross the finish line first of all, she would of course win Tjejvasan, receiving the victory wreath and 50,000 SEK, but it’s not possible to win the prize money from both classes.

Tjejvasan results from last year

Results Tjejvasan 2025, senior class (D21)
<\/strong>1. Jenny Larsson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1.17.35
2. Louise Lindstr\u00f6m, (SWE) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 1.17.36
3. Julie Kvale St\u00f8stad, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1.17.36
4. Kati Roivas, (FIN) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 1.17.36
5. Hanna Lodin, (SWE) Tunafors SK, 1.17.38
6. Emilie Fleten, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1.17.42
7. Emma Ivarsson, (SWE) \u00c5rsunda IF, 1.21.38
8. Frida Erkers, (SWE) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 1.21.42
9. Anja Stolpe, (SWE) Filipstads SF, 1.22.22
10. Ida Palmberg, (SWE) Team Ramudden, 1.23.44

Watch a rerun of Tjejvasan 2025 on Vasaloppet.TV ><\/a><\/strong>

Resultat Tjejvasan 2025, junior class (D17\u201320)
<\/strong>1. Alva Hedstr\u00f6m, (SWE) Fun\u00e4sdalens IF, 1.28.20
2. Anna Aukland, (NOR) T\u00f8nsberg, 1.30.08
3. Ines Lignell, (SWE) Lucksta IF, 1.31.15
4. Thea Nordin, (SWE) Team Eksj\u00f6hus, 1.31.59
5. Ebba Johansson, (SWE) Danish Ski Marathon Team, 1.34.37
6. Ella Pettersson R\u00e5kil, (SWE) V\u00e4ster\u00e5s Skidklubb, 1.35.02
7. Ebba Fryxell, (SWE) Dala-J\u00e4rna IK, 1.35.06
8. Ingrid Elise Kullerud, (NOR) Tr\u00f8sken IL, 1.37.19
9. Julia Eriksson, (SWE) Hestra IF, 1.38.11
10. Vilja \u00c5kerlund, (SWE) Skellefte\u00e5 SK, 1.38.26

For additional historical results, click \u201dResults\u201d on Vasaloppet’s website vasaloppet.se

All Tjejvasan victors through the ages
<\/strong>1988 Karin V\u00e4rnlund, IFK Mora
1989 Marie Johansson, Dala-J\u00e4rna IK
1990 Cancelled
1991 Anna Frithioff, Kvarnsvedens GoIF
1992 Anna Frithioff, Kvarnsvedens GoIF
1993 Carina G\u00f6rlin, Hudiksvalls IF
1994 Marie Helene \u00d6stlund, Hudiksvalls IF
1995 Marie Helene \u00d6stlund, Hudiksvalls IF
1996 Kerrin Petty, IFK Moras SK
1997 Karin \u00d6hman, Stockviks Skidf\u00f6rening
1998 Bente Martinsen, Norway
1999 Elin Ek, Bergeforsens SK
2000 Annika Evaldsson, IFK Mora SK
2001 Anita Moen, Norway
2002 Emelie \u00d6hrstig, Stockviks Skidf\u00f6rening
2003 Ulrica Persson, SK Bore
2004 Hilde G Pedersen, Norway
2005 Sofia Bleckur, IK Jarl
2006 Elin Ek, IFK Mora SK
2007 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m, Pite\u00e5 Elit SK
2008 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m, Pite\u00e5 Elit SK
2009 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m, Pite\u00e5 Elit SK
2010 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m, IFK Mora SK
2011 Jenny Hansson, \u00d6stersunds SK
2012 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m, Laisvalls SK
2013 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m, Laisvalls SK
2014 Sofia Bleckur, IFK Mora SK
2015 Laila Kveli, Norway
2016 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefte\u00e5 Skidor IF
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefte\u00e5 Skidor IF
2018 Katerina Smutn\u00e1, Czech Republic
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefte\u00e5 Skidor IF
2020 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefte\u00e5 Skidor IF
2021 Lina Korsgren, \u00c5re L\u00e4ngdskidklubb
2022 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefte\u00e5 Skidor IF
2023 Ida Dahl, Team Engcon
2024 Kati Roivas, Finland
2025 Jenny Larsson, Lager 157 Ski Team\/\u00d6stersunds SK

Junior class victors<\/strong>
2022 Alba Bj\u00f6rnsdotter, J\u00e4rpens Skidklubb
2023 Evelina Crusell, Team Eksj\u00f6hus
2024 Evelina Crusell, Team Eksj\u00f6hus
2025 Alva Hedstr\u00f6m, Fun\u00e4sdalens IF

Most Tjejvasan wins<\/strong>
Susanne Nystr\u00f6m (6 wins), Britta Johansson Norgren (5 wins), Anna Frithioff, Marie-Helene \u00d6stlund, Elin Ek and Sofia Bleckur (2 wins each).

Most top 3 placements in Tjejvasan
<\/strong>Britta Johansson Norgren (8 top three placements), Susanne Nystr\u00f6m (7 top three placements), Sofia Bleckur and Lina Korsgren (5 top three placements), Elin Ek and Emelie \u00d6hrstig (4 top three placements), Anna Frithioff, Jenny Hansson, Emilia Lindstedt, Katerina Smutn\u00e1 (3 top three placements).

Youngest and oldest Tjejvasan victor
<\/strong>Karin V\u00e4rnlund is Tjejvasan’s youngest winner. She was 19 years and 114 days old when she won in 1988. The oldest winner is Hilde G Pedersen who was 39 years and 112 days old in 2004.

Biggest winning margin in Tjejvasan
<\/strong>In 1998, Bente Martinsen won 4 minutes and 15 seconds ahead of Emelie \u00d6hrstig. The second longest winning margin is from 2017 when Britta Johansson Norgren set a new record time and won 2 minutes and 34 seconds ahead of Emilia Lindstedt.

Sprint finishes in Tjejvasan
<\/strong>Those placed first and second have been within one second of each other in 19 of the 37 Tjejvasan races. (In 2009 the top seven women crossed the finish line within three seconds.) 18 of the 21 latest races have been settled via sprints on the finishing stretch. Last year, the top four all crossed the finish line within a second. The last time the winner could ski up the final stretch on their own was in 2020, when Britta Johansson Norgren won by 38 seconds.

Years when the Tjejvasan victor also won Vasaloppet<\/strong>
Tjejvasan and Vasaloppet have had the same winner six times:
2003 Ulrica Persson
2010 Susanne Nystr\u00f6m
2011 Jenny Hansson
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren
2021 Lina Korsgren
(Marie Johansson won Tjejvasan in 1989 and was the fastest woman in Vasaloppet that same year. But the Vasaloppet competition class for women wasn’t introduced until 1997.)

Tjejvasan every year<\/strong>
Five women have participated in all 37 Tjejvasan since 1988! They are Marianne Andersson, Mora; Maj-Britt Flood, Mora; Anna-Lena Karlsson, Borl\u00e4nge; Ingegerd Karlsson, Berghem; Margareta L\u00f6fqvist, V\u00e4ster\u00e5s; and Margareta \u00d6stensson Lindblom, Falun.

Veterans<\/strong>
Three participants in Tjejvasan 2026 are Vasaloppet veterans, meaning that they have skied 90 km races for at least 30 years: Carolina Andersson, Kristinehamn; Eivor Johansson, Nav\u00e5sen och Margareta \u00d6stensson Lindblom, Falun.

Celebrities on the start list<\/strong>
Robyn Decker, sports director IK Brage
Mariana \u201dMirre\u201d Dehlin, hairdresser, winner of Expedition Robinson 2012, also participated in 2002 and 2003
Deborah Eckefjord, former ice hockey player, two Swedish championship gold medals
Marika Griehsel, journalist, documentary filmmaker, former SVT Africa correspondent
Anna Hellstr\u00f6m, winner of Ultravasan 90, 2022
Lisa Hovland Ud\u00e9n, former speed skier, three-time World Championship medalist
Tilde Lewin, foreign news reporter at SVT, former Asia correspondent
Sophie Merrill Stenbeck, Swedish-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, based in the USA, daughter of Jan Stenbeck and sister of Cristina Stenbeck
Maria Pietil\u00e4 Holmner, former alpine skier, 6 World Championship medals, 3-time Olympian
Maja Reichard, former swimmer, 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze Paralympic medals; three-time Jerring Award nominee
Madeleine von Rosen, fashion personality
Ebba von Wachenfeldt, glass artist

Time limits<\/strong>
H\u00f6kberg 13:45, Eldris 16:00.

BROADCAST TIMES TJEJVASAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026<\/strong>
Sveriges Television live broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play<\/strong>
08:45\u201311:30 SVT1\/SVT Play: Tjejvasan
10:30\u201311:30 SVT2\/SVT Play: Tjejvasan
Commentator: Peter Jonsson. Expert: Britta Johansson Norgren. Host: Therese Bosta. Reporter: Ida Forsgren. (Only available in Sweden.)
Tjejvasan 2026 ><\/a>

Vasaloppet’s streaming service Vasaloppet.TV will broadcast Tjejvasan from start to finish
<\/strong>08:30\u201318:00 Live broadcast from the start, checkpoints and finish. Follow participants through the arena via fixed cameras.
08:45\u201311:00 Tjejvasan Live. Watch the elites race to win in Tjejvasan 2026.
Commentator: Martin Sellberg. Expert: Sofia Lind. (Available worldwide.)
Vasaloppet.TV ><\/a>
TV schedule Vasaloppet.TV ><\/a> \u00a0
Tjejvasan Live 2026 ><\/a>

International Ski Classics Play broadcast
<\/strong>08.55\u201311.00 Tjejvasan is broadcast live by Ski Classics in an international webcast with English commentary. Can be viewed worldwide for a small fee.
Ski Classics Plays broadcast from Tjejvasan 2026 ><\/a>

Sponsors on the track<\/strong>
In addition to Tjejvasan’s two regular checkpoints in H\u00f6kberg and Eldris, several of Vasaloppet’s sponsors are out along the track \u2013 to give participants a little extra help and service.
See who and where they are ><\/a>

Bans
<\/strong>Tjejvasan has, just like all other Vasaloppet Winter Week races, a ban on littering and a ban on the use of ski wax with fluorine.

FIS videos
<\/strong>How to ski correctly ><\/a>

<\/strong>Vasaloppet’s technical checks are held in Tjejvasan and in other classic style races. For the Winter Week 2026, these checks will be reinforced, and officials will display warning signs along the course for participants skiing with an illegal technique. If a skier receives multiple verbal warnings, the jury may impose stricter penalties.

NOTE: Anyone wishing to skate ski may participate in \u00d6ppet Sp\u00e5r Monday 30 or Nattvasan 30, both of which are freestyle races.

Watch Vasaloppet’s sports director Tommy H\u00f6glund explain on SVT Dalarna how to ski correctly >
<\/a>
Course change near Mora Ski Stadium<\/strong>Starting this year, there is a new course section of about one kilometer near the ski stadium in Hemus, roughly 4 km from the finish. The Vasaloppet track approaching the stadium now passes through more rolling terrain, and participants will ski straight into the stadium instead of, as before, passing alongside it. This will also make viewing easier for spectators. The total 30 km distance to Mora is unaffected by the change.

Flower ceremony and awards ceremony <\/a>Tjejvasan 2026<\/strong>
A flower ceremony will be held by the belfry for the top three skiers in the senior class, about ten minutes after the third woman crosses the finish line.

The official Tjejvasan awards ceremony will take place at 13:00 on Mora Nisse’s square in the finish area in Mora, for sprint prize winners and the top six finishers in both the junior and senior class.

Vasaloppstrippeln \u2013 three 30-kilometre races during one calendar year
<\/strong>How about skiing Tjejvasan (or Vasaloppet 30 or \u00d6ppet Sp\u00e5r Monday 30 or Nattvasan 30), cycling Cykelvasan 30 and running Trailvasan 30 in 2026?
Read more on Vasaloppstrippeln 30 here ><\/a>

‘En Svensk Klassiker Tjej’ and ‘En Svensk Klassiker Korta’
<\/strong>Tjejvasan is part of “En Svensk Klassiker Tjej” for women and “En Svensk Klassiker Korta” for shorter races. Take on four different sports. The challenge is to complete 30 km cross-country skiing, 100 km cycling, 1,000 metres swimming, and 10 km running within one year.
En Svensk Klassiker ><\/a>

Register for Tjejvasan 2027 \u2013 train all year
<\/strong>Tjejvasan 2027 runs on February 27 and registration opens as early as Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 09:00 on vasaloppet.se.

Upcoming events in the Vasaloppet Arena:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Vasaloppet\u2019s Winter Week 2026\u00a0\u2013 cross country skiing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n