Over 1.6 million participants have passed under the classic finish line portal in Mora since the first Vasaloppet on March 19, 1922. A birthday celebration beyond the usual is planned for the 100th anniversary and with our sights set on Vasaloppet's upcoming 100th year we now present some long-awaited news – skate style will be allowed in Öppet Spår Monday.
Norway then Sweden among the men, Sweden then Norway among the women. Tord Asle Gjerdalen won ahead of Anton Karlsson, taking his first Vasaloppet win at a record time – 50 years to the day after Norway's very first win in Vasaloppet. The women got a new record time too with Lina Korsgren snatching her third win with Marit Björgen in second place.
This Sunday morning, March 7, 2021, millions of TV viewers will sit down at home, as always, to follow the start of the 97th Vasaloppet in Sälen. This year has a different start location, a new finish and separate start times for men and women for the first time ever. Here are the conditions for this year's edition of the world's most prestigious cross-country ski race – sometimes referred to as the long distance world championship.
If you cannot travel to Sweden this winter you can choose to complete Vasaåket any time and anywhere during the period of February 12 – March 7, 2021. Select Vasaåket Hemma (Home Edition) in your booking. There are four different distances to choose between and you use the official Vasaloppet app.
In a time when we need to keep our physical distance, Vasaloppet is investing in spreading ski experiences from the Vasaloppet Arena with free TV broadcasts via the dedicated streaming service Vasaloppet.TV. Here viewers can follow both the elite competitions – Tjejvasan and Vasaloppet – and the many skiers taking on Vasaåket 2021 in the Vasaloppet Arena.
The first Grand Classics event Marcialonga in Italy takes place Sunday January 31st. The prize money pot for completing a Grand Slam is now revealed awarding the achievement with 100,000 EUR. Noone so far in history has been able to complete a Grand Slam, which is done by winning the four Grand Classics events in Visma Ski Classics the same season. Will we see the first one this year?
This past autumn Vasaloppet has, in close consultation with the authorities, planned for a different Vasaloppet winter. In the altered programme – where Tjejvasan and Vasaloppet run as elite competitions while others are welcomed to Vasaåket which can be completed on a day of choice during a three-week period – there are a great number of adjustments and precautions in and around the Vasaloppet Arena. All to ensure that everyone can have a wonderful and safe skiing experience during Vasaåket
Today there are 48 days remaining until Vasaloppet on March 7, 2021, which will run solely as an elite competition for men and women in the 90-kilometre Vasaloppet Arena. To spread out participants further, the women's class will start at 07:40, twenty minutes before the men's start at 08:00. There will be no spectators on location but Sveriges Television will, as well as many other broadcasters of course, broadcast the 97th Vasaloppet, which already has some impressive registered participants.
An open arena and the possibility of completing Vasaåket whenever you want between February 12 and March 7 on location in the Vasaloppet Arena. That's the concept when Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2021 is cancelled and replaced with a covid-safe alternative. Booking for Vasaåket is now open, welcome!
More days to choose from and fewer skiers at the start and in the track. Extra precautions at the start, finish and checkpoints, and no spectators on location. The Vasaloppet winter 2021 will be different but victors will be crowned, Tjejvasan and Vasaloppet will be broadcast live on SVT and all skiers will have a chance to ski their distance in the Vasaloppet Arena.
