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. world ski news : Birkebeinerrennet canceled due to strong wind - 15 March 2014 - 18:07
SWIX SKI CLASSICS. Birkebeinerrennet decided to cancel the race this morning after following the weather throughout the night. The organisation considered the risk too high having a start at this year edition of Birkebeinerrennet. There is very strong wind over the mountains which forced them to cancel the race.
Photo © Magnus Östh / Swix Ski Classics
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Next Swix Ski Classics race is Årefjällsloppet, Sweden on March 29th.
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Swix Ski Classics is the long distance ski championships, consisting of the most prestigious ski events in the world: La Diagonela Switzerland, Jizerska Czech Republic, Marcialonga Italy, König Ludwig Lauf Germany, Vasaloppet Sweden, Birkebeinerrennet Norway and the Swix Ski Classics Final Årefjällsloppet Sweden, all 50km or more and open for professional as well as amateur skiers.
Press Release
Swix Ski Classics
Sat, March 15, 2014 9:41 am
The women starts Birkebeinerrennet
Birkebeinerrennet follows Årefjällsloppet and La Diagonela on Saturday having the elite women starting before the elite men.
The Swix Ski Classics races usually have a simultaneously start for the women and men but at Birkebeinerrennet on Saturday the women will start first in Rena going the 54 km long race with a backpack along the track that passes Raudfjellet and Midtfjellet before heading down to the finish in Lillehammer. The skiers will face many tough climbs where the conditions can vary from the valley to the top and also with changing weather along the course.
There are two Swix Ski Classics sprints: Skramstad after 9 km and Kvarstad after 27 km. John Kristian Dahl (Team United Bakeries) is currently wearing the green sprint bib.
Seraina Boner and Johan Kjølstad are leading Swix Ski Classics, while Christoffer Callesen (Team LeasePlan Go) will wear the pink jersey in the men's youth competition while Tuva Toftdahl Staver (Team Coop) will wear the pink jersey. Tuva is having the same points as Inger Liv Bjerkreim Nilsen (Team United Bakeries) in the women's youth competition but she has better results from the previous races. Team United Bakeries is leading the Team Competition.
Press Release
Swix Ski Classics
Thu, March 13, 2014 8:01 pm
The standings before Birkebeinerrennet
ChampionSwix Ski Classics Champion
Men
# Country Name Team Points
1 [NOR] JOHAN KJØLSTAD UNBA 660
2 [NOR] JOHN KRISTIAN DAHL UNBA 543
3 [NOR] SIMEN ØSTENSEN CENT 506
4 [SWE] DANIEL TYNELL TTYN 385
5 [CZE] STANISLAV ŘEZÁČ CENT 380
Women
# Country Name Team Points
1 [SUI] SERAINA BONER COOP 670
2 [NOR] LAILA KVELI CENT 560
3 [SWE] SUSANNE NYSTRÖM CENT 455
4 [SWE] ANNIKA LÖFSTRÖM SKIP 365
5 [RUS] OLGA ROTCHEVA RUSM 325
SprintSwix Ski Classics Sprint
# Country Name Team Points
1 [NOR] JOHN KRISTIAN DAHL UNBA 180
2 [NOR] MORTEN EIDE PEDERSEN COOP 160
3 [NOR] THOMAS HENRIKSEN LEAS 75
4 [NOR] ESPEN HARALD BJERKE COOP 60
5 [SWE] RIKARD TYNELL TTYN 45
TeamSwix Ski Classics Team
# Team Points
1 TEAM UNITED BAKERIES 1740
2 TEAM CENTRIC 1633
3 TEAM COOP 1331
4 TEAM LEASEPLAN GO 816
5 RUSSIAN MARATHON TEAM 788
YouthSwix Ski Classics Youth
Men
# Country Name Team Points
1 [NOR] CHRISTOFFER CALLESEN LEAS 300
2 [NOR] TORE BJØRSETH BERDAL UNBA 265
3 [NOR] STIAN HOELGAARD NPRO 169
4 [SWE] BILL IMPOLA COOP 141
5 [NOR] ANDERS HØST CETA 81
Women
# Country Name Team Points
1 [NOR] TUVA TOFTDAHL SVINGER LIV BJERKREIM NILSEN COOP 265
1 [NOR] INGER LIV BJERKREIM NILSEN UNBA 265
3 [SWE] LINA KORSGREN SKIP 165