SWIX SKI CLASSICS. Swix Ski Classics is the long distance ski championships, consisting of the six most prestigious ski events in the world: Jizerská Padesatká in Czech Republic, Marcialonga in Italy, König Ludwig Lauf in Germany, Vasaloppet in Sweden, Birkebeinerrennet in Norway and the Swix Ski Classics Final Årefjällsloppet in Sweden, all 50 K or more and open for professional as well as amateur skiers.

Photo © Magnus Östh/Swix Ski Classics 
König Ludwig Lauf is normally held on a 50 K course, but this year it will be shortened to 42 K due to weather conditions. The terrain is relatively flat and it will be two laps on a 20 K loop. The forecast for the weekend says lots of fresh snow, so the competition will be held in a pretty winter landscape.
 
There are two Swix Ski Classics sprints in the race. Simen Østensen (Team Xtra Personell) is currently wearing the green sprint bib, and will for sure do all he can to keep it.
 
The leaders in the Swix Ski Classics Champion competition after two events are Jørgen Aukland (Team Xtra Personell) and Seraina Boner (Team Coop). Jørgen Aukland, who won Marcialonga last week, has exactly the same points as his older brother Anders Aukland (Team Xtra Personell). Many good skiers are hungry to challenge the Auklands, such as last year’s winner Stanislav Rezac (Team Xtra Personell), Jörgen Brink (Team United Bakeries) and Kjetil Dammen (Team United Bakeries).
 
In the women’s field there are many candidates for the victory other than Seraina Boner, for example Susanne Nyström (Team Xtra Personell), Jenny Hansson (Team Coop) and Sandra Hansson (Team Oslo Sportslager/Moelven).
 
König Ludwig Lauf will be broadcasted on TV in 16 countries all over the world.

Swix Ski Classics
January 31, 2013
 
Read more about Swix Ski Classics at www.swixskiclassics.com
Read more about König Ludwig Lauf at http://www.swixskiclassics.com/livecenter/live-center-koenig-ludwig-lauf-2013

Standings

Swix Ski Classics Champion Men
1) JØRGEN AUKLAND, Team Xtra Personell, 320 points
2) ANDERS AUKLAND, Team Xtra Personell, 320
3) STANISLAV ŘEZÁČ, Team Xtra Personell, 250
4) LUKÁŠ BAUER, Team Coop, 160
5) SIMEN ØSTENSEN, Team Xtra Personell, 152
 
Swix Ski Classics Champion Women
1) SERAINA BONER, Team Coop, 360
2) LAILA KVELI, Team Xtra Personell, 208
3) VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO, iXmind Racing Team, 200
4) JENNY HANSSON, Team Coop, 180
5) SUSANNE NYSTRÖM, Team Xtra Personell, 162
 
Swix Ski Classics Sprint
1) SIMEN ØSTENSEN, Team Xtra Personell, 60
2) LUKÁŠ BAUER, Team Coop, 35
3) ANDERS AUKLAND, Team Xtra Personell, 35
 
Swix Ski Classics Team
1) Team Xtra Personell, 1098
2) Team Coop, 725
3) Team Vitargo, 343
 
Swix Ski Classics Youth Men
1) CHRISTOFFER CALLESEN, Team United Bakeries, 76
 
Swix Ski Classics Youth Women
1) LAILA KVELI, Team Xtra Personell, 208
 
Swix Ski Classics 2013
Event 1:  Jizerská Padesatká       Czech Republic      January 13th, 2013
Event 2:  Marcialonga                   Italy                        January, 27th, 2013
Event 3:  König Ludwig Lauf         Germany                February 3rd, 2013
Event 4:  Vasaloppet                     Sweden                  March 3rd, 2013
Event 5:  Birkebeinerrennet           Norway                  March 16th, 2013
Event 6:  Swix Ski Classics Final   Sweden                 March 23rd, 2013

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