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

For more information see Birkebeinerrennet's webiste: www.birkebeiner.no
For full list and standings see Swix Ski Classics website: www.swixskiclassics.com

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Next Swix Ski Classics race is Årefjällsloppet, Sweden on March 29th.
More info at www.arefjallsloppet.se

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