Swedish cross country skiing star Andreas Hoegberg outran Norway's Sindre Hoff in a hotly disputed final of the 10th Vasaloppet China in Changchun. After 52.5k in sunny but cold conditions in Jingyue Park, Hoegberg had a gap of less than half a minute over Sindre. His victory in the biggest cross country skiing event in Asia also made Hoegberg the overall winner of the 2012 China Tour de Ski....[More]

Siim Sellis narrowly outsprinted Finland's Kusti Kittilae in the final of the second stage of China Tour de Ski in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia. Sellis looked very strong throughout the preliminary rounds all day, and also immediately seemed to take control of the final 1.3k race. But in the final metres Kittilae still came dangerously close. Third place went to yesterday's winner Anders Hoegberg. The w...[More]

The second day of China Tour de Ski in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia, began with the individual time trial sprint over 1.3k for men and women. Fastest qualifier was Finland's Henri Jelonen, who was 2 seconds faster than Siim Sellis from Estonia and Magnus Frodahl from Norway. The best Chinese skier was Wei Meng in 28th place. Norway's Anna Svendsen also had an advantage of more than 2 seconds on the numb...[More]

The 2012 China Tour de Ski started this afternoon, 28 December, in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia with the traditional mass start 5.7km race for men and women. Sweden's Andreas Hoegberg (photo)immediately proved he is once again in great shape coming to China with a sprint win today over Finland's Kusti Kitttilae. Six seconds later, Philipp Bachl from Austria completed the podium. The women's competition ...[More]

One of Vasaloppet China's big stars is once again coming over to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event, and of course to try and claim another victory in the 52,5k race. Sweden's Anders Hoegberg won China Tour de Ski and Vasaloppet China in 2009, and finished second in last year's edition.   The 35-year-old Hoegberg has been active in his native Sweden already this winter, and score...[More]

China Tour de Ski and its main event Vasaloppet China will also feature a number of top female athletes this year. Multiple Swiss champion and three-time Olympic Games qualifier Seraina Mischol will be lining up in Xiwuqi and Changchun as one of the top favourites in the female competition. Coming from Davos in Switzerland's magnificent Engadin region, Mischol also has 14 World Championship starts...[More]

The 2011 national champion from Estonia, Siim Sellis, has confirmed his participation for this year's China Tour de Ski in Xiwuqi and Changchun. Sellis is in good shape following some decent performances in FIS and World Cup events in Finland, Switzerland and Germany. The 24-year-old youngster so far has achieved his best international results in the Scandinavian Cup, and mainly in the sprint circ...[More]

The number of confirmed elite skiers for Vasaloppet China and the overall China Tour de Ski is increasing as we are edging closer and closer to the big week. Swiss skiing star Gaudenz Flury, winner of a very tough Tour de Ski stage in Shangri La, Yunnan Province, two years ago, is coming back to China to take part in the competitions in Xiwuqi and Changchun. The 31-year-old Flury (photo right) is ...[More]

He has won World Championships and an Olympic title.In his only start in Swedish 90K ski marathon, the 1981 Vasaloppet, he took a long-awaited victory.?Now Sven-Ake Lundback realize another dream in life:- Imagine being able to stand on your hands on The Great Wall of China, says 63-year-old before the trip to Vasaloppet China. In 1981 Sven-Ake Lundback ended his highly successful skiing career.D...[More]