VINNARE/WINNERS Date Craft jacket Chop sticks Chop sticks February, 20 Erik Larsson Sven Persson Lotta Lindstrom February, 21 Bo Karlsson Doris Bertilsson Anna Evaldsson February, 22 Mats Sundberg Bror-Gustav Haasosalo Jonas Sukloed Vasaloppstraff Sharon Crawford Lars Degerheim Martin Andersen February, 25 Annika Sahlén Elsa Bergman Ingegerd Hindefors February, ...[More]

Nordic Ways are present in Mora during the whole Vasaloppet week (until March 7) at Resecitys store on Mora Main Street. There you can come in and learn more about 2011 years Vasaloppet China and take part in our sport quiz! Every day, one lucky winner gets a jacket from Craft and two sets of Chinese chopsticks. At last we will also draw an extra big prize among all quiz participants – a return f...[More]

A few weeks has passed since Vasaloppet China, but some participants will always cherish it as a memory for life. Ola Sahlen, working in Beijing had invited his two cousins Annika and Ulrika and their children to go together to Vasaloppet China. Setting out from Beijing by train on New Years day, arriving in Changchun on the night before the race, here is some of what the Sahlens had to say about ...[More]

2010-1-4 Changchun in northern China is about to establish itself as the furthermost winter sports city in the country, this owing a great deal to the establishing of Vasaloppet China and Ridderrennet China. This season, the 7 million city has also organized World Cup races in Short Track, Freestyle and Bordercross. The cross country world cup sprint finals was held on the biggest football stadiu...[More]

2010-1-2 The 8th Vasaloppet China started on a chilly morning in about 20 minus degrees and was won about 2 and a half hours later by Chinese elite skier Xia Wan, this is the first time the race has had a male winner in the 50km class. All four top positions were actually taken by Chinese skiers with the best foreigner being Swedish Gustav Hall on 5th place. Then followed another lo...[More]

2010-1-1 　Today on the first day of this new decade, about 200 disabled from China and Norway took part in the cross country ski competition Ridderrennet China, the sister event to the Norwegian Ridderrennet which has been held every year in Beitostolen since 1964. The participants competed in four categories: Deaf-mute, blind, sitting and standing.  “I feel that ...[More]

2009-12-24The preparations for Chinas only cross country ski festival are fully underway in Changchun. The ski tracks are being groomed in Jingyuetan Park and work on this year’s main Vasa snow sculpture has begun. The equipment storage at the arena is fully loaded with skis, poles and shoes for the students and amateurs taking part.   Today, Christmas Eve 24th of December is when Changch...[More]

The search for 2010 years Vasaloppet Chinas ”Vasa Snow Angel” is now over. 20 university girls from Changchun were in the final of Vasa Snow Angel held at Changchun TV Station on Dec 18. After 2 hours of competition, Hu Lingyao from Northeast Normal University came out the winner at got crowned 2010 years Vasa Snow Angel. The Vasa Snow Angel not only gets to be the “kranskulla” (garland m...[More]

Vasaloppet China is getting closer and there are a lot of expectant amateur skiers from Scandinavia waiting to come to Changchun for the longest running cross-country ski race in China. Among the Swedish amateur skiers coming to China during New Year there are some who has got a very special relationship to Vasaloppet – the oldest, longest and biggest long distance cross country ski race in ...[More]