PRESS RELEASE FROM VASALOPPET: Everything ahead of Tjejvasan 2026 – huge interest in participating

On Saturday, February 21, the 38th edition of Tjejvasan takes place – the world’s largest cross-country ski race exclusively for women. Currently, 7,850 participants are registered, the highest number since 2017, ready to take on the 30 km course from the start in Oxberg to the finish in Mora. Anyone wishing to join can still register, including on race day. Tjejvasan is a Challenger event in Ski Classics and it includes competition classes for both seniors (D21) and juniors (D17–20). Sveriges Television will broadcast live. Here is all the key information ahead of Tjejvasan 2026.

Registration can be completed online, or on location at the race office in Mora starting Thursday, February 19 at 12:00. You can also register at the start area race office in Oxberg on Saturday until 11:30. In the leisure class you may participate from the year you turn 11 (born 2015), and in the competition class from the year you turn 17 (born 2009). The youngest participants in Tjejvasan 2026 are 10 years old and the oldest are 84. The average age this year is 41.1. Participants come from all 21 Swedish counties and from 28 nations.

Since the first Tjejvasan in 1988, a total of 208,076 finishes have been recorded!

Elite competitors
Around 5–6% of participants ski in the competition class, while the rest ski in the leisure class. The top ten from Tjejvasan 2025 will start with the same bib numbers in 2026 as their finishing positions from 2025.

The start list includes several of this season’s top athletes from the Ski Classics Pro Tour (see standings below). Each Ski Classics skier may count their best result from the Challengers series during the season. Victory in a Challenger race — such as Tjejvasan — gives 50 points (a Grand Classics victory such as Vasaloppet gives 500 points, a standard long-distance race 300 points, and an ITT race 200 points). Results also affect rankings that determine start positions in Pro Tour races. For those who did not compete in a Challenger roller-ski race last summer or another Challenger race this winter, their Tjejvasan result becomes especially important.

In the senior class we find several of last year’s top finishers, including winner Jenny Larsson, runner-up Louise Lindström, and third-place finisher Julie Kvale Støstad. Alongside top long-distance skiers currently competing in Ski Classics, many additional competitors are entered, such as Moa Lundgren, who finished third the last time she skied Tjejvasan in 2024, and Ida Dahl, winner in 2023. Olympic sprinter Johanna Hagström is also registered.

Around 50 participants are currently signed up to the junior competition class (D17–20), which was introduced in 2022.

More registrations may be submitted right up until the start. See the start list.

Current standings (February 16, 2026) – Ski Classics Pro Tour Champion 2025/26, women
1. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, (NOR) Team Engcon, 1670 points
2. Emilie Fleten, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1435
3. Silje Øyre Slind, (NOR) Team Aker Dæhlie, 1352
4. Hanna Lodin, (SWE) Team Engcon, 1310
5. Stina Nilsson, (SWE) Team Ragde Charge, 1245
6. Jenny Larsson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1208, REGISTERED
7. Julie Kvale Støstad, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1096, REGISTERED
8. Louise Lindström, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 1033, REGISTERED
9. Sofie Elebro Lind, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 962
10. Hedda Bångman, (SWE) Team Burger King Northug, 953
11. Anja Stolpe, (SWE) The Youth Team, 899, REGISTERED
12. Kati Roivas, (FIN) Team Eksjöhus, 897
13. Linnea Johansson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 744, REGISTERED
14. Hanna Fine, (FRA) Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, 738
15. Tereza Hujerová, (CZE) Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, 717
16. Michaela Patscheider, (ITA) Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, 704
17. Laurie Flochon Joly, (FRA) Team Futura GTE Trentino, 658, REGISTERED
18. Sandra Schützová, (CZE) Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, 640
19. Magni Smedås, (NOR) Team Eksjöhus, 635
20. Karolína Grohováe, (CZE) D system RSJ Team, 612
https://skiclassics.com

Start
Tjejvasan's competition classes – groups Elite, 1, and 2 – start at 09:00. After that, participants in the leisure class start in groups of 500 participants every 15 minutes. Start groups 3 and 4 require seeding. From group 5 onward, participants may freely choose among available start times. (Bib numbers indicate start groups: for example, group 2 start from 2000 and group 13 from 13000. 62 participants have purchased a personalized number bib displaying their own name.)

Start list
Start lists, live results, result lists and statistics for media can be found here:
http://media.vasaloppet.se/2026/?lang=EN_CAP
username: vasa
password: media

Start lists and results
http://results.vasaloppet.se/2026/?lang=EN_CAP

Follow participants with the official Vasaloppet app >
https://vasaloppet.se/en/guides-and-tips/all/vasaloppet-app

Prizes in the senior class
Individual prizes in the form of training scholarships totalling 134,000 SEK (including sprint prizes) are awarded. The winner receives the brand new trophy from Kosta Boda and 50,000 SEK. The top 6 are all awarded prizes.
Hökberg sprint prize: 5,000 SEK. Eldris sprint prize: 5,000 SEK.
Placement medals – gold, silver and bronze – are awarded to those who place first, second and third. All participants who reach the finish line will receive a medal.

Record bonus
If a skier sets a new record time in Tjejvasan they will receive a 50,000 SEK record bonus. The current Tjejvasan record is from 2022 when Britta Johansson Norgren completed the race in 1.15.39.2, beating her own record time of 1.16.44 from 2017 by one minute and five seconds. Britta's time to Hökberg in 2022 was 28.36 min and Eldris 53.56 min. The second-fastest race was in 2024, when Kati Roivas finished in 1:16:14, just 35 seconds from the record.

Kransmas
This year's Kransmas, the 38th, is William Mathisen, a snowboarder from Sälens IF.

The Kransmas honorary award
When Tjejvasan celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018, a new tradition was introduced where all Kransmas through the years join together to raise money for a woven pillow from Mora Hemslöjd, embroidered with "Kransmasarnas hederspris Tjejvasan 2026" (The Kransmas honorary award Tjejvasan 2026). The pillow is awarded to the Tjejvasan victor.

Prizes in the junior class
Individual prizes in the form of training scholarships are also awarded in the junior class, totalling 22,000 SEK to the top six participants. The junior class winner receives 10,000 SEK. Sprint prizes are awarded to the first woman, irrespective of class. Should a junior competitor cross the finish line first of all, she would of course win Tjejvasan, receiving the victory wreath and 50,000 SEK, but it's not possible to win the prize money from both classes.

Tjejvasan results from last year

Results Tjejvasan 2025, senior class (D21)
1. Jenny Larsson, (SWE) Lager 157 Ski Team, 1.17.35
2. Louise Lindström, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 1.17.36
3. Julie Kvale Støstad, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1.17.36
4. Kati Roivas, (FIN) Team Eksjöhus, 1.17.36
5. Hanna Lodin, (SWE) Tunafors SK, 1.17.38
6. Emilie Fleten, (NOR) Team Ramudden, 1.17.42
7. Emma Ivarsson, (SWE) Årsunda IF, 1.21.38
8. Frida Erkers, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 1.21.42
9. Anja Stolpe, (SWE) Filipstads SF, 1.22.22
10. Ida Palmberg, (SWE) Team Ramudden, 1.23.44

Watch a rerun of Tjejvasan 2025 on Vasaloppet.TV
https://vasaloppet.tv/video/1114335/tjejvasan-live-2025

Resultat Tjejvasan 2025, junior class (D17–20)
1. Alva Hedström, (SWE) Funäsdalens IF, 1.28.20
2. Anna Aukland, (NOR) Tønsberg, 1.30.08
3. Ines Lignell, (SWE) Lucksta IF, 1.31.15
4. Thea Nordin, (SWE) Team Eksjöhus, 1.31.59
5. Ebba Johansson, (SWE) Danish Ski Marathon Team, 1.34.37
6. Ella Pettersson Råkil, (SWE) Västerås Skidklubb, 1.35.02
7. Ebba Fryxell, (SWE) Dala-Järna IK, 1.35.06
8. Ingrid Elise Kullerud, (NOR) Trøsken IL, 1.37.19
9. Julia Eriksson, (SWE) Hestra IF, 1.38.11
10. Vilja Åkerlund, (SWE) Skellefteå SK, 1.38.26

For additional historical results, click ”Results” on Vasaloppet's website vasaloppet.se

All Tjejvasan victors through the ages
1988 Karin Värnlund, IFK Mora
1989 Marie Johansson, Dala-Järna IK
1990 Cancelled
1991 Anna Frithioff, Kvarnsvedens GoIF
1992 Anna Frithioff, Kvarnsvedens GoIF
1993 Carina Görlin, Hudiksvalls IF
1994 Marie Helene Östlund, Hudiksvalls IF
1995 Marie Helene Östlund, Hudiksvalls IF
1996 Kerrin Petty, IFK Moras SK
1997 Karin Öhman, Stockviks Skidförening
1998 Bente Martinsen, Norway
1999 Elin Ek, Bergeforsens SK
2000 Annika Evaldsson, IFK Mora SK
2001 Anita Moen, Norway
2002 Emelie Öhrstig, Stockviks Skidförening
2003 Ulrica Persson, SK Bore
2004 Hilde G Pedersen, Norway
2005 Sofia Bleckur, IK Jarl
2006 Elin Ek, IFK Mora SK
2007 Susanne Nyström, Piteå Elit SK
2008 Susanne Nyström, Piteå Elit SK
2009 Susanne Nyström, Piteå Elit SK
2010 Susanne Nyström, IFK Mora SK
2011 Jenny Hansson, Östersunds SK
2012 Susanne Nyström, Laisvalls SK
2013 Susanne Nyström, Laisvalls SK
2014 Sofia Bleckur, IFK Mora SK
2015 Laila Kveli, Norway
2016 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2018 Katerina Smutná, Czech Republic
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2020 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2021 Lina Korsgren, Åre Längdskidklubb
2022 Britta Johansson Norgren, Sollefteå Skidor IF
2023 Ida Dahl, Team Engcon
2024 Kati Roivas, Finland
2025 Jenny Larsson, Lager 157 Ski Team/Östersunds SK

Junior class victors
2022 Alba Björnsdotter, Järpens Skidklubb
2023 Evelina Crusell, Team Eksjöhus
2024 Evelina Crusell, Team Eksjöhus
2025 Alva Hedström, Funäsdalens IF

Most Tjejvasan wins
Susanne Nyström (6 wins), Britta Johansson Norgren (5 wins), Anna Frithioff, Marie-Helene Östlund, Elin Ek and Sofia Bleckur (2 wins each).

Most top 3 placements in Tjejvasan
Britta Johansson Norgren (8 top three placements), Susanne Nyström (7 top three placements), Sofia Bleckur and Lina Korsgren (5 top three placements), Elin Ek and Emelie Öhrstig (4 top three placements), Anna Frithioff, Jenny Hansson, Emilia Lindstedt, Katerina Smutná (3 top three placements).

Youngest and oldest Tjejvasan victor
Karin Värnlund is Tjejvasan's youngest winner. She was 19 years and 114 days old when she won in 1988. The oldest winner is Hilde G Pedersen who was 39 years and 112 days old in 2004.

Biggest winning margin in Tjejvasan
In 1998, Bente Martinsen won 4 minutes and 15 seconds ahead of Emelie Öhrstig. The second longest winning margin is from 2017 when Britta Johansson Norgren set a new record time and won 2 minutes and 34 seconds ahead of Emilia Lindstedt.

Sprint finishes in Tjejvasan
Those placed first and second have been within one second of each other in 19 of the 37 Tjejvasan races. (In 2009 the top seven women crossed the finish line within three seconds.) 18 of the 21 latest races have been settled via sprints on the finishing stretch. Last year, the top four all crossed the finish line within a second. The last time the winner could ski up the final stretch on their own was in 2020, when Britta Johansson Norgren won by 38 seconds.

Years when the Tjejvasan victor also won Vasaloppet
Tjejvasan and Vasaloppet have had the same winner six times:
2003 Ulrica Persson
2010 Susanne Nyström
2011 Jenny Hansson
2017 Britta Johansson Norgren
2019 Britta Johansson Norgren
2021 Lina Korsgren
(Marie Johansson won Tjejvasan in 1989 and was the fastest woman in Vasaloppet that same year. But the Vasaloppet competition class for women wasn't introduced until 1997.)

Tjejvasan every year
Five women have participated in all 37 Tjejvasan since 1988! They are Marianne Andersson, Mora; Maj-Britt Flood, Mora; Anna-Lena Karlsson, Borlänge; Ingegerd Karlsson, Berghem; Margareta Löfqvist, Västerås; and Margareta Östensson Lindblom, Falun.

Veterans
Three participants in Tjejvasan 2026 are Vasaloppet veterans, meaning that they have skied 90 km races for at least 30 years: Carolina Andersson, Kristinehamn; Eivor Johansson, Navåsen och Margareta Östensson Lindblom, Falun.

Celebrities on the start list
Robyn Decker, sports director IK Brage
Mariana ”Mirre” Dehlin, hairdresser, winner of Expedition Robinson 2012, also participated in 2002 and 2003
Deborah Eckefjord, former ice hockey player, two Swedish championship gold medals
Marika Griehsel, journalist, documentary filmmaker, former SVT Africa correspondent
Anna Hellström, winner of Ultravasan 90, 2022
Lisa Hovland Udén, former speed skier, three-time World Championship medalist
Tilde Lewin, foreign news reporter at SVT, former Asia correspondent
Sophie Merrill Stenbeck, Swedish-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, based in the USA, daughter of Jan Stenbeck and sister of Cristina Stenbeck
Maria Pietilä Holmner, former alpine skier, 6 World Championship medals, 3-time Olympian
Maja Reichard, former swimmer, 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze Paralympic medals; three-time Jerring Award nominee
Madeleine von Rosen, fashion personality
Ebba von Wachenfeldt, glass artist

Time limits
Hökberg 13:45, Eldris 16:00.

BROADCAST TIMES TJEJVASAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026
Sveriges Television live broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play
08:45–11:30 SVT1/SVT Play: Tjejvasan
10:30–11:30 SVT2/SVT Play: Tjejvasan
Commentator: Peter Jonsson. Expert: Britta Johansson Norgren. Host: Therese Bosta. Reporter: Ida Forsgren. (Only available in Sweden.)
https://www.svtplay.se/video/KzVByk9/tjejvasan/lor-21-feb-08-45

Vasaloppet's streaming service Vasaloppet.TV will broadcast Tjejvasan from start to finish
08:30–18:00 Live broadcast from the start, checkpoints and finish. Follow participants through the arena via fixed cameras.
08:45–11:00 Tjejvasan Live. Watch the elites race to win in Tjejvasan 2026.
Commentator: Martin Sellberg. Expert: Sofia Lind. (Available worldwide.)
http://www.vasaloppet.tv
https://vasaloppet.tv/tv-tabla-eng
https://vasaloppet.tv/video/1115688/tvprod2026

International Ski Classics Play broadcast
08.55–11.00 Tjejvasan is broadcast live by Ski Classics in an international webcast with English commentary. Can be viewed worldwide for a small fee.
https://scplay.skiclassics.com

Sponsors on the track
In addition to Tjejvasan's two regular checkpoints in Hökberg and Eldris, several of Vasaloppet's sponsors are out along the track – to give participants a little extra help and service. See who and where they are.
https://vasaloppet.se/en/guides-and-tips/ski/sponsors-in-the-track/sponsors-in-the-track-tjejvasan

Bans
Tjejvasan has, just like all other Vasaloppet Winter Week races, a ban on littering and a ban on the use of ski wax with fluorine.

FIS videos
https://vasaloppet.se/en/guides-and-tips/ski/how-to-ski-correctly-in-classic-style-races-part-1

Vasaloppet's technical checks are held in Tjejvasan and in other classic style races. For the Winter Week 2026, these checks will be reinforced, and officials will display warning signs along the course for participants skiing with an illegal technique. If a skier receives multiple verbal warnings, the jury may impose stricter penalties.

NOTE: Anyone wishing to skate ski may participate in Öppet Spår Monday 30 or Nattvasan 30, both of which are freestyle races.

Watch Vasaloppet's sports director Tommy Höglund explain on SVT Dalarna how to ski correctly.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalarna/sa-aker-du-ratt-i-vasaloppet-okad-koll-pa-fuskskejt

Course change near Mora Ski Stadium
Starting this year, there is a new course section of about one kilometer near the ski stadium in Hemus, roughly 4 km from the finish. The Vasaloppet track approaching the stadium now passes through more rolling terrain, and participants will ski straight into the stadium instead of, as before, passing alongside it. This will also make viewing easier for spectators. The total 30 km distance to Mora is unaffected by the change.

Flower ceremony and awards ceremony Tjejvasan 2026
A flower ceremony will be held by the belfry for the top three skiers in the senior class, about ten minutes after the third woman crosses the finish line.

The official Tjejvasan awards ceremony will take place at 13:00 on Mora Nisse's square in the finish area in Mora, for sprint prize winners and the top six finishers in both the junior and senior class.

Vasaloppstrippeln – three 30-kilometre races during one calendar year
How about skiing Tjejvasan (or Vasaloppet 30 or Öppet Spår Monday 30 or Nattvasan 30), cycling Cykelvasan 30 and running Trailvasan 30 in 2026?
https://vasaloppet.se/en/vasaloppstrippeln

'En Svensk Klassiker Tjej' and 'En Svensk Klassiker Korta'
Tjejvasan is part of "En Svensk Klassiker Tjej" for women and "En Svensk Klassiker Korta" for shorter races. Take on four different sports. The challenge is to complete 30 km cross-country skiing, 100 km cycling, 1,000 metres swimming, and 10 km running within one year.
https://ensvenskklassiker.se/en

Register for Tjejvasan 2027 – train all year
Tjejvasan 2027 runs on February 27 and registration opens as early as Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 09:00 on vasaloppet.se.

FOR MEDIA: Which participants are from your county? Start lists, results, statistics and reports:
At media.vasaloppet.se you can access start lists and result lists from all races and follow skiers live on the course. Login required.
http://media.vasaloppet.se/2026/?lang=EN_CAP
Username: vasa
Password: media

FOR REGIONAL RESULTS:
Choose ”Reports” at media.vasaloppet.se. Then select the race and file format. ”Resultatlista (inklusive föreningar och län)” is a complete results lists for the chosen race. You can use this to sort by county, for example.

Upcoming events in the Vasaloppet Arena:

Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2026 and the 102nd Vasaloppet – cross country skiing
Friday, February 20, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
Saturday, February 21, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
Sunday, February 22, Öppet Spår Sunday, FULLY BOOKED, start Sälen, 90 km
Sunday, February 22, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Monday, February 23, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Tuesday, February 24, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, February 27, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five sections, start Sälen, 90 km
Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, February 27, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Saturday, February 28, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
Sunday, March 1, The 102nd Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 km

Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2026 – biking and running
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 30, start Oxberg, 32 km
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, start Sälen, 95 km
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 8, Cykelvasan 90, start Sälen, 95 km
Friday, August 14, Funkisvasan, start Mora, 4 km
Friday, August 14, Trailvasan 10, start Mora, 10 km
Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 90, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 15, Vasastafetten, running relay, ten legs, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 15, Trailvasan 30, start Oxberg, 30 km

Vasaloppstrippeln – ski, bike and run, all in one year
Vasaloppstrippeln is a challenge where you complete three races – skiing, cycling and running – during one and the same calendar year. Choose between 30, 45 or 90 kilometres.

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