Cross Country Skiing
Alvar Myhlback after the monster climb: "Ski Classics is tougher"
January 04, 2026 / SVT
Nineteen‑year‑old Alvar Myhlback finished 44th on the Alpe Cermis climb in the final stage of the Tour de Ski and 40th overall in his debut. He told SVT Sport that the Alpe Cermis climb was nothing compared with the hard climbs he faces in Ski Classics and expressed disappointment with his overall Tour performance.
Klaebo wins anniversary edition of the Tour de Ski
January 04, 2026 / sportschau.de (WDR)
Norwegian star Johannes Høsflot Klæbo secured his fifth overall Tour de Ski title after the final climb on Alpe Cermis, becoming the sole record holder. The day’s stage and the mountain classification were won by his compatriot Mattis Stenshagen, while several German skiers finished well down the standings.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo historic — wins his fifth overall Tour de Ski
January 04, 2026 / SVT
Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has secured a record fifth overall victory in the Tour de Ski after holding a large lead into the final climb up Alpe Cermis. Klæbo finished safely inside the field on the last stage and won the overall by 30 seconds over Mattis Stenhagen, passing the previous four‑time winners in the event’s history.
Tour de Ski: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo wins historic fifth title
January 04, 2026 / NRK
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the 2025/26 Tour de Ski overall title — his fifth, a new record. The final stage in Val di Fiemme was dominated by Mattis Stenshagen, who won the famed "Monsterbakken" climb, took an individual stage victory and finished second overall; Emil Iversen finished third on the stage and third overall.
Jessie Diggins dominant in Tour de Ski; Johanna Matintalo best Finn in sixth
January 04, 2026 / Yle
Jessie Diggins won the overall women's Tour de Ski title after the final climb on Alpe Cermis, with Johanna Matintalo finishing a strong sixth overall as the top Finnish skier. The report also covers other Tour results, prize money, Finnish team reactions and related jump competition news from Innsbruck.
Amnesty furious over Tour de Ski sponsor: “FIS lets itself be used”
January 04, 2026 / NRK
Amnesty International criticises the FIS for signing a major sponsorship deal with Azerbaijan’s state tourism bureau, calling the exposure at Tour de Ski sportswashing. Norwegian athletes also questioned seeing “Azerbaijan” prominently on start bibs during the Val di Fiemme event and elsewhere in the race arenas.
Frida Karlsson withdraws from Tour de Ski
January 04, 2026 / SVT
Frida Karlsson has decided to pull out of the 2026 Tour de Ski before the final climb up Alpe Cermis because of ongoing foot problems. The Swedish skier — who won the Tour in 2023 — said she will return home to rest and rehabilitate ahead of the Olympics, and her coach Per Nilsson confirmed prize money was not a factor in the decision.
Jasmi Joensuu has a chance today at a rare Finnish feat on the Tour de Ski
January 04, 2026 / Yle
Jasmi Joensuu goes into the final stage of the Tour de Ski positioned second overall and could become only the fifth Finnish woman to finish on the overall podium. She trails leader Jessie Diggins by 1:19 and will be defending her placing on the Alpe Cermis final climb in Val di Fiemme, with other contenders like Moa Ilar, Teresa Stadlober and Heidi Weng close behind.
Tour de Ski: Iversen and Stenshagen don’t get the Olympic answer they demand — NRK expert reacts strongly
January 04, 2026 / NRK
After strong Tour de Ski performances Emil Iversen and Mattis Stenshagen want a confirmed Olympic selection immediately so they can prepare. Norway’s team leaders say they will wait and keep NM (the Norwegian Championships) in the selection period, which NRK expert Fredrik Aukland criticises as a breach of the federation’s own guidelines.
Petter Northug turned up in Vantaa unexpectedly — supporting this season’s sensation Einar Hedegart
January 04, 2026 / Yle
Norwegian legend Petter Northug made a surprise appearance at the Skandinavia Cup in Vantaa to make up for missed training after illness. Northug has taken on a prominent off-ski role this season as sponsor, mentor and sparring partner for breakthrough star Einar Hedegart, who is now among the top favourites for Olympic gold in the 10 km time trial.
Cross‑country: Moa Ilar third ahead of the climb: "The last bit of strength"
January 04, 2026 / SVT
Moa Ilar is third overall heading into the final stage of the Tour de Ski, which ends with the notorious climb up Alpe Cermis. She says she must gather her last strength for the climb; Jessie Diggins holds a big lead while Jasmi Joensuu is in second overall.
‘He was with me today’ – Simpson-Larsen wins Final Climb for late biathlete Bakken
January 04, 2026 / FIS
Karoline Simpson-Larsen claimed the Final Climb (10 km Mass Start Freestyle) in Val di Fiemme — her second World Cup victory in three weeks — in a race that doubled as the Tour de Ski’s decisive Alpe Cermis stage. The win was a bittersweet one: Simpson-Larsen dedicated the performance to late Norway team biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken, who was found dead at the team hotel on Christmas Eve.