Guide: All about Tour de Ski 2024/2025

Originally published in SVT Sport on December 17, 2024

Guide: All about Tour de Ski 2024/2025

Introduction

This guide covers everything you need to know about the Tour de Ski 2024/2025 edition, part of the World Cup series in cross-country skiing.

Event Details

  • Location: The event will take place in Toblach and Val di Fiemme, Italy.
  • Schedule:
  • December 28:
    • 12:00 PM: Sprint qualification
    • 2:30 PM: Sprint finals
  • December 29:
    • 12:30 PM: 15 km classical, mass start, women
    • 2:45 PM: 15 km classical, mass start, men
  • December 31:
    • 11:30 AM: 20 km freestyle, interval start, men
    • 2:30 PM: 20 km freestyle, interval start, women
  • January 1:
    • 10:30 AM: 15 km classical, pursuit, men
    • 12:30 PM: 15 km classical, pursuit, women
  • January 3:
    • 12:15 PM: Sprint qualification
    • 2:45 PM: Sprint finals
  • January 4:
    • 11:00 AM: Skiathlon 20 km (10 km classical, 10 km freestyle), men
    • 3:30 PM: Skiathlon 20 km (10 km classical, 10 km freestyle), women
  • January 5:
    • 2:15 PM: 10 km freestyle, mass start, men
    • 3:30 PM: 10 km freestyle, mass start, women

Broadcasting

The competitions will be aired live on Viaplay.

Swedish Competitors in Tour de Ski

Women: - Ebba Andersson (Piteå Elit SK)
- Maja Dahlqvist (Falun-Borlänge SK)
- Linn Svahn (Östersunds SK)

Men: - Edvin Anger (Åsarna IK)
- Jens Burman (Åsarna IK)
- William Poromaa (Åsarna IK)

How the Tour Works

The Tour de Ski consists of seven stages, with the combined time (plus bonus seconds) determining the overall winner. It concludes with a demanding climb at Alpe Cermis in Val di Fiemme.

Recent Winners

Women:
- 2023/2024: Jessie Diggins, USA
- 2022/2023: Frida Karlsson, Sweden

Men:
- 2023/2024: Harald Östberg Amundsen, Norway
- 2022/2023: Johannes Hösflot Kläbo, Norway

Historical Moments in Swedish Skiing

  • Charlotte Kalla's breakthrough in 2007/2008 by winning the Tour.
  • Frida Karlsson becomes the second Swedish woman to win the Tour in 2022/2023.