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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 Anders 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.

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Yesterday, 24 December, the Vasaloppet skiing week started with the traditional Vasa Student Ski. About 500 students from several Changchun universities took part in the competition. Some students finished in amazingly fast times, but the emphasis was of course very much on ‘fun’ and ‘experience’. (more…)

After several weeks of serious competition the new Vasa Snow Angel is known: Shengnan Chen from Baicheng got the vote from the jury in a dramatic finale of the 2012 competition. Second place went to Jinqiao Gu from Jilin City, and Jing Fu from Harbin completed a very strong podium.

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After more than half a century of Vasaloppets, now 84-year-old Hadar Davidsson prepares for a Vasaloppet debut, namely in the Vasaloppet China:
”I do not really know what to expect. But I’m really looking forward to the race,” said Davidsson from his home town in Borås. Davidsson is even planning the 52,5k!

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With Vasaloppet taking place in 10 days from now, and China Tour de Ski starting in one week in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia, please find below the waxing recommendations for Vasaloppet China 2012 by Mr. Bengt Hjort and Rolf Häggström from China Tour de Ski service team:

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As Vasaloppet China 2014 is coming closer and closer, please find below the latest information bulletin for all participants who have signed up already. Note that it is of course still possible to register for Asia’s biggest cross-country skiing event in Jingyuetan, Changchun. Just go to Sign Up on the competition tab of this website.

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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.

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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.

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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 circuit. It will be Sellis’ first participation in the China Tour de Ski.

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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. (more…)

The 2012 Vasa Snow Angel election is heating up for its grand finale in Changchun on the 21st of December. After the quarter and semi-final of the past two days, 21 participants are still in the running to succeed Zhang Yonkun (photo left) as Changchun’s and Vasaloppet China’s most beautiful representative.

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In addition to Peltonen Skis, today we are also pleased to announce our cooperation with Alpina, a leading footwear manufacturing company based in Slovenia. Alpina places high importance on development and innovation, and is always looking for the added value, not the common realised value.

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The established Finnish company Peltonen proves its ‘passion for cross-country skiing’ as it joins as sponsor for Vasaloppet China 2012. Since 1945, Peltonen is one of the leading manufacturers of XC skis.

Nordic Ways Vasa is very happy and grateful for Peltonen’s contribution to the 10th year anniversary of Vasaloppet China in Changchun, and we hope that this will be the beginning of a long partnership.

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“I’m not a great on skiing. But I really look forward to the trip to China to experience Vasaloppet China,” says Swedish entertainment profile and comedian Sven Melander. He is one of the 200 Swedes who will be in Changchun at the 10th Anniversary of Vasaloppet China.

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The renowned Finnish company Rex is the next sponsor to be confirmed for the upcoming Vasaloppet China 10-year anniversary. Dubbed The King of Ski Waxes, Rex is the specialist in cross country ski waxes with a strong commitment to make every skier’s skis grip and glide better.

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We are proud to present to you the brand new Vasaloppet China 10-year anniversary medal, which will be handed out to all finishers in the long (50km) and medium distance (16,7km) competitions on 2 January 2012.

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More and more sponsorships and partnerships are being confirmed now for the 10th anniversary celebration of Vasaloppet China. This time, Nordic Ways Vasa is pleased to announce the extension of the sponsorship agreement with Xiamen-based outdoor sportswear company Suretex, as the official Vasaloppet winter apparel supplier.

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Nordic Ways is very happy to announce the new cooperation with Concept2 for the upcoming China Tour de Ski in Xiwuqi and Changchun. Since 1976, Concept2 has been making innovative rowing products. From Indoor Rowers to Dreissigacker Racing Oars, their products will help you get fit, stay fit, win your race, or train for your primary sport.

Concept2 also has a strong focus on skiing and is introducing SkiErg, a ski ergometer and training tool that measures your output, monitors your performance and compares it with other users via the Concept2 Performance Monitor. The Concept2 SkiErg machines are based on the same mechanics and electronics as their outstanding Indoor Rower, the choice of rowing athletes around the world.

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