Tjejvasan

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Start of Tjejvasan 2006

The Tjejvasan is a cross-country skiing women race over 30 km in classic technique, which has been held in connection with the Wasa run since 1988. The race traditionally takes place at the end of February on the first Saturday of the Wasalauf week and thus eight days before the main run over 90 km and takes place between Oxberg and Mora on the last part of the Wasalauf trail. In the first edition of the race in 1988, 1550 women skiers started. The number of participants has now risen to over 8,000.

Participation in the Wasalauf was (with the exception of the first race in 1922) until 1980 only men allowed. It was not until 1981 that women were officially allowed to start again in the Wasalauf.

Winners

year Winner
2020 SwedenSweden Britta Johansson Norgren
2019 SwedenSweden Britta Johansson Norgren
2018 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Kateřina Smutná
2017 SwedenSweden Britta Johansson Norgren
2016 SwedenSweden Britta Johansson Norgren
2015 NorwayNorway Laila Kveli
2014 SwedenSweden Sofia Bleckur
2013 SwedenSweden Susanne Nyström
2012 SwedenSweden Susanne Nyström
2011 SwedenSweden Jenny Hansson
2010 SwedenSweden Susanne Nyström
2009 SwedenSweden Susanne Nyström
2008 SwedenSweden Susanne Nyström
2007 SwedenSweden Susanne Nyström
2006 SwedenSweden Elin Ek
2005 SwedenSweden Sofia Bleckur
2004 NorwayNorway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
2003 SwedenSweden Ulrica Persson
2002 SwedenSweden Emelie Öhrstig
2001 NorwayNorway Anita Moen
2000 SwedenSweden Annika Evaldsson
1999 SwedenSweden Elin Ek
1998 NorwayNorway Bente Martinsen
1997 SwedenSweden Kerrin Petty
1996 SwedenSweden Kerrin Petty
1995 SwedenSweden Marie-Helene Östlund
1994 SwedenSweden Marie-Helene Östlund
1993 SwedenSweden Carina Görlin
1992 SwedenSweden Anna Frithioff
1991 SwedenSweden Anna Frithioff
1990 canceled due to lack of snow
1989 SwedenSweden Marie Johansson
1988 SwedenSweden Karin Värnlund

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