Talk:Vasaloppet

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Vasaloppet is mentioned as the longest ski event in the world. However, Pirkan hiihto in Finland is equally long. See the link below: http://members.vip.fi/~pkierros/skirace.htm

Which is longer?

Both vasaloppet and Canadian Ski Marathon claim to be the longest, but only one can be. Captain Jackson 18:05, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Wiki article the Canadian Ski Marathon is not a single race, but a tour. The distance is not covered in one go but rather in 10 legs divided on 2 days. Thus Vasaloppet is the longest race.

Troll Ski Marathon is 95 km long: http://www.miclis.no/trollski/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.48.179.18 (talk) 12:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clubs of the winners?

The list of winners is not complete. For most of the non-Swedish winners, there's no information of what club they were skiing for. Is there anyone who has access to information about this? Bandy boy (talk) 23:20, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bilberries and "blåbär": two issues

This is claimed in the article: The word blåbär was printed in large bold letters, which resulted in the participants being called blåbär— a double meaning and pun since the word is also used to describe a "rookie".

1) I would certainly claim that a blåbär is a less advanced athlete, but not necessarily a rookie. It can be an "excercise athlete" (or whatever Swedish "motionär" becomes in English) in Vasaloppet, or a lapped Venezuelan in the World Championships, but not a 19-year old who skis her or his first World Cup race.

2) My second question is whether the Vasaloppet bibs or this particular meaning of the word blåbär came first. I have always thought that the word originated in Vasaloppet, due to the number bibs. The article claims the opposite. None of the sources gives an answer. Fomalhaut76 (talk) 11:11, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]