Sven-Åke Lundbäck
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Sven-Åke Lundbäck is a former Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the 15 km, 30 km and 4 × 10 km events and won a gold medal over 15 km in 1972. He was clos
Lundbäck at the 1972 Olympics
Vasaloppet
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Vasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The 90 km course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and end
Sven-Åke Lundbäck
…1980. Lundbäck won the 50 km and 4 × 10 km events at the 1978 World Championships, the 50 km race at the 1976 Holmenkollen ski festival, and the 90 km Vasaloppet in 1981. After his 1981 win, one of the Vasaloppet hills was named after Lundbäck. Domestically he collected 10 Swedish individual titles, clean-sweeping…
Jørgen Aukland, Norway, winning the 2013 men's event
Ernst Alm, first winner, 1922
Kransmas Erik Smedhs and Vibeke Skofterud, 2012
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