Over 400,000 SEK in prize money for the top runners in Ultravasan, Trailvasan, and Vasastafetten 2023

Every year, Vasaloppet’s surplus goes back to the sports movement. Many sports clubs in Dalarna are also dependent on Vasaloppet’s events. With 401,000 SEK in prize money on August 19, Vasaloppet is hosting one of the running event with the largest total prize pools in all of Sweden.

”Our absolute ambition is to organize events that attract both elite and recreational athletes, nationally and internationally. That is our strength. Handing out prize money, the same amount for men and women, and providing elite athletes with the conditions needed to practice and live their sport is important because it ultimately creates broader interest in sports and athletics. At the same time, all surplus from Vasaloppet goes back into sports and the sports club movement,” says Johan Eriksson, CEO of Vasaloppet.

Since Ultravasan started in 2014, many international ultrarunners have come to Sälen and Mora, but 2022 – the first year after pandemic restrictions were lifted – was the first year that runners representing Swedish clubs won all the different races.

A fun detail is that this year, again, the runners will have their first names on their number bibs.

FACTS/Prize money on August 19, 2023

In addition to the eight victory wreaths, prize money is distributed as follows:

Ultravasan 90

Placement   Women         Men
1                    60,000 SEK   60,000 SEK
2                    30,000 SEK   30,000 SEK
3                    20,000 SEK   20,000 SEK
4                    7,500 SEK      7,500 SEK
5                    5,000 SEK      5,000 SEK
6                    3,000 SEK      3,000 SEK

Sprint prizes are also awarded in Ultravasan 90 to the first runners who pass the checkpoints in Mångsbodarna, Evertsberg (Hill Prize) and Hökberg.

Checkpoint                         Women         Men
Mångsbodarna                   5,000 SEK     5,000 SEK
Evertsberg                          10,000 SEK    10,000 SEK
Hökberg                              5,000 SEK      5,000 SEK

Ultravasan 45

Placement    Women         Men
1                    15,000 SEK    15,000 SEK
2                    5,000 SEK      5,000 SEK
3                    2,500 SEK      2,500 SEK

Trailvasan 30

Placement    Women         Men
1                    10,000 SEK     10,000 SEK
2                    5,000 SEK       5,000 SEK
3                    2,500 SEK       2,500 SEK

Vasastafetten (running relay for ten runners with three classes; women, men and leisure)

Placement    Women         Men
1                    15,000 SEK     15,000 SEK

Footnote: Prize money/training scholarships for Swedish participants are paid to each respective sports club. Training scholarships for foreign participants are paid to the participant, with a 15 percent tax deduction. Vasaloppet’s total 2023 price sum for all competitions across skiing, cycling and running races is 1,497,000 SEK.

FACTS/Ultravasan winners since the start in 2014

Ultravasan 90, men

2014 Jonas Buud, IFK Mora FK (SWE), 6.02.03
2015 Jonas Buud, IFK Mora FK (SWE), 5.45.08 (Record time!)
2016 Jarle Risa, Undheim IL (NOR), 6.11.49
2017 Elov Olsson, Ockelbo SK (SWE), 6.07.37
2018 Fritjof Fagerlund, LK Roslagen (SWE), 6.01.56
2019 Jim Walmsley, Hoka One One (USA) 5.47.28
2020 Ultravasan was part of Hemmavasan, no winner crowned
2021 Sébastien Spehler, Team Salomon (FRA), 6.09.45
2022 Viktor Stenqvist, Billingen X-trail Sports Club (SWE), 6.19.07

Ultravasan 90, women

2014 Holly Rush, Team Bath AC (GBR), 7.09.04
2015 Jasmin Nunige, Switzerland (SUI), 7.02.35
2016 Jasmin Nunige, Track Club Davos (SUI), 6.54.32
2017 Ida Nilsson, Högby IF (SWE), 6.51.26
2018 Alexandra Morozova, Russia (RUS), 6.43.55 (Record time!)
2019 Alexandra Morozova, Ural (RUS) 7.11.07
2020 Ultravasan was part of Hemmavasan, no winner crowned
2021 Alexandra Morozova, Ural (RUS), 6.48.36
2022 Anna Hellström, Enebybergs IF (SWE), 7.40.51

Ultravasan 45, men

2014 Roman Ryapolov, IFK Mora FK (RUS), 2.49.47
2015 Fritjof Fagerlund, Rånäs 4H (SWE), 2.45.30
2016 Roman Ryapolov, IFK Mora OK (RUS), 2.41.47
2017 Erik Anfält, Örebro AIK (SWE), 2.40.28
2018 David Nilsson, Högby IF/MotionMetrix (SWE), 2.39.33 (Record time!)
2019 Fredrik Eriksson, IK Akele (SWE) 2.49.21
2020 Ultravasan was part of Hemmavasan, no winner crowned
2021 Kristofer Låås, Keep Up RC (SWE), 2.41.04
2022 Kristofer Låås, Keep Up RC (SWE), 2.39.47

Ultravasan 45, women

2014 Gloria Vinstedt, Sweden (SWE), 3.28.13
2015 Caroline Dubois, France (FRA), 3.13.22
2016 Lisa Ring, IK Nocout.se (SWE), 3.04.18
2017 Joasia Zakrzewski, Great Britain (GBR), 3.06.12
2018 Lisa Ring, IK nocout.se (SWE), 3.03.00
2019 Sofia Byhlinder, IFK Mora Friidrott (SWE), 3.09.40
2020 Ultravasan was part of Hemmavasan, no winner crowned
2021 Liselotte Hellsten, Spårvägen (SWE), 3.05.38
2022 Barbro Näsström, Säter FIK (SWE), 3.02.47 (Record time!)

Trailvasan 30, men

2022 Adhanom Abraha, Eskilstuna FI (ERI), 1.41.02 (Record time!)

Trailvasan 30, women

2022 Maria Larsson, (SWE), 2.00.47 (Record time!)