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    Vasaloppet (Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The 90 km (56 mi) course...
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  • Matti Kuosku (category 1941 births)
    and he had moved to Sweden in the late 1960s. In 1974 and 1976, he won Vasaloppet. "Matti Kuosku". Swedish Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 December...
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  • Mauritz Brännström (category Vasaloppet winners)
    through the 1950s. Brännström won the Vasaloppet event in 1941. Brännström also finished second in the 50 km at the 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...
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    woman appointed annually to give the winner of the skiing competition Vasaloppet a laurel victory wreath by hanging it around his neck. A man doing the...
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    Vasa, made by Zorn, is placed on a small hill at the finishing line of Vasaloppet in Mora. Another statue depicting Zorn is located in the park behind the...
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    and other countries. Torsby Ski Tunnel and Sports Center is an official Vasaloppet Centre. Directly adjacent to the facility is Torsby Sports hotel. The...
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    and is one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China. The park hosts Vasaloppet China annually. Changchun achieved a gross domestic product (GDP) of RMB332...
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  • Canins was Italian champion 15 times and the first Italian to win the Vasaloppet and win 10 times the Marcialonga. She was world champion in mountain biking...
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  • Darby Nelson (category 1941 births)
    and the only person to have skied every Mora, Minnesota version of the Vasaloppet races since its inception in 1973. Nelson was married for 53 years to...
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