A record number of participants were forced to quit this year's Vasaloppet ski race in Sweden. Unusually difficult snow conditions made the 2026 Vasaloppet one of the toughest ever. Svante Stenlund, a 20-year-old from Skellefteå, managed to finish the race but came in last place.
He said it did not matter and he just wanted to reach the finish line. After the race, he returned to his job in Skellefteå.
it did not matter and he just wanted to reach the finish line