Worldloppet Ski Federation (Worldloppet)
- International sports federation of cross-country skiing marathons
The aim of Worldloppet is to promote the sport of cross-country skiing through the provision of high-quality ski marathons around the world. Worldloppet currently unites 15 races from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. The federation was founded in 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden.
Worldloppet members
Only one and the best race from a country can be a member of Worldloppet. The youngest member is a polish race, Bieg Piastow, that was admitted by Worldloppet Annual General Meeting in Mora, Sweden in 2008. Birkebeinerrennet became a memeber in 1979.
Worldloppet Passport
Completing of a Worldloppet (WL) race is a remarkable achievement and worth of recording! Worldloppet Passport (WL Passport) is a personal document, in which every completed WL race should be registered. The official WL Passport contains a special page for each event in the Worldloppet series.
After completing of a WL race, the skier should ask for the official stamp of this event at the race office. A stamp in the WL Passport is the evidence of the completed race. Collecting of WL stamps is an additional motivation to practice cross-country skiing and to travel to WL countries.
Today there are more than 8200 WL passport holders from all over the world. Everyone can become a Worldloppet Master! After completing WL races in 10 different countries, at least one of them on another Continent, the skier will be recognised as a Worldloppet Master (WL Master).