Posts by Ulrika Back
Falun 2027 in Trondheim for the first FIS Coordination Group meeting
Falun 2027 project managers Ulrika Back and Sara Tigerström Monfelt are in Trondheim for meetings with the International Ski Federation, FIS. Start-up meeting with FIS Coordination Group, Planica 2023’s Final Debrief and Coordination Group meeting for Trondheim 2025 is on the agenda. Focus in the first meeting with FIS Coordination Group will be on the…
Read MoreSkidspelen and the FIS World Cup kicks off with an inspiring breakfast
The annual Svenska Skidspelen with the FIS World Cup in Falun attracts the world’s best skiers. The event also moderates the best volunteers in the world and 600 volunteers have a very important role to create the ski festival in Falun. Skidspelen kicked off this morning with an inspirational breakfast at Lugnet. Svenska Skidspelen starts…
Read MoreFalun 2027 will be present at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica
It is time for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia. Falun 2027 will attend the event looking for inspiration, new learnings and possible future collaborations. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica starts with qualification in Cross Country Skiing and women´s Ski Jumping today. The first medals will be awarded tomorrow…
Read MoreWorld Championships Company formation for Falun 2027 approved
The council of Falun Municipality and the board of the Swedish Ski Association have approved the company formation of Falun 2027. Falun Municipality and the Swedish Ski Association will be main owners with 45 percent ownership each. The association of Svenska Skidspelen with 12 local clubs will own the remaining 10 percent. The decisions were…
Read MoreSki Jumping on snow – Falun is first in the world
This weekend Ski Jumping premiere will be held in the Normal Hill on Lugnet Venue. Falun can as the only venue in the world offer Ski Jumping possibilities on snow. – This is a part of our strategy of saving snow. We enable early ski possibilities and can give the residents of Falun the possibility…
Read MoreInspiring start of the season for Frida Westman
The ambassador of Falun 2027 Frida Westman won her first podium with third place in the Ski Jumping World Cup in the season opening in Poland. Westman´s impressive start of the season is very inspiring for the upcoming season. The planning process for the Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun 2027 has also had an…
Read MoreThe Falun 2027-work is in progress
The work towards the FIS World Ski Championships in Falun 2027 has started. The Swedish Ski Association and Falun Municipality has decided that Ulrika Back Eriksson and Sara Tigerström Monfelt will continue as operational leaders until the World Championships company has been formed. A little over a week has passed since the FIS Council announced…
Read MoreFIS decision: Falun will host Nordic World Ski Championships 2027
Finally, it is decided that Falun will host Nordic World Ski Championships 2027. FIS Council made the decision on its´ meeting in Milan today and the two candidate managers Sara Tigerström Monfelt and Ulrika Back Eriksson received the announcement with joy. – It feels amazing that Falun will host another World Ski Championships, says Sara…
Read MoreFIS decision about World Championships 2027 – schedule and program
Tomorrow May 25 FIS will announce the decision about who will host Nordic World Ski Championships 2027 and Falun is the only candidate. The two candidate managers Sara Tigerström Monfelt and Ulrika Back Eriksson are attending the meeting and will give you reports live from Milan. During the evening when the decision will be announced…
Read MoreWelcome to the Main Square in Falun and FIS’ announcement of World Championships 2027
FIS Council will decide and announce the organizer of Nordic Ski World Championships 2027 on Wednesday the 25th of May. Falun is the only candidate and in conjunction with FIS´ announcement an event with exciting activities will be held on the Main Square in Falun. The decision about the World Championships 2026 (Ski-Flying) and 2027…
Read MoreFrida Westman:” My dream is to stand on top of the podium in Falun in front of a big crowd and with a nice atmosphere”
We are pleased to have a young Swedish Ski Jumper as ambassador for Falun 2027. The 21-year-old Ski Jumper Frida Westman has made a big impression in her debut World Cup season with two 4th places as top results. She was also the first Swedish female Ski Jumper at the Olympics where she ended up…
Read MoreCharlotte Kalla: ”The sound along the course is indescribable”
We are very proud of the fact that Charlotte Kalla is ambassador for Falun 2027. She is one of the greatest Swedish athletes of all times, an amazing role model and represent everything the Falun 2027 candidacy stands for. – I know how much it means to have a World Championships on home ground to…
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