Merino Muster 2026 – USA’s Annika Landis 2nd on Women’s 42km FR Overall Final Podium

August 23, 2026 - It was a fantastic day at the 2026 Merino Muster for a truly memorable event at Snow Farm. The overall winner of the men’s 42km freestyle race was New Zealand’s Campbell Wright over Slovakia’s Elisey Kuzmin in second with Romain Trimaille from France in third.

Women’s 42km FR overall final podium (l-r) Annika Landis (USA) 2nd, Anastasia Kuzmina (SVK) 1st, Linnea Magnusson (SWE) 3rd. ©

The women’s 42km freestlyle winner was Slovakia’s Anastasia Kuzmina who finished fourth overall. The USA’s Annika Landis (Enjoy Winter) claimed second in the women’s race and placed 7th overall, followed by Sweden’s Linnea Magnusson in third (12th overall).

Check out Landis’ post-race blog here with lots of great anecdotes.

Next year in 2027 marks the 50 years of Worldloppet for an extra-special edition of the Merino Muster.

Full results here.

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