FIS Cross-Country World Cup

International cross-country skiing competition
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
GenreCross-country skiing
Date(s)Northern wintertime season
BeginsNovember
EndsMarch
Location(s)Europe
Canada
United States (rare)
Japan (rare)
China (rare)
South Korea (rare)
Inaugurated1973 (1973) (unofficial - men)
1978 (1978) (unofficial - women)
9 January 1982 (9 January 1982) (men & women)
Previous event2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Next event2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Organised byInternational Ski Federation
PeopleMichel Lamplot (race director)[1]
Simon Caprini (asst. race director)[1]
SponsorCoop Norway,[2] Audi e-tron[3]

The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31st FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina.[4]

The first World Cup races were held on 9 January 1982 and were located in Reit im Winkl, West Germany and Klingenthal, East Germany. Bill Koch of the United States and Berit Aunli of Norway were the overall winners in the first season.

Rules

Competitors attempt to achieve the most points during the season. They compete in two disciplines: Distance and Sprint. Current Distance races are mostly 10 km, 20 km, Skiathlon and 50 km for the men and women.[5] The competitions are held with either individual start or mass start and either classic or free technique. In Sprint races, athletes are organised in heats based on their results in a prologue where the 30 fastest skiers qualify for the sprint's quarter-finals.[6] The 12 best skiers in the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals and the 6 best skiers in the semi-finals advance to the final. Sprint races are maximum 1.8 kilometres and are competed in either classic or free technique.

In ordinary World Cup races, 100 points are awarded to the winner, 95 for second place, 90 for third place, winding down to 1 point for 50th place. In Stage World Cup races; Tour de Ski, World Cup Final and mini-tours, 50 points are awarded to the winner, 47 for second place, 44 for third place, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. The overall winners of the Stage World Cup events are awarded 300 points for Tour de Ski victory and 200 points for an overall win in the World Cup Final or a mini-tour. The athlete with the most points at the end of the season in mid-March wins the Overall World Cup, with the trophy consisting of a 9 kilogram crystal globe.[7] Sub-prizes are also awarded to the winners of the Sprint World Cup and the Distance World Cup, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe.

Races are hosted primarily in Europe, with regular stops in the Nordic countries and Central Europe. A few races have also been held in North America and Asia. World Cup competitions have been hosted in 23 countries around the world: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Soviet Union, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. (Note that all World Cup races hosted in Bosnia were held when it was still part of Yugoslavia.)

The World Cup usually follows a November-March schedule, effectively ruling out hosting races in the southern hemisphere, for example in Argentina or New Zealand. Additionally, races have yet to be hosted in the Central Asia-Himalayas region.

  • Crystal Globe of the World Cup Winner
    Crystal Globe of the World Cup Winner
  • Yellow Bib of the World Cup Leader
    Yellow Bib of the World Cup Leader

Overall World Cup standings

The table below shows the three highest ranked skiers each year.

Men

     Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third
1973–74[a] Norway Ivar Formo Finland Juha Mieto  Switzerland  Eduard Hauser
1974–75[a] Norway Oddvar Brå Norway Odd Martinsen Finland Juha Mieto
1975–76[a] Finland Juha Mieto Finland Arto Koivisto Norway Ivar Formo
1976–77[a] Sweden Thomas Wassberg Finland Juha Mieto (2) Sweden Thomas Magnusson
1977–78[a] Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck Norway Lars-Erik Eriksen Norway Magne Myrmo
1978–79[b] Norway Oddvar Brå (2) Norway Lars-Erik Eriksen (2) Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck
1979–80[a] Finland Juha Mieto (2) Sweden Thomas Wassberg Norway Lars-Erik Eriksen
1980–81[b] Soviet Union Alexander Zavyalov Norway Oddvar Brå Norway Ove Aunli
Official World Cup
1981–82 United States Bill Koch Sweden Thomas Wassberg Finland Harri Kirvesniemi
1982–83 Soviet Union Alexander Zavyalov (2) Sweden Gunde Svan United States Bill Koch
1983–84 Sweden Gunde Svan Sweden Thomas Wassberg Finland Harri Kirvesniemi (2)
1984–85 Sweden Gunde Svan Norway Tor Håkon Holte Norway Ove Aunli (2)
1985–86 Sweden Gunde Svan Sweden Torgny Mogren Soviet Union Vladimir Smirnov
1986–87 Sweden Torgny Mogren Sweden Thomas Wassberg (4) Sweden Gunde Svan
1987–88 Sweden Gunde Svan Sweden Torgny Mogren Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
1988–89 Sweden Gunde Svan (5) Norway Vegard Ulvang Sweden Torgny Mogren
1989–90 Norway Vegard Ulvang Sweden Gunde Svan (2) Norway Bjørn Dæhlie
1990–91 Soviet Union Vladimir Smirnov Sweden Torgny Mogren (3) Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (2)
1991–92 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Vegard Ulvang (2) Commonwealth of Independent States Vladimir Smirnov
1992–93 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov Norway Vegard Ulvang
1993–94 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov (2) Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Jari Isometsä
1994–95 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov Italy Silvio Fauner
1995–96 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov (3) Finland Jari Isometsä (2)
1996–97 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Mika Myllylä Italy Fulvio Valbusa
1997–98 Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov (3)
1998–99 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (6) Austria Mikhail Botvinov Finland Mika Myllylä
1999–00 Spain Johann Mühlegg Finland Jari Isometsä Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
2000–01 Sweden Per Elofsson Spain Johann Mühlegg Norway Thomas Alsgaard
2001–02 Sweden Per Elofsson (2) Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Anders Aukland
2002–03 Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Jörgen Brink
2003–04 Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Norway Jens Arne Svartedal
2004–05 Germany Axel Teichmann France Vincent Vittoz Norway Tor Arne Hetland
2005–06 Germany Tobias Angerer Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway Tor Arne Hetland (2)
2006–07 Germany Tobias Angerer (2) Russia Alexander Legkov Norway Eldar Rønning
2007–08 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Germany René Sommerfeldt (2) Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer
2008–09  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad
2009–10 Norway Petter Northug Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Sweden Marcus Hellner
2010–11  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug Sweden Daniel Rickardsson
2011–12  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Canada Devon Kershaw Norway Petter Northug
2012–13 Norway Petter Northug (2) Russia Alexander Legkov  Switzerland  Dario Cologna
2013–14 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Alexander Legkov (3) Canada Alex Harvey
2014–15  Switzerland  Dario Cologna (4) Norway Petter Northug Sweden Calle Halfvarsson
2015–16 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway Petter Northug (4) Norway Finn Hågen Krogh
2016–17 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby (3) Russia Sergey Ustiugov Canada Alex Harvey (2)
2017–18 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby
2018–19 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Sjur Røthe
2019–20 Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Pål Golberg
2020–21 Russia Alexander Bolshunov (2) Russia Ivan Yakimushkin Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2021–22 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Russia Alexander Bolshunov (2) Finland Iivo Niskanen
2022–23 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (4) Norway Pål Golberg Italy Federico Pellegrino
2023–24 Norway Harald Østberg Amundsen Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2) Norway Erik Valnes
a. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Unofficial World Cup
b. 1 2 Trial World Cup

Source:[8]

Women

     Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third
1978–79[a] Soviet Union Galina Kulakova Soviet Union Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union Zinaida Amosova
1979–80
1980–81[a] Soviet Union Raisa Smetanina Norway Berit Aunli Czechoslovakia Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková
Official World Cup
1981–82 Norway Berit Aunli Norway Britt Pettersen Czechoslovakia Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková
1982–83 Finland Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen[nb 1] Norway Britt Pettersen (2) Czechoslovakia Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková (3)
1983–84 Finland Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen[nb 1] (2) Soviet Union Raisa Smetanina (2) Norway Anne Jahren
1984–85 Norway Anette Bøe Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Norway Britt Pettersen
1985–86 Finland Marjo Matikainen Norway Marianne Dahlmo Norway Britt Pettersen (2)
1986–87 Finland Marjo Matikainen Soviet Union Anfisa Reztsova Norway Marianne Dahlmo
1987–88 Finland Marjo Matikainen (3) Sweden Marie-Helene Westin Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
1988–89 Soviet Union Yelena Välbe Czechoslovakia Alžběta Havrančíková Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova
1989–90 Soviet Union Larisa Lazutina Soviet Union Yelena Välbe Norway Trude Dybendahl
1990–91 Soviet Union Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova
1991–92 Commonwealth of Independent States Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo Commonwealth of Independent States Lyubov Yegorova (2)
1992–93 Russia Lyubov Yegorova Russia Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo
1993–94 Italy Manuela Di Centa Russia Lyubov Yegorova Russia Yelena Välbe
1994–95 Russia Yelena Välbe Russia Nina Gavrylyuk Russia Larisa Lazutina
1995–96 Italy Manuela Di Centa (2) Russia Yelena Välbe (3) Russia Larisa Lazutina
1996–97 Russia Yelena Välbe (5) Italy Stefania Belmondo Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová
1997–98 Russia Larisa Lazutina (2) Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Italy Stefania Belmondo
1998–99 Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Italy Stefania Belmondo (4) Russia Nina Gavrylyuk
1999–00 Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Estonia Kristina Šmigun Russia Larisa Lazutina
2000–01 Russia Yuliya Chepalova Norway Bente Skari (2) Russia Larisa Lazutina (4)
2001–02 Norway Bente Skari Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Italy Stefania Belmondo (3)
2002–03 Norway Bente Skari (4) Estonia Kristina Šmigun (2) Italy Gabriella Paruzzi
2003–04 Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Norway Marit Bjørgen Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko
2004–05 Norway Marit Bjørgen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová (2) Finland Virpi Kuitunen
2005–06 Norway Marit Bjørgen Canada Beckie Scott Russia Yuliya Chepalova
2006–07 Finland Virpi Kuitunen Norway Marit Bjørgen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová (2)
2007–08 Finland Virpi Kuitunen (2) Norway Astrid Jacobsen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
2008–09 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Slovenia Petra Majdič Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2009–10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Slovenia Petra Majdič
2010–11 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Italy Arianna Follis
2011–12 Norway Marit Bjørgen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Therese Johaug
2012–13 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk (4) Norway Therese Johaug United States Kikkan Randall
2013–14 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Marit Bjørgen (5) Norway Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
2014–15 Norway Marit Bjørgen (4) Norway Therese Johaug (2) Norway Heidi Weng
2015–16 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway Heidi Weng (2)
2016–17 Norway Heidi Weng Finland Krista Pärmäkoski Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
2017–18 Norway Heidi Weng (2) United States Jessie Diggins Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2)
2018–19 Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Russia Natalya Nepryayeva Norway Therese Johaug (2)
2019–20 Norway Therese Johaug (3) Norway Heidi Weng Russia Natalya Nepryayeva
2020–21 United States Jessie Diggins Russia Yuliya Stupak Sweden Ebba Andersson
2021–22 Russia Natalya Nepryayeva United States Jessie Diggins Sweden Ebba Andersson (2)
2022–23 Norway Tiril Udnes Weng United States Jessie Diggins (3) Finland Kerttu Niskanen
2023–24 United States Jessie Diggins (2) Sweden Linn Svahn Sweden Frida Karlsson
a. 1 2 Trial World Cup

Source:[9]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 38 35 36 109
2  Sweden 11 12 11 34
3  Finland 9 6 11 26
4  Russia 8 13 8 29
5  Soviet Union 8 4 4 16
6  Germany 4 2 6
7  Switzerland 4 1 2 7
8  Poland 4 1 1 6
8  Italy 3 4 9 16
9  United States 3 3 2 8
11  Czech Republic 1 3 2 6
12  Kazakhstan 1 3 1 5
13  Spain 1 1 2
14  CIS 1 2 3
15  Canada 2 2 4
16  Estonia 2 2
17  Czechoslovakia 1 3 4
18  Slovenia 1 1 2
19  Austria 1 1
19  France 1 1
21  Ukraine 1 1
  • With six overall World Cup titles Bjørn Dæhlie is record-holder among both men and women.

Sprint World Cup standings

Men

     Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third
1996–97 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Italy Fulvio Valbusa Italy Silvio Fauner
1997–98 Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov
1998–99 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Sweden Mathias Fredriksson
1999–00 Norway Morten Brørs Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (2) Norway Håvard Solbakken
2000–01 Norway Jan Jacob Verdenius Italy Cristian Zorzi Norway Tor Arne Hetland
2001–02 Norway Trond Iversen Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Italy Cristian Zorzi
2002–03 Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Norway Tor Arne Hetland Finland Lauri Pyykönen
2003–04 Sweden Thobias Fredriksson (2) Norway Jens Arne Svartedal (2) Norway Håvard Bjerkeli
2004–05 Norway Tor Arne Hetland Norway Eldar Rønning Norway Trond Iversen
2005–06 Sweden Björn Lind Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Norway Tor Arne Hetland
2006–07 Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway Trond Iversen Sweden Emil Jönsson
2007–08 Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad Sweden Emil Jönsson Norway John Kristian Dahl
2008–09 Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad Italy Renato Pasini Norway Tor Arne Hetland (3)
2009–10 Sweden Emil Jönsson Norway Petter Northug Russia Alexey Petukhov
2010–11 Sweden Emil Jönsson Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad Sweden Jesper Modin
2011–12 Sweden Teodor Peterson Russia Nikolay Morilov Norway Eirik Brandsdal
2012–13 Sweden Emil Jönsson (3) Norway Petter Northug Russia Nikita Kryukov
2013–14 Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad (3) Norway Eirik Brandsdal Germany Josef Wenzl
2014–15 Norway Finn Hågen Krogh Norway Eirik Brandsdal (2) Italy Federico Pellegrino
2015–16 Italy Federico Pellegrino Norway Petter Northug (3) Norway Finn Hågen Krogh
2016–17 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Italy Federico Pellegrino Norway Sindre Bjørnestad Skar
2017–18 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Italy Federico Pellegrino France Lucas Chanavat
2018–19 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Italy Federico Pellegrino (3) Norway Eirik Brandsdal (2)
2019–20 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Erik Valnes Norway Pål Golberg
2020–21 Italy Federico Pellegrino (2) Russia Gleb Retivykh Russia Alexander Bolshunov
2021–22 France Richard Jouve Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo France Lucas Chanavat
2022–23 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo France Lucas Chanavat Norway Even Northug
2023–24 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (6) Norway Erik Valnes (2) France Lucas Chanavat (3)

Women

     Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third
1996–97 Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Yelena Välbe Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová
1997–98 Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Russia Larisa Lazutina Italy Stefania Belmondo
1998–99 Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Estonia Kristina Šmigun
1999–00 Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Norway Anita Moen Estonia Kristina Šmigun (2)
2000–01 Norway Bente Skari Finland Pirjo Manninen Germany Manuela Henkel
2001–02 Norway Bente Skari (5) Norway Anita Moen (2) Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová (2)
2002–03 Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Bente Skari[a] Finland Pirjo Manninen
2003–04 Norway Marit Bjørgen Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Sweden Anna Dahlberg
2004–05 Norway Marit Bjørgen Finland Virpi Kuitunen Sweden Anna Dahlberg (2)
2005–06 Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Ella Gjømle Canada Beckie Scott
2006–07 Finland Virpi Kuitunen Slovenia Petra Majdič Russia Natalya Matveyeva
2007–08 Slovenia Petra Majdič Norway Astrid Jacobsen Finland Virpi Kuitunen
2008–09 Slovenia Petra Majdič Italy Arianna Follis Finland Pirjo Muranen (2)
2009–10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Slovenia Petra Majdič
2010–11 Slovenia Petra Majdič (3) Italy Arianna Follis (2) United States Kikkan Randall
2011–12 United States Kikkan Randall Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway Marit Bjørgen
2012–13 United States Kikkan Randall Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
2013–14 United States Kikkan Randall (3) Germany Denise Herrmann Norway Marit Bjørgen (2)
2014–15 Norway Marit Bjørgen (5) Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla
2015–16 Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2) Sweden Stina Nilsson
2016–17 Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla Sweden Stina Nilsson Sweden Hanna Falk
2017–18 Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla (3) Sweden Stina Nilsson (2) United States Sophie Caldwell
2018–19 Sweden Stina Nilsson Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla (2) Sweden Maja Dahlqvist
2019–20 Sweden Linn Svahn Sweden Jonna Sundling Slovenia Anamarija Lampič
2020–21 Slovenia Anamarija Lampič  Switzerland Nadine Fähndrich Sweden Linn Svahn
2021–22 Sweden Maja Dahlqvist Slovenia Anamarija Lampič Sweden Jonna Sundling
2022–23 Sweden Maja Dahlqvist (2)  Switzerland Nadine Fähndrich (2) Norway Tiril Udnes Weng
2023–24 Sweden Linn Svahn (2) Norway Kristine Stavås Skistad Sweden Jonna Sundling (2)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 31 28 18 77
2  Sweden 12 2 11 25
3  Slovenia 4 2 2 8
4  Italy 3 9 4 16
5  United States 3 2 5
6  Finland 1 2 4 7
7  France 1 1 3 5
8  Poland 1 1 2
9  Russia 4 3 7
10  Switzerland 2 2
11  Germany 1 2 3
12  Czech Republic 1 1 2
13  Estonia 2 2
14  Canada 1 1
15  Kazakhstan 1 1

Distance World Cup standings

Men

     Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third
1996–97[a] Finland Mika Myllylä Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov
1997–98[a] Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Mika Myllylä
1998–99[a] Austria Mikhail Botvinov Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (3) Finland Mika Myllylä (2)
1999–00 LD Spain Johann Mühlegg Russia Mikhail Ivanov Austria Mikhail Botvinov
MD Finland Jari Isometsä Spain Johann Mühlegg Sweden Per Elofsson
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04 Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Norway Frode Estil
2004–05 Germany Axel Teichmann France Vincent Vittoz Germany Tobias Angerer
2005–06 Germany Tobias Angerer France Vincent Vittoz Sweden Anders Södergren
2006–07 Germany Tobias Angerer (2) France Vincent Vittoz (3) Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
2007–08 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer Germany René Sommerfeldt
2008–09 Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug
2009–10 Norway Petter Northug Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Sweden Marcus Hellner
2010–11  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Sweden Daniel Rickardsson Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer
2011–12  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Canada Devon Kershaw Russia Alexander Legkov
2012–13 Russia Alexander Legkov  Switzerland  Dario Cologna (2) Norway Petter Northug (2)
2013–14 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Alexander Legkov Sweden Daniel Rickardsson
2014–15  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Evgeniy Belov
2015–16 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby France Maurice Manificat Norway Niklas Dyrhaug
2016–17 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby (3) Canada Alex Harvey Finland Matti Heikkinen
2017–18  Switzerland  Dario Cologna (4) Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby (2) Norway Hans Christer Holund
2018–19 Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Sjur Røthe Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby
2019–20 Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Sjur Røthe (2) Finland Iivo Niskanen
2020–21 Russia Alexander Bolshunov (3) Russia Ivan Yakimushkin Norway Simen Hegstad Krüger
2021–22 Finland Iivo Niskanen Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2022–23 Norway Pål Golberg Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Didrik Tønseth
2023–24 Norway Harald Østberg Amundsen Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2) Norway Pål Golberg
a. 1 2 3 Arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup".

Women

     Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third
1996–97[a] Russia Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Nina Gavrylyuk
1997–98[a] Russia Larisa Lazutina Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Olga Danilova
1998–99[a] Estonia Kristina Šmigun Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Larisa Lazutina
1999–00 LD Russia Larisa Lazutina (2) Estonia Kristina Šmigun Russia Olga Danilova (2)
MD Estonia Kristina Šmigun (2) Italy Stefania Belmondo (4) Russia Larisa Lazutina (2)
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04 Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Estonia Kristina Šmigun
2004–05 Norway Marit Bjørgen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Estonia Kristina Šmigun (2)
2005–06 Russia Yuliya Chepalova Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Canada Beckie Scott
2006–07 Finland Virpi Kuitunen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová (3) Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2007–08 Finland Virpi Kuitunen (2) Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
2008–09 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Italy Marianna Longa
2009–10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Kristin Størmer Steira
2010–11 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Therese Johaug
2011–12 Norway Marit Bjørgen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Therese Johaug (2)
2012–13 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk (4) Norway Therese Johaug Norway Kristin Størmer Steira (2)
2013–14 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Marit Bjørgen Finland Kerttu Niskanen
2014–15 Norway Marit Bjørgen (3) Norway Therese Johaug (2) Norway Heidi Weng
2015–16 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Heidi Weng Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
2016–17 Norway Heidi Weng Norway Marit Bjørgen (4) Finland Krista Pärmäkoski
2017–18 Norway Heidi Weng (2) Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg United States Jessie Diggins
2018–19 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2) Russia Natalya Nepryayeva
2019–20 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Heidi Weng (2) Sweden Ebba Andersson
2020–21 United States Jessie Diggins Sweden Ebba Andersson Russia Yuliya Stupak
2021–22 Norway Therese Johaug (5) Sweden Frida Karlsson Finland Krista Pärmäkoski (2)
2022–23 Finland Kerttu Niskanen United States Jessie Diggins Norway Tiril Udnes Weng
2023–24 United States Jessie Diggins (2) Germany Victoria Carl Sweden Ebba Andersson (2)
a. 1 2 3 Arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup".

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Norway 16 18 16 50
2  Finland 5 1 8 15
3  Russia 4 4 9 17
4  Switzerland 4 2 6
5  Germany 4 1 2 7
6  Poland 4 1 1 6
7  Estonia 2 1 2 5
8  United States 2 1 1 4
9  Italy 1 6 1 8
10  Czech Republic 1 4 1 6
11  Spain 1 1 2
12  Ukraine 1 1 2
13  Austria 1 1 2
14  Sweden 4 2 6
15  Canada 2 1 3
16  France 1 1
17  Kazakhstan 1 1

U23 World Cup standings

Men

Season Winner Runner-up Third
2014–15 Italy Francesco De Fabiani Russia Sergey Ustiugov Norway Sondre Turvoll Fossli
2015–16 Italy Francesco De Fabiani (2) Norway Sondre Turvoll Fossli France Richard Jouve
2016–17 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Sweden Jens Burman France Lucas Chanavat
2017–18 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Russia Alexander Bolshunov Russia Aleksey Chervotkin
2018–19 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (3) Russia Alexander Bolshunov (2) Russia Denis Spitsov
2019–20 France Hugo Lapalus Russia Alexander Terentyev Finland Verneri Suhonen
2020–21 France Hugo Lapalus (2) United States Gus Schumacher Russia Alexander Terentyev
2021–22 Russia Alexander Terentyev Germany Friedrich Moch Sweden William Poromaa
2022–23 United States Ben Ogden Sweden William Poromaa Sweden Edvin Anger
2023–24 Sweden Edvin Anger Italy Elia Barp United States Zanden McMullen

Women

Season Winner Runner-up Third
2014–15 Sweden Stina Nilsson Austria Teresa Stadlober  Switzerland  Nathalie von Siebenthal
2015–16 Sweden Stina Nilsson (2)  Switzerland  Nathalie von Siebenthal Austria Teresa Stadlober
2016–17 Slovenia Anamarija Lampič Russia Yuliya Belorukova  Switzerland  Nadine Fähndrich
2017–18 Russia Natalya Nepryayeva Russia Anastasia Sedova Sweden Ebba Andersson
2018–19 Sweden Ebba Andersson Norway Tiril Udnes Weng Russia Mariya Istomina
2019–20 Sweden Ebba Andersson (2) Sweden Linn Svahn Sweden Frida Karlsson
2020–21 Sweden Linn Svahn Norway Helene Marie Fossesholm Sweden Frida Karlsson (2)
2021–22 Sweden Frida Karlsson Norway Helene Marie Fossesholm (2) Norway Kristine Stavås Skistad
2022–23 Latvia Patrīcija Eiduka Norway Margrethe Bergane Norway Maria Hartz Melling
2023–24 Norway Margrethe Bergane  Switzerland  Nadja Kälin  Switzerland  Anja Weber

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Sweden 7 3 5 15
2  Norway 4 5 3 12
3  Russia 2 6 4 12
4  Italy 2 1 3
5  France 2 2 4
6  United States 1 1 1 3
7  Slovenia 1 1
8  Latvia 1 1
9  Switzerland 2 3 5
10  Austria 1 1 2
11  Germany 1 1
12  Finland 1 1

Nations Cup

All results of female and male athletes of a nation are counted for the Nations Cup.

Season Winner Runner-up Third   Men's winner Women's winner
1981–82  Norway  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Norway  Norway
1982–83  Norway  Soviet Union  Finland  Norway  Norway
1983–84  Norway  Soviet Union  Sweden  Norway  Norway
1984–85  Norway  Sweden  Soviet Union  Norway  Norway
1985–86  Norway  Sweden  Soviet Union  Sweden  Norway
1986–87  Sweden  Norway  Soviet Union (3)  Sweden  Norway
1987–88  Sweden (2)  Soviet Union (3)  Norway  Sweden  Soviet Union
1988–89  Soviet Union  Sweden  Norway (2)  Sweden  Soviet Union
1989–90  Soviet Union  Norway  Sweden  Norway  Soviet Union
1990–91  Soviet Union (3)  Norway  Sweden  Norway  Soviet Union (4)
1991–92  Norway  CIS  Italy  Norway  CIS
1992–93  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Russia
1993–94  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Russia
1994–95  Russia  Norway  Italy  Norway  Russia
1995–96  Russia  Norway  Italy  Norway  Russia
1996–97  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Russia
1997–98  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Russia
1998–99  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Norway  Russia
1999–00  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Russia
2000–01  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Russia (9)
2001–02  Norway  Russia  Italy  Norway  Norway
2002–03  Norway  Germany  Sweden  Sweden (5)  Norway
2003–04  Norway  Germany  Italy  Norway  Norway
2004–05  Norway  Germany  Russia  Norway  Norway
2005–06  Norway  Sweden  Germany  Norway  Norway
2006–07  Norway  Germany (4)  Finland  Norway  Finland
2007–08  Norway  Finland  Germany (2)  Norway  Norway
2008–09  Norway  Finland (2)  Italy (12)  Norway  Finland (2)
2009–10  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Norway  Norway
2010–11  Norway  Sweden  Russia  Norway  Norway
2011–12  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Russia  Norway
2012–13  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Russia  Norway
2013–14  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Norway  Norway
2014–15  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Norway  Norway
2015–16  Norway  Russia  Finland  Norway  Norway
2016–17  Norway  Sweden  Finland  Norway  Norway
2017–18  Norway  Sweden  Russia  Norway  Norway
2018–19  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Norway  Norway
2019–20  Norway  Russia (16)  Sweden  Norway  Norway
2020–21  Russia (3)  Norway (6)  Sweden (14)  Russia (3)  Sweden
2021–22  Norway  Sweden  Russia (4)  Norway  Sweden
2022–23  Norway  Sweden  Finland  Norway  Norway (24)
2023–24  Norway (35)  Sweden (10)  Finland (6)  Norway (35)  Sweden (3)
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Men's winner Women's winner
1  Norway 35 6 2 35 24
2  Russia 3 16 4 3 9
3  Soviet Union 3 3 3 4
4  Sweden 2 10 14 5 3
5  Germany 4 2
6  Finland 2 6 2
7  Czech Republic 1
8  Italy 12

World Cup title winners

Overall titles

Men

Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years
Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 6 2 2 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
Sweden Gunde Svan 5 2 1 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 4 2 1 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
 Switzerland  Dario Cologna 4 1 1 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3 0 1 2014, 2016, 2017
Norway Petter Northug 2 4 1 2010, 2013
Soviet Union Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 2 3 3 1991, 1994
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2 2 0 2020, 2021
Sweden Per Elofsson 2 0 0 2001, 2002
Germany Tobias Angerer 2 0 0 2006, 2007
Sweden Torgny Mogren 1 3 1 1987
Norway Vegard Ulvang 1 2 1 1990
Germany René Sommerfeldt 1 2 0 2004
Norway Thomas Alsgaard 1 1 1 1998
Spain Johann Mühlegg 1 1 0 2000
Sweden Mathias Fredriksson 1 1 0 2003
Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 1 1 0 2008
United States Bill Koch 1 0 1 1982
Soviet Union Alexander Zavyalov 1 0 0 1983
Germany Axel Teichmann 1 0 0 2005
Norway Harald Østberg Amundsen 1 0 0 2024

Women

Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years
Soviet Union Russia Yelena Välbe 5 3 1 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997
Norway Marit Bjørgen 4 5 0 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015
Norway Bente Skari 4 2 0 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 4 1 1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Norway Therese Johaug 3 2 2 2014, 2016, 2020
Finland Marjo Matikainen 3 0 0 1986, 1987, 1988
United States Jessie Diggins 2 3 0 2021, 2024
Norway Heidi Weng 2 1 2 2017, 2018
Soviet Union Russia Larisa Lazutina 2 0 4 1990, 1998
Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 2 0 1 1983, 1984
Finland Virpi Kuitunen 2 0 1 2007, 2008
Italy Manuela Di Centa 2 0 0 1994, 1996
Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 1 1 2 2019
Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova 1 1 2 1993
Russia Natalya Nepryayeva 1 1 1 2022
Russia Yuliya Chepalova 1 0 1 2001
Italy Gabriella Paruzzi 1 0 1 2004
Norway Berit Aunli 1 0 0 1982
Norway Anette Bøe 1 0 0 1985
Norway Tiril Udnes Weng 1 0 0 2023

Sprint titles

Men

Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 6 1 0 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
Sweden Emil Jönsson 3 1 1 2010, 2011, 2013
Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad 3 1 0 2008, 2009, 2014
Italy Federico Pellegrino 2 3 1 2016, 2021
Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 2 1 0 1997, 1999
Sweden Thobias Fredriksson 2 1 0 2003, 2004
Norway Jens Arne Svartedal 1 2 0 2007
Norway Tor Arne Hetland 1 1 3 2005
Norway Trond Iversen 1 1 1 2002
Norway Finn Hågen Krogh 1 0 1 2015
Norway Thomas Alsgaard 1 0 0 1998
Norway Morten Brørs 1 0 0 2000
Norway Jan Jacob Verdenius 1 0 0 2001
Sweden Björn Lind 1 0 0 2006
Sweden Teodor Peterson 1 0 0 2012
France Richard Jouve 1 0 0 2022

Women

Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years
Norway Marit Bjørgen 5 1 2 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015
Norway Bente Skari 5 1 0 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla 3 2 1 2016, 2017, 2018
Slovenia Petra Majdič 3 1 1 2008, 2009, 2011
United States Kikkan Randall 3 0 1 2012, 2013, 2014
Sweden Linn Svahn 2 0 1 2020, 2024
Sweden Maja Dahlqvist 2 0 1 2022, 2023
Sweden Stina Nilsson 1 2 1 2019
Finland Virpi Kuitunen 1 1 1 2007
Slovenia Anamarija Lampič 1 1 1 2021
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 1 1 0 2010
Italy Stefania Belmondo 1 0 1 1997

Distance titles

Men

Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years
 Switzerland  Dario Cologna 4 2 0 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018
Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3 2 1 2014, 2016, 2017
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 3 1 0 2019, 2020, 2021
Germany Tobias Angerer 2 0 1 2006, 2007
Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 1 1 1 2008
Russia Alexander Legkov 1 1 1 2013
Spain Johann Mühlegg 1 1 0 2000[a]
Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer 1 1 0 2009
Finland Mika Myllylä 1 0 2 1997[a]
Norway Petter Northug 1 0 2 2010
Austria Mikhail Botvinov 1 0 1 1999[a]
Germany René Sommerfeldt 1 0 1 2004
Finland Iivo Niskanen 1 0 1 2022
Norway Pål Golberg 1 0 1 2023
Norway Thomas Alsgaard 1 0 0 1998[a]
Finland Jari Isometsä 1 0 0 2000[b]
Germany Axel Teichmann 1 0 0 2005
Norway Harald Østberg Amundsen 1 0 0 2024
a. 1 2 3 4 Long Distance World Cup
b. 1 Middle Distance World Cup

Women

Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years
Norway Therese Johaug 5 2 2 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 4 1 1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Norway Marit Bjørgen 3 4 0 2005, 2012, 2015
Norway Heidi Weng 2 2 1 2017, 2018
Estonia Kristina Šmigun 2 1 2 1999[a], 2000[b]
United States Jessie Diggins 2 1 1 2021, 2024
Russia Larisa Lazutina 2 0 2 1998[a], 2000[a]
Finland Virpi Kuitunen 2 0 0 2007, 2008
Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko 1 1 0 2004
Finland Kerttu Niskanen 1 0 1 2023
Russia Yelena Välbe 1 0 0 1997[a]
Russia Yuliya Chepalova 1 0 0 2006
a. 1 2 3 4 Long Distance World Cup
b. 1 Middle Distance World Cup

Most World Cup wins

As of 17 March 2024
  Active athletes
  Active athletes who haven't competed in the current season's World Cup competitions

Most successful race winners

Men

Rank Skier World Cup Seasons World Cup Stage World Cup
(Nordic Opening,
Tour de Ski, Ski Tour 2020, WC Final, Ski Tour Canada)
Total wins
Wins Distance Sprint Stage events Wins Distance Sprint
1 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2016–active 57 14 35 8 27 13 14 84
2 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 19891999 46 45 1 46
3 Norway Petter Northug 20052017 20 8 6 6 18 15 3 38
4 Sweden Gunde Svan 19821991 30 30 30
Soviet UnionKazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 19831998 30 30 30
Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 20052020 19 11 8 11 11 30
7 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2017–active 20 16 1 3 8 8 28
8  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 20072022 15 7 2 6 11 11 26
9 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 19972016 11 9 2 7 7 18
10 Italy Federico Pellegrino 2010–active 12 12 5 5 17
11 Sweden Emil Jönsson 20042018 13 13 3 3 16
12 Russia Sergey Ustiugov 2013–active 4 1 2 1 11 8 3 15
13 Sweden Torgny Mogren 19841998 13 13 13
Norway Thomas Alsgaard 19932003 13 11 2 13
Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad 20032017 13 13 13
Norway Tor Arne Hetland 19952009 11 2 9 2 2 13
Germany Axel Teichmann 19992014 8 8 5 5 13
18 Norway Jens Arne Svartedal 19982010 12 1 11 12
Norway Pål Golberg 2010–active 10 6 3 1 2 1 1 12
20 Sweden Per Elofsson 19972004 11 11 11
Germany Tobias Angerer 19992014 11 10 1 11
Norway Eldar Rønning 20022015 7 4 3 4 3 1 11
Kazakhstan Alexey Poltoranin 20052019 4 3 1 7 7 11

Women

Rank Skier World Cup Seasons World Cup Stage World Cup
(Nordic Opening,
Tour de Ski, Ski Tour 2020, WC Final, Ski Tour Canada)
Total wins
Wins Distance Sprint Stage events Wins Distance Sprint
1 Norway Marit Bjørgen 20002015, 20172018 84 41 31 12 30 21 9 114
2 Norway Therese Johaug 20072016, 20192022 45 35 10 37 36 1 82
3 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 20022018 31 19 7 5 19 14 5 50
4 Soviet UnionRussia Yelena Välbe 19871998 45 44 1 45
5 Norway Bente Skari 19922003 42 25 17 42
6 Finland Virpi Kuitunen 19952010 20 11 7 2 7 5 2 27
7 Slovenia Petra Majdič 19992011 16 1 15 8 2 6 24
8 Italy Stefania Belmondo 19892002 23 23 23
Sweden Stina Nilsson 20122020 12 11 1 11 4 7 23
10 Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla 20092022 16 16 6 6 22
11 Soviet UnionRussia Larisa Lazutina 19842002 21 21 21
United States Jessie Diggins 2011–active 12 9 1 2 9 8 1 21
13 Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová 19912007 18 16 2 1 1 19
14 Russia Yuliya Chepalova 19962009 18 17 1 18
15 Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 20082020, 2022–active 5 2 2 1 12 11 1 17
16 Estonia Kristina Šmigun 19932010 16 14 2 16
17 Italy Manuela Di Centa 19821998 15 15 15
Sweden Linn Svahn 2019–active 8 1 7 7 2 5 15
19 Soviet UnionRussia Lyubov Yegorova 19842003 13 13 13
United States Kikkan Randall 20012018 11 11 2 2 13
Norway Heidi Weng 2010–active 5 2 3 8 7 1 13

  • With 84 victories in World Cup and total 114 including Stage World Cup wins Marit Bjørgen is record-holder among both men and women.

World Cup wins by nation

The table below lists those nations which have won at least one individual World Cup race.[nb 3]

As of 17 March 2024
  Countries no longer exist
Rank Nation   Total wins   Wins by disciplines
Men   Women
Men Women All DI SP SE DI SP SE
1  Norway 411 367 778 236 150 25 242 99 26
2  Sweden 132 103 235 94 38 39 60 4
3  Russia 94 100 194 68 20 6 88 11 1
4  Finland 37 77 114 36 1 61 14 2
5  Italy 45 52 97 19 26 45 7
6  Poland 1 50 51 1 35 10 5
7  Soviet Union (6 RUS / 1 KAZ / 1 LTU) 17 31 48 17 31
8  United States 8 39 47 7 1 20 17 2
9  Germany 36 9 45 32 3 1 8 1
10  Czech Republic 18 19 37 16 2 17 2
11   Switzerland 28 7 35 19 3 6 1 6
12  Kazakhstan 34 34 33 1
13  France 30 1 31 21 9 1
14  Slovenia 29 29 4 25
15  Estonia 6 16 22 6 14 2
16  Canada 15 6 21 11 4 3 3
17  Czechoslovakia (2 CZE / 1 SVK) 10 10 10
18  Spain 7 7 7
19  Ukraine 5 5 5
20  Austria 4 4 4
 Slovakia 1 3 4 1 2 1
22  East Germany 3 3 3
23  Belarus 1 1 1
Total 925 927 1852 628 257 40 629 258 40

Most World Cup podiums, top 10 results and individual starts

As of 17 March 2024
  Active athletes
  Active athletes who haven't competed in the current season's World Cup competitions

Men's career podiums

     No.      Skier      1st      2nd      3rd      Total
1 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 84 18 6 108
2 Norway Petter Northug 38 29 17 84
3 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 46 23 12 81
4 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 30 26 18 74
5  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 26 28 19 73
6 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 30 21 15 66
7 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 28 12 19 59
8 Sweden Gunde Svan 30 11 5 46
Russia Sergey Ustiugov 15 19 12 46
10 Italy Federico Pellegrino 17 19 8 44

Men's career top 10s

     No.      Skier      Top 10
1  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 164
2 Norway Petter Northug 145
3 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 134
4 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 131
5 Canada Alex Harvey 112
6 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 105
7 Norway Sjur Røthe 99
Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 99
Norway Pål Golberg 99
Italy Federico Pellegrino 99

Men's individual starts

     No.      Skier      Race      Tour      Starts
1 Italy Giorgio Di Centa 322 20 342
2 France Jean-Marc Gaillard 300 34 334
3 Canada Devon Kershaw 290 29 319
4  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 285 33 318
5 Italy Federico Pellegrino 261 30 291
6 France Maurice Manificat 258 31 289
7 Canada Alex Harvey 258 29 287
8 United Kingdom Andrew Musgrave 259 26 285
9 Germany Tobias Angerer 260 17 277
10 Sweden Calle Halfvarsson 232 27 259

Women's career podiums

     No.      Skier      1st      2nd      3rd      Total
1 Norway Marit Bjørgen 114 43 27 184
2 Norway Therese Johaug 82 35 32 149
3 Norway Heidi Weng 13 49 50 112
4 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 50 33 21 104
5 Russia Yelena Välbe 45 20 16 81
6 Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 17 25 31 73
7 Italy Stefania Belmondo 23 26 17 66
8 Russia Larisa Lazutina 21 19 22 62
9 Norway Bente Skari 42 13 5 60
United States Jessie Diggins 21 12 27 60

Women's career top 10s

     No.      Skier      Top 10
1 Norway Marit Bjørgen 249
2 Norway Heidi Weng 214
3 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 199
4 Norway Therese Johaug 195
5 Finland Krista Pärmäkoski 187
6 Sweden Charlotte Kalla 175
7 Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 171
8 United States Jessie Diggins 164
9 Norway Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 153
10 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 139

Women's individual starts

     No.       Skier      Race      Tour      Starts
1 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 354 24 378
2 Germany Stefanie Böhler 343 27 370
3 Finland Anne Kyllönen 328 32 360
4 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 319 23 342
5 United States Jessie Diggins 310 29 339
6 Finland Krista Pärmäkoski 305 33 338
7 Finland Kerttu Niskanen 298 32 330
8 Norway Heidi Weng 297 31 328
9 Norway Marit Bjørgen 303 21 324
10 Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 275 30 305

Season records

As of 17 March 2024

Men

Victories per season

No. Skier Season Wins
1 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 20
2 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2024 16
3 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 14
4 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2019 13
5 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2018 11
6 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2020 10
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2021 10
8 Norway Petter Northug 2010 9
Norway Petter Northug 2013 9
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2020 9

Podiums per season

No. Skier Season Top 3
1 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 23
2  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 2012 20
3 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 19
4 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2024 18
5 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2020 17
6 Norway Petter Northug 2010 16
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2021 16
8 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2020 15
9 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2017 14
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2018 14
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2019 14

Most points per season

No. Skier Season  Points 
1 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 2715
2 Norway Harald Østberg Amundsen 2024 2654
3 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 2634
4 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2024 2600
5 Norway Pål Golberg 2023 2243
6 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2020 2221
7  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 2012 2216
8 Norway Erik Valnes 2024 2106
9 Norway Pål Golberg 2024 1869
10 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2021 1765

Highest overall advantage

No. Skier Season  Points 
1 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 1032
2 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2021 965
3  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 2012 750
4 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 2008 633
5 Norway Petter Northug 2010 600
6 Germany Tobias Angerer 2007 551
7 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2014 530
8 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2022 497
9 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2020 495
10 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 472

Women

Victories per season

No. Skier Season Wins
1 Norway Therese Johaug 2020 20
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2012 17
Norway Therese Johaug 2016 17
4 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2015 15
5 Norway Bente Skari 2003 14
6 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2011 13
7 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 11
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2013 11
Norway Therese Johaug 2019 11
10 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2005 10
Finland Virpi Kuitunen 2007 10

Podiums per season

No. Skier Season Top 3
1 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2012 29
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2015 23
3 Norway Therese Johaug 2016 22
Norway Therese Johaug 2020 22
5 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 21
Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2016 21
Norway Heidi Weng 2016 21
Norway Heidi Weng 2017 21
9 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2011 19
10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2010 18

Most points per season

No. Skier Season  Points 
1 United States Jessie Diggins 2024 2746
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2012 2689
3 Norway Therese Johaug 2016 2681
4 Sweden Linn Svahn 2024 2571
5 Norway Therese Johaug 2020 2508
6 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 2419
7 Sweden Frida Karlsson 2024 2309
8 Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2016 2302
9 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2015 2172
Norway Heidi Weng 2016 2172

Highest overall advantage

No. Skier Season  Points 
1 Norway Therese Johaug 2020 811
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2015 784
3 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2010 744
4 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2005 569
Finland Virpi Kuitunen 2007 569
6 Norway Bente Skari 2003 558
7 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2013 514
8 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2011 495
9 Norway Heidi Weng 2017 414
10 Norway Therese Johaug 2016 379

Consecutive victories and podiums

As of 17 March 2024

Men

Consecutive victories

No. Skier Season(s) Wins
1 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2024 7
2 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 6
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 6
4 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 1996 5
Russia Sergey Ustiugov 2017 5
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2021 5
7 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 1994 4
Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 1995 4
Norway Petter Northug 2009 4
Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 2010 4
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2018 4

Consecutive podiums

No. Skier Season(s) Top 3
1 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 19951996 10
2 Sweden Gunde Svan 19851986 9
Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 19951996 9
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2021 9
5 Sweden Gunde Svan 1984 8
Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 19971998 8
Norway Thomas Alsgaard 1998 8
8 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 20232024 7
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2024 7
10 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 1994 6
Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 1996 6
Norway Petter Northug 2009 6
 Switzerland  Dario Cologna 2011 6
Russia Sergey Ustiugov 2017 6
Russia Alexander Bolshunov 2020 6
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2023 6

Women

Consecutive victories

No. Skier Season(s) Wins
1 Norway Marit Bjørgen 2015 7
2 Russia Yelena Välbe 1995 6
Norway Marit Bjørgen 20052006 6
Norway Marit Bjørgen 20122013 6
5 Italy Manuela Di Centa 1996 5
Russia Yelena Välbe 1997 5
Norway Bente Martinsen[nb 2] 1999 5
Norway Marit Bjørgen 2012 5
Norway Therese Johaug 2016 5
Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2019 5
Norway Therese Johaug 2020 5
12 Finland Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen[nb 1] 1984 4
Soviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent States Yelena Välbe 19911992 4
Russia Larisa Lazutina 1995 4
Norway Bente Skari 2003 4
Norway Marit Bjørgen 2010 4
Norway Marit Bjørgen 20102011 4
Norway Marit Bjørgen 20112012 4
Norway Therese Johaug 2019 4
Norway Therese Johaug 2020 4

Consecutive podiums

No. Skier Season(s) Top 3
1 Norway Marit Bjørgen 20142015 14
2 Russia Yelena Välbe 1997 11
Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2016 11
4 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 10
Norway Marit Bjørgen 2015 10
6 Soviet UnionCommonwealth of Independent States Yelena Välbe 19911992 8
Russia Lyubov Yegorova 19931994 8
Russia Larisa Lazutina 1995 8
Italy Stefania Belmondo 1997 8
Norway Heidi Weng 2015 8
Norway Heidi Weng 20162017 8

Youngest and oldest race winners

Men's youngest winners

     No.      Skier      Born      Date      Location      Race      Level      Age
1 Norway Petter Northug 06.01.1986 08.03.2006 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km C/F Pursuit World Cup 20 years 61 days
2 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 22.10.1996 18.02.2017 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 20 years 119 days
3 Norway Finn Hågen Krogh 06.09.1990 20.03.2011 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 20 years 195 days
4 Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 29.04.1961 09.01.1982 West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany 15 km Individual World Cup 20 years 255 days
5 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 31.12.1996 04.03.2018 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km C Individual World Cup 21 years 63 days
6 Sweden Gunde Svan 12.01.1962 19.03.1983 United States Anchorage, United States 15 km Individual World Cup 21 years 66 days
7 Russia Mikhail Devyatyarov Jr. 11.11.1985 21.03.2007 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 21 years 130 days
8 Russia Nikolay Morilov 11.08.1986 30.12.2007 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 1.0 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 21 years 141 days
9 Germany Janosch Brugger 06.06.1997 02.12.2018 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 15 km C Pursuit Stage World Cup 21 years 179 days
10 Russia Petr Sedov 24.08.1990 18.03.2012 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km C Pursuit Stage World Cup 21 years 207 days

Source:[10]

Women's youngest winners

     No.      Skier      Born      Date      Location      Race      Level      Age
1 East Germany Gaby Nestler 16.02.1967 11.01.1986 France Les Saisies, France 10 km F Individual World Cup 18 years 329 days
2 Finland Pirjo Manninen 08.03.1981 17.12.2000 Italy Brusson, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 19 years 284 days
3 Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová 15.02.1973 12.12.1992 Austria Ramsau, Austria 5 km Individual C World Cup 19 years 300 days
4 Sweden Linn Svahn 09.12.1999 14.12.2019  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 20 years 5 days
5 Norway Brit Pettersen 24.11.1961 12.03.1982 Sweden Falun, Sweden 20 km Individual World Cup 20 years 108 days
6 East Germany Simone Greiner-Petter 15.09.1967 15.01.1988 Italy Toblach, Italy 20 km F Individual World Cup 20 years 122 days
7 Sweden Hanna Falk 05.07.1989 05.12.2009 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 20 years 153 days
8 Sweden Charlotte Kalla 22.07.1987 06.01.2008 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km F Pursuit Stage World Cup 20 years 168 days
9 Norway Therese Johaug 25.06.1988 04.01.2009 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km F Pursuit Stage World Cup 20 years 193 days
10 Sweden Frida Karlsson 10.08.1999 07.03.2020 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km C Mass Start World Cup 20 years 210 days

Source:[11]

Men's oldest winners

     No.      Skier      Born      Date      Location      Race      Level      Age
1 Finland Harri Kirvesniemi 10.05.1958 11.03.2000 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km C Individual World Cup 41 years 306 days
2 Italy Giorgio Di Centa 07.10.1972 05.02.2010 Canada Canmore, Canada 15 km F Individual World Cup 37 years 121 days
3 Italy Maurilio De Zolt 25.09.1950 21.02.1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 50 km C Individual World Championships[nb 4] 36 years 149 days
4 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer 18.08.1977 30.11.2013 Finland Kuusamo, Finland 10 km C Individual Stage World Cup 36 years 104 days
5 Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset 06.12.1971 05.01.2008 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km C Mass Start Stage World Cup 36 years 30 days
6 Norway Erling Jevne 24.03.1966 15.12.2001  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 15 km C Individual World Cup 35 years 266 days
7 Italy Fulvio Valbusa 15.02.1969 06.02.2004 France La Clusaz, France 15 km F Individual World Cup 34 years 354 days
8 Norway Tor Arne Hetland 12.01.1974 29.12.2008 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 34 years 352 days
9 Estonia Andrus Veerpalu 08.02.1971 12.03.2005 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km C Individual World Cup 34 years 32 days
10 Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer 20.12.1974 17.01.2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 15 km + 15 km C/F Pursuit World Cup 34 years 29 days

Source:[12]

Women's oldest winners

     No.      Skier      Born      Date      Location      Race      Level      Age
1 Norway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 08.11.1964 07.01.2006 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 10 km C Individual World Cup 41 years 60 days
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen 21.03.1980 18.03.2018 Sweden Falun, Sweden World Cup Final Overall World Cup 37 years 362 days
3 Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 10.09.1955 07.03.1992 Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden 5 km C Individual World Cup 36 years 179 days
4 Russia Larisa Lazutina 01.06.1965 18.03.2001 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km C Individual World Cup 35 years 290 days
5 Finland Kerttu Niskanen 13.06.1988 16.03.2024 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km C Individual World Cup 35 years 277 days
6 Russia Nina Gavrylyuk 13.04.1965 27.12.1999  Switzerland  Engelberg, Switzerland Sprint C World Cup 34 years 259 days
7 Italy Gabriella Paruzzi 21.06.1969 25.01.2004 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 70 km C Mass Start World Cup 34 years 218 days
8 Norway Anita Moen 31.08.1967 29.12.2001 Austria Salzburg, Austria Sprint C World Cup 34 years 120 days
9 Norway Inger Helene Nybråten 08.12.1960 28.01.1995 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km C Individual World Cup 34 years 51 days
10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk 23.01.1983[nb 5] 04.02.2017 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea 7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Skiathlon World Cup 34 years 12 days

Source:[13]

Multi winners

Men's double winners

     No.      Date      Location      Race      Level      Winners
1 25.02.1982 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships  Norway
Lars Erik Eriksen
Ove Aunli
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
Oddvar Brå
 Soviet Union
Vladimir Nikitin
Oleksandr Batyuk
Yuriy Burlakov
Alexander Zavyalov
2 03.02.2007  Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland 15 km C Individual World Cup France Vincent Vittoz  Switzerland  Toni Livers

Women's double winners

     No.      Date      Location      Race      Level      Winners
1 20.12.1994 Italy Sappada, Italy 5 km F Individual World Cup Russia Nina Gavrylyuk Russia Yelena Välbe
2 23.11.2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 5 km F Individual World Cup Estonia Kristina Šmigun Germany Evi Sachenbacher
3 12.02.2005 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 10 km F Individual World Cup Russia Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Russia Olga Zavyalova
4 27.01.2018 Austria Seefeld, Austria 1.1 km Sprint F World Cup United States Sophie Caldwell  Switzerland  Laurien van der Graaff

World Cup all-time records

Men

Category Season(s) Record
Prize money in CHF (single season) 2016 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 407,200
Overall points 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2715
Margin of victory 2016 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 1032
Overall titles 19921999 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 6
Consecutive overall titles 19841986
19951997
Sweden Gunde Svan
Norway Bjørn Dæhlie
3
Sprint titles 20172024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 6
Distance titles 20112018  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 4
All titles (excluding U23) 20172024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 10
Victories (single season) 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 20
Sprint victories (single season) 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 10
Distance victories (single season) 2016 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 11
Stage event victories (single season) 2014 & 2016 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3
Victories (within one calendar year) 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 19
Sprint victories (within one calendar year) 2019
2023
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 9
Distance victories (within one calendar year) 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 9
Podiums (single season) 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 23
Podiums (within one calendar year) 2023 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 22
Total victories 20172024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 84
Sprint victories 20172024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 49
Distance victories 19901999 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 45
Tour de Ski victories 20092018  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 4
Stage event victories 20142017
20172023
Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
8
Victories at one venue 20172022 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (Ruka/Kuusamo) 10
Sprint victories at one venue 20182024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (Falun) 5
Distance victories at one venue 19891998 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov (Lahti) 6
Total podiums 20172024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 108
Sprint podiums 20172024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 60
Distance podiums 19901999 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie 80
Stage event podiums 20092016
20092018
Norway Petter Northug
 Switzerland  Dario Cologna
13
Top 10 results 20072022  Switzerland  Dario Cologna 164
World Cup starts 19942017 Italy Giorgio Di Centa 342
Youngest race winner 2006 Norway Petter Northug 20 y, 61 d
Oldest race winner 2000 Finland Harri Kirvesniemi 41 y, 306 d
Time between the first and the last victory 19822000 Finland Harri Kirvesniemi 17 y, 358 d
Consecutive wins (all / participated races) 2024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 7
Consecutive wins (sprint) 2024 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 7
Consecutive wins (distance & stage events) 2021 Russia Alexander Bolshunov 6
Consecutive podiums (all races) 19951996 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov 10

Sources:[14][15][8]


Women

Category Season(s) Record
Prize money in CHF (single season) 2016 Norway Therese Johaug 430,700
Overall points 2024 United States Jessie Diggins 2746
Margin of victory 2020 Norway Therese Johaug 811
Overall titles 19891997 Russia Yelena Välbe 5
Consecutive overall titles 19861988
20092011
Finland Marjo Matikainen
Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
3
Sprint titles 19982002
20032015
Norway Bente Skari (consecutive)
Norway Marit Bjørgen
5
Distance titles 20142022 Norway Therese Johaug 5
All titles (excluding U23) 20032015 Norway Marit Bjørgen 12
Victories (single season) 2020 Norway Therese Johaug 20
Sprint victories (single season) 2009
2016
Slovenia Petra Majdič
Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla
8
Distance victories (single season) 2020 Norway Therese Johaug 16
Stage event victories (single season) 2016 & 2020 Norway Therese Johaug 3
Victories (within one calendar year) 2012 Norway Marit Bjørgen 17
Sprint victories (within one calendar year) 2004 Norway Marit Bjørgen 9
Distance victories (within one calendar year) 2020 Norway Therese Johaug 12
Podiums (single season) 2012 Norway Marit Bjørgen 29
Podiums (within one calendar year) 2016 Norway Heidi Weng 28
Total victories 20032018 Norway Marit Bjørgen 114
Sprint victories 20032015 Norway Marit Bjørgen 40
Distance victories 20092022 Norway Therese Johaug 71
Tour de Ski victories 20102013 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk (consecutive) 4
Stage event victories 20142017 Norway Marit Bjørgen 12
Victories at one venue 20062018 Norway Marit Bjørgen (Ruka/Kuusamo) 16
Sprint victories at one venue 20142022 Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla (Drammen) 6
Distance victories at one venue 20112022 Norway Therese Johaug (Ruka/Kuusamo) 11
Total podiums 20032018 Norway Marit Bjørgen 184
Sprint podiums 20032018 Norway Marit Bjørgen 60
Distance podiums 20072022 Norway Therese Johaug 127
Stage event podiums 20072018 Norway Marit Bjørgen 16
Top 10 results 20032018 Norway Marit Bjørgen 249
World Cup starts 19982018 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 378
Youngest race winner 1986 East Germany Gaby Nestler 18 y, 329 d
Oldest race winner 2006 Norway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 41 y, 60 d
Time between the first and the last victory 20032018 Norway Marit Bjørgen 15 y, 136 d
Consecutive wins (all races) 2015 Norway Marit Bjørgen 7
Consecutive wins (participated races) 2003 Norway Bente Skari 10
Consecutive wins (sprint) 20042005 Norway Marit Bjørgen 11
Consecutive wins (distance & stage events) 2020 Norway Therese Johaug 12
Consecutive podiums (all races) 20142015 Norway Marit Bjørgen 14

Sources:[14][9]

World Cup scoring system

1981/82 season to 2005/06 season

Seasons Races Place
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1981/821984/85 Individual 26 22 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded
Relay
1985/861991/92 Individual 25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded
Relay
1992/932005/06 Individual 100 80 60 50 45 40 36 32 29 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Team Sprint[a]
Relay 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
a. 1 Team sprint discipline was first introduced in 1995/96 season.

2006/07 season to 2021/22

Races Place
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - 40 >40
Individual 100 80 60 50 45 40 36 32 29 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Nordic Opening[a] 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
World Cup Final[b]
Relay (Nations Cup)
Team Sprint (Nations Cup)
Ski Tour 2020[c] 300 240 180 150 135 120 108 96 87 78 72 66 60 54 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3
Tour de Ski[d] 400 320 240 200 180 160 144 128 116 104 96 88 80 72 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 20 20 20 20 10 5
Ski Tour Canada[e] 400 320 240 200 180 160 144 128 116 104 96 88 80 72 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4
Stage Nordic Opening[a] 50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Stage World Cup Final[b]
Stage Ski Tour 2020[c]
Stage Tour de Ski[d]
Stage Ski Tour Canada[e]
Relay (Individual)[f] 25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded
Team Sprint (Individual)
Bonus points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded

since 2022/2023 season

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Individual 100 95 90 85 80 75 72 69 66 63 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Relay (Nations Cup) 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 points were not awarded
Team Sprint (Nations Cup)
Tour de Ski 300 285 270 255 240 225 216 207 198 189 180 174 168 162 156 150 144 138 132 126 120 114 108 102 96 90 84 78 72 66 60 57 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3
Stage Tour de Ski 50 47 44 41 38 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded
Relay (Individual points) 25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded
Team Sprint (Individual points)
Bonus points (Mass Start checkpoints) 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded
Sprint Qualifications
a. 1 2 Nordic Opening is held annually since 2010/11 season.
b. 1 2 World Cup Final is held since 2007/08 season, except 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2019/20 seasons. The stages of its first edition were not counted as a Stage World Cup race, hence no World Cup points were awarded.
c. 1 2 Ski Tour 2020 was held only in 2019/20 season.
d. 1 2 Tour de Ski is held annually since 2006/07 season. World Cup points were not awarded for the stage races in its first edition.
e. 1 2 Ski Tour Canada was held only in 2015/16 season.
f. 1 Individual World Cup points for places in Relays and Team Sprints since 2020/21 season.

Timeline calendar

Season Men Men's Team Women Women's Team Mixed Team
DI SP ST Total RL TS Total DI SP ST Total RL TS Total MR MTS Total
1981–82 10 10 1 1 10 10 1 1
1982–83 10 10 10 10
1983–84 10 10 4 4 10 10 4 4
1984–85 10 10 5 5 11 11 5 5
1985–86 9 9 5 5 9 9 5 5
1986–87 11 11 6 6 11 11 6 6
1987–88 11 11 6 6 10 10 6 6
1988–89 12 12 5 5 12 12 5 5
1989–90 11 11 5 5 11 11 6 6
1990–91 12 12 5 5 12 12 5 5
1991–92 12 12 5 5 12 12 5 5
1992–93 13 13 6 6 12 12 6 6
1993–94 13 13 6 6 13 13 6 6
1994–95 15 15 6 6 15 15 6 6
1995–96 15 1 16 5 1 6 15 1 16 4 1 5
1996–97 14 1 15 5 1 6 14 1 15 6 1 7
1997–98 11 1 12 3 1 4 11 1 12 3 1 4
1998–99 15 4 19 6 1 7 15 4 19 6 1 7
1999–00 15 6 21 5 1 6 15 6 21 5 1 6
2000–01 13 7 20 3 1 4 13 7 20 3 1 4
2001–02 13 7 20 3 2 5 13 7 20 3 2 5
2002–03 13 8 21 4 2 6 13 8 21 4 2 6 1 1
2003–04 17 8 25 5 4 9 17 8 25 5 4 9
2004–05 12 8 20 3 4 7 12 8 20 3 4 7
2005–06 15 9 24 2 3 5 15 9 24 2 3 5
2006–07 15 10 1 26 4 1 5 15 10 1 26 4 1 5
2007–08 20 11 1 32 3 2 5 20 11 1 32 3 2 5
2008–09 18 12 2 32 2 2 4 18 12 2 32 2 2 4
2009–10 18 12 2 32 2 2 4 18 12 2 32 2 2 4
2010–11 18 11 3 32 3 2 5 18 11 3 32 3 2 5
2011–12 22 13 3 38 2 2 4 22 13 3 38 2 2 4
2012–13 19 10 3 32 2 3 5 19 10 3 32 2 3 5
2013–14 15 11 3 29 1 2 3 15 11 3 29 1 2 3
2014–15 16 10 2 28 1 1 16 10 2 28 1 1
2015–16 21 12 3 36 2 1 3 21 12 3 36 2 1 3
2016–17 18 10 3 31 2 2 4 18 10 3 31 2 2 4
2017–18 17 10 3 30 1 1 17 10 3 30 1 1
2018–19 17 12 3 32 2 2 4 17 12 3 32 2 2 4
2019–20 19 11 3 33 2 2 4 19 11 3 33 2 2 4
2020–21 14 7 2 23 1 2 3 14 7 2 23 1 2 3
2021–22 11 9 1 21 1 1 2 11 9 1 21 1 1 2 1 1 2
2022–23 17 13 1 31 1 2 3 17 13 1 31 1 2 3 2 2
2023–24 20 13 1 34 2 1 3 20 13 1 34 2 1 3 1 1
Total events 627 257 40 924 142 52 194 626 257 40 923 143 52 195 5 1 6
Double wins 1 1 1 1 3 1 4
Total winners 628 257 40 925 143 52 195 629 258 40 927 143 52 195 5 1 6

World Cup hosts

Country Place Seasons
'82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24
 Austria Kitzbühel
Linz
Ramsau
Salzburg
Seefeld
Tauplitzalm
 Bulgaria Vitosha
 Canada Calgary
Canmore
Gatineau
Labrador City
Montreal
Quebec City
Silver Star
Thunder Bay
Vernon
Whistler
 China Changchun
Beijing
 Czech Republic[a] Liberec
Nové Město
Prague
 Czechoslovakia Stachy, Zadov
 Estonia Otepää
Tallinn
 Finland Kuopio
Kuusamo/Ruka
Lahti
Muonio
Rovaniemi
Vantaa
Vuokatti
 France Albertville
Autrans
La Bresse
La Clusaz
La Forclaz
Lamoura-Mouthe
Les Rousses
Les Saisies
 Germany Dresden
Düsseldorf
Furtwangen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Klingenthal
Munich
Oberhof
Oberstdorf
Reit im Winkl
 Italy Asiago
Bormio
Brusson
Clusone
Cogne/Val d'Aosta
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Kastelruth
Livigno
Milan
Pragelato
Santa Caterina
Sappada
Toblach
Val di Fiemme
Val di Sole
Valdidentro
 Japan Sapporo
Hakuba
 Norway Beitostølen
Drammen
Konnerud
Lillehammer
Meråker
Oslo
Sjusjøen
Trondheim
Vang
 Poland Szklarska Poręba
 Russia[b] Kavgolovo
Moscow
Rybinsk
Sochi
Tyumen
 Slovakia[a] Štrbské Pleso
 Slovenia[c] Bohinj
Planica
Rogla
 South Korea Pyeongchang
 Soviet Union Minsk
Murmansk
Saint Petersburg[d]
Syktyvkar
 Sweden Borlänge
Falun
Funäsdalen
Gothenburg
Gällivare
Kiruna
Mora
Sollefteå
Stockholm
Sunne
Ulricehamn
Umeå
Åre
Örnsköldsvik
Östersund
  Switzerland  Bern
Campra
Davos
Engadin
Engelberg
Goms
Lenzerheide
Le Brassus
Pontresina
Ulrichen
Val Müstair
 United States Anchorage
Biwabik
Fairbanks
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Soldier Hollow
 Yugoslavia Sarajevo
a. 1 2 As Czechoslovakia until 1992.
b. 1 As Soviet Union until 1991.
c. 1 As Yugoslavia until 1991.
d. 1 As Leningrad until 1991.

World Cup Finals

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen married with Harri Kirvesniemi in 1984 and have used her married name since then.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Bente Martinsen married with Geir Skari in 1999 and have used her married name since then.
  3. ^ Team events (relays and team sprints) are not included in the table due to lack of appropriate sources for many relay races prior to 1995/96 World Cup season.
  4. ^ Until 1999 World Championships and 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
  5. ^ Kowalczyk stated in an interview that she was in fact born on 19 January 1983, but a registrar mistakenly noted 23 January, which wasn't officially corrected. Hence, her registered birthday at FIS is used in computing her age.

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