FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup

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FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup
GenreCross-country skiing
Date(s)Northern wintertime season
BeginsJanuary
EndsMarch
Location(s)Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Montenegro
Moldova
North Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Turkey
Inaugurated2005 (2005)
Organised byInternational Ski Federation

The FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). It is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a second-level competition ranked below the World Cup. The Balkan Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but are mainly a competition for skiers from eleven nations; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

The Balkan Cup has been held since the 2005–06 season and has been a part of the Cross-Country Continental Cup since then.

World Cup qualification[]

In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.

Overall winners[]

Men[]

Season Winner Second Third
Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (1) Greece Turkey
Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (1) Turkey Sabahattin Oğlago Turkey
Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (2) Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Turkey Sabahattin Oğlago
Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (2) Romania Petrică Hogiu Turkey
Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (3) Bulgaria North Macedonia Darko Damjanovski
Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (3) Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Plakalović
Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (4) Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov Romania Petrică Hogiu
Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (3) Croatia Edi Dadić Croatia Andrej Burić
Bulgaria Andrey Gridin Croatia Edi Dadić Serbia Milanko Petrović
Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (5) Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov Romania Petrică Hogiu
Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (4) Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Plakalović Serbia
Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (5) Serbia Croatia Edi Dadić
Bulgaria (2) Bulgaria Bulgaria Yordan Chuchuganov
2019[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Edi Dadić Bosnia and Herzegovina
[2] Romania Petrică Hogiu Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Ömer Ayçiçek
Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (6) Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Petrică Hogiu

Women[]

Season Winner Second Third
Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (1) Bulgaria Greece
Turkey Kelime Çetinkaya (1) Romania Mónika György Romania
Turkey Kelime Çetinkaya (2) Romania Mónika György Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova
Turkey Kelime Çetinkaya (3) Romania Mónika György Romania
Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (2) Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva Romania Mónika György
Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva (1) Greece Bulgaria
Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (3) Romania Mónika György Romania
Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva (2) Croatia Vedrana Malec Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova
Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (4) Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva Croatia Vedrana Malec
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tanja Karišik Romania Timea Sara Croatia Vedrana Malec
Croatia Vedrana Malec (1) Turkey Turkey
Croatia Vedrana Malec (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece
Bulgaria Serbia Greece
2019[3] Croatia Vedrana Malec (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia
[4] Croatia Vedrana Malec (4) Serbia Serbia
Croatia Romania Tímea Lőrincz Serbia

References[]

  1. ^ "Balkan Cup Overall 2019 Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Balkan Cup Overall 2020 Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Balkan Cup Overall 2019 Women". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Balkan Cup Overall 2020 Women". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

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