FIS Cross-Country World Cup

FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Genre	Cross-country skiing
Date(s)	Northern wintertime season
Begins	November
Ends	March
Location(s)	Europe Russia Canada United States (rare) Japan (rare) China (rare) South Korea (rare)
Inaugurated	1973 (1973) (unofficial - men) 1978 (1978) (unofficial - women) 9 January 1982 (9 January 1982) (men & women)
Previous event	2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Next event
Organised by	International Ski Federation
People	Pierre Mignerey (race director)[1] Michal Lamplot (asst. race director)[1]
Sponsor	Coop 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 15 km, 30 km, Skiathlon and 50 km for the men and 10 km, 15 km, Skiathlon and 30 km for ladies.^[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, 80 for second place, 60 for third place, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. In Stage World Cup races; Tour de Ski, World Cup Final and mini-tours, 50 points are awarded to the winner, 46 for second place, 43 for third place, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. The overall winners of the Stage World Cup events are awarded 400 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 different 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.)

Overall World Cup standings[]

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

Men[]      Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third 1973–74[a] Ivar Formo Juha Mieto    Eduard Hauser 1974–75[a] Oddvar Brå Odd Martinsen Juha Mieto 1975–76[a] Juha Mieto Arto Koivisto Ivar Formo 1976–77[a] Thomas Wassberg Juha Mieto (2) Thomas Magnusson 1977–78[a] Sven-Åke Lundbäck Lars-Erik Eriksen Magne Myrmo 1978–79[b] Oddvar Brå (2) Lars-Erik Eriksen (2) Sven-Åke Lundbäck 1979–80[a] Juha Mieto (2) Thomas Wassberg Lars-Erik Eriksen 1980–81[b] Alexander Zavyalov Oddvar Brå Ove Aunli 1981–82 Bill Koch Thomas Wassberg Harri Kirvesniemi 1982–83 Alexander Zavyalov (2) Gunde Svan Bill Koch 1983–84 Gunde Svan Thomas Wassberg Harri Kirvesniemi (2) 1984–85 Gunde Svan Tor Håkon Holte Ove Aunli (2) 1985–86 Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren Vladimir Smirnov 1986–87 Torgny Mogren Thomas Wassberg (4) Gunde Svan 1987–88 Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 1988–89 Gunde Svan (5) Vegard Ulvang Torgny Mogren 1989–90 Vegard Ulvang Gunde Svan (2) Bjørn Dæhlie 1990–91 Vladimir Smirnov Torgny Mogren (3) Bjørn Dæhlie (2) 1991–92 Bjørn Dæhlie Vegard Ulvang (2) Vladimir Smirnov 1992–93 Bjørn Dæhlie Vladimir Smirnov Vegard Ulvang 1993–94 Vladimir Smirnov (2) Bjørn Dæhlie Jari Isometsä 1994–95 Bjørn Dæhlie Vladimir Smirnov Silvio Fauner 1995–96 Bjørn Dæhlie Vladimir Smirnov (3) Jari Isometsä (2) 1996–97 Bjørn Dæhlie Mika Myllylä Fulvio Valbusa 1997–98 Thomas Alsgaard Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Vladimir Smirnov (3) 1998–99 Bjørn Dæhlie (6) Mikhail Botwinov Mika Myllylä 1999–00 Johann Mühlegg Jari Isometsä Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset 2000–01 Per Elofsson Johann Mühlegg Thomas Alsgaard 2001–02 Per Elofsson (2) Thomas Alsgaard Anders Aukland 2002–03 Mathias Fredriksson René Sommerfeldt Jörgen Brink 2003–04 René Sommerfeldt Mathias Fredriksson Jens Arne Svartedal 2004–05 Axel Teichmann Vincent Vittoz Tor Arne Hetland 2005–06 Tobias Angerer Jens Arne Svartedal Tor Arne Hetland (2) 2006–07 Tobias Angerer (2) Alexander Legkov Eldar Rønning 2007–08 Lukáš Bauer René Sommerfeldt (2) Pietro Piller Cottrer 2008–09    Dario Cologna Petter Northug Ola Vigen Hattestad 2009–10 Petter Northug Lukáš Bauer Marcus Hellner 2010–11    Dario Cologna Petter Northug Daniel Rickardsson 2011–12    Dario Cologna Devon Kershaw Petter Northug 2012–13 Petter Northug (2) Alexander Legkov    Dario Cologna 2013–14 Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Legkov (3) Alex Harvey 2014–15    Dario Cologna (4) Petter Northug Calle Halfvarsson 2015–16 Martin Johnsrud Sundby Petter Northug (4) Finn Hågen Krogh 2016–17 Martin Johnsrud Sundby (3) Sergey Ustiugov Alex Harvey (2) 2017–18 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo    Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2018–19 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2) Alexander Bolshunov Sjur Røthe 2019–20 Alexander Bolshunov Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Pål Golberg 2020–21 Alexander Bolshunov (2) Ivan Yakimushkin Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 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] Galina Kulakova Raisa Smetanina Zinaida Amosova 1979–80 N/A 1980–81[a] Raisa Smetanina Berit Aunli Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková 1981–82 Berit Aunli Britt Pettersen Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková 1982–83 Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen[nb 1] Britt Pettersen (2) Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková (3) 1983–84 Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen[nb 1] (2) Raisa Smetanina (2) Anne Jahren 1984–85 Anette Bøe Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Britt Pettersen 1985–86 Marjo Matikainen Marianne Dahlmo Britt Pettersen (2) 1986–87 Marjo Matikainen Anfisa Reztsova Marianne Dahlmo 1987–88 Marjo Matikainen (3) Marie-Helene Westin Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 1988–89 Yelena Välbe Alžběta Havrančíková Tamara Tikhonova 1989–90 Larisa Lazutina Yelena Välbe Trude Dybendahl 1990–91 Yelena Välbe Stefania Belmondo Lyubov Yegorova 1991–92 Yelena Välbe Stefania Belmondo Lyubov Yegorova (2) 1992–93 Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe Stefania Belmondo 1993–94 Manuela Di Centa Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe 1994–95 Yelena Välbe Nina Gavrylyuk Larisa Lazutina 1995–96 Manuela Di Centa (2) Yelena Välbe (3) Larisa Lazutina 1996–97 Yelena Välbe (5) Stefania Belmondo Kateřina Neumannová 1997–98 Larisa Lazutina (2) Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Stefania Belmondo 1998–99 Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Stefania Belmondo (4) Nina Gavrylyuk 1999–00 Bente Martinsen[nb 2] Kristina Šmigun Larisa Lazutina 2000–01 Yuliya Chepalova Bente Skari (2) Larisa Lazutina (4) 2001–02 Bente Skari Kateřina Neumannová Stefania Belmondo (3) 2002–03 Bente Skari (4) Kristina Šmigun (2) Gabriella Paruzzi 2003–04 Gabriella Paruzzi Marit Bjørgen Valentina Shevchenko 2004–05 Marit Bjørgen Kateřina Neumannová (2) Virpi Kuitunen 2005–06 Marit Bjørgen Beckie Scott Yuliya Chepalova 2006–07 Virpi Kuitunen Marit Bjørgen Kateřina Neumannová (2) 2007–08 Virpi Kuitunen (2) Astrid Jacobsen Justyna Kowalczyk 2008–09 Justyna Kowalczyk Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2009–10 Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Petra Majdič 2010–11 Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Arianna Follis 2011–12 Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug 2012–13 Justyna Kowalczyk (4) Therese Johaug Kikkan Randall 2013–14 Therese Johaug Marit Bjørgen (5) Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 2014–15 Marit Bjørgen (4) Therese Johaug (2) Heidi Weng 2015–16 Therese Johaug Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng (2) 2016–17 Heidi Weng Krista Pärmäkoski Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2017–18 Heidi Weng (2) Jessie Diggins Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2) 2018–19 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Natalya Nepryayeva Therese Johaug (2) 2019–20 Therese Johaug (3) Heidi Weng Natalya Nepryayeva 2020–21 Jessie Diggins Yuliya Stupak Ebba Andersson a. 1 2 Trial World Cup Source:[9]

• With 6 overall World Cup titles Bjørn Dæhlie is record-holder among both men and ladies.

Sprint World Cup standings[]

Men[]      Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third 1996–97 Bjørn Dæhlie Fulvio Valbusa Silvio Fauner 1997–98 Thomas Alsgaard Bjørn Dæhlie Vladimir Smirnov 1998–99 Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Mathias Fredriksson 1999–00 Morten Brørs Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (2) Håvard Solbakken 2000–01 Jan Jacob Verdenius Cristian Zorzi Tor Arne Hetland 2001–02 Trond Iversen Jens Arne Svartedal Cristian Zorzi 2002–03 Thobias Fredriksson Tor Arne Hetland Lauri Pyykönen 2003–04 Thobias Fredriksson (2) Jens Arne Svartedal (2) Håvard Bjerkeli 2004–05 Tor Arne Hetland Eldar Rønning Trond Iversen 2005–06 Björn Lind Thobias Fredriksson Tor Arne Hetland 2006–07 Jens Arne Svartedal Trond Iversen Emil Jönsson 2007–08 Ola Vigen Hattestad Emil Jönsson John Kristian Dahl 2008–09 Ola Vigen Hattestad Renato Pasini Tor Arne Hetland (3) 2009–10 Emil Jönsson Petter Northug Alexei Petukhov 2010–11 Emil Jönsson Ola Vigen Hattestad Jesper Modin 2011–12 Teodor Peterson Nikolay Morilov Eirik Brandsdal 2012–13 Emil Jönsson (3) Petter Northug Nikita Kriukov 2013–14 Ola Vigen Hattestad (3) Eirik Brandsdal Josef Wenzl 2014–15 Finn Hågen Krogh Eirik Brandsdal (2) Federico Pellegrino 2015–16 Federico Pellegrino Petter Northug (3) Finn Hågen Krogh 2016–17 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Federico Pellegrino Sindre Bjørnestad Skar 2017–18 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Federico Pellegrino Lucas Chanavat 2018–19 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Federico Pellegrino (3) Eirik Brandsdal (2) 2019–20 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (4) Erik Valnes Pål Golberg 2020–21 Federico Pellegrino (2) Gleb Retivykh Alexander Bolshunov

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

Distance World Cup standings[]

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

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

U23 World Cup standings[] Men[] Season Winner Runner-up Third 2014–15 Francesco De Fabiani Sergey Ustiugov Sondre Turvoll Fossli 2015–16 Francesco De Fabiani (2) Sondre Turvoll Fossli Richard Jouve 2016–17 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Jens Burman Lucas Chanavat 2017–18 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Alexander Bolshunov Aleksey Chervotkin 2018–19 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (3) Alexander Bolshunov (2) Denis Spitsov 2019–20 Hugo Lapalus Alexander Terentyev 2020–21 Hugo Lapalus (2) Alexander Terentyev Women[] Season Winner Runner-up Third 2014–15 Stina Nilsson Teresa Stadlober    Nathalie von Siebenthal 2015–16 Stina Nilsson (2)    Nathalie von Siebenthal Teresa Stadlober 2016–17 Anamarija Lampič Yuliya Belorukova    Nadine Fähndrich 2017–18 Natalya Nepryayeva Anastasia Sedova Ebba Andersson 2018–19 Ebba Andersson Tiril Udnes Weng 2019–20 Ebba Andersson (2) Linn Svahn Frida Karlsson 2020–21 Linn Svahn Helene Marie Fossesholm Frida Karlsson (2) 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 (4)  Norway  Norway 2017–18  Norway  Sweden (7)  Russia (3)  Norway  Norway 2018–19  Norway  Russia  Sweden  Norway  Norway 2019–20  Norway (32)  Russia (16)  Sweden  Norway (32)  Norway (23) 2020–21  Russia (3)  Norway (6)  Sweden (14)  Russia (3)  Sweden World Cup title winners[] Overall titles[] Men[] Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years Bjørn Dæhlie 6 2 2 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 Gunde Svan 5 2 1 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989    Dario Cologna 4 1 1 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3 0 1 2014, 2016, 2017 Petter Northug 2 4 1 2010, 2013 Vladimir Smirnov 2 3 3 1991, 1994 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2 1 1 2018, 2019 Alexander Bolshunov 2 1 0 2020, 2021 Per Elofsson 2 0 0 2001, 2002 Tobias Angerer 2 0 0 2006, 2007 Torgny Mogren 1 3 1 1987 Vegard Ulvang 1 2 1 1990 René Sommerfeldt 1 2 0 2004 Thomas Alsgaard 1 1 1 1998 Johann Mühlegg 1 1 0 2000 Mathias Fredriksson 1 1 0 2003 Lukáš Bauer 1 1 0 2008 Bill Koch 1 0 1 1982 Alexander Zavyalov 1 0 0 1983 Axel Teichmann 1 0 0 2005 Women[] Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years Yelena Välbe 5 3 1 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997 Marit Bjørgen 4 5 0 2005, 2006, 2012, 2015 Bente Skari 4 2 0 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 Justyna Kowalczyk 4 1 1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Therese Johaug 3 2 2 2014, 2016, 2020 Marjo Matikainen 3 0 0 1986, 1987, 1988 Heidi Weng 2 1 2 2017, 2018 Larisa Lazutina 2 0 4 1990, 1998 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 2 0 1 1983, 1984 Virpi Kuitunen 2 0 1 2007, 2008 Manuela Di Centa 2 0 0 1994, 1996 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 1 1 2 2019 Lyubov Yegorova 1 1 2 1993 Jessie Diggins 1 1 0 2021 Yuliya Chepalova 1 0 1 2001 Gabriella Paruzzi 1 0 1 2004 Berit Aunli 1 0 0 1982 Anette Bøe 1 0 0 1985 Sprint titles[] Men[] Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 4 0 0 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Emil Jönsson 3 1 1 2010, 2011, 2013 Ola Vigen Hattestad 3 1 0 2008, 2009, 2014 Federico Pellegrino 2 3 1 2016, 2021 Bjørn Dæhlie 2 1 0 1997, 1999 Thobias Fredriksson 2 1 0 2003, 2004 Jens Arne Svartedal 1 2 0 2007 Tor Arne Hetland 1 1 3 2005 Trond Iversen 1 1 1 2002 Finn Hågen Krogh 1 0 1 2015 Thomas Alsgaard 1 0 0 1998 Morten Brørs 1 0 0 2000 Jan Jacob Verdenius 1 0 0 2001 Björn Lind 1 0 0 2006 Teodor Peterson 1 0 0 2012 Women[] Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years Marit Bjørgen 5 1 2 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015 Bente Skari 5 1 0 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Maiken Caspersen Falla 3 2 1 2016, 2017, 2018 Petra Majdič 3 1 1 2008, 2009, 2011 Kikkan Randall 3 0 1 2012, 2013, 2014 Stina Nilsson 1 2 1 2019 Virpi Kuitunen 1 1 1 2007 Justyna Kowalczyk 1 1 0 2010 Stefania Belmondo 1 0 1 1997 Linn Svahn 1 0 1 2020 Anamarija Lampič 1 0 1 2021 Distance titles[] Men[] Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years    Dario Cologna 4 2 0 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3 2 1 2014, 2016, 2017 Alexander Bolshunov 3 0 0 2019, 2020, 2021 Tobias Angerer 2 0 1 2006, 2007 Lukáš Bauer 1 1 1 2008 Alexander Legkov 1 1 1 2013 Johann Mühlegg 1 1 0 2000[a] Pietro Piller Cottrer 1 1 0 2009 Mika Myllylä 1 0 2 1997[a] Petter Northug 1 0 2 2010 Mikhail Botvinov 1 0 1 1999[a] René Sommerfeldt 1 0 1 2004 Thomas Alsgaard 1 0 0 1998[a] Jari Isometsä 1 0 0 2000[b] Axel Teichmann 1 0 0 2005 a. 1 2 3 4 Long Distance World Cup b. 1 Middle Distance World Cup Women[] Skier Titles Runner-up Third Winning Years Therese Johaug 4 2 2 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 Justyna Kowalczyk 4 1 1 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 Marit Bjørgen 3 4 0 2005, 2012, 2015 Heidi Weng 2 2 1 2017, 2018 Kristina Šmigun 2 1 2 1999[a], 2000[b] Larisa Lazutina 2 0 2 1998[a], 2000[a] Virpi Kuitunen 2 0 0 2007, 2008 Valentina Shevchenko 1 1 0 2004 Jessie Diggins 1 0 1 2021 Yelena Välbe 1 0 0 1997[a] 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 4 January 2022   Active skiers Most successful race winners[] Men[] Main article: List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup men's race winners Rank Skier Career World Cup Stage World Cup (Nordic Opening, Tour de Ski, WC Final) Total wins Wins Distance Sprint Stage events Wins Distance Sprint 1 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2016–active 26 2 17 7 21 9 12 47 2 Bjørn Dæhlie 1989–1999 46 45 1 – – – – 46 3 Petter Northug 2005–2017 20 8 6 6 18 15 3 38 4 Gunde Svan 1983–1991 30 30 – – – – – 30 Vladimir Smirnov 1982–1999 30 30 – – – – – 30 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2005–2020 19 11 – 8 11 11 – 30 7 Alexander Bolshunov 2017–active 20 16 1 3 8 8 – 28 8    Dario Cologna 2007–active 15 7 2 6 11 11 – 26 9 Lukáš Bauer 1997–2016 11 9 – 2 7 7 – 18 10 Emil Jönsson 2003–2018 13 – 13 – 3 – 3 16 Federico Pellegrino 2010–active 11 – 11 – 5 – 5 16 12 Sergey Ustiugov 2013–active 4 1 2 1 11 8 3 15 13 Torgny Mogren 1983–1998 13 13 – – – – – 13 Thomas Alsgaard 1993–2003 13 11 2 – – – – 13 Ola Vigen Hattestad 2003–2017 13 – 13 – – – – 13 Tor Arne Hetland 1995–2009 11 2 9 – 2 – 2 13 Axel Teichmann 1998–2014 8 8 – – 5 5 – 13 18 Jens Arne Svartedal 1997–2010 12 1 11 – – – – 12 19 Per Elofsson 1996–2003 11 11 – – – – – 11 Tobias Angerer 1998–2014 11 10 – 1 – – – 11 Eldar Rønning 2003–2015 7 4 3 – 4 3 1 11 Alexey Poltoranin 2004–active 4 3 1 – 7 7 – 11 Women[] Main article: List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup women's race winners Rank Skier Career World Cup Stage World Cup (Nordic Opening, Tour de Ski, WC Final) Total wins Wins Distance Sprint Stage events Wins Distance Sprint 1 Marit Bjørgen 1999–2018 84 41 31 12 30 21 9 114 2 Therese Johaug 2007–active 42 32 – 10 37 36 1 79 3 Justyna Kowalczyk 2001–2018 31 19 7 5 19 14 5 50 4 Yelena Välbe 1987–1998 45 44 1 – – – – 45 5 Bente Skari 1992–2003 42 25 17 – – – – 42 6 Virpi Kuitunen 1997–2010 20 11 7 2 7 5 2 27 7 Petra Majdič 1999–2011 16 1 15 – 8 2 6 24 8 Stefania Belmondo 1989–2002 23 23 – – – – – 23 Stina Nilsson 2012–2020 12 – 11 1 11 4 7 23 10 Larisa Lazutina 1984–2002 21 21 – – – – – 21 Maiken Caspersen Falla 2008–active 15 – 15 – 6 – 6 21 12 Kateřina Neumannová 1992–2007 18 16 2 – 1 1 – 19 13 Yuliya Chepalova 1995–2010 18 17 1 – – – – 18 14 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2008–active 5 2 2 1 12 11 1 17 15 Kristina Šmigun 1994–2010 16 14 2 – – – – 16 16 Manuela Di Centa 1982–1998 15 15 – – – – – 15 17 Lyubov Yegorova 1984–2003 13 13 – – – – – 13 Kikkan Randall 2001–2018 11 – 11 – 2 – 2 13 Heidi Weng 2010–active 5 2 – 3 8 7 1 13 20 Charlotte Kalla 2006–active 7 5 – 2 5 4 1 12 Jessie Diggins 2011–active 4 2 1 1 8 7 1 12 22 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 1982–1994 11 11 – – – – – 11 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 4 January 2022   Countries no longer exist Rank Nation   Total wins   Wins by disciplines Men   Women Men Women All DI SP SE DI SP SE 1  Norway 351 349 700 200 128 23 236 87 26 2  Sweden 132 72 204 94 38 – 23 46 3 3  Russia 94 100 194 68 20 6 88 11 1 4  Finland 35 71 106 34 1 – 55 14 2 5  Italy 44 52 96 19 25 – 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  Germany 36 7 43 32 3 1 6 1 – 9  Czech Republic 18 19 37 16 – 2 17 2 – 10  United States 7 29 36 6 1 – 11 17 1 11  Kazakhstan 34 – 34 33 1 – – – – 12    Switzerland 28 4 32 19 3 6 1 3 – 13  Slovenia – 29 29 – – – 4 25 – 14  France 23 – 23 20 3 – – – – 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 854 856 1710 588 228 38 589 229 38 Most World Cup podiums, top 10 results and individual starts[] As of 4 January 2022   Active skiers Men's career podiums[]      No.      Skier      1st      2nd      3rd      Total 1 Petter Northug 38 29 17 84 2 Bjørn Dæhlie 46 23 12 81 3 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 30 26 18 74 4    Dario Cologna 26 28 19 73 5 Vladimir Smirnov 30 21 15 66 6 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 47 14 4 65 7 Alexander Bolshunov 28 12 19 59 8 Gunde Svan 30 11 5 46 Sergey Ustiugov 15 19 12 46 10 Lukáš Bauer 18 13 7 38 Men's career top 10s[]      No.      Skier      Top 10 1    Dario Cologna 163 2 Petter Northug 145 3 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 131 4 Alex Harvey 112 5 Bjørn Dæhlie 105 6 Lukáš Bauer 99 7 Vladimir Smirnov 98 8 Alexander Bolshunov 95 9 Marcus Hellner 93 10 Alexander Legkov 90 Men's individual starts[]      No.      Skier      Race      Tour      Starts 1 Giorgio Di Centa 322 20 342 2 Jean-Marc Gaillard 300 34 334 3 Devon Kershaw 290 29 319 4    Dario Cologna 284 33 317 5 Alex Harvey 258 29 287 6 Tobias Angerer 260 17 277 7 Maurice Manificat 239 29 268 8 Lukáš Bauer 237 18 255 9 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 221 26 247 10 Andrew Newell 220 26 246 Women's career podiums[]      No.      Skier      1st      2nd      3rd      Total 1 Marit Bjørgen 114 43 27 184 2 Therese Johaug 79 35 32 146 3 Justyna Kowalczyk 50 33 21 104 4 Heidi Weng 13 43 47 103 5 Yelena Välbe 45 20 16 81 6 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 17 24 30 71 7 Stefania Belmondo 23 26 17 66 8 Larisa Lazutina 21 19 22 62 9 Bente Skari 42 13 5 60 10 Charlotte Kalla 12 28 19 59 Women's career top 10s[]      No.      Skier      Top 10 1 Marit Bjørgen 249 2 Justyna Kowalczyk 199 3 Therese Johaug 192 4 Heidi Weng 183 5 Charlotte Kalla 175 6 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 166 7 Krista Pärmäkoski 164 8 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 153 9 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 139 10 Stefania Belmondo 130 Women's individual starts[]      No.       Skier      Race      Tour      Starts 1 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 354 24 378 2 Stefanie Böhler 343 27 370 3 Justyna Kowalczyk 319 23 342 4 Marit Bjørgen 303 21 324 5 Anne Kyllönen 278 30 308 6 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 265 30 295 7 Valentyna Shevchenko 276 17 293 Krista Pärmäkoski 262 31 293 9 Charlotte Kalla 264 27 291 10 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 258 27 285 Season records[] As of 14 March 2021 Men[] Victories per season[] No. Skier Season Wins 1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 14 2 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2019 13 3 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2018 11 4 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2020 10 Alexander Bolshunov 2021 10 6 Petter Northug 2010 9 Petter Northug 2013 9 Alexander Bolshunov 2020 9 9    Dario Cologna 2012 8 10 Vladimir Smirnov 1994 7 Bjørn Dæhlie 1997 7 Lukáš Bauer 2008 7 Sergey Ustiugov 2017 7 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2022 7 Podiums per season[] No. Skier Season Top 3 1    Dario Cologna 2012 20 2 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 19 3 Alexander Bolshunov 2020 17 4 Petter Northug 2010 16 Alexander Bolshunov 2021 16 6 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2020 15 7 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2017 14 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2018 14 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2019 14 10    Dario Cologna 2011 13 Petter Northug 2013 13 Most points per season[] No. Skier Season  Points  1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 2634 2 Alexander Bolshunov 2020 2221 3    Dario Cologna 2012 2216 4 Alexander Bolshunov 2021 1765 5 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2020 1726 6 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2019 1715 7 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2017 1626 8 Petter Northug 2010 1621 9 Alexander Bolshunov 2019 1617 10 Petter Northug 2016 1602 Highest overall advantage[] No. Skier Season  Points  1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 1032 2 Alexander Bolshunov 2021 965 3    Dario Cologna 2012 750 4 Lukáš Bauer 2008 633 5 Petter Northug 2010 600 6 Tobias Angerer 2007 551 7 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2014 530 8 Alexander Bolshunov 2020 495 9 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2017 450 10 René Sommerfeldt 2004 350 Women[] Victories per season[] No. Skier Season Wins 1 Therese Johaug 2020 20 2 Marit Bjørgen 2012 17 Therese Johaug 2016 17 4 Marit Bjørgen 2015 15 5 Bente Skari 2003 14 6 Marit Bjørgen 2011 13 7 Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 11 Justyna Kowalczyk 2013 11 Therese Johaug 2019 11 10 Marit Bjørgen 2005 10 Virpi Kuitunen 2007 10 Podiums per season[] No. Skier Season Top 3 1 Marit Bjørgen 2012 29 2 Marit Bjørgen 2015 23 3 Therese Johaug 2016 22 Therese Johaug 2020 22 5 Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 21 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2016 21 Heidi Weng 2016 21 Heidi Weng 2017 21 9 Justyna Kowalczyk 2011 19 10 Justyna Kowalczyk 2010 18 Most points per season[] No. Skier Season  Points  1 Marit Bjørgen 2012 2689 2 Therese Johaug 2016 2681 3 Therese Johaug 2020 2508 4 Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 2419 5 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2016 2302 6 Marit Bjørgen 2015 2172 Heidi Weng 2016 2172 8 Justyna Kowalczyk 2011 2073 9 Justyna Kowalczyk 2010 2064 10 Heidi Weng 2017 2032 Highest overall advantage[] No. Skier Season  Points  1 Therese Johaug 2020 811 2 Marit Bjørgen 2015 784 3 Justyna Kowalczyk 2010 744 4 Marit Bjørgen 2005 569 Virpi Kuitunen 2007 569 6 Bente Skari 2003 558 7 Justyna Kowalczyk 2013 514 8 Justyna Kowalczyk 2011 495 9 Heidi Weng 2017 414 10 Therese Johaug 2016 379 Consecutive victories and podiums[] As of 29 January 2021 Men[] Consecutive victories[] No. Skier Season(s) Wins 1 Bjørn Dæhlie 1996 5 Sergey Ustiugov 2017 5 Alexander Bolshunov 2021 5 4 Vladimir Smirnov 1994 4 Vladimir Smirnov 1995 4 Petter Northug 2009 4 Lukáš Bauer 2010 4 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2018 4 9 Gunde Svan 1985 3 Gunde Svan 1986 3 Gunde Svan 1986–1987 3 Vladimir Smirnov 1991 3 Vegard Ulvang 1991–1992 3 Bjørn Dæhlie 1992 3 Bjørn Dæhlie 1992 3 Bjørn Dæhlie 1997–1998 3 Bjørn Dæhlie 1999 3 Mika Myllylä 1999 3 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2016 3 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2017–2018 3 Alexander Bolshunov 2018–2019 3 Alexander Bolshunov 2020 3 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 2022 3 Consecutive podiums[] No. Skier Season(s) Top 3 1 Vladimir Smirnov 1995–1996 10 2 Gunde Svan 1985–1986 9 Bjørn Dæhlie 1995–1996 9 Alexander Bolshunov 2021 9 5 Gunde Svan 1984 8 Bjørn Dæhlie 1997–1998 8 Thomas Alsgaard 1998 8 8 Bjørn Dæhlie 1994 6 Vladimir Smirnov 1996 6 Petter Northug 2009 6    Dario Cologna 2011 6 Sergey Ustiugov 2017 6 Alexander Bolshunov 2020 6 Women[] Consecutive victories[] No. Skier Season(s) Wins 1 Marit Bjørgen 2015 7 2 Yelena Välbe 1995 6 Marit Bjørgen 2005–2006 6 Marit Bjørgen 2012–2013 6 5 Manuela Di Centa 1996 5 Yelena Välbe 1997 5 Bente Martinsen[nb 2] 1999 5 Marit Bjørgen 2012 5 Therese Johaug 2016 5 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2019 5 Therese Johaug 2020 5 12 Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen[nb 1] 1984 4 Yelena Välbe 1991–1992 4 Larisa Lazutina 1995 4 Bente Skari 2003 4 Marit Bjørgen 2010 4 Marit Bjørgen 2010–2011 4 Marit Bjørgen 2011–2012 4 Therese Johaug 2019 4 Therese Johaug 2020 4 Consecutive podiums[] No. Skier Season(s) Top 3 1 Marit Bjørgen 2014–2015 14 2 Yelena Välbe 1997 11 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg 2016 11 4 Justyna Kowalczyk 2012 10 Marit Bjørgen 2015 10 6 Yelena Välbe 1991–1992 8 Lyubov Yegorova 1993–1994 8 Larisa Lazutina 1995 8 Stefania Belmondo 1997 8 Heidi Weng 2015 8 Heidi Weng 2016–2017 8 Youngest and oldest race winners[]   Active skiers Men's youngest winners[]      No.      Skier      Born      Date      Location      Race      Level      Age 1 Petter Northug 06.01.1986 08.03.2006 Falun, Sweden 10 km + 10 km C/F Pursuit World Cup 20 years 61 days 2 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 22.10.1996 18.02.2017 Otepää, Estonia 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 20 years 119 days 3 Finn Hågen Krogh 06.09.1990 20.03.2011 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 20 years 195 days 4 Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 29.04.1961 09.01.1982 Reit im Winkl, West Germany 15 km Individual World Cup 20 years 255 days 5 Alexander Bolshunov 31.12.1996 04.03.2018 Lahti, Finland 15 km C Individual World Cup 21 years 63 days 6 Gunde Svan 12.01.1962 19.03.1983 Anchorage, United States 15 km Individual World Cup 21 years 66 days 7 Mikhail Devyatyarov 11.11.1985 21.03.2007 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 21 years 130 days 8 Nikolay Morilov 11.08.1986 30.12.2007 Prague, Czech Republic 1.0 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 21 years 141 days 9 Janosch Brugger 06.06.1997 02.12.2018 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km C Pursuit Stage World Cup 21 years 179 days 10 Petr Sedov 24.08.1990 18.03.2012 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 Gaby Nestler 16.02.1967 11.01.1986 Les Saisies, France 10 km F Individual World Cup 18 years 329 days 2 Pirjo Manninen 08.03.1981 17.12.2000 Brusson, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 19 years 284 days 3 Kateřina Neumannová 15.02.1973 12.12.1992 Ramsau, Austria 5 km Individual C World Cup 19 years 300 days 4 Linn Svahn 09.12.1999 14.12.2019    Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 20 years 5 days 5 Brit Pettersen 24.11.1961 12.03.1982 Falun, Sweden 20 km Individual World Cup 20 years 108 days 6 Simone Greiner-Petter 15.09.1967 15.01.1988 Toblach, Italy 20 km F Individual World Cup 20 years 122 days 7 Hanna Falk 05.07.1989 05.12.2009 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 20 years 153 days 8 Charlotte Kalla 22.07.1987 06.01.2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km F Pursuit Stage World Cup 20 years 168 days 9 Therese Johaug 25.06.1988 04.01.2009 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km F Pursuit Stage World Cup 20 years 193 days 10 Frida Karlsson 10.08.1999 07.03.2020 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 Harri Kirvesniemi 10.05.1958 11.03.2000 Oslo, Norway 50 km C Individual World Cup 41 years 306 days 2 Giorgio Di Centa 07.10.1972 05.02.2010 Canmore, Canada 15 km F Individual World Cup 37 years 121 days 3 Maurilio De Zolt 25.09.1950 21.02.1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany 50 km C Individual World Championships[nb 4] 36 years 149 days 4 Lukáš Bauer 18.08.1977 30.11.2013 Kuusamo, Finland 10 km C Individual Stage World Cup 36 years 104 days 5 Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset 06.12.1971 05.01.2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy 20 km C Mass Start Stage World Cup 36 years 30 days 6 Erling Jevne 24.03.1966 15.12.2001    Davos, Switzerland 15 km C Individual World Cup 35 years 266 days 7 Fulvio Valbusa 15.02.1969 06.02.2004 La Clusaz, France 15 km F Individual World Cup 34 years 354 days 8 Tor Arne Hetland 12.01.1974 29.12.2008 Prague, Czech Republic 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 34 years 352 days 9 Andrus Veerpalu 08.02.1971 12.03.2005 Oslo, Norway 50 km C Individual World Cup 34 years 32 days 10 Pietro Piller Cottrer 20.12.1974 17.01.2009 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 Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 08.11.1964 07.01.2006 Otepää, Estonia 10 km C Individual World Cup 41 years 60 days 2 Marit Bjørgen 21.03.1980 18.03.2018 Falun, Sweden World Cup Final Overall World Cup 37 years 362 days 3 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 10.09.1955 07.03.1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden 5 km C Individual World Cup 36 years 179 days 4 Larisa Lazutina 01.06.1965 18.03.2001 Falun, Sweden 10 km C Individual World Cup 35 years 290 days 5 Nina Gavrylyuk 13.04.1965 27.12.1999    Engelberg, Switzerland Sprint C World Cup 34 years 259 days 6 Gabriella Paruzzi 21.06.1969 25.01.2004 Val di Fiemme, Italy 70 km C Mass Start World Cup 34 years 218 days 7 Anita Moen 31.08.1967 29.12.2001 Salzburg, Austria Sprint C World Cup 34 years 120 days 8 Inger Helene Nybråten 08.12.1960 28.01.1995 Lahti, Finland 10 km C Individual World Cup 34 years 51 days 9 Justyna Kowalczyk 23.01.1983[nb 5] 04.02.2017 Pyeongchang, South Korea 7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Skiathlon World Cup 34 years 12 days 10 Kateřina Neumannová 15.02.1973 16.02.2007 Changchun, China 10 km F Individual World Cup 34 years 1 day Source:[13] Multi winners[] Men's double winners[]      No.      Date      Location      Race      Level      Winners 1 25.02.1982 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    Davos, Switzerland 15 km C Individual World Cup Vincent Vittoz    Toni Livers Women's double winners[]      No.      Date      Location      Race      Level      Winners 1 20.12.1994 Sappada, Italy 5 km F Individual World Cup Nina Gavrylyuk Yelena Välbe 2 23.11.2002 Kiruna, Sweden 5 km F Individual World Cup Kristina Šmigun Evi Sachenbacher 3 12.02.2005 Reit im Winkl, Germany 10 km F Individual World Cup Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Olga Zavyalova 4 27.01.2018 Seefeld, Austria 1.1 km Sprint F World Cup Sophie Caldwell    Laurien van der Graaff World Cup all-time records[] Men[] Category Season(s) Record Prize money in CHF (single season) 2016 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 407,200 Overall points 2016 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2634 Margin of victory 2016 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 1032 Overall titles 1992–1999 Bjørn Dæhlie 6 Consecutive overall titles 1984–1986 1995–1997 Gunde Svan Bjørn Dæhlie 3 Sprint titles 2017–2020 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 4 Distance titles 2011–2018    Dario Cologna 4 All titles (excluding U23) 1992–1999 2009–2018 Bjørn Dæhlie    Dario Cologna 8 Victories (single season) 2016 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 14 Sprint victories (single season) 2019 & 2020 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 8 Distance victories (single season) 2016 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 11 Stage event victories (single season) 2014 & 2016 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3 Victories (within one calendar year) 2019 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 15 Sprint victories (within one calendar year) 2019 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 9 Distance victories (within one calendar year) 1995 2016 2020 Bjørn Dæhlie Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Bolshunov 8 Podiums (single season) 2012    Dario Cologna 20 Podiums (within one calendar year) 2016 2020 Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Bolshunov 18 Total victories 2017–2022 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 47 Sprint victories 2017–2022 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 29 Distance victories 1990–1999 Bjørn Dæhlie 45 Tour de Ski victories 2009–2018    Dario Cologna 4 Stage event victories 2014–2017 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 8 Most victories at one venue 2017–2020 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (Ruka/Kuusamo) 7 Total podiums 2006–2016 Petter Northug 84 Top 10 results 2007–2021    Dario Cologna 163 World Cup starts 1994–2017 Giorgio Di Centa 342 Youngest race winner 2006 Petter Northug 20 y, 61 d Oldest race winner 2000 Harri Kirvesniemi 41 y, 306 d Time between the first and the last victory 1982–2000 Harri Kirvesniemi 17 y, 358 d Consecutive wins (all / participated races) 1996 2017 2021 Bjørn Dæhlie Sergey Ustiugov Alexander Bolshunov 5 Consecutive wins (sprint) 2019–2020 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 5 Consecutive wins (distance & stage events) 2021 Alexander Bolshunov 6 Consecutive podiums (all races) 1995–1996 Vladimir Smirnov 10 Sources:[14][15][8] Women[] Category Season(s) Record Prize money in CHF (single season) 2016 Therese Johaug 430,700 Overall points 2012 Marit Bjørgen 2689 Margin of victory 2020 Therese Johaug 811 Overall titles 1989–1997 Yelena Välbe 5 Consecutive overall titles 1986–1988 2009–2011 Marjo Matikainen Justyna Kowalczyk 3 Sprint titles 1998–2002 2003–2015 Bente Skari (consecutive) Marit Bjørgen 5 Distance titles 2009–2013 2014–2020 Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug 4 All titles (excluding U23) 2003–2015 Marit Bjørgen 12 Victories (single season) 2020 Therese Johaug 20 Sprint victories (single season) 2009 2016 Petra Majdič Maiken Caspersen Falla 8 Distance victories (single season) 2020 Therese Johaug 16 Stage event victories (single season) 2016 & 2020 Therese Johaug 3 Victories (within one calendar year) 2012 Marit Bjørgen 17 Sprint victories (within one calendar year) 2004 Marit Bjørgen 9 Distance victories (within one calendar year) 2020 Therese Johaug 12 Podiums (single season) 2012 Marit Bjørgen 29 Podiums (within one calendar year) 2016 Heidi Weng 28 Total victories 2003–2018 Marit Bjørgen 114 Sprint victories 2003–2015 Marit Bjørgen 40 Distance victories 2009–2021 Therese Johaug 68 Tour de Ski victories 2010–2013 Justyna Kowalczyk (consecutive) 4 Stage event victories 2014–2017 Marit Bjørgen 12 Most victories at one venue 2006–2018 Marit Bjørgen (Ruka/Kuusamo) 16 Total podiums 2003–2018 Marit Bjørgen 184 Top 10 results 2003–2018 Marit Bjørgen 249 World Cup starts 1998–2018 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 378 Youngest race winner 1986 Gaby Nestler 18 y, 329 d Oldest race winner 2006 Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 41 y, 60 d Time between the first and the last victory 2003–2018 Marit Bjørgen 15 y, 136 d Consecutive wins (all races) 2015 Marit Bjørgen 7 Consecutive wins (participated races) 2003 Bente Skari 10 Consecutive wins (sprint) 2004–2005 Marit Bjørgen 11 Consecutive wins (distance & stage events) 2020 Therese Johaug 12 Consecutive podiums (all races) 2014–2015 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 1981/82–1984/85 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 1985/86–1991/92 Individual 25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 points were not awarded Relay 1992/93–2005/06 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 present[] 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 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 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 – – Total events 579 222 37 838 138 48 186 578 222 37 837 139 48 187 1 1 Double wins 1 – – 1 1 – 1 3 1 – 4 – – – – – Total winners 580 222 37 839 139 48 187 581 223 37 841 139 48 187 1 1 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  Austria Kitzbühel • Linz • Ramsau • • • • • • • • • • Salzburg • Seefeld • • • • Tauplitzalm • •  Bulgaria Vitosha •  Canada Calgary • • • Canmore • • • • • CNX Gatineau • Labrador City • • Montreal • Quebec City • • • • CNX Silver Star • Thunder Bay • • • • Vernon • Whistler •  China Changchun • •  Czech Republic[a] Liberec • • • Nové Město • • • • • • • • • • • • • CNX • • • • • • Prague • • • •  Czechoslovakia Stachy, Zadov •  Estonia Otepää • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  Finland Kuopio • • Kuusamo/Ruka • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lahti • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Muonio • Rovaniemi • Vantaa • Vuokatti •  France Albertville • Autrans • La Bresse • • La Clusaz • • • • • • • La Forclaz • Lamoura-Mouthe • Les Saisies • •  Germany Dresden • • • • • Düsseldorf • • • • • • • • • • Furtwangen • Garmisch-Partenkirchen • • • Klingenthal • • • • • • Munich • Oberhof • • • • • • • Oberstdorf • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Reit im Winkl • • • • • • • •  Italy Aosta CNX Asiago • • • • • • • • Bormio • • Brusson • • • • • Clusone • • Cogne/Val d'Aosta • • • • • • • • Cortina d'Ampezzo • • • • • • Kastelruth • • Milan • • • Pragelato • • Santa Caterina • • • Sappada • • Toblach • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Val di Fiemme • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Val di Sole • • • Valdidentro •  Japan Sapporo • • Hakuba •  Norway Beitostølen • • • • • • • Drammen • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Konnerud • • Lillehammer • • • • • • • • • • • CNX • 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 • • • Lenzerheide • • • • • Le Brassus • Pontresina • Ulrichen • • Val Müstair • • • • •  United States Anchorage • Biwabik • Fairbanks • Minneapolis CNX 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[] 2007–08 – Bormio, Italy 2008–09 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2009–10 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2010–11 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2011–12 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2012–13 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2013–14 – Falun, Sweden 2014–15 – not held 2015–16 – 2016 Ski Tour Canada 2016–17 – Quebec City, Canada 2017–18 – Falun, Sweden 2018–19 – Quebec City, Canada 2019–20 – not held 2020–21 – not held 2021–22 – Tyumen, Russia See also[] Tour de Ski Footnotes[] ^ a b c Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen married with Harri Kirvesniemi in 1984 and have used her married name since then. ^ a b c d e f g Bente Martinsen married with Geir Skari in 1999 and have used her married name since then. ^ 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. ^ Until 1999 World Championships and 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system. ^ 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. 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