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]
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.
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.123 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.123 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 Terentev
Verneri Suhonen
2020–21
Hugo Lapalus (2)
Gus Schumacher
Alexander Terentev
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
Mariya Istomina
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.1234 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.1234 Long Distance World Cup
b.1 Middle Distance World Cup
Most World Cup wins
As of 14 March 2021
Active skiers
Most successful race winners
Men
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
Bjørn Dæhlie
1989–1999
46
45
1
–
–
–
–
46
2
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2016–active
23
2
15
6
17
7
10
40
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–active
19
11
–
8
11
11
–
30
7
Alexander Bolshunov
2017–active
19
15
1
3
8
8
–
27
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
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
40
30
–
10
37
36
1
77
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
19
Charlotte Kalla
2006–active
7
5
–
2
5
4
1
12
Heidi Weng
2010–active
5
2
–
3
7
6
1
12
21
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
1982–1994
11
11
–
–
–
–
–
11
22
Brit Pettersen
1982–1988
10
10
–
–
–
–
–
10
Jessie Diggins
2011–active
4
2
1
1
6
6
–
10
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 14 March 2021
Countries no longer exist
Rank
Nation
Total wins
Wins by disciplines
Men
Women
Men
Women
All
DI
SP
SE
DI
SP
SE
1
Norway
340
346
686
195
123
22
233
87
26
2
Sweden
132
66
198
94
38
–
21
42
3
3
Russia
92
97
189
67
19
6
87
10
–
4
Finland
33
70
103
32
1
–
54
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
Kazakhstan
34
–
34
33
1
–
–
–
–
United States
7
27
34
6
1
–
10
16
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
839
841
1679
580
222
37
581
223
37
Most World Cup podiums, top 10 results and individual starts
As of 13 March 2021
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
40
12
4
56
7
Alexander Bolshunov
27
9
18
54
8
Gunde Svan
30
11
5
46
9
Sergey Ustiugov
15
17
11
43
10
Lukáš Bauer
18
13
7
38
Men's career top 10 results
No.
Skier
Top 10
1
Dario Cologna
162
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
Marcus Hellner
93
9
Alexander Legkov
90
10
Sjur Røthe
85
Men's individual starts
No.
Skier
Race
Tour
Starts
1
Giorgio Di Centa
322
20
342
2
Jean-Marc Gaillard
298
36
334
3
Devon Kershaw
290
29
319
4
Dario Cologna
276
32
308
5
Alex Harvey
258
28
286
6
Tobias Angerer
260
17
277
7
Maurice Manificat
236
29
265
8
Lukáš Bauer
237
18
255
9
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
221
26
247
10
Andrew Newell
220
25
245
Women's career podiums
No.
Skier
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
1
Marit Bjørgen
114
43
27
184
2
Therese Johaug
77
33
32
142
3
Justyna Kowalczyk
50
33
21
104
4
Heidi Weng
12
42
45
99
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 10 results
No.
Skier
Top 10
1
Marit Bjørgen
249
2
Justyna Kowalczyk
199
3
Therese Johaug
187
4
Charlotte Kalla
175
5
Heidi Weng
174
6
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
165
7
Krista Pärmäkoski
158
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
265
29
294
6
Valentyna Shevchenko
276
17
293
7
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
262
30
292
8
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
258
27
285
9
Krista Pärmäkoski
251
32
283
10
Charlotte Kalla
255
26
281
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
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
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
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
1990–1999
Bjørn Dæhlie
46
Sprint victories
2017–2021
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
25
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
162
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
2009–2020
Therese Johaug
66
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.12 Nordic Opening is held annually since 2010/11 season.
b.12 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.12 Ski Tour 2020 was held only in 2019/20 season.
d.12 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.12 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
4
–
4
11
–
–
11
4
–
4
–
–
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
6
–
6
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
49
187
578
222
37
837
138
49
187
1
1
Double wins
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
1
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
Total winners
580
222
37
839
138
49
187
581
223
37
841
138
49
187
1
1
World Cup hosts
Country
Place
Seasons
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'87
'88
'89
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'98
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'06
'07
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Austria
Kitzbühel
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Linz
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Ramsau
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•
•
Salzburg
•
Seefeld
•
•
•
•
Tauplitzalm
•
•
Bulgaria
Vitosha
•
Canada
Calgary
•
•
•
Canmore
•
•
•
•
•
CNX
Gatineau
•
Labrador City
•
•
Montreal
•
Quebec City
•
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CNX
Silver Star
•
Thunder Bay
•
•
•
•
Vernon
•
Whistler
•
China
Changchun
•
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Czech Republic[a]
Liberec
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Nové Město
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CNX
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Prague
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Czechoslovakia
Stachy, Zadov
•
Estonia
Otepää
•
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•
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Finland
Kuopio
•
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Kuusamo/Ruka
•
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Lahti
•
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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
•
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Cogne/Val d'Aosta
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Cortina d'Ampezzo
•
•
•
•
•
•
Kastelruth
•
•
Milan
•
•
•
Pragelato
•
•
Santa Caterina
•
•
•
Sappada
•
•
Toblach
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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•
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•
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•
Val di Fiemme
•
•
•
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Val di Sole
•
•
•
Valdidentro
•
Japan
Sapporo
•
•
Hakuba
•
Norway
Beitostølen
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Drammen
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Konnerud
•
•
Lillehammer
•
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•
Meråker
•
Oslo
•
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Sjusjøen
•
Trondheim
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Vang
•
•
Poland
Szklarska Poręba
•
•
Russia[b]
Kavgolovo
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Moscow
•
•
•
Rybinsk
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Sochi
•
Slovakia[a]
Štrbské Pleso
•
•
•
•
•
•
Slovenia[c]
Bohinj
•
•
•
•
•
Planica
•
•
•
Rogla
•
•
South Korea
Pyeongchang
•
Soviet Union
Minsk
•
Murmansk
•
Saint Petersburg[d]
•
Syktyvkar
•
Sweden
Borlänge
•
•
•
Falun
•
•
•
•
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a.12 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
See also
Tour de Ski
Footnotes
^ a b cMarja-Liisa Hämäläinen married with Harri Kirvesniemi in 1984 and have used her married name since then.
^ a b c d e f gBente 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. Hence, her registered birthday at FIS is used in computing her age.
References
^ a b"Team Guide Cross-Country 2018/2019" (PDF). fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. October 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^"Coop blir hovedsponsor for verdenscupen i langrenn". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^"Audi - Presenting Sponsor Nordics". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^"31st Bariloche (ARG) 1977". FIS. April 1977. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
^"COOP FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2020/21" (PDF).
^"RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP" (PDF). fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^"FIS NewsFlash, Edition 72, April 26th, 2006". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
^ a b"Hall of Fame - Men". skisport365.com. Skisport365. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ a b"Hall of Fame - Women". skisport365.com. Skisport365. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^"Youngest Race Winners - Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^"Youngest Race Winners - Ladies". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^"Oldest Race Winners - Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^"Oldest Race Winners - Ladies". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ a b"Verdenscupvinnere i skiidrett nordiske grener" [World Cup winners in Nordic skiing]. snl.no (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^"WINTER SPORTS -- CROSS-COUNTRY; Norway's Daehlie Clinches World Cup". The New York Times. 8 March 1999.