2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Tobias Angerer
Competition1ladies:	Marit Bjørgen (2nd title)
Competition2:	Distance
Competition2men:	Tobias Angerer
Competition3:	Sprint
Competition3men:	Björn Lind
Competition3ladies:	Marit Bjørgen
Competition4:	Nations Cup
Competition4men:	Norway
Competition4ladies:	Norway
Mixedcompetition1:	Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both:	Norway
Menlocations:	17 venues
Ladieslocations:	17 venues
Menindividual:	24 events
Ladiesindividual:	24 events
Relaymen:	5 events
Relayladies:	5 events
Previous:	2004–05
Next:	2006–07

The 2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 25th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Düsseldorf on 22 October 2005 and was concluded in Sapporo on 19 March 2006.

Calendar

Men

+ Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle		Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
1	22 October 2005		Sprint F	Peter Larsson	Tor Arne Hetland	Thobias Fredriksson	Peter Larsson	^[1]
2	19 November 2005	Beitostølen	15 km C	Tor Arne Hetland	Jens Arne Svartedal	Ivan Bátory	Tor Arne Hetland	^[2]
3	26 November 2005	Ruka	15 km C	Tobias Angerer	Jens Arne Svartedal	Jens Filbrich		^[3]
4	27 November 2005	Ruka	15 km F	Tore Ruud Hofstad	Vincent Vittoz	Tobias Angerer		^[4]
5	10 December 2005	Vernon	15 km C + 15 km F   Double Pursuit	Tobias Angerer	Axel Teichmann	Andreas Schlütter	Tobias Angerer	^[5]
6	11 December 2005	Vernon	Sprint F	Tor Arne Hetland	Björn Lind	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Tor Arne Hetland	^[6]
7	15 December 2005	Canmore	15 km F	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Vincent Vittoz	Tobias Angerer	Tobias Angerer	^[7]
8	17 December 2005	Canmore	30 km C Mass Start	Tobias Angerer	Frode Estil	Jens Filbrich		^[8]
9	30 December 2005	Nové Město	Sprint F	Björn Lind	Peter Larsson	Johan Kjølstad		^[9]
10	31 December 2005	Nové Město	15 km F	Vincent Vittoz	Lukáš Bauer	Christian Hoffmann		^[10]
11	7 January 2006	Otepää	15 km C	Vasily Rochev	Lukáš Bauer	Sergey Novikov		^[11]
12	8 January 2006	Otepää	Sprint C	Björn Lind	Tor Arne Hetland	Vasily Rochev		^[12]
13	14 January 2006	Val di Fiemme	30 km F Mass Start	Tobias Angerer	Yevgeny Dementyev	Pietro Piller Cottrer		^[13]
14	21 January 2006	Oberstdorf	15 km C + 15 km F   Double Pursuit	Tobias Angerer	Anders Södergren	René Sommerfeldt		^[14]
15	22 January 2006	Oberstdorf	Sprint C	Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset	Johan Kjølstad	Vasily Rochev		^[15]
16	4 February 2006	Davos	Sprint F	Björn Lind	Cristian Zorzi	John Kristian Dahl		^[16]
17	5 February 2006	Davos	15 km C	Jens Arne Svartedal	Martin Tauber	Vincent Vittoz		^[17]
2006 Winter Olympics (12–26 February)
18	5 March 2006	Sälen–Mora	90 km C Mass start   (Vasaloppet)	Daniel Tynell	Jerry Ahrlin	Anders Aukland	Tobias Angerer	^[18]
19	7 March 2006	Borlänge	Sprint F	Thobias Fredriksson	Peter Larsson	Devon Kershaw		^[19]
20	8 March 2006	Falun	10 km C + 10 km F   Double Pursuit	Petter Northug	Tobias Angerer	Axel Teichmann		^[20]
21	9 March 2006	Drammen	Sprint C	Jens Arne Svartedal	Børre Næss	Eldar Rønning		^[21]
22	11 March 2006	Oslo	50 km F	Anders Södergren	Giorgio Di Centa	Tom Reichelt		^[22]
23	15 March 2006	Changchun	Sprint F	Thobias Fredriksson	Christoph Eigenmann	Andrew Newell		^[23]
24	19 March 2006	Sapporo	15 km C + 15 km F   Double Pursuit	Mathias Fredriksson	Petter Northug	Anders Södergren		^[24]

Women

+ Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle		Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
1	22 October 2005		Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	Natalya Matveyeva	Marit Bjørgen	^[25]
2	19 November 2005	Beitostølen	10 km C	Marit Bjørgen	Virpi Kuitunen	Natalya Baranova-Masalkina		^[26]
3	26 November 2005	Ruka	10 km C	Marit Bjørgen	Virpi Kuitunen	Claudia Künzel-Nystad		^[27]
4	27 November 2005	Ruka	10 km F	Kateřina Neumannová	Yuliya Chepalova	Kristina Šmigun		^[28]
5	10 December 2005	Vernon	7.5 km C+7.5 km F   Double Pursuit	Marit Bjørgen	Beckie Scott			^[29]
6	11 December 2005	Vernon	Sprint F	Beckie Scott	Claudia Künzel-Nystad	Sara Renner		^[30]
7	15 December 2005	Canmore	10 km F	Yuliya Chepalova	Beckie Scott	Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle		^[31]
8	17 December 2005	Canmore	15 km C Mass start	Beckie Scott	Yuliya Chepalova	Claudia Künzel-Nystad		^[32]
9	30 December 2005	Nové Město	Sprint F	Alyona Sidko	Anna Dahlberg	Claudia Künzel-Nystad		^[33]
10	31 December 2005	Nové Město	10 km F	Kateřina Neumannová	Yuliya Chepalova	Valentyna Shevchenko		^[34]
11	7 January 2006	Otepää	10 km C		Kristina Šmigun	Justyna Kowalczyk		^[35]
12	8 January 2006	Otepää	Sprint C	Lina Andersson	Manuela Henkel	Ella Gjømle		^[36]
13	14 January 2006	Val di Fiemme	15 km F Mass start	Kateřina Neumannová	Yuliya Chepalova	Marit Bjørgen		^[37]
14	21 January 2006	Oberstdorf	7.5 km C+7.5 km F   Double Pursuit	Beckie Scott	Claudia Künzel-Nystad	Kateřina Neumannová		^[38]
15	22 January 2006	Oberstdorf	Sprint C	Ella Gjømle	Lina Andersson	Guro Strøm Solli		^[39]
16	4 February 2006	Davos	Sprint F	Anna Dahlberg	Virpi Kuitunen	Chandra Crawford		^[40]
17	5 February 2006	Davos	10 km C	Virpi Kuitunen	Sara Renner	Petra Majdič		^[41]
2006 Winter Olympics (12–26 February)
18	4 March 2006	Mora	45 km C Mass start	Marit Bjørgen		Petra Majdič	Marit Bjørgen	^[42]
19	7 March 2006	Borlänge	Sprint F	Arianna Follis	Marit Bjørgen	Sara Renner		^[43]
20	8 March 2006	Falun	5 km C+5 km F   Double Pursuit	Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle	Kateřina Neumannová	Beckie Scott		^[44]
21	9 March 2006	Drammen	Sprint C	Petra Majdič	Beckie Scott	Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen		^[45]
22	11 March 2006	Oslo	30 km F	Yuliya Chepalova	Kateřina Neumannová	Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle		^[46]
23	15 March 2006	Changchun	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Beckie Scott	Ella Gjømle		^[47]
24	19 March 2006	Sapporo	7.5 km C+7.5 km F   Double Pursuit	Beckie Scott	Kristin Størmer Steira	Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle		^[48]

Men's team

	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	23 October 2005	Düsseldorf	Team Sprint F
2	20 November 2005	Beitostølen	4 × 10 km relay C/F
3	18 December 2005	Canmore	Team Sprint C
4	15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme	4 × 10 km relay C/F
5	18 March 2006	Sapporo	Team Sprint F

Women's team

	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	23 October 2005	Düsseldorf	Team Sprint F
2	20 November 2005	Beitostølen	4 × 5 km relay C/F
3	18 December 2005	Canmore	Team Sprint C
4	15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme	4 × 5 km relay C/F
5	18 March 2006	Sapporo	Team Sprint F

Men's standings

Overall

Rank		Points
1	Tobias Angerer	829
2		577
3		570
4		531
5		502
6		443
7		414
8		392
9		373
10		368

Distance

Rank		Points
1	Tobias Angerer	793
2		502
3		392
4		373
5		372
6		365
7		330
8		279
9		267
10		259

Sprint

Rank		Points
1	Björn Lind	586
2		443
3		423
4		358
5		320
6		262
7		237
8		222
9		205
10		199

Women's standings

Overall

Rank		Points
1	Marit Bjørgen	1036
2		1020
3		780
4		716
5		655
6		636
7		571
8		557
9		538
10		446

Distance

Rank		Points
1	Yuliya Chepalova	750
2		655
3		644
4		642
5		575
6		421
7		411
8		575
9		337
10		333

Sprint

Rank		Points
1	Marit Bjørgen	394
2		388
3		376
4	Lina Andersson	309
5		289
6		282
7		235
8		234
9		228
10		225

Nations Cup

Overall

Rank		Points
1		8728
2		5435
3		5287
4		4354
5		3226
6		2680
7		2117
8		2076
9		1584
10		1210

Men

Rank		Points
1		5166
2		3526
3		2474
4		2074
5		1533
6		1520
7		812
8		795
9		620
10		520

Women

Rank		Points
1		3562
2		3001
3		2813
4		2160
5		1909
6		1841
7		1147
8		789
9		610
10		556

Points distribution

The World Cup points in the 2005–06 season were awarded according to the following table:

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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
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

Achievements

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2005–06 season in parentheses)

Men

• , 5 (6) first places
• , 3 (3) first places
• , 2 (10) first places
• , 2 (9) first places
• , 2 (5) first places
• , 1 (9) first places
• , 1 (6) first place
• , 1 (5) first place
• , 1 (4) first place
• , 1 (3) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Women

• , 6 (26) first places
• , 4 (4) first places
• , 3 (16) first places
• , 2 (18) first places
• , 1 (4) first place
• , 1 (3) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Retirements

Men

Women^[49]

External links

• Overview of the season and results at the official website of the International Ski Federation.
• Overall World Cup, men, at the official website of the International Ski Federation.
• Overall World Cup, women, at the official website of the International Ski Federation.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Düsseldorf. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
2. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic – Beitostølen. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
3. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
4. Web site: Men's 15 km Free – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
5. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic + 15 km Free Pursuit – Vernon. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
6. Web site: Men's 1.3 km Sprint Free – Vernon. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
7. Web site: Men's 15 km Free – Canmore. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
8. Web site: Men's 30 km Classic Mass Start – Canmore. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
9. Web site: Men's 1.2 km Sprint Free – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
10. Web site: Men's 15 km Free – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
11. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
12. Web site: Men's 1.5 km Sprint Classic – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
13. Web site: Men's 30 km Free Mass Start – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
14. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic + 15 km Free Pursuit – Oberstdorf. fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
15. Web site: Men's 1.2 km Sprint Classic – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
16. Web site: Men's 1.1 km Sprint Free – Davos. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
17. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic – Davos. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
18. Web site: Men's 90 km Classic Mass Start (Vasaloppet) – Mora. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
19. Web site: Men's 1.5 km Sprint Free – Borlänge. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
20. Web site: Men's 10 km Classic + 10 km Free Pursuit – Falun. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
21. Web site: Men's 1.2 km Sprint Classic – Drammen. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
22. Web site: Men's 50 km Free – Oslo. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
23. Web site: Men's 1.0 km Sprint Free – Changchun. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
24. Web site: Men's 15 km Classic + 15 km Free Pursuit – Sapporo. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
25. Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Düsseldorf. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
26. Web site: Women's 10 km Classic – Beitostølen. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
27. Web site: Women's 10 km Classic – Beitostølen. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
28. Web site: Women's 10 km Free – Beitostølen. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
29. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Pursuit – Vernon. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
30. Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Vernon. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
31. Web site: Women's 10 km Free – Canmore. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
32. Web site: Women's 15 km Classic – Canmore. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
33. Web site: Women's 1.2 km Sprint Free – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
34. Web site: Women's 10 km Free – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
35. Web site: Women's 10 km Classic – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
36. Web site: Women's 1.0 km Sprint Classic – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
37. Web site: Women's 15 km Free Mass Start – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
38. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Pursuit – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
39. Web site: Women's 0.9 km Sprint Classic – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
40. Web site: Women's 1.0 km Sprint Free – Davos. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
41. Web site: Women's 10 km Classic – Davos. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
42. Web site: Women's 45 km Classic Mass Start – Mora. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
43. Web site: Women's 0.75 km Sprint Free – Borlänge. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
44. Web site: Women's 5 km Classic + 5 km Free Pursuit – Falun. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
45. Web site: Women's 1.2 km Sprint Classic – Drammen. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
46. Web site: Women's 30 km Free – Oslo. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
47. Web site: Women's 1.0 km Sprint Free – Changchun. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
48. Web site: Women's 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free Pursuit – Sapporo. International Ski Federation. 8 April 2020.
49. Web site: Beckie Scott Announces her Retirement from Cross-Country Skiing . Crosscountyskier . crosscountryskier.com . 9 October 2006 . 8 April 2020.