2008–09 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

2008–09 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition1:Overall
Competition1men: Dario Cologna
Competition2:Distance
Competition2men: Pietro Piller Cottrer
Competition2ladies: Justyna Kowalczyk
Competition3:Sprint
Competition3men: Ola Vigen Hattestad
Competition4:Nations Cup
Competition4men: Norway
Competition4ladies: Finland
Mixedcompetition1:Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both: Norway
Stageevent1:Tour de Ski
Stageevent1men: Dario Cologna
Stageevent1ladies: Virpi Kuitunen
Stageevent2:World Cup Final
Stageevent2men: Dario Cologna
Stageevent2ladies: Justyna Kowalczyk
Menlocations:17 venues
Ladieslocations:17 venues
Menindividual:30 events
Ladiesindividual:30 events
Relaymen:4 events
Relayladies:4 events
Cancelledmen:1 event
Cancelledladies:1 event
Previous:2007–08
Next:2009–10

The 2008–09 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. It was the 28th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 22 November 2008 with 15 km freestyle races for women in Gällivare, won by Charlotte Kalla of Sweden. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others.

Calendar

Both men's and women's events tend to be held at the same resorts over a 2 or 3 day period. Listed below is a list of races which equates with the points table further down this page.

The Tour de Ski is a series of events which count towards the World Cup. This starts with the meet at Oberhof and concludes at Val di Fiemme.

Men

+ Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib
1122 November 2008   Gällivare15 km F   Marcus Hellner Pietro Piller Cottrer Petter Northug Marcus Hellner[1]
2229 November 2008   RukaSprint C   Ola Vigen Hattestad Tor Arne Hetland John Kristian Dahl Ola Vigen Hattestad
Marcus Hellner		[2]
3330 November 2008   Ruka15 km C   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Lukáš Bauer Sami Jauhojärvi Martin Johnsrud Sundby[3]
446 December 2008   La Clusaz30 km F Mass Start   Petter Northug Dario Cologna Alexander Legkov Petter Northug[4]
5513 December 2008   Davos15 km C   Johan Olsson Axel Teichmann Sami Jauhojärvi Johan Olsson[5]
6614 December 2008   DavosSprint F   Ola Vigen Hattestad Johan Kjølstad Renato Pasini Dario Cologna[6]
7720 December 2008   DüsseldorfSprint F   Ola Vigen Hattestad Tor Arne Hetland Fabio Pasini Ola Vigen Hattestad[7]
align=center rowspan=7827 December 2008   Oberhof3.75 km F Prologue   Axel Teichmann Dario Cologna Petter Northug Ola Vigen Hattestad[8]
928 December 2008   Oberhof15 km C Pursuit   Dario Cologna Axel Teichmann Devon Kershaw Dario Cologna[9]
1029 December 2008   PragueSprint F   Tor Arne Hetland Jean-Marc Gaillard[10]
1131 December 2008   Nové Město15 km C   Axel Teichmann Martin Johnsrud Sundby Nikolay Chebotko[11]
121 January 2009   Nové MěstoSprint F   Petter Northug Tor Arne Hetland Cristian Zorzi[12]
133 January 2009   Val di Fiemme20 km C Mass Start   Axel Teichmann Sami Jauhojärvi Nikolay Chebotko[13]
144 January 2009   Val di Fiemme10 km F Pursuit  
Final Climb  		 Ivan Babikov Tom Reichelt Giorgio Di Centa[14]
83rd Tour de Ski Overall (27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009) Dario Cologna Petter Northug Axel Teichmann[15]
91516 January 2009   VancouverSprint C   Emil Jönsson Ola Vigen Hattestad Josef Wenzl Dario Cologna[16]
101617 January 2009   Vancouver15 km C + 15 km F  
Double Pursuit  		 Pietro Piller Cottrer Jean-Marc Gaillard Valerio Checchi[17]
111724 January 2009   Otepää15 km C   Lukáš Bauer Johan Olsson Vincent Vittoz[18]
121825 January 2009   OtepääSprint C   Ola Vigen Hattestad Øystein Pettersen Børre Næss[19]
131930 January 2009   Rybinsk15 km F Mass Start   Tobias Angerer Jean-Marc Gaillard Sergei Dolidovich[20]
142031 January 2009   RybinskSprint F   Renato Pasini Alexey Petukhov Anton Gafarov[21]
1 February 2009   Rybinsk15 km C + 15 km F  
Double Pursuit  		cancelled due to cold weather, not rescheduled[22]
152113 February 2009   ValdidentroSprint F   Ola Vigen Hattestad Alexey Petukhov Emil Jönsson Dario Cologna[23]
162214 February 2009   Valdidentro15 km C   Anders Södergren Jens Arne Svartedal Johan Olsson[24]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 (19 February – 1 March)
17237 March 2009   LahtiSprint F   Petter Northug Ola Vigen Hattestad Nikolay Morilov Dario Cologna[25]
18248 March 2009   Lahti15 km F   Alexander Legkov Pietro Piller Cottrer Christian Hoffmann[26]
192512 March 2009   TrondheimSprint C   Ola Vigen Hattestad Petter Northug John Kristian Dahl[27]
202614 March 2009   Trondheim50 km C Mass Start   Sami Jauhojärvi Tobias Angerer Alex Harvey Petter Northug[28]
align=center rowspan=42718 March 2009  Sprint C   Johan Kjølstad John Kristian Dahl Eldar Rønning Petter Northug[29]
2820 March 2009  3.3 km F   Axel Teichmann Dario Cologna Martin Koukal[30]
2921 March 2009  10 km C + 10 km F 
Double Pursuit 		 Dario Cologna Marcus Hellner Tobias Angerer Dario Cologna[31]
3022 March 2009  15 km F Pursuit   Sergey Shiryayev Vincent Vittoz Juha Lallukka[32]
212008–09 World Cup Final (18–22 March 2009) Dario Cologna Vincent Vittoz Alexander Legkov[33]

Women

+ Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib
1122 November 2008   Gällivare10 km F   Charlotte Kalla Marit Bjørgen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Charlotte Kalla[34]
2229 November 2008   RukaSprint C   Petra Majdič Lina Andersson Justyna Kowalczyk Petra Majdič[35]
3330 November 2008   Ruka10 km C   Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen Marit Bjørgen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[36]
446 December 2008   La Clusaz15 km F Mass Start   Kristin Størmer Steira Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Therese Johaug[37]
5513 December 2008   Davos10 km C   Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Marit Bjørgen[38]
6614 December 2008   DavosSprint F   Petra Majdič Celine Brun-Lie Marit Bjørgen[39]
7720 December 2008   DüsseldorfSprint F   Petra Majdič Natalya Matveyeva Maiken Caspersen Falla[40]
align=center rowspan=7827 December 2008   Oberhof2.8 km F Prologue   Claudia Nystad Arianna Follis Petra Majdič
Justyna Kowalczyk		 Petra Majdič[41]
928 December 2008   Oberhof10 km C Pursuit   Virpi Kuitunen Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk[42]
1029 December 2008   PragueSprint F   Arianna Follis Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[43]
1131 December 2008   Nové Město9 km C   Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Marit Bjørgen[44]
121 January 2009   Nové MěstoSprint F   Arianna Follis Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[45]
133 January 2009   Val di Fiemme10 km C Mass Start   Virpi Kuitunen Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[46]
144 January 2009   Val di Fiemme9 km F Pursuit  
Final Climb  		 Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Valentyna Shevchenko[47]
82nd Tour de Ski Overall (27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009) Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Petra Majdič[48]
9 1516 January 2009   VancouverSprint C   Alena Procházková Justyna Kowalczyk Anna Olsson Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[49]
10 1617 January 2009   Vancouver7.5 km C + 7.5 km F 
Double Pursuit  		 Justyna Kowalczyk Marianna Longa Arianna Follis[50]
11 1724 January 2009   Otepää10 km C   Justyna Kowalczyk Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen[51]
121825 January 2009   OtepääSprint C   Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen[52]
131930 January 2009   Rybinsk10 km F Mass Start   Marianna Longa Arianna Follis Stefanie Böhler[53]
142031 January 2009   RybinskSprint F   Pirjo Muranen Arianna Follis Magda Genuin[54]
1 February 2009   Rybinsk7.5 km C + 7.5 km F  
Double Pursuit  		cancelled due to cold weather, not rescheduled[55]
152113 February 2009   ValdidentroSprint F   Petra Majdič Pirjo Muranen Magda Genuin Aino-Kaisa Saarinen[56]
162214 February 2009   Valdidentro10 km C   Justyna Kowalczyk Marianna Longa Petra Majdič[57]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 (19 February – 1 March)
17237 March 2009   LahtiSprint F   Petra Majdič Arianna Follis Pirjo Muranen Petra Majdič[58]
18248 March 2009   Lahti10 km F   Justyna Kowalczyk Charlotte Kalla Marthe Kristoffersen[59]
192512 March 2009   TrondheimSprint C   Petra Majdič Alena Procházková Justyna Kowalczyk[60]
202614 March 2009   Trondheim30 km C Mass Start   Petra Majdič Justyna Kowalczyk Masako Ishida[61]
align=center rowspan=42718 March 2009  Sprint C   Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Anna Olsson Petra Majdič[62]
2820 March 2009  2.5 km F   Claudia Nystad Charlotte Kalla Justyna Kowalczyk[63]
2921 March 2009  5 km C + 5 km F 
Double Pursuit  		 Riitta-Liisa Roponen Therese Johaug Justyna Kowalczyk[64]
3022 March 2009  10 km F Pursuit   Kristin Størmer Steira Therese Johaug Marthe Kristoffersen[65]
212008–09 World Cup Final (18–22 March 2009) Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug Charlotte Kalla Justyna Kowalczyk[66]

Men's team

DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird
123 November 2008   Gällivare4 × 10 km relay C/F  [67]
27 December 2008   La Clusaz4 × 10 km relay C/F  [68]
321 December 2008   DüsseldorfTeam Sprint F  [69]
418 January 2009   VancouverTeam Sprint F  [70]

Women's team

DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird
123 November 2008   Gällivare4 × 5 km relay C/F  [71]
27 December 2008   La Clusaz4 × 5 km relay C/F  [72]
321 December 2008   DüsseldorfTeam Sprint F  [73]
418 January 2009   VancouverTeam Sprint F  [74]

World Cup points

The table shows the number of points won in the 2008–09 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.

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Individual100 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
World Cup Final200 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
Relay
Tour de Ski 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 Tour de Ski50 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

A skier's best results in all distance races and sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals.

All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski and in World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski and the first race of the World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the sprint standings.

The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double (see World Cup final positions), with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc.) awarded.

Men's standings

Overall

RankAthletePoints
1 Dario Cologna 1344
2 1207
3 792
4 789
5 774
6 724
7 660
8 627
9 612
10 583
RankAthletePoints
11 562
12 518
13 508
14 477
15 462
16 444
17 437
18 398
19 373
20 367
RankAthletePoints
21 359
22 354
23 305
24 291
25 288
26 275
27 275
28 272
29 265
30 260

Distance

RankAthletePoints
1 Pietro Piller Cottrer 559
2 539
3 489
4 466
5 460
6 445
7 432
8 407
9 377
10 374

Sprint

RankAthletePoints
1 Ola Vigen Hattestad 792
2 359
3 335
4 326
5 308
6 278
7 272
8 260
9 205
10 203

Women's standings

Overall

RankAthletePoints
1 Justyna Kowalczyk 1810
2 1730
3 1485
4 1127
5 1124
6 999
7 991
8 771
9 725
10 714
RankAthletePoints
11 710
12 623
13 599
14 509
15 505
16 492
17 484
18 423
19 413
20 379
RankAthletePoints
21 333
22 331
23 329
24 316
25 306
26 283
27 247
28 240
29 226
30 219

Distance

RankAthletePoints
1 Justyna Kowalczyk 1004
2 706
3 662
4 590
5 551
6 525
7 507
8 490
9 435
10 418

Sprint

RankAthletePoints
1 Petra Majdič 875
2 469
3 461
4 407
5 406
6 353
7 319
8 283
9 256
10 209

Nations Cup

RankNationPoints
1 9334
2 6675
3 6413
4 6197
5 4920
6 4353
7 2738
8 2032
9 2028
10 1954

Achievements

First World Cup Podium
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2008/09 season in parentheses)
  • Men
    • Women

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Men's 15 km F – Gällivare. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    2. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    3. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    4. Web site: Men's 30 km F Mass Start – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    5. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Davos. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    6. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    7. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Düsseldorf. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    8. Web site: Men's 3.75 km F Prologue – Oberhof. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    9. Web site: Men's 15 km C Pursuit – Oberhof. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    10. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Prague. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    11. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    12. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    13. Web site: Men's 20 km C Mass Start – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    14. Web site: Men's 10 km F Pursuit Final Climb – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    15. Web site: Men's Tour de Ski Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    16. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Vancouver. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    17. Web site: Men's 15 km C + 15 km F Double Pursuit – Vancouver. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    18. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    19. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    20. Web site: Men's 15 km F Mass Start – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    21. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    22. Web site: Men's 15 km C + 15 km F Double Pursuit (Cancelled) – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    23. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    24. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    25. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    26. Web site: Men's 15 km F – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    27. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Trondheim. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    28. Web site: Men's 50 km C Mass Start – Trondheim. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    29. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Stockholm. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    30. Web site: Men's 3.3 km F – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    31. Web site: Men's 10 km C + 10 km F Double Pursuit – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    32. Web site: Men's 15 km F Pursuit – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    33. Web site: Men's World Cup Final Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    34. Web site: Ladies' 10 km F – Gällivare. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    35. Web site: Ladies' Sprint C – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    36. Web site: Ladies' 10 km C – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    37. Web site: Ladies' 15 km F Mass Start – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    38. Web site: Ladies' 10 km C – Davos. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    39. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    40. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Düsseldorf. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    41. Web site: Ladies' 2.8 km F Prologue – Oberhof. International Ski Federation. 29 April 2020.
    42. Web site: Ladies' 10 km C Pursuit – Oberhof. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    43. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Prague. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    44. Web site: Ladies' 9 km C – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    45. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Nové Město. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    46. Web site: Ladies' 10 km C Mass Start – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    47. Web site: Ladies' 9 km F Pursuit Final Climb – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    48. Web site: Ladies' Tour de Ski Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    49. Web site: Ladies' Sprint C – Vancouver. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    50. Web site: Ladies' 7.5 km C + 7.5 km F Double Pursuit – Vancouver. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    51. Web site: Ladies' 10 km C – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    52. Web site: Ladies' Sprint C – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    53. Web site: Ladies' 10 km F Mass Start – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    54. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    55. Web site: Ladies' 7.5 km C + 7.5 km F Double Pursuit (Cancelled) – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    56. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    57. Web site: Ladies' 10 km C – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    58. Web site: Ladies' Sprint F – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    59. Web site: Ladies' 10 km F – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    60. Web site: Ladies' Sprint C – Trondheim. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    61. Web site: Ladies' 30 km C Mass Start – Trondheim. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    62. Web site: Ladies' Sprint C – Stockholm. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    63. Web site: Ladies' 2.5 km F – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    64. Web site: Ladies' 5 km C + 5 km F Double Pursuit – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    65. Web site: Ladies' 10 km F Pursuit – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    66. Web site: Ladies' World Cup Final Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    67. Web site: Men's 4 × 10 km relay C/F – Gällivare. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    68. Web site: Men's 4 × 10 km relay C/F – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    69. Web site: Men's Team Sprint F – Düsseldorf. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    70. Web site: Men's Team Sprint F – Vancouver. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    71. Web site: Ladies' 4 × 5 km relay C/F – Gällivare. International Ski Federation. 28 April 2020.
    72. Web site: Ladies' 4 × 5 km relay C/F – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    73. Web site: Ladies' Team Sprint F – Düsseldorf. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.
    74. Web site: Ladies' Team Sprint F – Vancouver. International Ski Federation. 30 April 2020.

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