2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Martin Johnsrud Sundby (2nd title)
Competition1ladies:	Therese Johaug (2nd title)
Competition2:	Distance
Competition2men:	Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Competition2ladies:	Therese Johaug
Competition3:	Sprint
Competition3men:	Federico Pellegrino
Competition3ladies:	Maiken Caspersen Falla
Competition4:	U-23
Competition4men:	Francesco De Fabiani
Competition4ladies:	Stina Nilsson
Competition5:	Nations Cup
Competition5men:	Norway
Competition5ladies:	Norway
Mixedcompetition1:	Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both:	Norway
Stageevent1:	Nordic Opening
Stageevent1men:	Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Stageevent1ladies:	Therese Johaug
Stageevent2:	Tour de Ski
Stageevent2men:	Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Stageevent2ladies:	Therese Johaug
Stageevent3:	Ski Tour Canada
Stageevent3men:	Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Stageevent3ladies:	Therese Johaug
Menlocations:	19 venues
Ladieslocations:	19 venues
Menindividual:	33 events
Ladiesindividual:	33 events
Relaymen:	3 events
Relayladies:	3 events
Previous:	2014–15
Next:	2016–17

The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

Therese Johaug set a new record for total points in one season, with 2681. Martin Johnsrud Sundby set a new men's record for total points in one season, with 2634. Sundby won 14 races during the season and surpassed Petter Northug's record of nine victories which he achieved in both 2009–10 and 2012–13. Johaug won 17 races during this season and equaled Marit Bjørgen's record from 2011–12; a record Johaug herself eclipsed with 20 victories in the 2019–20 season.

Calendar

Men

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	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
	1	27 November 2015	Ruka	Sprint C	Sondre Turvoll Fossli	Eirik Brandsdal	Petter Northug	Sondre Turvoll Fossli	^[1]
	2	28 November 2015	Ruka	10 km F	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Alex Harvey	Dario Cologna	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	^[2]
	3	29 November 2015	Ruka	15 km C Pursuit	Niklas Dyrhaug	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Sjur Røthe		^[3]
1	6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015)	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Petter Northug	Finn Hågen Krogh	^[4]
2	4	5 December 2015	Lillehammer	30 km Skiathlon	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Niklas Dyrhaug	Hans Christer Holund	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	^[5]
3	5	12 December 2015	Davos	30 km F	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Maurice Manificat	Anders Gløersen		^[6]
4	6	13 December 2015	Davos	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Baptiste Gros	Sondre Turvoll Fossli		^[7]
5	7	19 December 2015	Toblach	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Simeon Hamilton	Andrew Young		^[8]
6	8	20 December 2015	Toblach	15 km C	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Alexander Bessmertnykh	Sjur Røthe		^[9]
	9	1 January 2016	Lenzerheide	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Sergey Ustiugov	Finn Hågen Krogh	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	^[10]
	10	2 January 2016	Lenzerheide	30 km C Mass Start	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Petter Northug	Didrik Tønseth		^[11]
	11	3 January 2016	Lenzerheide	10 km F Pursuit	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Petter Northug	Finn Hågen Krogh		^[12]
	12	5 January 2016	Oberstdorf	Sprint C	Emil Iversen	Sergey Ustiugov	Alexey Poltoranin		^[13]
	13	6 January 2016	Oberstdorf	15 km C Mass Start	Alexey Poltoranin	Dario Cologna	Francesco De Fabiani		^[14]
	14	8 January 2016	Toblach	10 km F	Finn Hågen Krogh	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Maurice Manificat		^[15]
	15	9 January 2016	Val di Fiemme	15 km C Mass Start	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Niklas Dyrhaug	Alexey Poltoranin		^[16]
	16	10 January 2016	Val di Fiemme	9 km F Pursuit climb	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Robin Duvillard	Matti Heikkinen		^[17]
7	10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016)	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Finn Hågen Krogh	Sergey Ustiugov	^[18]
8	17	16 January 2016	Planica	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Baptiste Gros	Richard Jouve	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	^[19]
9	18	23 January 2016	Nové Město na Moravě	15 km F	Maurice Manificat	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Sergey Ustiugov		^[20]
10	19	3 February 2016	Drammen	Sprint C	Petter Northug	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Eirik Brandsdal		^[21]
11	20	6 February 2016	Oslo	50 km C Mass Start	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Niklas Dyrhaug	Maxim Vylegzhanin		^[22]
12	21	11 February 2016	Stockholm	Sprint C	Nikita Kryukov	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Petter Northug		^[23]
13	22	13 February 2016	Falun	10 km C	Maxim Vylegzhanin	Alexander Bessmertnykh	Maurice Manificat		^[24]
14	23	14 February 2016	Falun	15 km F Mass Start	Sergey Ustiugov	Francesco De Fabiani	Martin Johnsrud Sundby		^[25]
15	24	20 February 2016	Lahti	Sprint F	Emil Iversen	Finn Hågen Krogh	Petter Northug		^[26]
16	25	21 February 2016	Lahti	30 km Skiathlon	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Finn Hågen Krogh	Hans Christer Holund		^[27]
	26	1 March 2016	Gatineau	Sprint F	Sergey Ustiugov	Richard Jouve	Simeon Hamilton	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	^[28]
	27	2 March 2016	Montreal	17.5 km C Mass Start	Emil Iversen	Petter Northug	Sergey Ustiugov		^[29]
	28	4 March 2016	Quebec City	Sprint F		Alex Harvey	Sergey Ustiugov		^[30]
	29	5 March 2016	Quebec City	15 km F Pursuit		Petter Northug			^[31]
	30	8 March 2016	Canmore	Sprint C	Federico Pellegrino	Eirik Brandsdal	Maurice Manificat		^[32]
	31	9 March 2016	Canmore	30 km Skiathlon	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Sergey Ustiugov	Matti Heikkinen		^[33]
	32	11 March 2016	Lake Louise	15 km F	Matti Heikkinen	Evgeniy Belov	Marcus Hellner		^[34]
	33	12 March 2016	Canmore	15 km C Pursuit	Maurice Manificat	Matti Heikkinen	Martin Johnsrud Sundby
17	1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016)	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Sergey Ustiugov	Petter Northug

Women

		Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
	1	27 November 2015	Ruka	Sprint C	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Stina Nilsson	Ragnhild Haga	Maiken Caspersen Falla	^[35]
	2	28 November 2015	Ruka	5 km F	Therese Johaug	Charlotte Kalla	Ida Ingemarsdotter	Ida Ingemarsdotter	^[36]
	3	29 November 2015	Ruka	10 km C Pursuit	Therese Johaug	Stina Nilsson	Kerttu Niskanen	Therese Johaug	^[37]
1	6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015)	Therese Johaug	Stina Nilsson	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	^[38]
2	4	5 December 2015	Lillehammer	15 km Skiathlon	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Charlotte Kalla	Therese Johaug	^[39]
3	5	12 December 2015	Davos	15 km F	Therese Johaug	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Heidi Weng		^[40]
4	6	13 December 2015	Davos	Sprint F	Stina Nilsson	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[41]
5	7	19 December 2015	Toblach	Sprint F	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Stina Nilsson		^[42]
6	8	20 December 2015	Toblach	10 km C	Therese Johaug	Krista Pärmäkoski	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[43]
	9	1 January 2016	Lenzerheide	Sprint F	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Ida Ingemarsdotter	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Therese Johaug	^[44]
	10	2 January 2016	Lenzerheide	15 km C Mass Start	Therese Johaug	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Heidi Weng		^[45]
	11	3 January 2016	Lenzerheide	5 km F Pursuit	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng		^[46]
	12	5 January 2016	Oberstdorf	Sprint C	Sophie Caldwell	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[47]
	13	6 January 2016	Oberstdorf	10 km C Mass Start	Therese Johaug	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Heidi Weng		^[48]
	14	8 January 2016	Toblach	5 km F	Jessie Diggins	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[49]
	15	9 January 2016	Val di Fiemme	10 km C Mass Start	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Therese Johaug		^[50]
	16	10 January 2016	Val di Fiemme	9 km F Pursuit climb	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Elizabeth Stephen		^[51]
7	10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016)	Therese Johaug	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Heidi Weng	^[52]
8	17	16 January 2016	Planica	Sprint F	Stina Nilsson	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen	Heidi Weng	Therese Johaug	^[53]
9	18	23 January 2016	Nové Město na Moravě	10 km F	Therese Johaug	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen	Jessie Diggins		^[54]
10	19	3 February 2016	Drammen	Sprint C	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Natalya Matveyeva		^[55]
11	20	7 February 2016	Oslo	30 km C Mass Start	Therese Johaug	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Anne Kyllönen		^[56]
12	21	11 February 2016	Stockholm	Sprint C	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Stina Nilsson		^[57]
13	22	13 February 2016	Falun	5 km C	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[58]
14	23	14 February 2016	Falun	10 km F Mass Start	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen		^[59]
15	24	20 February 2016	Lahti	Sprint F	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Jessie Diggins	Heidi Weng		^[60]
16	25	21 February 2016	Lahti	15 km Skiathlon	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[61]
	26	1 March 2016	Gatineau	Sprint F	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Stina Nilsson	Jessie Diggins	Therese Johaug	^[62]
	27	2 March 2016	Montreal	10.5 km C Mass Start	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen		^[63]
	28	4 March 2016	Quebec City	Sprint F	Stina Nilsson	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Heidi Weng		^[64]
	29	5 March 2016	Quebec City	10 km F Pursuit	Heidi Weng	Therese Johaug	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen		^[65]
	30	8 March 2016	Canmore	Sprint C	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		^[66]
	31	9 March 2016	Canmore	15 km Skiathlon	Heidi Weng	Therese Johaug	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen		^[67]
	32	11 March 2016	Lake Louise	10 km F	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Heidi Weng	Krista Pärmäkoski		^[68]
	33	12 March 2016	Canmore	10 km C Pursuit	Krista Pärmäkoski	Therese Johaug	Jessie Diggins		^[69]
17	1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016)	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	^[70]

Men's team

		Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	1	6 December 2015	Lillehammer	4 x 7.5 km Relay C/F				^[71]
2	2	17 January 2016	Planica	Team Sprint F				^[72]
3	3	24 January 2016	Nové Město na Moravě	4 x 7.5 km Relay				^[73]

Women's team

		Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	1	6 December 2015	Lillehammer	4 x 5 km Relay C/F				^[74]
2	2	17 January 2016	Planica	Team Sprint F				^[75]
3	3	24 January 2016	Nové Město na Moravě	4 x 5 km Relay				^[76]

Men's standings

Overall

Rank	after 36 events	Points
1		2634
2		1602
3		1584
4		1476
5		1131
6		995
7		889
8		874
9		871
10		834

Distance

Rank	after 21 events	Points
1		1444
2		763
3		729
4		614
5		605
6		604
7		572
8		526
9		488
10		480

Sprint

Rank	after 12 events	Points
1		553
2		476
3		414
4		324
5		307
6		294
7		291
8		268
9		244
10		222

Prize money

Rank	after 57 payouts	CHF
1		407,200
2		159,250
3		144,750
4		133,000
5		65,550
6		62,750
7		52,625
8		37,250
9		34,624
10		30,000

Helvetia U23

Rank	after 36 events	Points
1		717
2		268
3		174
4		135
5		108
6		81
7		55
8		44
9		40
10		35

Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking

Rank	after 19 events	Points
1		608
2		386
3		368
4		312
5		264
6		244
7		236
8		199
9		194
10		172

Women's standings

Overall

Rank	after 36 events	Points
1		2681
2		2302
3		2172
4		1335
5		1217
6		1151
7		1142
8		1128
9		1120
10		1025

Distance

Rank	after 21 events	Points
1		1533
2		1145
3		976
4		730
5		664
6		638
7		602
8		555
9		547
10		470

Sprint

Rank	after 12 events	Points
1		726
2		646
3		602
4		409
5		355
6		321
7		303
8		297
9		279
10		248

Prize money

Rank	after 57 payouts	CHF
1		430,700
2		236,750
3		224,625
4		106,563
5		91,749
6		63,500
7		58,937
8		48,675
9		46,500
10		36,125

Helvetia U23

Rank	after 36 events	Points
1		995
2		518
3		486
4		322
5		125
6		85
7		68
8		67
9		56
10		44

Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking

Rank	after 19 events	Points
1		489
2		470
3		430
4		302
5		235
6		231
7		217
8		207
9		198
10		193

Nations Cup

Overall

Rank	after 78 events	Points
1		24234
2		6743
3		6247
4		6039
5		3532
6		3525
7		2916
8		2549
9		2144
10		1659

Men

Rank	after 39 events	Points
1		12546
2		5689
3		2840
4		1913
5		1561
6		1516
7		1368
8		1284
9		1024
10		830

Women

Rank	after 39 events	Points
1		11688
2		4731
3		4671
4		2908
5		2508
6		1054
7		860
8		636
9		598
10		579

Achievements

New official FIS count from 2015/16 season.^[77] Only individual events.

First World Cup career victory:

Men

• Sondre Turvoll Fossli, 22, in his 6th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Kuusamo; first podium was 2014-15 WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka
• Niklas Dyrhaug, 28, in his 7th season – the WC 1 (15 km C Pursuit) in Ruka; also first podium
• Emil Iversen, 24, in his 3rd season – the WC 7 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf; also first podium
• Baptiste Gros, 25, in his 6th season – the WC 17 (Sprint F) in Quebec City; first podium was 2013-14 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Szklarska Poręba

Women

• Stina Nilsson, 22, in her 5th season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2013-14 WC 14 (Sprint C) in Drammen
• Sophie Caldwell, 25, in her 4th season – the WC 7 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf; first podium was 2013-14 WC 12 (Sprint F) in Lahti
• Jessie Diggins, 24, in her 6th season – the WC 7 (5 km F) in Toblach; also first podium
• Heidi Weng, 24, in her 7th season – the WC 7 (10 km C Mass Start) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2011-12 WC 18 (15 km Skiathlon) in Lahti
• Krista Pärmäkoski, 25, in her 8th season – the WC 17 (10 km C Pursuit) in Canmore; first podium was 2010-11 WC 11 (10 km C Handicap start) in Oberhof

First World Cup podium:

Men

• Niklas Dyrhaug, 28, in his 7th season – no. 1 in the WC 1 (15 km C Pursuit) in Ruka
• Hans Christer Holund, 26, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 2 (30 km Skiathlon) in Lillehammer
• Andrew Young, 23, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 5 (Sprint F) in Toblach
• Emil Iversen, 24, in his 3rd season – no. 1 in the WC 7 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf
• Robin Duvillard, 32, in his 13th season – no. 2 in the WC 7 (9 km Pursuit climb) in Val di Fiemme

Women

• Jessie Diggins, 24, in her 6th season – no. 1 in the WC 7 (5 km F) in Toblach

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2015/16 season in parentheses):

Men

• Martin Johnsrud Sundby, 14 (26) first places
• Federico Pellegrino, 5 (8) first places
• Sergey Ustiugov, 3 (4) first places
• Emil Iversen, 3 (3) first places
• Maurice Manificat, 2 (6) first places
• Petter Northug, 1 (36) first place
• Alexey Poltoranin, 1 (9) first place
• Maxim Vylegzhanin, 1 (7) first place
• Finn Hågen Krogh, 1 (7) first place
• Nikita Kryukov, 1 (5) first place
• Matti Heikkinen, 1 (3) first place
• Sondre Turvoll Fossli, 1 (1) first place
• Niklas Dyrhaug, 1 (1) first place
• Baptiste Gros, 1 (1) first place

Women

• Therese Johaug, 17 (42) first places
• Maiken Caspersen Falla, 8 (12) first places
• Stina Nilsson, 3 (3) first places
• Heidi Weng, 3 (3) first places
• Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, 2 (5) first places
• Sophie Caldwell, 1 (1) first place
• Jessie Diggins, 1 (1) first place
• Krista Pärmäkoski, 1 (1) first place

Retirements

Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement:

Men

• ^[78]
• ^[79]
• ^[80]
• ^[81]

Women

• ^[82]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Sprint C: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 27 November 2015.
2. Web site: Men's 10km Individual F: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 28 November 2015.
3. Web site: Men's 15km C Pursuit: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2015.
4. Web site: Men's 3-day tour overall: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2015.
5. Web site: Men's 30km Skiathlon: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 5 December 2015.
6. Web site: Men 30.0 km Individual Free: Davos. International Ski Federation. 12 December 2015.
7. Web site: Men Sprint F: Davos. International Ski Federation. 13 December 2015.
8. Web site: Men Sprint F: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 19 December 2015.
9. Web site: Men 15km C: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2015.
10. Web site: Men Sprint F: Lenzerheide. International Ski Federation. 1 January 2016.
11. Web site: Men 30km C Mass start: Lenzerheide. International Ski Federation. 2 January 2016.
12. Web site: Men 10km Pursuit Free: Lenzerheide. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2016.
13. Web site: Men Sprint C: Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 5 January 2016.
14. Web site: Men 15km C Mass Start: Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2016.
15. Web site: Men 10km F: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2016.
16. Web site: Men 15km C Mass Start: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 9 January 2016.
17. Web site: Men 9km F Pursuit climb: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2016.
18. Web site: Men Tour de Ski Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2016.
19. Web site: Men Sprint F: Planica. International Ski Federation. 16 January 2016.
20. Web site: Men 15km F: Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 23 January 2016.
21. Web site: Men Sprint C: Drammen. International Ski Federation. 3 February 2016.
22. Web site: Men 50km C: Oslo. International Ski Federation. 6 February 2016.
23. Web site: Men Sprint C: Stockholm. International Ski Federation. 11 February 2016.
24. Web site: Men 10km C: Falun. International Ski Federation. 13 February 2016.
25. Web site: Men 15km F Mass Start: Falun. International Ski Federation. 14 February 2016.
26. Web site: Men Sprint F: Falun. International Ski Federation. 20 February 2016.
27. Web site: Men 30km Skiathlon: Falun. International Ski Federation. 21 February 2016.
28. Web site: Men Sprint F: Gatineau. International Ski Federation. 1 March 2016.
29. Web site: Men 17.5 km C Mass Start: Montreal. International Ski Federation. 2 March 2016.
30. Web site: Men Sprint F: Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 4 March 2016.
31. Web site: Men 15 km F Pursuit: Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2016.
32. Web site: Men Sprint C: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 8 March 2016.
33. Web site: Men 30 km Skiathlon: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 9 March 2016.
34. Web site: Men 15 km F: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 11 March 2016.
35. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 27 November 2015.
36. Web site: Ladies 5km Individual F: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 28 November 2015.
37. Web site: Ladies 10km Pursuit C: Ruka. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2015.
38. Web site: 3-DAYS TOUR STANDING LADIES. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2015.
39. Web site: Ladies Skiathlon 7.5kmC +7.5km F: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 5 December 2015.
40. Web site: Ladies 15.0 km Individual Free: Davos. International Ski Federation. 12 December 2015.
41. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Davos. International Ski Federation. 13 December 2015.
42. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 19 December 2015.
43. Web site: Ladies 10km C: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2015.
44. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Lenzerheide. International Ski Federation. 1 January 2016.
45. Web site: Ladies 15km C Mass start: Lenzerheide. International Ski Federation. 2 January 2016.
46. Web site: Ladies 5km Pursuit Free: Lenzerheide. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2016.
47. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 5 January 2016.
48. Web site: Ladies 10km C Mass Start: Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2016.
49. Web site: Ladies 5km F: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2016.
50. Web site: Ladies 10km C Mass Start: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 9 January 2016.
51. Web site: Ladies 9km Pursuit climb: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2016.
52. Web site: Ladies Tour de Ski Overall: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2016.
53. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Planica. International Ski Federation. 16 January 2016.
54. Web site: Ladies 10km F: Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 23 January 2016.
55. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Drammen. International Ski Federation. 3 February 2016.
56. Web site: Ladies 30km C: Oslo. International Ski Federation. 7 February 2016.
57. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Stockholm. International Ski Federation. 11 February 2016.
58. Web site: Ladies 5km C: Falun. International Ski Federation. 13 February 2016.
59. Web site: Ladies 10km F: Falun. International Ski Federation. 14 February 2016.
60. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Lahti. International Ski Federation. 20 February 2016.
61. Web site: Ladies 15km Skiathlon: Lahti. International Ski Federation. 21 February 2016.
62. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Gatineau. International Ski Federation. 1 March 2016.
63. Web site: Ladies 10.5 km C Mass Start: Montreal. International Ski Federation. 2 March 2016.
64. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 4 March 2016.
65. Web site: Ladies 10 km F Pursuit: Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2016.
66. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 8 March 2016.
67. Web site: Ladies Skiathlon: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 9 March 2016.
68. Web site: Ladies 10 km F: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 11 March 2016.
69. Web site: Ladies 10 km C WINNER OF THE DAY: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 12 March 2016.
70. Web site: Ladies 10 km C Pursuit: Canmore. International Ski Federation. 12 March 2016.
71. Web site: Men 4x7.5 km Relay C/F: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 6 December 2015.
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