2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition1:Overall
Competition1men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby
(3rd title)
Competition1ladies: Heidi Weng
Competition2:Distance
Competition2men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Competition2ladies: Heidi Weng
Competition3:Sprint
Competition4:U-23
Competition4ladies: Anamarija Lampič
Competition6:Nations Cup
Competition6men: Norway
Competition6ladies: Norway
Mixedcompetition1:Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both: Norway
Stageevent1:Nordic Opening
Stageevent1men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Stageevent1ladies: Heidi Weng
Stageevent2:Tour de Ski
Stageevent2men: Sergey Ustiugov
Stageevent2ladies: Heidi Weng
Stageevent3:World Cup Final
Stageevent3men: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
Stageevent3ladies: Marit Bjørgen
Menlocations:16 venues
Ladieslocations:16 venues
Menindividual:28 events
Ladiesindividual:28 events
Relaymen:4 events
Relayladies:4 events
Previous:2015–16
Next:2017–18

The 2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 36th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 26 November 2016 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 19 March 2017 in Quebec City, Canada.

Calendar

Men

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DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib
1126 November 2016   RukaSprint C   Pål Golberg Calle Halfvarsson Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Pål Golberg[1]
2227 November 2016   Ruka15 km C   Iivo Niskanen Emil Iversen Martin Johnsrud Sundby Calle Halfvarsson[2]
32 December 2016   LillehammerSprint C   Calle Halfvarsson Emil Iversen Teodor Peterson[3]
43 December 2016   Lillehammer10 km F   Calle Halfvarsson Marcus Hellner Sergey Ustiugov[4]
54 December 2016   Lillehammer15 km pursuit C   Matti Heikkinen Martin Johnsrud Sundby Pål Golberg[5]
37th Nordic Opening Overall (2–4 December 2016) Martin Johnsrud Sundby Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Matti Heikkinen Martin Johnsrud Sundby[6]
4610 December 2016   Davos30 km F   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Anders Gløersen Matti Heikkinen Martin Johnsrud Sundby[7]
5711 December 2016   DavosSprint F   Sergey Ustiugov Finn Hågen Krogh Sindre Bjørnestad Skar[8]
6817 December 2016   La Clusaz15 km mass start F   Finn Hågen Krogh Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Legkov[9]
9 31 December 2016   Val MüstairSprint F   Federico Pellegrino Finn Hågen Krogh Martin Johnsrud Sundby[10]
101 January 2017   Val Müstair10 km mass start C   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Didrik Tønseth[11]
11 3 January 2017   Oberstdorf20 km skiathlon   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Dario Cologna[12]
12 4 January 2017   Oberstdorf15 km pursuit F   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alex Harvey[13]
136 January 2017   Toblach10 km F  [14]
147 January 2017   Val di Fiemme15 km mass start C   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sergey Ustiugov Matti Heikkinen[15]
158 January 2017   Val di Fiemme9 km pursuit climb F   Maurice Manificat Matti Heikkinen Hans Christer Holund[16]
7 11th Tour de Ski Overall (31 December 2016 – 8 January 2017) Sergey Ustiugov Martin Johnsrud Sundby Dario Cologna[17]
81614 January 2017   ToblachSprint F   Sindre Bjørnestad Skar Simeon Hamilton Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Martin Johnsrud Sundby[18]
91721 January 2017   Ulricehamn15 km F   Alex Harvey Martin Johnsrud Sundby Marcus Hellner[19]
101828 January 2017   FalunSprint F   Emil Iversen[20]
111929 January 2017   Falun30 km mass start C   Martin Johnsrud Sundby[21]
12203 February 2017   PyeongchangSprint C   Gleb Retivykh Sondre Turvoll Fossli Andrey Parfenov[22]
13214 February 2017   Pyeongchang30 km skiathlon   Petr Sedov Daniel Stock Mathias Rundgreen[23]
142218 February 2017   OtepääSprint F   Finn Hågen Krogh[24]
152319 February 2017   Otepää15 km C   Iivo Niskanen[25]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 (22 February–5 March)
16248 March 2017   DrammenSprint C   Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Martin Johnsrud Sundby[26]
172511 March 2017   Oslo50 km mass start C   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Iivo Niskanen Alexander Bessmertnykh[27]
2617 March 2017   Quebec CitySprint F   Alex Harvey Finn Hågen Krogh Richard Jouve Martin Johnsrud Sundby[28]
2718 March 2017   Quebec City15 km mass start C   Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Niklas Dyrhaug Alexander Bessmertnykh[29]
2819 March 2017   Quebec City15 km pursuit F   Marcus Hellner Andrew Musgrave Sjur Røthe[30]
182016–17 World Cup Final (17–19 March 2017) Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Alex Harvey Niklas Dyrhaug[31]

Women

DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib
1126 November 2016   RukaSprint C   Stina Nilsson Maiken Caspersen Falla Heidi Weng Stina Nilsson[32]
2227 November 2016   Ruka10 km C   Marit Bjørgen Krista Pärmäkoski Heidi Weng[33]
32 December 2016   LillehammerSprint C   Heidi Weng Maiken Caspersen Falla Hanna Falk Heidi Weng[34]
43 December 2016   Lillehammer5 km F   Jessie Diggins Heidi Weng Marit Bjørgen[35]
54 December 2016   Lillehammer10 km pursuit C   Krista Pärmäkoski Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng
37th Nordic Opening Overall (2–4 December 2016) Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Krista Pärmäkoski[36]
4610 December 2016   Davos15 km F   Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng Krista Pärmäkoski Heidi Weng[37]
5711 December 2016   DavosSprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Hanna Falk Ingvild Flugstad Østberg[38]
6817 December 2016   La Clusaz10 km mass start F   Marit Bjørgen Ingvild Flugstad Østberg[39]
9 31 December 2016   Val MüstairSprint F   Stina Nilsson Maiken Caspersen Falla Heidi Weng[40]
101 January 2017   Val Müstair5 km mass start C  [41]
11 3 January 2017   Oberstdorf10 km skiathlon  [42]
12 4 January 2017   Oberstdorf10 km pursuit F   Stina Nilsson Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg[43]
136 January 2017   Toblach5 km F   Jessie Diggins Krista Pärmäkoski Sadie Bjornsen[44]
147 January 2017   Val di Fiemme10 km mass start C   Stina Nilsson Anne Kyllönen Charlotte Kalla[45]
158 January 2017   Val di Fiemme9 km pursuit climb F   Heidi Weng Elizabeth Stephen Kerttu Niskanen[46]
7 11th Tour de Ski Overall (31 December 2016 – 8 January 2017) Heidi Weng Krista Pärmäkoski Stina Nilsson[47]
81614 January 2017   ToblachSprint F   Natalya Matveyeva Maiken Caspersen Falla Hanna Falk Heidi Weng[48]
91721 January 2017   Ulricehamn10 km F   Marit Bjørgen Krista Pärmäkoski Charlotte Kalla[49]
101828 January 2017   FalunSprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla[50]
111929 January 2017   Falun15 km mass start C   Ingvild Flugstad Østberg[51]
12203 February 2017   PyeongchangSprint C  [52]
13214 February 2017   Pyeongchang15 km skiathlon  [53]
142218 February 2017   OtepääSprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla[54]
152319 February 2017   Otepää10 km C   Charlotte Kalla Heidi Weng[55]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 (22 February–5 March)
16248 March 2017   DrammenSprint C   Krista Pärmäkoski Heidi Weng[56]
172512 March 2017   Oslo30 km mass start C   Krista Pärmäkoski[57]
2617 March 2017   Quebec CitySprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla Heidi Weng[58]
2718 March 2017   Quebec City10 km mass start C   Marit Bjørgen Heidi Weng Krista Pärmäkoski[59]
2819 March 2017   Quebec City10 km pursuit F   Marit Bjørgen Heidi Weng Stina Nilsson[60]
182016–17 World Cup Final (17–19 March 2017) Marit Bjørgen Heidi Weng[61]

Men's team

DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird
1 118 December 2016   La Clusaz4 x 7.5 km relay C/F  [62]
2215 January 2017   ToblachTeam sprint F  [63]
3322 January 2017   Ulricehamn4 x 7.5 km relay C/F  [64]
445 February 2017   PyeongchangTeam sprint F  [65]

Women's team

DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird
1 118 December 2016   La Clusaz4 x 5 km relay C/F  [66]
2215 January 2017   ToblachTeam sprint F  [67]
3322 January 2017   Ulricehamn4 x 5 km relay C/F  [68]
445 February 2017   PyeongchangTeam sprint F  [69]

Men's standings

Overall

Rankafter 28 eventsPoints
1 1626
2 1176
3 1128
4 884
5 869
6 815
7 788
8 758
9 673
10 660

Distance

Rankafter 18 eventsPoints
1 1056
2 588
3 555
4 475
5 468
6 465
7 454
8 453
9 424
10 409

Sprint

Rankafter 10 eventsPoints
1 399
2 363
3 338
4 323
5 322
6 238
7 237
8 216
9 200
10 199

Prize money

Rankafter 44 payoutsCHF
1 215,850
2 171,875
3 117,749
4 74,250
5 51,187
6 48,625
7 47,275
8 41,125
9 37,375
10 37,313

Helvetia U23

Rankafter 28 eventsPoints
1 884
2 252
3 216
4 143
5 100
6 51
7 34
8 29
9 24
10 24

Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking

Rankafter 12 eventsPoints
1 286
2 211
3 163
4 118
5 104
6 96
7 92
8 89
9 82
10 72

Women's standings

Overall

Rankafter 28 eventsPoints
1 2032
2 1618
3 1517
4 1437
5 1307
6 912
7 866
8 704
9 660
10 605

Distance

Rankafter 18 eventsPoints
1 951
2 854
3 807
4 771
5 491
6 467
7 432
8 417
9 383
10 367

Sprint

Rankafter 10 eventsPoints
1 558
2 520
3 359
4 321
5 306
6 281
7 242
8 232
9 214
10 206

Prize money

Rankafter 44 payoutsCHF
1 272,350
2 153,375
3 153,000
4 150,900
5 122,750
6 70,500
7 39,062
8 27,499
9 27,000
10 26,750

Helvetia U23

Rankafter 28 eventsPoints
1 242
2 201
3 172
4 157
5 146
6 138
7 96
8 91
9 80
10 64

Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking

Rankafter 12 eventsPoints
1 219
2 196
3 162
4 140
5 123
6 106
7 88
8 73
9 64
10 58

Nations Cup

Overall

Rankafter 66 eventsPoints
1 13383
2 7053
3 5817
4 5711
5 3218
6 2597
7 2563
8 1853
9 1812
10 1800

Men

Rankafter 33 eventsPoints
1 6793
2 3737
3 2877
4 2273
5 1791
6 1714
7 1647
8 1109
9 760
10 708

Women

Rankafter 33 eventsPoints
1 6590
2 4176
3 3544
4 2510
5 1974
6 1803
7 950
8 709
9 703
10 532

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2016/17 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and ladies.

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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
Nordic Opening200 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
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 Nordic Opening50 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 Tour de Ski
Stage World Cup Final
Bonus points15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Achievements

Only individual events.

First World Cup career victory:
  • Men
  • Women
    Women
    First World Cup podium:
  • Men
  • Women
    Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):
  • Men
  • Women

    Retirements

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

    Men
    Women

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 26 November 2016.
    2. Web site: Men's 15km C – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 27 November 2016.
    3. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 2 December 2016.
    4. Web site: Men's 10 km F – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 3 December 2016.
    5. Web site: Men's 15 km Pursuit C – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 4 December 2016.
    6. Web site: Men's 3-Day Tour Standing Overall – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 4 December 2016.
    7. Web site: Men's 30 km F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 10 December 2016.
    8. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 11 December 2016.
    9. Web site: Men's 15 km F Mass start – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 17 December 2016.
    10. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 31 December 2016.
    11. Web site: Men's 10 km C Mass start – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 1 January 2017.
    12. Web site: Men's 20 km Skiathlon – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2017.
    13. Web site: Men's 15 km F Pursuit – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 4 January 2017.
    14. Web site: Men's 10 km F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2017.
    15. Web site: Men's 15 km C Mass Start – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 7 January 2017.
    16. Web site: Men's 9 km F Pursuit Climb – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2017.
    17. Web site: Tour de Ski Overall Standing Men. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2017.
    18. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 14 January 2017.
    19. Web site: Men's 15 km F – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 21 January 2017.
    20. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Falun. International Ski Federation. 28 January 2017.
    21. Web site: Men's 30 km C Mass Start – Falun. International Ski Federation. 29 January 2017.
    22. Web site: Men's Sprint C – PyeongChang, South Korea. International Ski Federation. 3 February 2017.
    23. Web site: Men's 30 km Skiathlon – PyeongChang. International Ski Federation. 4 February 2017.
    24. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Otepää, Estonia. International Ski Federation. 18 February 2017.
    25. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 19 February 2017.
    26. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Drammen. International Ski Federation. 8 March 2017.
    27. Web site: Men's 50 km C Mass Start – Oslo. International Ski Federation. 11 March 2017.
    28. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 17 March 2017.
    29. Web site: Men's 15 km C Mass Start – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 18 March 2017.
    30. Web site: Men's 15 km F Pursuit, Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 19 March 2017.
    31. Web site: World Cup Overall Standing Men – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 19 March 2017.
    32. Web site: Ladies Sprint C – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 26 November 2016.
    33. Web site: Ladies 10km C – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 27 November 2016.
    34. Web site: Ladies Sprint C – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 2 December 2016.
    35. Web site: Ladies 5 km F – Lillehammer,. International Ski Federation. 3 December 2016.
    36. Web site: Ladies 3-Days Tour Overall – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 4 December 2016.
    37. Web site: Ladies 15 km F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 10 December 2016.
    38. Web site: Ladies Sprint F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 11 December 2016.
    39. Web site: Ladies 10 km Mass start F – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 17 December 2016.
    40. Web site: Ladies Sprint F – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 31 December 2016.
    41. Web site: Ladies 5 km C Mass Start – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 1 January 2017.
    42. Web site: Ladies 10 km Skiathlon – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2017.
    43. Web site: Ladies 10 km F Pursuit – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 4 January 2017.
    44. Web site: Ladies 5 km F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2017.
    45. Web site: Ladies 10 km C Mass start – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 7 January 2017.
    46. Web site: Ladies 9 km F Pursuit climb, Winner of the day – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2017.
    47. Web site: Tour de Ski Overall Standing Ladies. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2017.
    48. Web site: Ladies Sprint F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 14 January 2017.
    49. Web site: Ladies 10 km F – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 21 January 2017.
    50. Web site: Ladies Sprint F – Falun. International Ski Federation. 28 January 2017.
    51. Web site: Ladies 15 km C Mass Start – Falun. International Ski Federation. 29 January 2017.
    52. Web site: Ladies Sprint C – PyeongChang. International Ski Federation. 3 February 2017.
    53. Web site: Ladies 15 km Skiathlon – PyeongChang. International Ski Federation. 4 February 2017.
    54. Web site: Ladies Sprint F – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 18 February 2017.
    55. Web site: Ladies 10 km C – Otepäästonia. International Ski Federation. 19 February 2017.
    56. Web site: Ladies Sprint C – Drammen. International Ski Federation. 8 March 2017.
    57. Web site: Ladies 30 km C Mass Start – Oslo. International Ski Federation. 12 March 2017.
    58. Web site: Ladies Sprint F – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 17 March 2017.
    59. Web site: Ladies 10 km C Mass Start – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 18 March 2017.
    60. Web site: Ladies 10 km F Pursuit, Winner of the day – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 19 March 2017.
    61. Web site: World Cup Final Overall Standing Ladies – Quebec City. International Ski Federation. 19 March 2017.
    62. Web site: Men 4x8.0 km Relay C/F – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 18 December 2016.
    63. Web site: Team Sprinf F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 15 January 2017.
    64. Web site: Men 4x7.5 km Relay C/F – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 22 January 2017.
    65. Web site: Men's Team Sprint F – PyeongChang. International Ski Federation. 5 February 2017.
    66. Web site: Ladies 4x4.0 km Relay C/F – La Clusaz. International Ski Federation. 18 December 2016.
    67. Web site: Team Sprint F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 15 January 2017.
    68. Web site: Ladies 4x5.0 km Relay C/F – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 22 January 2017.
    69. Web site: Ladies Team Sprint F – PyeongChang. International Ski Federation. 5 February 2017.
    70. Web site: Svensk VM-løper i langrenn legger opp. Rasmussen, John . 2 April 2017 . dagbladet.no . no . 10 December 2017.
    71. Web site: Northug legger opp. 13 May 2017 . langrenn.com . no . 10 December 2017.
    72. Web site: Johan Olsson lägger av: "Har inte motivationen". Ahlnäs, Mats . 12 April 2017 . svenska.yle.fi . sv . 10 December 2017.
    73. Web site: Cross-country skiing Olympic medallist Tscharnke announces retirement. Thorpe, George . 14 July 2017 . insidethegames.biz . 10 December 2017.
    74. Web site: Kristoffersen legger opp: – Langrenn har mistet lykketrollet sitt. Skjerdingstad, Anders. 3 May 2017 . langrenn.com . no . 10 December 2017.