2018–19 FIS Cross-Country Alpen Cup explained

2018–19 FIS Cross-Country Alpen Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Valentin Chauvin
Competition1ladies:	Antonia Fräbel (2nd title)
Menlocations:	6 venues
Ladieslocations:	6 venues
Menindividual:	14 events
Ladiesindividual:	14 events
Cancelledmen:	2 events
Cancelledladies:	2 events
Previous:	2017–18
Next:	2019–20

The 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country Alpen Cup (OPA Cup) was a season of the Alpen Cup, a Continental Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 21 December 2018 in Valdidentro, Italy and concluded on 17 March 2019 in Oberwiesenthal, Germany.

Calendar

Men

+ Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle	Period	Race	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
I			Prémanon	10 km C	Cancelled
	9 December 2018	Prémanon	15 km F
1	21 December 2018	Valdidentro	Sprint F	Richard Jouve	Valentin Chauvin	Joeri Kindschi	^[1]
2	22 December 2018	Valdidentro	15 km F	Andreas Katz	Thomas Bing	Hugo Baffard	^[2]
3	23 December 2018	Valdidentro	15 km C Mass Start	Maurice Manificat	Maicol Rastelli	Beda Klee	^[3]
II	4	4 January 2019	Nové Město na Moravě	Sprint C	Valentin Chauvin	Gilberto Panisi	Michal Novák	^[4]
5	5 January 2019	Nové Město na Moravě	15 km F	Robin Duvillard	Michal Novák	Hugo Buffard	^[5]
6	6 January 2019	Nové Město na Moravě	20 km C Mass Start	Valentin Chauvin	Ueli Schnider	Simone Daprà	^[6]
III	7	8 February 2019	Planica	Sprint F	Jules Chappaz	Davide Graz	Maxim Cervinka	^[7]
8	9 February 2019	Planica	15 km C	Alexey Poltoranin	Karel Tammjärv	Dominik Bury	^[8]
9	10 February 2019	Planica	20 km F Mass Start	Max Hauke	Dominik Bury	Bernhard Tritscher	^[9]
IV	10	2 March 2019	Le Brassus	15 km F	Hugo Lapalus	Jean Tiberghien	Hugo Buffard	^[10]
11	3 March 2019	Le Brassus	15 km C Pursuit	Valentin Chauvin	Jean Tiberghien	Hugo Lapalus	^[11]
12	15 March 2019	Oberwiesenthal	Sprint F	Janik Riebli	Erwan Käser	Clement Arnault	^[12]
13	16 March 2019	Oberwiesenthal	15 km C Mass Start	Valentin Chauvin	Clement Arnault	Ueli Schnider	^[13]
14	17 March 2019	Oberwiesenthal	15 km F Pursuit	Clement Arnault	Simone Daprà	Valentin Mättig	^[14]

Women

+ Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle	Period	Race	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
I			Prémanon	5 km C	Cancelled
	9 December 2018	Prémanon	10 km F
1	21 December 2018	Valdidentro	Sprint F	Laurien van der Graaff	Ilaria Debertolis	Victoria Carl	^[15]
2	22 December 2018	Valdidentro	10 km F	Elisa Brocard	Anouk Faivre Picon	Katharina Hennig	^[16]
3	23 December 2018	Valdidentro	10 km C Mass Start	Antonia Fräbel	Anouk Faivre Picon	Anna Comarella	^[17]
II	4	4 January 2019	Nové Město na Moravě	Sprint C	Antonia Fräbel	Fabiana Wieser	Désirée Steiner	^[18]
5	5 January 2019	Nové Město na Moravě	10 km F	Antonia Fräbel	Anna Comarella	Sofie Krehl	^[19]
6	6 January 2019	Nové Město na Moravě	15 km C Mass Start	Antonia Fräbel	Anna Comarella	Lydia Hiernickel	^[20]
III	7	8 February 2019	Planica	Sprint F	Ilaria Debertolis	Elisa Brocard	Lucia Scardoni	^[21]
8	9 February 2019	Planica	10 km C	Lucia Scardoni	Sara Pellegrini	Nadine Herrmann	^[22]
9	10 February 2019	Planica	15 km F Mass Start	Ilaria Debertolis	Laura Chamiot Maitral	Elisa Brocard	^[23]
IV	10	2 March 2019	Le Brassus	10 km F	Laura Chamiot Maitral	Coralie Bentz	Hailey Swirbul	^[24]
11	3 March 2019	Le Brassus	15 km C Pursuit	Julia Belger	Hailey Swirbul	Laura Chamiot Maitral	^[25]
12	15 March 2019	Oberwiesenthal	Sprint F	Katerina Janatová	Ilaria Debertolis	Petra Hynčicová	^[26]
13	16 March 2019	Oberwiesenthal	10 km C Mass Start	Antonia Fräbel	Kateřina Razýmová	Lisa Unterweger	^[27]
14	17 March 2019	Oberwiesenthal	10 km F Pursuit	Kateřina Razýmová	Antonia Fräbel	Hailey Swirbul	^[28]

Overall standings

Men's overall standings

Rank		Points
1	Valentin Chauvin	675
2		484
3		387
4		372
5		348
6		317
7		289
8		269
9		265
10		223

Women's overall standings

Rank		Points
1	Antonia Fräbel	821
2		460
3		451
4		427
5		376
6		329
7		290
8		283
9		277
10		274

External links

• Men's Overall Standing at FIS
• Women's Overall Standing at FIS

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
2. Web site: Men's 15 km F – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
3. Web site: Men's 15 km C Mass Start – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
4. Web site: Men's Sprint C – Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
5. Web site: Men's 15 km F – Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
6. Web site: Men's 20 km C Mass Start – Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
7. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Planica. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
8. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Planica. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
9. Web site: Men's 20 km F Mass Start – Planica. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
10. Web site: Men's 15 km F – Le Brassus. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
11. Web site: Men's km C Pursuit – Le Brassus. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
12. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Oberwiesenthal. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
13. Web site: Men's 15 km C Mass Start – Oberwiesenthal. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
14. Web site: Men's 15 km F Pursuit – Oberwiesenthal. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
15. Web site: Women's Sprint F – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
16. Web site: Women's 10 km F – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
17. Web site: Women's 10 km C Mass Start – Valdidentro. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
18. Web site: Women's Sprint C – Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
19. Web site: Women's 10 km F – Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
20. Web site: Women's 15 km C Mass Start – Nové Město na Moravě. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
21. Web site: Women's Sprint F – Planica. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
22. Web site: Women's 10 km C – Planica. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
23. Web site: Women's 15 km F Mass Start – Planica. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
24. Web site: Women's 10 km F – Le Brassus. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
25. Web site: Women's km C Pursuit – Le Brassus. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
26. Web site: Women's Sprint F – Oberwiesenthal. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
27. Web site: Women's 10 km C Mass Start – Oberwiesenthal. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.
28. Web site: Women's 10 km F Pursuit – Oberwiesenthal. International Ski Federation. 5 March 2020.