2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Alexander Bolshunov (2)
Competition1ladies:	Jessie Diggins (1)
Competition2:	Distance
Competition2men:	Alexander Bolshunov (3)
Competition2ladies:	Jessie Diggins (1)
Competition3:	Sprint
Competition3men:	Federico Pellegrino (2)
Competition3ladies:	Anamarija Lampič (1)
Competition4:	U-23
Competition4men:	Hugo Lapalus (2)
Competition4ladies:	Linn Svahn (1)
Competition5:	Bonus Ranking
Competition5men:	Alexander Bolshunov (1)
Competition5ladies:	Linn Svahn (1)
Competition6:	Nations Cup
Competition6men:	Russia (3)
Competition6ladies:	Sweden (1)
Mixedcompetition1:	Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both:	Russia (3)
Stageevent1:	Nordic Opening
Stageevent1men:	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (3)
Stageevent1ladies:	Therese Johaug (4)
Stageevent2:	Tour de Ski
Stageevent2men:	Alexander Bolshunov (2)
Stageevent2ladies:	Jessie Diggins (1)
Menlocations:	10 venues
Ladieslocations:	10 venues
Menindividual:	21 events
Ladiesindividual:	21 events
Relaymen:	3 events
Relayladies:	3 events
Previous:	2019–20
Next:	2021–22

The 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 40th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women.

The season began with the Nordic Opening stage event on 27–29 November 2020 in Ruka, Finland and was planned to conclude with the World Cup Finals on 19–21 March 2021 in Beijing, China.^[1] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIS announced on 4 December 2020 that all events in China, including the Cross-Country World Cup final were cancelled.^[2] World Cup Finals were moved to Lillehammer, where December competitions couldn't be arranged. However, on 12 February 2021, all the events scheduled in Oslo and Lillehammer were cancelled due to ongoing pandemic. The World Cup Final stage event was called off this year and the season ended on 13–14 March in Engadin, Switzerland, where the final pursuit races made a replacement for cancelled 30/50 kilometers annual competition in Oslo.The pandemic also reduced participation, after the opening in Ruka the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish teams announced that they would not compete in Davos and Dresden as they felt that they could not guarantee a safe environment.^[3] Later, Norway announced they would also not participate in Tour de Ski.^[4]

Calendar

Men

+ Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle			Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
	1		Ruka		Erik Valnes	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Emil Iversen	Erik Valnes	^[5]
	2	28 November 2020		15 km C	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Aleksey Chervotkin	Alexander Bolshunov	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	^[6]
	3	29 November 2020		15 km F Pursuit	Hans Christer Holund	Andrey Melnichenko	Sjur Røthe	Emil Iversen	^[7]
1	11th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2020)	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Alexander Bolshunov	Emil Iversen	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	^[8]
	4 December 2020	Lillehammer	Sprint C	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]
5 December 2020
6 December 2020
2	4	12 December 2020	Davos	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Alexander Bolshunov	Andrew Young	Alexander Bolshunov	^[10]
3	5	13 December 2020		15 km F	Alexander Bolshunov	Andrey Melnichenko	Artem Maltsev		^[11]
4	6	19 December 2020	Dresden	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Andrew Young	Gleb Retivykh		^[12]
		20 December 2020		Team Sprint F					^[13]
	7	1 January 2021	Val Müstair		Federico Pellegrino	Alexander Bolshunov	Richard Jouve	Alexander Bolshunov	^[14]
	8	2 January 2021			Alexander Bolshunov	Dario Cologna	Ivan Yakimushkin		^[15]
	9	3 January 2021			Alexander Bolshunov	Artem Maltsev	Maurice Manificat		^[16]
	10	5 January 2021	Toblach	15 km F	Alexander Bolshunov	Denis Spitsov	Ivan Yakimushkin		^[17]
	11	6 January 2021		15 km C Pursuit	Alexander Bolshunov	Ivan Yakimushkin	Evgeniy Belov		^[18]
	12	8 January 2021	Val di Fiemme	15 km C Mass Start	Alexander Bolshunov	Francesco De Fabiani	Aleksey Chervotkin		^[19]
	13	9 January 2021		Sprint C	Oskar Svensson	Gleb Retivykh	Alexander Bolshunov		^[20]
	14	10 January 2021		10 km F Mass Start   Climb	Denis Spitsov	Alexander Bolshunov	Maurice Manificat		^[21]
5	15th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2021)	Alexander Bolshunov	Maurice Manificat	Denis Spitsov	^[22]
6	15	23 January 2021	Lahti	30 km Skiathlon	Emil Iversen	Sjur Røthe	Pål Golberg	Alexander Bolshunov	^[23]
		24 January 2021		4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F					^[24]
7	16	29 January 2021	Falun	15 km F	Alexander Bolshunov	Simen Hegstad Krüger	Sjur Røthe		^[25]
8	17	30 January 2021		15 km C Mass Start	Alexander Bolshunov	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Pål Golberg		^[26]
9	18	31 January 2021		Sprint C	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Oskar Svensson	Håvard Solås Taugbøl		^[27]
10	19	6 February 2021	Ulricehamn^[28]		Oskar Svensson	Gleb Retivykh	Federico Pellegrino		^[29]
		7 February 2021							^[30]
	20 February 2021	Nové Město	Sprint C	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[31]
21 February 2021	15 km F
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 (23 February–7 March)
11	20	13 March 2021	Engadin	15 km C Mass Start	Alexander Bolshunov	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Pål Golberg	Alexander Bolshunov	^[32]
12	21	14 March 2021		50 km F Pursuit	Simen Hegstad Krüger	Hans Christer Holund	Jens Burman		^[33]
		Beijing	Sprint F	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[34]
	15 km Skiathlon
	2020–21 World Cup Finals Overall (19–21 March 2021)

Women

+ Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle			Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
	1		Ruka		Linn Svahn	Maja Dahlqvist	Jonna Sundling	Linn Svahn	^[35]
	2	28 November 2020		10 km C	Therese Johaug	Frida Karlsson	Ebba Andersson		^[36]
	3	29 November 2020		10 km F Pursuit	Therese Johaug	Helene Marie Fossesholm	Rosie Brennan	Therese Johaug	^[37]
1	11th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2020)	Therese Johaug	Tatiana Sorina	Ebba Andersson	^[38]
	4 December 2020	Lillehammer	Sprint C	Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not rescheduled.
5 December 2020
6 December 2020
2	4	12 December 2020	Davos	Sprint F	Rosie Brennan	Anamarija Lampič	Natalya Nepryayeva	Therese Johaug	^[39]
3	5	13 December 2020		10 km F	Rosie Brennan	Yuliya Stupak	Hailey Swirbul	Rosie Brennan	^[40]
4	6	19 December 2020	Dresden	Sprint F	Nadine Fähndrich	Sophie Caldwell Hamilton	Anamarija Lampič		^[41]
		20 December 2020		Team Sprint F					^[42]
	7	1 January 2021	Val Müstair	Sprint F	Linn Svahn	Anamarija Lampič	Jessie Diggins	Rosie Brennan	^[43]
	8	2 January 2021			Linn Svahn	Yuliya Stupak	Jessie Diggins		^[44]
	9	3 January 2021			Jessie Diggins	Rosie Brennan	Frida Karlsson		^[45]
	10	5 January 2021	Toblach	10 km F	Jessie Diggins	Rosie Brennan	Ebba Andersson		^[46]
	11	6 January 2021		10 km C Pursuit	Yuliya Stupak	Ebba Andersson	Jessie Diggins		^[47]
	12	8 January 2021	Val di Fiemme	10 km C Mass Start	Natalya Nepryayeva	Katharina Hennig	Ebba Andersson		^[48]
	13	9 January 2021		Sprint C	Linn Svahn	Maja Dahlqvist	Emma Ribom		^[49]
	14	10 January 2021		10 km F Mass Start   Climb	Ebba Andersson	Jessie Diggins	Delphine Claudel		^[50]
5	15th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2021)	Jessie Diggins	Yuliya Stupak	Ebba Andersson	Jessie Diggins	^[51]
6	15	23 January 2021	Lahti	15 km Skiathlon	Therese Johaug	Helene Marie Fossesholm	Heidi Weng	Jessie Diggins	^[52]
		24 January 2021		4 × 5 km Relay C/F					^[53]
7	16	29 January 2021	Falun	10 km F	Jessie Diggins	Therese Johaug	Ebba Andersson		^[54]
8	17	30 January 2021		10 km C Mass Start	Linn Svahn	Yuliya Stupak	Therese Johaug		^[55]
9	18	31 January 2021		Sprint C	Linn Svahn	Anamarija Lampič	Jonna Sundling		^[56]
10	19	6 February 2021	Ulricehamn		Maja Dahlqvist	Johanna Hagström	Jessie Diggins		^[57]
		7 February 2021							^[58]
	20 February 2021	Nové Město	Sprint C	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 February 2021	10 km F
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 (23 February–7 March)
11	20	13 March 2021	Engadin	10 km C Mass Start	Yuliya Stupak	Heidi Weng	Ebba Andersson	Jessie Diggins	^[59]
12	21	14 March 2021		30 km F Pursuit	Heidi Weng	Ebba Andersson	Yuliya Stupak		^[60]
		Beijing	Sprint F	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	15 km Skiathlon
	2020–21 World Cup Finals Overall (19–21 March 2021)

Men's standings

Overall

Rank	after all 26 events	Points
	Alexander Bolshunov	1765
2		800
3		663
4		614
5		604
6		597
7		590
8		586
9		567
10		484

Distance

Rank	after all 15 events	Points
	Alexander Bolshunov	921
2		509
3		357
4		327
5		321
6		319
7		318
8		317
9		303
10		298

Sprint

Rank	after all 9 events	Points
	Federico Pellegrino	439
2		369
3		284
4		283
5		219
6		214
7		157
8		146
9		140
10		132

Prize money

Rank	after all 36 payouts
1	Alexander Bolshunov	219.500
2		76.000
3		57.725
4		56.100
5		54.100
6		43.400
7		36.550
8		33.850
9		31.000
10		30.200

U23

Rank	after all 26 events	Points
	Hugo Lapalus	292
2		213
3		206
4		184
5		77
6		71
7		68
8		54
9		44
10		31

Bonus Ranking

Rank	after all 10 events	Points
1	Alexander Bolshunov	207
2		106
3		76
4		56
5		49
6		48
7		46
8		45
9		44
10		42

Women's standings

Overall

Rank	after all 26 events	Points
	Jessie Diggins	1347
2		1079
3		1011
4		919
5		851
6		733
7		688
8		643
9		611
10		597

Distance

Rank	after all 15 events	Points
	Jessie Diggins	653
2		640
3		619
4		484
5		410
6		406
7		376
8		364
9		359
10		323

Sprint

Rank	after all 9 events	Points
	Anamarija Lampič	402
2		296
3		275
4		262
5		244
6		214
7		212
8		189
9		185
10		171

Prize money

Rank	after all 36 payouts
1	Jessie Diggins	157.450
2		111.550
3		91.025
4		62.750
5		61.750
6		61.250
7		53.900
8		39.400
9		35.500
10		31.850

U23

Rank	after all 26 events	Points
	Linn Svahn	688
2		439
3		435
4		268
5		145
6		144
7		124
8		106
9		87
10		51

Bonus Ranking

Rank	after all 10 events	Points
1	Linn Svahn	119
2		101
3		94
4		70
5		69
6		67
7		63
8		52
9		47
10		45

Nations Cup

Overall

Rank	after all 52 events	Points
1		7485
2		4525
3		4432
4		3757
5		2386
6		2317
7		2262
8		2233
9		1956
10		1160

Men

Rank	after all 26 events	Points
1		4450
2		2482
3		1976
4		1359
5		1343
6		1260
7		1082
8		992
9		736
10		715

Women

Rank	after all 26 events	Points
1		3172
2		3035
3		3021
4		2043
5		1270
6		1235
7		1077
8		1043
9		749
10		597

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2020/21 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women. Team Sprint and Relay used to count only for Nations Cup but from this season they were also included in individual standings.^[61]

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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
Nordic Opening	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
World Cup Final
Relay (Nations Cup)
Team Sprint (Nations Cup)
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	20	20	20	20	10	5
Stage Nordic Opening	50	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
Relay (Individual points)	25	20	15	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Team Sprint (Individual points)
Bonus points (Mass Start checkpoints)	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Achievements

Only individual events.

First World Cup career victory:

Men

• Erik Valnes, 24, in his 4th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka; first podium was 2018–19 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Dresden
• Oskar Svensson, 25, in his 8th season – the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme; also first podium
• Denis Spitsov, 24, in his 4th season – the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2017–18 WC 8 (9 km Pursuit F) in Val di Fiemme

Women

• Rosie Brennan, 31, in her 10th season – the WC 2 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2020–21 WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka
•    Nadine Fähndrich, 25, in her 6th season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Dresden; first podium was 2018–19 WC 14 (10 km C) in Cogne
• Ebba Andersson, 23, in her 5th season – the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2018–19 WC 2 (10 km C) in Ruka
• Maja Dahlqvist, 26, in her 7th season – the WC 10 (Sprint F) in Ulricehamn; first podium was 2017–18 WC 9 (Sprint F) in Dresden

First World Cup podium:

Men

• Aleksey Chervotkin, 25, in his 7th season – no. 2 in the WC 1 (15 km C) in Ruka
• Artem Maltsev, 27, in his 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 3 (15 km F) in Davos
• Oskar Svensson, 25, in his 8th season – no. 1 in the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme
• Jens Burman, 26, in his 7th season – no. 3 in the WC 12 (50 km Pursuit F) in Engadin

Women

• Helene Marie Fossesholm, 19, in her 2nd season – no. 2 in the WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka
• Rosie Brennan, 31, in her 10th season – no. 3 in the WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka
• Tatiana Sorina, 26, in her 4th season – no. 2 in the WC 1 (11th Nordic Opening overall) in Ruka
• Hailey Swirbul, 22, in her 3rd season – no. 3 in the WC 3 (10 km F) in Davos
• Emma Ribom, 23, in her 3rd season – no. 3 in the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme
• Delphine Claudel, 24, in her 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):

Men

• Alexander Bolshunov, 10 (27) first places
• Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, 3 (40) first places
• Federico Pellegrino, 3 (16) first places
• Oskar Svensson, 2 (2) first places
• Emil Iversen, 1 (8) first place
• Simen Hegstad Krüger, 1 (4) first place
• Hans Christer Holund, 1 (2) first place
• Erik Valnes, 1 (1) first place
• Denis Spitsov, 1 (1) first place

Women

• Linn Svahn, 6 (9) first places
• Therese Johaug, 4 (77) first places
• Jessie Diggins, 4 (10) first places
• Yuliya Stupak, 2 (3) first places
• Rosie Brennan, 2 (2) first places
• Heidi Weng, 1 (12) first place
• Natalya Nepryayeva, 1 (3) first place
•    Nadine Fähndrich, 1 (1) first place
• Ebba Andersson, 1 (1) first place
• Maja Dahlqvist, 1 (1) first place

Retirements

Men

• Livio Bieler^[62]
• Niklas Dyrhaug^[63]
• Sebastian Eisenlauer^[64]
• Simeon Hamilton^[65]
• Martin Johnsrud Sundby^[66]
• Viktor Thorn^[67]
• Stefan Zelger^[68]

Women

• Sadie Maubet Bjornsen^[69]
• Mari Eide^[70]
• Anouk Faivre-Picon^[71]
• Hanna Falk^[72]
• Sophie Caldwell Hamilton^[65]
• Laura Mononen^[73]
• Susanna Saapunki^[74]
• Anna Zherebyateva^[75]

Notes and References

1. Web site: COOP FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2020/21 - update 02nd October 2020. International Ski Federation. 2 October 2020.
2. Web site: FIS World Championship and World Cup events in Beijing cancelled . FIS . 6 December 2020.
3. Web site: Sweden and Finland Follow Norway and Withdraw from December World Cups . Faster skier . 6 December 2020.
4. Web site: Norway withdraw from Tour de Ski . 13 December 2020.
5. Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 27 November 2020.
6. Web site: Men's 15 km Individual Classic – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 28 November 2020.
7. Web site: Men's 15 km Pursuit Free 'Winner of the Day' - Ruka. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2020.
8. Web site: Men's Winner Overall – Nordic Opening 2020. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2020.
9. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1100722/lillehammer-fis-world-cup-postponed FIS World Cup events in Lillehammer postponed due to COVID-19 "uncertainty"
10. Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Davos. International Ski Federation. 12 December 2020.
11. Web site: Men's 15 km Individual Free – Davos. International Ski Federation. 13 December 2020.
12. Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Dresden. International Ski Federation. 19 December 2020.
13. Web site: Men's Team Sprint Free – Dresden. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2020.
14. Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 1 January 2021.
15. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 2 January 2021.
16. Web site: Men's 15 km Pursuit Free – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2021.
17. Web site: Men's 15 km Individual Free – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 5 January 2021.
18. Web site: Men's 15 km Pursuit Classic – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2021.
19. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2021.
20. Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 9 January 2021.
21. Web site: Men's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
22. Web site: Men's 15th Tour de Ski Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
23. Web site: Men's 30 km Skiathlon – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 23 January 2021.
24. Web site: Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 24 January 2021.
25. Web site: Men's 15 km Individual Free – Falun. International Ski Federation. 29 January 2021.
26. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 January 2021.
27. Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Falun. International Ski Federation. 31 January 2021.
28. Web site: World Cup Ulricehamn (SWE) rescheduled. International Ski Federation. 9 December 2020.
29. Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 6 February 2021.
30. Web site: Men's Team Sprint Free – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 7 February 2021.
31. Web site: Cross country skiing: World Cup races in Czech Republic cancelled. Reuters.com. 13 February 2021. 2021-03-14.
32. Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Engadin. International Ski Federation. 13 March 2021.
33. Web site: Men's 50 km Pursuit Free – Engadin. International Ski Federation. 14 March 2021.
34. https://www.fis-ski.com/en/cross-country/cross-country-news-multimedia/news/2020-21/coop-fis-cross-country-world-cup-season-concludes-in-engadin-sui COOP FIS Cross-Country World Cup season ends in Engadin (SUI)
35. Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 27 November 2020.
36. Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Classic – Ruka. International Ski Federation. 28 November 2020.
37. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit Free 'Winner of the Day' - Ruka. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2020.
38. Web site: Women's Winner Overall – Nordic Opening 2020. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2020.
39. Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Davos. International Ski Federation. 12 December 2020.
40. Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Free – Davos. International Ski Federation. 13 December 2020.
41. Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Dresden. International Ski Federation. 19 December 2020.
42. Web site: Women's Team Sprint Free – Dresden. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2020.
43. Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 1 January 2021.
44. Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Classic – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 2 January 2021.
45. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit Free – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2021.
46. Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Free – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 5 January 2021.
47. Web site: Women's 10 km Pursuit Classic – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2021.
48. Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2021.
49. Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 9 January 2021.
50. Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
51. Web site: Women's 15th Tour de Ski Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
52. Web site: Women's 15 km Skiathlon – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 23 January 2021.
53. Web site: Women 4 x 5 km Relay – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 24 January 2021.
54. Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Free – Falun. International Ski Federation. 29 January 2021.
55. Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Classic – Falun. International Ski Federation. 30 January 2021.
56. Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Falun. International Ski Federation. 31 January 2021.
57. Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 6 February 2021.
58. Web site: Women's Team Sprint Free – Ulricehamn. International Ski Federation. 7 February 2021.
59. Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Classic – Engadin. International Ski Federation. 13 March 2021.
60. Web site: Women's 30 km Pursuit Free – Engadin. International Ski Federation. 14 March 2021.
61. Web site: RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2020/2021. International Ski Federation. 15 October 2020.
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