2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained
The 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) was the 43rd World Cup in cross-country skiing for men and women.[1] [2]
The season started on 24 November 2023 in Ruka, Finland, and concluded on 17 March 2024 in Falun, Sweden.[3]
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (men's) and Tiril Udnes Weng (women's), both of Norway, were the reigning champions from the previous season. However, they did not defend their title.
Harald Østberg Amundsen from Norway and Jessie Diggins from United States, became the new overall champions.
In October 2023, FIS made decided to prolong the suspension of the Russian and Belarusian national team from competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
With a stop at the 2024 Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis, the season featured the first World Cup event in the United States in 23 years.[5]
Map of world cup hosts
All 15 locations hosting world cup events in this season.
Men
Calendar
Men's relay
Overall leaders
Standings
Overall
Distance
Sprint
U23
Rank | after all 34 events[46] | Points |
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| Edvin Anger | 942 |
2 | | 654 |
3 | | 483 |
4 | | 383 |
5 | | 352 |
6 | | 347 |
7 | | 245 |
8 | | 240 |
9 | | 225 |
10 | | 196 | |
Bonus ranking
Prize money
Women
Calendar
Women's relay
Overall leaders
Standings
Overall
Rank | after all 34 events[86] | Points |
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| Jessie Diggins | 2746 |
2 | | 2571 |
3 | | 2309 |
4 | | 2114 |
5 | | 2080 |
6 | | 2066 |
7 | | 2019 |
8 | | 1673 |
9 | | 1636 |
10 | | 1409 | |
Distance
Rank | after all 20 events[87] | Points |
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| Jessie Diggins | 1623 |
2 | | 1399 |
3 | | 1355 |
4 | | 1354 |
5 | | 1321 |
6 | | 1275 |
7 | | 1221 |
8 | | 1072 |
9 | | 1022 |
10 | | 964 | |
Sprint
Rank | after all 13 events[88] | Points |
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| Linn Svahn | 1274 |
2 | | 1101 |
3 | | 918 |
4 | | 823 |
5 | | 823 |
6 | | 785 |
7 | | 733 |
8 | | 718 |
9 | | 661 |
10 | | 624 | |
U23
Bonus ranking
Rank | after all 11 events[90] | Points |
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1 | Jessie Diggins | 259 |
2 | | 202 |
3 | | 197 |
4 | | 169 |
5 | | 166 |
6 | | 118 |
7 | | 113 |
8 | | 102 |
9 | | 86 |
10 | | 86 | |
Prize money
Rank | after all 47 payouts[91] | CHF |
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1 | Jessie Diggins | 291 600 |
2 | | 225 900 |
3 | | 187 500 |
4 | | 136 350 |
5 | | 128 300 |
6 | | 119 850 |
7 | | 117 300 |
8 | | 107 850 |
9 | | 92 000 |
10 | | 78 450 | |
Mixed team
Nations Cup
Overall
Rank | after all 75 events[93] | Points |
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1 | | 17300 |
2 | | 15249 |
3 | | 10336 |
4 | | 10266 |
5 | | 9030 |
6 | | 8003 |
7 | | 6347 |
8 | | 5301 |
9 | | 2990 |
10 | | 2824 | |
Men
Rank | after all 38 events[94] | Points |
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1 | | 10223 |
2 | | 5791 |
3 | | 5361 |
4 | | 4658 |
5 | | 3688 |
6 | | 3635 |
7 | | 3480 |
8 | | 2958 |
9 | | 1887 |
10 | | 1744 | |
Women
Rank | after all 38 events[95] | Points |
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1 | | 9458 |
2 | | 7077 |
3 | | 6578 |
4 | | 6072 |
5 | | 5678 |
6 | | 2867 |
7 | | 2642 |
8 | | 1666 |
9 | | 1661 |
10 | | 1246 | |
Podium table by nation
Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
Points distribution
The table shows the number of points to win in every competition in the 2023–24 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.
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Individual | 100 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Relay | 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 | |
Team sprint |
Tour de Ski | 300 | 285 | 270 | 255 | 240 | 225 | 216 | 207 | 198 | 189 | 180 | 174 | 168 | 162 | 156 | 150 | 144 | 138 | 132 | 126 | 120 | 114 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Stage Tour de Ski | 50 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Bonus points (MSS checkpoints) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Sprint Q | |
Achievements
Only individual events.
- First World Cup career victory:
Men
- Jan Thomas Jenssen (27), in his 4th season – the WC 3 (20 km mass start F) in Ruka; also first podium
- Perttu Hyvärinen (32), in his 13th season – the WC 10 (10 km individual C) in Toblach; also first podium
- Jules Lapierre (28), in his 6th season – the WC 10 (10 km mass start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2022–23 WC 11 (10 km mass start F) in Val di Fiemme
- Gus Schumacher (23), in his 5th season – the WC 20 (10 km individual F) in Minneapolis; also first podium
- Women
- Moa Ilar (26), in her 6th season – the WC 3 (20 km mass start F) in Ruka; also first podium
- Victoria Carl (28), in her 12th season – the WC 9 (10 km individual C) in Trondheim; first podium was 2023–24 WC 6 (10 km individual F) in Östersund
- Sophia Laukli (23), in her 4th season – the WC 10 (10 km mass start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2022–23 WC 11 (10 km mass start F) in Val di Fiemme
- First World Cup podium:
Men
- Jan Thomas Jenssen (27), in his 4th season – the WC 3 (20 km mass start F) in Ruka – 1st place
- Perttu Hyvärinen (32), in his 13th season – the WC 10 (10 km individual C) in Toblach – 1st place
- Gus Schumacher (23), in his 5th season – the WC 20 (10 km individual F) in Minneapolis – 1st place
- Michal Novák (27), in his 9th season – the WC 3 (20 km mass start F) in Ruka – 2nd place
- Jules Chappaz (24), in his 5th season – the WC 10 (sprint F) in Toblach – 2nd place
- Edvin Anger (21), in his 2nd season – the WC 10 (sprint F) in Davos – 2nd place
- Ansgar Evensen (23), in his 3rd season – the WC 12 (sprint C) in Oberhof – 2nd place
- Lauri Vuorinen (29), in his 12th season – the WC 25 (sprint C) in Falun – 2nd place
- Gjøran Tefre (29), in his 7th season – the WC 27 (20 km mass start F) in Falun – 2nd place
- JC Schoonmaker (23), in his 5th season – the WC 5 (sprint C) in Östersund – 3rd place
- Henrik Dønnestad (27), in his 3rd season – the WC 9 (10 km individual C) in Trondheim – 3rd place
- Ben Ogden (23), in his 5th season – the WC 10 (sprint F) in Toblach – 3rd place
- Cyril Fähndrich (24), in his 4th season – the WC 10 (15 km mass start C) in Val di Fiemme – 3rd place
- Hugo Lapalus (25), in his 6th season – the WC 10 (10 km mass start F) in Val di Fiemme – 3rd place
- Mika Vermeulen (24), in his 4th season – the WC 15 (15 km mass start F) in Canmore – 3rd place
- Mattis Stenshagen (27), in his 7th season – the WC 17 (20 km mass start C) in Canmore – 3rd place
- Valerio Grond (23), in his 4th season – the WC 22 (sprint F) in Lahti – 3rd place
- Women
- Moa Ilar (26), in her 6th season – the WC 3 (20 km mass start F) in Ruka – 1st place
- Coletta Rydzek (26), in her 6th season – the WC 22 (sprint F) in Lahti – 2nd place
- Victoria Carl (28), in her 12th season – the WC 6 (10 km individual F) in Östersund – 3rd place
- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins):
Men[96]
- Women[97]
Retirements
- Men
- Women
Notes and References
- Web site: FIS Cross-Country. www.fis-ski.com.
- Web site: Rules for the FIS Cross Countrz World Cup Edition 2023/24. 10 November 2023. fis-ski.com.
- Web site: FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2023/24. fis-ski.com. 2 November 2023.
- Web site: Decisions of the FIS Council Fall 2023. fis-ski.com. 25 October 2023.
- Web site: Minnesota to host 1st World Cup XC ski event in US since '01. . 15 February 2023 . 15 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Ruka. FIS. 24 November 2023.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Classic – Ruka. FIS. 25 November 2023.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Mass Start Free – Ruka. FIS. 26 November 2023.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Free – Gällivare. FIS. 2 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Östersund. FIS. 9 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Free – Östersund. FIS. 10 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Trondheim. FIS. 15 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Skiathlon – Trondheim. FIS. 16 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Classic – Trondheim. FIS. 17 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Toblach. FIS. 30 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Classic – Toblach. FIS. 31 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Pursuit Free – Toblach. FIS. 1 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Davos. FIS. 3 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Pursuit Classic – Davos. FIS. 4 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme. FIS. 6 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme. FIS. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 18th Tour de Ski Overall Standing. FIS. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Oberhof. FIS. 19 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Mass Start Classic – Oberhof. FIS. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Goms. FIS. 27 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Mass Start Free – Goms. FIS. 28 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Free – Canmore. FIS. 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Canmore. FIS. 10 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Mass Start Classic – Canmore. FIS. 11 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Canmore. FIS. 13 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Minneapolis. FIS. 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Free – Minneapolis. FIS. 18 February 2024.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Individual Classic – Lahti. FIS. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Lahti. FIS. 3 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's 50 km Mass Start Classic – Oslo. FIS. 10 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Drammen. FIS. 12 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's Sprint Classic – Falun. FIS. 15 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Classic – Falun. FIS. 16 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's 20 km Mass Start Free – Falun. FIS. 17 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay Classic/Free – Gällivare. FIS. 3 December 2023.
- Web site: Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay Classic/Free – Oberhof. FIS. 21 January 2024.
- Web site: Men's Team Sprint Classic – Lahti. FIS. 1 March 2024.
- Web site: Men's Overall standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Men's Distance standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Men's Sprint standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Men's U23 standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Men's Bonus Ranking standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Men's Prize Money standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Ruka. FIS. 24 November 2023.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Classic – Ruka. FIS. 25 November 2023.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Mass Start Free – Ruka. FIS. 26 November 2023.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Free – Gällivare. FIS. 2 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Östersund. FIS. 9 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Free – Östersund. FIS. 10 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Trondheim. FIS. 15 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Skiathlon – Trondheim. FIS. 16 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Classic – Trondheim. FIS. 17 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Toblach. FIS. 30 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Classic – Toblach. FIS. 31 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Pursuit Free – Toblach. FIS. 1 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Davos. FIS. 3 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Pursuit Classic – Davos. FIS. 4 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme. FIS. 6 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme. FIS. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 18th Tour de Ski Overall Standing. FIS. 7 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Oberhof. FIS. 19 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Mass Start Classic – Oberhof. FIS. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Goms. FIS. 27 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Mass Start Free – Goms. FIS. 28 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's 15 km Mass Start Free – Canmore. FIS. 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Canmore. FIS. 10 February 2024.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Mass Start Classic – Canmore. FIS. 11 February 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Canmore. FIS. 13 February 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Minneapolis. FIS. 17 February 2024.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Free – Minneapolis. FIS. 18 February 2024.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Individual Classic – Lahti. FIS. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Lahti. FIS. 3 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's 50 km Mass Start Classic – Oslo. FIS. 9 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Drammen. FIS. 12 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's Sprint Classic – Falun. FIS. 15 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Classic – Falun. FIS. 16 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's 20 km Mass Start Free – Falun. FIS. 17 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's 4 x 7.5 km Relay Classic/Free – Gällivare. FIS. 3 December 2023.
- Web site: Women's 4 x 7.5 km Relay Classic/Free – Oberhof. FIS. 21 January 2024.
- Web site: Women's Team Sprint Classic – Lahti. FIS. 1 March 2024.
- Web site: Women's Overall standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Women's Distance standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Women's Sprint standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Women's U23 standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Women's Bonus Ranking standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Women's Prize Money standing. FIS Ski.
- Web site: Mixed 4 x 5 km Relay Classic/Free – Goms. FIS. 26 January 2024.
- Web site: Nations Cup overall standing. fis-ski.com.
- Web site: Men's Nations Cup overall standing. fis-ski.com.
- Web site: Women's Nations Cup overall standing. fis-ski.com.
- Web site: Men's individual winners.
- Web site: Women's individual winners.
- Web site: 21 lat i koniec. Nagła decyzja polskiej olimpijki. 18 December 2023. przegladsportowy.onet.pl.