2023–24 Tour de Ski explained

Tour de Ski
Series:	2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Venue:	Toblach, Italy Davos, Switzerland Val di Fiemme, Italy
Date:	–
Stages:	7
Menfirst:	Harald Østberg Amundsen
Menfirst Nat:	NOR
Menfirst Color:	gold
Mensecond:	Friedrich Moch
Mensecond Nat:	GER
Menthird:	Hugo Lapalus
Menthird Nat:	FRA
Menpoints:	Lucas Chanavat
Menpoints Nat:	FRA
Menpoints Color:	silver
Womenfirst:	Jessie Diggins
Womenfirst Nat:	USA
Womenfirst Color:	gold
Womensecond:	Heidi Weng
Womensecond Nat:	NOR
Womenthird:	Kerttu Niskanen
Womenthird Nat:	FIN
Womenpoints:	Linn Svahn
Womenpoints Nat:	SWE
Womenpoints Color:	silver
Previous:	2022–23
Next:	2024–25

The 2023–24 Tour de Ski was the 18th edition of the Tour de Ski and part of the 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The World Cup stage event began in Toblach, Italy on 30 December 2023 and concluded with the traditional Final Climb stage in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on 7 January 2024. The tour started in Toblach for the second time. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo from Norway and Frida Karlsson from Sweden were the winners of previous edition. Russia and Belarus were not allowed to compete after suspension by FIS council for this World Cup season due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1] The Tour was won by Jessie Diggins from the United States, which is her second overall victory and Harald Østberg Amundsen from Norway, his first title.

Schedule

Stage	Venue	Date	Event	Technique	Women	Men	Women	Men
Stage	Venue	Date	Event	Technique	Distance		Start time (CET)
		30 December 2023	Sprint	Free	1.4 km	1.4 km	14:30	14:30
	31 December 2023	Distance, interval start	Classic	10 km	10 km	12:15	15:00
	1 January 2024	Distance, pursuit	Free	20 km	20 km	12:30	10:00
		3 January 2024	Sprint	Free	1.2 km	1.2 km	17:00	17:00
	4 January 2024	Distance, pursuit	Classic	20 km	20 km	10:45	13:00
		6 January 2024	Distance, mass start	Classic	15 km	15 km	11:30	15:25
	7 January 2024	Final Climb, mass start	Free	10 km	10 km	15:45	14:30

Overall leadership

Two main individual classifications were contested in the 2023–24 Tour de Ski, as well as a team competition. The most important was the overall standings, calculated by adding each skier's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses (time subtracted) were awarded at both sprint stages and at intermediate points during mass start stage 6. In the sprint stages, the winners were awarded 60 bonus seconds, while on mass start stage 6, the first ten skiers past the intermediate point received from 15 seconds to 1 seconds. The skier with the lowest cumulative time was the overall winner of the Tour de Ski. For the first time in Tour history, the skier leading the overall standings wore a gold bib.

Bonus seconds for the top 30 positions by type
Type		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13–15	16–20	21–25
In finish
Sprint	60	54	48	46	44	42	32	30	28	26	24	22	10	8	6	4
Interval start	none
Pursuit
Mass start
Intermediate sprint	Mass start (only stage 6)	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	none

The second competition was the points standings, which replaced the sprint competition from past editions. The skiers who received the highest number of points during the Tour win the points standings. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type. The leader was identified by a silver bib.

Points standings points for the top 10 positions by type
Type		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
In finish	Sprint	30	24	20	16	12	10	8	6	4	2
Intermediate sprint	Interval start	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
Pursuit
Mass start

The final competition was a team competition. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best two skiers of both genders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time.

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Men			Women
Stage	Winner	Overall standings	Points standings	Winner	Overall standings	Points standings
1	Lucas Chanavat	Lucas Chanavat	Lucas Chanavat	Linn Svahn	Linn Svahn	Linn Svahn
2	Perttu Hyvärinen	Erik Valnes	Ben Ogden	Kerttu Niskanen	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn
3	Harald Østberg Amundsen	Harald Østberg Amundsen	Ben Ogden	Jessie Diggins	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn
4		Harald Østberg Amundsen	Lucas Chanavat	Linn Svahn	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn
5	Harald Østberg Amundsen	Harald Østberg Amundsen	Lucas Chanavat	Kerttu Niskanen	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn
6	Erik Valnes	Harald Østberg Amundsen	Lucas Chanavat	Linn Svahn	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn
7	Jules Lapierre	Harald Østberg Amundsen	Lucas Chanavat	Sophia Laukli	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn
Final		Harald Østberg Amundsen	Lucas Chanavat	Final	Jessie Diggins	Linn Svahn

Final standings

Overall standings

Men

Final overall standings (1–10)^[2]
Rank	Name	Time
1		3:41:21.9
2		+1:19.2
3		+1:32.8
4		+1:57.3
5		+2:07.4
6		+2:17.7
7		+2:41.7
8		+3:05.4
9		+3:53.8
10		+3:56.6

Final overall standings (11–53)
Rank	Name	Time
11		+4:16.8
12		+4:24.0
13		+5:19.0
14		+5:23.4
15		+5:39.3
16		+6:02.7
17		+6:12.2
18		+6:17.3
19		+6:33.7
20		+7:08.4
21		+7:27.5
22		+7:30.5
23		+7:36.7
24		+7:37.7
25		+7:50.7
26		+8:05.8
27		+8:27.6
28		+8:38.6
29		+8:42.1
30		+8:51.5
31		+9:01.4
32		+9:05.5
33		+9:42.7
34		+9:53.9
35		+10:29.5
36		+10:29.6
37		+10:40.3
38		+11:06.5
39		+11:12.6
40		+11:14.3
41		+12:31.2
42		+12:50.8
43		+13:06.6
44		+13:45.0
45		+14:15.2
46		+16:01.1
47		+19:34.7
48		+20:03.5
49		+22:39.8
50		+24:27.9
51		+25:06.0
52		+26:35.3
53		+28:55.0

Women

Final overall standings (1–10)^[3]
Rank	Name	Time
1		4:13:19.0
2		+31.6
3		+39.7
4		+1:17.4
5		+1:47.9
6		+2:06.3
7		+2:08.6
8		+2:23.5
9		+2:39.9
10		+2:41.2

Final overall standings (11–30)
Rank	Name	Time
11		+2:50.6
12		+2:56.4
13		+3:05.7
14		+3:20.5
15		+3:42.6
16		+4:05.6
17		+4:31.7
18		+6:18.6
19		+6:55.4
20		+9:20.2
21		+9:24.3
22		+9:43.2
23		+10:12.7
24		+10:45.8
25		+11:56.5
26		+12:43.4
27		+13:57.4
28		+14:53.3
29		+24:04.9
30		+25:26.8

Points standings

Men

Final points standings (1–10)^[4]
Rank	Name	Points
1		80
2		59
3		54
4		51
5		47
6		42
7		27
8		19
9		17
10		17

Women

Final points standings (1–10)^[5]
Rank	Name	Points
1		71
2		62
3		55
4		48
5		35
6		34
7		33
8		32
9		22
10		22

Team standings

Final team standings^[6]
Rank	Nation	Time
1	Norway	15:45:47.4
2	Sweden	+9:23.5
3	Finland	+14:04.9
4	Germany	+14:15.8
5	United States	+14:21.3
6	Switzerland	+22:09.9

Stages

Stage 1

30 December 2023, Toblach, Italy

Bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:^[7]
- Final: 60–54–48–46–44–42
- Semi-final: 32–30–28–26–24–22
- Quarter-final: 10–10–10–8–8–8–8–8–6–6–6–6–6–4–4–4–4–4

Men – 1.4 km Sprint Free^[8]
Rank
1	2:33.23 (1)	2:35.75	60
2	2:36.59 (7)	+0.22	54
3	2:36.86 (8)	+0.49	48
4	2:36.23 (5)	+0.79	46
5	2:35.76 (3)	+11.54	44
6	2:35.91 (4)	+28.56	42
7	2:39.15 (18)		32
8	2:38.27 (13)		30
9	2:37.42 (9)		28
10	2:38.07 (12)		26

Women – 1.4 km Sprint Free^[9]
Rank
1	2:55.01 (3)	3:01.22	60
2	2:51.48 (1)	+0.07	54
3	2:57.78 (5)	+0.29	48
4	2:59.21 (7)	+0.52	46
5	2:56.33 (4)	+1.34	44
6	3:01.73 (20)	+8.75	42
7	3:01.78 (21)		32
8	3:01.01 (15)		30
9	2:54.46 (2)		28
10	3:02.78 (26)		26

Stage 2

31 December 2023, Toblach, Italy

No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.

Men – 10 km Individual Classic^[10]
Rank	Name	Time
1		23:08.6
2		+16.2
3		+17.2
4		+27.4
5		+40.4
6		+42.9
7		+44.6
8		+45.8
9		+46.2
10		+51.6

Women – 10 km Individual Classic^[11]
Rank	Name	Time
1		25:48.0
2		+6.7
3		+10.7
4		+15.2
5		+29.0
6		+40.8
7		+43.4
8		+45.5
9		+52.3
10		+53.2

Stage 3

1 January 2024, Toblach, Italy

Pursuit start lists are based on overall standings after two stages. In fact, stage 3 finish differences make the overall standings after stage 3.
No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.

Men – 20 km Pursuit Free^[12]
Rank	Name	Time
1		52:38.0
2		+32.9
3		+1:04.6
4		+1:04.9
5		+1:04.9
6		+1:05.5
7		+1:06.3
8		+1:06.3
9		+1:08.8
10		+1:09.2

Women – 20 km Pursuit Free^[13]
Rank	Name	Time
1		58:18.7
2		+46.5
3		+48.2
4		+48.2
5		+49.6
6		+51.7
7		+52.5
8		+52.6
9		+55.7
10		+1:18.0

Stage 4

3 January 2024, Davos, Switzerland

Bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals
- Final: 60–54–48–46–44–42
- Semi-final: 32–30–28–26–24–22
- Quarter-final: 10–10–10–8–8–8–8–8–6–6–6–6–6–4–4–4–4–4

Men – 1.2 km Sprint Free^[14]
Rank
1	2:14.90 (1)	2:15.07	60
2	2:18.32 (4)	+0.25	54
3	2:18.78 (6)	+0.44	48
4	2:20.91 (15)	+2.06	46
5	2:19.98 (11)	+2.53	44
6	2:19.65 (9)	+2.54	42
7	2:17.29 (2)		32
8	2:20.68 (13)		30
9	2:20.54 (12)		28
10	2:20.72 (14)		26

Women – 1.2 km Sprint Free^[15]
Rank
1	2:34.93 (2)	2:32.35	60
2	2:38.55 (7)	+1.30	54
3	2:37.33 (5)	+1.73	48
4	2:36.84 (3)	+3.06	46
5	2:37.71 (6)	+3.59	44
6	2:36.88 (4)	+3.91	42
7	2:39.33 (9)		32
8	2:42.42 (24)		30
9	2:38.75 (8)		28
10	2:40.46 (14)		26

Stage 5

4 January 2024, Davos, Switzerland

Pursuit start lists are based on results of stage 4. In fact, overall standings after stage 5 are cumulative results of stages 3 & 5.
No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.

Men – 20 km Pursuit Classic^[16]
Rank	Name	Time
1		57:57.7
2		+0.5
3		+34.6
4		+34.7
5		+35.7
6		+36.4
7		+49.6
8		+51.3
9		+1:09.0
10		+1:14.1

Women – 20 km Pursuit Classic^[17]
Rank	Name	Time
1		1:12:00.7
2		+0.8
3		+8.7
4		+13.2
5		+13.6
6		+13.9
7		+14.4
8		+15.1
9		+15.2
10		+16.6

Stage 6

6 January 2024, Val di Fiemme, Italy

Men – 15 km Mass Start Classic^[18]
Rank	Time
1	50:50.6	15
2	+0.9	3
3	+1.1
4	+7.0
5	+7.5	4
6	+7.9	10
7	+8.5
8	+8.9	5
9	+9.2
10	+9.3	8

Women – 15 km Mass Start Classic^[19]
Rank	Time
1	53:49.7	10
2	+0.4	15
3	+1.6	5
4	+2.4	12
5	+3.0	3
6	+3.8
7	+5.2	8
8	+5.7	6
9	+7.9	2
10	+8.4	4

Stage 6 bonus seconds

Men: 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
Women: 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
No bonus seconds are awarded at the finish

Bonus seconds (Stage 6 – Men)
Name	Point 1
	15
	12
	10
	8
	6
	5
	4
	3
	2
	1

Bonus seconds (Stage 6 – Women)
Name	Point 1
	15
	12
	10
	8
	6
	5
	4
	3
	2
	1

Stage 7

7 January 2024, Val di Fiemme, Italy

No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.

Men – 10 km Final Climb Mass Start Free^[20]
Rank	Name	Time
1		33:00.7
2		+2.4
3		+16.0
4		+27.8
5		+30.2
6		+45.5
7		+46.6
8		+46.6
9		+1:05.9
10		+1:10.9

Women – 10 km Final Climb Mass Start Free^[21]
Rank	Name	Time
1		38:16.5
2		+17.1
3		+37.7
4		+39.2
5		+41.0
6		+48.5
7		+1:02.1
8		+1:07.2
9		+1:12.1
10		+1:21.9

World Cup points distribution

The table shows the number of 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points to win in the 2023–24 Tour de Ski for men and women.

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Overall Standings	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

Each Stage	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

Sources

Book: Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup Edition 2023/24 . . 10 November 2023 . 2023 . .
Book: FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2023/24. . 10 November 2023 . 2023 . .

Notes and References

Web site: Decisions of the FIS Council Fall 2023. fis-ski.com. 25 October 2023.
Web site: Men's 18th Tour de Ski Overall Standing . . 7 January 2024.
Web site: Women's 18th Tour de Ski Overall Standing . . 7 January 2024.
Web site: Tour de Ski points standings (Men) . www.fis-ski.com . . 7 January 2024.
Web site: Tour de Ski points standings (Women) . www.fis-ski.com . . 7 January 2024.
Web site: Tour de Ski team standings . www.fis-ski.com . . 7 January 2024.
Web site: Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup Edition 2023/24 . International Ski Federation . 10 November 2023.
Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Toblach . . 30 December 2023.
Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Toblach . . 30 December 2023.
Web site: Men's 10 km Individual Classic – Toblach . . 31 December 2023.
Web site: Women's 10 km Individual Classic – Toblach . . 31 December 2023.
Web site: Men's 20 km Pursuit Free – Toblach . . 1 January 2024.
Web site: Women's 20 km Pursuit Free – Toblach . . 1 January 2024.
Web site: Men's Sprint Free – Davos . . 3 January 2024.
Web site: Women's Sprint Free – Davos . . 3 January 2024.
Web site: Men's 20 km Pursuit Classic – Davos . . 4 January 2024.
Web site: Women's 20 km Pursuit Classic – Davos . . 4 January 2024.
Web site: Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme . . 6 January 2024.
Web site: Women's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme . . 6 January 2024.
Web site: Men's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme . . 7 January 2024.
Web site: Women's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme . . 7 January 2024.