2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

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

2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Discipline Men Women
   Overall Russia Alexander Bolshunov United States Jessie Diggins
   Distance Russia Alexander Bolshunov United States Jessie Diggins
   Sprint Italy Federico Pellegrino Slovenia Anamarija Lampič
   U-23 France Hugo Lapalus Sweden Linn Svahn
Bonus Ranking Russia Alexander Bolshunov Sweden Linn Svahn
Nations Cup Russia Russia Sweden Sweden
Nations Cup Overall Russia Russia
Stage events
Nordic Opening Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Therese Johaug
Tour de Ski Russia Alexander Bolshunov United States Jessie Diggins
Competition
Locations 10 venues 10 venues
Individual 21 events 21 events
Relay/Team 3 events 3 events

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
WC Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Ref.
1 27 November 2020   Finland Ruka Sprint C   Norway Erik Valnes Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Emil Iversen Norway Erik Valnes [5]
2 28 November 2020   15 km C   Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Russia Aleksey Chervotkin Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo [6]
3 29 November 2020   15 km F Pursuit   Norway Hans Christer Holund Russia Andrey Melnichenko Norway Sjur Røthe Norway Emil Iversen [7]
1 11th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2020) Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Emil Iversen Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo [8]
4 December 2020   Norway Lillehammer Sprint C   Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
5 December 2020   30 km Skiathlon  
6 December 2020   4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F
2 4 12 December 2020    Switzerland  Davos Sprint F   Italy Federico Pellegrino Russia Alexander Bolshunov United Kingdom Andrew Young Russia Alexander Bolshunov [10]
3 5 13 December 2020   15 km F   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Russia Andrey Melnichenko Russia Artem Maltsev [11]
4 6 19 December 2020   Germany Dresden Sprint F   Italy Federico Pellegrino United Kingdom Andrew Young Russia Gleb Retivykh [12]
20 December 2020   Team Sprint F    Russia I
Alexander Bolshunov
Gleb Retivykh
  France I
Richard Jouve
Lucas Chanavat
  Italy I
Francesco de Fabiani
Federico Pellegrino
 [13]
7 1 January 2021    Switzerland  Val Müstair Sprint F   Italy Federico Pellegrino Russia Alexander Bolshunov France Richard Jouve Russia Alexander Bolshunov [14]
8 2 January 2021   15 km C Mass Start   Russia Alexander Bolshunov  Switzerland  Dario Cologna Russia Ivan Yakimushkin [15]
9 3 January 2021   15 km F Pursuit   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Russia Artem Maltsev France Maurice Manificat [16]
10 5 January 2021   Italy Toblach 15 km F   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Russia Denis Spitsov Russia Ivan Yakimushkin [17]
11 6 January 2021   15 km C Pursuit   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Russia Ivan Yakimushkin Russia Evgeniy Belov [18]
12 8 January 2021   Italy Val di Fiemme 15 km C Mass Start   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Italy Francesco De Fabiani Russia Aleksey Chervotkin [19]
13 9 January 2021   Sprint C   Sweden Oskar Svensson Russia Gleb Retivykh Russia Alexander Bolshunov [20]
14 10 January 2021   10 km F Mass Start   Climb   Russia Denis Spitsov Russia Alexander Bolshunov France Maurice Manificat [21]
5 15th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2021) Russia Alexander Bolshunov France Maurice Manificat Russia Denis Spitsov [22]
6 15 23 January 2021   Finland Lahti 30 km Skiathlon   Norway Emil Iversen Norway Sjur Røthe Norway Pål Golberg Russia Alexander Bolshunov [23]
24 January 2021   4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F  Norway
Pål Golberg
Emil Iversen
Sjur Røthe
Simen Hegstad Krüger
  Finland I
Perttu Hyvärinen
Ristomatti Hakola
Iivo Niskanen
Joni Mäki
  Russia II
Ilia Semikov
Ivan Yakimushkin
Andrey Melnichenko
Sergey Ustiugov
 [24]
7 16 29 January 2021   Sweden Falun 15 km F   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway Sjur Røthe [25]
8 17 30 January 2021   15 km C Mass Start   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Pål Golberg [26]
9 18 31 January 2021   Sprint C   Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Sweden Oskar Svensson Norway Håvard Solås Taugbøl [27]
10 19 6 February 2021 Sweden Ulricehamn[28] Sprint F   Sweden Oskar Svensson Russia Gleb Retivykh Italy Federico Pellegrino [29]
7 February 2021 Team Sprint F    Italy I
Francesco de Fabiani
Federico Pellegrino
    Switzerland I
Jovian Hediger
Roman Furger
  Sweden II
Karl-Johan Westberg
Johan Häggström
 [30]
20 February 2021   Czech Republic 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    Switzerland  Engadin 15 km C Mass Start   Russia Alexander Bolshunov Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Pål Golberg Russia Alexander Bolshunov [32]
12 21 14 March 2021   50 km F Pursuit   Norway Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway Hans Christer Holund Sweden Jens Burman [33]
19 March 2021   China Beijing Sprint F   Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
20 March 2021   15 km Skiathlon  
21 March 2021   15 km C Pursuit  
2020–21 World Cup Finals Overall (19–21 March 2021)

Women
Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Ref.
1 27 November 2020   Finland Ruka Sprint C   Sweden Linn Svahn Sweden Maja Dahlqvist Sweden Jonna Sundling Sweden Linn Svahn [35]
2 28 November 2020   10 km C   Norway Therese Johaug Sweden Frida Karlsson Sweden Ebba Andersson [36]
3 29 November 2020   10 km F Pursuit   Norway Therese Johaug Norway Helene Marie Fossesholm United States Rosie Brennan Norway Therese Johaug [37]
1 11th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2020) Norway Therese Johaug Russia Tatiana Sorina Sweden Ebba Andersson [38]
4 December 2020   Norway Lillehammer Sprint C   Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not rescheduled.[9]
5 December 2020   15 km Skiathlon  
6 December 2020   4 × 5 km Relay C/F  
2 4 12 December 2020    Switzerland  Davos Sprint F   United States Rosie Brennan Slovenia Anamarija Lampič Russia Natalya Nepryayeva Norway Therese Johaug [39]
3 5 13 December 2020   10 km F   United States Rosie Brennan Russia Yuliya Stupak United States Hailey Swirbul United States Rosie Brennan [40]
4 6 19 December 2020   Germany Dresden Sprint F    Switzerland  Nadine Fähndrich United States Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Slovenia Anamarija Lampič [41]
20 December 2020   Team Sprint F      Switzerland  I
Laurien van der Graaff
Nadine Fähndrich
  Russia I
Yuliya Stupak
Natalya Nepryayeva
  Slovenia
Eva Urevc
Anamarija Lampič
 [42]
7 1 January 2021    Switzerland  Val Müstair Sprint F   Sweden Linn Svahn Slovenia Anamarija Lampič United States Jessie Diggins United States Rosie Brennan [43]
8 2 January 2021   10 km C Mass Start   Sweden Linn Svahn Russia Yuliya Stupak United States Jessie Diggins [44]
9 3 January 2021   10 km F Pursuit   United States Jessie Diggins United States Rosie Brennan Sweden Frida Karlsson [45]
10 5 January 2021   Italy Toblach 10 km F   United States Jessie Diggins United States Rosie Brennan Sweden Ebba Andersson [46]
11 6 January 2021   10 km C Pursuit   Russia Yuliya Stupak Sweden Ebba Andersson United States Jessie Diggins [47]
12 8 January 2021   Italy Val di Fiemme 10 km C Mass Start   Russia Natalya Nepryayeva Germany Katharina Hennig Sweden Ebba Andersson [48]
13 9 January 2021   Sprint C   Sweden Linn Svahn Sweden Maja Dahlqvist Sweden Emma Ribom [49]
14 10 January 2021   10 km F Mass Start   Climb   Sweden Ebba Andersson United States Jessie Diggins France Delphine Claudel [50]
5 15th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2021) United States Jessie Diggins Russia Yuliya Stupak Sweden Ebba Andersson United States Jessie Diggins [51]
6 15 23 January 2021   Finland Lahti 15 km Skiathlon   Norway Therese Johaug Norway Helene Marie Fossesholm Norway Heidi Weng United States Jessie Diggins [52]
24 January 2021   4 × 5 km Relay C/F    Norway
Tiril Udnes Weng
Therese Johaug
Helene Marie Fossesholm
Heidi Weng
  Sweden
Charlotte Kalla
Emma Ribom
Lovisa Modig
Ebba Andersson
  Finland I
Johanna Matintalo
Kerttu Niskanen
Laura Mononen
Krista Pärmäkoski
 [53]
7 16 29 January 2021   Sweden Falun 10 km F   United States Jessie Diggins Norway Therese Johaug Sweden Ebba Andersson [54]
8 17 30 January 2021   10 km C Mass Start   Sweden Linn Svahn Russia Yuliya Stupak Norway Therese Johaug [55]
9 18 31 January 2021   Sprint C   Sweden Linn Svahn Slovenia Anamarija Lampič Sweden Jonna Sundling [56]
10 19 6 February 2021   Sweden Ulricehamn[28] Sprint F   Sweden Maja Dahlqvist Sweden Johanna Hagström United States Jessie Diggins [57]
7 February 2021   Team Sprint F    Slovenia
Eva Urevc
Anamarija Lampič
  Sweden I
Maja Dahlqvist
Linn Svahn
    Switzerland I
Laurien van der Graaff
Nadine Fähndrich
 [58]
20 February 2021   Czech Republic Nové Město Sprint C   Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]
21 February 2021   10 km F  
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 (23 February–7 March)
11 20 13 March 2021    Switzerland  Engadin 10 km C Mass Start   Russia Yuliya Stupak Norway Heidi Weng Sweden Ebba Andersson United States Jessie Diggins [59]
12 21 14 March 2021   30 km F Pursuit   Norway Heidi Weng Sweden Ebba Andersson Russia Yuliya Stupak [60]
19 March 2021   China Beijing Sprint F   Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34]
20 March 2021   15 km Skiathlon  
21 March 2021   10 km C Pursuit  
2020–21 World Cup Finals Overall (19–21 March 2021)

Men's standings

Women's standings

Nations Cup

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]

Place 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 - 40>40
Individual 1008060504540363229262422201816151413121110987654321
Nordic Opening 200160120100908072645852484440363230282624222018161412108642
World Cup Final
Relay (Nations Cup)
Team Sprint (Nations Cup)
Tour de Ski 4003202402001801601441281161049688807264605652484440363228242020202020105
Stage Nordic Opening 504643403734323028262422201816151413121110987654321
Stage Tour de Ski
Stage World Cup Final
Relay (Individual points) 252015121110987654321
Team Sprint (Individual points)
Bonus points (Mass Start checkpoints) 1512108654321

Achievements

Only individual events.

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

Retirements

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