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List Of Cross-country Skiing World Cup Champions
The tables below list the FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions. The medalists are the three contestants with the highest total scores at the end of the cross-country skiing World Cup season. The list extends from 1973–74 onwards for overall men, 1978–79 onwards for overall women, 1996–97 onwards for sprint and distance (both genders), as well as Nations Cup winners beginning for 1981–82. Men Overall 1 Unofficial WC 2 Trial WC *Medals: Sprint *Medals: Distance ¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup" *Medals: Women ''See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.'' Overall 1 Trial WC 2 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi née Hämälainen married Harri Kirvesniemi 3 Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999 *Medals: Sprint 1 Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999 *Medals: Distance ¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup" *Medals: Nations Cup All results of female and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31st FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina. The first World Cup races were held on 9 January 1982 and were located in Reit im Winkl, West Germany and Klingenthal, East Germany. Bill Koch of the United States and Berit Aunli of Norway were the overall winners in the first season. Rules Competitors attempt to achieve the most points during the season. They compete in two disciplines: Distance and Sprint. Current Distance races are mostly 10 km, 20 km, Skiathlon and 50 km for the men and women. The competitions are held with either individual start or mass start and either classic or free technique. In Sprint races, athletes are organised in heats based on their results in a prologue w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |