The 1994–95
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 recogn ...
was a multi-race tournament over a season for
cross-country skiers. It was the 14th official
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
season in
cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The World Cup was organised by the
International Ski Federation who also run world cups and championships in
ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
,
snowboarding and
alpine skiing amongst others.
Bjørn Dæhlie
Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie (born 19 June 1967) is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. From 1992 to 1999, Dæhlie won the Nordic World Cup six times, finishing second in 1994 and 1998. Dæhlie won a total of 29 medals in the Olym ...
reclaimed the crystal World Cup globe which
Vladimir Smirnov had won in the
1993–94 season, thus taking his third overall men's World Cup title in four seasons. Smirnov won more races, with six wins including three during the
1995 World Championships, but Dæhlie was usually the runner-up. Also, one of Smirnov's World Championship wins didn't count towards the overall standings.
Silvio Fauner
Silvio Fauner (born 1 November 1968 in San Pietro di Cadore, Province of Belluno) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 2006. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the ...
,
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi (born 10 May 1958, in Mikkeli) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals (all bronzes), and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski fest ...
,
Torgny Mogren
Torgny Mogren (born 26 July 1963) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His best individual finish was a fifth in the com ...
and
Alexey Prokurorov also registered World Cup wins during the season.
In the women's Cup,
Yelena Välbe
Yelena Valeryevna Välbe (russian: Елена Валерьевна Вяльбе, née ''Trubitsyna''; born 20 April 1968) is a Russian former cross-country skier. She won a record-high 14 gold, including all five golds at the 1997 World Champion ...
won the six first events, and eventually won nine of the 15 races including one gold at the World Championships. Russians occupied the top five spots in the women's World Cup, with multiple races having three or more Russians on top of the standings. Only the Lahti 10 km was not won by a Russian skier, and in 11 of the 15 races did Russians occupy the top two spots in the standings. According to the Norwegian publication ''Sportsboken'', the Russian women had not been this dominant since the 1970s.
[Eriksen et al., p. 29.]
Calendar
Men
Women
Men's team
Women's team
Overall results
Below are tables showing the number of points won in the 1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup for men and women.
11 races counted towards the total; the 9 best of the 11 races outside the World Championships, as well as the two best World Championship races.
Men
Women
Achievements
;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1994/95 season in parentheses)
;Men
* , 6 (22) first places
* , 5 (24) first places
* , 1 (13) first place
* , 1 (6) first place
* , 1 (5) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
;Women
* , 9 (33) first places
* , 4 (7) first places
* , 2 (2) first places
* , 1 (4) first place
Notes
References
FIS Official Site World Cup Results* ''Sportsboken 95-96'', ed. Arvid Eriksen, Schibsted, .
External links
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