The 2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for
cross-country skiers. It was the 26th official
World Cup
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season in
cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began on 28 October 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in
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which was eventually won by
Marit Bjørgen
Marit Bjørgen (born 21 March 1980) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country W ...
of
Norway
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. This season,
Tour de Ski
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was a part of the World Cup for the first time. The World Cup is organised by the
FIS
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who also run world cups and championships in
ski jumping
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snowboarding and
alpine skiing amongst others.
Calendar
Both men's and women's events tend to be held at the same resorts over a 2 or 3 day period. Listed below is a list of races which equates with the points table further down this page.
The
Tour de Ski
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is a series of events which count towards the World Cup. The inaugural Tour de Ski was supposed to start with the meet at
Nové Město, but due to lack of snow the first two events were cancelled. The 1st Tour the Ski started in
München and concluded at
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Men
Women
Men's team
Women's team
Men's standings
Below are tables showing the number of points won in the 2006–07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men.
The first place skier got 100 points, second place got 80, 3rd - 60, 4th - 50, 5th - 45, 6th - 40, 7th - 36, 8th - 32, 9th - 29, 10th - 26, 11th - 24, 12th - 22, 13th - 20, 14th - 18, 15th - 16, 16th - 15... and from then on all the way to 30th - 1 point.
11 distance events and five sprint events counted in the World Cup overall standings.
Overall
Women's standings
Below are tables showing the number of points won in the 2006–07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for women.
The first place skier got 100 points, second place got 80, 3rd - 60, 4th - 50, 5th - 45, 6th - 40, 7th - 36, 8th - 32, 9th - 29, 10th - 26, 11th - 24, 12th - 22, 13th - 20, 14th - 18, 15th - 16, 16th - 15... and from then on all the way to 30th - 1 point.
11 distance events and five sprint events counted in the World Cup overall standings.
Overall
Nations Cup
This is the sum of all individual points scored plus points for relay events. Relays count double (200 to the winner), while two teams may be counted for team sprints.
Overall
Achievements
;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2006/07 season in parentheses)
;Men
* , 4 (10) first places
* , 4 (4) first places
* , 2 (11) first places
* , 2 (8) first places
* , 2 (7) first places
* , 1 (11) first place
* , 1 (6) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
;Women
* , 10 (14) first places
* , 3 (29) first places
* , 3 (19) first places
* , 3 (4) first places
* , 1 (16) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
Retirements
;Men
;Women
See also
*
2007 in cross-country skiing
External links
FIS Official Site World Cup Results
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20061010231327/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/crosscountryskiing/w-cup/calendar_sea68.shtml Eurosport World Cup Coverage
Notes
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World Cup 2006-07
World Cup 2006-07
FIS Cross-Country World Cup seasons