The FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals is a

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event held annually since the 2007–08 season in various places in

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. The World Cup Finals is a Stage World Cup event in the

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 ...

, and are held as the last World Cup race weekend of the season. The inaugural World Cup Finals was held in 2008 in

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, Italy. As of the 2018–19 season, the World Cup Finals consists of three stages; a sprint, a mass start race and a pursuit. The first stages was arranged on 14 March 2008 and were won by Claudia Künzel (ladies) and

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(men). The first overall winners of the World Cup Finals were

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and

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Venues

Prize money

As of the 2018–19 edition, a total of CHF 240,000, both genders included, is awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winners of the World Cup Finals receive CHF 22,500, with the second and third placed skiers getting CHF 17,500 and CHF 11,000 respectively. All finishers in the top 20 are awarded money. CHF 5,000 is given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places 2 and 3.

Overall winners

Records

Overall winners

Six skiers have won the World Cup Finals two or more times.

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(NOR) is the only skier to win six times.

Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze ...

(NOR) has won the World Cup Finals three times.

World Cup points

The overall winner are awarded 200 points. The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.

References

Sources

* {{FIS Cross-Country World Cup seasons Cross-country skiing competitions FIS Cross-Country World Cup Skiing competitions in Europe Cross-country skiing in North America March sporting events 2008 establishments in Europe Recurring sporting events established in 2008