The 1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 7th official
World Cup
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season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in
La Clusaz
La Clusaz (; , ) is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
Overview
Hosting a ski resort in the French Alps near the Swiss border, the commune is part of the Haute-Savo ...
,
France
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, on 12 December 1987 and finished in
Rovaniemi
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,
Finland
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, on 27 March 1988.
Gunde Svan of
Sweden
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won the overall men's cup, and
Marjo Matikainen of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
won the women's.
The first ever mass start event in the World Cup was arranged in
Kastelruth, Italy on 15 December 1987. Swede
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 co ...
won the men's 30 km race. The first women's mass start event was won by Finnish skier
Marjo Matikainen at
Holmenkollen, Norway on 17 March 1988.
Calendar
Men
Women
Men's team events
Women's team events
*''NOTE'': Races marked with a star (*) counts officially for both as ''"FIS World Cup" and "Olympic Winter Games"'' wins statistics.
Overall standings
Men's standings
Women's standings
Medal table
Achievements
;First World Cup career victory:
;Men
''None''
;Women
*
Tamara Tikhonova, 23, in her 5th season – the WC 2 (10 km F) in Bohinj; also first podium
*
Simone Greiner-Petter, 20, in her 2nd season – the WC 5 (20 km F) in Toblach; first podium was 1987–88 WC 1 (5 km F) in La Clusaz
*
Vida Vencienė, 26, in her 3rd season – the WC 6 (10 km C) in Calgary; first podium was 1987–88 WC 4 (10 km C) in Leningrad
;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1987/88 season in parentheses)
;Men
* , 3 (6) first places
* , 2 (20) first places
* , 2 (3) first places
* , 1 (3) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
;Women
* , 2 (7) first places
* , 2 (2) first places
* , 1 (8) first places
* , 1 (3) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (2) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
* , 1 (1) first place
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1987-88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
FIS Cross-Country World Cup seasons
World Cup 1987-88
World Cup 1987-88