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

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season in

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for men and women. 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 of

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. This season, Tour de Ski was a part of the World Cup for the first time. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in

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and

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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 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

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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

External links

FIS Official Site World Cup Results
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Notes

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Calendar

Men

Women

Men's team

Women's team

Men's standings

Overall

Women's standings

Overall

Nations Cup

Overall

Achievements

Retirements

See also

External links

Notes