FIS Cross-Country World Cup The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31st FIS Congress, 29-30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina . The first World Cup races were held on 9 January 1982 and were located in Reit im Winkl , West Germany and Klingenthal , East Germany . Bill Koch of the United States and Berit Aunli of Norway were the overall winners in the first season.Rules Competitors attempt to achieve the most points during the season. They compete in two disciplines: Distance and Sprint. Current Distance races are 15 km, 30 km , Skiathlon and 50 km for the men and 10 km , 15 km, Skiathlon and 30 km for ladies. The competitions are held with either individual start or mass start and either classic or free technique . In Sprint races , athletes are organised in heats based on their results in a prologue where the 30 fastest skiers qualify for the sprint's quarter-finals. The 12 best skiers in the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals and the 6 best skiers in the semi-finals advance to the final. Sprint races are maximum 1.8 kilometres and are competed in either classic or free technique. In ordinary World Cup races, 100 points are awarded to the winner, 80 for second place, 60 for third place , winding down to 1 point for 30th place. In Stage World Cup races; Tour de Ski , World Cup Final and mini-tours, 50 points are awarded to the winner, 46 for second place, 43 for third place, winding down to 1 point for 30th place. The overall winners of the Stage World Cup events are awarded 400 points for Tour de Ski victory and 200 points for an overall win in the World Cup Final or a mini-tour. The athlete with the most points at the end of the season in mid-March wins the Overall World Cup, with the trophy consisting of a 9 kilogram crystal globe. Sub-prizes are also awarded to the winners of the Sprint World Cup and the Distance World Cup, with a smaller 3.5 kg crystal globe. Races are hosted primarily in Europe, with regular stops in the Nordic countries and Central Europe . A few races have also been held in North America and Asia . World Cup competitions have been hosted in 23 different countries around the world: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Soviet Union , South Korea , Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.Overall World Cup standings The table below shows the three highest ranked skiers each year.Men Source:Women Source:With 6 overall World Cup titles Bjørn Dæhlie is record-holder among both men and ladies.Sprint World Cup standings Men Women Distance World Cup standings Men Women U23 World Cup standings Men Women Nations Cup All results of female and male athletes of a nation are counted for the Nations Cup.World Cup title winners Overall titles Men Women Sprint titles Men Women Distance titles Men Women Most World Cup wins Most successful race winners Men Women With 84 victories in World Cup and total 114 including Stage World Cup wins Marit Bjørgen is record-holder among both men and women .World Cup wins by nation The table below lists those nations which have won at least one individual World Cup race.Most World Cup podiums, top 10 results and individual starts Men's career podiums Men's career top 10 results Men's individual starts Women's career podiums Women's career top 10 results Women's individual starts Season records Men Victories per season Podiums per season Most points per season Highest overall advantage Women Victories per season Podiums per season Most points per season Highest overall advantage Consecutive victories and podiums Men Consecutive victories Consecutive podiums Women Consecutive victories Consecutive podiums Youngest and oldest race winners Men's youngest winners Source:Women's youngest winners Source:Men's oldest winners Source:Women's oldest winners Source:Multi winners Men's double winners Women's double winners World Cup all-time records Men Sources:Women Sources:1981/82 season to 2005/06 season 2006/07 season to present Timeline calendar World Cup hosts World Cup Finals 2007–08 – Bormio , Italy 2008–09 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2009–10 – Stockholm / Falun , Sweden 2010–11 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2011–12 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2012–13 – Stockholm / Falun, Sweden 2013–14 – Falun, Sweden 2014–15 – not held 2015–16 – 2016 Ski Tour Canada 2016–17 – Quebec City, Canada 2017–18 – Falun, Sweden 2018–19 – Quebec City , Canada 2019–20 – Canmore , Canada 2020–21 – Beijing, China Footnotes
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