The 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 40th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women.
The season began with the Nordic Opening stage event on 27–29 November 2020 in Ruka , Finland and was planned to conclude with the World Cup Finals on 19–21 March 2021 in Beijing , China.[ 1] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , FIS announced on 4 December 2020 that all events in China, including the Cross-Country World Cup final were cancelled.[ 2] World Cup Finals were moved to Lillehammer, where December competitions couldn't be arranged. However, on 12 February 2021, all the events scheduled in Oslo and Lillehammer were cancelled due to ongoing pandemic. The World Cup Final stage event was called off this year and the season ended on 13–14 March in Engadin , Switzerland, where the final pursuit races made a replacement for cancelled 30/50 kilometers annual competition in Oslo. The pandemic also reduced participation, after the opening in Ruka the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish teams announced that they would not compete in Davos and Dresden as they felt that they could not guarantee a safe environment.[ 3] Later, Norway announced they would also not participate in Tour de Ski .[ 4]
Points distribution [ edit ] The table shows the number of points won in the 2020/21 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women. Team Sprint and Relay used to count only for Nations Cup but from this season they were also included in individual standings.[ 61]
Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - 40 >40 Individual 100 80 60 50 45 40 36 32 29 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Nordic Opening 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 World Cup Final Relay (Nations Cup) Team Sprint (Nations Cup) Tour de Ski 400 320 240 200 180 160 144 128 116 104 96 88 80 72 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 20 20 20 20 10 5 Stage Nordic Opening 50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Stage Tour de Ski Stage World Cup Final Relay (Individual points) 25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Team Sprint (Individual points) Bonus points (Mass Start checkpoints) 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Only individual events.
First World Cup career victory Men Erik Valnes , 24, in his 4th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka; first podium was 2018–19 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Dresden Oskar Svensson , 25, in his 8th season – the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme; also first podium Denis Spitsov , 24, in his 4th season – the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2017–18 WC 8 (9 km Pursuit F) in Val di Fiemme Women Rosie Brennan , 31, in her 10th season – the WC 2 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2020–21 WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka Nadine Fähndrich , 25, in her 6th season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Dresden; first podium was 2018–19 WC 14 (10 km C) in Cogne Ebba Andersson , 23, in her 5th season – the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2018–19 WC 2 (10 km C) in Ruka Maja Dahlqvist , 26, in her 7th season – the WC 10 (Sprint F) in Ulricehamn; first podium was 2017–18 WC 9 (Sprint F) in Dresden
First World Cup podium Men Aleksey Chervotkin , 25, in his 7th season – no. 2 in the WC 1 (15 km C) in Ruka Artem Maltsev , 27, in his 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 3 (15 km F) in Davos Oskar Svensson , 25, in his 8th season – no. 1 in the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme Jens Burman , 26, in his 7th season – no. 3 in the WC 12 (50 km Pursuit F) in Engadin Women Helene Marie Fossesholm , 19, in her 2nd season – no. 2 in the WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka Rosie Brennan , 31, in her 10th season – no. 3 in the WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka Tatiana Sorina , 26, in her 4th season – no. 2 in the WC 1 (11th Nordic Opening overall) in Ruka Hailey Swirbul , 22, in her 3rd season – no. 3 in the WC 3 (10 km F) in Davos Emma Ribom , 23, in her 3rd season – no. 3 in the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme Delphine Claudel , 24, in her 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses) Men Women Linn Svahn , 6 (9) first places Therese Johaug , 4 (77) first places Jessie Diggins , 4 (10) first places Yuliya Stupak , 2 (3) first places Rosie Brennan , 2 (2) first places Heidi Weng , 1 (12) first place Natalya Nepryayeva , 1 (3) first place Nadine Fähndrich , 1 (1) first place Ebba Andersson , 1 (1) first place Maja Dahlqvist , 1 (1) first place
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