List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions

The tables below list the FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions. The medalists are the three contestants with the highest total scores at the end of the cross-country skiing World Cup season. The list extends from 1973–74 onwards for overall men, 1978–79 onwards for overall women, 1996–97 onwards for sprint and distance (both genders), as well as Nations Cup winners beginning for 1981–82.

Men

Overall

Season Winner Runner-up Third
1973/74¹ Norway Ivar Formo Finland Juha Mieto Switzerland Eduard Hauser
1974/75¹ Norway Oddvar Brå Norway Odd Martinsen Finland Juha Mieto
1975/76¹ Finland Juha Mieto Finland Arto Koivisto Norway Ivar Formo
1976/77¹ Sweden Thomas Wassberg Finland Juha Mieto(2) Sweden Thomas Magnusson
1977/78¹ Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck Norway Lars-Erik Eriksen(2) Norway Magne Myrmo
1978/79² Norway Oddvar Brå (2) Norway Lars-Erik Eriksen Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck
1979/80¹ Finland Juha Mieto (2) Sweden Thomas Wassberg Norway Lars-Erik Eriksen
1980/81² Soviet Union Alexander Zavyalov Norway Oddvar Brå Norway Ove Aunli
1981/82 United States Bill Koch Sweden Thomas Wassberg Finland Harri Kirvesniemi
1982/83 Soviet Union Alexander Zavyalov (2) Sweden Gunde Svan United States Bill Koch
1983/84 Sweden Gunde Svan Sweden Thomas Wassberg Finland Harri Kirvesniemi(2)
1984/85 Sweden Gunde Svan Norway Tor Håkon Holte Norway Ove Aunli(2)
1985/86 Sweden Gunde Svan Sweden Torgny Mogren Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov
1986/87 Sweden Torgny Mogren Sweden Thomas Wassberg(4) Sweden Gunde Svan
1987/88 Sweden Gunde Svan Sweden Torgny Mogren Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
1988/89 Sweden Gunde Svan (5) Norway Vegard Ulvang Sweden Torgny Mogren
1989/90 Norway Vegard Ulvang Sweden Gunde Svan(2) Norway Bjørn Dæhlie
1990/91 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov Sweden Torgny Mogren(3) Norway Bjørn Dæhlie(2)
1991/92 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Vegard Ulvang(2) Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov(3)
1992/93 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov Norway Vegard Ulvang
1993/94 Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov (2) Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Jari Isometsä
1994/95 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov Italy Silvio Fauner
1995/96 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov(3) Finland Jari Isometsä(2)
1996/97 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Mika Myllylä Italy Fulvio Valbusa
1997/98 Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie(2) Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov
1998/99 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (6) Austria Mikhail Botwinov Finland Mika Myllylä
1999/00 Spain Johann Mühlegg Finland Jari Isometsä Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
2000/01 Sweden Per Elofsson Spain Johann Mühlegg Norway Thomas Alsgaard
2001/02 Sweden Per Elofsson (2) Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Anders Aukland
2002/03 Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Jörgen Brink
2003/04 Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Norway Jens Arne Svartedal
2004/05 Germany Axel Teichmann France Vincent Vittoz Norway Tor Arne Hetland
2005/06 Germany Tobias Angerer Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway Tor Arne Hetland(2)
2006/07 Germany Tobias Angerer (2) Russia Alexander Legkov Norway Eldar Rønning
2007/08 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Germany René Sommerfeldt(2) Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer
2008/09 Switzerland Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad
2009/10 Norway Petter Northug Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Sweden Marcus Hellner
2010/11 Switzerland Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug Sweden Daniel Richardsson
2011/12 Switzerland Dario Cologna (3) Canada Devon Kershaw Norway Petter Northug
2012/13 Norway Petter Northug (2) Russia Alexander Legkov Switzerland Dario Cologna
2013/14 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Alexander Legkov(3) Canada Alex Harvey
2014/15 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Switzerland Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug(2)
2015/16 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby (3) Norway Petter Northug (3) Norway Finn Hågen Krogh

1 Unofficial WC
2 Trial WC

Sprint

Season Winner Runner-up Third
1996/97 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Italy Fulvio Valbusa Italy Silvio Fauner
1997/98 Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov
1998/99 Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Sweden Mathias Fredriksson
1999/00 Norway Morten Brørs Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset(2) Norway Håvard Solbakken
2000/01 Norway Jan Jacob Verdenius Italy Cristian Zorzi Norway Tor Arne Hetland
2001/02 Norway Trond Iversen Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Italy Cristian Zorzi
2002/03 Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Norway Tor Arne Hetland Finland Lauri Pyykönen
2003/04 Sweden Thobias Fredriksson (2) Norway Jens Arne Svartedal(2) Norway Håvard Bjerkeli
2004/05 Norway Tor Arne Hetland Norway Eldar Rønning Norway Trond Iversen
2005/06 Sweden Björn Lind Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Norway Tor Arne Hetland
2006/07 Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway Trond Iversen Sweden Emil Jönsson
2007/08 Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad Sweden Emil Jönsson Norway John Kristian Dahl
2008/09 Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad (2) Italy Renato Pasini Norway Tor Arne Hetland(3)
2009/10 Sweden Emil Jönsson Norway Petter Northug Russia Alexei Petukhov
2010/11 Sweden Emil Jönsson (2) Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad Sweden Jesper Modin
2011/12 Sweden Teodor Peterson Russia Nikolay Morilov Norway Eirik Brandsdal
2012/13 Sweden Emil Jönsson (3) Norway Petter Northug Russia Nikita Kriukov
2013/14 Norway Ola Vigen Hattestad (3) Norway Eirik Brandsdal Germany Josef Wenzl
2014/15 Norway Finn Hågen Krogh Norway Eirik Brandsdal(2) Italy Federico Pellegrino
2015/16 Italy Federico Pellegrino Norway Petter Northug(3) Norway Finn Hågen Krogh

Distance

Season Winner Runner-up Third
1996/97¹ Finland Mika Myllylä Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Kazakhstan Vladimir Smirnov
1997/98¹ Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Mika Myllylä
1998/99¹ Austria Mikhail Botwinov Norway Bjørn Dæhlie(3) Finland Mika Myllylä(2)
1999/00 not arranged
2000/01 not arranged
2001/02 not arranged
2002/03 not arranged
2003/04 Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Norway Frode Estil
2004/05 Germany Axel Teichmann France Vincent Vittoz Germany Tobias Angerer
2005/06 Germany Tobias Angerer France Vincent Vittoz Sweden Anders Södergren
2006/07 Germany Tobias Angerer (2) France Vincent Vittoz(3) Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
2007/08 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer Germany René Sommerfeldt
2008/09 Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer Switzerland Dario Cologna Norway Petter Northug
2009/10 Norway Petter Northug Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer Sweden Marcus Hellner
2010/11 Switzerland Dario Cologna Sweden Daniel Richardsson Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer
2011/12 Switzerland Dario Cologna Canada Devon Kershaw Russia Alexander Legkov
2012/13 Russia Alexander Legkov Switzerland Dario Cologna(2) Norway Petter Northug(2)
2013/14 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Alexander Legkov Sweden Daniel Richardsson
2014/15 Switzerland Dario Cologna (3) Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Evgeniy Belov
2015/16 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby(2) France Maurice Manificat Norway Niklas Dyrhaug

¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup"

Women

See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.

Overall

Season Winner Runner-up Third
1978/79¹ Russia Galina Kulakova Russia Raisa Smetanina Russia Zinaida Amosova
1979/80 No World Cup arranged this season
1980/81¹ Russia Raisa Smetanina Norway Berit Aunli Czechoslovakia Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková
1981/82 Norway Berit Aunli Norway Britt Pettersen Czechoslovakia Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková
1982/83 Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Norway Britt Pettersen(2) Czechoslovakia Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková(3)
1983/84 Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (2) Russia Raisa Smetanina(2) Norway Anne Jahren
1984/85 Norway Anette Bøe Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Norway Britt Pettersen
1985/86 Finland Marjo Matikainen Norway Marianne Dahlmo Norway Britt Pettersen(2)
1986/87 Finland Marjo Matikainen Russia Anfisa Reztsova Norway Marianne Dahlmo
1987/88 Finland Marjo Matikainen (3) Sweden Marie-Helene Westin Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi ²
1988/89 Russia Yelena Välbe Czechoslovakia Alžběta Havrančíková Russia Tamara Tikhonova
1989/90 Russia Larisa Lazutina Russia Yelena Välbe Norway Trude Dybendahl
1990/91 Russia Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Lyubov Yegorova
1991/92 Russia Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Lyubov Yegorova(2)
1992/93 Russia Lyubov Yegorova Russia Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo
1993/94 Italy Manuela Di Centa Russia Lyubov Yegorova Russia Yelena Välbe
1994/95 Russia Yelena Välbe Russia Nina Gavrilyuk Russia Larisa Lazutina
1995/96 Italy Manuela Di Centa (2) Russia Yelena Välbe(3) Russia Larisa Lazutina(4)
1996/97 Russia Yelena Välbe (5) Italy Stefania Belmondo Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová
1997/98 Russia Larisa Lazutina (2) Norway Bente Martinsen Italy Stefania Belmondo
1998/99 Norway Bente Martinsen Italy Stefania Belmondo(4) Russia Nina Gavrilyuk
1999/00 Norway Bente Martinsen (2) Estonia Kristina Šmigun Russia Larisa Lazutina
2000/01 Russia Yuliya Chepalova Norway Bente Skari ³ Russia Larisa Lazutina
2001/02 Norway Bente Skari ³ Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Italy Stefania Belmondo(4)
2002/03 Norway Bente Skari ³ (4) Estonia Kristina Šmigun(2) Italy Gabriella Paruzzi
2003/04 Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Norway Marit Bjørgen Ukraine Valentina Shevchenko
2004/05 Norway Marit Bjørgen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová(2) Finland Virpi Kuitunen
2005/06 Norway Marit Bjørgen Canada Beckie Scott Russia Yuliya Chepalova
2006/07 Finland Virpi Kuitunen Norway Marit Bjørgen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová(2)
2007/08 Finland Virpi Kuitunen (2) Norway Astrid Jacobsen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
2008/09 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Slovenia Petra Majdič Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2009/10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Slovenia Petra Majdič
2010/11 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Italy Arianna Follis
2011/12 Norway Marit Bjørgen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Therese Johaug
2012/13 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk (4) Norway Therese Johaug United States Kikkan Randall
2013/14 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Marit Bjørgen (5) Norway Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
2014/15 Norway Marit Bjørgen (4) Norway Therese Johaug(2) Norway Heidi Weng
2015/16 Norway Therese Johaug (2) Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway Heidi Weng(2)

1 Trial WC
2 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi née Hämälainen married Harri Kirvesniemi
3 Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999

Sprint

Season Winner Runner-up Third
1996/97 Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Yelena Välbe Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová
1997/98 Norway Bente Martinsen Russia Larisa Lazutina Italy Stefania Belmondo
1998/99 Norway Bente Martinsen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Estonia Kristina Šmigun
1999/00 Norway Bente Martinsen (3) Norway Anita Moen Estonia Kristina Šmigun(2)
2000/01 Norway Bente Skari 1 Finland Pirjo Manninen Germany Manuela Henkel
2001/02 Norway Bente Skari 1 (5) Norway Anita Moen(2) Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová
2002/03 Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Bente Skari 1 Finland Pirjo Manninen
2003/04 Norway Marit Bjørgen Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Sweden Anna Dahlberg
2004/05 Norway Marit Bjørgen Finland Virpi Kuitunen Sweden Anna Dahlberg(2)
2005/06 Norway Marit Bjørgen (4) Norway Ella Gjømle Canada Beckie Scott
2006/07 Finland Virpi Kuitunen Slovenia Petra Majdič Russia Natalya Matveyeva
2007/08 Slovenia Petra Majdič Norway Astrid Jacobsen Finland Virpi Kuitunen
2008/09 Slovenia Petra Majdič Italy Arianna Follis Finland Pirjo Muranen
2009/10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Slovenia Petra Majdič
2010/11 Slovenia Petra Majdič (3) Italy Arianna Follis(2) United States Kikkan Randall
2011/12 United States Kikkan Randall Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway Marit Bjørgen
2012/13 United States Kikkan Randall Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
2013/14 United States Kikkan Randall (3) Germany Denise Herrmann Norway Marit Bjørgen(2)
2014/15 Norway Marit Bjørgen (5) Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla
2015/16 Norway Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg(2) Sweden Stina Nilsson

1 Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999

Distance

Season Winner Runner-up Third
1996/97¹ Russia Yelena Välbe Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Nina Gavrilyuk
1997/98¹ Russia Larisa Lazutina Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Olga Danilova
1998/99¹ Estonia Kristina Šmigun Italy Stefania Belmondo(3) Russia Larisa Lazutina
1999/00 not arranged
2000/01 not arranged
2001/02 not arranged
2002/03 not arranged
2003/04 Ukraine Valentina Shevchenko Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Estonia Kristina Šmigun
2004/05 Norway Marit Bjørgen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Estonia Kristina Šmigun(2)
2005/06 Russia Yuliya Chepalova Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Canada Beckie Scott
2006/07 Finland Virpi Kuitunen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová(3) Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2007/08 Finland Virpi Kuitunen (2) Ukraine Valentina Shevchenko Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
2008/09 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Italy Marianna Longa
2009/10 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Kristin Størmer Steira
2010/11 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Therese Johaug
2011/12 Norway Marit Bjørgen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Therese Johaug(2)
2012/13 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk (4) Norway Therese Johaug Norway Kristin Størmer Steira(2)
2013/14 Norway Therese Johaug Norway Marit Bjørgen(3) Finland Kerttu Niskanen
2014/15 Norway Marit Bjørgen (3) Norway Therese Johaug(2) Norway Heidi Weng
2015/16 Norway Therese Johaug (2) Norway Heidi Weng Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg

¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup"

Nations Cup

All results of female and male athletes of a nation are counted for the Nations Cup.

Season Winner Runner-up Third Winner Men Winner Women
1981/82 Norway Czechoslovakia Sweden Norway Norway
1982/83 Norway Soviet Union Finland Norway Norway
1983/84 Norway Soviet Union Sweden Norway Norway
1984/85 Norway Sweden Soviet Union Norway Norway
1985/86 Norway Sweden Soviet Union Sweden Norway
1986/87 Sweden Norway Soviet Union Sweden Norway
1987/88 Sweden Soviet Union Norway Sweden Soviet Union
1988/89 Soviet Union Sweden Norway Sweden Soviet Union
1989/90 Soviet Union Norway Sweden Norway Soviet Union
1990/91 Soviet Union Norway Sweden Norway Soviet Union
1991/92 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia
1992/93 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia
1993/94 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia
1994/95 Russia Norway Italy Norway Russia
1995/96 Russia(5) Norway Italy Norway Russia
1996/97 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia
1997/98 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia
1998/99 Norway Russia Sweden Norway Russia
1999/00 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia
2000/01 Norway Russia Italy Norway Russia(14)
2001/02 Norway Russia Italy Norway Norway
2002/03 Norway Germany Sweden Sweden(5) Norway
2003/04 Norway Germany Italy Norway Norway
2004/05 Norway Germany Russia Norway Norway
2005/06 Norway Sweden Germany Norway Norway
2006/07 Norway Germany(4) Finland Norway Finland
2007/08 Norway Finland Germany Norway Norway
2008/09 Norway Finland Italy(12) Norway Finland
2009/10 Norway Russia Sweden Norway Norway
2010/11 Norway Sweden(5) Russia(5) Norway Norway
2011/12 Norway Russia Sweden Russia Norway
2012/13 Norway Russia Sweden Russia Norway
2013/14 Norway Russia Sweden Norway Norway
2014/15 Norway Russia Sweden(11) Norway Norway
2015/16 Norway(27) Russia(18) Finland(2) Norway(28) Norway(18)

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