The 1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

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 31...

was a multi-race tournament over a season for cross-country skiers

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

. The World Cup was organised by the International Ski Federation

International Ski Federation

The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...

 who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping

Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...

, snowboarding

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...

 and alpine skiing

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 amongst others.

Bjørn Dæhlie

Bjørn Dæhlie

Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. With 8 olympic gold medals, Dæhlie is the most winning winter olympic champion of all time. With nine gold medals in the Nord World Ski Championships he is in addition the most winning World Champion skier...

 reclaimed the crystal World Cup globe which Vladimir Smirnov

Vladimir Smirnov (skier)

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Smirnov is an Kazakhstani former cross-country skier who raced from the mid-1980s until 1988 for the USSR and, later, for his native country...

 had won in the 1993–94 season

1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup started in Santa Caterina, Italy, on 11 December 1993 and finished in Thunder Bay, Canada, on 20 March 1994. Vladimir Smirnov of Kazakhstan won the combined men's cup, and Manuela Di Centa of Italy won the women's.-Men:...

, thus taking his third overall men's World Cup title in four seasons. Smirnov won more races, with six wins including three during the 1995 World Championships

1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 took place 9–19 March 1995 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. This marked the second time the championships were held outside of Europe...

, but Dæhlie was usually the runner-up. Also, one of Smirnov's World Championship wins didn't count towards the overall standings. Silvio Fauner

Silvio Fauner

Silvio Fauner is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...

, Harri Kirvesniemi

Harri Kirvesniemi

Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...

, Torgny Mogren

Torgny Mogren

Torgny Mogren is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary...

 and Alexey Prokurorov also registered World Cup wins during the season.

In the women's Cup, Yelena Välbe

Yelena Välbe

Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe...

 won the six first events, and eventually won nine of the 15 races including one gold at the World Championships. Russians occupied the top five spots in the women's World Cup, with multiple races having three or more Russians on top of the standings. Only the Lahti 10 km was not won by a Russian skier, and in 11 of the 15 races did Russians occupy the top two spots in the standings. According to the Norwegian publication Sportsboken, the Russian women had not been this dominant since the 1970s.

Women

Date	Place	Dist.	Winner	Second	Third
27 November	Kiruna Kiruna Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	5 km C
Välbe won the 15-minute race with a 15-second margin, while Dybendahl took the only other podium place – it was to be the only podium place for Norway until Lahti.
14 December	Tauplitz Tauplitz Tauplitz is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria.... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	10 km C
After a two-week break, the skiers resumed with a Wednesday race in Tauplitz, for the first World Cup race in the Austrian resort in five years. Välbe doubled her advantage to Gavrilyuk, while Danilova took third place in Dybendahl's absence, improving from 12th place in Kiruna. Larisa Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze...  placed fourth to complete the row of Russians.
17 December	Sappada Sappada Sappada is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 km north of Venice and about 60 km northeast of Belluno... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	15 km F
The Russians went one better than in Tauplitz, occupying the first five spots. Välbe won by 41 seconds, while Korneeva overtook both Gavrilyuk and Danilova in the longer distance, and earned the right to a relay stage for the first team the following day.
18 December	Sappada Sappada Sappada is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 km north of Venice and about 60 km northeast of Belluno... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	4 × 5 km F	Russia I	Russia II	Norway
Russia showed their dominance of female free-style cross-country skiing with two teams ahead of the competition; Russia I won by nearly a minute, while Norway in third place were a further 20 seconds behind.
20 December	Sappada Sappada Sappada is a comune in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 km north of Venice and about 60 km northeast of Belluno... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	5 km F
In the final race before Christmas, someone managed to come close to Välbe. It was the same podium as the 15 km three days earlier, but Korneeva was distanced by 11 seconds. Seven Russians placed on top of the standings.
7 January	Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	30 km F
Välbe won again, but Belmondo showed form by becoming the second non-Russian to make a podium place, more than 45 seconds ahead of third-placed Gavrilyuk in the longest free style World Cup race of the season.
14 January	Nové Město na Moravě Nové Mesto na Morave Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	15 km C
Välbe's sixth successive victory, in the first classical race in exactly one month. Once again four Russians placed in the top four.
15 January	Nové Město na Moravě Nové Mesto na Morave Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....	4 × 5 km C	Russia I	Norway	Russia II
With the relay being in classical style, Norway managed to beat the second Russian team; however, Russia's first team, made up of the top four in the previous day's race, won by a minute. The race time was slow, with Russia recording a total time of 65 minutes, nearly 20 minutes slower than in Sappada.
27 January	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	4 × 5 km F	Russia I	Russia II	Norway
The second double Russian triumph in a free-style relay this season, though the distance between Russia's first team and second team was almost four times as great as that between Russia's second and Norway.
28 January	Lahti Lahti Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	10 km C
The Russians struggled with worse skis, allowing Norway to take the two top spots and get five women among the top eight. World Cup leader Välbe, unbeaten thus far in the season, finished 15th. Third-placed Lazutina was 3.9 seconds behind Nybråten, the smallest margin thus far in the season.
4 February	Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	10 km C
Once more four Russians occupied the four top spots, in a closer race than in Lahti; Lazutina was only 3.2 seconds behind the gold medallist. Gavrilyuk finally won a race outright, after having placed among the top four in every race up to this.
5 February	Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	10 km F Pur
The four Russians started with an advantage from the classical race, and remained in the lead. In the dash for the finish, Välbe was well ahead of her Russian compatriots.
7 February	Hamar Hamar is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	4 × 3 km F	Russia	Norway	Italy
In a Tuesday show race inside the Olympic speed skating arena of Vikingskipet, Norway came closer to Russia than they had ever been, but still finished 12 seconds behind.
11 February	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	30 km C
The traditional Holmenkollen Holmenkollen Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous, eponymous, ski jump arena hosting competitions since 1892...  race ended without Välbe on the podium; Moen Guidon finished strongly, but finished 19 seconds behind Lazutina. Moen caught Danilova, who started half a minute ahead, and the pair got second and third, Danilova beating World Cup leader Välbe by a couple of seconds.
12 February	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	4 × 5 km M	Russia	Norway	Russia II
Russia won by 30 seconds, the closest win margin in a relay thus far in the season, while the Russian second team and the Norwegian second team followed.
1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 took place 9–19 March 1995 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. This marked the second time the championships were held outside of Europe...
10 March	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	15 km C
A month's break followed, as the skiers acclimatised to conditions in Canada. Välbe had not recovered to her pre-January form, admitting before the Championships that Lazutina was going to win everything. Indeed, Lazutina won by over a minute, the largest margin of victory per kilometre in the World Cup season. Nybråten took her second podium place of the season and what was to be her only individual international medal.
12 March	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	5 km C
Välbe without a medal again, finishing fourth, but still clinching the World Cup overall standings. Lazutina won by 23 seconds, while the Norwegians complained of poor skis in the heat (15 °C), and Di Centa, two-time gold medallist at Lillehammer in 1994, got her first podium place of the season after recovering from surgery to the intestines.
14 March	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	10 km F Pu
Danilova rallied from 15th place in the 5 km to record the best time of the race, but after trailing by a minute after the classical race, it was only enough for bronze. Lazutina had the second-best time and Gavrilyuk the third, while Välbe finished 12th.
17 March	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	4 × 5 km M	Russia Danilova Olga Danilova Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002... , Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... , Välbe Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe... , Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad...	Norway Mikkelsplass Marit Mikkelsplass Marit E. Mikkelsplass is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1998. She represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo... , Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold and two silvers... , Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... , Moen Guidon	Sweden Frithioff Anna Frithioff Anna Frithioff was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1999. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 9th in the 5 km event at those same championships.Frithioff's best individual... , Östlund Marie-Helene Östlund Marie-Helene Östlund, née Westin , is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a very unexpected world title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany, in 1987. For the feat, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with the Swedish ice hockey team... , Ordina Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina is a former Soviet/Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 2002. In Soviet time she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin... , Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 27th in the 15 km event at those same championships.Fanqvist's best...
Russia were dominant, winning by more than a minute and a half. Danilova went straight to the lead on the first stage, outside the classical tracks, and Norwegian leaders commented that they could have protested but did not want to. Except for Välbe, all the Russian skiers had the best stage time. Ordina pulled away from Nilsen on the third stage, winning half a minute, but Moen Guidon caught Fanqvist in the final sprint and beat her to the finish line, winning silver by one tenth of a second.
18 March	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	30 km F
Välbe took her sixth individual World Championship gold, and her eighth win of the season, as classical-specialist Lazutina fell to fifth place. The margin of victory was more than a minute. Di Centa got her second podium place, and her 140 points from the World Championships made up 85 % of her total World Cup score. Russian-born Ordina took Sweden's only individual podium place of the season.
25 March	Sapporo, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	15 km F
Of the long-distance free style medallists in Thunder Bay, Di Centa didn't turn up, Ordina finished fourth, while Välbe won by half a minute in her last race of the season. It was an all-Russian podium for the seventh time this season.

Overall results

Below are tables showing the number of points won in the 1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup for men and women.

11 races counted towards the total; the 9 best of the 11 races outside the World Championships, as well as the two best World Championship races.

Place Points 1st 100 2nd 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 17th 14 18th 13 19th 12 20th 11 21st 10 22nd 9 23rd 8 24th 7 25th 6 26th 5 27th 4 28th 3 29th 2 30th 1

Men

Pos	Skier	Points
1	Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. With 8 olympic gold medals, Dæhlie is the most winning winter olympic champion of all time. With nine gold medals in the Nord World Ski Championships he is in addition the most winning World Champion skier...	930
2	Vladimir Smirnov Vladimir Smirnov (skier) Vladimir Mikhaylovich Smirnov is an Kazakhstani former cross-country skier who raced from the mid-1980s until 1988 for the USSR and, later, for his native country...	866
3	Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...	591
4	Alexey Prokurorov	572
5	Jari Isometsä Jari Isometsä Jari Olavi Isometsä is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006...	525
6	Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the skate-style in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique...	429
7	Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...	363
8	Mika Myllylä Mika Myllylä Mika Kristian Myllylä was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold , one silver , and four bronzes .Myllylä also won a total of nine medals at the...	340
9	Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary...	330
10	Mikhail Botvinov Mikhail Botvinov Mikhail Botvinov is a Russian-born Austrian cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2007 for both Russia and Austria. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a silver in the men's 30 km freestyle mass start event in 2002 and a bronze in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006...	269
11	Kristen Skjeldal Kristen Skjeldal Kristen Skjeldal is an Olympic champion and cross country skier from Norway. He has won three olympic medals: two gold and one bronze. He won his first gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville...	268
12	Henrik Forsberg Henrik Forsberg Henrik Forsberg was a Swedish cross country skier and biathlete who competed from 1988 to 2001. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finishes at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville in cross country skiing with a fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay and ninth in the 10 km +...	256
13	Erling Jevne Erling Jevne Erling Jevne is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2005 who also raced sheep when he was not skiing...	236
14	Alois Stadlober Alois Stadlober Alois Stadlober is a former cross-country skier from Austria who competed from 1988 to 2000. He earned two medals at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km and a silver in the 10 km.Stadlober's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was...	217
15	Gaudenzio Godioz Gaudenzio Godioz Gaudenzio Godioz is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2000. His best World Cup finish was sixth twice, both in the 30 km events with one each in 1992 and in 1995....	213
16	Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes...	208
17	Markus Gandler Markus Gandler Markus Gandler is former cross country skier from Austria who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, his team ranked 11th in the 4 × 10 km relay...	194
18	Niklas Jonsson Niklas Jonsson Niklas Jonsson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2002. He won the silver medal in the 50 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....	182
19	Egil Kristiansen Egil Kristiansen Egil Kristiansen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2001. He finished eighth in the 30 km event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer....	158
20	Marco Albarello Marco Albarello Marco Albarello is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. He was born in Aosta. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...	152
21	Mathias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	136
22	Jochen Behle Jochen Behle Jochen Behle is a former German cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1998.Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Lillehammer in 1994 and his best individual finish of 11th in the 10 km event at those same games.Behle's best...	129
	Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998...
24	Anders Bergström Anders Bergström Anders Bergström was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1989 to 2003. Competing in three Winter Olympics, his best career finish was sixth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Lillehammer in 1994 while his best individual finish was eighth in a 50 km event at Albertville in 1992 Winter...	127
25	Jukka Hartonen Jukka Hartonen Jukka Hartonen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1998 and again from 2006 to 2009. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a 15 km event at Lahti in 1995....	112
26	Fabio Maj Fabio Maj Fabio Maj is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10km relay at the Winter Olympics...	111
27	Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in Örnsköldsvik in 1990, finishing 8th...	110
28	Johan Mühlegg	104
29	Christer Majbäck Christer Majbäck Christer Majbäck is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in 10 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville....	96
	Markus Hasler Markus Hasler Markus Hasler is a cross country skier from Liechtenstein who has competed since 1992. His best World Cup finish was third in a sprint event in Italy in 2001....
31	Juan Jesús Gutiérrez	93
32	Morgan Göransson Morgan Göransson Morgan Göransson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2002. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a 10 km event in Italy in 1994....	77
	Uwe Bellmann Uwe Bellmann Uwe Bellmann was an East German/German cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ....
34	Terje Langli Terje Langli Terje Bjarte Langli is a former Norwegian cross country skier for Henning IL and a former skiing waxer for the Norwegian cross-country skiing national team...	74
35	Karri Hietamäki Karri Hietamäki Karri Hietamäki was a Finnish cross country skier who competed since 1992. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay and earned his best individual finish of 14th at those same championships.Hietamäki's best individual finish at the...	68
36	Sami Repo Sami Repo Sami Repo is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...	62
37	Hervé Balland Hervé Balland Hervé Balland is a French cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1998. He won a silver medal in the 50 km event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun....	58
38	Andreas Schlütter Andreas Schlütter Andreas Schlütter is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1993. He won 2 medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002...	56
39	Anders Eide Anders Eide Anders Eide is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 1992. His best World Cup finish was seventh twice, earning them both in 1996....	54
40	Luboš Buchta Luboš Buchta Lubomír Buchta was a Czechoslovakian-Czech cross country skier who competed from 1989 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, his best finish was seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while his best individual finish was 13th twice .Buchta's best finish at the FIS Nordic World...	51
41	Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...	50
42	Kimmo Kuusisto	49
43	Vladimir Legotine Vladimir Legotine Vladimir Legotine is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 1993. His best World Cup finish was ninth twice, earning them in 1995 and 1998....	42
44	Sven-Eric Danielsson Sven-Eric Danielsson Sven-Eric Danielsson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1998. His best World Cup finish was fourth in a 15 km event at West Germany in 1983....	40
	Jari Räsänen Jari Räsänen Jari Räsänen was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics ....
	Maurizio Pozzi Maurizio Pozzi Maurizio Pozzi is an Italian cross country skier who has competed since 1992. His best World Cup finish was third in a 30 km event in Russia in 1997.Pozzi also finished ninth in the 50 km event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....
47	Peter Schlickenrieder Peter Schlickenrieder Peter Schlickenrieder is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. He earned a silver in the individual sprint at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....	33
	Silvano Barco Silvano Barco Silvano Barco is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1996. His best World Cup finish was second twice, earning them in 1988 and 1991.-Reference:*...
49	Sergey Tchepikov	32
	Sigurd Brørs Sigurd Brørs Sigurd Brørs is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1997. His best World Cup finish was third at a 15 km race in Italy in 1997. His club was Surnadal IL.-Reference:...
51	Pietro Piller Cottrer Pietro Piller Cottrer Pietro Piller Cottrer is an Italian cross-country skier who won gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada, province of Belluno....	31
52	Pavel Riabinine Pavel Riabinine Pavel Ryabinin is a Kazakhstani cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2002. His best World Cup finish was 18th at a 15 km race in Italy in 1994....	28
53	Håkan Nordbäck Håkan Nordbäck Håkan Nordbäck is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. His best World Cup finish was sixth in a 15 km event in the Czech Republic in 2000.-References:...	27
	Hiroyuki Imai Hiroyuki Imai is a former Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of sixth in the 50 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002....
55	Krister Sørgård Krister Sørgård Krister Sørgård is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in a 50 km event in Norway in 1996....	24
	Jeremias Wigger Jeremias Wigger Jeremias Wigger was a Swiss cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 4 x 10 km at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 13th in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit at the 1994 Winter Olympics in...
57	Grigoriy Goutnikov Grigoriy Goutnikov Grigoriy Goutnikov is a Russian cross country skier who competed internationally from 1994 to 2003. His best World Cup finish was 12th in a 10 km event in Italy in 1994....	22
	Gennadiy Lasutin Gennadiy Lasutin Gennadiy Lasutin is a Soviet-born, Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1995. His best World Cup finish was 12th in a 15 km event in the Soviet Union in 1991....
	Philippe Sanchez Philippe Sanchez Philippe Sanchez is a former French cross country skier who competed from as a senior competitor 1992 to 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, his best overall finish was eighth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while his best individual finish was 29th in the 10 km +...
60	Peter Göransson Peter Göransson Peter Göransson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. His best World Cup finish was 12th in a sprint event in Sweden in 1997.-References:...	20

Women

Pos	Skier	Points
1	Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe...	1060
2	Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad...	840
3	Larissa Lazutina	785
4	Olga Danilova Olga Danilova Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002...	547
5	Olga Korneeva	395
6	Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold and two silvers...	386
7	Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier.-Debut:Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo , the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee....	377
8	Marit Wold	361
9	Anita Moen Anita Moen Anita Moen, sometimes shown as Anita Moen-Guidon is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003...	295
10	Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl, sometimes listed as Trude Dybendahl-Hartz or Trude Dybendahl Hartz is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1986 to 1998. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics...	290
11	Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics...	283
12	Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina is a former Soviet/Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 2002. In Soviet time she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin...	279
13	Marie-Helene Östlund Marie-Helene Östlund Marie-Helene Östlund, née Westin , is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a very unexpected world title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany, in 1987. For the feat, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with the Swedish ice hockey team...	268
14	Kateřina Neumannová Katerina Neumannová Kateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen...	229
15	Sylvia Honegger Sylvia Honegger Sylvia Honegger was a Swiss cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of fourth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998 and her best individual finish of 11th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at Lillehammer in...	200
16	Natalia Martinova Natalia Martinova Natalia Martinova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 1998. Her best World Cup finish was third in a 15 km event in Norway in 1994....	195
17	Guidina Dal Sasso Guidina Dal Sasso Guidina Dal Sasso is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. Her best World Cup finish was fourth twice, earning one each in 1985 and 1986....	172
18	Pirkko Määttä Pirkko Määttä Pirkko Määttä is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 x 5 km relay bronze medals at the Winter Olympics....	170
19	Tuulikki Pyykönen Tuulikki Pyykönen Tuulikki Pyykkönen is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998. She won a bronze medal at the 4 x 5 km in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 6th in the 15 km event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.Pyykkönen's...	167
20	Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. She is the cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis and the sister of cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa.-Career:...	163
21	Elena Schalina Elena Schalina Elena Schalina is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1996. Her best World Cup finish was seventh on three occasions .-References:...	152
	Olga Pyleva Olga Pyleva Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , is a retired Russian biathlete....
23	Merja Kuusisto Merja Kuusisto Merja Kuusisto Lahtinen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1998. Her best World Cup finish was 11th in a 5 km event in Finland in 1995....	146
24	Sigrid Wille Sigrid Wille Sigrid Wille is a German cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999...	141
25	Bente Martinsen	123
26	Irina Terelia	110
27	Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004....	108
28	Alžbeta Havrančíková Alžbeta Havrancíková Alžbeta Havrančíková was a Czechoslovakian-Slovakian cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 2000. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 and her best individual finish of eighth in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in...	100
29	Kristina Šmigun	93
30	Anke Schulze	86
31	Natalia Baranova	83
32	Anna Frithioff Anna Frithioff Anna Frithioff was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1999. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 9th in the 5 km event at those same championships.Frithioff's best individual...	78
33	Ina Kümmel Ina Kümmel Ina Kümmel was a German cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1997. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville....	69
34	Fumiko Aoki Fumiko Aoki is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was fifth on three occasions, all in 1997....	66
35	Sabina Valbusa Sabina Valbusa Sabina Valbusa is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010. Competing in five Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	65
36	Sophie Villeneuve Sophie Villeneuve Sophie Villeneuve was a French cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best career finish was fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while her best individual finish was ninth in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in 1994.Villeneuve's...	55
37	Constanze Blum Constanze Blum Constanze Blum was a German cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she earned her best career finish of fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay and her best individual finish of 21st in the 15 km event.Blum's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski...	54
38	Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 27th in the 15 km event at those same championships.Fanqvist's best...	49
39	Manuela Henkel Manuela Henkel Manuela Henkel is a German cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Her best individual finish was 12th in the Individual sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin...	46
40	Maj Helen Sorkmo Maj Helen Sorkmo Maj Helen Sorkmo is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2003. She earned two World Cup victories, both in the 4 x 5 km relay in 2002....	41
	Małgorzata Ruchała
42	Kari Uglem Kari Uglem Kari Uglem is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier.In the World Cup she finished once among the top 10, with a tenth place from Lahti in January 1995...	38
43	Cristina Paluselli Cristina Paluselli Cristina Paluselli is an Italian cross country skier who was competing since 1993 to 2006. She won ten races of the FIS World Marathon Cup, ending up as 1st in the ranking for two consecutive years ....	37
44	Brigitte Albrecht	34
45	Inger Lise Hegge Inger Lise Hegge Inger Lise Hegge is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1989 to 1995. Her best World Cup finish was fourth in a 30 km event in the Soviet Union in 1991....	32
46	Leslie Thompson Leslie Thompson Leslie Thompson was an American cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Calgary in 1988 and her best individual finish of 32nd in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Lillehammer in...	31
47	Dorota Kwaśna Dorota Kwasna Dorota Kwaśna was a Polish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best career finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Lillehammer in 1994 and her best individual finish of 21st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit.Kwaśna's best...	29
	Annika Evaldsson Annika Evaldsson Annika Evaldsson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. Her best World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event in Sweden in 1997....
49	Jaroslava Bukvajová Jaroslava Bukvajová Jaroslava Bukvajová is a Slovak cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2004. Her best World Cup finish was ninth twice, both earned in Austria in 1998....	28
	Nina Kemppel Nina Kemppel Nina Kemppel is an American cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was 14th twice, both earned in 2001....
51	Natasa Lacen Nataša Lačen Nataša Lačen is a Slovenian cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. Her best World Cup finish was 12th twice with one each in 2001 and in 2002....	27
52	Iveta Fortova	25
53	Virpi Niemi Virpi Niemi Virpi Niemi is a Finnish cross country skier who competed in 1995. Her best World Cup finish was 26th in a 15 km event in Japan that same year....	24
54	Cristel Vahtra Cristel Vahtra Cristel Vahtra is an Estonian cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2001. Her best World Cup finish was 22nd in a 10 km event in Russia in 1996....	22
55	Sumiko Yokoyama Sumiko Yokoyama is a Japanese cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2008. Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 4 x 5 km relay in Switzerland in 2003....	15
	Natalie Santer
57	Tatiana Kutlikova Tatiana Kutlíková Tatiana Kutlíková was a Slovak cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 1997. Competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay and 35th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event, respectively overall and individually.Kutlíková's best finish at...	11
58	Gerhild Pfügler	10
	Kati Pulkkinen Kati Pulkkinen Kati Pulkkinen is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She won a bronze medal at the 4 x 5 km in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of 16th in two events at those same championships.Pulkkinen's best individual finish at the Winter...
60	Maria Theurl Maria Theurl Maria Theurl is an Austrian cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 2000. She won a bronze medal in the 15 km at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau....	9

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