2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup started in Kuopio

Kuopio

Kuopio is a city and a municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. A population of makes it the ninth biggest city in the country. The city has a total area of , of which is water and half forest...

, 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...

on 24 November 2001 and finished in Lillehammer

Lillehammer

is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

, 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...

on 23 March 2002. Per Elofsson

Per Elofsson

Per Eilert Elofsson is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....

of 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....

won the overall men's cup, and Bente Skari

Bente Skari

Bente Skari, née Martinsen, is a former cross country skier from Nittedal, Norway. She is one of the most successful cross country skiers ever.-Career:...

of Norway

Norway

won the women's.

Men

Place	Skier	Points
1.	Per Elofsson Per Elofsson Per Eilert Elofsson is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....	780
2.	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...	777
3.	Anders Aukland Anders Aukland Anders Aukland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier who has won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo....	545
4.	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...	518
5.	Frode Estil Frode Estil Frode Estil is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He currently lives in Meråker with his wife Grete whom he married in the summer of 2001. They have two sons, Bernhard, born in August 2002, and Konrad. Estil was classical specialist and also a specialist at succeeding in World Championships...	404
6.	Jaak Mae Jaak Mae Jaak Mae is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. He won a bronze in the 15km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....	401
7.	Cristian Zorzi Cristian Zorzi Cristian Zorzi is an Italian cross country skier who excels at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character....	327
8.	Johann Mühlegg Johann Mühlegg Johann Mühlegg is a Spanish top level cross-country skier who has competed in international competitions first representing Germany and then Spain, after becoming a Spanish citizen in 1999...	322
9.	Jens Arne Svartedal Jens Arne Svartedal Jens Arne Svartedal is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 1996. He represents Trøsken IL from Sarpsborg in Norway. His greatest achievement is winning the individual sprint gold medal at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo...	315
10.	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...	307

Women

Place	Skier	Points
1.	Bente Skari Bente Skari Bente Skari, née Martinsen, is a former cross country skier from Nittedal, Norway. She is one of the most successful cross country skiers ever.-Career:...	877
2.	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...	763
3.	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....	760
4.	Kristina Smigun Kristina Šmigun Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šmigun and Rutt Rehemaa were both prominent Nordic skiers...	649
5.	Yuliya Chepalova	612
6.	Hilde G Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event...	552
7.	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...	488
8.	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....	467
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...	440
10.	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...	381

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