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 had an impact on the 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]
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 also made an impact on 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
Achievements
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)
Alexander Bolshunov
Jessie Diggins
Federico Pellegrino
Anamarija Lampič
Hugo Lapalus
Linn Svahn
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
