FIS Cross-Country World Cup

For the current season, see 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Status	active
Genre	sporting event
Date(s)	Northern wintertime season
Begins	November
Ends	March
Frequency	annual
Country	varying
Inaugurated	1973 (1973)

The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31. FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina.

Most successful race winners

As of March 12, 2016

Women

Rank #	Women	Career	World Cup			Stage World Cup (Nordic Op., TdS, WC Final)			Total wins
			Wins	Distance	Sprint	Wins	Distance	Sprint
1.	Marit Bjørgen	1999–active	75	40	30	27	15	12	102
2.	Justyna Kowalczyk	2001–active	30	23	7	19	14	5	49
3.	Yelena Välbe	1987–1998	45	44	1	-	-	-	45
4.	Bente Skari	1992–2003	42	25	17	-	-	-	42
5.	Therese Johaug	2007-active	20	20	-	22	22	-	42
6.	Virpi Kuitunen	1997–2010	20	13	7	7	5	2	27
7.	Petra Majdič	1999–2011	16	1	15	8	2	6	24
8.	Stefania Belmondo	1989–2002	23	23	-	-	-	-	23
9.	Larisa Lazutina	1984–2002	21	21	-	-	-	-	21
10.	Kateřina Neumannová	1992–2007	18	16	2	1	1	-	19
11.	Yuliya Chepalova	1995–2010	18	17	1	-		-	18
12.	Kristina Šmigun	1994–2010	16	14	2	-	-	-	16
13.	Manuela Di Centa	1982–1998	15	15	-	-	-	-	15
14.	Lyubov Yegorova	1984–2003	13	13	-	-	-	-	13
14.	Kikkan Randall	2001–active	11	-	11	2	-	2	13

• With 75 victories in World Cup and total 102 in all competitions Bjørgen is record-holder among both women and men.

Men

Rank #	Men	Career	World Cup			Stage World Cup (Nordic Op., TdS, WC Final)			Total wins
			Wins	Distance	Sprint	Wins	Distance	Sprint
1.	Bjørn Dæhlie	1989–1999	46	45	1	-	-	-	46
2.	Petter Northug	2005–active	18	12	6	18	15	3	36
3.	Vladimir Smirnov	1982–1999	31	31	-	-	-	-	31
4.	Gunde Svan	1983–1991	30	30	-	-	-	-	30
5.	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	2005–active	18	18	-	8	8	-	26
6.	Dario Cologna	2007–active	12	10	2	9	8	1	21
7.	Lukáš Bauer	1997–active	11	11	-	7	7	-	18
8.	Emil Jönsson	2003–active	13	-	13	3	-	3	16
9.	Torgny Mogren	1983–1998	13	13	-	-	-	-	13
	Thomas Alsgaard	1993–2003	13	11	2	-	-	-	13
	Tor Arne Hetland	1995–2009	11	2	9	2	-	2	13

Champions

For a more comprehensive list, see List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions.

External links

• Official website
• Cross-Country at FIS-Ski.com