The 2008–09 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. It was the 28th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 22 November 2008 with 15 km freestyle races for women in Gällivare, won by Charlotte Kalla of Sweden. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others.
Calendar Both men's and women's events tend to be held at the same resorts over a 2 or 3 day period. Listed below is a list of races which equates with the points table further down this page.
The Tour de Ski is a series of events which count towards the World Cup. This starts with the meet at Oberhof and concludes at Val di Fiemme.
Men + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib 1122 November 2008 Gällivare15 km F Marcus Hellner Pietro Piller Cottrer Petter Northug Marcus Hellner 2229 November 2008 RukaSprint C Ola Vigen Hattestad Tor Arne Hetland John Kristian Dahl Ola Vigen Hattestad Marcus Hellner 3330 November 2008 Ruka15 km C Martin Johnsrud Sundby Lukáš Bauer Sami Jauhojärvi Martin Johnsrud Sundby 446 December 2008 La Clusaz30 km F Mass Start Petter Northug Dario Cologna Alexander Legkov Petter Northug 5513 December 2008 Davos15 km C Johan Olsson Axel Teichmann Sami Jauhojärvi Johan Olsson 6614 December 2008 DavosSprint F Ola Vigen Hattestad Johan Kjølstad Renato Pasini Dario Cologna 7720 December 2008 DüsseldorfSprint F Ola Vigen Hattestad Tor Arne Hetland Fabio Pasini Ola Vigen Hattestad 827 December 2008 Oberhof3.75 km F Prologue Axel Teichmann Dario Cologna Petter Northug Ola Vigen Hattestad 928 December 2008 Oberhof15 km C Pursuit Dario Cologna Axel Teichmann Devon Kershaw Dario Cologna 1029 December 2008 PragueSprint F Tor Arne Hetland Vasily Rochev Jean-Marc Gaillard 1131 December 2008 Nové Město15 km C Axel Teichmann Martin Johnsrud Sundby Nikolay Chebotko 121 January 2009 Nové MěstoSprint F Petter Northug Tor Arne Hetland Cristian Zorzi 133 January 2009 Val di Fiemme20 km C Mass Start Axel Teichmann Sami Jauhojärvi Nikolay Chebotko 144 January 2009 Val di Fiemme10 km F Pursuit Final Climb Ivan Babikov Tom Reichelt Giorgio Di Centa 83rd Tour de Ski Overall (27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009) Dario Cologna Petter Northug Axel Teichmann 91516 January 2009 VancouverSprint C Emil Jönsson Ola Vigen Hattestad Josef Wenzl Dario Cologna 101617 January 2009 Vancouver15 km C + 15 km F Double Pursuit Pietro Piller Cottrer Jean-Marc Gaillard Valerio Checchi 111724 January 2009 Otepää15 km C Lukáš Bauer Johan Olsson Vincent Vittoz 121825 January 2009 OtepääSprint C Ola Vigen Hattestad Øystein Pettersen Børre Næss 131930 January 2009 Rybinsk15 km F Mass Start Tobias Angerer Jean-Marc Gaillard Sergei Dolidovich 142031 January 2009 RybinskSprint F Renato Pasini Alexey Petukhov Anton Gafarov 1 February 2009 Rybinsk15 km C + 15 km F Double Pursuit cancelled due to cold weather, not rescheduled 152113 February 2009 ValdidentroSprint F Ola Vigen Hattestad Alexey Petukhov Emil Jönsson Dario Cologna 162214 February 2009 Valdidentro15 km C Anders Södergren Jens Arne Svartedal Johan Olsson FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 (19 February – 1 March)17237 March 2009 LahtiSprint F Petter Northug Ola Vigen Hattestad Nikolay Morilov Dario Cologna 18248 March 2009 Lahti15 km F Alexander Legkov Pietro Piller Cottrer Christian Hoffmann 192512 March 2009 TrondheimSprint C Ola Vigen Hattestad Petter Northug John Kristian Dahl 202614 March 2009 Trondheim50 km C Mass Start Sami Jauhojärvi Tobias Angerer Alex Harvey Petter Northug 2718 March 2009 Stockholm Sprint C Johan Kjølstad John Kristian Dahl Eldar Rønning Petter Northug 2820 March 2009 Falun 3.3 km F Axel Teichmann Dario Cologna Martin Koukal 2921 March 2009 Falun 10 km C + 10 km F Double Pursuit Dario Cologna Marcus Hellner Tobias Angerer Dario Cologna 3022 March 2009 Falun 15 km F Pursuit Sergey Shiryayev Vincent Vittoz Juha Lallukka 21 2008–09 World Cup Final (18–22 March 2009) Dario Cologna Vincent Vittoz Alexander Legkov
Women + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib 1122 November 2008 Gällivare10 km F Charlotte Kalla Marit Bjørgen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Charlotte Kalla 2229 November 2008 RukaSprint C Petra Majdič Lina Andersson Justyna Kowalczyk Petra Majdič 3330 November 2008 Ruka10 km C Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen Marit Bjørgen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 446 December 2008 La Clusaz15 km F Mass Start Kristin Størmer Steira Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Therese Johaug 5513 December 2008 Davos10 km C Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Marit Bjørgen 6614 December 2008 DavosSprint F Petra Majdič Celine Brun-Lie Marit Bjørgen 7720 December 2008 DüsseldorfSprint F Petra Majdič Natalya Matveyeva Maiken Caspersen Falla 827 December 2008 Oberhof2.8 km F Prologue Claudia Nystad Arianna Follis Petra Majdič Justyna Kowalczyk Petra Majdič 928 December 2008 Oberhof10 km C Pursuit Virpi Kuitunen Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk 1029 December 2008 PragueSprint F Arianna Follis Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 1131 December 2008 Nové Město9 km C Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Marit Bjørgen 121 January 2009 Nové MěstoSprint F Arianna Follis Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 133 January 2009 Val di Fiemme10 km C Mass Start Virpi Kuitunen Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 144 January 2009 Val di Fiemme9 km F Pursuit Final Climb Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Valentyna Shevchenko 8 2nd Tour de Ski Overall (27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009) Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Petra Majdič 9 1516 January 2009 VancouverSprint C Alena Procházková Justyna Kowalczyk Anna Olsson Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 10 1617 January 2009 Vancouver7.5 km C + 7.5 km F Double Pursuit Justyna Kowalczyk Marianna Longa Arianna Follis 11 1724 January 2009 Otepää10 km C Justyna Kowalczyk Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen 121825 January 2009 OtepääSprint C Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen 131930 January 2009 Rybinsk10 km F Mass Start Marianna Longa Arianna Follis Stefanie Böhler 142031 January 2009 RybinskSprint F Pirjo Muranen Arianna Follis Magda Genuin 1 February 2009 Rybinsk7.5 km C + 7.5 km F Double Pursuit cancelled due to cold weather, not rescheduled 152113 February 2009 ValdidentroSprint F Petra Majdič Pirjo Muranen Magda Genuin Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 162214 February 2009 Valdidentro10 km C Justyna Kowalczyk Marianna Longa Petra Majdič FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 (19 February – 1 March)17237 March 2009 LahtiSprint F Petra Majdič Arianna Follis Pirjo Muranen Petra Majdič 18248 March 2009 Lahti10 km F Justyna Kowalczyk Charlotte Kalla Marthe Kristoffersen 192512 March 2009 TrondheimSprint C Petra Majdič Alena Procházková Justyna Kowalczyk 202614 March 2009 Trondheim30 km C Mass Start Petra Majdič Justyna Kowalczyk Masako Ishida 2718 March 2009 Stockholm Sprint C Petra Majdič Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Anna Olsson Petra Majdič 2820 March 2009 Falun 2.5 km F Claudia Nystad Charlotte Kalla Justyna Kowalczyk 2921 March 2009 Falun 5 km C + 5 km F Double Pursuit Riitta-Liisa Roponen Therese Johaug Justyna Kowalczyk 3022 March 2009 Falun 10 km F Pursuit Kristin Størmer Steira Therese Johaug Marthe Kristoffersen 212008–09 World Cup Final (18–22 March 2009) Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug Charlotte Kalla Justyna Kowalczyk
Men's team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 123 November 2008 Gällivare 4 × 10 km relay C/F 27 December 2008 La Clusaz4 × 10 km relay C/F 321 December 2008 DüsseldorfTeam Sprint F 418 January 2009 VancouverTeam Sprint F
Women's team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 123 November 2008 Gällivare4 × 5 km relay C/F 27 December 2008 La Clusaz4 × 5 km relay C/F 321 December 2008 DüsseldorfTeam Sprint F 418 January 2009 VancouverTeam Sprint F
World Cup points The table shows the number of points won in the 2008–09 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.
Place1 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 Individual100 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 Team Sprint World Cup Final200 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 Relay 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 16 12 8 4 Stage Tour de Ski50 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 World Cup Final
A skier's best results in all distance races and sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals.
All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski and in World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski and the first race of the World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the sprint standings.
The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double (see World Cup final positions), with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc.) awarded.
Men's standings Overall RankAthletePoints1 Dario Cologna 13442 Petter Northug 12073 Ola Vigen Hattestad 7924 Sami Jauhojärvi 7895 Pietro Piller Cottrer 7746 Axel Teichmann 7247 Giorgio Di Centa 6608 Jean-Marc Gaillard 6279 Lukáš Bauer 61210 Vincent Vittoz 583RankAthletePoints11 Alexander Legkov 56212 Eldar Rønning 51813 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 50814 Tobias Angerer 47715 Johan Olsson 46216 John Kristian Dahl 44417 Vasily Rochev 43718 Devon Kershaw 39819 Tor Arne Hetland 37320 Marcus Hellner 367RankAthletePoints21 Renato Pasini 35922 Yevgeny Dementyev 35423 Jens Filbrich 30524 Alexey Petukhov 29125 Maxim Vylegzhanin 28826 Jaak Mae 27527 Andrus Veerpalu 27528 Emil Jönsson 27229 David Hofer 26530 Nikolay Morilov 260
Distance RankAthletePoints 1 Pietro Piller Cottrer 559 2 Dario Cologna 539 3 Petter Northug 489 4 Sami Jauhojärvi 466 5 Lukáš Bauer 460 6 Axel Teichmann 445 7 Johan Olsson 432 8 Alexander Legkov 407 9 Tobias Angerer 377 10 Jean-Marc Gaillard 374Sprint RankAthletePoints 1 Ola Vigen Hattestad 792 2 Renato Pasini 359 3 Tor Arne Hetland 335 4 John Kristian Dahl 326 5 Petter Northug 308 6 Alexey Petukhov 278 7 Emil Jönsson 272 8 Nikolay Morilov 260 9 Dario Cologna 205 10 Nikita Kriukov 203
Women's standings Overall RankAthletePoints 1 Justyna Kowalczyk 1810 2 Petra Majdič 1730 3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 1485 4 Arianna Follis 1127 5 Virpi Kuitunen 1124 6 Pirjo Muranen 999 7 Marianna Longa 991 8 Kristin Størmer Steira 771 9 Therese Johaug 725 10 Marit Bjørgen 714RankAthletePoints 11 Riitta-Liisa Roponen 710 12 Charlotte Kalla 623 13 Claudia Nystad 599 14 Anna Olsson 509 15 Stefanie Böhler 505 16 Valentyna Shevchenko 492 17 Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle 484 18 Alena Procházková 423 19 Anna Haag 413 20 379RankAthletePoints 21 Sara Renner 333 22 Katerina Smutna 331 23 Magda Genuin 329 24 Marthe Kristoffersen 316 25 Katrin Zeller 306 26 Natalya Matveyeva 283 27 Celine Brun-Lie 247 28 Alena Sidko 240 29 Lina Andersson 226 30 Karine Laurent Philippot 219
Distance RankAthletePoints 1 Justyna Kowalczyk 1004 2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 706 3 Marianna Longa 662 4 Kristin Størmer Steira 590 5 Petra Majdič 551 6 Virpi Kuitunen 525 7 Therese Johaug 507 8 Arianna Follis 490 9 Marit Bjørgen 435 10 Valentyna Shevchenko 418Sprint