2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. It was the 31st official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Sjusjøen, Norway, on 19 November 2011 and concluded on 18 March 2012 in Falun, Sweden.
This season's biggest event was the Tour de Ski, as there were no World Championships or Olympic Games.
Calendar Men + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib 1119 November 2011 SjusjøenRescheduled from Beitostølen.15 km F Johan Olsson Petter Northug Roland Clara Johan Olsson 225 November 2011 RukaSprint C Teodor Peterson Nikita Kryukov Øystein Pettersen Johan Olsson 326 November 2011 Ruka10 km F Petter Northug Roland Clara Maurice Manificat Petter Northug 427 November 2011 Ruka15 km C Pursuit Alexey Poltoranin Eldar Rønning Daniel Rickardsson Johan Olsson 22nd Nordic Opening Overall (25–27 November 2011) Petter Northug Dario Cologna Eldar Rønning Petter Northug 353 December 2011 DüsseldorfSprint F Ola Vigen Hattestad Alexey Petukhov Pål Golberg 4610 December 2011 Davos30 km F Petter Northug Maurice Manificat Lukáš Bauer5711 December 2011 DavosSprint F Alexey Petukhov Teodor Peterson Emil Jönsson 6817 December 2011 Rogla15 km C Mass Start Petter Northug Dario Cologna Alexey Poltoranin 7918 December 2011 RoglaSprint F Dario Cologna Nikolay Morilov Anders Gløersen 1029 December 2011 Oberhof3.75 km F Prologue Petter Northug Dario Cologna Maurice Manificat 1130 December 2011 Oberhof15 km C Pursuit Axel Teichmann Petter Northug Dario Cologna 1231 December 2011 OberstdorfSprint C Nikita Kryukov Alexey Petukhov Nikolay Morilov 131 January 2012 Oberstdorf20 km Skiathlon Petter Northug Dario Cologna Maxim Vylegzhanin 143 January 2012 Toblach5 km C Alexander Legkov Eldar Rønning Dario Cologna 154 January 2012 ToblachSprint F Nikolay Morilov Petter Northug Dario Cologna 165 January 2012 Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach35 km F Pursuit Dario Cologna Petter Northug Alexander Legkov 177 January 2012 Val di Fiemme20 km C Mass Start Eldar Rønning Alex Harvey Dario Cologna 188 January 2012 Val di Fiemme9 km F Pursuit Final Climb Alexander Legkov Maurice Manificat Marcus Hellner 86th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012) Dario Cologna Marcus Hellner Petter Northug 91914 January 2012 MilanSprint F Eirik Brandsdal Josef Wenzl Teodor Peterson 102021 January 2012 OtepääSprint C Dario Cologna Ola Vigen Hattestad Eirik Brandsdal 112122 January 2012 Otepää15 km C Dario Cologna Lukáš Bauer Devon Kershaw 12222 February 2012 MoscowSprint F Teodor Peterson Anders Gløersen Devon Kershaw 13234 February 2012 Rybinsk15 km F Mass Start Devon Kershaw Ilia Chernousov Tobias Angerer 14245 February 2012 Rybinsk30 km Skiathlon Maxim Vylegzhanin Ilia Chernousov Tobias Angerer 152511 February 2012 Nové Město30 km C Mass Start Johan Olsson Dario Cologna Maxim Vylegzhanin 162617 February 2012 Sprint F Devon Kershaw Nikolay Morilov Ola Vigen Hattestad 172718 February 2012 Szklarska Poręba15 km C Johan Olsson Dario Cologna Alexander Legkov 18283 March 2012 Lahti30 km Skiathlon Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alex Harvey 19294 March 2012 LahtiSprint C Emil Jönsson Teodor Peterson Nikita Kryukov 20307 March 2012 DrammenSprint C Eirik Brandsdal Len Väljas Pål Golberg 213110 March 2012 Oslo50 km C Mass Start Eldar Rønning Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby 3214 March 2012 StockholmSprint C Eirik Brandsdal Teodor Peterson Len Väljas 3316 March 2012 Falun3.75 km F Alex Harvey Dario Cologna Devon Kershaw 3417 March 2012 Falun15 km C Mass Start Dario Cologna Eldar Rønning Len Väljas 3518 March 2012 Falun15 km F Pursuit Petr Sedov Alex Harvey Roland Clara 22 2011–12 World Cup Final (14–18 March 2012) Dario Cologna Devon Kershaw Niklas Dyrhaug
Women + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib 1119 November 2011 Sjusjøen10 km F Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen 2 25 November 2011 RukaSprint C Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen 326 November 2011 Ruka5 km F Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla Vibeke Skofterud 427 November 2011 Ruka10 km C Pursuit Therese Johaug Marit Bjørgen Vibeke Skofterud 2 2nd Nordic Opening Overall (25–27 November 2011) Marit Bjørgen Therese Johaug Vibeke Skofterud 353 December 2011 DüsseldorfSprint F Kikkan Randall Natalya Matveyeva Laurien van der Graaff 4610 December 2011 Davos15 km F Marit Bjørgen Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug 5711 December 2011 DavosSprint F Kikkan Randall Natalya Matveyeva Maiken Caspersen Falla 6817 December 2011 Rogla10 km C Mass Start Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug Vibeke Skofterud 7918 December 2011 RoglaSprint F Maiken Caspersen Falla Chandra Crawford Ida Ingemarsdotter 1029 December 2011 Oberhof2.5 km F Prologue Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Hanna Brodin 1130 December 2011 Oberhof10 km C Pursuit Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug Marit Bjørgen 1231 December 2011 OberstdorfSprint C Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 131 January 2012 Oberstdorf10 km Skiathlon Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug 143 January 2012 Toblach3 km C Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen 154 January 2012 ToblachSprint F Marit Bjørgen Kikkan Randall Justyna Kowalczyk 165 January 2012 Toblach15 km F Pursuit Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug 177 January 2012 Val di Fiemme10 km C Mass Start Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla 188 January 2012 Val di Fiemme9 km F Pursuit Final Climb Therese Johaug Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen 86th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012) Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Therese Johaug 91914 January 2012 MilanSprint F Ida Ingemarsdotter Kikkan Randall Maiken Caspersen Falla 102021 January 2012 OtepääSprint C Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Natalya Matveyeva 112122 January 2012 Otepää10 km C Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Therese Johaug 12222 February 2012 MoscowSprint F Justyna Kowalczyk Natalya Korostelyova Anastasia Dotsenko 13234 February 2012 Rybinsk10 km F Mass Start Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla Marthe Kristoffersen 14245 February 2012 Rybinsk15 km Skiathlon Therese Johaug Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen 152511 February 2012 Nové Město15 km C Mass Start Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug 162617 February 2012 Sprint F Ida Ingemarsdotter Maiken Caspersen Falla Kikkan Randall 172718 February 2012 Szklarska Poręba10 km C Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Therese Johaug 18283 March 2012 Lahti15 km Skiathlon Therese Johaug Marit Bjørgen Heidi Weng 19294 March 2012 LahtiSprint C Marit Bjørgen Yuliya Ivanova Justyna Kowalczyk 20307 March 2012 DrammenSprint C Marit Bjørgen Astrid Jacobsen Justyna Kowalczyk 213111 March 2012 Oslo30 km C Mass Start Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug 3214 March 2012 StockholmSprint C Marit Bjørgen Yuliya Ivanova Maiken Caspersen Falla 3316 March 2012 Falun2.5 km F Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla Marthe Kristoffersen 3417 March 2012 Falun10 km C Mass Start Justyna Kowalczyk Heidi Weng Therese Johaug 3518 March 2012 Falun10 km F Pursuit Therese Johaug Charlotte Kalla Heidi Weng 222011–12 World Cup Final (14–18 March 2012) Marit Bjørgen Heidi Weng Charlotte Kalla
Men's team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 120 November 2011 Sjusjøen4 × 10 km relay C/F 24 December 2011 DüsseldorfTeam Sprint F 315 January 2012 MilanTeam Sprint F 412 February 2012 Nové Město4 × 10 km relay C/F
Women's team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 120 November 2011 Sjusjøen4 × 5 km relay C/F 24 December 2011 DüsseldorfTeam Sprint F 315 January 2012 MilanTeam Sprint F 412 February 2012 Nové Město4 × 5 km relay C/F
Men's standings Overall RankAthletePoints 1 2216 2 1466 3 1199 4 1058 5 1000 6 974 7 911 8 768 9 750 10 675RankAthletePoints 11 646 12 617 13 611 14 593 15 524 16 512 17 483 18 463 19 449 20 435RankAthletePoints 21 426 22 402 23 382 24 379 25 370 26 368 27 347 28 343 29 326 30 319
Distance RankAthletePoints 1 1052 2 781 3 673 4 657 5 619 6 567 7 546 8 536 9 508 10 503Sprint RankAthletePoints 1 617 2 494 3 483 4 435 5 426 6 404 7 303 8 277 9 258 10 257
Women's standings Overall RankAthletePoints 1 2689 2 2419 3 1787 4 1376 5 1307 6 1069 7 940 8 852 9 787 10 785RankAthletePoints 11 707 12 703 13 631 14 616 15 613 16 573 17 561 18 542 19 539 20 487RankAthletePoints 21 487 22 475 23 404 24 367 25 328 26 304 27 294 28 292 29 280 30 280 Distance RankAthletePoints 1 1448 2 1324 3 1231 4 804 5 699 6 522 7 492 8 488 9 484 10 429Sprint RankAthletePoints 1 658 2 536 3 521 4 515 5 469 6 416 7 280 8 266 9 256 10 252
Nations Cup Overall RankNationPoints 1 16702 2 9627 3 7394 4 5590 5 4046 6 3560 7 3157 8 2734 9 2698 10 2556Men RankNationPoints 1 6814 2 6034 3 3991 4 2990 5 2804 6 2133 7 2066 8 1762 9 1314 10 1222Women RankNationPoints 1 10668 2 4276 3 3403 4 2813 5 2489 6 2211 7 1913 8 794 9 691 10 632
Points distribution The table shows the number of points won in the 2011–12 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 Nordic Opening200 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 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 Nordic Opening50 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 Bonus points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
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.
In mass start races bonus points are awarded to the first 10 at each bonus station.
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.
Achievements
First World Cup career victory
Men , 23, in his 4th season – the WC 2 (Sprint C) in Ruka; also first podium , 23, in his 5th season – the WC 33 (3.75 km F) in Falun; first podium was 2008–09 WC 26 (50 km C Mass Start) in Trondheim , 21, in his 4th season – the WC 34 (15 km F Handicap Start) in Falun; also first podium
Women , 21, in her 4th season – the WC 7 (Sprint F) in Rogla; first podium was 2008–09 WC 7 (Sprint F) in Düsseldorf , 26, in her 9th season – the WC 9 (Sprint F) in Milan; first podium was 2009–10 WC 15 (Sprint C) in Canmore
First World Cup podium
Men , 29, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 1 (15 km F Individual) in Sjusjoen , 23, in his 4th season – no. 1 in the WC 2 (Sprint C) in Ruka , 23, in his 4th season – no. 2 in the WC 20 (Sprint C) in Drammen , 21, in his 4th season – no. 1 in the WC 34 (15 km F Handicap Start) in Falun
Women , 24, in her 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 3 (Sprint F) in Düsseldorf , 25, in her 2nd season – no. 3 in the WC 12 (Sprint F) in Moscow , 26, in her 6th season – no.2 in the WC 19 (Sprint C) in Lahti