The 1982–83 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 2nd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in Val di Sole, Italy on 12 December 1982 and finished in Labrador City, Canada on 27 March 1983. Alexander Zavyalov of the Soviet Union won the overall men's cup, and Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen of Finland won the women's.
Calendar
Men DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird118 December 1982 Davos 15 km Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Tor Håkon Holte Yuriy Burlakov 214 January 1983 Reit im Winkl 15 km Jan Ottosson Bill Koch Stefan Dotzler 310 February 1983 Sarajevo 15 km Alexander Zavyalov Juha Mieto Mikhail Devyatyarov 412 February 1983 30 km Bill Koch Lars Erik Eriksen Yuriy Borodavko 520 February 1983 Kavgolovo 50 km Jan Lindvall Per Knut Aaland Yuriy Burlakov 626 February 1983 Falun 30 km Alexander Zavyalov Thomas Wassberg Jan Lindvall 74 March 1983 Lahti 15 km Alexander Zavyalov Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Asko Autio 812 March 1983 Oslo 50 km Asko Autio Per Knut Aaland Gunde Svan 919 March 1983 Anchorage 15 km Gunde Svan Tim Caldwell Bill Koch 1027 March 1983 Labrador City 30 km Gunde Svan Alexander Zavyalov Thomas Wassberg
Women DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird112 December 1982 Val di Sole 5 km Květa Jeriová Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Blanka Paulů 28 January 1983 Klingenthal 10 km Brit Pettersen Marie Risby Blanka Paulů 314 January 1983 Stachy Zadow 10 km Brit Pettersen Anne Jahren Blanka Paulů 410 February 1983 Sarajevo 5 km Blanka Paulů Anne Jahren Nadesha Shamakova 519 February 1983 Kavgolovo 20 km Květa Jeriová Brit Pettersen Anne Jahren 625 February 1983 Falun 10 km Květa Jeriová Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Brit Pettersen 75 March 1983 Lahti 5 km Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Raisa Smetanina Brit Pettersen 812 March 1983 Oslo 20 km Brit Pettersen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Anna Pasiarová 920 March 1983 Anchorage 10 km Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Brit Pettersen Anne Jahren 1027 March 1983 Labrador City 10 km Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Blanka Paulů Brit Pettersen
Overall standings
Men's standings RankPoints 1 Alexander Zavyalov 122 2 Gunde Svan 116 3 Bill Koch 114 4 Jan Lindvall 96 5 Thomas Wassberg 94 6 Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 85 7 Yuriy Burlakov 82 8 Vladimir Nikitin 79 9 Nikolay Zimyatov 74 10 Andi Grünenfelder 71
Women's standings RankPoints 1 Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 144 2 Brit Pettersen 136 3 Květa Jeriová 126 4 Blanka Paulů 121 5 Anne Jahren 114 6 Lyubov Lyadova 87 7 Inger Helene Nybråten 80 8 Raisa Smetanina 79 9 Anna Pasiarová 73 10 Marie Risby 62
Achievements First World Cup career victory
Men Jan Ottosson, 22, in his 2nd season - the WC 2 (15 km) in Reit im Winkl; also first podium Jan Lindvall, 22, in his 2nd season - the WC 5 (50 km) in Kavgolovo; first podium was 1981–82 WC 7 (50 km) in Lahti Alexander Zavyalov, 27, in his 2nd season - the WC 3 (15 km) in Sarajevo; first podium was 1981–82 WC 5 (15 km) in Oslo Asko Autio, 29, in his 2nd season - the WC 8 (50 km) in Oslo; also first podium Gunde Svan, 21, in his 1st season - the WC 9 (15 km) in Anchorage; first podium was 1982–83 WC 8 (50 km) in Oslo
Women Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, 27, in her 2nd season – the WC 7 (5 km) in Lahti; first podium was 1982-83 WC 1 (15 km) in Val di Sole
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1982/83 season in parentheses)
Men , 3 (3) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (5) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place
Women , 3 (6) first places , 3 (5) first places , 3 (3) first places , 1 (2) first place