The 1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 7th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in La Clusaz, France, on 12 December 1987 and finished in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 27 March 1988. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Marjo Matikainen of Finland won the women's.
The first ever mass start event in the World Cup was arranged in Kastelruth, Italy on 15 December 1987. Swede Torgny Mogren won the men's 30 km race. The first women's mass start event was won by Finnish skier Marjo Matikainen at Holmenkollen, Norway on 17 March 1988.
Calendar
Men + C – Classic / F – FreestyleDateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird112 December 1987 La Clusaz 15 km F Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 215 December 1987 Kastelruth 30 km F Mass Start Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Pierre Harvey 319 December 1987 Davos 15 km C Gunde Svan Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Jan Ottosson 49 January 1988 Kavgolovo 30 km C Vladimir Smirnov Alexey Prokourorov Christer Majbäck 515 January 1988 Strbske Pleso 15 km F Torgny Mogren Holger Bauroth Giachem Guidon 1988 Winter Olympics615 February 1988 Calgary 30 km C * Alexey Prokourorov Vladimir Smirnov Vegard Ulvang 719 February 1988 15 km C * Mikhail Devyatyarov Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vladimir Smirnov 827 February 1988 50 km F * Gunde Svan Maurilio De Zolt Andreas Grünenfelder 912 March 1988 Falun 30 km F Pierre Harvey Holger Bauroth Kari Ristanen 1019 March 1988 Holmenkollen 50 km F Pierre Harvey Silvano Barco Maurilio De Zolt 1127 March 1988 Rovaniemi 50 km C Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Oddvar Brå Harri Kirvesniemi
Women + C – Classic / F – FreestyleDateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird113 December 1987 La Clusaz 5 km F Marianne Dahlmo Jaana Savolainen Simone Greiner-Petter 216 December 1987 Bohinj 10 km F Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova Antonina Ordina 319 December 1987 Reit im Winkl 5 km F Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Raisa Smetanina Marie-Helene Westin 49 January 1988 Kavgolovo 10 km C Inger Helene Nybråten Vida Vencienė Antonina Ordina 515 January 1988 Toblach 20 km F Simone Greiner-Petter Anna-Lena Fritzon Marie-Helene Westin 1988 Winter Olympics614 February 1988 Calgary 10 km C * Vida Vencienė Raissa Smetanina Marjo Matikainen 717 February 1988 5 km C * Marjo Matikainen Tamara Tikhonova Vida Vencienė 825 February 1988 20 km F * Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova Raisa Smetanina 917 March 1988 Holmenkollen 30 km F Mass Start Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marit Mikkelsplass 1027 March 1988 Rovaniemi 10 km F Marie-Helene Westin Magdalena Wallin Svetlana Nageykina
Men's team events DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird10 January 1988 Kavgolovo 4 × 10 km relay F 16 January 1988 Štrbské Pleso 4 × 10 km relay C 22 February 1988 Calgary 4 × 10 km relay F * 13 March 1988 Falun 4 × 10 km relay F 17 March 1988 Holmenkollen 4 × 10 km relay F
Women's team events DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird20 December 1987 Reit im Winkl 4 × 5 km relay C 10 January 1988 Leningrad 4 × 5 km relay C 16 January 1988 Toblach 4 × 5 km relay F 23 February 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay F * -13 March 1988 Falun 4 × 5 km relay C 26 March 1988 Rovaniemi Relay 4x5 km F II
NOTE: Races marked with a star (*) counts officially for both as "FIS World Cup" and "Olympic Winter Games" wins statistics.
Overall standings
Men's standings Place Skier Country Points 1. Gunde Svan 109 2. Torgny Mogren 100 3. Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 99 4. Holger Bauroth 81 4. Vladimir Smirnov 71 6. Pierre Harvey 67 7. Vegard Ulvang 64 8. Jan Ottosson 58 9. Alexey Prokurorov 57 10. Kari Ristanen 50
Women's standings Place Skier Country Points 1. Marjo Matikainen 107 2. Marie-Helene Westin 92 3. Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi 82 4. Tamara Tikhonova 81 5. Vida Vencienė 78 6. Raisa Smetanina 65 7 Marianne Dahlmo 62 8. Simone Greiner-Petter 59 9. Inger Helene Nybråten 54 10. Pirkko Määttä 52
Medal table
Achievements First World Cup career victory
Men None
Women Tamara Tikhonova, 23, in her 5th season – the WC 2 (10 km F) in Bohinj; also first podium Simone Greiner-Petter, 20, in her 2nd season – the WC 5 (20 km F) in Toblach; first podium was 1987–88 WC 1 (5 km F) in La Clusaz Vida Vencienė, 26, in her 3rd season – the WC 6 (10 km C) in Calgary; first podium was 1987–88 WC 4 (10 km C) in Leningrad
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1987/88 season in parentheses)
Men , 3 (6) first places , 2 (20) first places , 2 (3) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place
Women , 2 (7) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (8) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place
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