2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 22nd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 26 October on 2002 and was concluded in Falun, Sweden, on 23 March 2003. Mathias Fredriksson of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Bente Skari of Norway won the women's.

Calendar Men + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib 126 October 2002   Düsseldorf Sprint F   Peter Larsson Thobias Fredriksson Tor Arne Hetland Peter Larsson 223 November 2002   Kiruna 10 km F   Vincent Vittoz Pietro Piller Cottrer Fulvio Valbusa Tor Arne Hetland 330 November 2002   Ruka15 km C   Vasily Rochev Lukáš Bauer Axel Teichmann Vasily Rochev 47 December 2002   Davos15 km F   Mathias Fredriksson Vincent Vittoz Fulvio Valbusa Vincent Vittoz 511 December 2002   ClusoneSprint F   Tor Arne Hetland René Sommerfeldt Anders Högberg René Sommerfeldt 614 December 2002   Cogne30 km C Mass Start   Frode Estil Anders Aukland Mathias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson 715 December 2002   CogneSprint C   Tor Arne Hetland Lauri Pyykönen Jens Arne Svartedal Tor Arne Hetland 819 December 2002   LinzSprint F   Mikael Östberg Thobias Fredriksson Cristian Zorzi 921 December 2002   Ramsau10 km C + 10 km F  Double Pursuit   Axel Teichmann Anders Södergren Tobias Angerer 104 January 2003   Kavgolovo10 km F   René Sommerfeldt Mathias Fredriksson Axel Teichmann René Sommerfeldt 1112 January 2003   Otepää30 km C Mass Start   Jörgen Brink Anders Aukland Andrus Veerpalu 1218 January 2003   Nové Město15 km F   Lukáš Bauer Christian Hoffmann Per Elofsson 1325 January 2003   Oberhof15 km C Mass Start   Mathias Fredriksson Reto Burgermeister Frode Estil Mathias Fredriksson 1412 February 2003   Reit im Winkl Sprint F   Cristian Zorzi Jörgen Brink Tobias Angerer 1515 February 2003   Asiago 10 km C   Andrus Veerpalu Frode Estil Fulvio Valbusa FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 (22 February – 5 March) 166 March 2003   Oslo Sprint C   Håvard Bjerkeli Lauri Pyykönen Thobias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson 178 March 2003   Oslo 50 km C   Andrus Veerpalu Anders Aukland Andrey Noutrikhin 1811 March 2003   Drammen Sprint C   Jens Arne Svartedal Keijo Kurttila Thobias Fredriksson 1916 March 2003   Lahti 15 km F   Mathias Fredriksson Lukáš Bauer Pietro Piller Cottrer 2020 March 2003   Borlänge Sprint F   Thobias Fredriksson Peter Larsson Cristian Zorzi 2122 March 2003   Falun 10 km C + 10 km F  Double Pursuit   Mathias Fredriksson Frode Estil Jörgen Brink

Women + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib 126 October 2002   Düsseldorf Sprint F   Marit Bjørgen Gabriella Paruzzi Anita Moen Marit Bjørgen 223 November 2002   Kiruna 5 km F   Evi Sachenbacher Kristina Šmigun Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 330 November 2002   Ruka10 km C   Bente Skari Kristina Šmigun Lilia Vasilieva Kristina Šmigun 47 December 2002   Davos10 km F   Bente Skari Kristina Šmigun Gabriella Paruzzi 511 December 2002   ClusoneSprint F   Marit Bjørgen Claudia Künzel Maj Helen Sorkmo 614 December 2002   Cogne15 km C Mass Start   Bente Skari Kristina Šmigun Anita Moen 715 December 2002   CogneSprint C   Bente Skari Marit Bjørgen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Bente Skari 819 December 2002   LinzSprint F   Pirjo Manninen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Beckie Scott 921 December 2002   Ramsau5 km C + 5 km F  Double Pursuit   Bente Skari Marit Bjørgen Kristina Šmigun 104 January 2003   Kavgolovo5 km F   Kristina Šmigun Sabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi 1112 January 2003   Otepää15 km C Mass Start   Bente Skari Kristina Šmigun Kaisa Varis 1218 January 2003   Nové Město10 km F   Bente Skari Gabriella Paruzzi Kristina Šmigun 1325 January 2003   Oberhof10 km C Mass Start   Bente Skari Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kaisa Varis 1412 February 2003   Reit im Winkl Sprint F   Marit Bjørgen Evi Sachenbacher Sabina Valbusa 1515 February 2003   Asiago 5 km C   Bente Skari Beckie Scott Olga Zavyalova FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 (22 February – 5 March) 166 March 2003   Oslo Sprint C   Bente Skari Manuela Henkel Kirsi Välimaa Bente Skari 178 March 2003   Oslo 30 km C   Bente Skari Annmari Viljanmaa Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 1811 March 2003   Drammen Sprint C   Bente Skari Manuela Henkel Virpi Kuitunen 1916 March 2003   Lahti 10 km F   Gabriella Paruzzi Olga Zavyalova Bente Skari 2020 March 2003   Borlänge Sprint F   Bente Skari Beckie Scott Marit Bjørgen 2122 March 2003   Falun 5 km C + 5 km F  Double Pursuit   Bente Skari Evi Sachenbacher Olga Zavyalova

Men's team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 27 October 2002   Düsseldorf Team Sprint F   cancelled, not rescheduled 124 November 2002   Kiruna 4 × 10 km relay C/F   Italy Giorgio Di Centa Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Norway Kristen Skjeldal Anders Aukland Tor Arne Hetland Thomas Alsgaard Germany Andreas Schlütter Axel Teichmann Tobias Angerer René Sommerfeldt 28 December 2002   Davos 4 × 10 km relay C/F   Norway II Anders Aukland Tore Bjonviken Tor Arne Hetland Thomas Alsgaard Italy Giorgio Di Centa Freddy Schwienbacher Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Espen Bjervig 5 January 2003   Kavgolovo Team Sprint F   cancelled, not rescheduled 319 January 2003   Nové Město4 × 10 km relay C/F   Norway Anders Aukland Frode Estil Tore Ruud Hofstad Thomas Alsgaard Italy Giorgio Di Centa Fulvio Valbusa Cristian Zorzi Freddy Schwienbacher Germany Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter Tobias Angerer Andreas Stitzl 426 January 2003   OberhofTeam Sprint F   Italy Giorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi Germany René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Thomas Alsgaard 514 February 2003   AsiagoTeam Sprint F   Italy Giorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi Germany II René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer Italy II Renato Pasini Freddy Schwienbacher 623 March 2003   Falun 4 × 10 km relay C/F   Sweden Lars Carlsson Mathias Fredriksson Anders Södergren Jörgen Brink Italy Giorgio Di Centa Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Germany Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter René Sommerfeldt Axel Teichmann

Women's team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 27 October 2002   Düsseldorf Team Sprint F   cancelled, not rescheduled 124 November 2002   Kiruna 4 × 5 km relay C/F   Norway Anita Moen Bente Skari Maj Helen Sorkmo Vibeke Skofterud Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher Italy Magda Genuin Gabriella Paruzzi Arianna Follis Sabina Valbusa 28 December 2002   Davos4 × 5 km relay C/F   Norway Vibeke Skofterud Bente Skari Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Maj Helen Sorkmo Russia Olga Zavyalova Lilia Vasilieva Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Nina Gavrylyuk Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel 5 January 2003   Kavgolovo Team Sprint F   cancelled, not rescheduled 319 January 2003   Nové Město4 × 5 km relay C/F   Germany Viola Bauer Manuela Henkel Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher Norway Anita Moen Marit Bjørgen Kristin Størmer Steira Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Finland Kirsi Välimaa Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Elina Hietamäki Kaisa Varis 426 January 2003   Oberhof Team Sprint F   Norway Anita Moen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Germany II Claudia Künzel Manuela Henkel Germany III Viola Bauer Stefanie Böhler 514 February 2003   AsiagoTeam Sprint F   Germany II Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher Russia II Alyona Sidko Natalya Korostelyova Italy Karin Moroder Arianna Follis 623 March 2003   Falun 4 × 5 km relay C/F   Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher Norway Anita Moen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Bente Skari Italy Sabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Arianna Follis

Mixed team DatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThird 11 December 2002   Ruka 2 × 5 km/2 × 10 km C/F  

Men's standings

Overall RankSkierPoints1 Mathias Fredriksson 8762 René Sommerfeldt 5893 Jörgen Brink 4414 Axel Teichmann 4415 Lukáš Bauer 4296 Frode Estil 4147 Andrus Veerpalu 3708 Vincent Vittoz 3529 Tor Arne Hetland 34010 Anders Aukland 340

RankSkierPoints11 Giorgio Di Centa 33812 Cristian Zorzi 31513 Tobias Angerer 31214 Fulvio Valbusa 30915 Jens Arne Svartedal 29416 Anders Södergren 28617 Thobias Fredriksson 28418 Pietro Piller Cottrer 28219 Jaak Mae 27220 Vasily Rochev 271

RankSkierPoints21 Peter Larsson 22522 Kristen Skjeldal 22523 Martin Koukal 21724 Per Elofsson 20925 Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset 19926 Lauri Pyykönen 19527 Håvard Bjerkeli 19028 Andreas Schlütter 18529 Jens Filbrich 17330 Ivan Bátory 172

Sprint RankSkierPoints1 Thobias Fredriksson 4162 Tor Arne Hetland 3913 Lauri Pyykönen 2804 Jörgen Brink 2795 Cristian Zorzi 2766 Håvard Bjerkeli 2677 Peter Larsson 2488 Jens Arne Svartedal 2159 Mikael Östberg 19510 René Sommerfeldt 195

Women's standings

Overall RankSkierPoints1 Bente Skari 13922 Kristina Šmigun 8343 Gabriella Paruzzi 7134 Evi Sachenbacher 6675 Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 5436 Marit Bjørgen 5087 Claudia Künzel 4668 Sabina Valbusa 4279 Beckie Scott 40510 Anita Moen 398

RankSkierPoints11 Olga Zavyalova 37812 Manuela Henkel 36013 Valentyna Shevchenko 31714 Petra Majdič 27515 Annmari Viljanmaa 27416 Pirjo Manninen 27117 Natalya Korostelyova 26918 Nina Gavrylyuk 23019 Kirsi Välimaa 22920 Viola Bauer 224

RankSkierPoints21 Vibeke Skofterud 21722 Maj Helen Sorkmo 20223 Virpi Kuitunen 18824 Jenny Olsson 18725 Alyona Sidko 18526 Kaisa Varis 18427 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 16928 Lilia Vasilieva 16329 Elin Ek 15530 Yelena Burukhina 151

Sprint RankSkierPoints1 Marit Bjørgen 4852 Bente Skari 4103 Pirjo Manninen 2924 Manuela Henkel 2765 Anita Moen 2636 Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 2487 Claudia Künzel 2308 Maj Helen Sorkmo 1969 Evi Sachenbacher 19010 Beckie Scott 181

Achievements Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2002/03 season in parentheses)

Men , 4 (5) first places , 2 (6) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (5) first place , 1 (4) first places , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place

Women , 14 (42) first places , 3 (3) first places , 2 (9) first places , 1 (4) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place

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