The tables below list the FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions. The medalists are the three contestants with the highest total scores at the end of the cross-country skiing World Cup season. The list extends from 1973–74 onwards for overall men, 1978–79 onwards for overall women, 1996–97 onwards for sprint and distance (both genders), as well as Nations Cup winners beginning for 1981–82.
Men
Overall
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1973–74¹ 1974–75¹ 1975–76¹ 1976–77¹ 1977–78¹ 1978–79² 1979–80¹ 1980–81² Official World Cup 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 1 Unofficial WC 2 Trial WC Medals:
Sprint SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 (2) 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 (2) 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 (3) 2013–14 (3) 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Medals:
Distance SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1996–97¹ 1997–98¹ 1998–99¹ 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 (2) 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup" Medals:
Women See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
Overall SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1978–79¹ 1979–80 1980–81¹ Official World Cup 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 1 Trial WC 2 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi née Hämälainen married Harri Kirvesniemi 3 Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999 Medals:
Sprint
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 (5) 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 (3) 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 (3) 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 1 Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999 Medals:
Distance
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird 1996–97¹ 1997–98¹ 1998–99¹ 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 (2) 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 (4) 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 ¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup" Medals:
Nations Cup
All results of female and male athletes of a nation are counted for the Nations Cup.
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird Winner (men) Winner (women) 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 (3) 1987–88 (2) (3) 1988–89 (2) 1989–90 1990–91 (3) (4) 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 (10) 2001–02 2002–03 (5) 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 (4) 2007–08 (2) 2008–09 (2) (12) (2) 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 (17) 2020–21 (3) (6) (14) (3) 2021–22 (4) 2022–23 2023–24 (3) 2024–25 (36) (11) (7) (36) (25)
See also List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
External links Ranking of the podium places in the world cup (Women) Ranking of the podium places in the world cup (Men)