The Australia/New Zealand Cup (ANC) is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). It is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a second-level competition ranked below the World Cup. The Australia/New Zealand Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but are mainly a competition for skiers from Australia and New Zealand. It is the only Continental Cup taking place in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Australia/New Zealand Cup has been held since the 2005, and has been a part of the Cross-Country Continental Cup since then.
World Cup qualification In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.
Overall winners Men SeasonWinnerSecondThird 2006 Ben Sim (1) Geoffroy Pais Ben Derrick 2007 Paul Murray Ben Sim Tomio Kanamaru 2008 Ben Sim (2) Geoffroy Pais Andrew Mock 2009 Thomas Diezig Ben Sim Valerio Leccardi 2010 Callum Watson (1) Ben Sim Chris Darlington 2011 Callum Watson (2) Ben Sim Phillip Bellingham 2012 Callum Watson (3) Alexander Legkov Alexei Almoukov 2013 Victor Gustafsson Callum Watson Phillip Bellingham 2014 Valerio Leccardi Phillip Bellingham Paul Kovacs 2015 Phillip Bellingham (1) Callum Watson Alasdair Tutt 2016 Phillip Bellingham (2) Nick Montgomery Jackson Bursill 2017 Phillip Bellingham (3) Callum Watson Paul Kovacs 2018 Phillip Bellingham (4) Callum Watson Mark Pollock 2019 Phillip Bellingham (5) Lauro Brändli Seve De Campo 2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 Phillip Bellingham (6) Seve De Campo Mark Pollock 2022 Seve De Campo Lars Young Vik Bentley Walker-Broose
Women SeasonWinnerSecondThird 2006 Samantha Bondarenko Natascia Leonardi Cortesi Katherine Calder 2007 Katherine Calder (1) Esther Bottomley Samantha Bondarenko 2008 Esther Bottomley (1) Aimee Watson Evelyn Dong 2009 Katherine Calder (2) Esther Bottomley Aimee Watson 2010 Esther Bottomley (2) Aimee Watson Belinda Phillips 2011 Esther Bottomley (3) Lucy Glanville Georgia Merritt 2012 Esther Bottomley (4) Justyna Kowalczyk Aimee Watson 2013 Chisa Ōbayashi Jessica Yeaton Justyna Kowalczyk 2014 Esther Bottomley (5) Jessica Yeaton Anna Trnka 2015 Barbara Jezeršek(1) Katerina Paul Casey Wright 2016 Katerina Paul (1) Aimee Watson Mary Rose 2017 Barbara Jezeršek(2) Katerina Paul Aimee Watson 2018 Katerina Paul (2) Casey Wright Emily Champion Ella Jackson 2019 Katerina Paul (3) Casey Wright Jessie Diggins 2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 Casey Wright Zana Evans Aimee Watson 2022 Katerina Paul (4) Phoebe Cridland Zana Evans
References
External links Australia/New Zealand Cup 2019 Calendar at the International Ski Federation