The 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 40th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women.
The season began with the Nordic Opening stage event on 27–29 November 2020 in Ruka, Finland and was planned to conclude with the World Cup Finals on 19–21 March 2021 in Beijing, China. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIS announced on 4 December 2020 that all events in China, including the Cross-Country World Cup final were cancelled. World Cup Finals were moved to Lillehammer, where December competitions couldn't be arranged. However, on 12 February 2021, all the events scheduled in Oslo and Lillehammer were cancelled due to ongoing pandemic. The World Cup Final stage event was called off this year and the season ended on 13–14 March in Engadin, Switzerland, where the final pursuit races made a replacement for cancelled 30/50 kilometers annual competition in Oslo. The pandemic also reduced participation, after the opening in Ruka the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish teams announced that they would not compete in Davos and Dresden as they felt that they could not guarantee a safe environment. Later, Norway announced they would also not participate in Tour de Ski.
Calendar
Men
+ Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib1 Ruka Erik Valnes Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Emil Iversen Erik Valnes 228 November 2020 15 km C Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Aleksey Chervotkin Alexander Bolshunov Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 329 November 2020 15 km F Pursuit Hans Christer Holund Andrey Melnichenko Sjur Røthe Emil Iversen 111th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2020) Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Alexander Bolshunov Emil Iversen Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 4 December 2020 LillehammerSprint C Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.FIS World Cup events in Lillehammer postponed due to COVID-19 "uncertainty"5 December 2020 6 December 2020 2412 December 2020 DavosSprint F Federico Pellegrino Alexander Bolshunov Andrew Young Alexander Bolshunov 3513 December 2020 15 km F Alexander Bolshunov Andrey Melnichenko Artem Maltsev 4619 December 2020 DresdenSprint F Federico Pellegrino Andrew Young Gleb Retivykh 20 December 2020 Team Sprint F 71 January 2021 Val Müstair Federico Pellegrino Alexander Bolshunov Richard Jouve Alexander Bolshunov 82 January 2021 Alexander Bolshunov Dario Cologna Ivan Yakimushkin 93 January 2021 Alexander Bolshunov Artem Maltsev Maurice Manificat 105 January 2021 Toblach15 km F Alexander Bolshunov Denis Spitsov Ivan Yakimushkin 116 January 2021 15 km C Pursuit Alexander Bolshunov Ivan Yakimushkin Evgeniy Belov 128 January 2021 Val di Fiemme15 km C Mass Start Alexander Bolshunov Francesco De Fabiani Aleksey Chervotkin 139 January 2021 Sprint C Oskar Svensson Gleb Retivykh Alexander Bolshunov 1410 January 2021 10 km F Mass Start Climb Denis Spitsov Alexander Bolshunov Maurice Manificat 515th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2021) Alexander Bolshunov Maurice Manificat Denis Spitsov 61523 January 2021 Lahti30 km Skiathlon Emil Iversen Sjur Røthe Pål Golberg Alexander Bolshunov 24 January 2021 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F 71629 January 2021 Falun15 km F Alexander Bolshunov Simen Hegstad Krüger Sjur Røthe 81730 January 2021 15 km C Mass Start Alexander Bolshunov Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Pål Golberg 91831 January 2021 Sprint C Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Oskar Svensson Håvard Solås Taugbøl 10196 February 2021 Ulricehamn Oskar Svensson Gleb Retivykh Federico Pellegrino 7 February 2021 20 February 2021 Nové MěstoSprint C Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.21 February 2021 15 km F FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 (23 February–7 March)112013 March 2021 Engadin15 km C Mass Start Alexander Bolshunov Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Pål Golberg Alexander Bolshunov 122114 March 2021 50 km F Pursuit Simen Hegstad Krüger Hans Christer Holund Jens Burman BeijingSprint F Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.COOP FIS Cross-Country World Cup season ends in Engadin (SUI) 15 km Skiathlon 2020–21 World Cup Finals Overall (19–21 March 2021)
Women + Key: C – Classic / F – FreestyleDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bib1 Ruka Linn Svahn Maja Dahlqvist Jonna Sundling Linn Svahn 228 November 2020 10 km C Therese Johaug Frida Karlsson Ebba Andersson 329 November 2020 10 km F Pursuit Therese Johaug Helene Marie Fossesholm Rosie Brennan Therese Johaug 111th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2020) Therese Johaug Tatiana Sorina Ebba Andersson 4 December 2020 LillehammerSprint C Rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not rescheduled.5 December 2020 6 December 2020 2412 December 2020 DavosSprint F Rosie Brennan Anamarija Lampič Natalya Nepryayeva Therese Johaug 3513 December 2020 10 km F Rosie Brennan Yuliya Stupak Hailey Swirbul Rosie Brennan 4619 December 2020 DresdenSprint F Nadine Fähndrich Sophie Caldwell Hamilton Anamarija Lampič 20 December 2020 Team Sprint F 71 January 2021 Val MüstairSprint F Linn Svahn Anamarija Lampič Jessie Diggins Rosie Brennan 82 January 2021 Linn Svahn Yuliya Stupak Jessie Diggins 93 January 2021 Jessie Diggins Rosie Brennan Frida Karlsson 105 January 2021 Toblach10 km F Jessie Diggins Rosie Brennan Ebba Andersson 116 January 2021 10 km C Pursuit Yuliya Stupak Ebba Andersson Jessie Diggins 128 January 2021 Val di Fiemme10 km C Mass Start Natalya Nepryayeva Katharina Hennig Ebba Andersson 139 January 2021 Sprint C Linn Svahn Maja Dahlqvist Emma Ribom 1410 January 2021 10 km F Mass Start Climb Ebba Andersson Jessie Diggins Delphine Claudel 515th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2021) Jessie Diggins Yuliya Stupak Ebba Andersson Jessie Diggins 61523 January 2021 Lahti15 km Skiathlon Therese Johaug Helene Marie Fossesholm Heidi Weng Jessie Diggins 24 January 2021 4 × 5 km Relay C/F 71629 January 2021 Falun10 km F Jessie Diggins Therese Johaug Ebba Andersson 81730 January 2021 10 km C Mass Start Linn Svahn Yuliya Stupak Therese Johaug 91831 January 2021 Sprint C Linn Svahn Anamarija Lampič Jonna Sundling 10196 February 2021 Ulricehamn Maja Dahlqvist Johanna Hagström Jessie Diggins 7 February 2021 20 February 2021 Nové MěstoSprint C Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.21 February 2021 10 km F FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 (23 February–7 March)112013 March 2021 Engadin10 km C Mass Start Yuliya Stupak Heidi Weng Ebba Andersson Jessie Diggins 122114 March 2021 30 km F Pursuit Heidi Weng Ebba Andersson Yuliya Stupak BeijingSprint F Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 15 km Skiathlon 2020–21 World Cup Finals Overall (19–21 March 2021)
Men's standings
Overall Rankafter all 26 eventsPoints Alexander Bolshunov 17652 Ivan Yakimushkin 8003 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 6634 Federico Pellegrino 6145 Artem Maltsev 6046 Maurice Manificat 5977 Evgeniy Belov 5908 Andrey Melnichenko 5869 Denis Spitsov 56710 Oskar Svensson 484
Distance Rankafter all 15 eventsPoints Alexander Bolshunov 9212 Ivan Yakimushkin 5093 Simen Hegstad Krüger 3574 Denis Spitsov 3275 Evgeniy Belov 3216 Andrey Melnichenko 3197 Hans Christer Holund 3188 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 3179 Dario Cologna 30310 Artem Maltsev 298
Sprint Rankafter all 9 eventsPoints Federico Pellegrino 4392 Gleb Retivykh 3693 Alexander Bolshunov 2844 Oskar Svensson 2835 Lucas Chanavat 2196 Richard Jouve 2147 Andrew Young 1578 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 1469 Alexander Terentyev 14010 Valentin Chauvin 132
Prize money Rankafter all 36 payouts1 Alexander Bolshunov 219.5002 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 76.0003 Ivan Yakimushkin 57.7254 Maurice Manificat 56.1005 Federico Pellegrino 54.1006 Denis Spitsov 43.4007 Artem Maltsev 36.5508 Emil Iversen 33.8509 Gleb Retivykh 31.00010 Simen Hegstad Krüger 30.200
U23 Rankafter all 26 eventsPoints Hugo Lapalus 2922 Gus Schumacher 2133 Alexander Terentyev 2064 William Poromaa 1845 Janik Riebli 776 Valerio Grond 717 Harald Østberg Amundsen 688 Friedrich Moch 549 JC Schoonmaker 4410 Mika Vermeulen 31
Bonus Ranking Rankafter all 10 eventsPoints1 Alexander Bolshunov 2072 Gleb Retivykh 1063 Federico Pellegrino 764 Ivan Yakimushkin 565 Evgeniy Belov 496 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo 487 Pål Golberg 468 Emil Iversen 459 Artem Maltsev 4410 Richard Jouve 42
Women's standings
Overall Rankafter all 26 eventsPoints Jessie Diggins 13472 Yuliya Stupak 10793 Ebba Andersson 10114 Rosie Brennan 9195 Tatiana Sorina 8516 Natalya Nepryayeva 7337 Linn Svahn 6888 Anamarija Lampič 6439 Therese Johaug 61110 Nadine Fähndrich 597
Distance Rankafter all 15 eventsPoints Jessie Diggins 6532 Ebba Andersson 6403 Yuliya Stupak 6194 Rosie Brennan 4845 Therese Johaug 4106 Katharina Hennig 4067 Heidi Weng 3768 Tatiana Sorina 3649 Helene Marie Fossesholm 35910 Natalya Nepryayeva 323
Sprint Rankafter all 9 eventsPoints Anamarija Lampič 4022 Nadine Fähndrich 2963 Linn Svahn 2754 Jessie Diggins 2625 Maja Dahlqvist 2446 Natalya Nepryayeva 2147 Jonna Sundling 2128 Eva Urevc 1899 Rosie Brennan 18510 Sophie Caldwell Hamilton 171
Prize money Rankafter all 36 payouts1 Jessie Diggins 157.4502 Yuliya Stupak 111.5503 Ebba Andersson 91.0254 Therese Johaug 62.7505 Rosie Brennan 61.7506 Linn Svahn 61.2507 Tatiana Sorina 53.9008 Anamarija Lampič 39.4009 Natalya Nepryayeva 35.50010 Heidi Weng 31.850
U23 Rankafter all 26 eventsPoints Linn Svahn 6882 Helene Marie Fossesholm 4393 Frida Karlsson 4354 Hailey Swirbul 2685 Johanna Hagström 1456 Patrīcija Eiduka 1447 Moa Lundgren 1248 Hristina Matsokina 1069 Tereza Beranová 8710 Hedda Østberg Amundsen 51
Bonus Ranking Rankafter all 10 eventsPoints1 Linn Svahn 1192 Jessie Diggins 1013 Ebba Andersson 944 Maja Dahlqvist 705 Natalya Nepryayeva 696 Anamarija Lampič 677 Frida Karlsson 638 Emma Ribom 529 Therese Johaug 4710 Yuliya Stupak 45
Nations Cup
Overall Rankafter all 52 eventsPoints1 74852 45253 44324 37575 23866 23177 22628 22339 195610 1160
Men Rankafter all 26 eventsPoints1 44502 24823 19764 13595 13436 12607 10828 9929 73610 715
Women Rankafter all 26 eventsPoints1 31722 30353 30214 20435 12706 12357 10778 10439 74910 597
Points distribution The table shows the number of points won in the 2020/21 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women. Team Sprint and Relay used to count only for Nations Cup but from this season they were also included in individual standings. Place1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 - 40 >40 Individual100 80 60 50 45 40 36 32 29 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Nordic Opening200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 World Cup Final Relay (Nations Cup) Team Sprint (Nations Cup) Tour de Ski 400 320 240 200 180 160 144 128 116 104 96 88 80 72 64 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 20 20 20 20 10 5 Stage Nordic Opening50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Stage Tour de Ski Stage World Cup Final Relay (Individual points)25 20 15 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Team Sprint (Individual points) Bonus points (Mass Start checkpoints) 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Achievements
Only individual events.
First World Cup career victory
Men Erik Valnes, 24, in his 4th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka; first podium was 2018–19 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Dresden Oskar Svensson, 25, in his 8th season – the WC 5 (Sprint C) in Val di Fiemme; also first podium Denis Spitsov, 24, in his 4th season – the WC 5 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2017–18 WC 8 (9 km Pursuit F) in Val di Fiemme
Women Rosie Brennan, 31, in her 10th season – the WC 2 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2020–21 WC 1 (10 km Pursuit F) in Ruka Nadine Fähndrich, 25, in her 6th season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Dresden; first podium was 2018–19 WC 14 (10 km C) in Cogne