FIS Cross-Country World Cup

FIS Cross-Country World Cup
GenreCross-country skiing
Date(s)Northern wintertime season
BeginsNovember
EndsMarch
Location(s)Europe
Canada
United States (rare)
Japan (rare)
China (rare)
South Korea (rare)
Inaugurated1973 (1973) (unofficial - men)
1978 (1978) (unofficial - women)
9 January 1982 (9 January 1982) (men & women)
Previous event2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Next event2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Organised byInternational Ski Federation
PeopleMichel Lamplot (race director)[1]
Simon Caprini (asst. race director)[1]
SponsorCoop Norway,[2] Audi e-tron[3]

The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31st FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina.[4]

The first World Cup races were held on 9 January 1982 and were located in Reit im Winkl, West Germany and Klingenthal, East Germany. Bill Koch of the United States and Berit Aunli of Norway were the overall winners in the first season.

  1. ^ a b "FIS staff". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Coop blir hovedsponsor for verdenscupen i langrenn". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Audi - Presenting Sponsor Nordics". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ "31st Bariloche (ARG) 1977". FIS. April 1977. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.