2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Stage events
Competition
Edition 45th 45th
Locations 12 12
Individual 27 27
Relay/Team 2 2
Mixed 0 0

The 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) will be the 45th World Cup for men and women as the highest level of international cross-country skiing competitions.[1]

The men's and women's season will start on 28 November 2025 in Ruka, Finland and conclude on 22 March 2026 in Lake Placid, United States.[2]

The season will take a break in February due to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo from Norway and Jessie Diggins from the United States will be the reigning champions from the previous season.

Season overview

The proposed World Cup schedule for the 2025–26 season was approved at a meeting in Vilamoura on 8 May.

Map of world cup hosts

Europe

Location of all 12 World Cup hosts of the season.

North America

Period I
Period II (Tour de Ski)
Period III
Period IV

Men

Calendar

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle ; MSS – Mass Start / PUR – Pursuit
No. WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 28 November 2025 Ruka 10 km C [3]
2 29 November 2025 Sprint C [4]
3 30 November 2025 20 km F MSS [5]
4 5 December 2025 Trondheim 10 km F [6]
5 6 December 2025 Sprint C [7]
6 7 December 2025 20 km skiathlon [8]
7 13 December 2025    Davos Sprint F [9]
8 14 December 2025 10 km F [10]
TdS 9 28 December 2025 Toblach Sprint F [11]
10 29 December 2025 10 km C [12]
11 31 December 2025 5 km F Heat MSS [13]
12 1 January 2026 15 km C PUR [14]
13 3 January 2026 Val di Fiemme Sprint C [15]
14 4 January 2026 10 km F MSS Climb [16]
9 20th Tour de Ski Overall
(28 December 2025 – 4 January 2026) 		[17]
10 15 17 January 2026 Oberhof Sprint F [18]
11 16 18 January 2026 10 km C [19]
12 17 24 January 2026    Goms Sprint C [20]
13 18 25 January 2026 20 km C MSS [21]
2026 Winter Olympics
(7 February – 22 February • Milan, Italy)
14 19 28 February 2026 Falun Sprint F [22]
15 20 1 March 2026 20 km skiathlon [23]
16 21 7 March 2026 Lahti Sprint F [24]
17 22 8 March 2026 10 km F [25]
18 23 12 March 2026 Drammen Sprint C [26]
19 24 14 March 2026 Oslo 50 km F MSS [27]
20 25 20 March 2026 Lake Placid 10 km C [28]
21 26 21 March 2026 Sprint F [29]
22 27 22 March 2026 20 km F MSS [30]
45th FIS World Cup Overall
(28 November 2025 – 22 March 2026) 		[31]

Overall leaders

Holder[a] Date Place(s) Number of competitions
28 November 2025 Ruka 1

Standings

Women

Calendar

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle ; MSS – Mass Start / PUR – Pursuit
No. WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 28 November 2025 Ruka 10 km C [43]
2 29 November 2025 Sprint C [44]
3 30 November 2025 20 km F MSS [45]
4 5 December 2025 Trondheim 10 km F [46]
5 6 December 2025 Sprint C [47]
6 7 December 2025 20 km skiathlon [48]
7 13 December 2025    Davos Sprint F [49]
8 14 December 2025 10 km F [50]
TdS 9 28 December 2025 Toblach Sprint F [51]
10 29 December 2025 10 km C [52]
11 31 December 2025 5 km F Heat MSS [53]
12 1 January 2026 15 km C PUR [54]
13 3 January 2026 Val di Fiemme Sprint C [55]
14 4 January 2026 10 km F MSS Climb [56]
9 20th Tour de Ski Overall
(28 December 2025 – 4 January 2026) 		[57]
10 15 17 January 2026 Oberhof Sprint F [58]
11 16 18 January 2026 10 km C [59]
12 17 24 January 2026    Goms Sprint C [60]
13 18 25 January 2026 20 km C MSS [61]
2026 Winter Olympics
(7 February – 22 February • Milan, Italy)
14 19 28 February 2026 Falun Sprint F [62]
15 20 1 March 2026 20 km skiathlon [63]
16 21 7 March 2026 Lahti Sprint F [64]
17 22 8 March 2026 10 km F [65]
18 23 12 March 2026 Drammen Sprint C [66]
19 24 14 March 2026 Oslo 50 km F MSS [67]
20 25 20 March 2026 Lake Placid 10 km C [68]
21 26 21 March 2026 Sprint F [69]
22 27 22 March 2026 20 km F MSS [70]
45th FIS World Cup Overall
(28 November 2025 – 22 March 2026) 		[71]

Overall leaders

Holder[a] Date Place(s) Number of competitions
28 November 2025 Ruka 1

Standings

Team events

Event key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
# Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Red bib
(After competition)
 R.
Men's Team
1 12 December 2025    Davos Sprint F [83]
2 23 January 2026    Goms Sprint F [84]
Women's Team
1 12 December 2025    Davos Sprint F [85]
2 23 January 2026    Goms Sprint F [86]

Nations Cup

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Point distribution

The table shows the number of points to win in every competition in the 2025–26 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.

Place 1 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Individual 100 95 90 85 80 75 72 69 66 63 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Relay 200 160 120 100 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
Team sprint
Tour de Ski 300 285 270 255 240 225 216 207 198 189 180 174 168 162 156 150 144 138 132 126 120 114 108 102 96 90 84 78 72 66 60 57 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3
Stage Tour de Ski 50 47 44 41 38 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Bonus points (MSS checkpoints) 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Sprint Q

Achievements

Only individual events.

First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Retirements

The following notable skiers, who competed in the World Cup, retire during or after the 2025–26 season:

Notes

  1. ^ a b The leading position in the World Cup belongs to the competitor who has accumulated the most points in the general classification of the series in the competitions held so far. In the event of an equal number of points, the World Cup leader is the competitor who has won more competitions.

References

  1. ^ "Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2025–26" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ^ "FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2025/26" (PDF). fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's 10 km Individual Classic – Ruka (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. 28 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's Sprint Classic – Ruka (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. 29 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Men's 20 km Mass Start Free – Ruka (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. 30 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Men's 10 km Individual Free – Trondheim (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 5 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Men's Sprint Classic – Trondheim (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 6 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Men's 20 km Skiathlon – Trondheim (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 7 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Men's Sprint Free – Davos (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. 13 December 2025.
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  11. ^ "Men's Sprint Free – Toblach (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 28 December 2025.
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  13. ^ "Men's 5 km Heat Mass Start Free – Toblach (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 31 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Men's 15 km Pursuit Classic – Toblach (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 1 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Men's Sprint Classic – Val di Fiemme (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 3 January 2026.
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  20. ^ "Men's Sprint Classic – Goms (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. 24 January 2026.
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  22. ^ "Men's Sprint Free – Falun (SWE)" (PDF). FIS. 28 February 2026.
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  24. ^ "Men's Sprint Free – Lahti (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. 7 March 2026.
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  26. ^ "Men's Sprint Classic – Drammen (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 12 March 2026.
  27. ^ "Men's 50 km Mass Start Free – Oslo (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 14 March 2026.
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  41. ^ "Men's Prize Money standing". FIS Ski.
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  46. ^ "Women's 10 km Individual Free – Trondheim (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 5 December 2025.
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  49. ^ "Women's Sprint Free – Davos (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. 13 December 2025.
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  53. ^ "Women's 5 km Heat Mass Start Free – Toblach (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 31 December 2025.
  54. ^ "Women's 15 km Pursuit Classic – Toblach (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 1 January 2026.
  55. ^ "Women's Sprint Classic – Val di Fiemme (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 3 January 2026.
  56. ^ "Women's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. 4 January 2026.
  57. ^ "Women's 20th Tour de Ski – Overall Standing" (PDF). FIS. 4 January 2026.
  58. ^ "Women's Sprint Free – Oberhof (GER)" (PDF). FIS. 17 January 2026.
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  60. ^ "Women's Sprint Classic – Goms (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. 24 January 2026.
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  62. ^ "Women's Sprint Free – Falun (SWE)" (PDF). FIS. 28 February 2026.
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  64. ^ "Women's Sprint Free – Lahti (FIN)" (PDF). FIS. 7 March 2026.
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  66. ^ "Women's Sprint Classic – Drammen (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 12 March 2026.
  67. ^ "Women's 50 km Mass Start Free – Oslo (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. 14 March 2026.
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