- FIS Cross-Country World Cup
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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 31. FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in Bariloche, Argentina.[1]
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Most successful race winners
The following skiers have won at least 10 World Cup races. Lists are not complete:
Rank # Women Country Career Victories Distance Sprint Prologue Classic Freestyle Pursuit Double pursuit Classic Freestyle Classic Freestyle 1. Marit Bjørgen* Norway 1999–active 47 - - - - - - - - 2. Yelena Välbe Russia 1987–1998 45 17 25 2 - - 1 - - 3. Bente Skari Norway 1992–2003 42 - - - - - - - - 4. Petra Majdič Slovenia 1999–2011 24 3 - - - 14 6 1 - 5. Stefania Belmondo Italy 1989–2002 23 8 15 2 2 - - - - 6. Larisa Lazutina Russia 1984–2002 21 16 3 2 - - - - - Justyna Kowalczyk Poland 2001–active 21 - - - - - - - - 8. Virpi Kuitunen Finland 1997–2010 20 - - - - - - - - 9. Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic 1992–2007 19 - - - - - - - - 10. Yuliya Chepalova Russia 1995–2009 18 - - - - - - - - 11. Kristina Šmigun Estonia 1994–2010 16 - - - - - - - - 12. Manuela Di Centa Italy 1982–1998 15 4 10 1 - - - - - 13. Lyubov Yegorova Russia 1984–2003 13 - - - - - - - - - With 47 victories in World Cup competitions Bjørgen is record-holder among both women and men.
Rank # Men Country Career Victories Distance Sprint Prologue Classic Freestyle Pursuit Double pursuit Classic Freestyle Classic Freestyle 1. Bjørn Dæhlie Norway 1989–2003 46 - - - - - - - - 2. Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan 1982–1999 30 - - - - - - - - Gunde Svan Sweden 1983–1991 30 - - - - - - - - 4. Thomas Alsgaard Norway 1993–2003 13 - - - - - - - - 5. Jens Arne Svartedal Norway 2000–active 12 - - - - - - - - 6. Tor Arne Hetland Norway 1995–2009 11 - - - - - - - - Lukáš Bauer Czech Republic 1997–active 11 - - - - - - - - Tobias Angerer Germany 1998–active 11 - - - - - - - - Per Elofsson Sweden 1996–2004 11 - - - - - - - - Champions
For a more comprehensive list, see List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions.References
- ^ FIS History FIS-Ski.com
External links
- Official website
- Cross-Country at FIS-Ski.com
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