2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Cross-country skiing competition
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The 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) was the 45th World Cup for men and women as the highest level of international cross-country skiing competitions.[1]
Discipline
Men
Overall
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (6)
Distance
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1) Sprint
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (8)| 2025–26 FIS Cross-Country World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (6) |
 Jessie Diggins (4) | |
| Distance |
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1) |
Jessie Diggins (4) | |
| Sprint |
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (8) |
 Maja Dahlqvist (3) | |
 U23 |
Lars Heggen (1) |
 Alison Mackie (1) | |
| Bonus ranking |
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (6) |
Jessie Diggins (2) | |
| Nations Cup |
Norway (37) |
Sweden (4) | |
| Nations Cup overall |
Norway (37) | ||
| Stage events | |||
| Tour de Ski |
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (5) |
Jessie Diggins (3) | |
| Competition | |||
| Edition | 45th | 45th | |
| Locations | 12 | 12 | |
| Individual | 27 | 27 | |
| Relay/Team | 2 | 2 | |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | |
The men's and women's season started on 28 November 2025 in Ruka, Finland and concluded on 22 March 2026 in Lake Placid, United States.[2]
The season took a break in February due to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. This was also the first season since the 2021-22 seasson that both Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to participate under certain rules.[3][4]
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo from Norway and Jessie Diggins from the United States were the reigning champions from the previous season and defended their titles.
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
Men
Calendar
Overall leaders
| Holder[a] |
Date | Place(s) | Number of competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget |
28 November 2025 |  Ruka |
1 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
29 November 2025 – 22 March 2026 | Ruka – Lake Placid |
27 |
Standings
Overall
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Distance
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Sprint
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U23
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Bonus ranking
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Prize money
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Women
Calendar
Overall leaders
| Holder[a] |
Date | Place(s) | Number of competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frida Karlsson |
28 November 2025 | Ruka |
1 |
| Moa Ilar |
29 November 2025 | Ruka |
1 |
| Jessie Diggins |
30 November 2025 – 22 March 2026 | Ruka – Lake Placid |
26 |
Standings
Overall
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Distance
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Sprint
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U23
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Bonus ranking
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Prize money
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Team events
| # | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Red bib (After competition) |
R. |
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| Men's Team | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 December 2025 |  Davos |
Sprint F | Norway I
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 Italy I
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Sweden I
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Norway |
[85] |
| 2 | 23 January 2026 | Goms |
Sprint F | Norway I
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Italy I
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 United States I
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Norway |
[86] |
| Women's Team | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 December 2025 | Davos |
Sprint F | Sweden I
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Norway II
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Norway I
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Sweden |
[87] |
| 2 | 23 January 2026 | Goms |
Sprint F |  Germany I
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Norway I
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Norway II
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Sweden |
[88] |
Nations Cup
Overall
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Men
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Women
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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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Norway | 33 | 27 | 27 | 87 |
| 2 | Sweden | 17 | 12 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Individual Neutral Athletes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Achievements
Only individual events.
- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
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Retirements
The following notable skiers, who competed in the World Cup, retire during or after the 2025–26 season:
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Notes
- 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.
- Men's all-time record in World Cup history