Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2025 - 2026

[Gianlu33 6,038]

I think it's one of the most absurd formats ever invented by the FIS. And once they proposed 100-metre races.

[hckošice 16,637]

Tour de Ski 2025/26

 

Stage 4 in Toblach (ITA)

 

 

Men´s 5km Heat Mass Start Freestyle:

 

1. Gus Schumacher    9:35.4

2. Benjamin Moser    9:35.6

3. Lars Heggen    9:36.0

 

Full Final Result HERE

 

 

Tour de Ski 2025/26 Provisional Standing after Event 3/6 HERE

[clemsonbeav 663]

In this format, is it strictly based on time?  I was watching the highlights and I saw them giving out sprint and climber bonuses like in cycling...what are those for?

 

Edit: I think I found what I needed...something about the overall Tour de Ski rankings.  This is similar, then, to road cycling, yes?  (I'm new to both.)

Edited December 31, 2025 by clemsonbeav

[Monzanator 5,135]

 ahead of  in cross country? What year is it?

 

 

[hckošice 16,637]

Tour de Ski 2025/26

 

Stage 4 in Toblach (ITA)

 

 

Women´s 5km Heat Mass Start Freestyle:

 

1. Jessie Diggins    10:51.2

2. Emma Ribom    10:56.7

3. Moa Ilar    10:58.1

 

Full Final Result HERE

 

 

Tour de Ski 2025/26 Provisional Standing after Event 3/6 HERE

[copravolley 656]

The all of Italian women's team is Ganz, who hasn't made any progress for years. We have the Olympics at home and we lose in Toblach to skiers from Poland, Canada, France and even a 21-year-old girl from AIN. Such results are scandalous and simply a waste of money. This entire team should be disbanded if this shit will continues.

Edited December 31, 2025 by copravolley

[copravolley 656]

5 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

I think it's one of the most absurd formats ever invented by the FIS. And once they proposed 100-metre races.

That's true, but if Ganz had at least performed at a solid level, she could have stood on the podium today, as her run was the fastest. As you can see, we can't even capitalize on such opportunities, and we've been waiting for a podium finish in the World Cup since 2011 and Arianna Follis times. And we'll wait another 15 years, because I don't see any progress and even if someone like Franchi or Gismondi does show up for moment, they quickly disappear due to injury or illness.

Edited December 31, 2025 by copravolley

[copravolley 656]

Francesca Franchi - 6th place at the 2023 World Championships in the 10km free... Today: 69... Now that's what I write a waste of talent... With a good system, she should be fighting today for podium places with Diggins and the Swedes. The same will happen with Gismondi soon... Why do we need the games at home if we can't prepare a solid team, when we have the good girl to work with them?

 

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=CC&seasoncode=2023&competitorid=198357&type=result&categorycode=WSC&sort=&place=&disciplinecode=&position=&limit=100

Edited December 31, 2025 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,312]

7 hours ago, clemsonbeav said:

In this format, is it strictly based on time?  I was watching the highlights and I saw them giving out sprint and climber bonuses like in cycling...what are those for?

 

Edit: I think I found what I needed...something about the overall Tour de Ski rankings.  This is similar, then, to road cycling, yes?  (I'm new to both.)

Yes, that is the plan.  Each stage is complete in itself as far as World Cup points are concerned, but the whole week-long series is also a cycling-style Grand Tour with Overall (Cumulative Time), Sprint (Intermediate and Sprint Stages_ and Climbing (Also intermediate and the Final Stage) Jerseys.  You don't want to miss the two epic final stages on Sunday, one of the most amazing things you will ever see in sports.

Edited December 31, 2025 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 16,468]

Just caught up with yesterday, this must easily be the most bizarrely unfair World Cup race format I have ever seen, wow

 

How drunk was whoever thought of this? More fair would be to make the top-X go to some sort of next round. Maybe 5k is too long for that, so do like 1.4km, and make it heats of like 6 athletes, with a sort of knock out rounds.