Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2025 - 2026

[copravolley 586]

15 hours ago, Federer91 said:

Great 6th place for Gismondi  Beating almost all Norwegians and some of the Swedes is a superb performance.

Franchi had a similarly impressive performance at the 2023 World Championships on the same distance but later she completly missing. I hope that with Gismondi will be different, especially since she was already a great talent in her junior years. The problem in Italy is that for the past 15 years, aside from Pellegrino, there has been a miss of stability in other athletes: there are some booms of excellent form, but later they disappear. I also worry that funding for cross-country skiing will be cut after the Cortina Olympics.

Edited December 8, 2025 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,185]

16 hours ago, Federer91 said:

Great 6th place for Gismondi  Beating almost all Norwegians and some of the Swedes is a superb performance.

And remember the Olympic Paradox - it is slightly easier to get a medal at the Olympics than at a World Cup because in the Olympics the numbers of racers from the powerful nations are capped at 4.  

[copravolley 586]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

And remember the Olympic Paradox - it is slightly easier to get a medal at the Olympics than at a World Cup because in the Olympics the numbers of racers from the powerful nations are capped at 4.  

The best athletes will all be there anyway – it's easier to get a spot in the top 10-15. Only the great champions were ahead of Gismondi today.

[avlar 533]

On 12/2/2025 at 12:57 PM, Swewi said:

Even if we ignore the political background, the war and past doping scandals, have these athletes really been tested under the same conditions as other athletes? 

Right now russians themselves metioned that they have 2 main options for women`s quota:

- Peklecova will was not included into the international doping testing pool (RUSADA is still incompliant after that scandal)

- D.Nepryaeva had training camps at the occupied territories - it is the best way to avoid of the international doping testing at all

 

 

P.S. Little detail - according to Vaelbe 90% of russian skiera are contracted with russian army or other security services.

Edited December 11, 2025 by avlar

[imaxim 2]

FIS received an amended decision from CAS about the implementation of the AIN program at FIS events.

The CAS amended decision specifies that:

FIS is ordered to allow AIN's participation in all FIS events, and not only in qualification events for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

 

Therefore, AIN will allow to compete in TDS, T4T (if will eligibility athletes) and rest WC stages after OG and even in WJC (according to new IOC decision, what status? but out of topic here).

And now it's important question - how will be calculating quota rules for them? They still can not to participate in team events, AIN's athletes during the time will be more and more and even if they will not pass IOC's screening, they still will have rights to participate in FIS events...

[Grassmarket 4,185]

Geez Men's Team Sprint Final extremely gravity-affected, fallers all over the place.

 

Catastrophic 2nd place for  behind Lord God Almighty.

Edited December 12, 2025 by Grassmarket

[hckošice 16,199]

Stage 3 in Davos (SUI)

 

Women´s Team Sprint Freestyle:

 

1. Sweden I. (Maja Dahlqvist/Jonna Sundling)    15:34.77

2. Norway II. (Astrid Oeyre Slind/Mathilde Myhrvold)    15:38.03

3. Norway I. (Kristin Austgulen Fosnaes/Kristine Stavaas Skistad)    15:38.23

 

Full Final Result HERE

Edited December 12, 2025 by hckošice

[hckošice 16,199]

Stage 3 in Davos (SUI)

 

Men´s Team Sprint Freestyle:

 

1. Norway I. (Erik Valnes/Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo)    14:00.95

2. Italy I. (Elia Barp/Federico Pellegrino)    14:02.99

3. Sweden I. (Johan Haeggstroem/Edvin Anger)    14:03.04

 

Full Final Result HERE

[heywoodu 16,367]

She will almost certainly make it tomorrow, but as for today Cvetanovska missed Olympic qualification by 0,29 seconds in the sprint in Davos.

 

But, again, tomorrow in the 10k it is a lot easier to score good points and she will almost certainly make it.  (or whatever icon is used) made it easily, as expected,  and will likely be added tomorrow as well. Tiny chance for , who knows. For her I hope so of course, personally every country that doesn't make it is a win, but yeah.

Edited December 13, 2025 by heywoodu

[Grassmarket 4,185]

Klaebo messes up!  Got himself into patch of wet snow, fourth in his heat!  Is currently a LL but surely not for long.

 

And he is out!  

Edited December 13, 2025 by Grassmarket