2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Kuusamo, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Martin Johnsrud Sundby
(2nd title)
Therese Johaug (2nd title)
Distance Martin Johnsrud Sundby Therese Johaug
Sprint Federico Pellegrino Maiken Caspersen Falla
U-23 Francesco De Fabiani Stina Nilsson
Nations Cup Norway Norway
Nations Cup Overall Norway
Stage events
Nordic Opening Martin Johnsrud Sundby Therese Johaug
Tour de Ski Martin Johnsrud Sundby Therese Johaug
Ski Tour Canada Martin Johnsrud Sundby Therese Johaug
Competition
Locations 19 venues 19 venues
Individual 33 events 33 events
Relay/Team 3 events 3 events

Therese Johaug set a new record for total points in one season, with 2681. Martin Johnsrud Sundby set a new men's record for total points in one season, with 2634. Sundby won 14 races during the season and surpassed Petter Northug's record of nine victories which he achieved in both 2009–10 and 2012–13. Johaug won 17 races during this season and equaled Marit Bjørgen's record from 2011–12; a record Johaug herself eclipsed with 20 victories in the 2019–20 season.

Calendar

Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Ref.
1 27 November 2015   Ruka Sprint C   Sondre Turvoll Fossli Eirik Brandsdal Petter Northug Sondre Turvoll Fossli [1]
2 28 November 2015   Ruka 10 km F   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alex Harvey Dario Cologna Martin Johnsrud Sundby [2]
3 29 November 2015   Ruka 15 km C Pursuit   Niklas Dyrhaug Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sjur Røthe [3]
1 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) Martin Johnsrud Sundby Petter Northug Finn Hågen Krogh [4]
2 4 5 December 2015   Lillehammer 30 km Skiathlon   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Niklas Dyrhaug Hans Christer Holund Martin Johnsrud Sundby [5]
3 5 12 December 2015   Davos 30 km F   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Maurice Manificat Anders Gløersen [6]
4 6 13 December 2015   Davos Sprint F   Federico Pellegrino Baptiste Gros Sondre Turvoll Fossli [7]
5 7 19 December 2015   Toblach Sprint F   Federico Pellegrino Simeon Hamilton Andrew Young [8]
6 8 20 December 2015   Toblach 15 km C   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Alexander Bessmertnykh Sjur Røthe [9]
9 1 January 2016   Lenzerheide Sprint F   Federico Pellegrino Sergey Ustiugov Finn Hågen Krogh Martin Johnsrud Sundby [10]
10 2 January 2016   Lenzerheide 30 km C Mass Start   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Petter Northug Didrik Tønseth [11]
11 3 January 2016   Lenzerheide 10 km F Pursuit   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Petter Northug Finn Hågen Krogh [12]
12 5 January 2016   Oberstdorf Sprint C   Emil Iversen Sergey Ustiugov Alexey Poltoranin [13]
13 6 January 2016   Oberstdorf 15 km C Mass Start   Alexey Poltoranin Dario Cologna Francesco De Fabiani [14]
14 8 January 2016   Toblach 10 km F   Finn Hågen Krogh Martin Johnsrud Sundby Maurice Manificat [15]
15 9 January 2016   Val di Fiemme 15 km C Mass Start   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Niklas Dyrhaug Alexey Poltoranin [16]
16 10 January 2016   Val di Fiemme 9 km F Pursuit climb   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Robin Duvillard Matti Heikkinen [17]
7 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) Martin Johnsrud Sundby Finn Hågen Krogh Sergey Ustiugov [18]
8 17 16 January 2016   Planica Sprint F   Federico Pellegrino Baptiste Gros Richard Jouve Martin Johnsrud Sundby [19]
9 18 23 January 2016   Nové Město na Moravě 15 km F   Maurice Manificat Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sergey Ustiugov [20]
10 19 3 February 2016   Drammen Sprint C   Petter Northug Ola Vigen Hattestad Eirik Brandsdal [21]
11 20 6 February 2016   Oslo 50 km C Mass Start   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Niklas Dyrhaug Maxim Vylegzhanin [22]
12 21 11 February 2016   Stockholm Sprint C   Nikita Kryukov Ola Vigen Hattestad Petter Northug [23]
13 22 13 February 2016   Falun 10 km C   Maxim Vylegzhanin Alexander Bessmertnykh Maurice Manificat [24]
14 23 14 February 2016   Falun 15 km F Mass Start   Sergey Ustiugov Francesco De Fabiani Martin Johnsrud Sundby [25]
15 24 20 February 2016   Lahti Sprint F   Emil Iversen Finn Hågen Krogh Petter Northug [26]
16 25 21 February 2016   Lahti 30 km Skiathlon   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Finn Hågen Krogh Hans Christer Holund [27]
26 1 March 2016   Gatineau Sprint F   Sergey Ustiugov Richard Jouve Simeon Hamilton Martin Johnsrud Sundby [28]
27 2 March 2016   Montreal 17.5 km C Mass Start   Emil Iversen Petter Northug Sergey Ustiugov [29]
28 4 March 2016   Quebec City Sprint F   Baptiste Gros Alex Harvey Sergey Ustiugov [30]
29 5 March 2016   Quebec City 15 km F Pursuit   Sergey Ustiugov Petter Northug Emil Iversen [31]
30 8 March 2016   Canmore Sprint C   Federico Pellegrino Eirik Brandsdal Maurice Manificat [32]
31 9 March 2016   Canmore 30 km Skiathlon   Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sergey Ustiugov Matti Heikkinen [33]
32 11 March 2016   Lake Louise 15 km F   Matti Heikkinen Evgeniy Belov Marcus Hellner [34]
33 12 March 2016   Canmore 15 km C Pursuit   Maurice Manificat Matti Heikkinen Martin Johnsrud Sundby
17 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sergey Ustiugov Petter Northug

Ladies

WC Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Ref.
1 27 November 2015   Ruka Sprint C   Maiken Caspersen Falla Stina Nilsson Ragnhild Haga Maiken Caspersen Falla [35]
2 28 November 2015   Ruka 5 km F   Therese Johaug Charlotte Kalla Ida Ingemarsdotter Ida Ingemarsdotter [36]
3 29 November 2015   Ruka 10 km C Pursuit   Therese Johaug Stina Nilsson Kerttu Niskanen Therese Johaug [37]
1 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) Therese Johaug Stina Nilsson Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [38]
2 4 5 December 2015   Lillehammer 15 km Skiathlon   Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Charlotte Kalla Therese Johaug [39]
3 5 12 December 2015   Davos 15 km F   Therese Johaug Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng [40]
4 6 13 December 2015   Davos Sprint F   Stina Nilsson Maiken Caspersen Falla Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [41]
5 7 19 December 2015   Toblach Sprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Stina Nilsson [42]
6 8 20 December 2015   Toblach 10 km C   Therese Johaug Krista Pärmäkoski Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [43]
9 1 January 2016   Lenzerheide Sprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla Ida Ingemarsdotter Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Therese Johaug [44]
10 2 January 2016   Lenzerheide 15 km C Mass Start   Therese Johaug Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng [45]
11 3 January 2016   Lenzerheide 5 km F Pursuit   Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Therese Johaug Ragnhild Haga [46]
12 5 January 2016   Oberstdorf Sprint C   Sophie Caldwell Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [47]
13 6 January 2016   Oberstdorf 10 km C Mass Start   Therese Johaug Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng [48]
14 8 January 2016   Toblach 5 km F   Jessie Diggins Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [49]
15 9 January 2016   Val di Fiemme 10 km C Mass Start   Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Therese Johaug [50]
16 10 January 2016   Val di Fiemme 9 km F Pursuit climb   Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Elizabeth Stephen [51]
7 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) Therese Johaug Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng [52]
8 17 16 January 2016   Planica Sprint F   Stina Nilsson Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Heidi Weng Therese Johaug [53]
9 18 23 January 2016   Nové Město na Moravě 10 km F   Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Jessie Diggins [54]
10 19 3 February 2016   Drammen Sprint C   Maiken Caspersen Falla Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Natalya Matveyeva [55]
11 20 7 February 2016   Oslo 30 km C Mass Start   Therese Johaug Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Anne Kyllönen [56]
12 21 11 February 2016   Stockholm Sprint C   Maiken Caspersen Falla Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Stina Nilsson [57]
13 22 13 February 2016   Falun 5 km C   Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [58]
14 23 14 February 2016   Falun 10 km F Mass Start   Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen [59]
15 24 20 February 2016   Lahti Sprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla Jessie Diggins Heidi Weng [60]
16 25 21 February 2016   Lahti 15 km Skiathlon   Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [61]
26 1 March 2016   Gatineau Sprint F   Maiken Caspersen Falla Stina Nilsson Jessie Diggins Therese Johaug [62]
27 2 March 2016   Montreal 10.5 km C Mass Start   Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen [63]
28 4 March 2016   Quebec City Sprint F   Stina Nilsson Maiken Caspersen Falla Heidi Weng [64]
29 5 March 2016   Quebec City 10 km F Pursuit   Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen [65]
30 8 March 2016   Canmore Sprint C   Maiken Caspersen Falla Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [66]
31 9 March 2016   Canmore 15 km Skiathlon   Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen [67]
32 11 March 2016   Lake Louise 10 km F   Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng Krista Pärmäkoski [68]
33 12 March 2016   Canmore 10 km C Pursuit   Krista Pärmäkoski Therese Johaug Jessie Diggins [69]
17 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) Therese Johaug Heidi Weng Ingvild Flugstad Østberg [70]

Men's team

WC Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 1 6 December 2015   Lillehammer 4 x 7.5 km Relay C/F    Norway I
Niklas Dyrhaug
Hans Christer Holund
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Petter Northug
 Norway III
Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget
Mathias Rundgreen
Simen Andreas Sveen
Finn Hågen Krogh
 Norway II
Emil Iversen
Didrik Tønseth
Sjur Røthe
Anders Gløersen
[71]
2 2 17 January 2016   Planica Team Sprint F    Italy I
Dietmar Nöckler
Federico Pellegrino
 France I
Renaud Jay
Baptiste Gros
 France II
Valentin Chauvin
Richard Jouve
[72]
3 3 24 January 2016   Nové Město na Moravě 4 x 7.5 km Relay    Norway I
Sjur Røthe
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Mathias Rundgreen
Finn Hågen Krogh
 Russia I
Evgeniy Belov
Alexander Legkov
Aleksey Chervotkin
Sergey Ustiugov
 Italy
Dietmar Nöckler
Francesco De Fabiani
Roland Clara
Federico Pellegrino
[73]

Ladies' team

WC Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 1 6 December 2015   Lillehammer 4 x 5 km Relay C/F    Norway I
Maiken Caspersen Falla
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Therese Johaug
Heidi Weng
 Finland
Krista Pärmäkoski
Kerttu Niskanen
Laura Mononen
Anne Kyllönen
 United States
Rosie Brennan
Sadie Bjornsen
Elizabeth Stephen
Jessie Diggins
[74]
2 2 17 January 2016   Planica Team Sprint F    Sweden I
Ida Ingemarsdotter
Stina Nilsson
 Norway I
Heidi Weng
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
 Germany I
Sandra Ringwald
Hanna Kolb
[75]
3 3 24 January 2016   Nové Město na Moravě 4 x 5 km Relay    Norway
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
Heidi Weng
Therese Johaug
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
 United States
Sophie Caldwell
Sadie Bjornsen
Elizabeth Stephen
Jessie Diggins
 Finland
Anne Kyllönen
Krista Pärmäkoski
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Kerttu Niskanen
[76]

Men's standings

Ladies' standings

Nations Cup

Achievements

New official FIS count from 2015/16 season.[77] Only individual events.

First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2015/16 season in parentheses)

Retirements

Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement:

References

  1. "Men's Sprint C: Ruka" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 27 November 2015.
  2. "Men's 10km Individual F: Ruka" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 28 November 2015.
  3. "Men's 15km C Pursuit: Ruka" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 29 November 2015.
  4. "Men's 3-day tour overall: Ruka" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 29 November 2015.
  5. "Men's 30km Skiathlon: Lillehammer" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 5 December 2015.
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