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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 women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
| 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Men | Women |
| Martin Johnsrud Sundby(2nd title) | Therese Johaug (2nd title) |
| Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Therese Johaug |
| Federico Pellegrino | Maiken Caspersen Falla |
| Francesco De Fabiani | Stina Nilsson |
| Norway | Norway |
| Norway | |
| Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Therese Johaug |
| Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Therese Johaug |
| Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Therese Johaug |
| 19 venues | 19 venues |
| 33 events | 33 events |
| 3 events | 3 events |
The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
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.
| 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 | ||
| 2 | 28 November 2015 | Ruka | 10 km F | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alex Harvey | Dario Cologna | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | ||
| 3 | 29 November 2015 | Ruka | 15 km C Pursuit | Niklas Dyrhaug | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sjur Røthe | |||
| 1 | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug | Finn Hågen Krogh | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 30 km Skiathlon | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Niklas Dyrhaug | Hans Christer Holund | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | |
| 3 | 5 | 12 December 2015 | Davos | 30 km F | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maurice Manificat | Anders Gløersen | ||
| 4 | 6 | 13 December 2015 | Davos | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Baptiste Gros | Sondre Turvoll Fossli | ||
| 5 | 7 | 19 December 2015 | Toblach | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Simeon Hamilton | Andrew Young | ||
| 6 | 8 | 20 December 2015 | Toblach | 15 km C | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alexander Bessmertnykh | Sjur Røthe | ||
| 9 | 1 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Sergey Ustiugov | Finn Hågen Krogh | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | ||
| 10 | 2 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 30 km C Mass Start | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug | Didrik Tønseth | |||
| 11 | 3 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 10 km F Pursuit | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug | Finn Hågen Krogh | |||
| 12 | 5 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | Sprint C | Emil Iversen | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexey Poltoranin | |||
| 13 | 6 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | 15 km C Mass Start | Alexey Poltoranin | Dario Cologna | Francesco De Fabiani | |||
| 14 | 8 January 2016 | Toblach | 10 km F | Finn Hågen Krogh | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maurice Manificat | |||
| 15 | 9 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km C Mass Start | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Niklas Dyrhaug | Alexey Poltoranin | |||
| 16 | 10 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Robin Duvillard | Matti Heikkinen | |||
| 7 | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Finn Hågen Krogh | Sergey Ustiugov | |||||
| 8 | 17 | 16 January 2016 | Planica | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Baptiste Gros | Richard Jouve | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | |
| 9 | 18 | 23 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 15 km F | Maurice Manificat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sergey Ustiugov | ||
| 10 | 19 | 3 February 2016 | Drammen | Sprint C | Petter Northug | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Eirik Brandsdal | ||
| 11 | 20 | 6 February 2016 | Oslo | 50 km C Mass Start | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Niklas Dyrhaug | Maxim Vylegzhanin | ||
| 12 | 21 | 11 February 2016 | Stockholm | Sprint C | Nikita Kryukov | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Petter Northug | ||
| 13 | 22 | 13 February 2016 | Falun | 10 km C | Maxim Vylegzhanin | Alexander Bessmertnykh | Maurice Manificat | ||
| 14 | 23 | 14 February 2016 | Falun | 15 km F Mass Start | Sergey Ustiugov | Francesco De Fabiani | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | ||
| 15 | 24 | 20 February 2016 | Lahti | Sprint F | Emil Iversen | Finn Hågen Krogh | Petter Northug | ||
| 16 | 25 | 21 February 2016 | Lahti | 30 km Skiathlon | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Finn Hågen Krogh | Hans Christer Holund | ||
| 26 | 1 March 2016 | Gatineau | Sprint F | Sergey Ustiugov | Richard Jouve | Simeon Hamilton | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | ||
| 27 | 2 March 2016 | Montreal | 17.5 km C Mass Start | Emil Iversen | Petter Northug | Sergey Ustiugov | |||
| 28 | 4 March 2016 | Quebec City | Sprint F | Baptiste Gros | Alex Harvey | Sergey Ustiugov | |||
| 29 | 5 March 2016 | Quebec City | 15 km F Pursuit | Sergey Ustiugov | Petter Northug | Emil Iversen | |||
| 30 | 8 March 2016 | Canmore | Sprint C | Federico Pellegrino | Eirik Brandsdal | Maurice Manificat | |||
| 31 | 9 March 2016 | Canmore | 30 km Skiathlon | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sergey Ustiugov | Matti Heikkinen | |||
| 32 | 11 March 2016 | Lake Louise | 15 km F | Matti Heikkinen | Evgeniy Belov | Marcus Hellner | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| 2 | 28 November 2015 | Ruka | 5 km F | Therese Johaug | Charlotte Kalla | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Ida Ingemarsdotter | ||
| 3 | 29 November 2015 | Ruka | 10 km C Pursuit | Therese Johaug | Stina Nilsson | Kerttu Niskanen | Therese Johaug | ||
| 1 | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | Therese Johaug | Stina Nilsson | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 15 km Skiathlon | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Charlotte Kalla | Therese Johaug | |
| 3 | 5 | 12 December 2015 | Davos | 15 km F | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | ||
| 4 | 6 | 13 December 2015 | Davos | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | ||
| 5 | 7 | 19 December 2015 | Toblach | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Stina Nilsson | ||
| 6 | 8 | 20 December 2015 | Toblach | 10 km C | Therese Johaug | Krista Pärmäkoski | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | ||
| 9 | 1 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug | ||
| 10 | 2 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 15 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | |||
| 11 | 3 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 5 km F Pursuit | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | |||
| 12 | 5 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | Sprint C | Sophie Caldwell | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | |||
| 13 | 6 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | 10 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | |||
| 14 | 8 January 2016 | Toblach | 5 km F | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | |||
| 15 | 9 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 10 km C Mass Start | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug | |||
| 16 | 10 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Elizabeth Stephen | |||
| 7 | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | |||||
| 8 | 17 | 16 January 2016 | Planica | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug | |
| 9 | 18 | 23 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 10 km F | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Jessie Diggins | ||
| 10 | 19 | 3 February 2016 | Drammen | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Matveyeva | ||
| 11 | 20 | 7 February 2016 | Oslo | 30 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Anne Kyllönen | ||
| 12 | 21 | 11 February 2016 | Stockholm | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Stina Nilsson | ||
| 13 | 22 | 13 February 2016 | Falun | 5 km C | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | ||
| 14 | 23 | 14 February 2016 | Falun | 10 km F Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | ||
| 15 | 24 | 20 February 2016 | Lahti | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng | ||
| 16 | 25 | 21 February 2016 | Lahti | 15 km Skiathlon | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | ||
| 26 | 1 March 2016 | Gatineau | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Stina Nilsson | Jessie Diggins | Therese Johaug | ||
| 27 | 2 March 2016 | Montreal | 10.5 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | |||
| 28 | 4 March 2016 | Quebec City | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Heidi Weng | |||
| 29 | 5 March 2016 | Quebec City | 10 km F Pursuit | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | |||
| 30 | 8 March 2016 | Canmore | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | |||
| 31 | 9 March 2016 | Canmore | 15 km Skiathlon | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | |||
| 32 | 11 March 2016 | Lake Louise | 10 km F | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Krista Pärmäkoski | |||
| 33 | 12 March 2016 | Canmore | 10 km C Pursuit | Krista Pärmäkoski | Therese Johaug | Jessie Diggins | |||
| 17 | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | |||||
| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 4 x 7.5 km Relay C/F | Norway INiklas DyrhaugHans Christer HolundMartin Johnsrud SundbyPetter Northug | Norway IIIMartin Løwstrøm NyengetMathias RundgreenSimen Andreas SveenFinn Hågen Krogh | Norway IIEmil IversenDidrik TønsethSjur RøtheAnders Gløersen | |
| 2 | 2 | 17 January 2016 | Planica | Team Sprint F | Italy IDietmar NöcklerFederico Pellegrino | France IRenaud JayBaptiste Gros | France IIValentin ChauvinRichard Jouve | |
| 3 | 3 | 24 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4 x 7.5 km Relay | Norway ISjur RøtheMartin Johnsrud SundbyMathias RundgreenFinn Hågen Krogh | Russia IEvgeniy BelovAlexander LegkovAleksey ChervotkinSergey Ustiugov | ItalyDietmar NöcklerFrancesco De FabianiRoland ClaraFederico Pellegrino |
| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 4 x 5 km Relay C/F | Norway IMaiken Caspersen FallaIngvild Flugstad ØstbergTherese JohaugHeidi Weng | FinlandKrista PärmäkoskiKerttu NiskanenLaura MononenAnne Kyllönen | United StatesRosie BrennanSadie BjornsenElizabeth StephenJessie Diggins | |
| 2 | 2 | 17 January 2016 | Planica | Team Sprint F | Sweden IIda IngemarsdotterStina Nilsson | Norway IHeidi WengAstrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Germany ISandra RingwaldHanna Kolb | |
| 3 | 3 | 24 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4 x 5 km Relay | Norway Ingvild Flugstad ØstbergHeidi WengTherese JohaugAstrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | United StatesSophie CaldwellSadie BjornsenElizabeth StephenJessie Diggins | FinlandAnne KyllönenKrista PärmäkoskiRiitta-Liisa RoponenKerttu Niskanen |
New official FIS count from 2015/16 season. 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)
Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement:
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