2014–15 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

The 2014–15 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 34th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 29 November 2014 in Ruka, Finland and ended on 15 March 2015 in Oslo, Norway.

The season's biggest event is FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015.

Changed results due to doping violation

On 20 July 2016, Martin Johnsrud Sundby was banned from competing in ski competitions for two months by the FIS after having used an asthma medicine incorrectly during the 2014–15 season. He was also stripped of two results; a victory in 15 km C in Davos, 13 December 2014 and a third place in 25 km F Pursuit in Toblach, 8 January 2015. the latter also resulted in Sundby losing the Tour de Ski title. Due to losing a total of 616 points for the affected competitions he also lost the overall World Cup title.^{[1] [2]}

Calendar

Men

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	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
1	1	29 November 2014	Ruka	Sprint C	Eirik Brandsdal	Petter Northug	Sondre Turvoll Fossli	Eirik Brandsdal	[3]
2	2	30 November 2014	Ruka	15 km C	Iivo Niskanen	Martin Johnsrud Sundby		Eirik Brandsdal Iivo Niskanen	[4]
	3	5 December 2014	Lillehammer	Sprint F	Pål Golberg	Alexei Petukhov	Finn Hågen Krogh	Eirik Brandsdal	[5]
	4	6 December 2014	Lillehammer	10 km F	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Finn Hågen Krogh	Sjur Røthe	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	[6]
	5	7 December 2014	Lillehammer	15 km C Pursuit	Didrik Tønseth	Alexey Poltoranin	Martin Johnsrud Sundby		[7]
bgcolor=#EFDECD align=center	3	5th Nordic Opening Overall (5–7 December 2014)	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Finn Hågen Krogh	Sjur Røthe	[8]
4	6	13 December 2014	Davos	15 km C	Didrik Tønseth	Dario Cologna	Sjur Røthe	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	[9]
5	7	14 December 2014	Davos	Sprint F	Finn Hågen Krogh	Anders Gløersen	Eirik Brandsdal		[10]
6	8	20 December 2014	Davos	15 km F	Anders Gløersen	Petter Northug	Chris Jespersen		[11]
7	9	21 December 2014	Davos	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Alexei Petukhov	Finn Hågen Krogh		[12]
	10	3 January 2015	Oberstdorf	4 km F Prologue	Dario Cologna	Calle Halfvarsson	Petter Northug	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	[13]
	11	4 January 2015	Oberstdorf	15 km C Pursuit	Petter Northug	Alex Harvey	Calle Halfvarsson		[14]
	12	6 January 2015	Val Mustair	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Petter Northug	Martin Johnsrud Sundby		[15]
	13	7 January 2015	Toblach	10 km C	Alexey Poltoranin	Evgeniy Belov	Martin Johnsrud Sundby		[16]
	14	8 January 2015	Cortina-Toblach	35 km F Pursuit	Petter Northug	Calle Halfvarsson	Evgeniy Belov		[17]
	15	10 January 2015	Val di Fiemme	15 km C Mass Start	Tim Tscharnke	Alexey Poltoranin	Dario Cologna		[18]
	16	11 January 2015	Val di Fiemme	9 km F Pursuit	Roland Clara	Maurice Manificat	Toni Livers		[19]
bgcolor=#BCD4E6 align=center	8	9th Tour de Ski Overall (3–11 January 2015)	Petter Northug	Evgeniy Belov	Calle Halfvarsson	[20]
9	17	17 January 2015	Otepää	Sprint C	Tomas Northug	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Toni Ketelä	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	[21]
10	18	23 January 2015	Rybinsk	15 km F	Dario Cologna	Evgeniy Belov	Sergey Ustiugov		[22]
11	19	24 January 2015	Rybinsk	Sprint F	Federico Pellegrino	Sergey Ustiugov	Andrey Parfenov		[23]
12	20	25 January 2015	Rybinsk	30 km Skiathlon	Maxim Vylegzhanin	Dario Cologna	Matti Heikkinen		[24]
13	21	14 February 2015	Östersund	Sprint C	Finn Hågen Krogh	Alex Harvey	Timo André Bakken		[25]
14	22	15 February 2015	Östersund	15 km F	Finn Hågen Krogh	Maurice Manificat	Marcus Hellner		[26]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 (19 February – 1 March)
15	23	7 March 2015	Lahti	Sprint F	Eirik Brandsdal	Sindre Bjørnestad Skar	Richard Jouve	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	[27]
16	24	8 March 2015	Lahti	15 km C	Francesco De Fabiani	Alexey Poltoranin	Sami Jauhojärvi		[28]
17	25	11 March 2015	Drammen	Sprint C	Eirik Brandsdal	Finn Hågen Krogh	Ola Vigen Hattestad		[29]
18	26	14 March 2015	Oslo	50 km F Mass Start	Sjur Røthe	Dario Cologna	Martin Johnsrud Sundby		[30]

Women

		Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
1	1	29 November 2014	Ruka	Sprint C	Marit Bjørgen	Katja Višnar	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Marit Bjørgen	[31]
2	2	30 November 2014	Ruka	10 km C	Therese Johaug	Marit Bjørgen	Charlotte Kalla		[32]
	3	5 December 2014	Lillehammer	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Celine Brun-Lie	Heidi Weng	Marit Bjørgen	[33]
	4	6 December 2014	Lillehammer	5 km F	Therese Johaug	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng		[34]
	5	7 December 2014	Lillehammer	10 km C Pursuit	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Marit Bjørgen		[35]
bgcolor=#EFDECD align=center	3	5th Nordic Opening Overall (5–7 December 2014)	Marit Bjørgen	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	[36]
4	6	13 December 2014	Davos	10 km C	Therese Johaug	Marit Bjørgen	Kerttu Niskanen	Marit Bjørgen	[37]
5	7	14 December 2014	Davos	Sprint F	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Celine Brun-Lie		[38]
6	8	20 December 2014	Davos	10 km F	Marit Bjørgen	Nicole Fessel	Heidi Weng		[39]
7	9	21 December 2014	Davos	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Stina Nilsson	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		[40]
	10	3 January 2015		3 km F Prologue	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng	Ragnhild Haga	Marit Bjørgen	[41]
	11	4 January 2015		10 km C Pursuit	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng	Therese Johaug		[42]
	12	6 January 2015	Val Mustair	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg		[43]
	13	7 January 2015	Toblach	5 km C	Marit Bjørgen	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng		[44]
	14	8 January 2015	Cortina-Toblach	15 km F Pursuit	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng	Therese Johaug		[45]
	15	10 January 2015	Val di Fiemme	10 km C Mass Start	Therese Johaug	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng		[46]
	16	11 January 2015	Val di Fiemme	9 km F Pursuit	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	Marit Bjørgen		[47]
bgcolor=#BCD4E6 align=center	8	9th Tour de Ski Overall (3–11 January 2015)	Marit Bjørgen	Therese Johaug	Heidi Weng	[48]
9	17	17 January 2015	Otepää	Sprint C	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Stina Nilsson	Celine Brun-Lie	Marit Bjørgen	[49]
10	18	23 January 2015	Rybinsk	10 km F	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen	Elizabeth Stephen	Stefanie Böhler		[50]
11	19	24 January 2015	Rybinsk	Sprint F	Jennie Öberg	Natalya Matveyeva	Laurien van der Graaff		[51]
12	20	25 January 2015	Rybinsk	15 km Skiathlon	Martine Ek Hagen	Riitta-Liisa Roponen	Stefanie Böhler		[52]
13	21	14 February 2015	Östersund	Sprint C	Marit Bjørgen	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Stina Nilsson		[53]
14	22	15 February 2015	Östersund	10 km F	Charlotte Kalla	Marit Bjørgen	Therese Johaug		[54]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 (18 February – 1 March)
15	23	7 March 2015	Lahti	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Kikkan Randall	Marit Bjørgen	[55]
16	24	8 March 2015	Lahti	10 km C	Marit Bjørgen	Heidi Weng	Charlotte Kalla		[56]
17	25	11 March 2015	Drammen	Sprint C	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Heidi Weng	Marit Bjørgen		[57]
18	26	15 March 2015	Oslo	30 km F Mass Start	Marit Bjørgen	Therese Johaug	Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen		[58]

Ladies' team

Men's standings

Overall

Rank	after 28 events	Points
1	Dario Cologna	1103
2		1047
3		897
4		870
5		868
6		748
7		613
8		557
9		518
10		488

Distance

Rank	after 16 events	Points
1	Dario Cologna	821
2		480
3		457
4		411
5		401
6		385
7		351
8		330
9		313
10		293

Sprint

Rank	after 10 events	Points
1	Finn Hågen Krogh	479
2		442
3		376
4		298
5		267
6		221
7		217
8		214
9		204
10		187

Prize money

Rank	after 38 payouts	CHF
1		193,900
2		105,250
3		102,125
4		78,812
5		51,000
6		45,875
7		45,600
8		36,250
9		32,000
10		29,250

Helvetia U23

Rank	after 28 events	Points
1		309
2		297
3		267
4		169
5		112
6		106
7		72
8		54
9		50
10		37

Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking

Rank	after 8 events	Points
1		152
2		128
3		119
4		117
5		97
6		60
7		47
8		45
9		44
10		40

Women's standings

Overall

Rank	after 28 events	Points
1	Marit Bjørgen	2172
2		1388
3		1332
4		894
5		750
6		661
7		620
8		565
9		548
10		544

Distance

Rank	after 16 events	Points
1	Marit Bjørgen	962
2		857
3		692
4		426
5		402
6		399
7		360
8		344
9		328
10		326

Sprint

Rank	after 10 events	Points
1	Marit Bjørgen	610
2		560
3		512
4		345
5		280
6		260
7		252
8		217
9		216
10		174

Prize money

Rank	after 38 payouts	CHF
1		332,650
2		160,375
3		109,625
4		76,625
5		54,625
6		44,999
7		38,625
8		32,350
9		28,000
10		24,000

Helvetia U23

Rank	after 28 events	Points
1		427
2		247
3		131
4		79
5		77
6		65
7		64
8		51
		51
10		44

Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking

Rank	after events	Points
1		184
2		134
3		127
4		52
5		48
6		44
7		42
		42
		42
10		40

Nations Cup

Overall

Rank	after 56 events	Points
1		17225
2		5861
3		5324
4		3143
5		2510
6		2076
7		1836
8		1649
9		1543
10		862

Men

Rank	after 28 events	Points
1		8301
2		4188
3		2093
4		1722
5		1359
6		1318
7		1112
8		749
9		552
10		393

Women

Rank	after 28 events	Points
1		8924
2		3231
3		2117
4		1825
5		1673
6		1573
7		745
8		649
9		431
10		415

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2014/15 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.

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Individual	100	80	60	50	45	40	36	32	29	26	24	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Team Sprint
Nordic Opening	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
World Cup Final
Relay
Tour de Ski	400	320	240	200	180	160	144	128	116	104	96	88	80	72	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4
Stage Nordic Opening	50	46	43	40	37	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Stage Tour de Ski
Stage World Cup Final
Bonus points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

A skier's best results in all distance races and sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals.

All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski and in World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski and the first race of the World Cup final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the sprint standings.

In mass start races bonus points are awarded to the first 10 at each bonus station.

The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double, with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc.) awarded.

Achievements

WC stage events are not included. Only individual events.

First World Cup career victory:

Men

• Iivo Niskanen, 22, in his 5th season – the WC 2 (15 km C) in Ruka; also first podium
• Didrik Tønseth, 23, in his 4th season – the WC 2 (15 km C Pursuit) in Lillehammer; first podium was 2013–14 WC 4 (15 km C) in Lillehammer
• Finn Hågen Krogh, 24, in his 5th season – the WC 5 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2012–13 WC 14 (Sprint F) in Lahti
• Federico Pellegrino, 24, in his 6th season – the WC 7 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2010–11 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Liberec
• Roland Clara, 32, in his 11th season – the WC 8 (9 km F Pursuit) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2010–11 WC 7 (9 km F Pursuit) in Val di Fiemme
• Tomas Northug, 24, in his 6th season – the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Otepää; also first podium
• Francesco De Fabiani, 21, in his 2nd season – the WC 16 (15 km C) in Lahti; also first podium
• Sjur Røthe, 26, in his 7th season – the WC 18 (50 km F) in Oslo; first podium was 2012-13 WC 4 (15 km C) in Canmore

Women

• Jennie Öberg, 25, in her 5th season – the WC 11 (Sprint F) in Rybinsk; also first podium
• Martine Ek Hagen, 23, in her 5th season – the WC 12 (Skiathlon) in Rybinsk; also first podium

First World Cup podium:

Men

• Sondre Turvoll Fossli, 21, in his 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka
• Iivo Niskanen, 22, in his 5th season – no. 1 in the WC 2 (15 km C) in Ruka
• Toni Ketelä, 26, in his 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Otepää
• Tomas Northug, 24, in his 6th season – no. 1 in the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Otepää
• Andrey Parfenov, 27, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 11 (Sprint F) in Rybinsk
• Timo André Bakken, 25, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 13 (Sprint C) in Östersund
• Sindre Bjørnestad Skar, 23, in his 5th season – no. 2 in the WC 15 (Sprint F) in Lahti
• Richard Jouve, 20, in his 1st season – no. 3 in the WC 15 (Sprint F) in Lahti
• Francesco De Fabiani, 21, in his 2nd season – no. 1 in the WC 16 (15 km C) in Lahti

Women

• Jennie Öberg, 25, in her 5th season – no. 1 in the WC 11 (Sprint F) in Rybinsk
• Martine Ek Hagen, 23, in her 5th season – no. 1 in the WC 12 (Skiathlon) in Rybinsk

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2014/15 season in parentheses):

Men

• Petter Northug, 3 (37) first places
• Eirik Brandsdal, 3 (8) first places
• Finn Hågen Krogh, 3 (6) first places
• Federico Pellegrino, 3 (3) first places
• Dario Cologna, 2 (21) first place
• Martin Johnsrud Sundby, 2 (10) first places
• Didrik Tønseth, 2 (2) first places
• Alexey Poltoranin, 1 (8) first place
• Anders Gløersen, 1 (5) first place
• Maxim Vylegzhanin, 1 (6) first place
• Pål Golberg, 1 (3) first place
• Tim Tscharnke, 1 (2) first place
• Iivo Niskanen, 1 (1) first place
• Tomas Northug, 1 (1) first place
• Francesco De Fabiani, 1 (1) first place
• Sjur Røthe, 1 (1) first place
• Roland Clara, 1 (1) first place

Women

• Marit Bjørgen, 15 (102) first places
• Therese Johaug, 6 (25) first places
• Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, 2 (3) first places
• Charlotte Kalla, 1 (4) first place
• Maiken Caspersen Falla, 1 (4) first place
• Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, 1 (5) first place
• Jennie Öberg, 1 (1) first place
• Martine Ek Hagen, 1 (1) first place

Retirements

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

Men

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Women

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Notes and References

1. http://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/sundby-2 Norske skidstjärnan fast för dopningsbrott
2. FIS: Update on Cross-Country rankings after CAS Sundby decision Accessed 26 July 2016.
3. Web site: Men's SP C Final – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2014.
4. Web site: Men's 15km C – Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 30 November 2014.
5. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Lillehammer. FIS. 5 December 2014.
6. Web site: Men's 10 km F – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 6 December 2014.
7. Web site: Men's 15 km C Pursuit – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 7 December 2014.
8. Web site: Men's Tour Overall – Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 7 December 2014.
9. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Davos. International Ski Federation. 13 December 2014.
10. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 14 December 2014.
11. Web site: Men's 15k – Davos. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2014.
12. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Davos. International Ski Federation. 21 December 2014.
13. Web site: Men's 4 km F – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2015.
14. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 4 January 2015.
15. Web site: Men's Sprint F – Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2015.
16. Web site: Men's 10 km C – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 7 January 2015.
17. Web site: Men's 25 km F – Toblach. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2015.
18. Web site: Men's 15 km C – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2015.
19. Web site: Men 9.0 km Pursuit Free - Final Climb – Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 11 January 2015.
20. Web site: Tour de Ski Overall Standing. International Ski Federation. 11 January 2015.
21. Web site: Men Sprint C – Otepää. International Ski Federation. 17 January 2015.
22. Web site: Men 15 km F – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 23 January 2015.
23. Web site: Men Sprint F – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 24 January 2015.
24. Web site: Men's skiathlon – Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 25 January 2015.
25. Web site: Men Sprint C – Östersund. International Ski Federation. 14 February 2015.
26. Web site: Men 15 km F – Östersund. International Ski Federation. 15 February 2015.
27. Web site: Men Sprint F – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 7 March 2015.
28. Web site: Men 15 km C – Lahti. International Ski Federation. 8 March 2015.
29. Web site: Men Sprint C – Drammen. International Ski Federation. 11 March 2015.
30. Web site: Men 50 km F – Oslo. International Ski Federation. 14 March 2015.
31. Web site: Women's SP C Final: Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 29 November 2014.
32. Web site: Ladies 10km C: Kuusamo. International Ski Federation. 30 November 2014.
33. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 5 December 2014.
34. Web site: Ladies 5 km F: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 6 December 2014.
35. Web site: Ladies 10 km C Pursuit: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 7 December 2014.
36. Web site: Ladies Tour Overall: Lillehammer. International Ski Federation. 7 December 2014.
37. Web site: Ladies 10 km C: Davos. International Ski Federation. 13 December 2014.
38. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Davos. International Ski Federation. 14 December 2014.
39. Web site: Ladies 10 km F: Davos. International Ski Federation. 20 December 2014.
40. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Davos. International Ski Federation. 21 December 2014.
41. Web site: Ladies 3 km F: Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 3 January 2015.
42. Web site: Ladies 10 km C: Oberstdorf. International Ski Federation. 4 January 2015.
43. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Val Müstair. International Ski Federation. 6 January 2015.
44. Web site: Ladies 5 km C: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 7 January 2015.
45. Web site: Ladies 15 km F: Toblach. International Ski Federation. 8 January 2015.
46. Web site: Ladies 10 km C: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 10 January 2015.
47. Web site: Ladies 9 km F: Val di Fiemme. International Ski Federation. 11 January 2015.
48. Web site: Ladies Tour de Ski Overall. International Ski Federation. 11 January 2015.
49. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Otepää. International Ski Federation. 17 January 2015.
50. Web site: Ladies 10 km F: Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 23 January 2015.
51. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 24 January 2015.
52. Web site: Ladies Skiathlon: Rybinsk. International Ski Federation. 25 January 2015.
53. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Östersund. International Ski Federation. 14 February 2015.
54. Web site: Ladies 10 km F: Östersund. International Ski Federation. 15 February 2015.
55. Web site: Ladies Sprint F: Lahti. International Ski Federation. 7 March 2015.
56. Web site: Ladies 10 km C: Lahti. International Ski Federation. 8 March 2015.
57. Web site: Ladies Sprint C: Drammen. International Ski Federation. 11 March 2015.
58. Web site: Ladies 30 km F: Oslo. International Ski Federation. 15 March 2015.
59. Web site: Men 6x1.5 km Free Team Sprint: Otepää. International Ski Federation. 18 January 2015.
60. Web site: Ladies 6x1.2 km Free Team Sprint: Otepää. International Ski Federation. 18 January 2015.
61. Web site: Time to say good-bye: Retirements in Cross-Country Skiing . . 9 April 2015 . . 9 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045844/http://www.fis-ski.com/cross-country/news-multimedia/news/article=time-say-good-bye-retirements-cross-country-skiing-69414.html . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
62. Web site: Anders Södergren har nu åkt sin sista tävling . . 14 March 2015 . . 15 March 2015.
63. Web site: Celine Brun-Lie legger opp . . 23 February 2015 . . 9 March 2015.