title: 2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
text: # 2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
  
  The 2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for cross-country skiers. It was the 26th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 28 October 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in Düsseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bjørgen of Norway. This season, Tour de Ski was a part of the World Cup for the first time. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  Both men's and women's events tend to be held at the same resorts over a 2 or 3 day period. Listed below is a list of races which equates with the points table further down this page.
  
  The Tour de Ski is a series of events which count towards the World Cup. The inaugural Tour de Ski was supposed to start with the meet at Nové Město, but due to lack of snow the first two events were cancelled. The 1st Tour the Ski started in München and concluded at Val di Fiemme.
  
  ### Men's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 29 October 2006 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | Sweden IBjörn Lind Peter Larsson | Norway IIØystein Pettersen Eldar Rønning | Italy IRenato Pasini Cristian Zorzi |
  | 2 | 19 November 2006 | Gällivare | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | GermanyJens Filbrich Franz Göring Tobias Angerer Axel Teichmann | RussiaNikolay Pankratov Vasily Rochev Alexander Legkov Yevgeny Dementyev | Czech RepublicMartin Koukal Lukáš Bauer Jiří Magál Milan Šperl |
  | 3 | 17 December 2006 | La Clusaz | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Russia IVasily Rochev Nikolay Pankratov Alexander Legkov Yevgeny Dementyev | NorwayTor Arne Hetland Eldar Rønning Ole Einar Bjørndalen Petter Northug | GermanyBenjamin Seifert Axel Teichmann René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer |
  | | 21 January 2007 | Rybinsk | Team Sprint C | cancelled, due to rescheduled sprint to Rybinsk (21 Jan) | cancelled, due to rescheduled sprint to Rybinsk (21 Jan) | cancelled, due to rescheduled sprint to Rybinsk (21 Jan) |
  | 4 | 4 February 2007 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | RussiaIvan Babikov Sergey Novikov Ilia Chernousov Sergey Shiryayev | ItalyValerio Checchi Giorgio Di Centa Fabio Santus Pietro Piller Cottrer | FranceJean-Marc Gaillard Vincent Vittoz Emmanuel Jonnier Alexandre Rousselet |
  | 5 | 25 March 2007 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway IØystein Pettersen Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Frode Estil Petter Northug | RussiaNikolay Pankratov Vasily Rochev Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin | FranceChristophe Perrillat-Collomb Jean-Marc Gaillard Vincent Vittoz Emmanuel Jonnier |
  
  ### Women's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 29 October 2006 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | Norway IElla Gjømle Marit Bjørgen | Sweden IBritta Norgren Lina Andersson | Finland IIVirpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
  | 2 | 19 November 2006 | Gällivare | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IVibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen | Germany IManuela Henkel Katrin Zeller Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Künzel | FinlandKirsi Välimaa Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
  | 3 | 17 December 2006 | La Clusaz | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | GermanyStefanie Böhler Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel-Nystad Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | SwedenLina Andersson Sara Lindborg Charlotte Kalla Britta Norgren | Czech RepublicHelena Erbenová Kamila Rajdlová Ivana Janečková Kateřina Neumannová |
  | | 21 January 2007 | Rybinsk | Team Sprint C | cancelled, due to rescheduled sprint to Rybinsk (21 Jan) | cancelled, due to rescheduled sprint to Rybinsk (21 Jan) | cancelled, due to rescheduled sprint to Rybinsk (21 Jan) |
  | 4 | 4 February 2007 | Davos | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | SwedenLina Andersson Anna Karin Strömstedt Charlotte Kalla Britta Norgren | Norway IAstrid Jacobsen Vibeke Skofterud Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen | FinlandPirjo Muranen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kati Venäläinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen |
  | 5 | 25 March 2007 | Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | GermanyStefanie Böhler Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Claudia Künzel-Nystad | Finland IPirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Sweden IAnna Dahlberg Maria Rydqvist Charlotte Kalla Britta Norgren |
  
  ## Men's standings
  
  Below are tables showing the number of points won in the 2006–07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men.
  
  The first place skier got 100 points, second place got 80, 3rd - 60, 4th - 50, 5th - 45, 6th - 40, 7th - 36, 8th - 32, 9th - 29, 10th - 26, 11th - 24, 12th - 22, 13th - 20, 14th - 18, 15th - 16, 16th - 15... and from then on all the way to 30th - 1 point.
  
  11 distance events and five sprint events counted in the World Cup overall standings.
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Pos | Skier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8-15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tobias Angerer | 4 | 8 | | 13 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | 1 | 9 | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | 1131 |
  | 2 | Alexander Legkov | | 7 | | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 578 |
  | 3 | Eldar Rønning | 1 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 17 | | | 26 | | | 17 | | 3 | 2 | 22 | | | | 556 |
  | 4 | Tor Arne Hetland | 3 | | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 5 | | 15 | 20 | | 3 | | 18 | | 17 | | | | | 522 |
  | 5 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | | | 2 | 11 | 4 | | | | | 3 | | | 16 | | | 1 | 7 | 1 | | 17 | 479 |
  | 6 | Vincent Vittoz | | 30 | | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 7 | | | | 1= | | 2 | 10 | | | | | 5 | 463 |
  | 7 | Petter Northug | 11 | | | | 24 | | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | 7 | | 12 | | 23 | 442 |
  | 8 | Jens Arne Svartedal | 15 | | 1 | 19 | 15 | | 21 | | | | 1 | | 21 | | 2 | | 18 | | 12 | | 386 |
  | 9 | Sami Jauhojärvi | | 25 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 7 | | | 17 | 8 | 27= | | | 24 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | | 382 |
  | 10 | Frode Estil | | | | 16 | 6 | | 11 | | | 2 | | | | | | 4 | | 3 | | 6 | 381 |
  | 11 | Simen Østensen | | | | | | | 3 | | | 30 | 5 | | 5 | 19 | | | 14 | | | | 361 |
  | 12 | Mathias Fredriksson | | 27 | | 4 | 14 | 11 | 14 | | | 13 | | 27= | | 13 | | 14 | | 17 | 19 | 2 | 336 |
  | 13 | Franz Göring | | 3 | | | | | 6 | | | 4 | | | | 6 | | 24 | | | | | 317 |
  | 14 | Yevgeny Dementiev | | | | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | | 24 | | 18 | | | | 26 | | | | | 315 |
  | 15 | Anders Södergren | | | | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | | | 23 | | | | | | 11 | | | | 4 | 297 |
  | 16 | Nikolay Pankratov | | | | 29 | | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 13 | 294 |
  | 17 | René Sommerfeldt | | | | | | 8 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 8 | | | | 11 | | 15 | | 4 | | | 269 |
  | 18 | Axel Teichmann | | 6 | 7 | | | 5 | | | | 1 | 22 | | | 8 | | | | | | | 262 |
  | 19 | Jens Filbrich | | 9 | | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 19 | | | | | 29 | 15 | | 29 | | | | | 250 |
  | 20 | Emil Jönsson | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | | 7 | | 7 | | 4 | | 2 | | 246 |
  | 21 | Emmanuel Jonnier | | 16 | | | | | 26 | 2 | | 28 | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 238 |
  | 22 | Trond Iversen | 9 | | 4 | | | | | | 13 | | 12 | | 4 | | 10 | | 3 | | 9 | | 218 |
  | 23 | Vasily Rochev | | | 10 | 17 | | | | | 4 | 15 | 2 | | | | 17 | 17 | | | | | 214 |
  | 24 | Børre Næss | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 29 | | 1 | | 24 | | 209 |
  | 25 | Mats Larsson | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 23 | 2 | | 3 | 18 | 202 |
  | 25 | Jaak Mae | | | | 5 | 26 | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 5 | | 6 | | 12 | 202 |
  | 27 | Sergey Shiryayev | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | 7 | | 4 | | | | | | | 200 |
  | 28 | Øystein Pettersen | 2 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 11 | | | 11 | 184 |
  | 29 | Jiří Magál | | 12 | | | | 29 | 13 | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 18 | | 9 | 178 |
  | 30 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | | | | | | | | | 30 | | 23 | | 1 | | 22 | | 21 | | 4 | | 177 |
  | Distance Rank Points 1 Tobias Angerer (GER)592 2 Vincent Vittoz (FRA)415 3 Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR)348 4 Eldar Rønning (NOR)286 5 Frode Estil (NOR)285 6 Alexander Legkov (RUS)260 7 Mathias Fredriksson (SWE)255 8 Anders Södergren (SWE)238 9 Emmanuel Jonnier (FRA)219 10 Axel Teichmann (GER)217 | Sprint Rank Points 1 Jens Arne Svartedal (NOR)341 2 Trond Iversen (NOR)286 3 Emil Jönsson (SWE)282 4 Tor Arne Hetland (NOR)234 5 Eldar Rønning (NOR)215 6 Andrew Newell (USA)210 7 Børre Næss (NOR)209 8 Johan Kjølstad (NOR)181 9 Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR)178 10 Vasily Rochev (RUS)170 |
  
  ## Women's standings
  
  Below are tables showing the number of points won in the 2006–07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for women.
  
  The first place skier got 100 points, second place got 80, 3rd - 60, 4th - 50, 5th - 45, 6th - 40, 7th - 36, 8th - 32, 9th - 29, 10th - 26, 11th - 24, 12th - 22, 13th - 20, 14th - 18, 15th - 16, 16th - 15... and from then on all the way to 30th - 1 point.
  
  11 distance events and five sprint events counted in the World Cup overall standings.
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Pos | Skier | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7-14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Virpi Kuitunen | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 1510 |
  | 2 | Marit Bjørgen | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | | 2 | | | 4 | 19 | 3 | | | 8 | 16 | | 10 | 19 | 1 | 941 |
  | 3 | Kateřina Neumannová | 24 | 1 | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | 4 | | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 7 | | 2 | 894 |
  | 4 | Petra Majdič | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | 15 | 9 | 11 | | | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 844 |
  | 5 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 17 | | | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 826 |
  | 6 | Riitta-Liisa Roponen | | 9= | | 12 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | | | 15 | | | 2 | 9 | | 5 | | 16 | 548 |
  | 7 | Valentyna Shevchenko | | 4 | | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | | 3 | 25 | 12 | | | | 23 | | 12 | | 11 | 541 |
  | 8 | Justyna Kowalczyk | | 18 | | 27 | 4 | 27 | 11 | | | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | 11 | 10 | 7 | | 6 | 21 | 484 |
  | 9 | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 7 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | | 25= | 9 | 8 | | | 19 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 438 |
  | 10 | Arianna Follis | 5 | 14 | 18 | | 30= | 3 | 16 | 10 | 1 | | | 21 | | | 5 | 25 | 28 | | 29 | 8 | 419 |
  | 11 | Kristina Šmigun | | 2 | | 3 | 10 | 15 | | 7 | | 21 | | | | | | 1 | | 8 | | 5 | 405 |
  | 12 | Olga Zavyalova | | 9= | | 15 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 8 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 9 | | 7 | 398 |
  | 13 | Claudia Künzel-Nystad | 23 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 8 | | | 14 | 17 | 17 | 4 | | 13 | 369 |
  | 14 | Kristin Størmer Steira | | 12 | | | 19 | 5 | 7 | | | 23 | | 7 | | | | 4 | | 11 | | 10 | 367 |
  | 15 | Vibeke Skofterud | | 5 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 9 | | | 7 | | 19 | | | | 14 | | 13 | | 15 | 364 |
  | 16 | Viola Bauer | | | 26 | 13 | 15 | | 10 | | | 16 | 27 | | 10 | 16 | | 3 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 333 |
  | 17 | Natalya Matveyeva | 2 | | 23 | | | | | | 5 | 24 | 4 | | 2 | 13= | 23 | | 18 | | 9 | | 311 |
  | 18 | Karine Philippot | 21 | 22 | | 20 | | 14 | 12 | | | 19 | | 6 | | 2 | 24 | | | | | 19 | 287 |
  | 19 | Marianna Longa | | 11 | | 22 | 13 | | 15 | 17 | 18 | 5 | | 18 | | | | 21 | | 6 | | 9 | 281 |
  | 20 | Lina Andersson | 4 | | 7 | | 30= | | | | | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 | | | | 6 | | 12 | | 272 |
  | 21 | Anna Dahlberg | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 6 | | 3 | 15 | 4 | | 3 | 20 | 255 |
  | 22 | Natalya Korostelyova | | 15 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 7 | | | 9 | | | 22 | | 30 | 18 | | | 218 |
  | 23 | Yevgeniya Shapovalova | | | 13 | | | | | | 14 | | 3 | | 1 | 18 | 26 | | | | | | 216 |
  | 24 | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | 25 | | 4 | | | | | | | 17 | 2 | | | | | | | | 4 | 17 | 214 |
  | 25 | Stefanie Böhler | 18 | | 10 | | | | 21 | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 213 |
  | 26 | Ella Gjømle | 3 | 30 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | 28 | 16 | | | | 12 | 13 | | 27 | 23 | | 191 |
  | 27 | Mona-Liisa Malvalehto | 6 | | 5 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 5 | | 13 | | 182 |
  | 28 | Alyona Sidko | | 29 | | | 22 | | 29 | | 21 | 25 | 12 | | | 5 | 10 | | 12 | 23 | 14 | | 176 |
  | 29 | Pirjo Manninen | 22 | | 25 | 19 | 26 | | 22 | | | 11 | 17 | | | | | | 21 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 165 |
  | 30 | Kikkan Randall | | | 12 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 7 | | 7 | | | | 30 | | 155 |
  | Distance Rank Points 1 Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)650 2 Kateřina Neumannová (CZE)627 3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)441 4 Marit Bjørgen (NOR)405 5 Kristina Smigun (EST)405 6 Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN)368 7 Olga Zavyalova (RUS)326 8 Petra Majdič (SVN)325 9 Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR)295 10 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)252 | Sprint Rank Points 1 Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)532 2 Petra Majdič (SVN)385 3 Natalya Matveyeva (RUS)313 4 Lina Andersson (SWE)238 5 Anna Dahlberg (SWE)228 6 Marit Bjørgen (NOR)216 7 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)214 8 Arianna Follis (ITA)208 9 Yevgeniya Shapovalova (RUS)203 10 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)182 |
  
  ## Nations Cup
  
  This is the sum of all individual points scored plus points for relay events. Relays count double (200 to the winner), while two teams may be counted for team sprints.
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Pos | Nation | Points | Men's (Rk) | Women's (Rk) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 849 | 522 (1) | 327 (1) |
  | 2 | Sweden | 380 | 174 (3) | 206 (2) |
  | 3 | Germany | 337 | 201 (2) | 136 (4) |
  | 4 | Italy | 245 | 130 (4) | 115 (6) |
  | 5 | Finland | 208 | 33 (9) | 175 (3) |
  | 6 | Russia | 177 | 42 (7) | 135 (5) |
  | 7 | Switzerland | 139 | 74 (5) | 65 (8) |
  | 8 | Slovenia | 88 | | 88 (7) |
  | 9 | France | 87 | 50 (6) | 37 (10) |
  | 10 | Japan | 72 | 29 (12) | 42 (9) |
  | 11 | Estonia | 51 | 41 (8) | 10 (14) |
  | 12 | Czech Republic | 40 | 33 (9) | 7 (15) |
  | 13 | Austria | 35 | 22 (13) | 13 (13) |
  | 14 | United States | 32 | 32 (11) | |
  | 15 | Belarus | 31 | | 31 (11) |
  | 16 | China | 30 | 10 (15) | 20 (12) |
  | 17 | Poland | 15 | 15 (14) | |
  