title: 2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
text: # 2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
  
  The 2001–02 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 21st official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Kuopio, Finland on 24 November 2001 and finished in Lillehammer, Norway on 23 March 2002. Per Elofsson of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Bente Skari of Norway won the women's.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  ### Men's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | NorwayOdd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Erling Jevne Håvard Bjerkeli Tor Arne Hetland | SwedenUrban Lindgren Mathias Fredriksson Per Elofsson Jörgen Brink | RussiaVasily Rochev Mikhail Ivanov Nikolay Bolshakov Vladimir Vilissov |
  | 2 | 16 December 2001 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | SwedenUrban Lindgren Mathias Fredriksson Niklas Jonsson Per Elofsson | RussiaVitaly Denisov Mikhail Ivanov Vladimir Vilissov Nikolay Bolshakov | NorwayFrode Estil Erling Jevne Thomas Alsgaard Tor Arne Hetland |
  | 3 | 13 January 2002 | Nové Město | Team Sprint F | Italy IIFabio Maj Freddy Schwienbacher | Italy IGiorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi | Finland IIITeemu Kattilakoski Sami Repo |
  | 4 | 3 March 2002 | Lahti | Team Sprint F | ItalyGiorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi | GermanyRené Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Czech RepublicLukáš Bauer Martin Koukal |
  | 5 | 10 March 2002 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway IFrode Estil Anders Aukland Kristen Skjeldal Thomas Alsgaard | SwedenMathias Fredriksson Per Elofsson Anders Södergren Fredrik Östberg | Norway IIJens Arne Svartedal Erling Jevne Tore Ruud Hofstad Tore Bjonviken |
  
  ### Women's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 27 November 2001 | Kuopio | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia IOlga Danilova Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Nina Gavrylyuk Yuliya Chepalova | Russia IIAlyona Sidko Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Burukhina Olga Zavyalova | SwedenLina Andersson Elin Ek Anna Dahlberg Jenny Olsson |
  | 2 | 16 December 2001 | Davos | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | NorwayTina Bay Bente Skari Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Vibeke Skofterud | Russia IIIAlyona Sidko Olga Moskalenko Yelena Burukhina Ekaterina Stchastlivaia | ItalyCristina Paluselli Gabriella Paruzzi Arianna Follis Stefania Belmondo |
  | 3 | 13 January 2002 | Nové Město | Team Sprint F | RussiaYevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Yuliya Chepalova | ItalyGabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa | FinlandRiikka Sirviö Riitta-Liisa Lassila |
  | 4 | 3 March 2002 | Lahti | Team Sprint F | ItalyGabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa | RussiaOlga Zavyalova Nina Gavrylyuk | France/ ItalyKarine Philippot Stefania Belmondo |
  | 5 | 10 March 2002 | Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | ItalySabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Cristina Paluselli Stefania Belmondo | NorwayAnita Moen Marit Bjørgen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Vibeke Skofterud | GermanyManuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher |
  