title: 2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
text: # 2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
  
  The 2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 20th official World Cup in cross-country skiing. It started in Beitostølen, Norway on 25 November 2000 and finished in Kuopio, Finland on 25 March 2001. Per Elofsson of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Yuliya Chepalova of Russia won the women's.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  ### Men's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway ITore Bjonviken Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Kristen Skjeldal Tor Arne Hetland | FinlandJanne Immonen Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Sami Repo | Norway IIKrister Sørgård Anders Aukland Hans Leithe Espen Bjervig |
  | 2 | 9 December 2000 | Santa Caterina | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | NorwayFrode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Tor Arne Hetland Thomas Alsgaard | AustriaGerhard Urain Mikhail Botvinov Achim Walcher Christian Hoffmann | RussiaVitaly Denisov Mikhail Ivanov Nikolay Bolshakov Vladimir Vilisov |
  | 3 | 13 December 2000 | Clusone | Team Sprint F | Italy IFulvio Valbusa Fabio Maj | Italy IIGiorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi | GermanyRené Sommerfeldt Peter Schlickenrieder |
  | 4 | 18 March 2001 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | RussiaVitaly Denisov Mikhail Ivanov Nikolay Bolshakov Vladimir Vilisov | SwedenUrban Lindgren Mathias Fredriksson Morgan Göransson Per Elofsson | ItalySilvio Fauner Fabio Maj Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi |
  
  ### Women's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | FinlandPirjo Manninen Milla Jauho Virpi Kuitunen Kaisa Varis | RussiaOlga Danilova Lyubov Yegorova Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova | SwedenLina Andersson Karin Öhman Carin Holmberg Mariana Handler |
  | 2 | 8 December 2000 | Santa Caterina | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | RussiaNina Gavrylyuk Olga Zavyalova Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova | NorwayTina Bay Bente Skari Elin Nilsen Hilde G. Pedersen | FinlandPirjo Manninen Satu Salonen Virpi Kuitunen Milla Jauho |
  | 3 | 13 December 2000 | Clusone | Team Sprint F | Russia IOlga Zavyalova Yuliya Chepalova | ItalySabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo | Russia IIIIrina Skladneva Olga Moskalenko |
  | 4 | 13 January 2001 | Soldier Hollow | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | ItalySabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Cristina Paluselli Stefania Belmondo | CanadaSara Renner Milaine Theriault Beckie Scott Amanda Fortier | FinlandMari Rauhala Kirsi Välimaa Riikka Sirviö Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
  