title: 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
text: # 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
  
  The 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 37th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 24 November 2017 in Ruka, Finland and ended on 18 March 2018 in Falun, Sweden.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  ### Men
  
  C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
  
  | WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | 24 November 2017 | Ruka | Sprint C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Pål Golberg | Calle Halfvarsson | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 2 | 25 November 2017 | Ruka | 15 km C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Didrik Tønseth | Iivo Niskanen | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 3 | 26 November 2017 | Ruka | 15 km F Pursuit | Maurice Manificat | Matti Heikkinen | Hans Christer Holund | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 1 | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 2 | 4 | 2 December 2017 | Lillehammer | Sprint C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 3 | 5 | 3 December 2017 | Lillehammer | 30 km Skiathlon | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Hans Christer Holund | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 4 | 6 | 9 December 2017 | Davos | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 5 | 7 | 10 December 2017 | Davos | 15 km F | Maurice Manificat | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 6 | 8 | 16 December 2017 | Toblach | 15 km F | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Maurice Manificat | Andrew Musgrave | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 7 | 9 | 17 December 2017 | Toblach | 15 km C Pursuit | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexey Poltoranin | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 10 | 30 December 2017 | Lenzerheide | Sprint F | Sergey Ustiugov | Federico Pellegrino | Lucas Chanavat | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 11 | 31 December 2017 | Lenzerheide | 15 km C | Dario Cologna | Alexey Poltoranin | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 12 | 1 January 2018 | Lenzerheide | 15 km F Pursuit | Dario Cologna | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | | 3 January 2018 | Oberstdorf | Sprint C | cancelled due to severe weather, not rescheduled | cancelled due to severe weather, not rescheduled | cancelled due to severe weather, not rescheduled | cancelled due to severe weather, not rescheduled |
  | | 13 | 4 January 2018 | Oberstdorf | 15 km F Mass Start | Emil Iversen | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | Francesco De Fabiani | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 14 | 6 January 2018 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km C Mass Start | Alexey Poltoranin | Andrey Larkov | Alex Harvey | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 15 | 7 January 2018 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maurice Manificat | Denis Spitsov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 8 | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | Dario Cologna | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alex Harvey | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
  | 9 | 16 | 13 January 2018 | Dresden | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Lucas Chanavat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
  | 10 | 17 | 20 January 2018 | Planica | Sprint C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Emil Iversen | Teodor Peterson | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 11 | 18 | 21 January 2018 | Planica | 15 km C | Alexey Poltoranin | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Calle Halfvarsson | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 12 | 19 | 27 January 2018 | Seefeld in Tirol | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Lucas Chanavat | Calle Halfvarsson | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 13 | 20 | 28 January 2018 | Seefeld in Tirol | 15 km F Mass Start | Dario Cologna | Alex Harvey | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 2018 Winter Olympics (9–25 February) ||||||||||
  | 14 | 21 | 3 March 2018 | Lahti | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Gleb Retivykh | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 15 | 22 | 4 March 2018 | Lahti | 15 km C | Alexander Bolshunov | Iivo Niskanen | Emil Iversen | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 16 | 23 | 7 March 2018 | Drammen | Sprint C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Eirik Brandsdal | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 17 | 24 | 10 March 2018 | Oslo | 50 km F Mass Start | Dario Cologna | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maxim Vylegzhanin | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 25 | 16 March 2018 | Falun | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Lucas Chanavat | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 26 | 17 March 2018 | Falun | 15 km C Mass Start | Alexander Bolshunov | Calle Halfvarsson | Francesco De Fabiani | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | | 27 | 18 March 2018 | Falun | 15 km F Pursuit | Alex Harvey | Hans Christer Holund | Maxim Vylegzhanin | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  | 18 | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | Alexander Bolshunov | Alex Harvey | Dario Cologna | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
  
  ### Women
  
  | WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 1 | 24 November 2017 | Ruka | Sprint C | Stina Nilsson | Sadie Bjornsen | Yuliya Belorukova | Stina Nilsson |
  | | 2 | 25 November 2017 | Ruka | 10 km C | Marit Bjørgen | Charlotte Kalla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Stina Nilsson |
  | | 3 | 26 November 2017 | Ruka | 10 km F Pursuit | Ragnhild Haga | Heidi Weng | Charlotte Kalla | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 1 | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | 8th Nordic Opening Overall (24–26 November 2017) | Charlotte Kalla | Marit Bjørgen | Ragnhild Haga | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 2 | 4 | 2 December 2017 | Lillehammer | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Krista Pärmäkoski | Sadie Bjornsen | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 3 | 5 | 3 December 2017 | Lillehammer | 15 km Skiathlon | Charlotte Kalla | Heidi Weng | Ragnhild Haga | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 4 | 6 | 9 December 2017 | Davos | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Kikkan Randall | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 5 | 7 | 10 December 2017 | Davos | 10 km F | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Ragnhild Haga | Krista Pärmäkoski | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 6 | 8 | 16 December 2017 | Toblach | 10 km F | Charlotte Kalla | Ragnhild Haga | Heidi Weng | Charlotte Kalla |
  | 7 | 9 | 17 December 2017 | Toblach | 10 km C Pursuit | Marit Bjørgen | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Charlotte Kalla |
  | | 10 | 30 December 2017 | Lenzerheide | Sprint F | Laurien van der Graaff | Sophie Caldwell | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Charlotte Kalla |
  | | 11 | 31 December 2017 | Lenzerheide | 10 km C | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Sadie Bjornsen | Charlotte Kalla |
  | | 12 | 1 January 2018 | Lenzerheide | 10 km F Pursuit | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Jessie Diggins | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
  | | | 3 January 2018 | Oberstdorf | Sprint C | cancelled after qualification due to severe weather, not rescheduled | cancelled after qualification due to severe weather, not rescheduled | cancelled after qualification due to severe weather, not rescheduled | cancelled after qualification due to severe weather, not rescheduled |
  | | 13 | 4 January 2018 | Oberstdorf | 10 km F Mass Start | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Krista Pärmäkoski | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
  | | 14 | 6 January 2018 | Val di Fiemme | 10 km C Mass Start | Heidi Weng | Krista Pärmäkoski | Teresa Stadlober | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
  | | 15 | 7 January 2018 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Heidi Weng | Teresa Stadlober | Jessie Diggins | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
  | 8 | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | 12th Tour de Ski Overall (30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018) | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng |
  | 9 | 16 | 13 January 2018 | Dresden | Sprint F | Hanna Falk | Maja Dahlqvist | Sophie Caldwell | Heidi Weng |
  | 10 | 17 | 20 January 2018 | Planica | Sprint C | Stina Nilsson | Kathrine Harsem | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Heidi Weng |
  | 11 | 18 | 21 January 2018 | Planica | 10 km C | Krista Pärmäkoski | Charlotte Kalla | Heidi Weng | Heidi Weng |
  | 12 | 19 | 27 January 2018 | Seefeld in Tirol | Sprint F | Sophie Caldwell Laurien van der Graaff | Not awarded | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Heidi Weng |
  | 13 | 20 | 28 January 2018 | Seefeld in Tirol | 10 km F Mass Start | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng | Ragnhild Haga | Heidi Weng |
  | 2018 Winter Olympics (9–25 February) ||||||||||
  | 14 | 21 | 3 March 2018 | Lahti | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Stina Nilsson | Hanna Falk | Heidi Weng |
  | 15 | 22 | 4 March 2018 | Lahti | 10 km C | Krista Pärmäkoski | Natalya Nepryayeva | Marit Bjørgen | Heidi Weng |
  | 16 | 23 | 7 March 2018 | Drammen | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Stina Nilsson | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng |
  | 17 | 24 | 11 March 2018 | Oslo | 30 km F Mass Start | Marit Bjørgen | Jessie Diggins | Ragnhild Haga | Heidi Weng |
  | | 25 | 16 March 2018 | Falun | Sprint F | Hanna Falk | Jonna Sundling | Marit Bjørgen | Heidi Weng |
  | | 26 | 17 March 2018 | Falun | 10 km C Mass Start | Krista Pärmäkoski | Marit Bjørgen | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng |
  | | 27 | 18 March 2018 | Falun | 10 km F Pursuit | Jessie Diggins | Ragnhild Haga | Marit Bjørgen | Heidi Weng |
  | 18 | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | 2017/18 World Cup Final (16–18 March 2018) | Marit Bjørgen | Jessie Diggins | Sadie Bjornsen | Heidi Weng |
  
  ### Men's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 14 January 2018 | Dresden | Team Sprint F | Italy IDietmar Nöckler Federico Pellegrino | Sweden IEmil Jönsson Teodor Peterson | Russia IAndrey Krasnov Gleb Retivykh | |
  
  ### Women's team
  
  | WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 14 January 2018 | Dresden | Team Sprint F | Sweden IIIda Ingemarsdotter Maja Dahlqvist | Sweden IHanna Falk Stina Nilsson | United States IIda Sargent Sophie Caldwell | |
  
  ## Points distribution
  
  The table shows the number of points won in the 2017/18 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and ladies.
  
  | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 | 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 |
  | 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 | 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 |
  | Relay | 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 |
  | 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 | 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 World Cup Final | 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 |
  | Bonus points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Achievements
  
  Only individual events.
  
  ## Retirements
  
  Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement during or after this season:
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ Alexey Poltoranin was disqualified two years later, because of illegal doping. This result was deleted
  * ↑ Qualification was completed, but the race was cancelled before the final rounds. Sprint qualification times will not count towards the Tour de Ski but will count for FIS points.
  