2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
# 2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2002–03 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 22nd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 26 October on 2002 and was concluded in Falun, Sweden, on 23 March 2003. Mathias Fredriksson 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 27 October 2002 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled |
| 1 | 24 November 2002 | Kiruna | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi | Norway Kristen Skjeldal Anders Aukland Tor Arne Hetland Thomas Alsgaard | Germany Andreas Schlütter Axel Teichmann Tobias Angerer René Sommerfeldt |
| 2 | 8 December 2002 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway II Anders Aukland Tore Bjonviken Tor Arne Hetland Thomas Alsgaard | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Freddy Schwienbacher Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi | Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Espen Bjervig |
| | 5 January 2003 | Kavgolovo | Team Sprint F | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled |
| 3 | 19 January 2003 | Nové Město | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway Anders Aukland Frode Estil Tore Ruud Hofstad Thomas Alsgaard | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Fulvio Valbusa Cristian Zorzi Freddy Schwienbacher | Germany Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter Tobias Angerer Andreas Stitzl |
| 4 | 26 January 2003 | Oberhof | Team Sprint F | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi | Germany René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Thomas Alsgaard |
| 5 | 14 February 2003 | Asiago | Team Sprint F | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Cristian Zorzi | Germany II René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Italy II Renato Pasini Freddy Schwienbacher |
| 6 | 23 March 2003 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Sweden Lars Carlsson Mathias Fredriksson Anders Södergren Jörgen Brink | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi | Germany Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter René Sommerfeldt Axel Teichmann |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 27 October 2002 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled |
| 1 | 24 November 2002 | Kiruna | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway Anita Moen Bente Skari Maj Helen Sorkmo Vibeke Skofterud | Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher | Italy Magda Genuin Gabriella Paruzzi Arianna Follis Sabina Valbusa |
| 2 | 8 December 2002 | Davos | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway Vibeke Skofterud Bente Skari Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Maj Helen Sorkmo | Russia Olga Zavyalova Lilia Vasilieva Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Nina Gavrylyuk | Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel |
| | 5 January 2003 | Kavgolovo | Team Sprint F | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled | cancelled, not rescheduled |
| 3 | 19 January 2003 | Nové Město | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Germany Viola Bauer Manuela Henkel Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher | Norway Anita Moen Marit Bjørgen Kristin Størmer Steira Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Finland Kirsi Välimaa Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Elina Hietamäki Kaisa Varis |
| 4 | 26 January 2003 | Oberhof | Team Sprint F | Norway Anita Moen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Germany II Claudia Künzel Manuela Henkel | Germany III Viola Bauer Stefanie Böhler |
| 5 | 14 February 2003 | Asiago | Team Sprint F | Germany II Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher | Russia II Alyona Sidko Natalya Korostelyova | Italy Karin Moroder Arianna Follis |
| 6 | 23 March 2003 | Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher | Norway Anita Moen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Bente Skari | Italy Sabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Arianna Follis |

### Mixed team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 December 2002 | Ruka | 2 × 5 km/2 × 10 km C/F | FinlandAnnmari Viljanmaa Ari Palolahti Pirjo Manninen Teemu Kattilakoski | Finland IIKirsi Välimaa Kuisma Taipale Riitta-Liisa Lassila Sami Jauhojärvi | ItalyGabriella Paruzzi Fulvio Valbusa Sabina Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer | |
