2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
# 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2018–19 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 38th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 24 November 2018 in Ruka, Finland and concluded with the World Cup Final on 24 March 2019 in Quebec City, Canada.

The biennial World Championships in Seefeld, Austria interrupted the World Cup in mid-February.

## Calendar

### Men

| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 24 November 2018 | Ruka | Sprint C | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Eirik Brandsdal | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 2 | 2 | 25 November 2018 | Ruka | 15 km C | Alexander Bolshunov | Emil Iversen | Calle Halfvarsson | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 3 | 30 November 2018 | Lillehammer | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Emil Iversen | Alex Harvey | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 4 | 1 December 2018 | Lillehammer | 15 km F | Sjur Røthe | Didrik Tønseth | Denis Spitsov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 5 | 2 December 2018 | Lillehammer | 15 km C Pursuit | Janosch Brugger | Jean-Marc Gaillard | Erik Bjornsen | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 3 | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | Didrik Tønseth | Sjur Røthe | Emil Iversen | Emil Iversen |
| 4 | 6 | 8 December 2018 | Beitostølen | 30 km F | Sjur Røthe | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Andrey Melnichenko | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 5 | 7 | 15 December 2018 | Davos | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Baptiste Gros | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 6 | 8 | 16 December 2018 | Davos | 15 km F | Evgeniy Belov | Maurice Manificat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 9 | 29 December 2018 | Toblach | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Richard Jouve | Lucas Chanavat | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 10 | 30 December 2018 | Toblach | 15 km F | Sergey Ustiugov | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Alexander Bolshunov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 11 | 1 January 2019 | Val Müstair | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 12 | 2 January 2019 | Oberstdorf | 15 km C Mass Start | Emil Iversen | Francesco De Fabiani | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 13 | 3 January 2019 | Oberstdorf | 15 km F Pursuit | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexander Bolshunov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 14 | 5 January 2019 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km C Mass Start | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Francesco De Fabiani | Alexander Bolshunov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| | 15 | 6 January 2019 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Sjur Røthe | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Andrey Melnichenko | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 7 | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Sergey Ustiugov | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 8 | 16 | 12 January 2019 | Dresden | Sprint F | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | Gleb Retivykh | Erik Valnes | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 9 | 17 | 19 January 2019 | Otepää | Sprint C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Alexander Bolshunov | Pål Golberg | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 10 | 18 | 20 January 2019 | Otepää | 15 km C | Iivo Niskanen | Alexander Bolshunov | Didrik Tønseth | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 11 | 19 | 26 January 2019 | Ulricehamn | 15 km F | Maurice Manificat | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Didrik Tønseth | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 12 | 20 | 9 February 2019 | Lahti | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Finn Hågen Krogh | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 13 | 21 | 16 February 2019 | Cogne | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Francesco De Fabiani | Lucas Chanavat | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 14 | 22 | 17 February 2019 | Cogne | 15 km C | Alexander Bolshunov | Iivo Niskanen | Alexander Bessmertnykh | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 (20 February–3 March) ||||||||||
| 15 | 23 | 9 March 2019 | Oslo | 50 km C Mass Start | Alexander Bolshunov | Maxim Vylegzhanin | Andrey Larkov | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 16 | 24 | 12 March 2019 | Drammen | Sprint C | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Eirik Brandsdal | Richard Jouve | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 17 | 25 | 16 March 2019 | Falun | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Emil Iversen | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 18 | 26 | 17 March 2019 | Falun | 15 km F | Alexander Bolshunov | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Didrik Tønseth | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| | 27 | 22 March 2019 | Quebec City | Sprint F | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| | 28 | 23 March 2019 | Quebec City | 15 km C Mass Start | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Alex Harvey | Didrik Tønseth | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| | 29 | 24 March 2019 | Quebec City | 15 km F Pursuit | Alex Harvey | Alexander Bolshunov | Andrew Young | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 19 | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Alex Harvey | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |

### Women

| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 24 November 2018 | Ruka | Sprint C | Yuliya Belorukova | Maja Dahlqvist | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Yulia Belorukova |
| 2 | 2 | 25 November 2018 | Ruka | 10 km C | Therese Johaug | Charlotte Kalla | Ebba Andersson | Yulia Belorukova |
| | 3 | 30 November 2018 | Lillehammer | Sprint F | Jonna Sundling | Stina Nilsson | Sadie Bjornsen | Yuliya Belorukova |
| | 4 | 1 December 2018 | Lillehammer | 10 km F | Therese Johaug | Ebba Andersson | Charlotte Kalla | Yuliya Belorukova |
| | 5 | 2 December 2018 | Lillehammer | 10 km C Pursuit | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Ebba Andersson | Therese Johaug |
| 3 | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | 9th Nordic Opening Overall (30 November – 2 December 2018) | Therese Johaug | Ebba Andersson | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| 4 | 6 | 8 December 2018 | Beitostølen | 15 km F | Therese Johaug | Charlotte Kalla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| 5 | 7 | 15 December 2018 | Davos | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Sophie Caldwell | Maja Dahlqvist | Therese Johaug |
| 6 | 8 | 16 December 2018 | Davos | 10 km F | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Krista Pärmäkoski | Therese Johaug |
| | 9 | 29 December 2018 | Toblach | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Jessie Diggins | Therese Johaug |
| | 10 | 30 December 2018 | Toblach | 10 km F | Natalya Nepryayeva | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Anastasia Sedova | Therese Johaug |
| | 11 | 1 January 2019 | Val Müstair | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Sophie Caldwell | Jessie Diggins | Therese Johaug |
| | 12 | 2 January 2019 | Oberstdorf | 10 km C Mass Start | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Nepryayeva | Anastasia Sedova | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| | 13 | 3 January 2019 | Oberstdorf | 10 km F Pursuit | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Nepryayeva | Jessie Diggins | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| | 14 | 5 January 2019 | Val di Fiemme | 10 km C Mass Start | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Nepryayeva | Anastasia Sedova | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| | 15 | 6 January 2019 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Krista Pärmäkoski | Anastasia Sedova | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 7 | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | 13th Tour de Ski Overall (29 December 2018 – 6 January 2019) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Nepryayeva | Krista Pärmäkoski | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 8 | 16 | 12 January 2019 | Dresden | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maja Dahlqvist | Jonna Sundling | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 9 | 17 | 19 January 2019 | Otepää | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Natalya Nepryayeva | Maja Dahlqvist | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 10 | 18 | 20 January 2019 | Otepää | 10 km C | Therese Johaug | Ebba Andersson | Natalya Nepryayeva | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 11 | 19 | 26 January 2019 | Ulricehamn | 10 km F | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Ebba Andersson | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 12 | 20 | 9 February 2019 | Lahti | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Sophie Caldwell | Maja Dahlqvist | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 13 | 21 | 16 February 2019 | Cogne | Sprint F | Jessie Diggins | Sandra Ringwald | Johanna Hagström | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 14 | 22 | 17 February 2019 | Cogne | 10 km C | Kerttu Niskanen | Nadine Fähndrich | Natalya Nepryayeva | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 (20 February–3 March) ||||||||||
| 15 | 23 | 10 March 2019 | Oslo | 30 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Natalya Nepryayeva | Ebba Andersson | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 16 | 24 | 12 March 2019 | Drammen | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Natalya Nepryayeva | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 17 | 25 | 16 March 2019 | Falun | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Maja Dahlqvist | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 18 | 26 | 17 March 2019 | Falun | 10 km F | Therese Johaug | Ebba Andersson | Jessie Diggins | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| | 27 | 22 March 2019 | Quebec City | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maja Dahlqvist | Jonna Sundling | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| | 28 | 23 March 2019 | Quebec City | 10 km C Mass Start | Stina Nilsson | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| | 29 | 24 March 2019 | Quebec City | 10 km F Pursuit | Therese Johaug | Krista Pärmäkoski | Ebba Andersson | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 19 | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | 2018–19 World Cup Finals (22–24 March 2019) | Stina Nilsson | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |

### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 December 2018 | Beitostølen | 4 × 7.5 km relay C/F | Norway IEmil Iversen Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sjur Røthe Finn Hågen Krogh | Russia IEvgeniy Belov Alexander Bolshunov Denis Spitsov Andrey Melnichenko | Norway IIDidrik Tønseth Hans Christer Holund Magne Haga Simen Hegstad Krüger |
| 2 | 13 January 2019 | Dresden | Team Sprint F | Norway IErik Valnes Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | Norway IIPål Golberg Eirik Brandsdal | Russia IArtem Maltsev Gleb Retivykh |
| 3 | 27 January 2019 | Ulricehamn | 4 × 7.5 km relay C/F | Russia IIEvgeniy Belov Alexander Bessmertnykh Denis Spitsov Artem Maltsev | Russia IAndrey Larkov Alexander Bolshunov Andrey Melnichenko Sergey Ustiugov | NorwayHans Christer Holund Didrik Tønseth Sjur Røthe Simen Hegstad Krüger |
| 4 | 10 February 2019 | Lahti | Team Sprint C | Norway IEmil Iversen Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway IISindre Bjørnestad Skar Eirik Brandsdal | Finland IIivo Niskanen Ristomatti Hakola |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 December 2018 | Beitostølen | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IHeidi Weng Therese Johaug Ragnhild Haga Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Russia IILidia Durkina Anna Zherebyatyeva Mariya Istomina Elena Soboleva | Finland IJohanna Matintalo Krista Pärmäkoski Riitta-Liisa Roponen Eveliina Piippo |
| 2 | 13 January 2019 | Dresden | Team Sprint F | Sweden IStina Nilsson Maja Dahlqvist | Sweden IIIda Ingemarsdotter Jonna Sundling | Norway IMari Eide Maiken Caspersen Falla |
| 3 | 27 January 2019 | Ulricehamn | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IHeidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Sweden IEvelina Settlin Ebba Andersson Charlotte Kalla Jonna Sundling | FinlandLaura Mononen Krista Pärmäkoski Riitta-Liisa Roponen Eveliina Piippo |
| 4 | 10 February 2019 | Lahti | Team Sprint C | Sweden IIda Ingemarsdotter Maja Dahlqvist | Norway ITiril Udnes Weng Maiken Caspersen Falla | Sweden IIEvelina Settlin Hanna Falk |

## Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2018/19 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

The following athletes announced their retirements during or after the season:

