The tables below list the Cross-country skiing World Cup "medalists" (i.e., the three contestants with the highest total scores at the end of the XC skiing WC season) from 1973/74 onwards (Overall, men), 1978/79 onwards (Overall, women), and 1996/97 onwards (Sprint, both genders).
Men
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
Overall
| Season |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
| 1973/74¹ |
Ivar Formo (NOR) |
Juha Mieto (FIN) |
Edi Hauser (SUI) |
| 1974/75¹ |
Oddvar Brå (NOR) |
Odd Martinsen (NOR) |
Juha Mieto (FIN) |
| 1975/76¹ |
Juha Mieto (FIN) |
Arto Koivisto (FIN) |
Ivar Formo (NOR) |
| 1976/77¹ |
Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
Juha Mieto (FIN) |
Thomas Magnusson (SWE) |
| 1977/78¹ |
Sven Åke Lundbeck (SWE) |
Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR) |
Magne Myrmo (NOR) |
| 1978/79² |
Oddvar Brå (NOR) |
Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR) |
Sven Åke Lundbeck (SWE) |
| 1979/80¹ |
Juha Mieto (FIN) |
Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR) |
| 1980/81² |
Alexander Savjalov (URS) |
Oddvar Brå (NOR) |
Ove Aunli (NOR) |
| 1981/82 |
Bill Koch (USA) |
Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
| 1982/83 |
Alexander Savjalov (URS) |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Bill Koch (USA) |
| 1983/84 |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
| 1984/85 |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Tor Håkon Holte (URS) |
Ove Aunli (NOR) |
| 1985/86 |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
Vladimir Smirnov (URS) |
| 1986/87 |
Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
Thomas Wassberg (SWE) |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
| 1987/88 |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (NOR) |
| 1988/89 |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
| 1989/90 |
Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
Gunde Svan (SWE) |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
| 1990/91 |
Vladimir Smirnov (URS) |
Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
| 1991/92 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (URS) |
| 1992/93 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
| 1993/94 |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Jari Isometsä (FIN) |
| 1994/95 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Silvio Fauner (ITA) |
| 1995/96 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Jari Isometsä (FIN) |
| 1996/97 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
Fulvio Valbusa (ITA) |
| 1997/98 |
Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
| 1998/99 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Mikhail Botvinov (RUS) |
Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
| 1999/00 |
Johann Mühlegg (SPA) |
Jari Isometsä (FIN) |
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR) |
| 2000/01 |
Per Elofsson (SWE) |
Johann Mühlegg (SPA) |
Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
| 2001/02 |
Per Elofsson (SWE) |
Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
Anders Aukland (NOR) |
| 2002/03 |
Mathias Fredriksson (SWE) |
Rene Sommerfeldt (GER) |
Jörgen Brink (SWE) |
| 2003/04 |
Rene Sommerfeldt (GER) |
Mathias Fredriksson (SWE) |
Jens Arne Svartedal (NOR) |
| 2004/05 |
Axel Teichmann (GER) |
Vincent Vittoz (FRA) |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
1. Unofficial WC
2. Trial WC
Sprint
| Season |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
| 1996/97 |
Bjørn Dæhli (NOR) |
Fulvio Valbusa (ITA) |
Silvio Fauner (ITA) |
| 1997/98 |
Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
Bjørn Dæhli (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
| 1998/99 |
Bjørn Dæhli (NOR) |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
Mathias Fredriksson (SWE) |
| 1999/00 |
Morten Brørs (NOR) |
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR) |
Håvard Solbakken (NOR) |
| 2000/01 |
Jan Jacob Verdenius (NOR) |
Cristian Zorzi (ITA) |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
| 2001/02 |
Trond Iversen (NOR) |
Jens Arne Svartedal (NOR) |
Cristian Zorzi (ITA) |
| 2002/03 |
Thobias Fredriksson (SWE) |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
Lauri Pyykönen (FIN) |
| 2003/04 |
Thobias Fredriksson (SWE) |
Jens Arne Svartedal (NOR) |
Håvard Bjerkeli (NOR) |
| 2004/05 |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
Eldar Rønning (NOR) |
Trond Iversen (NOR) |
Women
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
Overall
| Season |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
| 1978/79¹ |
Galina Kulikova (URS) |
Raissa Smetanina (URS) |
Zinaida Amosova (URS) |
| 1979/80 |
No World Cup arranged this season |
| 1980/81¹ |
Raissa Smetanina (URS) |
Berit Aunli (NOR) |
Kveta Jeriova (TCH) |
| 1981/82 |
Berit Aunli (NOR) |
Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
Kveta Jeriova (TCH) |
| 1982/83 |
Marja-Liisa Hämälainen (FIN) |
Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
Kveta Jeriova (TCH) |
| 1983/84 |
Marja-Liisa Hämälainen (FIN) |
Raissa Smetanina (URS) |
Anne Jahren (NOR) |
| 1984/85 |
Anette Bøe (NOR) |
Grete-Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
| 1985/86 |
Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
Marianne Dahlmo (NOR) |
Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
| 1986/87 |
Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
Anfisa Reztsova (URS) |
Marianne Dahlmo (NOR) |
| 1987/88 |
Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
Marie Helene Østlund (NOR) |
Marja-Liisa K.-Hämälainen (FIN) |
| 1988/89 |
Elena Välbe (URS) |
Alzbeta Havrancikova (TCH) |
Tamara Tichonova (URS) |
| 1989/90 |
Larissa Lazutina (URS) |
Elena Välbe (URS) |
Trude Dybendahl (NOR) |
| 1990/91 |
Elena Välbe (URS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Ljubov Egorova (URS) |
| 1991/92 |
Elena Välbe (URS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Ljubov Egorova (URS) |
| 1992/93 |
Ljubov Egorova (RUS) |
Elena Välbe (RUS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
| 1993/94 |
Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
Ljubov Egorova (RUS) |
Elena Välbe (RUS) |
| 1994/95 |
Elena Välbe (RUS) |
Nina Gavriljuk (RUS) |
Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
| 1995/96 |
Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
Elena Välbe (RUS) |
Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
| 1996/97 |
Elena Välbe (RUS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Katerina Neumannova (CZE) |
| 1997/98 |
Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
Bente Martinsen (NOR) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
| 1998/99 |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Bente Martinsen (NOR) |
Nina Gavriljuk (RUS) |
| 1999/00 |
Bente Martinsen ² (NOR) |
Kristina Smigun (EST) |
Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
| 2000/01 |
Julija Tchepalova (RUS) |
Bente Skari ² (NOR) |
Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
| 2001/02 |
Bente Skari (NOR) |
Katerina Neumannova (CZE) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
| 2002/03 |
Bente Skari (NOR) |
Kristina Smigun (EST) |
Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA) |
| 2003/04 |
Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA) |
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Valentina Shevchenko (UKR) |
| 2004/05 |
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Katerina Neumannova (CZE) |
Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
1. Trial WC
2. Bente Skari nee Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999
Sprint
| Season |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
| 1996/97 |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Elena Välbe (RUS) |
Katerina Neumannova (CZE) |
| 1997/98 |
Bente Martinsen (NOR) |
Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
| 1998/99 |
Bente Martinsen (NOR) |
Katerina Neumannova (CZE) |
Kristina Smigun (EST) |
| 1999/00 |
Bente Martinsen ¹ (NOR) |
Anita Moen (NOR) |
Kristina Smigun (EST) |
| 2000/01 |
Bente Skari ¹ (NOR) |
Pirjo Manninen (FIN) |
Manuela Henkel (GER) |
| 2001/02 |
Bente Skari (NOR) |
Anita Moen (NOR) |
Katerina Neumannova (CZE) |
| 2002/03 |
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Bente Skari (NOR) |
Pirjo Manninen (FIN) |
| 2003/04 |
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA) |
Anna Dahlberg (SWE) |
| 2004/05 |
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
Anna Dahlberg (SWE) |
1. Bente Skari nee Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999
See also
