2007–08 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 2007–08 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. It was the 27th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 27 October 2007 with 800m sprint races for women in Düsseldorf, won by Natalia Matveeva of Russia, who took her first World Cup victory. The season concluded with World Cup Finals, a mini-tour held in Bormio, Italy. Finnish skier Virpi Kuitunen won the overall women's cup for the 2nd consecutive season and Lukáš Bauer of Czech Republic won the overall men's cup. The World Cup is organised by the FIS who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others.
| 2007–08 FIS Cross-Country World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall | Lukáš Bauer | Virpi Kuitunen (2nd title) | |
| Distance | Lukáš Bauer | Virpi Kuitunen | |
| Sprint | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Petra Majdič | |
| Nations Cup | Norway | Norway | |
| Nations Cup Overall | Norway | ||
| Stage events | |||
| Tour de Ski | Lukáš Bauer | Charlotte Kalla | |
| World Cup Final | Vincent Vittoz | Virpi Kuitunen | |
| Competition | |||
| Locations | 18 venues | 18 venues | |
| Individual | 31 events | 31 events | |
| Relay/Team | 5 events | 5 events | |
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