2021 Tour de Ski
The 2021 Tour de Ski was the 15th edition of the Tour de Ski and part of the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The World Cup stage event began in Val Müstair, Switzerland on 1 January 2021 and conclude with the Final Climb stage in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on 10 January 2021. The tour was the second edition starting in Val Müstair. The last stage known as the Final Climb was held as a mass start for the second time. Alexander Bolshunov from Russia and Therese Johaug from Norway were the title defenders. However, Johaug and other athletes from Norway decided to skip the Tour de Ski with concerns about competing and travelling during coronavirus pandemic.
| 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue(s) | Val Müstair, Switzerland Toblach, Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 January 2021 – 10 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bolshunov defended his title on this year's Tour de Ski, finishing in the overall standings with a three minute margin from the runner-up. Jessie Diggins won her first Tour de Ski cup; her best result prior to that was third, which she reached at the 2017–18 Tour de Ski. She became the first American to win the Tour de Ski.