FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals is a cross-country skiing event held annually since the 2007–08 season in various places in Europe or Canada. The World Cup Finals is a Stage World Cup event in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and is held as the last World Cup race weekend of the season. The inaugural World Cup Finals was held in 2008 in Bormio, Italy. As of the 2018–19 season, the World Cup Finals consists of three stages; a sprint, a mass start race and a pursuit.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Mid-March |
| Venue(s) | Various |
| Competition | FIS Cross-Country World Cup |
| Type | Mini-tour |
| Organiser | International Ski Federation |
| History | |
| First edition | 14 March 2008 |
| Editions | 11 (as of 2019) |
| Men | |
| First winner | Vincent Vittoz (FRA) |
| Most wins | Petter Northug (NOR)
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| Most recent | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) |
| Ladies | |
| First winner | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
| Most wins | Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
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| Most recent | Stina Nilsson (SWE) |
The first stages was arranged on 14 March 2008 and were won by Claudia Künzel (ladies) and Pietro Piller Cottrer (men). The first overall winners of the World Cup Finals were Virpi Kuitunen and Vincent Vittoz.
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