The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
Therese Johaug set a new record for total points in one season, with 2681. Martin Johnsrud Sundby set a new men's record for total points in one season, with 2634. Sundby won 14 races during the season and surpassed Petter Northug's record of nine victories which he achieved in both 2009–10 and 2012–13. Johaug won 17 races during this season and equaled Marit Bjørgen's record from 2011–12; a record Johaug herself eclipsed with 20 victories in the 2019–20 season.
Calendar [ edit ]
Men [ edit ]
Women [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Women's team [ edit ]
Men's standings [ edit ]
Prize money [ edit ]
Rank
after 57 payouts
CHF
1
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
407,200
2
Sergey Ustiugov
159,250
3
Petter Northug
144,750
4
Finn Hågen Krogh
133,000
5
Maurice Manificat
65,550
6
Federico Pellegrino
62,750
7
Niklas Dyrhaug
52,625
8
Emil Iversen
37,250
9
Francesco De Fabiani
34,624
10
Baptiste Gros
30,000
Helvetia U23 [ edit ]
Rank
after 36 events
Points
1
Francesco De Fabiani
717
2
Sondre Turvoll Fossli
268
3
Richard Jouve
174
4
Oskar Svensson
135
5
Håvard Solås Taugbøl
108
6
Simen Hegstad Krüger
81
7
Roman Schaad
55
8
Even Northug
44
9
Aleksey Chervotkin
40
10
Lucas Chanavat
35
Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking [ edit ]
Rank
after 19 events
Points
1
Martin Johnsrud Sundby
608
2
Sergey Ustiugov
386
3
Petter Northug
368
4
Finn Hågen Krogh
312
5
Didrik Tønseth
264
6
Emil Iversen
244
7
Niklas Dyrhaug
236
8
Federico Pellegrino
199
9
Maurice Manificat
194
10
Alex Harvey
172
Women's standings [ edit ]
Prize money [ edit ]
Rank
after 57 payouts
CHF
1
Therese Johaug
430,700
2
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
236,750
3
Heidi Weng
224,625
4
Maiken Caspersen Falla
106,563
5
Stina Nilsson
91,749
6
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
63,500
7
Krista Pärmäkoski
58,937
8
Charlotte Kalla
48,675
9
Jessie Diggins
46,500
10
Kerttu Niskanen
36,125
Helvetia U23 [ edit ]
Rank
after 36 events
Points
1
Stina Nilsson
995
2
Nathalie von Siebenthal
518
3
Teresa Stadlober
486
4
Petra Novaková
322
5
Yuliya Belorukova
125
6
Anamarija Lampič
85
7
Nika Razinger
68
8
Daria Storozhilova
67
9
Jonna Sundling
56
10
Nadine Fähndrich
44
Audi Quattro Bonus Ranking [ edit ]
Rank
after 19 events
Points
1
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
489
2
Heidi Weng
470
3
Therese Johaug
430
4
Maiken Caspersen Falla
302
5
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
235
6
Stina Nilsson
231
7
Ida Ingemarsdotter
217
8
Krista Pärmäkoski
207
9
Charlotte Kalla
198
10
Jessie Diggins
193
Nations Cup [ edit ]
Achievements [ edit ]
New official FIS count from 2015/16 season.[77] Only individual events.
First World Cup career victory
Men
Sondre Turvoll Fossli, 22, in his 6th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Kuusamo; first podium was 2014-15 WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka
Niklas Dyrhaug, 28, in his 7th season – the WC 1 (15 km C Pursuit) in Ruka; also first podium
Emil Iversen, 24, in his 3rd season – the WC 7 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf; also first podium
Baptiste Gros, 25, in his 6th season – the WC 17 (Sprint F) in Quebec City; first podium was 2013-14 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Szklarska Poręba
Women
Stina Nilsson, 22, in her 5th season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2013-14 WC 14 (Sprint C) in Drammen
Sophie Caldwell, 25, in her 4th season – the WC 7 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf; first podium was 2013-14 WC 12 (Sprint F) in Lahti
Jessie Diggins, 24, in her 6th season – the WC 7 (5 km F) in Toblach; also first podium
Heidi Weng, 24, in her 7th season – the WC 7 (10 km C Mass Start) in Val di Fiemme; first podium was 2011-12 WC 18 (15 km Skiathlon) in Lahti
Krista Pärmäkoski, 25, in her 8th season – the WC 17 (10 km C Pursuit) in Canmore; first podium was 2010-11 WC 11 (10 km C Handicap start) in Oberhof
First World Cup podium
Men
Niklas Dyrhaug, 28, in his 7th season – no. 1 in the WC 1 (15 km C Pursuit) in Ruka
Hans Christer Holund, 26, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 2 (30 km Skiathlon) in Lillehammer
Andrew Young, 23, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 5 (Sprint F) in Toblach
Emil Iversen, 24, in his 3rd season – no. 1 in the WC 7 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf
Robin Duvillard, 32, in his 13th season – no. 2 in the WC 7 (9 km Pursuit climb) in Val di Fiemme
Women
Jessie Diggins, 24, in her 6th season – no. 1 in the WC 7 (5 km F) in Toblach
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2015/16 season in parentheses)
Men
Martin Johnsrud Sundby, 14 (26) first places
Federico Pellegrino, 5 (8) first places
Sergey Ustiugov, 3 (4) first places
Emil Iversen, 3 (3) first places
Maurice Manificat, 2 (6) first places
Petter Northug, 1 (36) first place
Alexey Poltoranin, 1 (9) first place
Maxim Vylegzhanin, 1 (7) first place
Finn Hågen Krogh, 1 (7) first place
Nikita Kryukov, 1 (5) first place
Matti Heikkinen, 1 (3) first place
Sondre Turvoll Fossli, 1 (1) first place
Niklas Dyrhaug, 1 (1) first place
Baptiste Gros, 1 (1) first place
Women
Therese Johaug, 17 (42) first places
Maiken Caspersen Falla, 8 (12) first places
Stina Nilsson, 3 (3) first places
Heidi Weng, 3 (3) first places
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, 2 (5) first places
Sophie Caldwell, 1 (1) first place
Jessie Diggins, 1 (1) first place
Krista Pärmäkoski, 1 (1) first place
Retirements [ edit ]
Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement:
References [ edit ]
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
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