2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup

The 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup (COC) was a season of the FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup, a series of second-level cross-country skiing competitions arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup
Discipline Men Women
Alpen Cup France Arnaud Chautemps Germany Lisa Lohmann
Balkan Cup Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Croatia Tena Hadžić
Eastern Europe Cup Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Lilia Vasilieva
Far East Cup South Korea Kim Eun-ho South Korea Lee Chae-won
Slavic Cup Czech Republic Petr Knop Poland Karolina Kaleta
Competition

The 2020–21 Continental Cup contained originally nine different series of geographically restricted competitions; five in Europe, two in North America and one each from Asia and Oceania. Two tournament in North America and Canada (US Super Tour and Nor-Am Cup), one tournament in Europe (Scandinavian Cup) and the tournament from Oceania (Australia/New Zealand Cup) were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners

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The overall winners from the 2020–21 season's Continental Cups are rewarded a right to start in the first period in the following 2021–22 World Cup season.[1]

Cup Abbr. Men Women
Winner Second Third Winner Second Third
Alpen Cup[2]
(or OPA Cup)
OPA   Arnaud Chautemps   Renaud Jay   Friedrich Moch   Lisa Lohmann   Désirée Steiner   Coletta Rydzek
Balkan Cup[3] BC   Paul Constantin Pepene   Strahinja Erić   Petrică Hogiu   Tena Hadžić   Tímea Lőrincz   Ana Ilić
Eastern Europe Cup[4] EEC   Andrey Larkov   Anton Timashov   Andrey Krasnov   Lilia Vasilieva   Anastasia Kirillova
  Anastasia Moskalenko
Far East Cup FEC   Kim Eun-ho   Lee Geon-yong   Lee Jin-bok   Lee Chae-won   Han Da-som
  Lee Eui-jin
Slavic Cup[5] SC   Petr Knop   Paul Constantin Pepene   Petrică Hogiu   Karolina Kaleta   Alena Procházková   Patricija Eiduka
Scandinavian Cup SCAN cancelled due to COVID-19
Nor-Am Cup NAC cancelled due to COVID-19
US Super Tour UST cancelled due to COVID-19
Australia/New Zealand Cup ANC cancelled due to COVID-19

Results

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Alpen Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 5 December 2020     Ulrichen Sprint F   Artem Maltsev   Alexander Terentev   Janik Riebli
2 6 December 2020   15 km F   Artem Maltsev   Denis Spitsov   Mika Vermeulen
18 December 2020     Valdidentro Sprint C moved to Formazza, Italy on the same dates
19 December 2020   15 km C
20 December 2020   20 km F Mass Start
18 December 2020     Formazza Sprint C cancelled
3 19 December 2020   15 km C   Imanol Rojo   Irineu Esteve Altimiras   Ueli Schnider
4 20 December 2020   20 km F Mass Start   Adrien Backscheider   Mirco Bertolina   Irineu Esteve Altimiras
5 6 March 2021     Premanon 15 km F   Gérard Agnellet   Renaud Jay   Cédric Steiner
6 7 March 2021   15 km C (low total climb)   Cédric Steiner   Gérard Agnellet   Martin Collet
7 12 March 2021     Pokljuka Sprint F   Lucas Chanavat   Renaud Jay   Arnaud Chautemps
8 13 March 2021   15 km C   Andreas Katz   Friedrich Moch   Arnaud Chautemps
9 14 March 2021   15 km F Pursuit   Friedrich Moch   Arnaud Chautemps   Andreas Katz
20 March 2021     Oberwiesenthal Sprint F cancelled
21 March 2021   20 km F

Balkan Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 16 January 2021     Ravna Gora 10 km C   Paul Constantin Pepene   Petrică Hogiu   Raul Mihai Popa
17 January 2021   1,3 km F cancelled
2 17 January 2021   Sprint F   Raul Mihai Popa   Paul Constantin Pepene   Strahinja Erić
3 30 January 2021     Zlatibor 10 km C   Paul Constantin Pepene   Petrică Hogiu   Franco Dal Farra
31 January 2021   Sprint F cancelled
4 3 February 2021     Mavrovo 10 km F   Krešimir Crnković   Strahinja Erić   Hamza Dursun
5 4 February 2021   10 km F   Krešimir Crnković   Hamza Dursun   Daniel Peshkov
6 February 2021     Pigadia 10 km F cancelled
7 February 2021   10 km F
6 19 February 2021     Dvorišta-Pale 10 km F   Krešimir Crnković   Franco Dal Farra   Strahinja Erić
7 20 February 2021   10 km F   Krešimir Crnković   Strahinja Erić   Franco Dal Farra
8 13 March 2021     Fundata 10 km C   Paul Constantin Pepene   Petrică Hogiu   Raul Mihai Popa
9 14 March 2021   10 km F   Paul Constantin Pepene   Petrică Hogiu   Raul Mihai Popa
10 18 March 2021     Bolu-Gerede 10 km C   Paul Constantin Pepene   Martin Himma   Raul Mihai Popa
11 19 March 2021   10 km F   Paul Constantin Pepene   Petrică Hogiu   Martin Himma
12 20 March 2021   Sprint F   Paul Constantin Pepene   Raul Mihai Popa   Petrică Hogiu

Eastern Europe Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 28 November 2020     Vershina Tea Sprint F   Denis Filimonov   Andrey Krasnov   Ivan Gorbunov
2 29 November 2020   15 km C   Ivan Kirillov   Stanislav Volzhentsev   Artem Nikolaev
3 1 December 2020   Sprint C   Andrey Kuznetsov   Andrey Krasnov   Vladislav Vechkanov
4 2 December 2020   15 km F   Artem Nikolaev   Ivan Kirillov   Andrey Larkov
5 23 December 2020     Krasnogorsk Sprint F   Denis Filimonov   Andrey Krasnov   Andrey Parfenov
6 24 December 2020   Sprint C   Sergey Ardashev   Anton Timashov   Denis Filimonov
7 26 December 2020   15 km F   Dmitry Bagrashov   Anton Timashov   Artem Nikolaev
8 27 December 2020   15 km C   Ilia Poroshkin   Sergey Ardashev   Andrey Larkov
9 4 January 2021     Minsk-Raubichi Sprint C   Anton Timashov   Andrey Krasnov   Andrey Larkov
10 5 January 2021   10 km C   Andrey Larkov   Anton Timashov   Artem Nikolaev
11 7 January 2021   10 km F   Anton Timashov   Artem Nikolaev   Andrey Larkov
12 22 January 2021     Krasnogorsk Sprint F   Andrey Krasnov   Fedor Nazarov   Anton Timashov
13 5 February 2021   15 km C   Andrey Larkov   Ilia Poroshkin   Raul Shakirzianov
14 7 February 2021   Sprint F   Andrey Krasnov   Andrey Larkov   Iliya Tikhonenko
15 11 February 2021     Almaty-Soldier Hollow Sprint C   Anton Timashov   Artem Nikolaev   Ivan Kirillov
16 12 February 2021   15 km C Individual   Artem Nikolaev   Andrey Larkov   Anton Timashov
17 13 February 2021   20 km F Mass Start   Ivan Kirillov   Andrey Larkov   Anton Timashov
18 27 February 2021     Syktyvkar 15 km C   Ilia Poroshkin   Ermil Vokuev   Anton Timashov
19 28 February 2021   Sprint F   Fedor Nazarov   Ermil Vokuev   Ivan Gorbunov
20 3 March 2021   Skiathlon 15 km C/F   Anton Timashov   Andrey Larkov   Sergey Ardashev

Far East Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020     Pyeongchang 10 km C cancelled
20 December 2020   10 km F
26 December 2020     Otoineppu 10 km C cancelled
27 December 2020   10 km F
6 January 2021     Sapporo Sprint F cancelled
7 January 2021   10 km C
8 January 2021   15 km F Pursuit
1 3 February 2021     Pyeongchang 10 km C   Lee Jin-bok   Lee Geon-yong   Jeong Jong-won
2 4 February 2021   10 km F   Kim Eun-ho   Kim Min-woo   Lee Geon-yong
3 13 February 2021     Shiramine 15 km C   Takatsugu Uda   Takahiro Suzuki   Masato Tanaka

Slavic Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020     Zakopane 10 km C cancelled, moved to Wisła-Kubalonka
1 19 December 2020   10 km C   Paul Constantin Pepene   Adam Fellner   Petrică Hogiu
2 20 December 2020   15 km F   Petr Knop   Petrică Hogiu   Paul Constantin Pepene
29 December 2020     Štrbské Pleso Sprint F cancelled
30 December 2020   10 km F
20 February 2021     Štrbské Pleso Sprint C cancelled
21 February 2021   15 km C
20 March 2021     Wisła-Kubalonka Sprint F cancelled, moved to Zakopane
21 March 2021   15 km F
3 20 March 2021     Zakopane Sprint C   Tomáš Kalivoda   Tomáš Lukeš   Maciej Staręga
4 21 March 2021   30 km Mass Start F   Petr Knop   Dominik Bury   Vladimír Kozlovský
27 March 2021     Kremnica-Skalka 10 km C cancelled
28 March 2021   10 km F

Scandinavian Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
12 December 2020     Rovaniemi Sprint F cancelled
13 December 2020   15 km F
5 March 2021     Madona Sprint F cancelled
6 March 2021   15 km C Mass Start
7 March 2021   15 km F Pursuit

US Super Tour

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
11 December 2020     Sun Valley 10 km C cancelled
12 December 2020   Sprint C
13 December 2020   15 km F Mass Start
27 February 2021     Cable-Hayward 50 km F Mass Start cancelled

Nor-Am Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
7 January 2021     Whistler Sprint C cancelled
9 January 2021   10 km F
10 January 2021   30 km C Mass Start

Women

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Alpen Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 5 December 2020     Ulrichen Sprint F   Nadine Fähndrich   Antonia Fräbel   Alisa Zhambalova
2 6 December 2020   10 km F   Francesca Franchi   Anna Nechaevskaya   Antonia Fräbel
18 December 2020     Valdidentro Sprint C moved to Formazza, Italy on the same dates
19 December 2020   10 km C
20 December 2020   15 km F Mass Start
18 December 2020     Formazza Sprint C cancelled
3 19 December 2020   10 km C   Anna Comarella   Martina Di Centa   Sara Pellegrini
4 20 December 2020   15 km F Mass Start   Ilaria Debertolis   Ilenia Defrancesco   Anna Comarella
5 6 March 2021     Premanon 10 km F   Coralie Bentz   Lisa Lohmann   Kim Hager
6 7 March 2021   10 km C (low total climb)   Coralie Bentz   Lisa Lohmann   Julia Preussger
7 12 March 2021     Pokljuka Sprint F   Coletta Rydzek   Enora Latuillière   Alina Meier
8 13 March 2021   10 km C   Katherine Sauerbrey   Lisa Lohmann   Coletta Rydzek
9 14 March 2021   10 km F Pursuit   Lisa Lohmann   Katherine Sauerbrey   Lydia Hiernickel
20 March 2021     Oberwiesenthal Sprint F cancelled
21 March 2021   15 km F

Balkan Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 16 January 2021     Ravna Gora 5 km C   Vedrana Malec   Tena Hadžić   Tímea Lőrincz
17 January 2021   1,3 km F cancelled
2 17 January 2021   Sprint F   Nina Jagenić   Tena Hadžić   Tímea Lőrincz
3 30 January 2021     Zlatibor 5 km C   Varvara Prokhorova   Tena Hadžić   Tímea Lőrincz
31 January 2021   Sprint F cancelled
4 3 February 2021     Mavrovo 5 km F   Vedrana Malec   Anika Kožica   Varvara Prokhorova
5 4 February 2021   5 km F   Vedrana Malec   Varvara Prokhorova   Anika Kožica
6 February 2021     Pigadia 5 km F cancelled
7 February 2021   5 km F
6 19 February 2021     Dvorišta-Pale 5 km F   Anika Kožica   Nika Blaženić   Tena Hadžić
7 20 February 2021   5 km F   Tena Hadžić   Anita Klemenčič   Anika Kožica
8 13 March 2021     Fundata 5 km C   Tímea Lőrincz   Ana Ilić   Tena Hadžić
9 14 March 2021   5 km F   Tímea Lőrincz   Tena Hadžić   Maida Drndić
10 18 March 2021     Bolu-Gerede 5 km C   Kaidy Kaasiku   Keidy Kaasiku   Hanna-Brita Kaasik
11 19 March 2021   5 km F   Kaidy Kaasiku   Keidy Kaasiku   Hanna-Brita Kaasik
12 20 March 2021   Sprint F   Kaidy Kaasiku   Keidy Kaasiku   Tímea Lőrincz

Eastern Europe Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 28 November 2020     Vershina Tea Sprint F   Marina Chernousova   Anna Grukhvina   Veronika Stepanova
2 29 November 2020   10 km C   Lilia Vasilieva   Anastasiya Faleeva   Alija Iksanova
3 1 December 2020   Sprint C   Anastasiya Faleeva   Anastasia Kirillova   Olga Tsareva
4 2 December 2020   10 km F   Lilia Vasilieva   Marina Chernousova   Olga Zholudeva
5 23 December 2020     Krasnogorsk Sprint F   Anastasia Kirillova   Olga Kucheruk   Nina Dubotolkina
6 24 December 2020   Sprint C   Olga Tsareva   Alena Baranova   Anastasia Moskalenko
7 26 December 2020   10 km F   Ekaterina Smirnova   Evgeniya Krupitskaya   Anastasia Rygalina
8 27 December 2020   10 km C   Nataliya Mekruykova   Alija Iksanova   Ekaterina Smirnova
9 4 January 2021     Minsk-Raubichi Sprint C   Anastasia Kirillova   Lilia Vasilieva   Anastasia Moskalenko
10 5 January 2021   5 km C   Anastasia Kirillova   Lilia Vasilieva   Anastasia Moskalenko
11 7 January 2021   5 km F   Lilia Vasilieva   Anastasia Kirillova   Anastasia Moskalenko
12 22 January 2021     Krasnogorsk Sprint F   Anastasia Kirillova   Anastasia Moskalenko   Elizaveta Shalaboda
13 5 February 2021   10 km C   Lidia Durkina   Lilia Vasilieva   Diana Golovan
14 7 February 2021   Sprint F   Elizaveta Shalaboda   Daria Storozhilova   Lilia Vasilieva
15 11 February 2021     Almaty-Soldier Hollow Sprint C   Lilia Vasilieva   Anna Shevchenko   Anastasia Moskalenko
16 12 February 2021   10 km C Individual   Lilia Vasilieva   Anna Shevchenko   Tamara Ebel
17 13 February 2021   15 km F Mass Start   Lilia Vasilieva   Anna Shevchenko   Anastasia Moskalenko
18 27 February 2021     Syktyvkar 10 km C   Alija Iksanova   Nataliya Mekryukova   Ekaterina Smirnova
19 28 February 2021   Sprint F   Anna Grukhvina   Marina Chernousova   Kristina Kuskova
20 3 March 2021   Skiathlon 10 km C/F   Ekaterina Smirnova   Diana Golovan   Larisa Ryasina

Far East Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020     Pyeongchang 5 km C cancelled
20 December 2020   5 km F
26 December 2020     Otoineppu 5 km C cancelled
27 December 2020   5 km F
6 January 2021     Sapporo Sprint F cancelled
7 January 2021   5 km C
8 January 2021   10 km F Pursuit
1 3 February 2021     Pyeongchang 5 km C   Lee Chae-won   Lee Eui-jin   Han Da-som
2 4 February 2021   5 km F   Lee Chae-won   Han Da-som   Lee Eui-jin
3 13 February 2021     Shiramine 10 km C   Rin Sobue   Nao Maita   Kozue Takizawa

Slavic Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020     Zakopane 5 km C cancelled, moved to Wisła-Kubalonka
1 19 December 2020   5 km C   Patrīcija Eiduka   Karolina Kaleta   Eliza Rucka
2 20 December 2020   10 km F   Patrīcija Eiduka   Karolina Kaleta   Eliza Rucka
29 December 2020     Štrbské Pleso Sprint F cancelled
30 December 2020   7,5 km F
20 February 2021     Štrbské Pleso Sprint C cancelled
21 February 2021   10 km C
20 March 2021     Wisła-Kubalonka Sprint F cancelled, moved to Zakopane
21 March 2021   7,5 km F
3 20 March 2021     Zakopane Sprint C   Alena Procházková   Monika Skinder   Izabela Marcisz
4 21 March 2021   15 km Mass Start F   Alena Procházková   Sandra Schützová   Monika Skinder
27 March 2021     Kremnica-Skalka 5 km C cancelled
28 March 2021   5 km F

Scandinavian Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
12 December 2020     Rovaniemi Sprint F cancelled
13 December 2020   10 km F
5 March 2021     Madona Sprint F cancelled
6 March 2021   10 km C Mass Start
7 March 2021   10 km F Pursuit

US Super Tour

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
11 December 2020     Sun Valley 5 km C cancelled
12 December 2020   Sprint C
13 December 2020   10 km F Mass Start
27 February 2021     Cable-Hayward 30 km F Mass Start cancelled

Nor-Am Cup

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Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
7 January 2021     Whistler Sprint C cancelled
9 January 2021   5 km F
10 January 2021   15 km C Mass Start

References

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  1. ^ Rules for the FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup 2020, pp. 3.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Alpen Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2021 Balkan Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Eastern Europe Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Slavic Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

Sources

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"RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY CONTINENTAL CUP" (PDF). fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2020.