2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition

The 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup started in Düsseldorf, Germany on 25 October 2003 and finished in Pragelato, Italy on 14 March 2004. Rene Sommerfeldt of Germany won the overall men's cup^[1], and Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy won the women's.^[2]

Calendar

Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC	Date	Venue	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
1	25 October 2003	Düsseldorf	Sprint F	Peter Larsson	Martin Koukal	Thobias Fredriksson	Peter Larsson
2	22 November 2003	Beitostølen	15 km F	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Tore Ruud Hofstad	Axel Teichmann	Peter Larsson Pietro Piller Cottrer
3	28 November 2003	Kuusamo	15 km C	Anders Aukland	Jens Arne Svartedal	Anders Södergren	Jens Arne Svartedal
4	30 November 2003	Kuusamo	30 km Skiathlon	Axel Teichmann	Anders Södergren	René Sommerfeldt	Axel Teichmann
5	6 December 2003	Toblach	30 km F Mass Start	Mathias Fredriksson	René Sommerfeldt	Vincent Vittoz	Mathias Fredriksson
6	13 December 2003	Davos	15 km C	Andrus Veerpalu	Nikolai Pankratov	Anders Södergren	René Sommerfeldt
7	16 December 2003	Val di Fiemme	Sprint C	Jens Arne Svartedal	John Kristian Dahl	Andrus Veerpalu	Axel Teichmann
8	20 December 2003	Ramsau	30 km Skiathlon	Mathias Fredriksson	René Sommerfeldt	Anders Södergren	Mathias Fredriksson
9	21 December 2003	Ramsau	10 km F	Christian Hoffmann	Axel Teichmann	Tobias Angerer	René Sommerfeldt
10	6 January 2004	Falun	30 km Skiathlon	Tobias Angerer	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Jens Filbrich
11	10 January 2004	Otepää	30 km C Mass Start	Frode Estil	Anders Aukland	Ivan Alypov
12	17 January 2004	Nové Město	15 km C	Andrus Veerpalu	Frode Estil	Jaak Mae
13	18 January 2004	Nové Město	Sprint F	Thobias Fredriksson	Peter Larsson	Håvard Bjerkeli
14	25 January 2004	Val di Fiemme	70 km C Mass Start (Marcialonga)	Anders Aukland	Giorgio Di Centa	Jørgen Aukland
15	6 February 2004	La Clusaz	15 km F	Fulvio Valbusa	Vincent Vittoz	Christian Hoffmann
16	13 February 2004	Oberstdorf	30 km Skiathlon	René Sommerfeldt	Reto Burgermeister	Lukas Bauer
17	18 February 2004	Stockholm	Sprint C	Jens Arne Svartedal	John Kristian Dahl	Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
18	21 February 2004	Umeå	15 km C	Mathias Fredriksson	Evgeniy Dementiev	Jaak Mae
19	24 February 2004	Trondheim	Sprint F	Janusz Krezelok	Thobias Fredriksson	Anders Högberg
20	26 February 2004	Drammen	Sprint C	Håvard Bjerkeli	Tor Arne Hetland	Anders Högberg
21	28 February 2004	Oslo	50 km F	René Sommerfeldt	Fulvio Valbusa	Lukas Bauer
22	5 March 2004	Lahti	Sprint F	Thobias Fredriksson	Mikael Östberg	Jörgen Brink
23	7 March 2004	Lahti	15 km C	Frode Estil	Jaak Mae	Andrus Veerpalu
24	12 March 2004	Pragelato	Sprint F	Freddy Schwienbacher	Jens Arne Svartedal	Børre Næss
25	13 March 2004	Pragelato	30 km F	Christian Hoffmann	René Sommerfeldt	Thomas Moriggl

Ladies

C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC	Date	Venue	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
1	25 October 2003	Düsseldorf	Sprint F	Gabriella Paruzzi	Alena Sidko	Evgenia Hahina	Gabriella Paruzzi
2	22 November 2003	Beitostølen	10 km F	Kristina Smigun	Valentina Shevchenko	Claudia Künzel
3	28 November 2003	Kuusamo	10 km C	Valentina Shevchenko	Vibeke Skofterud	Kristina Smigun
4	29 November 2003	Kuusamo	15 km Skiathlon	Kristina Smigun	Olga Savialova	Evi Sachenbacher	Kristina Smigun
5	6 December 2003	Toblach	15 km F Mass Start	Kristina Smigun	Valentina Shevchenko	Claudia Künzel	Kristina Smigun
6	13 December 2003	Davos	10 km C	Valentina Shevchenko	Virpi Kuitunen	Gabriella Paruzzi	Valentina Shevchenko
7	16 December 2003	Val di Fiemme	Sprint C	Marit Bjørgen	Anna Dahlberg	Manuela Henkel	Valentina Shevchenko
8	20 December 2003	Ramsau	10 km F	Kateřina Neumannová	Kristina Smigun	Gabriella Paruzzi	Kristina Smigun
9	21 December 2003	Ramsau	10 km F	Kristina Smigun	Valentina Shevchenko	Claudia Künzel
10	6 January 2004	Falun	15 km Skiathlon	Kateřina Neumannová	Gabriella Paruzzi	Kristina Smigun
11	10 January 2004	Otepää	15 km C Mass Start	Claudia Künzel	Kristina Smigun	Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
12	17 January 2004	Nové Město	10 km C	Gabriella Paruzzi	Claudia Künzel	Kateřina Neumannová
13	18 January 2004	Nové Město	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Virpi Kuitunen	Pirjo Manninen
14	25 January 2004	Val di Fiemme	70 km C Mass Start (Marcialonga)	Gabriella Paruzzi	Valentina Shevchenko	Manuela Henkel
15	6 February 2004	La Clusaz	10 km F	Kateřina Neumannová	Yuliya Chepalova	Sabina Valbusa
16	14 February 2004	Oberstdorf	15 km Skiathlon	Yuliya Chepalova	Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen	Olga Savialova
17	18 February 2004	Stockholm	Sprint C	Marit Bjørgen	Anna Dahlberg	Ella Gjømle
18	21 February 2004	Umeå	10 km C	Kateřina Neumannová	Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen	Marit Bjørgen	Gabriella Paruzzi
19	24 February 2004	Trondheim	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Evi Sachenbacher	Claudia Künzel
20	26 February 2004	Drammen	Sprint C	Marit Bjørgen	Virpi Kuitunen	Elina Hietamäki
21	28 February 2004	Oslo	30 km F	Yuliya Chepalova	Sabina Valbusa	Valentina Shevchenko
22	5 March 2004	Lahti	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Gabriella Paruzzi	Anna Dahlberg
23	7 March 2004	Lahti	10 km C	Virpi Kuitunen	Gabriella Paruzzi	Olga Savialova
24	12 March 2004	Pragelato	Sprint F	Marit Bjørgen	Beckie Scott	Elina Hietamäki
25	13 March 2004	Pragelato	15 km F	Sabina Valbusa	Yuliya Chepalova	Kateřina Neumannová

Men's team

C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC	Date	Venue	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	26 October 2003	Düsseldorf	Team Sprint F	Sweden I Peter Larsson Thobias Fredriksson	Germany I Axel Teichmann Tobias Angerer	Norway II Tor Arne Hetland Håvard Bjerkeli
2	23 November 2003	Beitostølen	4x10 km C/C/F/F	Germany Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer	Norway I Jens Arne Svartedal Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Lars Berger Tore Ruud Hofstad	Norway II Frode Estil Tore Bjonviken Frode Andresen Ole Einar Bjørndalen
3	7 December 2003	Toblach	Team Sprint F	Norway I Håvard Bjerkeli Tor Arne Hetland	Sweden I Thobias Fredriksson Peter Larsson	Norway II Håvard Solbakken John Kristian Dahl
4	14 December 2003	Davos	4x10 km C/C/F/F	Norway I Anders Aukland Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Tor Arne Hetland	Germany Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer	Sweden Martin Larsson Mats Larsson Johan Olsson Anders Högberg
5	11 January 2004	Otepää	4x10 km C/C/F/F	Germany Andreas Schlütter Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann Tobias Angerer	Italy I Bruno Carrara Valerio Checchi Pietro Piller Cottrer Fulvio Valbusa	Russia I Maxim Bulgakov Alexander Legkov Evgeniy Dementiev Sergey Novikov
6	7 February 2004	La Clusaz	4x10 km C/C/F/F	France I Alexandre Rousselet Christophe Perrillat Vincent Vittoz Emmanuel Jonnier	Germany Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer	Russia Nikolay Pankratov Mikhail Ivanov Evgeniy Dementiev Sergey Novikov
7	15 February 2004	Oberstdorf	Team Sprint F	Germany II Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann	Russia I Ivan Alypov Vasily Rochev	Germany I René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer
8	22 February 2004	Umeå	4x10 km C/C/F/F	Germany Franz Göring Andreas Schlütter Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann	Norway I Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Tore Ruud Hofstad	Sweden I Mats Larsson Jörgen Brink Anders Högberg Mathias Fredriksson
9	6 March 2004	Lahti	Team Sprint C	Russia I Nikolay Pankratov Vasily Rochev	Sweden II Mats Larsson Björn Lind	Norway I Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Jens Arne Svartedal

Ladies' team

C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC	Date	Venue	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	26 October 2003	Düsseldorf	Team Sprint F	Norway I Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen	Germany I Uschi Disl Claudia Künzel	Russia I Alena Sidko Evgenia Hahina
2	23 November 2003	Beitostølen	4x5 km C/C/F/F	Norway I Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen	Germany Manuela Henkel Stefanie Böhler Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel	Russia Evgenia Hahina Alena Sidko Ekaterina Vorontsova Olga Savialova
3	7 December 2003	Toblach	Team Sprint F	Norway I Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen	Germay I Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel	Italy II Karin Moroder Christina Kelder
4	14 December 2003	Davos	4x5 km C/C/F/F	Norway I Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen Kristin Mürer Stemland Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen	Germany Stefanie Böhler Manuela Henkel Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel	Russia I Larisa Kurkina Lilia Vasilieva Ekaterina Vorontsova Olga Savialova
5	11 January 2004	Otepää	4x5 km C/C/F/F	Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen	Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel	Finland I Kirsi Välimaa Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riikka Sarasoja Virpi Kuitunen
6	7 February 2004	La Clusaz	4x5 km C/C/F/F	Russia Larisa Kurkina Lilia Vasilieva Ekaterina Vorontsova Olga Savialova	Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Anke Reschwam Schulze Claudia Künzel	Italy Marianna Longa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa
7	15 February 2004	Oberstdorf	Team Sprint F	Norway I Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen	Germay I Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel	Germany III Manuela Henkel Isabel Klaus
8	22 February 2004	Umeå	4x5 km C/C/F/F	Norway Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen Kristin Størmer Steira Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen	Russia Larisa Kurkina Olga Savialova Ekaterina Vorontsova Yuliya Chepalova	Finland I Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Satu Salonen Riikka Sarasoja Kati Venäläinen
9	6 March 2004	Lahti	Team Sprint C	Norway I Ella Gjømle Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen	Finland I Elina Hietamäki Pirjo Manninen	Russia Larisa Kurkina Olga Savialova

Men's standings

Overall

Rank	Skier	Points
	René Sommerfeldt	956
2	Mathias Fredriksson	606
3	Jens Arne Svartedal	592
4	Tobias Angerer	582
5	Axel Teichmann	575
6	Frode Estil	558
7	Andrus Veerpalu	539
8	Fulvio Valbusa	462
9	Thobias Fredriksson	436
10	Anders Södergren	434

Distance

Rank	Skier	Points
	René Sommerfeldt	902
2	Mathias Fredriksson	569
3	Frode Estil	558
4	Axel Teichmann	495
5	Tobias Angerer	488
6	Andrus Veerpalu	465
7	Fulvio Valbusa	439
8	Anders Södergren	434
9	Lukas Bauer	420
10	Pietro Piller Cottrer	411

Sprint

Rank	Skier	Points
	Thobias Fredriksson	410
2	Jens Arne Svartedal	381
3	Håvard Bjerkeli	337
4	Tor Arne Hetland	296
5	Peter Larsson	270
6	John Kristian Dahl	237
7	Janusz Krezelok	226
8	Jörgen Brink	212
9	Björn Lind	211
10	Anders Högberg	191

Ladies' standings

Overall

Rank	Skier	Points
	Gabriella Paruzzi	1228
2	Marit Bjørgen	1139
3	Valentina Shevchenko	983
4	Hilde G. Pedersen	856
5	Kristina Smigun	853
6	Virpi Kuitunen	848
7	Claudia Künzel	762
8	Olga Savialova	664
9	Kateřina Neumannová	629
10	Sabina Valbusa	554

Distance

Rank	Skier	Points
	Valentina Shevchenko	983
2	Gabriella Paruzzi	870
3	Kristina Smigun	839
4	Hilde G. Pedersen	656
5	Olga Savialova	625
6	Claudia Künzel	587
7	Virpi Kuitunen	543
8	Kateřina Neumannová	542
9	Sabina Valbusa	527
10	Yuliya Chepalova	460

Sprint

Rank	Skier	Points
	Marit Bjørgen	745
2	Gabriella Paruzzi	358
3	Anna Dahlberg	330
4	Virpi Kuitunen	305
5	Elina Hietamäki	268
6	Beckie Scott	229
7	Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	205
8	Hilde G. Pedersen	200
9	Manuela Henkel	189
10	Claudia Künzel	175

Nations Cup

Overall

Rank	Nation	Points
1	Norway	9915
2	Germany	7452
3	Italy	6552
4	Russia	5572
5	Sweden	5347
6	Finland	3889
7	Estonia	2228
8	Czech Republic	1576
9	Kazakhstan	1284
10	France	1172

Men

Rank	Nation	Points
1	Norway	5130
2	Germany	4146
3	Sweden	3840
4	Italy	3263
5	Russia	2245
6	Estonia	1311
7	Czech Republic	892
8	France	855
9	Finland	668
10	Kazakhstan	638

Ladies

Rank	Nation	Points
1	Norway	4785
2	Russia	3327
3	Germany	3306
4	Italy	3289
5	Finland	3221
6	Sweden	1507
7	Ukraine	993
8	Estonia	917
9	Czech Republic	684
10	Kazakhstan	646

Achievements

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2003/04 season in parentheses)

Men

Mathias Fredriksson (SWE), 3 (8) first places
Jens Arne Svartedal (NOR), 2 (6) first places
Anders Aukland (NOR), 2 (5) first places
Andrus Veerpalu (EST), 2 (4) first places
Frode Estil (NOR), 2 (4) first places
Thobias Fredriksson (SWE), 2 (3) first places
René Sommerfeldt (GER), 2 (3) first places
Christian Hoffmann (AUT), 2 (2) first places
Håvard Bjerkeli (NOR), 1 (3) first place
Peter Larsson (SWE), 1 (2) first place
Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA), 1 (2) first place
Axel Teichmann (GER), 1 (2) first place
Fulvio Valbusa (ITA), 1 (2) first place
Tobias Angerer (GER), 1 (1) first place
Janusz Krezelok (POL), 1 (1) first place
Freddy Schwienbacher (ITA), 1 (1) first place

Women

Marit Bjørgen (NOR), 7 (10) first places
Kristina Smigun (EST), 4 (13) first places
Kateřina Neumannová (CZE), 4 (11) first places
Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA), 3 (4) first places
Yuliya Chepalova (RUS), 2 (15) first places
Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR), 2 (2) first places
Claudia Künzel (GER), 1 (1) first place
Virpi Kuitunen (FIN), 1 (1) first place
Sabina Valbusa (ITA), 1 (1) first place

References

↑ "WORLD CUP STANDING MEN OVERALL" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
↑ "WORLD CUP STANDING WOMEN OVERALL" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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[1] "WORLD CUP STANDING MEN OVERALL" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[2] "WORLD CUP STANDING WOMEN OVERALL" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Discipline	Men	Ladies
Overall	René Sommerfeldt	Gabriella Paruzzi
Distance	René Sommerfeldt	Valentina Shevchenko
Sprint	Thobias Fredriksson	Marit Bjørgen
Nations Cup	Norway	Norway
Competition
Locations	19 venues	19 venues
Individual	25 events	25 events
Relay/Team	9 events	9 events