FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
Genre	Nordic combined
Location(s)	Europe, Japan, Canada (rarely), United States (rarely)
Inaugurated	17 Dec 1983 (17 Dec 1983) (Men) 16 Mar 2000 (16 Mar 2000) (Team)
Most recent	2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
Next event	2018–19 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
Organised by	International Ski Federation
People	Lasse Ottesen (race director)

The FIS Nordic Combined World Cup is a Nordic combined competition organized yearly by International Ski Federation, representing the highest level in international competition for this sport. It was first arranged for the 1983–84 season. Team event was first time held in 1999–00 season. The FIS race director is a Norwegian ex ski jumper and ex world record holder Lasse Ottesen.

As of 2018, only a men's event exists. However, FIS decided in October 2015 to start a women's continental cup from the 2017–2018 season.^[1][2]

Standings

The table below shows the three highest ranked skiers for each world cup season.^[3]

Overall      Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third 1983–84 Tom Sandberg Uwe Dotzauer Geir Andersen 1984–85 Geir Andersen Hermann Weinbuch Hubert Schwarz 1985–86 Hermann Weinbuch Thomas Müller Geir Andersen(2) 1986–87 Torbjørn Løkken Hermann Weinbuch(2) Hippolyt Kempf 1987–88 Klaus Sulzenbacher Torbjørn Løkken Andreas Schaad 1988–89 Trond-Arne Bredesen Klaus Sulzenbacher Hippolyt Kempf(2) 1989–90 Klaus Sulzenbacher(2) Allar Levandi Knut Tore Apeland 1990–91 Fred Børre Lundberg Klaus Sulzenbacher Trond-Einar Elden 1991–92 Fabrice Guy Klaus Sulzenbacher(3) Fred Børre Lundberg 1992–93 Kenji Ogiwara Fred Børre Lundberg Takanori Kono 1993–94 Kenji Ogiwara Takanori Kono Fred Børre Lundberg(2) 1994–95 Kenji Ogiwara(3) Bjarte Engen Vik Knut Tore Apeland(2) 1995–96 Knut Tore Apeland Kenji Ogiwara Jari Mantila 1996–97 Samppa Lajunen Jari Mantila Bjarte Engen Vik 1997–98 Bjarte Engen Vik Mario Stecher Felix Gottwald 1998–99 Bjarte Engen Vik(2) Hannu Manninen Ladislav Rygl 1999–00 Samppa Lajunen(2) Bjarte Engen Vik Ladislav Rygl(2) 2000–01 Felix Gottwald Ronny Ackermann Bjarte Engen Vik(2) 2001–02 Ronny Ackermann Felix Gottwald Samppa Lajunen 2002–03 Ronny Ackermann(2) Felix Gottwald Björn Kircheisen 2003–04 Hannu Manninen Ronny Ackermann Samppa Lajunen(2) 2004–05 Hannu Manninen Ronny Ackermann(3) Felix Gottwald 2005–06 Hannu Manninen Magnus Moan Björn Kircheisen(2) 2006–07 Hannu Manninen(4) Jason Lamy-Chappuis Magnus Moan 2007–08 Ronny Ackermann(3) Petter Tande Bill Demong 2008–09 Anssi Koivuranta Magnus Moan(2) Bill Demong(2) 2009–10 Jason Lamy-Chappuis Felix Gottwald(3) Magnus Moan(2) 2010–11 Jason Lamy-Chappuis Mikko Kokslien Felix Gottwald(3) 2011–12 Jason Lamy-Chappuis(3) Akito Watabe Mikko Kokslien 2012–13 Eric Frenzel Jason Lamy-Chappuis(2) Akito Watabe 2013–14 Eric Frenzel Johannes Rydzek Akito Watabe(2) 2014–15 Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe Johannes Rydzek 2015–16 Eric Frenzel Akito Watabe(3) Fabian Rießle 2016–17 Eric Frenzel(5) Johannes Rydzek(2) Akito Watabe(3) 2017–18 Akito Watabe Jan Schmid Fabian Rießle(2) Rank Nation Wins Second Third Total 1  Germany 9 9 6 24 2  Norway 8 9 12 29 3  Finland 7 2 3 12 4  Japan 4 5 4 13 5  France 4 2 - 6 6  Austria 3 7 3 13 7  Soviet Union - 1 - 1 8   Switzerland - - 3 3 10  Czech Republic  United States - - 2 2 Sprint Season Winner Runner-up Third 2000–01 Felix Gottwald Ronny Ackermann Kristian Hammer 2001–02 Ronny Ackermann Samppa Lajunen Felix Gottwald 2002–03 Ronny Ackermann Felix Gottwald Björn Kircheisen 2003–04 Hannu Manninen Samppa Lajunen Ronny Ackermann 2004–05 Hannu Manninen Ronny Ackermann Todd Lodwick 2005–06 Hannu Manninen Magnus Moan Björn Kircheisen 2006–07 Jason Lamy-Chappuis Magnus Moan Felix Gottwald 2007–08 Ronny Ackermann Jason Lamy-Chappuis Bernhard Gruber Rank Nation Wins Second Third Total 1  Germany 3 2 3 8 2  Finland 3 2 - 5 3  Austria 1 1 3 5 4  France 1 1 - 2 5  Norway - 2 1 3 Nations Cup      Season      Winner      Runner-up      Third 1983–84  Norway  East Germany  Soviet Union 1984–85  Norway  Germany  East Germany 1985–86  Germany  Norway   Switzerland 1986–87  Norway  Germany  Soviet Union 1987–88  Norway  Austria   Switzerland 1988–89  Norway  Austria  France 1989–90  Norway  Austria  Soviet Union(3) 1990–91  Norway  Austria   Switzerland 1991–92  Norway  Austria  France 1992–93  Japan  Norway   Switzerland 1993–94  Norway  Japan   Switzerland(5) 1994–95  Norway  Japan  Austria 1995–96  Norway  Finland  Japan 1996–97  Norway  Finland  Austria 1997–98  Norway  Austria  Finland 1998–99  Norway  Finland  Japan 1999–00  Finland  Norway  Germany 2000–01  Austria  Norway  Germany 2001–02  Germany  Finland  Austria 2002–03  Germany  Austria  Finland 2003–04  Finland  Germany  Austria 2004–05  Germany  Finland  Austria 2005–06  Germany  Finland  Austria 2006–07  Austria  Finland(7)  Germany 2007–08  Germany  Austria  Norway 2008–09  Germany  Norway  Austria 2009–10  Austria  Germany  Norway 2010–11  Austria(4)  Norway  Germany(5) 2011–12  Norway(15)  Germany(6)  France(3) 2012–13  Germany  Norway  Austria 2013–14  Germany  Norway  Austria 2014–15  Germany  Norway  Austria 2015–16  Germany  Norway(10)  Austria(11) 2016–17  Germany(12)  Austria(9)  Norway(3)

Rank	Nation	Wins	Second	Third	Total
1	Norway	15	10	3	28
2	Germany	12	6	5	23
3	Austria	4	9	11	24
4	Finland	2	7	2	11
5	Japan	1	2	2	5
6	Switzerland	-	-	5	5
7	France  Soviet Union	-	-	3	3

Statistics

Wins Rank Wins 1 Hannu Manninen 48 2 Eric Frenzel 43 3 Ronny Ackermann 28 4 Bjarte Engen Vik 26 Jason Lamy-Chappuis 6 Magnus Moan 25 7 Felix Gottwald 23 8 Samppa Lajunen 20 9 Kenji Ogiwara 19 10 Björn Kircheisen 17 Akito Watabe

Podiums Rank Podiums 1 Hannu Manninen 90 2 Ronny Ackermann 77 3 Eric Frenzel 74 4 Felix Gottwald 68 5 Bjarte Engen Vik 61 5 Akito Watabe 61 7 Jason Lamy-Chappuis 59 8 Samppa Lajunen 55 9 Magnus Moan 54 10 Björn Kircheisen 45

References