tour de ski virtual standings

Diggins Seizes Tour de Ski Lead, Niskanen Takes Stage 2

The Tour de Ski operates on two parallel narrative arcs. Day-to-day, stage-to-stage, it highlights the singularity of great ski performances, while over the course of a week it points to the dynamism that makes great skiers great. On Stage 2 of this year’s Tour, those arcs were one and the same.

No one skis classic technique quite like Kerttu Niskanen (FIN). And no one can close a race like Jessie Diggins (USA). Through the undulating ups and downs of the Toblach course, those two declarative statements were translated to the result sheet with only Victoria Carl (GER) skiing into second place to split Niskanen and Diggins. Niskanen won her sixth career World Cup race, taking a seven second victory over the resurgent Carl. Diggins, meanwhile, closed a five-second gap on teammate Rosie Brennan in the final two kilometers to take her second career individual classic podium. In doing so, Diggins took control in this year’s Tour de Ski.

Brennan would finish fourth, only 15 seconds behind the winner, a performance that moved Brennan from 26th place in the Tour de Ski standings to sixth place.

Other American finishers included Novie McCabe 29th, Sophia Laukli 39th, Sammy Smith 52nd, Julia Kern 59th. Canada’s Katherine Stewart-Jones did not start Stage 2, leaving Canada absent from this year’s Tour de Ski Women’s Overall standings.

Niskanen not only stood atop the field today, but also stood out as the veteran among veterans who competed for the win. The Finnish skier, Now age 35, the Finn expressed her satisfaction in post-race interviews. “I’m really happy . . . I’m back,” she beamed. “The beginning of the season has been difficult for me, so to see it come together was nice.” Niskanen’s six career World Cup wins have all come in the 10 k Classic (including one victory during the peak of Therese Johaug’s (NOR) great career). 

Meanwhile, Diggins continues to tread relatively new tracks in her own storied career: This was her second-ever outright distance classic podium (after placing third place on Stage 2 of the 2021 Tour de Ski in Val Mustair). After taking third in Stage 2 of 2021’s Tour de Ski, Diggins went on to wear the Yellow Bib at the top of the Alpe Cermis as the Tour champion. After today, she again wears the Yellow Bib. After that 2021 podium, Diggins spoke to FasterSkier: “My goals for today were to ski smooth and really work the downhills,” she said then. “When I felt good on the last half of the last lap I just decided to push it!” She compared that earlier success in Toblach with her efforts today: “I tried to make sure I was racing the downhills and the flats just as hard as the uphills.” Two years after her first success in Toblach, not only was the result the same, but the way in which Diggins achieved the result was the same, too.

10 k Classic Individual Start

The dynamics of this Tour de Ski 10 k Classic Individual Start were just slightly different than what the World Cup is used to, as the method for determining the start list turned not towards the Overall World Cup Standings, but to the Tour de Ski standings after a sprint race on Stage 1. With the perennial Distance contenders spread throughout yesterday’s results, they would be spread throughout the field today. Serendipity did set up some structure, though; a pack of top distance racers including Brennan (bib 28) starting back-to-back starting with bib 20, Lotta Udnes Weng (NOR), and stretching to bib 29, Niskanen, and bib 30 Ebba Andersson (SWE). A second, looser pack of top racers started later on based on their strong sprints yesterday, with Diggins in bib 42 and Carl in bib 48.

The back-to-back pair of Brennan and Niskanen would set the leading times throughout the course. In the first half of the race, they were splitting seconds with Brennan ahead of Niskanen by 1.8 seconds through the 5 k mark, and Niskanen ahead of Brennan by the same margin a kilometer later at the 6.7 k mark. On a course that followed a rolling, punchy set of downhills, Niskanen was able to put in a finishing burst. Brennan crossed the line in first—but for only a few moments before the full extent of Niskanen’s closing speed became evident at the finish line. The Finn crossed the line 15 seconds ahead of Brennan in what would turn out to be the definitive result of the day.

“Today was better than [yesterday’s sprint race],” Brennan said. “I can’t say I felt ‘bad,’ per se. Yesterday, I just felt like I wasn’t skiing tactically that well. This distance course was definitely better than me, and while I wouldn’t say I felt great today, I was happy I made it work.”

Back on course, there were indications that Diggins was having an extraordinarily good day on classic skis. As Niskanen crossed the finish, Diggins was nearing the 5 k half-way mark less than ten seconds off the lead. By 8 k, she was still within 15 seconds of Niskanen’s top time, but five seconds off Brennan in fourth. Like Niskanen, Diggins would make up time with a brilliant final push, shooting to the podium with a five second advantage over Brennan at the finish. Carl would come in moments later to split the slim difference between Niskanen and Diggins. The German finished three seconds ahead of Diggins, and seven seconds off the lead in second place.

Tour de Ski Standings After Stage 2

Stage 2 begins to bring clarity to this year’s race for the Tour de Ski Overall, but any conclusions are still taken with a view towards the races to come, rather than the end of the Tour. After time bonuses, Diggins holds the Yellow Bib by seven seconds over Carl going into Stage 3, a 20 k pursuit race. After a strong ninth place finish, Stage 1 winner Linn Svahn (SWE) remains within striking distance in third place at 11 seconds back.

Diggins noted in post-race comments that she’s feeling more relaxed than in the past with the Yellow Bib, and pointed towards a particular source of comfort as a reason why: “I got a chance to hear my family cheer for me out on course,” she said. “Just having the support of our family over here is a big deal because we realize we don’t get it all that often. It’s a mental break, and a physical break when they’re here over the holidays, and it put me in a great place for the Tour.”

Svahn’s resilient performance proved a silver lining on a day that saw struggles from Sweden’s top distance skiers. Andersson, who won this season’s opening 10 k Classic race in Ruka , finished Stage 2 in 13th place, and sits 18th in the Overall at +1:28 back. Last year’s Tour de Ski champion, Frida Karlsson (SWE) finished Stage 2 in 11th place, and is also 11th in the Overall at +1:11 minutes back.

Brennan moved herself into sixth place in the TDS Overall standings with her Stage 2 race, and sits amid a top ten that is still tightly packed. With a 20 k Pursuit next on the schedule, Brennan remains poised to challenge for the Tour de Ski Overall. McCabe sits in 32nd Overall, with Laukli in 45th, Smith in 52nd and Kern in 56th rounding out the American Women in the standings. 

In a tightly packed top 10, Rosie Brennan is already looking forward to all that is to come. “[I’m looking forward to] Davos,” she said. “It’s my favorite place to race, and while I haven’t done the course that is prepared, I like to think that ‘all things Davos suit me,’ so I’m optimistic for the races to come after tomorrow.”

Tour de Ski Stage 2 RESULTS

Tour de Ski Overall STANDINGS

• Jessie Diggins
• Kerttu Niskanen
• Rosie Brennan
• Stage 2 Tour de Ski Toblach
• Toblach 10 k classic

Ben Theyerl

Ben Theyerl was born into a family now three-generations into nordic ski racing in the US. He grew up skiing for Chippewa Valley Nordic in his native Eau Claire, Wisconsin, before spending four years racing for Colby College in Maine. He currently mixes writing and skiing while based out of Crested Butte, CO, where he coaches the best group of high schoolers one could hope to find.

Revelations at Tour de Ski: Ogden and Hyvarinen!

Norwegian men restore status quo: all red podium in tds pursuit.

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Related Posts

Hagenbuch and McCabe Win Snowy Spring Nationals 40 k

Gus Schumacher went to D.C. to testify on climate change. Then a senator dredged up four-year-old tweets.

Vermont Academy Seeks a Nordic Skiing Program Coach

Breakpoints

One stage left: diggins maintains lead in tour de ski overall standings.

On the second to last race of the Tour de Ski, Jessie Diggins continued her streak of top-10 results with an eighth place finish, giving her the necessary points and time to maintain her commanding lead in the Tour de Ski overall standings. Alongside Diggins in the top 30 was Rosie Brennan in 12th, Sophia Laukli 17th and Sammy Smith in 26th. Scott Patterson was 27th. Diggins now leads the overall by 43 seconds, ahead of Sweden's Joanna Sundling going into tomorrow's final stage. 

On a remarkably bad weather day in Val di Fiemme, Italy, where rain, snow and sleet made for challenging wax conditions and overall tricky weather to race in, the athletes pushed through, with the final race looming in their minds. 

With a 15k mass start on the line, Diggins went into the race with lingering pain due to her crash in the 20k classic in Davos, Switzerland just two days prior.

"I did get pretty hurt in that crash, so I'm in pain," said Diggins, post-race. "I raced today and pushed through it. I'm really proud of myself for being able to ignore it the best I could and focus on the race - and now i'm focused on recovery." 

Off the line, the pack trudged through the classic tracks, with six laps of a hilly 2.5k loop looming. Through each lap, Diggins, Brennan and Laukli traded off positions in the lead pack, often working together to find positioning, with 18-year-old Smith continuing her strong skiing and keeping a solid pace throughout the entire 15k. 

On the final lap, movement was finally happening and going into the last hill, Diggins, Brennan and Laukli were all within the chase pack. On the final stretch, Sweden's Linn Svahn took the overall win, with Diggins in the top 10 and Brennan, Laukli and Smith not far behind.

"It was wet," said Brennan, laughing post-race. "It was very challenging conditions, and sometimes skis worked, sometimes they didn't. It was a mental battle the whole way through but I'm happy that I stayed in the front the whole time and fought the whole way."

For the men, Patterson and Zanden McMullen represented the remaining Stifel U.S. Ski Team men's team and crossed the line in 27th and 31st, respectively. Norway's Erik Valnes ultimately took the victory. Going into stage seven, Patterson sits 20th in the Tour de Ski overall standings. 

Tomorrow, the highly anticipated Final Climb is finally here, a brutal race that takes athletes once around the 2.5k course at Val di Fiemme then up the Alpe de Cermis alpine ski hill - where at points athletes are skiing up a 28% grade. In last year's final climb, Sophia Laukli, now commonly referred to as the "Uphill Queen" nabbed her first-ever podium in the event, crossing the line in third. This year, she is considered the favorite in the event.  

RESULTS Women Men

TOUR DE SKI OVERALL RESULTS  Women Men

HOW TO WATCH Sunday, Jan. 7 8:30 a.m. ET - men's 10k skate - skiandsnowboard.live 9:45 a.m. ET - women's 10k skate - skiandsnowboard.live

Get The Latest

Copyright © 2024 U.S. Ski & Snowboard. All rights reserved.

• Reistadløpet Ski Classics
• Summit 2 Senja Ski Classics
• Janteloppet Ski Classics

• / Cross-country skiing
• / Tour de Ski 2023-2024
• Tour de Ski 2023-2024

Tour de Ski 2023-2024 - Schedule

Tour de Ski 2023-2024 - Standings

• https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=44171'})">Men's final results
• https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=44170'})">Women's final results

Tour de Ski 2023-2024 - Teams

🇩🇪 team germany, 🇫🇷 team france, 🇨🇭 team switzerland, 🇺🇸 team usa, 🇫🇮 team finland, 🇸🇪 team sweden, 🇳🇴 team norway, tour de ski 2023-2024 - results, tour de ski val di fiemme 7.1.2024, women's 10 km (f) final climb, men's 10 km (f) final climb, tour de ski val di fiemme 6.1.2024, men's 15 km (c) mass start, women 15 km (c), davos tour de ski 4.1.2024, men's 20 km (c) pursuit.

• https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=44177'})">Complete results
• https://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2024/CC/2274/2024CC2274PRL.pdf'})">Leg times

Women 20 km pursuit (c)

• https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=44176'})">Results
• https://medias3.fis-ski.com/pdf/2024/CC/2273/2024CC2273PRL.pdf'})">Leg times

Davos Tour de Ski 3.1.2024

Men's sprint (f) final, women's sprint (f) final, men's sprint (f) qualification, women's sprint (f) qualification, toblach tour de ski 1.1.2024, women's 20 km (f) pursuit, men's 20 km (f) pursuit, toblach tour de ski 31.12.2023, men's 10 km (c) interval, women's 10 km (c) interval, toblach, tour de ski 30.12.2023, men sprint (f) final.

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2262/results-pda.htm'})">Results

Women sprint, final (f)

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2261/results-pda.htm'})">Results

Toblach Tour de Ski 30.12.2023

Women's sprint (f).

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2259/results-pda.htm'})">Complete results

FIS live results

Toblach 30.12..

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2259/results-pda.htm'})">Women's sprint (f) qualification
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2260/results-pda.htm'})">Men's sprint (f) qualification
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2261/results-pda.htm'})">Women's sprint (f) finals
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2262/results-pda.htm'})">Men's sprint (f) finals

Toblach 31.12.

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2263/results-pda.htm'})">Women's 10 km (c) interval start
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2264/results-pda.htm'})">Men's 10 km (c) interval start

Toblach 1.1.

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2266/results-pda.htm'})">Men's 25 km (f) pursuit
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2265/results-pda.htm'})">Women's 25 km (f) pursuit
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2269/results-pda.htm'})">Women's sprint (f) qualification
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2270/results-pda.htm'})">Men's sprint (f) qualification
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2271/results-pda.htm'})">Women's sprint (f) finals
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2272/results-pda.htm'})">Men's sprint (f) finals
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2273/results-pda.htm'})">Women's 20 km (c) pursuit
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2274/results-pda.htm'})">Men's 20 km (c) pursuit

Val di Fiemme 6.1.

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2275/results-pda.htm'})">Women's 15 km (c) mass start
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2276/results-pda.htm'})">Men's 15 km (c) mass start

Val di Fiemme 7.1.

• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2278/results-pda.htm'})">Men's 10 km (f) mass start (final climb)
• https://live.fis-ski.com/cc-2277/results-pda.htm'})">Women's 10 km (f) mass start (final climb)

Tour de Ski 2022-2023 prize money

Video – tour de ski 2019/2020.

Alpe Cermis - Tour de Ski Final Climb

Alpe Cermis – Fastest Climber of All-Time

World cup points from tour de ski, wc points from the overall tour, wc points from a single race, tour de ski - history & statistics.

• Asiago, Italy (2006-2008)
• Davos (2024)
• Lenzerheide, Switzerland (2013-2014,2016,2017-18,2021-2022)
• München, Germany (2006-2007)
• Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic (2007-2009)
• Oberhof, Germany (2008-2014)
• Oberstdorf, Germany (2006-2007, 2010-2012, 2015-2019, 2021-2023)
• Praha, Czech Republic (2007-2010)
• Toblach, Italy (2009-2017, 2018-2021,2024)
• Val di Fiemme, Italy (2006-2024)
• Val Mustair, Switzerland (2012-2013, 2015, 2016-2017, 2018-2022)

Tour de Ski overall winners of all time

Most overall wins.

Results from previous years

Tour de ski 2022-2023 final results, tour de ski 2021-2022 final results, women's final standings 6/6, tour de ski 2021 final results, tour de ski 2019-2020 final results, tour de ski 2018-2019 final results, tour de ski 2017-2018 final results, tour de ski 2016-2017 final results, tour de ski 2015-2016 final results, tour de ski 2014-2015 final results.

Tour de Ski 2013-2014 final results

• Ruka 24.-26.11.2023
• Gällivare 2.-3.12.2023
• Östersund 9.-10.12.2023
• Trondheim 15.-17.12.2023
• Toblach Tour de Ski 30.12.2023-1.1.2024
• Davos Tour de Ski 3.-4.1.2024
• Val di Fiemme Tour de Ski 6.-7.1.2024
• Oberhof 19.-21.1.2024
• Goms 26.-28.1.2024
• Canmore 9.-13.2.2024
• Minneapolis 17.-18.2.2024
• Lahti Ski Games 1.-3.3.2024
• Holmenkollen 9.-10.3.2024
• Drammen 12.3.2024
• Falun 15.-17.3.2024
• Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo & Criterium 9.-10.12.2023
• La Venosta Criterium & Itt 16.-17.12.2023
• 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon 13.1.2024
• Engadin La Diagonela 20.1.2024
• Marcialonga 28.1.2024
• CANCELLED Jizerská50 11.2.2024
• Grönklitt Classic & Itt 17.-18.2.2024
• Vasaloppet 3.3.2024
• Birkebeinerrennet 16.3.2024
• Reistadløpet 6.4.2024
• Summit 2 Senja 7.4.2024
• Janteloppet 13.4.2024
• JWSC 2024 Planica (FIS Junior World Ski Championships)
• World Ski Championships 2025 Trondheim

Latest news & articles

• Cross-Country Skiing
• Fixtures - Results
• Men's standings
• Women's standings
• World Championship
• Football Home
• Premier League
• Champions League
• Europa League
• All Competitions
• All leagues
• Snooker Home
• UK Championship
• Major events
• Tennis Home
• Calendar - Results
• Australian Open
• Roland-Garros
• Mountain Bike Home
• UCI Track CL Home
• Cycling Home
• Race calendar
• Tour de France
• Vuelta a España
• Giro d'Italia
• Dare to Dream
• Alpine Skiing Home
• Athletics Home
• Diamond League
• World Championships
• World Athletics Indoor Championships
• Biathlon Home
• Cross-Country Skiing Home
• Cycling - Track
• Equestrian Home
• Figure Skating Home
• Formula E Home
• Calendar - results
• DP World Tour
• MotoGP Home
• Motorsports Home
• Speedway GP
• Clips and Highlights
• Olympics Home
• Olympic Channel
• Rugby World Cup predictor
• Premiership
• Champions Cup
• Challenge Cup
• All Leagues
• Ski Jumping Home
• Speedway GP Home
• Superbikes Home
• The Ocean Race Home
• Triathlon Home
• Hours of Le Mans
• Winter Sports Home

Tour de Ski

Amundsen wins maiden Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Diggins takes women's title

07/01/2024 at 20:37

Top stories

Epic finish between Niskanen and Brennan in 20km Pursuit Classic at Tour de Ski

Amundsen and Niskanen triumph at Tour de Ski in Davos

04/01/2024 at 16:47

Svahn and Chanavat take Tour de Ski victories in Davos

03/01/2024 at 18:39

Klaebo and Faehndrich clinch sprint successes in Tour de Ski event

31/12/2022 at 15:42

Lampic and Klaebo produce impressive late shows to win sprints

04/01/2020 at 14:39

Jacobsen wins hectic fifth stage as Johaug falls but retains lead

03/01/2020 at 16:55

Klaebo and Lampic claim sprint wins in Lenzerheide

29/12/2019 at 14:40

Klæbo becomes youngest skiier to win Tour De Ski crown

06/01/2019 at 17:08

Oestberg seals Tour de Ski victory in style

06/01/2019 at 13:43

Iversen shines in Oberstdorf once more

02/01/2019 at 15:08

Latest videos

‘great effort’ - lapierre takes first tour de ski success at alpe cermis, amundsen victorious in men's pursuit classic, ‘miracle day’ - hyvarinen dominates for win in men’s 10km interval at toblach tour de ski, ‘astonishing’ - niskanen powers home to win women’s 10km interval at toblach tour de ski, ‘what a race’ - chanavat powers to victory in men’s sprint in tour de ski at toblach, claudel takes first world cup win as karlsson seals tour de ski title, krueger takes win in mass start as klaebo seals tour de ski title, hennig claims first world cup win with val di femme success, klaebo triumphant in val di femme.

• Milano Cortina 2026
• Brisbane 2032
• Olympic Refuge Foundation
• Olympic Games
• Olympic Channel
• Let's Move

Cross-country Tour de Ski 2023/24: How to watch Jessie Diggins in action

Discover how to follow Jessie Diggins in action during the Tour de Ski as she attempts to regain the title she last won in 2021.

The 2023/24 Tour de Ski in cross-country skiing is about to begin, and the United States' Jessie Diggins , a previous winner from 2021, is favoured to win the women's title again.

Diggins is the current World Cup overall leader, and with reigning champion Frida Karlsson in doubt due to ongoing illness and form issues, will be tough to dislodge.

The 2021 champion gets her campaign underway alongside everyone else with a sprint race in Toblach, Italy on Saturday, 30 December.

Skiers will compete across seven stages, moving from Toblach to Davos, Switzerland, before the finale on the famously steep and gruelling mass start in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

Results from the Tour de Ski will also count towards the World Cup standings.

Cross-country Tour de Ski 2023/24: preview, full schedule, how to watch live

• Jessie Diggins prioritising mental health after eating disorder setback: 'I'm taking this season one day at a time'

2023/24 Tour de Ski: When to watch Jessie Diggins in action

Toblach, italy.

• Stage 1 - Saturday, 30 December - Women's 1.5km sprint freestyle (qualification begins at 6:00am ET, 3:00am PT; finals begin at 8:30am ET, 5:30am PT)
• Stage 2 - Sunday, 31 December - Women's 10km interval start classic (6:15am ET, 3:15am PT)
• Stage 3 - Monday, 1 January - Women’s 20km pursuit freestyle (6:30am ET, 3:30am PT)

Davos, Switzerland

• Stage 4 - Wednesday, 3 January - Women's 1.5km freestyle sprint (qualification begins at 8:30am ET, 5:30am PT; finals begin at 11:00am ET, 8:00 am PT)
• Stage 5 - Thursday, 4 January - Women’s 20km pursuit classic (4:45am ET, 1:45am PT)

Val di Fiemme, Italy

• Stage 6 - Saturday, 6 January - Women's 15km mass start classic (5:30am ET, 2:30am PT)
• Stage 7 - Sunday, 7 January - Women's 10km final climb mass start freestyle (9:45am ET, 6:45am PT)

The full schedule and results can be found here.

How to watch Jessie Diggins competing on the 2023/24 Tour de Ski

The multi-stage cross-country World Cup event will be televised by FIS broadcast partners and available for digital live streaming in many territories.

American viewers can follow the event live on skiandsnowboard.live and on-demand on Outside+ . Fans in Europe can watch on Eurosport.

Related content

Women’s cross country: Golden Marit Bjørgen bags three more titles and a place in Olympic history

2023/2024 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

Klaebo, the new star of Norwegian cross-country skiing

PyeongChang champion Jessica Diggins inspires her sport to tackle body-image troubles

You may like.

Laukli 'could not be happier' as she finishes Tour de Ski with maiden win

Sophia Laukli made the brutal last event of the 2023/24 Tour de Ski look effortless as she won the first Coop FIS Cross-Country World Cup race of her career in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on Sunday.

USA's 23-year-old endurance expert, who also competes on world elite level in trail running, had plenty of energy left in the tank in the final climb of the Tour where skiers race up an Alpine skiing slope, claiming the victory in the women's 10m mass start free.

Her only individual podium position on had come one year ago, in the same race, where she finished third. Back on the same steep climb in Alpe Cermis, she improved her result to a first-place, overtaking veteran Heidi Weng in the last kilometre to win by a margin of more than 17 seconds. Delphine Claudel from France finished third.

"I don't know if I fully believe it," Laukli said.

"I was really excited for today and after being third last year I was like 'there's not a lot of room for improvement but it would be super, super cool to win’, so I didn't want to have too high expectations but I really could not be happier for this."

It was 32-year-old Weng, a two-time overall winner of the Tour, who took charge of the race, chasing her seventh overall podium position. With three kilometres to go, Weng was still in the front with Sweden’s defending overall champion Frida Karlsson behind her and Jonna Sundling (SWE) in third place.

The Swedes however did not manage to stay in the front group and as Weng set off up the climb, that has a rise of 425m in total, only Laukli had power left to follow her.

As the hardest part was over and the track evened out, the young American took over Weng and skated off towards the finish line. Laukli made her first World Cup races January 2021. Three years later she got to step on the podium for the first time.

"It's definitely a special and unique race but I'm definitely going to savour it, it feels super, super good," Laukli said.

Finland’s 35-year-old Kerttu Niskanen showed her experience on the gruesome climb as she and overall winner Jessie Diggins (USA) battled it out up the hill. It was however France’s Delphine Claudel who grabbed the third-place, 37.7 seconds behind the winner, as she beat Niskanen by almost 19 seconds in the last 800 metres.

Diggins struggled in the end but pushed through to claim her second Tour de Ski title, finishing in sixth place 48.5 seconds after her winning teammate as Patricia Eiduka from Latvia got the fifth place. Weng’s second place gave her a second place in Tour as Niskanen’s effort gave her the third place.

Click here for full results from the women’s 10km mass start free and here for the overall Tour de Ski standings.

Follow FIS cross-country on Youtube .

Continue reading

Stay up to date and follow FIS Cross-Country on Social Media:

Jessie Diggins wins Tour de Ski, caps historic start to cross-country skiing season

J essie Diggins won a second Tour de Ski title and may be en route to the most successful World Cup season in U.S. cross-country skiing history.

Diggins, an Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist, won the Tour de Ski, a Tour de France-like stage competition, by 31.6 seconds combining results from seven days of racing different events.

She powered through the final two stages on Saturday and Sunday after injuring a hip in a crash on Thursday before a rest day.

Fellow American Sophia Laukli won Sunday’s finale, including a 2.2-mile climb up Alpe Cermis in Italy with an average gradient of 11.6 percent. It was Laukli’s first World Cup victory.

Diggins began the day with a 43-second lead in the Tour standings, greater than the margin separating second place from sixth place. She finished sixth in Sunday’s stage to comfortably win the overall title.

In 2021, Diggins became the first skier outside Europe to win a Tour, which at the time was the biggest individual title of her career. She since won her first two individual Olympic medals (silver and bronze) and last February became the first American to win an individual world title in the sport.

This season, she has three World Cup wins and eight podiums at the midpoint. Kikkan Randall owns the American single-season records of six wins and 10 podiums in 2012-13.

Diggins also leads the standings for the World Cup overall title, crowning the world's best all-around cross-country skier, by 308 points. In 2021, when Diggins became the first American woman to win the overall, her final margin was 268 points.

The Tour de Ski is arguably the crown jewel of this season because there are no Olympics or world championships.

But Diggins has another carrot ahead -- a World Cup stop in her home state of Minnesota from Feb. 17-18. It's the first cross-country World Cup to be held in the U.S. since 2001.

• Members content
• International

Events & Results

Check competitions.

• Long Distance
• Roller Skiing
• Ski Orienteering
• Traditional XC
• Traditional skiing

Tour de Ski: Standings after Stage 1 and how rules and points scoring works

These are the standings after Tour de Ski Stage 1 and everything you need to know about the rules, bonus seconds, and scoring points stage by stage.

This winter’s Tour de Ski started on December 30 and ends on January 7. It consists of a total of seven stages and two rest days. During that time, hundreds of World Cup points, 770.000 Swiss francs in prize money, kilos of cheese, and dozens of bouquets will be awarded.

Here’s everything you need to know about the basic rules, bonus seconds, and scoring points in the Tour de Ski—also, the Tour de Ski standings after Stage 1.

Tour de Ski 2023/2024 – Women’s Standings after Stage 1

• Linn Svahn (SWE), 1:55
• Jonna Sundling (SWE), +0:02
• Kristine Stavås Skistad (NOR), +0:14
• Nadine Fähndrich (SUI), +0:17
• Emma Ribom (SWE), +0:18

Complete List

Tour de Ski 2023/2024 – Men’s Standings after Stage 1

• Lucas Chanavat (FRA), 1:33
• Jules Chappaz (FRA), +0:09
• Ben Ogden (USA), +0:15
• Erik Valnes (NOR), +0:17
• Valerio Grond (SUI), +0:18

Tour de Ski Season 2023/2024

Basic rules

Athletes must be registered for the entire Tour de Ski. It is not possible to do only certain stages. 

Anyone who misses a stage or is disqualified must leave the Tour and automatically be removed from the start list for the next race. 

Time limits

Athletes will be excluded from the competition if they are more than 18 percent (women) or 15 percent (men) behind the winner in distance races (5km or longer). 

In sprint prologues, the cutoff is 23 percent (women) or 20 percent (men) behind the best time in the prologue. 

On the final stage up the monster hill Alpe Cermis, 30 percent behind applies for both women and men. 

In special cases, the jury may decide on other percentage rules. 

The overall standings 

The overall standings of the Tour de Ski will be calculated by accumulating:

• The results (actual times) where tenths of seconds are truncated from each stage prior to the last stage. The results of the qualification round will be used for sprint competitions.
• The results (actual times) with the tenths of seconds from the last stage.
• Bonus seconds and time penalties from each stage.

Tiebreakers

Suppose athletes have equal time until the start of the last stage. In that case, the following criteria apply in order of priority: Number of individual wins, best results (most second places, third places, etc.), distance points, draw. 

If athletes have the same time after the last stage, only one thing applies: the order of finishing the last stage. If the athletes are still tied, they will share first place (this has never happened).

Bonus seconds

Bonus seconds are awarded in sprints and mass start competitions. These are deducted from the athlete’s time and thus affect the overall standings. 

In sprinting, bonus seconds are deducted from the prologue time, as this is used for the overall classification. However, the bonus seconds are calculated from the final results. 

Bonus sprint: 1° 60″; 2° 54″; 3° 48″, 4° 46″; 5° 44″; 6° 42″; 7° 32″; 8° 30″; 9° 28″; 10° 26″; 11° 24″; 12° 22″; 13°-15° 10″; 16°-20° 8″; 21°-25° 6″; 26°-30° 4″.

For the 15km mass start in Val di Fiemme, which is the penultimate stage of the Tour de Ski, bonus seconds will also be awarded at the sprint awards to the first ten athletes, 15 seconds, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 second respectively. 

If one of the athletes who has taken bonus seconds during the stage does not finish the stage, these bonus seconds will not be awarded to anyone else. If an athlete is disqualified, the seconds will be redistributed. 

Tour de Ski points calculation

This is a separate ranking based on points awarded during individual stages, according to the form below. Athletes who do not complete the Tour are not included in the ranking. If athletes are tied, the number of wins and best results will be used to determine a winner. 

As with bonus seconds, if athletes who have scored points along the way abandon the stage, these points will not be awarded to anyone else. If an athlete is disqualified, the points will be redistributed.

This is where points are awarded: 

• Sprint Toblach:  After final result list (Top-10: 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points).
• Interval start Toblach:  First intermediate time (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
• Pursuit start Toblach:  First intermediate time (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
• Sprint Davos:  After final result list (Top-10: 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points).
• Pursuit start Davos:  First intermediate time (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
• Mass start Val di Fiemme:  Intermediate sprint (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
• Final Climb Val di Fiemme:  At the sprint at the stadium + the sprint at the bottom of the monster hill: (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point).

Tour de Ski team competition

The best two women and best two men from each nation from each stage will count for the Team Cup. All times (actual times where tenths of seconds are truncated) will be added.  

Points in the World Cup overall

After the last race in the Tour de Ski, points for the Tour de Ski overall are awarded to the top 50 according to the following scheme: 

1st place: 300; 2nd place: 285; 3rd place: 270; 4th place: 255; 5th place: 240; 6th place: 225; 7th place: 216; 8th place: 207; 9th place: 198; 10th place: 189; 11th place: 180; 12th place: 174; 13th place: 168; 14th place: 162; 15th place: 156; 16th place: 150; 17th place: 144; 18th place: 138; 19th place: 132; 20th place: 126; 21st place: 120; 22nd place: 114; 23rd place: 108; 24th place: 102; 25th place: 96; 26th place: 90; 27th place: 84; 28th place: 78; 29th place: 72; 30th place: 66; 31st place: 60; 32nd place: 57; 33rd place: 54; 34th place: 51; 35th place: 48; 36th place: 45; 37th place: 42; 38th place: 39; 39th place: 36; 40th place: 33; 41st place: 30; 42nd place: 27; 43rd place: 24; 44v 21; 45th place: 18; 46th place: 15; 47th place: 12; 48th place: 9; 49th place: 6; 50th place: 3.

For individual stages in the Tour de Ski, points are awarded to the top 30 according to the following scheme: 

1° 50; 2° 47; 3° 44; 4° 41; 5° 38; 6° 35; 7° 32; 8° 30; 9° 28; 10° 26; 11° 24; 12° 22; 13° 20; 14° 18; 15° 16; 16° 15; 17° 14; 18° 13; 19° 12; 20° 11; 21° 10; 22° 9, 23° 8; 24° 7; 25° 6; 26° 5; 27° 4; 28° 3; 29° 2; 30° 1.

For sprint prologues in the Tour de Ski, points are awarded to the top ten according to the following scheme: 

1° 15; 2° 12; 3° 10; 4° 8; 5° 6; 6° 5; 7° 4; 8° 3; 9° 2; 10° 1.

Points from individual stages also count towards special rankings.

Also Read – Tour de Ski: Prize money for the 2023/2024 edition

FACTS Tour de Ski Season 2023/2024

• When:  Saturday, December 30, 2023, to Sunday, January 7, 2024 
• Who:  Elite national skiers – women and men
• Where:  Toblach/ITA, Davos/SUI, and Val di Fiemme/ITA
• What:   FIS  Tour de Ski

Saturday, December 30, 2023 – Toblach/ITA: Sprint Freestyle  (More details can be found here )

• 12:00 CET: Sprint Quali F, Women
• 12:38 CET: Sprint Quali F, Men
• 14:30 CET: Sprint Final F, Men
• 14:30 CET: Sprint Final F, Women 

Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Toblach/ITA: 10km Interval Start Classics ( More details can be found here ) 

• 12:15 CET: 10km Interval Start C, Women
• 15:00 CET: 10km Interval Start C, Men

Monday, January 1, 2024 – Toblach/ITA: 25km Pursuit Freestyle ( More details can be found here )

• 10:00 CET: 25km Pursuit F, Men
• 12:30 CET: 25km Pursuit F, Women

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 – Davos/SUI: Sprint Freestyle ( More details can be found here )

• 14:30 CET: Sprint Quali F, Men
• 14:30 CET: Sprint Quali F, Women
• 17:00 CET: Sprint Final F, Men
• 17:00 CET: Sprint Final F, Women 

Thursday, January 4, 2024 – Davos/SUI: Pursuit Classic ( More details can be found here )

• 10:45 CET: Pursuit C, Women 
• 13:00 CET: Pursuit C, Men

Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Val Di Fiemme/ITA: 15km Mass Start Classic ( More details can be found here )

• 11:30 CET: 15km Mass Start C, Women
• 15:25 CET: 15km Mass Start C, Men

Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Val Di Fiemme/ITA: 10km Mass Start Freestyle – Final Climb ( More details can be found here )

• 14:30 CET: 10km Mass Start F, Men
• 15:45 CET: 10km Mass Start F, Women

Read More:  World Cup calendar for the 2023/2024 Winter Season   

BECOME A MEMBER HERE

Subscribe to our newsletter

Visma Ski Classics säsong XII startar i Orsa Grönklitt strax före jul.

by INGEBORG SCHEVE/LEANDRO LUTZ

herese Johaug won today’s 30km race at the Norwegian Championships part 2 - illustration photo

Dominant win for Johaug at the Norwegian Championships

Therese Johaug secured first place in the 30km individual start race in freestyle technique at the Norwegian cross-country skiing Championships part 2, in her first race at the elite level after retirement. Results from the 30km race.

by LEANDRO LUTZ

Karlsson wins the 50km race at the Holmenkollen World Cup

Frida Karlsson secured first place in the women's 50km mass start race in classic technique for Sweden at the Holmenkollen...

Holmenkollen World Cup: Start list and start time for the women’s 50km classic

Everything is ready for the women’s 50km mass start race in classic technique at the World Cup in Oslo –...

Falun World Cup: Complete competition program

After Drammen, the 2023/2024 World Cup ends in Sweden. Now it’s time for the competitions in Falun. Here is the...

A legend retires at Holmenkollen

After almost 20 years at World Cup level, four Olympic and four World Championships medals, the 37-year-old French legend is...

Best moments of Arctic Circle Race 2024

Ukaleq Slettemark (GRL), winner of stage 3 and overall

Slettemark and Møller winners of stage 3 and overall at Arctic Circle Race 2024

Nils Dahlsten, Lager 157 Ski Team, winner of Flyktningerennet 2024

Pro Team athletes dominate Ski Classics Challengers Flyktningerennet

Flyktningerennet live streamed today from 10:45 cet – watch here, möller and slettemark winners of arctic circle race stage 2, the digital home for skiers and fans.

Become a member and support the ski community

Full Year Member

• Access to all articles
• Product tests
• Training videos
• SC Play - live streaming & video archive
• SC MyPages - all Ski Classics results in one place

Monthly Member

• Access to all articles​​​​​​​
• Product tests​​​​​​​
• SC Play - live streaming & video archive​​​​​​​
• SC MyPages - all your Ski Classics results in one place

Become a Member

Keep up with all ski sports news with the membership program.