Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Bjørn Dæhlie	Bjørn Dæhlie	Bjørn Dæhlie	Bjørn Dæhlie	Bjørn Dæhlie	197	–
2	Dario Cologna	Dario Cologna	Dario Cologna	Dario Cologna	Dario Cologna	137	–
3	Petter Northug	Petter Northug	Petter Northug	Petter Northug	Petter Northug	109	–
4	Gunde Svan	Gunde Svan	Gunde Svan	Gunde Svan	Gunde Svan	107	–
5	Vladimir Smirnov	Vladimir Smirnov	Vladimir Smirnov	Vladimir Smirnov	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	100	▲ +31
6	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	Alexander Bolshunov	99	▲ +38
7	Thomas Alsgaard	Thomas Alsgaard	Thomas Alsgaard	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Vladimir Smirnov	96	–
8	Sixten Jernberg	Sixten Jernberg	Sixten Jernberg	Thomas Alsgaard	Martin Johnsrud Sundby	78	–
9	Thomas Wassberg	Thomas Wassberg	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Sixten Jernberg	Thomas Alsgaard	69	–
10	Mika Myllylä	Mika Myllylä	Thomas Wassberg	Alexander Bolshunov	Sixten Jernberg	66	–
11	Vegard Ulvang	Vegard Ulvang	Mika Myllylä	Thomas Wassberg	Thomas Wassberg	60	–
12	Veikko Hakulinen	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Vegard Ulvang	Mika Myllylä	Mika Myllylä	58	–
13	Eero Mäntyranta	Veikko Hakulinen	Veikko Hakulinen	Vegard Ulvang	Vegard Ulvang	58	–
14	Tobias Angerer	Eero Mäntyranta	Eero Mäntyranta	Veikko Hakulinen	Veikko Hakulinen	53	–
15	Lukáš Bauer	Tobias Angerer	Tobias Angerer	Eero Mäntyranta	Eero Mäntyranta	42	–
16	Andrus Veerpalu	Lukáš Bauer	Lukáš Bauer	Tobias Angerer	Tobias Angerer	42	–
17	Nikolay Zimyatov	Andrus Veerpalu	Andrus Veerpalu	Lukáš Bauer	Lukáš Bauer	41	–
18	Alexander Legkov	Nikolay Zimyatov	Nikolay Zimyatov	Andrus Veerpalu	Andrus Veerpalu	40	–
19	Juha Mieto	Alexander Legkov	Alexander Bolshunov	Nikolay Zimyatov	Iivo Niskanen	40	▲ +22
20	Tor Arne Hetland	Juha Mieto	Alexander Legkov	Alexander Legkov	Nikolay Zimyatov	38	–
21	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Tor Arne Hetland	Juha Mieto	Juha Mieto	Alexander Legkov	37	–
22	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Tor Arne Hetland	Tor Arne Hetland	Juha Mieto	37	–
23	Per Elofsson	Per Elofsson	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Ola Vigen Hattestad	Tor Arne Hetland	36	–
24	Veli Saarinen	Veli Saarinen	Per Elofsson	Per Elofsson	Federico Pellegrino	33	▲ +6
25	Axel Teichmann	Axel Teichmann	Veli Saarinen	Veli Saarinen	Ola Vigen Hattestad	33	–
26	Marcus Hellner	Marcus Hellner	Axel Teichmann	Axel Teichmann	Per Elofsson	31	–
27	Vyacheslav Vedenin	Vyacheslav Vedenin	Marcus Hellner	Federico Pellegrino	Simen Hegstad Krüger	28	▲ +3
28	Harald Grønningen	Harald Grønningen	Vyacheslav Vedenin	Marcus Hellner	Veli Saarinen	28	–
29	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Harald Grønningen	Vyacheslav Vedenin	Axel Teichmann	27	–
30	René Sommerfeldt	René Sommerfeldt	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Harald Grønningen	Marcus Hellner	27	–
31	Frode Estil	Frode Estil	René Sommerfeldt	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Vyacheslav Vedenin	27	–
32	Hallgeir Brenden	Hallgeir Brenden	Frode Estil	René Sommerfeldt	Harald Grønningen	26	–
33	Sven-Åke Lundbäck	Sven-Åke Lundbäck	Hallgeir Brenden	Simen Hegstad Krüger	Johan Grøttumsbråten	25	–
34	Thorleif Haug	Thorleif Haug	Sven-Åke Lundbäck	Frode Estil	René Sommerfeldt	25	–
35	Alexander Zavyalov	Alexander Zavyalov	Thorleif Haug	Hallgeir Brenden	Frode Estil	24	–
36	Ivar Formo	Federico Pellegrino	Alexander Zavyalov	Sven-Åke Lundbäck	Hallgeir Brenden	24	–
37	Johan Olsson	Ivar Formo	Federico Pellegrino	Thorleif Haug	Sven-Åke Lundbäck	24	–
38	Alexey Prokurorov	Johan Olsson	Ivar Formo	Alexander Zavyalov	Thorleif Haug	24	–
39	Johann Mühlegg	Alexey Prokurorov	Johan Olsson	Ivar Formo	Alexander Zavyalov	23	–
40	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Johann Mühlegg	Alexey Prokurorov	Johan Olsson	Ivar Formo	23	–
41	Torgny Mogren	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Johann Mühlegg	Alexey Prokurorov	Johan Olsson	23	–
42	Maurilio De Zolt	Torgny Mogren	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Johann Mühlegg	Alexey Prokurorov	22	–
43	Oddvar Brå	Alexander Bolshunov	Sergey Ustiugov	Pietro Piller Cottrer	Johann Mühlegg	22	–
44	Emil Jönsson	Maurilio De Zolt	Torgny Mogren	Sergey Ustiugov	Pietro Piller Cottrer	22	–
45	Federico Pellegrino	Oddvar Brå	Maurilio De Zolt	Torgny Mogren	Sergey Ustiugov	22	–
46	Jens Arne Svartedal	Sergey Ustiugov	Oddvar Brå	Maurilio De Zolt	Torgny Mogren	22	–
47	Mikhail Botvinov	Emil Jönsson	Emil Jönsson	Oddvar Brå	Maurilio De Zolt	20	–
48	Pål Tyldum	Simen Hegstad Krüger	Simen Hegstad Krüger	Emil Jönsson	Oddvar Brå	20	–
49	Sergey Ustiugov	Jens Arne Svartedal	Iivo Niskanen	Iivo Niskanen	Emil Jönsson	19	–
50	Simen Hegstad Krüger	Mikhail Botvinov	Jens Arne Svartedal	Jens Arne Svartedal	Jens Arne Svartedal	18	–

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