Sport Analysis
History by Category
| Category | First year | Latest year | Active years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 1924 | 2026 | 83 |
| Women | 1952 | 2026 | 62 |
| M/W | 1982 | 2026 | 45 |
All-Time Individuals
Cross-country Skiing Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | 232 |
| 2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 189 |
| 3 | Dario Cologna | Switzerland | 133 |
| 4 | Petter Northug | Norway | 112 |
| 5 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 106 |
Cross-country Skiing Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 245 |
| 2 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 182 |
| 3 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland | 132 |
| 4 | Yelena Välbe | Russia | 120 |
| 5 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | 113 |
All-Time Nations
Cross-country Skiing Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3246 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1425 |
| 3 | Russia | 1106 |
| 4 | Finland | 871 |
| 5 | Italy | 394 |
All-Time Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Recent Rankings (10Y)
Individuals
Cross-country Skiing Men
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | 232 |
| 2 | Alexander Bolshunov | Russia | 98 |
| 3 | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Norway | 47 |
| 4 | Federico Pellegrino | Italy | 41 |
| 5 | Iivo Niskanen | Finland | 37 |
Cross-country Skiing Women
| # | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 98 |
| 2 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 92 |
| 3 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 60 |
| 4 | Ebba Andersson | Sweden | 56 |
| 5 | Frida Karlsson | Sweden | 48 |
Nations
Cross-country Skiing Men Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 950 |
| 2 | Russia | 363 |
| 3 | France | 155 |
| 4 | Italy | 85 |
| 5 | Finland | 84 |
Cross-country Skiing Women Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 603 |
| 2 | Sweden | 583 |
| 3 | United States | 167 |
| 4 | Russia | 125 |
| 5 | Finland | 96 |
Cross-country Skiing Nations
| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1784 |
| 2 | Sweden | 788 |
| 3 | Russia | 558 |
| 4 | Finland | 220 |
| 5 | United States | 192 |
Recent Structure
Points Distribution
Events
Disciplines
Categories
Points Potential Over Time
For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.
Historical Leaders
All-Time Leaders
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorleif Haug | 1924 | 1930 | 7 |
| Johan Grøttumsbråten | 1931 | 1932 | 2 |
| Veli Saarinen | 1933 | 1954 | 22 |
| Veikko Hakulinen | 1956 | 1962 | 7 |
| Sixten Jernberg | 1964 | 1986 | 23 |
| Thomas Wassberg | 1987 | 1987 | 1 |
| Gunde Svan | 1988 | 1994 | 7 |
| Bjørn Dæhlie | 1995 | 2025 | 31 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 2026 | 2026 | 1 |
Recent Leaders (10Y)
| Leader | From | To | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorleif Haug | 1924 | 1930 | 7 |
| Johan Grøttumsbråten | 1931 | 1932 | 2 |
| Veli Saarinen | 1933 | 1941 | 9 |
| Martin Lundström | 1948 | 1948 | 1 |
| Nils Karlsson | 1950 | 1952 | 3 |
| Veikko Hakulinen | 1954 | 1960 | 7 |
| Sixten Jernberg | 1962 | 1966 | 5 |
| Eero Mäntyranta | 1968 | 1972 | 5 |
| Vyacheslav Vedenin | 1974 | 1977 | 4 |
| Ivar Formo | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Sven-Åke Lundbäck | 1979 | 1979 | 1 |
| Juha Mieto | 1980 | 1983 | 4 |
| Thomas Wassberg | 1984 | 1985 | 2 |
| Gunde Svan | 1986 | 1993 | 8 |
| Bjørn Dæhlie | 1994 | 2006 | 13 |
| Thomas Alsgaard | 2007 | 2007 | 1 |
| Tobias Angerer | 2008 | 2009 | 2 |
| Petter Northug | 2010 | 2013 | 4 |
| Dario Cologna | 2014 | 2015 | 2 |
| Petter Northug | 2016 | 2017 | 2 |
| Dario Cologna | 2018 | 2021 | 4 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 2022 | 2026 | 5 |
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