2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup

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2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup
Discipline Men Women
Alpen Cup France Arnaud Chautemps Germany Lisa Lohmann
Balkan Cup Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Croatia Tena Hadžić
Eastern Europe Cup Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Lilia Vasilieva
Far East Cup South Korea Kim Eun-ho South Korea Lee Chae-won
Slavic Cup Czech Republic Petr Knop Poland Karolina Kaleta
Competition

The 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup (COC) was a season of the FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup, a series of second-level cross-country skiing competitions arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

The 2020–21 Continental Cup contained originally nine different series of geographically restricted competitions; five in Europe, two in North America and one each from Asia and Oceania. Two tournament in North America and Canada (US Super Tour and Nor-Am Cup), one tournament in Europe (Scandinavian Cup) and the tournament from Oceania (Australia/New Zealand Cup) were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners[edit]

The overall winners from the 2020–21 season's Continental Cups are rewarded a right to start in the first period in the following 2021–22 World Cup season.[1]

Cup Abbr. Men Women
Winner Second Third Winner Second Third
Alpen Cup[2]
(or OPA Cup)
OPA France Arnaud Chautemps France Renaud Jay Germany Friedrich Moch Germany Lisa Lohmann Switzerland Désirée Steiner Germany Coletta Rydzek
Balkan Cup[3] BC Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić Romania Petrică Hogiu Croatia Tena Hadžić Romania Tímea Lőrincz Serbia Ana Ilić
Eastern Europe Cup[4] EEC Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Anton Timashov Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Lilia Vasilieva Belarus Anastasia Kirillova
Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
Far East Cup FEC South Korea Kim Eun-ho South Korea Lee Geon-yong South Korea Lee Jin-bok South Korea Lee Chae-won South Korea Han Da-som
South Korea Lee Eui-jin
Slavic Cup[5] SC Czech Republic Petr Knop Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Petrică Hogiu Poland Karolina Kaleta Slovakia Alena Procházková Latvia Patricija Eiduka
Scandinavian Cup SCAN cancelled due to COVID-19
Nor-Am Cup NAC cancelled due to COVID-19
US Super Tour UST cancelled due to COVID-19
Australia/New Zealand Cup ANC cancelled due to COVID-19

Results[edit]

Men[edit]

Alpen Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 5 December 2020   Switzerland Ulrichen Sprint F Russia Artem Maltsev Russia Alexander Terentev Switzerland Janik Riebli
2 6 December 2020   15 km F Russia Artem Maltsev Russia Denis Spitsov Austria Mika Vermeulen
18 December 2020   Italy Valdidentro Sprint C moved to Formazza, Italy on the same dates
19 December 2020   15 km C
20 December 2020   20 km F Mass Start
18 December 2020   Italy Formazza Sprint C cancelled
3 19 December 2020   15 km C Spain Imanol Rojo Andorra Irineu Esteve Altimiras Switzerland Ueli Schnider
4 20 December 2020   20 km F Mass Start France Adrien Backscheider Italy Mirco Bertolina Andorra Irineu Esteve Altimiras
5 6 March 2021   France Premanon 15 km F France Gérard Agnellet France Renaud Jay Switzerland Cédric Steiner
6 7 March 2021   15 km C (low total climb) Switzerland Cédric Steiner France Gérard Agnellet France Martin Collet
7 12 March 2021   Slovenia Pokljuka Sprint F France Lucas Chanavat France Renaud Jay France Arnaud Chautemps
8 13 March 2021   15 km C Germany Andreas Katz Germany Friedrich Moch France Arnaud Chautemps
9 14 March 2021   15 km F Pursuit Germany Friedrich Moch France Arnaud Chautemps Germany Andreas Katz
20 March 2021   Germany Oberwiesenthal Sprint F cancelled
21 March 2021   20 km F

Balkan Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 16 January 2021   Croatia Ravna Gora 10 km C Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Petrică Hogiu Romania Raul Mihai Popa
17 January 2021   1,3 km F cancelled
2 17 January 2021   Sprint F Romania Raul Mihai Popa Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić
3 30 January 2021   Serbia Zlatibor 10 km C Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Petrică Hogiu Argentina Franco Dal Farra
31 January 2021   Sprint F cancelled
4 3 February 2021   North Macedonia Mavrovo 10 km F Croatia Krešimir Crnković Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić Turkey Hamza Dursun
5 4 February 2021   10 km F Croatia Krešimir Crnković Turkey Hamza Dursun Bulgaria Daniel Peshkov
6 February 2021   Greece Pigadia 10 km F cancelled
7 February 2021   10 km F
6 19 February 2021   Bosnia and Herzegovina Dvorišta-Pale 10 km F Croatia Krešimir Crnković Argentina Franco Dal Farra Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić
7 20 February 2021   10 km F Croatia Krešimir Crnković Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić Argentina Franco Dal Farra
8 13 March 2021   Romania Fundata 10 km C Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Petrică Hogiu Romania Raul Mihai Popa
9 14 March 2021   10 km F Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Petrică Hogiu Romania Raul Mihai Popa
10 18 March 2021   Turkey Bolu-Gerede 10 km C Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Estonia Martin Himma Romania Raul Mihai Popa
11 19 March 2021   10 km F Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Petrică Hogiu Estonia Martin Himma
12 20 March 2021   Sprint F Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Romania Raul Mihai Popa Romania Petrică Hogiu

Eastern Europe Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 28 November 2020   Russia Vershina Tea Sprint F Russia Denis Filimonov Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Ivan Gorbunov
2 29 November 2020   15 km C Russia Ivan Kirillov Russia Stanislav Volzhentsev Russia Artem Nikolaev
3 1 December 2020   Sprint C Russia Andrey Kuznetsov Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Vladislav Vechkanov
4 2 December 2020   15 km F Russia Artem Nikolaev Russia Ivan Kirillov Russia Andrey Larkov
5 23 December 2020   Russia Krasnogorsk Sprint F Russia Denis Filimonov Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Andrey Parfenov
6 24 December 2020   Sprint C Russia Sergey Ardashev Russia Anton Timashov Russia Denis Filimonov
7 26 December 2020   15 km F Russia Dmitry Bagrashov Russia Anton Timashov Russia Artem Nikolaev
8 27 December 2020   15 km C Russia Ilia Poroshkin Russia Sergey Ardashev Russia Andrey Larkov
9 4 January 2021   Belarus Minsk-Raubichi Sprint C Russia Anton Timashov Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Andrey Larkov
10 5 January 2021   10 km C Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Anton Timashov Russia Artem Nikolaev
11 7 January 2021   10 km F Russia Anton Timashov Russia Artem Nikolaev Russia Andrey Larkov
12 22 January 2021   Russia Krasnogorsk Sprint F Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Fedor Nazarov Russia Anton Timashov
13 5 February 2021   15 km C Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Ilia Poroshkin Russia Raul Shakirzianov
14 7 February 2021   Sprint F Russia Andrey Krasnov Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Iliya Tikhonenko
15 11 February 2021   Kazakhstan Almaty-Soldier Hollow Sprint C Russia Anton Timashov Russia Artem Nikolaev Russia Ivan Kirillov
16 12 February 2021   15 km C Individual Russia Artem Nikolaev Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Anton Timashov
17 13 February 2021   20 km F Mass Start Russia Ivan Kirillov Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Anton Timashov
18 27 February 2021   Russia Syktyvkar 15 km C Russia Ilia Poroshkin Russia Ermil Vokuev Russia Anton Timashov
19 28 February 2021   Sprint F Russia Fedor Nazarov Russia Ermil Vokuev Russia Ivan Gorbunov
20 3 March 2021   Skiathlon 15 km C/F Russia Anton Timashov Russia Andrey Larkov Russia Sergey Ardashev

Far East Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020   South Korea Pyeongchang 10 km C cancelled
20 December 2020   10 km F
26 December 2020   Japan Otoineppu 10 km C cancelled
27 December 2020   10 km F
6 January 2021   Japan Sapporo Sprint F cancelled
7 January 2021   10 km C
8 January 2021   15 km F Pursuit
1 3 February 2021   South Korea Pyeongchang 10 km C South Korea Lee Jin-bok South Korea Lee Geon-yong South Korea Jeong Jong-won
2 4 February 2021   10 km F South Korea Kim Eun-ho South Korea Kim Min-woo South Korea Lee Geon-yong
3 13 February 2021   Japan Shiramine 15 km C Japan Takatsugu Uda Japan Takahiro Suzuki Japan Masato Tanaka

Slavic Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020   Poland Zakopane 10 km C cancelled, moved to Wisła-Kubalonka
1 19 December 2020   10 km C Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Czech Republic Adam Fellner Romania Petrică Hogiu
2 20 December 2020   15 km F Czech Republic Petr Knop Romania Petrică Hogiu Romania Paul Constantin Pepene
29 December 2020   Slovakia Štrbské Pleso Sprint F cancelled
30 December 2020   10 km F
20 February 2021   Slovakia Štrbské Pleso Sprint C cancelled
21 February 2021   15 km C
20 March 2021   Poland Wisła-Kubalonka Sprint F cancelled, moved to Zakopane
21 March 2021   15 km F
3 20 March 2021   Poland Zakopane Sprint C Czech Republic Tomáš Kalivoda Czech Republic Tomáš Lukeš Poland Maciej Staręga
4 21 March 2021   30 km Mass Start F Czech Republic Petr Knop Poland Dominik Bury Czech Republic Vladimír Kozlovský
27 March 2021   Slovakia Kremnica-Skalka 10 km C cancelled
28 March 2021   10 km F

Scandinavian Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
12 December 2020   Finland Rovaniemi Sprint F cancelled
13 December 2020   15 km F
5 March 2021   Latvia Madona Sprint F cancelled
6 March 2021   15 km C Mass Start
7 March 2021   15 km F Pursuit

US Super Tour[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
11 December 2020   United States Sun Valley 10 km C cancelled
12 December 2020   Sprint C
13 December 2020   15 km F Mass Start
27 February 2021   United States Cable-Hayward 50 km F Mass Start cancelled

Nor-Am Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
7 January 2021   Canada Whistler Sprint C cancelled
9 January 2021   10 km F
10 January 2021   30 km C Mass Start

Women[edit]

Alpen Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 5 December 2020   Switzerland Ulrichen Sprint F Switzerland Nadine Fähndrich Germany Antonia Fräbel Russia Alisa Zhambalova
2 6 December 2020   10 km F Italy Francesca Franchi Russia Anna Nechaevskaya Germany Antonia Fräbel
18 December 2020   Italy Valdidentro Sprint C moved to Formazza, Italy on the same dates
19 December 2020   10 km C
20 December 2020   15 km F Mass Start
18 December 2020   Italy Formazza Sprint C cancelled
3 19 December 2020   10 km C Italy Anna Comarella Italy Martina Di Centa Italy Sara Pellegrini
4 20 December 2020   15 km F Mass Start Italy Ilaria Debertolis Italy Ilenia Defrancesco Italy Anna Comarella
5 6 March 2021   France Premanon 10 km F France Coralie Bentz Germany Lisa Lohmann Germany Kim Hager
6 7 March 2021   10 km C (low total climb) France Coralie Bentz Germany Lisa Lohmann Germany Julia Preussger
7 12 March 2021   Slovenia Pokljuka Sprint F Germany Coletta Rydzek France Enora Latuillière Switzerland Alina Meier
8 13 March 2021   10 km C Germany Katherine Sauerbrey Germany Lisa Lohmann Germany Coletta Rydzek
9 14 March 2021   10 km F Pursuit Germany Lisa Lohmann Germany Katherine Sauerbrey Switzerland Lydia Hiernickel
20 March 2021   Germany Oberwiesenthal Sprint F cancelled
21 March 2021   15 km F

Balkan Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 16 January 2021   Croatia Ravna Gora 5 km C Croatia Vedrana Malec Croatia Tena Hadžić Romania Tímea Lőrincz
17 January 2021   1,3 km F cancelled
2 17 January 2021   Sprint F Croatia Nina Jagenić Croatia Tena Hadžić Romania Tímea Lőrincz
3 30 January 2021   Serbia Zlatibor 5 km C Russia Varvara Prokhorova Croatia Tena Hadžić Romania Tímea Lőrincz
31 January 2021   Sprint F cancelled
4 3 February 2021   North Macedonia Mavrovo 5 km F Croatia Vedrana Malec Croatia Anika Kožica Russia Varvara Prokhorova
5 4 February 2021   5 km F Croatia Vedrana Malec Russia Varvara Prokhorova Croatia Anika Kožica
6 February 2021   Greece Pigadia 5 km F cancelled
7 February 2021   5 km F
6 19 February 2021   Bosnia and Herzegovina Dvorišta-Pale 5 km F Croatia Anika Kožica Croatia Nika Blaženić Croatia Tena Hadžić
7 20 February 2021   5 km F Croatia Tena Hadžić Slovenia Anita Klemenčič Croatia Anika Kožica
8 13 March 2021   Romania Fundata 5 km C Romania Tímea Lőrincz Serbia Ana Ilić Croatia Tena Hadžić
9 14 March 2021   5 km F Romania Tímea Lőrincz Croatia Tena Hadžić Serbia Maida Drndić
10 18 March 2021   Turkey Bolu-Gerede 5 km C Estonia Kaidy Kaasiku Estonia Keidy Kaasiku Estonia Hanna-Brita Kaasik
11 19 March 2021   5 km F Estonia Kaidy Kaasiku Estonia Keidy Kaasiku Estonia Hanna-Brita Kaasik
12 20 March 2021   Sprint F Estonia Kaidy Kaasiku Estonia Keidy Kaasiku Romania Tímea Lőrincz

Eastern Europe Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 28 November 2020   Russia Vershina Tea Sprint F Russia Marina Chernousova Russia Anna Grukhvina Russia Veronika Stepanova
2 29 November 2020   10 km C Russia Lilia Vasilieva Russia Anastasiya Faleeva Russia Alija Iksanova
3 1 December 2020   Sprint C Russia Anastasiya Faleeva Belarus Anastasia Kirillova Russia Olga Tsareva
4 2 December 2020   10 km F Russia Lilia Vasilieva Russia Marina Chernousova Russia Olga Zholudeva
5 23 December 2020   Russia Krasnogorsk Sprint F Belarus Anastasia Kirillova Russia Olga Kucheruk Russia Nina Dubotolkina
6 24 December 2020   Sprint C Russia Olga Tsareva Russia Alena Baranova Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
7 26 December 2020   10 km F Russia Ekaterina Smirnova Russia Evgeniya Krupitskaya Russia Anastasia Rygalina
8 27 December 2020   10 km C Russia Nataliya Mekruykova Russia Alija Iksanova Russia Ekaterina Smirnova
9 4 January 2021   Belarus Minsk-Raubichi Sprint C Belarus Anastasia Kirillova Russia Lilia Vasilieva Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
10 5 January 2021   5 km C Belarus Anastasia Kirillova Russia Lilia Vasilieva Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
11 7 January 2021   5 km F Russia Lilia Vasilieva Belarus Anastasia Kirillova Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
12 22 January 2021   Russia Krasnogorsk Sprint F Belarus Anastasia Kirillova Russia Anastasia Moskalenko Russia Elizaveta Shalaboda
13 5 February 2021   10 km C Russia Lidia Durkina Russia Lilia Vasilieva Russia Diana Golovan
14 7 February 2021   Sprint F Russia Elizaveta Shalaboda Russia Daria Storozhilova Russia Lilia Vasilieva
15 11 February 2021   Kazakhstan Almaty-Soldier Hollow Sprint C Russia Lilia Vasilieva Kazakhstan Anna Shevchenko Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
16 12 February 2021   10 km C Individual Russia Lilia Vasilieva Kazakhstan Anna Shevchenko Kazakhstan Tamara Ebel
17 13 February 2021   15 km F Mass Start Russia Lilia Vasilieva Kazakhstan Anna Shevchenko Russia Anastasia Moskalenko
18 27 February 2021   Russia Syktyvkar 10 km C Russia Alija Iksanova Russia Nataliya Mekryukova Russia Ekaterina Smirnova
19 28 February 2021   Sprint F Russia Anna Grukhvina Russia Marina Chernousova Russia Kristina Kuskova
20 3 March 2021   Skiathlon 10 km C/F Russia Ekaterina Smirnova Russia Diana Golovan Russia Larisa Ryasina

Far East Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020   South Korea Pyeongchang 5 km C cancelled
20 December 2020   5 km F
26 December 2020   Japan Otoineppu 5 km C cancelled
27 December 2020   5 km F
6 January 2021   Japan Sapporo Sprint F cancelled
7 January 2021   5 km C
8 January 2021   10 km F Pursuit
1 3 February 2021   South Korea Pyeongchang 5 km C South Korea Lee Chae-won South Korea Lee Eui-jin South Korea Han Da-som
2 4 February 2021   5 km F South Korea Lee Chae-won South Korea Han Da-som South Korea Lee Eui-jin
3 13 February 2021   Japan Shiramine 10 km C Japan Rin Sobue Japan Nao Maita Japan Kozue Takizawa

Slavic Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
19 December 2020   Poland Zakopane 5 km C cancelled, moved to Wisła-Kubalonka
1 19 December 2020   5 km C Latvia Patrīcija Eiduka Poland Karolina Kaleta Poland Eliza Rucka
2 20 December 2020   10 km F Latvia Patrīcija Eiduka Poland Karolina Kaleta Poland Eliza Rucka
29 December 2020   Slovakia Štrbské Pleso Sprint F cancelled
30 December 2020   7,5 km F
20 February 2021   Slovakia Štrbské Pleso Sprint C cancelled
21 February 2021   10 km C
20 March 2021   Poland Wisła-Kubalonka Sprint F cancelled, moved to Zakopane
21 March 2021   7,5 km F
3 20 March 2021   Poland Zakopane Sprint C Slovakia Alena Procházková Poland Monika Skinder Poland Izabela Marcisz
4 21 March 2021   15 km Mass Start F Slovakia Alena Procházková Czech Republic Sandra Schützová Poland Monika Skinder
27 March 2021   Slovakia Kremnica-Skalka 5 km C cancelled
28 March 2021   5 km F

Scandinavian Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
12 December 2020   Finland Rovaniemi Sprint F cancelled
13 December 2020   10 km F
5 March 2021   Latvia Madona Sprint F cancelled
6 March 2021   10 km C Mass Start
7 March 2021   10 km F Pursuit

US Super Tour[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
11 December 2020   United States Sun Valley 5 km C cancelled
12 December 2020   Sprint C
13 December 2020   10 km F Mass Start
27 February 2021   United States Cable-Hayward 30 km F Mass Start cancelled

Nor-Am Cup[edit]

Key: C – Classic / F – Freestyle
Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
7 January 2021   Canada Whistler Sprint C cancelled
9 January 2021   5 km F
10 January 2021   15 km C Mass Start

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rules for the FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup 2020, pp. 3.
  2. ^ "2020–21 Alpen Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2021 Balkan Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Eastern Europe Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Slavic Cup Overall Standings". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

Sources[edit]

"RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY CONTINENTAL CUP" (PDF). fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2020.