# 2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

2012–13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. It was the 32nd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 24 November 2012 in Gällivare, Sweden, and ended on 24 March 2013 in Falun, Sweden.
This season's biggest event was the Tour de Ski and the 2013 World Championships.

## Calendar
### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 25 November 2012 | Gällivare | 4 × 7.5 km relay C/F | Norway IEldar Rønning Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sjur Røthe Petter Northug | Sweden IEmil Jönsson Johan Olsson Daniel Rickardsson Marcus Hellner | Russia IEvgeniy Belov Maxim Vylegzhanin Alexander Legkov Ilia Chernousov |
| 2 | 7 December 2012 | Quebec | Team Sprint F | Kazakhstan IDenis Volotka Nikolay Chebotko | Russia INikita Kryukov Alexey Petukhov | Norway IAnders Gløersen Eirik Brandsdal |
| 3 | 13 January 2013 | Liberec | Team Sprint C | Russia IIMikhail Devyatyarov Nikolay Morilov | Norway IEirik Brandsdal Pål Golberg | Russia INikita Kryukov Alexey Petukhov |
| 4 | 20 January 2013 | La Clusaz | 4 × 7.5 km relay C/F | NorwayEldar Rønning Didrik Tønseth Martin Johnsrud Sundby Sjur Røthe | SwedenDaniel Rickardsson Johan Olsson Calle Halfvarsson Marcus Hellner | Czech RepublicJiří Magál Lukáš Bauer Aleš Razym Martin Jakš |
| 5 | 3 February 2013 | Sochi | Team Sprint C | Russia IDmitry Yaparov Maxim Vylegzhanin | Sweden ITeodor Peterson Emil Jönsson | Germany IAxel Teichmann Tobias Angerer |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 25 November 2012 | Gällivare | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IVibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Martine Ek Hagen Marit Bjørgen | Sweden IIda Ingemarsdotter Sofia Bleckur Lisa Larsen Charlotte Kalla | United StatesHolly Brooks Kikkan Randall Elizabeth Stephen Jessie Diggins |
| 2 | 7 December 2012 | Quebec | Team Sprint F | United States IJessie Diggins Kikkan Randall | GermanyHanna Kolb Denise Herrmann | Norway ICeline Brun-Lie Maiken Caspersen Falla |
| 3 | 13 January 2013 | Liberec | Team Sprint C | Norway IIngvild Flugstad Østberg Maiken Caspersen Falla | Sweden IStina Nilsson Ida Ingemarsdotter | Sweden IILinn Sömskar Magdalena Pajala |
| 4 | 20 January 2013 | La Clusaz | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IHeidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Steira Marit Bjørgen | FinlandAnne Kyllönen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Kerttu Niskanen | Norway IIVibeke Skofterud Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Martine Ek Hagen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen |
| 5 | 3 February 2013 | Sochi | Team Sprint C | FinlandMona-Liisa Malvalehto Anne Kyllönen | Russia IIYuliya Ivanova Natalya Matveyeva | CanadaPerianne Jones Daria Gaiazova |

## Men's standings
### Overall

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Petter Northug (NOR) | 1561 |
| 2 | Alexander Legkov (RUS) | 1381 |
| 3 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | 1364 |
| 4 | Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) | 995 |
| 5 | Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) | 935 |
| 6 | Ilia Chernousov (RUS) | 845 |
| 7 | Emil Jönsson (SWE) | 735 |
| 8 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) | 672 |
| 9 | Marcus Hellner (SWE) | 630 |
| 10 | Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR) | 545 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 11 | Giorgio Di Centa (ITA) | 510 |
| 12 | Lukáš Bauer (CZE) | 504 |
| 13 | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | 480 |
| 14 | Tobias Angerer (GER) | 460 |
| 15 | Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) | 430 |
| 16 | Evgeniy Belov (RUS) | 425 |
| 17 | Roland Clara (ITA) | 389 |
| 18 | Johan Olsson (SWE) | 369 |
| 19 | Dmitry Yaparov (RUS) | 368 |
| 20 | Ivan Babikov (CAN) | 354 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 21 | Pål Golberg (NOR) | 346 |
| 22 | Tim Tscharnke (GER) | 338 |
| 23 | Len Väljas (CAN) | 335 |
| 24 | Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) | 328 |
| 25 | Nikita Kryukov (RUS) | 316 |
| 26 | Maurice Manificat (FRA) | 302 |
| 27 | Devon Kershaw (CAN) | 298 |
| 28 | Jens Filbrich (GER) | 295 |
| 29 | Andrew Newell (USA) | 292 |
| 30 | Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) | 282 |
| Distance Rank Athlete Points 1 Alexander Legkov (RUS)793 2 Dario Cologna (SUI)644 3 Petter Northug (NOR)632 4 Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ)521 5 Ilia Chernousov (RUS)508 6 Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)469 7 Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS)437 8 Sjur Røthe (NOR)390 9 Tobias Angerer (GER)368 10 Roland Clara (ITA)361 | Sprint Rank Athlete Points 1 Emil Jönsson (SWE)498 2 Petter Northug (NOR)329 3 Nikita Kryukov (RUS)316 4 Teodor Peterson (SWE)274 5 Andrew Newell (USA)264 6 Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ)258 7 Eirik Brandsdal (NOR)240 8 Len Väljas (CAN)214 9 Dario Cologna (SUI)210 10 Nikolay Chebotko (KAZ)183 |

## Women's standings
### Overall

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | 2017 |
| 2 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 1503 |
| 3 | Kikkan Randall (USA) | 1190 |
| 4 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | 1148 |
| 5 | Heidi Weng (NOR) | 1085 |
| 6 | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | 1018 |
| 7 | Anne Kyllönen (FIN) | 987 |
| 8 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | 845 |
| 9 | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | 778 |
| 10 | Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) | 736 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 11 | Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) | 648 |
| 12 | Yuliya Chekalyova (RUS) | 559 |
| 13 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | 535 |
| 14 | Katrin Zeller (GER) | 499 |
| 15 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | 478 |
| 16 | Aurore Jéan (FRA) | 438 |
| 17 | Masako Ishida (JPN) | 438 |
| 18 | Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) | 421 |
| 19 | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | 417 |
| 20 | Elizabeth Stephen (USA) | 410 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 21 | Emma Wikén (SWE) | 359 |
| 22 | Nicole Fessel (GER) | 326 |
| 23 | Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) | 316 |
| 24 | Kateřina Smutná (AUT) | 316 |
| 25 | Celine Brun-Lie (NOR) | 309 |
| 26 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | 304 |
| 27 | Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja (FIN) | 300 |
| 28 | Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR) | 290 |
| 29 | Yuliya Ivanova (RUS) | 268 |
| 30 | Mona-Liisa Malvalehto (FIN) | 244 |
| Distance Rank Athlete Points 1 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)1027 2 Therese Johaug (NOR)874 3 Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR)665 4 Heidi Weng (NOR)526 5 Anne Kyllönen (FIN)499 6 Marit Bjørgen (NOR)492 7 Charlotte Kalla (SWE)456 8 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)441 9 Yuliya Chekalyova (RUS)430 10 Kikkan Randall (USA)398 | Sprint Rank Athlete Points 1 Kikkan Randall (USA)542 2 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)430 3 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR)294 4 Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)283 5 Anne Kyllönen (FIN)260 6 Celine Brun-Lie (NOR)258 7 Marit Bjørgen (NOR)256 8 Mona-Liisa Malvalehto (FIN)244 9 Aurore Jéan (FRA)213 10 Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE)213 |

## Nations Cup

| Overall Pos Nation Points 1 Norway14208 2 Russia9130 3 Sweden6352 4 Finland4841 5 Germany3869 6 United States3482 7 Italy2664 8 Switzerland2449 9 Poland2182 10 Canada1947 | Men Pos Nation Points 1 Russia6353 2 Norway6154 3 Sweden3583 4 Switzerland2197 5 Italy2023 6 Germany1881 7 Kazakhstan1645 8 Canada1494 9 Czech Republic909 10 France895 | Women Pos Nation Points 1 Norway8054 2 Finland4139 3 Russia2777 4 Sweden2769 5 United States2709 6 Poland2104 7 Germany1988 8 France903 9 Italy641 10 Canada453 |

## Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2012–13 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Individual | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Sprint | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nordic Opening | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| World Cup Final | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Relay | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tour de Ski | 400 | 320 | 240 | 200 | 180 | 160 | 144 | 128 | 116 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Stage Nordic Opening | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stage Tour de Ski | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stage World Cup Final | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bonus points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Every skier's results in all distance races and sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals.
All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski and in World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski and the first race of the World Cup final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the sprint standings.
In mass start races bonus points are awarded to the first 10 at each bonus station.
The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double (see World Cup final positions), with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc.) awarded.