# 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 23rd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Düsseldorf, Germany on 25 October 2003 and finished in Pragelato, Italy on 14 March 2004. René Sommerfeldt of Germany won the overall men's cup, and Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy won the women's.

## Calendar
### Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Venue | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
| 1 | 25 October 2003 | Düsseldorf | Sprint F | Peter Larsson | Martin Koukal | Thobias Fredriksson | Peter Larsson |
| 2 | 22 November 2003 | Beitostølen | 15 km F | Pietro Piller Cottrer | Tore Ruud Hofstad | Axel Teichmann | Peter Larsson Pietro Piller Cottrer |
| 3 | 28 November 2003 | Ruka | 15 km C | Anders Aukland | Jens Arne Svartedal | Anders Södergren | Jens Arne Svartedal |
| 4 | 30 November 2003 | Ruka | 30 km Skiathlon | Axel Teichmann | Anders Södergren | René Sommerfeldt | Axel Teichmann |
| 5 | 6 December 2003 | Toblach | 30 km F Mass Start | Mathias Fredriksson | René Sommerfeldt | Vincent Vittoz | Mathias Fredriksson |
| 6 | 13 December 2003 | Davos | 15 km C | Andrus Veerpalu | Nikolay Pankratov | Anders Södergren | René Sommerfeldt |
| 7 | 16 December 2003 | Val di Fiemme | Sprint C | Jens Arne Svartedal | John Kristian Dahl | Andrus Veerpalu | Axel Teichmann |
| 8 | 20 December 2003 | Ramsau | 30 km Skiathlon | Mathias Fredriksson | René Sommerfeldt | Anders Södergren | Mathias Fredriksson |
| 9 | 21 December 2003 | Ramsau | 10 km F | Christian Hoffmann | Axel Teichmann | Tobias Angerer | René Sommerfeldt |
| 10 | 6 January 2004 | Falun | 30 km Skiathlon | Tobias Angerer | Pietro Piller Cottrer | Jens Filbrich | René Sommerfeldt |
| 11 | 10 January 2004 | Otepää | 30 km C Mass Start | Frode Estil | Anders Aukland | Ivan Alypov | René Sommerfeldt |
| 12 | 17 January 2004 | Nové Město | 15 km C | Andrus Veerpalu | Frode Estil | Jaak Mae | René Sommerfeldt |
| 13 | 18 January 2004 | Nové Město | Sprint F | Thobias Fredriksson | Peter Larsson | Håvard Bjerkeli | René Sommerfeldt |
| 14 | 25 January 2004 | Val di Fiemme | 70 km C Mass Start (Marcialonga) | Anders Aukland | Giorgio Di Centa | Jørgen Aukland | René Sommerfeldt |
| 15 | 6 February 2004 | La Clusaz | 15 km F | Fulvio Valbusa | Vincent Vittoz | Christian Hoffmann | René Sommerfeldt |
| 16 | 13 February 2004 | Oberstdorf | 30 km Skiathlon | René Sommerfeldt | Reto Burgermeister | Lukáš Bauer | René Sommerfeldt |
| 17 | 18 February 2004 | Stockholm | Sprint C | Jens Arne Svartedal | John Kristian Dahl | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | René Sommerfeldt |
| 18 | 21 February 2004 | Umeå | 15 km C | Mathias Fredriksson | Yevgeny Dementyev | Jaak Mae | René Sommerfeldt |
| 19 | 24 February 2004 | Trondheim | Sprint F | Janusz Krezelok | Thobias Fredriksson | Anders Högberg | René Sommerfeldt |
| 20 | 26 February 2004 | Drammen | Sprint C | Håvard Bjerkeli | Tor Arne Hetland | Anders Högberg | René Sommerfeldt |
| 21 | 28 February 2004 | Oslo | 50 km F | René Sommerfeldt | Fulvio Valbusa | Lukáš Bauer | René Sommerfeldt |
| 22 | 5 March 2004 | Lahti | Sprint F | Thobias Fredriksson | Mikael Östberg | Jörgen Brink | René Sommerfeldt |
| 23 | 7 March 2004 | Lahti | 15 km C | Frode Estil | Jaak Mae | Andrus Veerpalu | René Sommerfeldt |
| 24 | 12 March 2004 | Pragelato | Sprint F | Freddy Schwienbacher | Jens Arne Svartedal | Børre Næss | René Sommerfeldt |
| 25 | 13 March 2004 | Pragelato | 30 km F | Christian Hoffmann | René Sommerfeldt | Thomas Moriggl | René Sommerfeldt |

### Women

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Venue | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
| 1 | 25 October 2003 | Düsseldorf | Sprint F | Gabriella Paruzzi | Alyona Sidko | Evgenia Hahina | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 2 | 22 November 2003 | Beitostølen | 10 km F | Kristina Šmigun | Valentyna Shevchenko | Claudia Künzel | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 3 | 28 November 2003 | Ruka | 10 km C | Valentyna Shevchenko | Vibeke Skofterud | Kristina Šmigun | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 4 | 29 November 2003 | Ruka | 15 km Skiathlon | Kristina Šmigun | Olga Zavyalova | Evi Sachenbacher | Kristina Smigun |
| 5 | 6 December 2003 | Toblach | 15 km F Mass Start | Kristina Šmigun | Valentyna Shevchenko | Claudia Künzel | Kristina Smigun |
| 6 | 13 December 2003 | Davos | 10 km C | Valentyna Shevchenko | Virpi Kuitunen | Gabriella Paruzzi | Valentyna Shevchenko |
| 7 | 16 December 2003 | Val di Fiemme | Sprint C | Marit Bjørgen | Anna Dahlberg | Manuela Henkel | Valentyna Shevchenko |
| 8 | 20 December 2003 | Ramsau | 10 km F | Kateřina Neumannová | Kristina Šmigun | Gabriella Paruzzi | Kristina Smigun |
| 9 | 21 December 2003 | Ramsau | 10 km F | Kristina Šmigun | Valentyna Shevchenko | Claudia Künzel | Kristina Smigun |
| 10 | 6 January 2004 | Falun | 15 km Skiathlon | Kateřina Neumannová | Gabriella Paruzzi | Kristina Šmigun | Kristina Smigun |
| 11 | 10 January 2004 | Otepää | 15 km C Mass Start | Claudia Künzel | Kristina Šmigun | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Kristina Smigun |
| 12 | 17 January 2004 | Nové Město | 10 km C | Gabriella Paruzzi | Claudia Künzel | Kateřina Neumannová | Kristina Smigun |
| 13 | 18 January 2004 | Nové Město | Sprint F | Marit Bjørgen | Virpi Kuitunen | Pirjo Manninen | Kristina Smigun |
| 14 | 25 January 2004 | Val di Fiemme | 70 km C Mass Start (Marcialonga) | Gabriella Paruzzi | Valentyna Shevchenko | Manuela Henkel | Kristina Smigun |
| 15 | 6 February 2004 | La Clusaz | 10 km F | Kateřina Neumannová | Yuliya Chepalova | Sabina Valbusa | Kristina Smigun |
| 16 | 14 February 2004 | Oberstdorf | 15 km Skiathlon | Yuliya Chepalova | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Olga Zavyalova | Kristina Smigun |
| 17 | 18 February 2004 | Stockholm | Sprint C | Marit Bjørgen | Anna Dahlberg | Ella Gjømle | Kristina Smigun |
| 18 | 21 February 2004 | Umeå | 10 km C | Kateřina Neumannová | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Marit Bjørgen | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 19 | 24 February 2004 | Trondheim | Sprint F | Marit Bjørgen | Evi Sachenbacher | Claudia Künzel | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 20 | 26 February 2004 | Drammen | Sprint C | Marit Bjørgen | Virpi Kuitunen | Elina Hietamäki | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 21 | 28 February 2004 | Oslo | 30 km F | Yuliya Chepalova | Sabina Valbusa | Valentyna Shevchenko | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 22 | 5 March 2004 | Lahti | Sprint F | Marit Bjørgen | Gabriella Paruzzi | Anna Dahlberg | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 23 | 7 March 2004 | Lahti | 10 km C | Virpi Kuitunen | Gabriella Paruzzi | Olga Zavyalova | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 24 | 12 March 2004 | Pragelato | Sprint F | Marit Bjørgen | Beckie Scott | Elina Hietamäki | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 25 | 13 March 2004 | Pragelato | 15 km F | Sabina Valbusa | Yuliya Chepalova | Kateřina Neumannová | Gabriella Paruzzi |

### Men's team

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Venue | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 26 October 2003 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | Sweden I Peter Larsson Thobias Fredriksson | Germany I Axel Teichmann Tobias Angerer | Norway II Tor Arne Hetland Håvard Bjerkeli |
| 2 | 23 November 2003 | Beitostølen | 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F | Germany Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Norway I Jens Arne Svartedal Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Lars Berger Tore Ruud Hofstad | Norway II Frode Estil Tore Bjonviken Frode Andresen Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
| 3 | 7 December 2003 | Toblach | Team Sprint F | Norway I Håvard Bjerkeli Tor Arne Hetland | Sweden I Thobias Fredriksson Peter Larsson | Norway II Håvard Solbakken John Kristian Dahl |
| 4 | 14 December 2003 | Davos | 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F | Norway I Anders Aukland Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Tor Arne Hetland | Germany Jens Filbrich Andreas Schlütter René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Sweden Martin Larsson Mats Larsson Johan Olsson Anders Högberg |
| 5 | 11 January 2004 | Otepää | 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F | Germany Andreas Schlütter Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann Tobias Angerer | Italy I Bruno Carrara Valerio Checchi Pietro Piller Cottrer Fulvio Valbusa | Russia I Maxim Bulgakov Alexander Legkov Yevgeny Dementyev Sergey Novikov |
| 6 | 7 February 2004 | La Clusaz | 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F | France I Alexandre Rousselet Christophe Perrillat Vincent Vittoz Emmanuel Jonnier | Germany Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer | Russia Nikolay Pankratov Mikhail Ivanov Yevgeny Dementyev Sergey Novikov |
| 7 | 15 February 2004 | Oberstdorf | Team Sprint F | Germany II Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann | Russia I Ivan Alypov Vasily Rochev | Germany I René Sommerfeldt Tobias Angerer |
| 8 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå | 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F | Germany Franz Göring Andreas Schlütter Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann | Norway I Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Frode Estil Kristen Skjeldal Tore Ruud Hofstad | Sweden I Mats Larsson Jörgen Brink Anders Högberg Mathias Fredriksson |
| 9 | 6 March 2004 | Lahti | Team Sprint C | Russia I Nikolay Pankratov Vasily Rochev | Sweden II Mats Larsson Björn Lind | Norway I Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Jens Arne Svartedal |

### Women's team

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Venue | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 26 October 2003 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | Norway I Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen | Germany I Uschi Disl Claudia Künzel | Russia I Alyona Sidko Evgenia Hahina |
| 2 | 23 November 2003 | Beitostølen | 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F | Norway I Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen | Germany Manuela Henkel Stefanie Böhler Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel | Russia Evgenia Hahina Alyona Sidko Ekaterina Vorontsova Olga Zavyalova |
| 3 | 7 December 2003 | Toblach | Team Sprint F | Norway I Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen | Germany I Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel | Italy II Karin Moroder Cristina Kelder |
| 4 | 14 December 2003 | Davos | 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F | Norway I Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen Kristin Mürer Stemland Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Germany Stefanie Böhler Manuela Henkel Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel | Russia I Larisa Kurkina Lilia Vasilieva Ekaterina Vorontsova Olga Zavyalova |
| 5 | 11 January 2004 | Otepää | 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F | Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen | Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel | Finland I Kirsi Välimaa Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riikka Sarasoja Virpi Kuitunen |
| 6 | 7 February 2004 | La Clusaz | 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F | Russia Larisa Kurkina Lilia Vasilieva Ekaterina Vorontsova Olga Zavyalova | Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Anke Reschwam Schulze Claudia Künzel | Italy Marianna Longa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Sabina Valbusa |
| 7 | 15 February 2004 | Oberstdorf | Team Sprint F | Norway I Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen | Germany I Evi Sachenbacher Claudia Künzel | Germany III Manuela Henkel Isabel Klaus |
| 8 | 22 February 2004 | Umeå | 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F | Norway Vibeke Skofterud Marit Bjørgen Kristin Størmer Steira Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Russia Larisa Kurkina Olga Zavyalova Ekaterina Vorontsova Yuliya Chepalova | Finland I Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Satu Salonen Riikka Sarasoja Kati Venäläinen |
| 9 | 6 March 2004 | Lahti | Team Sprint C | Norway I Ella Gjømle Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen | Finland I Elina Hietamäki Pirjo Manninen | Russia Larisa Kurkina Olga Zavyalova |