# 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the first official World Cup in cross-country skiing. It was arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The 1981/82 World Cup started in Reit im Winkl, West Germany on 9 January 1982 and finished in Kiruna, Sweden on 13 April 1982. Bill Koch of United States won the overall men's event, and Berit Aunli of Norway won the women's.

## Calendar

* NOTE: Races marked with (*) counts officially for both as "FIS World Cup" / "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships" wins statistics.

### Men

| No. | Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 9 January 1982 | Reit im Winkl | 15 km | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | Tor Håkon Holte | Thomas Wassberg |
| 2 | 16 January 1982 | Le Brassus | 15 km | Bill Koch | Thomas Wassberg | Benny Kohlberg |
| 3 | 24 January 1982 | Brusson | 30 km | Bill Koch | Jean-Paul Pierrat | Sergey Sokarev |
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| 4 | 20 February 1982 | Oslo | 30 km * | Thomas Eriksson | Lars Erik Eriksen | Bill Koch |
| 5 | 23 February 1982 | Oslo | 15 km * | Oddvar Brå | Alexander Zavyalov | Harri Kirvesniemi |
| 6 | 27 February 1982 | Oslo | 50 km * | Thomas Wassberg | Yuriy Burlakov | Lars Erik Eriksen |
| 7 | 7 March 1982 | Lahti | 50 km | Oddvar Brå | Jan Lindvall | Maurilio De Zolt |
| 8 | 12 March 1982 | Falun | 30 km | Bill Koch | Dan Simoneau | Thomas Wassberg |
| 9 | 19 March 1982 | Štrbské Pleso | 15 km | Harri Kirvesniemi | Thomas Wassberg | Jochen Behle |
| 10 | 27 March 1982 | Kastelruth | 15 km | Bill Koch | Miloš Bečvář | Harri Kirvesniemi |

### Women

| No. | Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 9 January 1982 | Klingenthal | 10 km | Květa Jeriová | Brit Pettersen | Anna Pasiarová |
| 2 | 15 January 1982 | La Bresse | 5 km | Květa Jeriová | Berit Aunli | Marit Myrmæl |
| 3 | 22 January 1982 | Furtwangen | 5 km | Květa Jeriová | Gabriela Svobodová | Blanka Paulů |
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| 4 | 19 February 1982 | Oslo | 10 km * | Berit Aunli | Hilkka Riihivuori | Květa Jeriová |
| 5 | 22 February 1982 | Oslo | 5 km * | Berit Aunli | Hilkka Riihivuori | Brit Pettersen |
| 6 | 26 February 1982 | Oslo | 20 km * | Raisa Smetanina | Berit Aunli | Hilkka Riihivuori |
| 7 | 6 March 1982 | Lahti | 10 km | Anette Bøe | Berit Aunli | Inger Helene Nybråten |
| 8 | 12 March 1982 | Falun | 20 km | Brit Pettersen | Marit Myrmæl | Anette Bøe |
| 9 | 28 March 1982 | Štrbské Pleso | 10 km | Blanka Paulů | Berit Aunli | Karin Jäger |
| 10 | 13 April 1982 | Kiruna | 5 km | Brit Pettersen | Berit Aunli | Inger Helene Nybråten |

### Men's relay

| Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
| 25 February 1982 | Oslo | Relay 4 × 10 km* | NorwayLars Erik Eriksen Ove Aunli Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Oddvar Brå  Soviet UnionVladimir Nikitin Oleksandr Batyuk Yuriy Burlakov Alexander Zavyalov | none | FinlandKari Härkönen Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi Juha Mieto  East GermanyUwe Bellmann Uwe Wünsch Stefan Schicker Frank Schröder | |

### Women's relay

| Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
| 24 February 1982 | Oslo | Relay 4 × 5 km* | NorwayAnette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Brit Pettersen | Soviet UnionLyubov Lyadova Lyubov Zabolotskaya Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova | East GermanyPetra Sölter Carola Anding Barbara Petzold Veronika Hesse | |