# 1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 15th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Vuokatti, Finland, on 25 November 1995 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 16 March 1996. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the combined men's cup, and Manuela Di Centa of Italy won the women's.

## Calendar
### Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 26 November 1995 | Vuokatti | 10 km C | Vladimir Smirnov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Sami Repo |
| 2 | 29 November 1995 | Gällivare | 15 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Jari Isometsä | Silvio Fauner |
| 3 | 9 December 1995 | Davos | 30 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov | Silvio Fauner |
| 4 | 13 December 1995 | Brusson | 15 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Silvio Fauner | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 5 | 16 December 1995 | Santa Caterina | 10 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov | Mika Myllylä |
| 6 | 17 December 1995 | Santa Caterina | 15 km F Pursuit | Bjørn Dæhlie | Jari Isometsä | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 7 | 9 January 1996 | Štrbské Pleso | 50 km F | Vladimir Smirnov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Niklas Jonsson |
| 8 | 13 January 1996 | Nové Město | 15 km C Pursuit | Vladimir Smirnov | Jari Isometsä | Mika Myllylä |
| 9 | 2 February 1996 | Seefeld | 10 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Fulvio Valbusa | Jari Isometsä |
| 10 | 4 February 1996 | Reit im Winkl | Sprint F | Tor Arne Hetland | Peter Schlickenrieder | Silvio Fauner |
| 11 | 10 February 1996 | Kavgolovo | 15 km C | Alexey Prokurorov | Vladimir Smirnov | Bjørn Dæhlie |
| 12 | 24 February 1996 | Trondheim | 30 km F | Vladimir Smirnov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Alexey Prokurorov |
| 13 | 3 March 1996 | Lahti | 30 km F | Jari Isometsä | Bjørn Dæhlie | Alexey Prokurorov |
| 14 | 9 March 1996 | Falun | 15 km C | Vladimir Smirnov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Jari Isometsä |
| 15 | 10 March 1996 | Falun | 15 km C Pursuit | Vladimir Smirnov | Fulvio Valbusa | Jari Isometsä |
| 16 | 16 March 1996 | Oslo | 50 km C | Erling Jevne | Krister Sørgård | Anders Bergström |

### Women

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 25 November 1995 | Vuokatti | 5 km C | Lyubov Yegorova | Yelena Välbe | Marit Mikkelsplass |
| 2 | 29 November 1995 | Gällivare | 10 km F | Stefania Belmondo | Lyubov Yegorova | Yelena Välbe |
| 3 | 9 December 1995 | Davos | 5 km F | Yelena Välbe | Kateřina Neumannová | Manuela Di Centa |
| 4 | 10 December 1995 | Davos | 10 km C Pursuit | Lyubov Yegorova | Yelena Välbe | Larisa Lazutina |
| 5 | 13 December 1995 | Brusson | 10 km F | Yelena Välbe | Lyubov Yegorova | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 6 | 17 December 1995 | Santa Caterina | 10 km C | Larisa Lazutina | Lyubov Yegorova | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 7 | 9 January 1996 | Štrbské Pleso | 30 km F | Manuela Di Centa | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo |
| 8 | 13 January 1996 | Nové Město | 10 km C | Yelena Välbe | Manuela Di Centa | Larisa Lazutina |
| 9 | 2 February 1996 | Seefeld | 10 km F | Manuela Di Centa | Stefania Belmondo | Yelena Välbe |
| 10 | 4 February 1996 | Reit im Winkl | Sprint F | Yelena Välbe | Anita Moen | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 11 | 11 February 1996 | Kavgolovo | 10 km C | Manuela Di Centa | Larisa Lazutina | Marit Mikkelsplass |
| 12 | 24 February 1996 | Trondheim | 5 km C | Manuela Di Centa | Marit Mikkelsplass | Larisa Lazutina |
| 13 | 25 February 1996 | Trondheim | 10 km F Pursuit | Manuela Di Centa | Yelena Välbe | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 14 | 2 March 1996 | Lahti | 10 km F | Manuela Di Centa | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 15 | 9 March 1996 | Falun | 15 km F | Manuela Di Centa | Yelena Välbe | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 16 | 16 March 1996 | Oslo | 30 km C | Nina Gavrylyuk | Larisa Lazutina | Marit Mikkelsplass |

### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 10 December 1995 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C | Finland Karri Hietamäki Sami Repo Mika Myllylä Jari Isometsä | Norway ISture Sivertsen Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | Sweden IMorgan Göransson Niklas Jonsson Anders Bergström Torgny Mogren |
| 2 | 14 January 1996 | Nové Město | 4 × 10 km relay C | Finland ISami Repo Mika Myllylä Harri Kirvesniemi Jari Isometsä | Norway IThomas Alsgaard Vegard Ulvang Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie | Italy Fabio Maj Giorgio Vanzetta Fulvio Valbusa Gaudenzio Godioz |
| 3 | 3 February 1996 | Seefeld | Team Sprint F | Italy Fulvio Valbusa Silvio Fauner | Sweden INiklas Jonsson Torgny Mogren | Finland Mika Myllylä Jari Isometsä |
| 4 | 25 February 1996 | Trondheim | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway IVegard Ulvang Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | Italy IGiorgio Di Centa Marco Albarello Fulvio Valbusa Silvio Fauner | Sweden IMathias Fredriksson Niklas Jonsson Anders Bergström Torgny Mogren |
| 5 | 1 March 1996 | Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Italy Marco Albarello Silvio Fauner Fabio Maj Fulvio Valbusa | Russia ISergey Chepikov Mikhail Botvinov Sergey Tchernych Alexey Prokurorov | Norway Kristen Skjeldal Anders Eide Egil Kristiansen Thomas Alsgaard |
| 6 | 17 March 1996 | Oslo | 4 × 5 km relay F | Norway IITore Bjonviken Frode Estil Remi Andersen Tor Arne Hetland | Norway IEgil Kristiansen Vegard Ulvang Anders Eide Bjørn Dæhlie | Finland Ari Palolahti Sami Repo Markus Vuorenmaa Jari Isometsä |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 17 December 1995 | Santa Caterina | 4 × 5 km relay C | Russia ILarisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe | Italy ICristina Paluselli Stefania Belmondo Gabriella Paruzzi Manuela Di Centa | Russia IISvetlana Nageykina Yuliya Chepalova Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Olga Zavyalova |
| 2 | 14 January 1996 | Nové Město | 4 × 5 km relay C | Russia Svetlana Nageykina Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Yelena Välbe | Norway Anita Moen Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Trude Dybendahl | Italy Cristina Paluselli Stefania Belmondo Gabriella Paruzzi Manuela Di Centa |
| 3 | 3 February 1996 | Seefeld | Team Sprint F | Italy Stefania Belmondo Manuela Di Centa | Norway Trude Dybendahl Anita Moen | Russia IYelena Välbe Olga Zavyalova |
| 4 | 10 March 1996 | Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia INina Gavrylyuk Larisa Lazutina Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe | Norway Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Trude Dybendahl Anita Moen | Italy IBarbara Giacomuzzi Manuela Di Centa Guidina Dal Sasso Stefania Belmondo |
| 5 | 17 March 1996 | Oslo | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia Svetlana Nageykina Larisa Lazutina Olga Zavyalova Nina Gavrylyuk | Finland Riikka Sirviö Tuulikki Pyykkönen Kati Pulkkinen Anu Kittilä | Norway IBente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Maj Helen Sorkmo Anita Moen |

## Men's overall standings

| Rank | after all 16 events | Points |
| 1 | Bjørn Dæhlie | 1110 |
| 2 | Vladimir Smirnov | 1034 |
| 3 | Jari Isometsä | 617 |
| 4 | Alexey Prokurorov | 544 |
| 5 | Silvio Fauner | 508 |
| 6 | Fulvio Valbusa | 482 |
| 7 | Mikhail Botvinov | 401 |
| 8 | Thomas Alsgaard | 352 |
| 9 | Torgny Mogren | 312 |
| | Johann Mühlegg | 312 |
| Rank | | Points |
| 11 | Anders Eide | 286 |
| 12 | Vegard Ulvang | 253 |
| 13 | Anders Bergström | 252 |
| 14 | Mika Myllylä | 238 |
| 15 | Erling Jevne | 220 |
| 16 | Niklas Jonsson | 218 |
| 17 | Markus Gandler | 178 |
| | Sami Repo | 178 |
| 19 | Sergey Chepikov | 164 |
| 20 | Sture Sivertsen | 158 |
| Rank | | Points |
| 21 | Harri Kirvesniemi | 149 |
| 22 | Giorgio Di Centa | 142 |
| 23 | Markus Hasler | 138 |
| 24 | Henrik Forsberg | 134 |
| | Alois Stadlober | 134 |
| 26 | Gaudenzio Godioz | 126 |
| 27 | Krister Sørgård | 123 |
| 28 | Giorgio Vanzetta | 120 |
| 29 | Fabio Maj | 101 |
| 30 | Luboš Buchta | 96 |

## Women's overall standings

| Rank | after all 16 events | Points |
| 1 | Manuela Di Centa | 1004 |
| 2 | Yelena Välbe | 945 |
| 3 | Larisa Lazutina | 732 |
| 4 | Nina Gavrylyuk | 717 |
| 5 | Lyubov Yegorova | 690 |
| 6 | Stefania Belmondo | 675 |
| 7 | Marit Mikkelsplass | 579 |
| 8 | Kateřina Neumannová | 419 |
| 9 | Iryna Taranenko-Terelia | 340 |
| 10 | Anita Moen | 330 |
| Rank | | Points |
| 11 | Olga Zavyalova | 324 |
| 12 | Bente Martinsen | 291 |
| 13 | — | — |
| 14 | Trude Dybendahl | 235 |
| | Yuliya Chepalova | 235 |
| 16 | Natalya Baranova-Masalkina | 210 |
| 17 | Kristina Šmigun | 206 |
| 18 | Sophie Villeneuve | 184 |
| 19 | Sylvia Honegger | 159 |
| 20 | Gabriella Paruzzi | 156 |
| Rank | | Points |
| 21 | Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 147 |
| 22 | Fumiko Aoki | 131 |
| 23 | Maria Theurl | 114 |
| 24 | Brigitte Albrecht Loretan | 113 |
| | Kati Pulkkinen | 113 |
| 26 | Maj Helen Sorkmo | 98 |
| 27 | Anu Kittilä | 95 |
| 28 | Anke Reschwamm Schulze | 91 |
| 29 | Annika Evaldsson | 86 |
| 30 | Guidina Dal Sasso | 85 |