# 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 35th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season started on 27 November 2015 in Ruka, Finland, and ended on 12 March 2016 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
Therese Johaug set a new record for total points in one season, with 2681. Martin Johnsrud Sundby set a new men's record for total points in one season, with 2634. Sundby won 14 races during the season and surpassed Petter Northug's record of nine victories which he achieved in both 2009–10 and 2012–13. Johaug won 17 races during this season and equaled Marit Bjørgen's record from 2011–12; a record Johaug herself eclipsed with 20 victories in the 2019–20 season.

## Calendar
### Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
| | 1 | 27 November 2015 | Ruka | Sprint C | Sondre Turvoll Fossli | Eirik Brandsdal | Petter Northug | Sondre Turvoll Fossli |
| | 2 | 28 November 2015 | Ruka | 10 km F | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alex Harvey | Dario Cologna | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 3 | 29 November 2015 | Ruka | 15 km C Pursuit | Niklas Dyrhaug | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sjur Røthe | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 1 | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug | Finn Hågen Krogh | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 2 | 4 | 5 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 30 km Skiathlon | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Niklas Dyrhaug | Hans Christer Holund | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 3 | 5 | 12 December 2015 | Davos | 30 km F | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maurice Manificat | Anders Gløersen | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 4 | 6 | 13 December 2015 | Davos | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Baptiste Gros | Sondre Turvoll Fossli | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 5 | 7 | 19 December 2015 | Toblach | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Simeon Hamilton | Andrew Young | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 6 | 8 | 20 December 2015 | Toblach | 15 km C | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alexander Bessmertnykh | Sjur Røthe | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 9 | 1 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Sergey Ustiugov | Finn Hågen Krogh | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 10 | 2 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 30 km C Mass Start | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug | Didrik Tønseth | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 11 | 3 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 10 km F Pursuit | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug | Finn Hågen Krogh | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 12 | 5 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | Sprint C | Emil Iversen | Sergey Ustiugov | Alexey Poltoranin | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 13 | 6 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | 15 km C Mass Start | Alexey Poltoranin | Dario Cologna | Francesco De Fabiani | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 14 | 8 January 2016 | Toblach | 10 km F | Finn Hågen Krogh | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maurice Manificat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 15 | 9 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km C Mass Start | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Niklas Dyrhaug | Alexey Poltoranin | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 16 | 10 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Robin Duvillard | Matti Heikkinen | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 7 | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Finn Hågen Krogh | Sergey Ustiugov | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 8 | 17 | 16 January 2016 | Planica | Sprint F | Federico Pellegrino | Baptiste Gros | Richard Jouve | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 9 | 18 | 23 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 15 km F | Maurice Manificat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sergey Ustiugov | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 10 | 19 | 3 February 2016 | Drammen | Sprint C | Petter Northug | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Eirik Brandsdal | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 11 | 20 | 6 February 2016 | Oslo | 50 km C Mass Start | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Niklas Dyrhaug | Maxim Vylegzhanin | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 12 | 21 | 11 February 2016 | Stockholm | Sprint C | Nikita Kryukov | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Petter Northug | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 13 | 22 | 13 February 2016 | Falun | 10 km C | Maxim Vylegzhanin | Alexander Bessmertnykh | Maurice Manificat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 14 | 23 | 14 February 2016 | Falun | 15 km F Mass Start | Sergey Ustiugov | Francesco De Fabiani | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 15 | 24 | 20 February 2016 | Lahti | Sprint F | Emil Iversen | Finn Hågen Krogh | Petter Northug | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 16 | 25 | 21 February 2016 | Lahti | 30 km Skiathlon | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Finn Hågen Krogh | Hans Christer Holund | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 26 | 1 March 2016 | Gatineau | Sprint F | Sergey Ustiugov | Richard Jouve | Simeon Hamilton | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 27 | 2 March 2016 | Montreal | 17.5 km C Mass Start | Emil Iversen | Petter Northug | Sergey Ustiugov | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 28 | 4 March 2016 | Quebec City | Sprint F | Baptiste Gros | Alex Harvey | Sergey Ustiugov | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 29 | 5 March 2016 | Quebec City | 15 km F Pursuit | Sergey Ustiugov | Petter Northug | Emil Iversen | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 30 | 8 March 2016 | Canmore | Sprint C | Federico Pellegrino | Eirik Brandsdal | Maurice Manificat | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 31 | 9 March 2016 | Canmore | 30 km Skiathlon | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sergey Ustiugov | Matti Heikkinen | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 32 | 11 March 2016 | Lake Louise | 15 km F | Matti Heikkinen | Evgeniy Belov | Marcus Hellner | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| | 33 | 12 March 2016 | Canmore | 15 km C Pursuit | Maurice Manificat | Matti Heikkinen | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 17 | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Sergey Ustiugov | Petter Northug | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |

### Women

| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib |
| | 1 | 27 November 2015 | Ruka | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Stina Nilsson | Ragnhild Haga | Maiken Caspersen Falla |
| | 2 | 28 November 2015 | Ruka | 5 km F | Therese Johaug | Charlotte Kalla | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Ida Ingemarsdotter |
| | 3 | 29 November 2015 | Ruka | 10 km C Pursuit | Therese Johaug | Stina Nilsson | Kerttu Niskanen | Therese Johaug |
| 1 | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | 6th Nordic Opening Overall (27–29 November 2015) | Therese Johaug | Stina Nilsson | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| 2 | 4 | 5 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 15 km Skiathlon | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Charlotte Kalla | Therese Johaug |
| 3 | 5 | 12 December 2015 | Davos | 15 km F | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| 4 | 6 | 13 December 2015 | Davos | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| 5 | 7 | 19 December 2015 | Toblach | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Stina Nilsson | Therese Johaug |
| 6 | 8 | 20 December 2015 | Toblach | 10 km C | Therese Johaug | Krista Pärmäkoski | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| | 9 | 1 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ida Ingemarsdotter | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| | 10 | 2 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 15 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| | 11 | 3 January 2016 | Lenzerheide | 5 km F Pursuit | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| | 12 | 5 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | Sprint C | Sophie Caldwell | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| | 13 | 6 January 2016 | Oberstdorf | 10 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| | 14 | 8 January 2016 | Toblach | 5 km F | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| | 15 | 9 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 10 km C Mass Start | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug | Therese Johaug |
| | 16 | 10 January 2016 | Val di Fiemme | 9 km F Pursuit climb | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Elizabeth Stephen | Therese Johaug |
| 7 | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | 10th Tour de Ski Overall (1–10 January 2016) | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| 8 | 17 | 16 January 2016 | Planica | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| 9 | 18 | 23 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 10 km F | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Jessie Diggins | Therese Johaug |
| 10 | 19 | 3 February 2016 | Drammen | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Matveyeva | Therese Johaug |
| 11 | 20 | 7 February 2016 | Oslo | 30 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Anne Kyllönen | Therese Johaug |
| 12 | 21 | 11 February 2016 | Stockholm | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Stina Nilsson | Therese Johaug |
| 13 | 22 | 13 February 2016 | Falun | 5 km C | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| 14 | 23 | 14 February 2016 | Falun | 10 km F Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Therese Johaug |
| 15 | 24 | 20 February 2016 | Lahti | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Jessie Diggins | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| 16 | 25 | 21 February 2016 | Lahti | 15 km Skiathlon | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| | 26 | 1 March 2016 | Gatineau | Sprint F | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Stina Nilsson | Jessie Diggins | Therese Johaug |
| | 27 | 2 March 2016 | Montreal | 10.5 km C Mass Start | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Therese Johaug |
| | 28 | 4 March 2016 | Quebec City | Sprint F | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug |
| | 29 | 5 March 2016 | Quebec City | 10 km F Pursuit | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Therese Johaug |
| | 30 | 8 March 2016 | Canmore | Sprint C | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |
| | 31 | 9 March 2016 | Canmore | 15 km Skiathlon | Heidi Weng | Therese Johaug | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Therese Johaug |
| | 32 | 11 March 2016 | Lake Louise | 10 km F | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng | Krista Pärmäkoski | Therese Johaug |
| | 33 | 12 March 2016 | Canmore | 10 km C Pursuit | Krista Pärmäkoski | Therese Johaug | Jessie Diggins | Therese Johaug |
| 17 | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | 1st Ski Tour Canada Overall (1–12 March 2016) | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Therese Johaug |

### Men's team

| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 1 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 4 x 7.5 km Relay C/F | Norway INiklas Dyrhaug Hans Christer Holund Martin Johnsrud Sundby Petter Northug | Norway IIIMartin Løwstrøm Nyenget Mathias Rundgreen Simen Andreas Sveen Finn Hågen Krogh | Norway IIEmil Iversen Didrik Tønseth Sjur Røthe Anders Gløersen |
| 2 | 2 | 17 January 2016 | Planica | Team Sprint F | Italy IDietmar Nöckler Federico Pellegrino | France IRenaud Jay Baptiste Gros | France IIValentin Chauvin Richard Jouve |
| 3 | 3 | 24 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4 x 7.5 km Relay | Norway ISjur Røthe Martin Johnsrud Sundby Mathias Rundgreen Finn Hågen Krogh | Russia IEvgeniy Belov Alexander Legkov Aleksey Chervotkin Sergey Ustiugov | ItalyDietmar Nöckler Francesco De Fabiani Roland Clara Federico Pellegrino |

### Women's team

| WC | Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 1 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer | 4 x 5 km Relay C/F | Norway IMaiken Caspersen Falla Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Therese Johaug Heidi Weng | FinlandKrista Pärmäkoski Kerttu Niskanen Laura Mononen Anne Kyllönen | United StatesRosie Brennan Sadie Bjornsen Elizabeth Stephen Jessie Diggins |
| 2 | 2 | 17 January 2016 | Planica | Team Sprint F | Sweden IIda Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson | Norway IHeidi Weng Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Germany ISandra Ringwald Hanna Kolb |
| 3 | 3 | 24 January 2016 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4 x 5 km Relay | Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | United StatesSophie Caldwell Sadie Bjornsen Elizabeth Stephen Jessie Diggins | FinlandAnne Kyllönen Krista Pärmäkoski Riitta-Liisa Roponen Kerttu Niskanen |

## Achievements

New official FIS count from 2015/16 season. Only individual events.

### Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2015/16 season in parentheses)
## Retirements

Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement: