# 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 16th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Kiruna, Sweden, on 23 November 1996 and finished in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 15 March 1997. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the overall men's cup, and Yelena Välbe of Russia won the women's. Both skiers won their fifth overall World Cup.

## Calendar
### Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 23 November 1996 | Kiruna | 10 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Jari Isometsä | Kristen Skjeldal |
| 2 | 7 December 1996 | Davos | 10 km C | Mika Myllylä | Erling Jevne | Fulvio Valbusa |
| 3 | 14 December 1996 | Brusson | 15 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Fulvio Valbusa | Kristen Skjeldal |
| 4 | 18 December 1996 | Oberstdorf | 30 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Erling Jevne | Sture Sivertsen |
| 5 | 4 January 1997 | Kavgolovo | 30 km F | Mika Myllylä | Fulvio Valbusa | Maurizio Pozzi |
| 6 | 11 January 1997 | Hakuba | 10 km C | Silvio Fauner | Erling Jevne | Jari Isometsä |
| 7 | 12 January 1997 | Hakuba | 15 km F Pursuit | Silvio Fauner | Giorgio Di Centa | Jari Isometsä |
| 8 | 19 January 1997 | Lahti | 30 km C | Vladimir Smirnov | Mika Myllylä | Henrik Forsberg |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (21 February–2 March) ||||||||
| 9 | 21 February 1997 | Trondheim | 30 km F | Alexey Prokurorov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Thomas Alsgaard |
| 10 | 24 February 1997 | Trondheim | 10 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Alexey Prokurorov | Mika Myllylä |
| 11 | 25 February 1997 | Trondheim | 15 km F Pursuit | Bjørn Dæhlie | Mika Myllylä | Alexey Prokurorov |
| 12 | 2 March 1997 | Trondheim | 50 km C | Mika Myllylä | Erling Jevne | Bjørn Dæhlie |
| 13 | 8 March 1997 | Falun | 15 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Sture Sivertsen | Erling Jevne |
| 14 | 11 March 1997 | Sunne | Sprint F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Tore Bjonviken | Mathias Fredriksson |
| 15 | 15 March 1997 | Oslo | 50 km F | Pietro Piller Cottrer | Tor Arne Hetland | Bjørn Dæhlie |
Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.

### Women

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 23 November 1996 | Kiruna | 5 km F | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 2 | 7 December 1996 | Davos | 10 km C | Stefania Belmondo | Yelena Välbe | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 3 | 14 December 1996 | Brusson | 15 km F | Stefania Belmondo | Yelena Välbe | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 4 | 18 December 1996 | Oberstdorf | 10 km C | Trude Dybendahl | Bente Martinsen | Anita Moen |
| 5 | 5 January 1997 | Kavgolovo | 15 km F | Yelena Välbe | Larisa Lazutina | Lyubov Yegorova |
| 6 | 11 January 1997 | Hakuba | 5 km C | Stefania Belmondo | Kateřina Neumannová | Yelena Välbe |
| 7 | 12 January 1997 | Hakuba | 10 km F Pursuit | Stefania Belmondo | Kateřina Neumannová | Yelena Välbe |
| 8 | 18 January 1997 | Lahti | 15 km C | Marit Mikkelsplass | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (21 February–2 March) ||||||||
| 9 | 21 February 1997 | Trondheim | 15 km F | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 10 | 23 February 1997 | Trondheim | 5 km C | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Olga Danilova |
| 11 | 24 February 1997 | Trondheim | 10 km F Pursuit | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 12 | 1 March 1997 | Trondheim | 30 km C | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Marit Mikkelsplass |
| 13 | 8 March 1997 | Falun | 5 km F | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 14 | 11 March 1997 | Sunne | Sprint F | Trude Dybendahl | Yelena Välbe | Bente Martinsen |
| 15 | 15 March 1997 | Oslo | 30 km F | Stefania Belmondo | Yelena Välbe | Elin Nilsen |
Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.

### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 24 November 1996 | Kiruna | 4 × 10 km relay C | Finland ISami Repo Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Jari Isometsä | Italy IFabio Maj Silvio Fauner Sergio Piller Fulvio Valbusa | Norway IKristen Skjeldal Anders Eide Vegard Ulvang Bjørn Dæhlie |
| 2 | 8 December 1996 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C | Finland IJari Isometsä Sami Repo Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä | Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Anders Bergström Niklas Jonsson Henrik Forsberg | Norway IKristen Skjeldal Vegard Ulvang Anders Eide Sture Sivertsen |
| 3 | 15 December 1996 | Brusson | 4 × 10 km relay F | Norway Egil Kristiansen Anders Eide Kristen Skjeldal Bjørn Dæhlie | Italy Maurizio Pozzi Fulvio Valbusa Gaudenzio Godioz Silvio Fauner | Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Anders Bergström Niklas Jonsson Torgny Mogren |
| 4 | 18 January 1997 | Lahti | Team Sprint F | Italy Maurizio Pozzi Giorgio Di Centa | Finland IAri Palolahti Jari Räsänen | Sweden Magnus Ingesson Håkan Nordbäck |
| 5 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway Sture Sivertsen Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | Finland Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Jari Räsänen Jari Isometsä | Italy Giorgio Di Centa Silvio Fauner Pietro Piller Cottrer Fulvio Valbusa |
| 6 | 9 March 1997 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway ISture Sivertsen Erling Jevne Kristen Skjeldal Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway IIOdd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Øyvind Skaanes Krister Sørgård Thomas Alsgaard | Sweden IMathias Fredriksson Henrik Forsberg Torgny Mogren Anders Bergström |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 24 November 1996 | Kiruna | 4 × 5 km relay C | Russia INina Gavrylyuk Larisa Lazutina Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe | Norway ITrude Dybendahl Marit Mikkelsplass Anita Moen Bente Martinsen | Russia IISvetlana Nageykina Olga Zavyalova Yuliya Chepalova Olga Danilova |
| 2 | 8 December 1996 | Davos | 4 × 5 km relay C | Norway IBente Martinsen Anita Moen Marit Mikkelsplass Trude Dybendahl | Russia INina Gavrylyuk Larisa Lazutina Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe | Russia IINatalya Baranova-Masalkina Svetlana Nageykina Yuliya Chepalova Olga Danilova |
| 3 | 15 December 1996 | Brusson | 4 × 5 km relay F | Russia INina Gavrylyuk Olga Danilova Lyubov Yegorova Yelena Välbe | Russia IIOlga Zavyalova Svetlana Nageykina Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova | Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa Guidina Dal Sasso Stefania Belmondo |
| 4 | 18 January 1997 | Lahti | Team Sprint F | Italy ISabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo | Russia INina Gavrylyuk Yelena Välbe | Norway IAnita Moen Trude Dybendahl |
| 5 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Yelena Välbe | Norway Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Trude Dybendahl | Finland Riikka Sirviö Tuulikki Pyykkönen Kati Pulkkinen Satu Salonen |
| 6 | 9 March 1997 | Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia IOlga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Yelena Välbe | Norway Bente Martinsen Trude Dybendahl Elin Nilsen Maj Helen Sorkmo | Finland Tuulikki Pyykkönen Riikka Sirviö Kati Pulkkinen Satu Salonen |
| 7 | 16 March 1997 | Oslo | 4 × 5 km relay F | Russia IOlga Danilova Nina Gavrylyuk Svetlana Nageykina Yelena Välbe | Norway IAnita Moen Elin Nilsen Marit Mikkelsplass Trude Dybendahl | Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Lara Peyrot Sabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo |