# 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. It was the 31st official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Sjusjøen, Norway, on 19 November 2011 and concluded on 18 March 2012 in Falun, Sweden.
This season's biggest event was the Tour de Ski, as there were no World Championships or Olympic Games.

## Calendar
### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 20 November 2011 | Sjusjøen | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway IEldar Rønning Finn Hågen Krogh Lars Berger Petter Northug | Norway IIIJohn Kristian Dahl Ronny Fredrik Ansnes Morten Eilifsen Sjur Røthe | SwedenMarcus Hellner Daniel Rickardsson Johan Olsson Calle Halfvarsson |
| 2 | 4 December 2011 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | Sweden IJesper Modin Teodor Peterson | Russia INikita Kryukov Alexey Petukhov | Norway IPål Golberg Ola Vigen Hattestad |
| 3 | 15 January 2012 | Milan | Team Sprint F | Russia IAlexey Petukhov Nikolay Morilov | Sweden ICalle Halfvarsson Teodor Peterson | Italy IDavid Hofer Fulvio Scola |
| 4 | 12 February 2012 | Nové Město | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Norway IEldar Rønning Niklas Dyrhaug Martin Johnsrud Sundby Petter Northug | Russia IDmitry Yaparov Stanislav Volzhentsev Konstantin Glavatskikh Maxim Vylegzhanin | SwedenDaniel Rickardsson Johan Olsson Anders Södergren Marcus Hellner |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 20 November 2011 | Sjusjøen | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IVibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen | Norway IIAstrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Tora Berger Marthe Kristoffersen | FinlandKrista Lähteenmäki Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja |
| 2 | 4 December 2011 | Düsseldorf | Team Sprint F | Norway IMari Eide Maiken Caspersen Falla | United States ISadie Bjornsen Kikkan Randall | Russia INatalya Korostelyova Natalya Matveyeva |
| 3 | 15 January 2012 | Milan | Team Sprint F | Sweden IHanna Brodin Ida Ingemarsdotter | United States IJessie Diggins Kikkan Randall | CanadaPerianne Jones Chandra Crawford |
| 4 | 12 February 2012 | Nové Město | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Norway IVibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen | FinlandRiikka Sarasoja-Lilja Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Lähteenmäki | Norway IIHeidi Weng Ragnhild Haga Marthe Kristoffersen Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |

## Men's standings
### Overall

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | 2216 |
| 2 | Devon Kershaw (CAN) | 1466 |
| 3 | Petter Northug (NOR) | 1199 |
| 4 | Marcus Hellner (SWE) | 1058 |
| 5 | Alexander Legkov (RUS) | 1000 |
| 6 | Alex Harvey (CAN) | 974 |
| 7 | Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) | 911 |
| 8 | Maurice Manificat (FRA) | 768 |
| 9 | Ilia Chernousov (RUS) | 750 |
| 10 | Eldar Rønning (NOR) | 675 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 11 | Tobias Angerer (GER) | 646 |
| 12 | Teodor Peterson (SWE) | 617 |
| 13 | Lukáš Bauer (CZE) | 611 |
| 14 | Johan Olsson (SWE) | 593 |
| 15 | Nikolay Morilov (RUS) | 524 |
| 16 | Niklas Dyrhaug (NOR) | 512 |
| 17 | Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) | 483 |
| 18 | Roland Clara (ITA) | 463 |
| 19 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) | 449 |
| 20 | Alexey Petukhov (RUS) | 435 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 21 | Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) | 426 |
| 22 | Martin Jakš (CZE) | 402 |
| 23 | Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) | 382 |
| 24 | Petr Sedov (RUS) | 379 |
| 25 | Jens Filbrich (GER) | 370 |
| 26 | Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) | 368 |
| 27 | Sergey Turychev (RUS) | 347 |
| 28 | Len Väljas (CAN) | 343 |
| 29 | Tim Tscharnke (GER) | 326 |
| 30 | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | 319 |
| Distance Rank Athlete Points 1 Dario Cologna (SUI)1052 2 Devon Kershaw (CAN)781 3 Alexander Legkov (RUS)673 4 Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS)657 5 Petter Northug (NOR)619 6 Ilia Chernousov (RUS)567 7 Alex Harvey (CAN)546 8 Marcus Hellner (SWE)536 9 Maurice Manificat (FRA)508 10 Johan Olsson (SWE)503 | Sprint Rank Athlete Points 1 Teodor Peterson (SWE)617 2 Nikolay Morilov (RUS)494 3 Eirik Brandsdal (NOR)483 4 Alexey Petukhov (RUS)435 5 Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR)426 6 Dario Cologna (SUI)404 7 Devon Kershaw (CAN)303 8 Emil Jönsson (SWE)277 9 Pål Golberg (NOR)258 10 Nikita Kriukov (RUS)257 |

## Women's standings
### Overall

| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | 2689 |
| 2 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | 2419 |
| 3 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 1787 |
| 4 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | 1376 |
| 5 | Kikkan Randall (USA) | 1307 |
| 6 | Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) | 1069 |
| 7 | Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) | 940 |
| 8 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | 852 |
| 9 | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | 787 |
| 10 | Heidi Weng (NOR) | 785 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 11 | Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) | 707 |
| 12 | Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) | 703 |
| 13 | Katrin Zeller (GER) | 631 |
| 14 | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | 616 |
| 15 | Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) | 613 |
| 16 | Yuliya Ivanova (RUS) | 573 |
| 17 | Nicole Fessel (GER) | 561 |
| 18 | Masako Ishida (JPN) | 542 |
| 19 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | 539 |
| 20 | Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) | 487 |
| Rank | Athlete | Points |
| 21 | Anne Kyllönen (FIN) | 487 |
| 22 | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | 475 |
| 23 | Anna Haag (SWE) | 404 |
| 24 | Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja (FIN) | 367 |
| 25 | Natalya Korostelyova (RUS) | 328 |
| 26 | Anastasia Dotsenko (RUS) | 304 |
| 27 | Polina Medvedeva (RUS) | 294 |
| 28 | Hanna Brodin (SWE) | 292 |
| 29 | Chandra Crawford (CAN) | 280 |
| 30 | Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR) | 280 |
| Distance Rank Athlete Points 1 Marit Bjørgen (NOR)1448 2 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)1324 3 Therese Johaug (NOR)1231 4 Charlotte Kalla (SWE)804 5 Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR)699 6 Vibeke Skofterud (NOR)522 7 Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN)492 8 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)488 9 Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR)484 10 Heidi Weng (NOR)429 | Sprint Rank Athlete Points 1 Kikkan Randall (USA)658 2 Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)536 3 Marit Bjørgen (NOR)521 4 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)515 5 Natalya Matveyeva (RUS)469 6 Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE)416 7 Chandra Crawford (CAN)280 8 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR)266 9 Anne Kyllönen (FIN)256 10 Vesna Fabjan (SLO)252 |

## Nations Cup

| Overall Rank Nation Points 1 Norway16702 2 Russia9627 3 Sweden7394 4 Finland5590 5 Germany4046 6 Canada3560 7 Switzerland3157 8 United States2734 9 Italy2698 10 France2556 | Men Rank Nation Points 1 Russia6814 2 Norway6034 3 Sweden3991 4 Canada2990 5 Switzerland2804 6 Germany2133 7 Italy2066 8 France1762 9 Finland1314 10 Czech Republic1222 | Women Rank Nation Points 1 Norway10668 2 Finland4276 3 Sweden3403 4 Russia2813 5 Poland2489 6 United States2211 7 Germany1913 8 France794 9 Slovenia691 10 Italy632 |

## Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2011–12 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Individual | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Team Sprint | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nordic Opening | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| World Cup Final | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Relay | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tour de Ski | 400 | 320 | 240 | 200 | 180 | 160 | 144 | 128 | 116 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Stage Nordic Opening | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stage Tour de Ski | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stage World Cup Final | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bonus points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A skier's best results in all distance races and sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals.
All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski and in World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski and the first race of the World Cup final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the sprint standings.
In mass start races bonus points are awarded to the first 10 at each bonus station.
The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double (see World Cup final positions), with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc.) awarded.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 Rescheduled from Beitostølen.