# List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions

The tables below list the FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions. The medalists are the three contestants with the highest total scores at the end of the cross-country skiing World Cup season. The list extends from 1973–74 onwards for overall men, 1978–79 onwards for overall women, 1996–97 onwards for sprint and distance (both genders), as well as Nations Cup winners beginning for 1981–82.

## Men
### Overall

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1973–74¹ | Ivar Formo | Juha Mieto | Eduard Hauser |
| 1974–75¹ | Oddvar Brå | Odd Martinsen | Juha Mieto |
| 1975–76¹ | Juha Mieto | Arto Koivisto | Ivar Formo |
| 1976–77¹ | Thomas Wassberg | Juha Mieto (2) | Thomas Magnusson |
| 1977–78¹ | Sven-Åke Lundbäck | Lars-Erik Eriksen | Magne Myrmo |
| 1978–79² | Oddvar Brå (2) | Lars-Erik Eriksen (2) | Sven-Åke Lundbäck |
| 1979–80¹ | Juha Mieto (2) | Thomas Wassberg | Lars-Erik Eriksen |
| 1980–81² | Alexander Zavyalov | Oddvar Brå | Ove Aunli |
| Official World Cup ||||
| 1981–82 | Bill Koch | Thomas Wassberg | Harri Kirvesniemi |
| 1982–83 | Alexander Zavyalov (2) | Gunde Svan | Bill Koch |
| 1983–84 | Gunde Svan | Thomas Wassberg | Harri Kirvesniemi (2) |
| 1984–85 | Gunde Svan | Tor Håkon Holte | Ove Aunli (2) |
| 1985–86 | Gunde Svan | Torgny Mogren | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 1986–87 | Torgny Mogren | Thomas Wassberg (4) | Gunde Svan |
| 1987–88 | Gunde Svan | Torgny Mogren | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass |
| 1988–89 | Gunde Svan (5) | Vegard Ulvang | Torgny Mogren |
| 1989–90 | Vegard Ulvang | Gunde Svan (2) | Bjørn Dæhlie |
| 1990–91 | Vladimir Smirnov | Torgny Mogren (3) | Bjørn Dæhlie (2) |
| 1991–92 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vegard Ulvang (2) | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 1992–93 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov | Vegard Ulvang |
| 1993–94 | Vladimir Smirnov (2) | Bjørn Dæhlie | Jari Isometsä |
| 1994–95 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov | Silvio Fauner |
| 1995–96 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov (3) | Jari Isometsä (2) |
| 1996–97 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Mika Myllylä | Fulvio Valbusa |
| 1997–98 | Thomas Alsgaard | Bjørn Dæhlie (2) | Vladimir Smirnov (3) |
| 1998–99 | Bjørn Dæhlie (6) | Mikhail Botwinov | Mika Myllylä |
| 1999–00 | Johann Mühlegg | Jari Isometsä | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset |
| 2000–01 | Per Elofsson | Johann Mühlegg | Thomas Alsgaard |
| 2001–02 | Per Elofsson (2) | Thomas Alsgaard | Anders Aukland |
| 2002–03 | Mathias Fredriksson | René Sommerfeldt | Jörgen Brink |
| 2003–04 | René Sommerfeldt | Mathias Fredriksson | Jens Arne Svartedal |
| 2004–05 | Axel Teichmann | Vincent Vittoz | Tor Arne Hetland |
| 2005–06 | Tobias Angerer | Jens Arne Svartedal | Tor Arne Hetland (2) |
| 2006–07 | Tobias Angerer (2) | Alexander Legkov | Eldar Rønning |
| 2007–08 | Lukáš Bauer | René Sommerfeldt (2) | Pietro Piller Cottrer |
| 2008–09 | Dario Cologna | Petter Northug | Ola Vigen Hattestad |
| 2009–10 | Petter Northug | Lukáš Bauer | Marcus Hellner |
| 2010–11 | Dario Cologna | Petter Northug | Daniel Richardsson |
| 2011–12 | Dario Cologna | Devon Kershaw | Petter Northug |
| 2012–13 | Petter Northug (2) | Alexander Legkov | Dario Cologna |
| 2013–14 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alexander Legkov (3) | Alex Harvey |
| 2014–15 | Dario Cologna (4) | Petter Northug | Calle Halfvarsson |
| 2015–16 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Petter Northug (4) | Finn Hågen Krogh |
| 2016–17 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (3) | Sergey Ustiugov | Alex Harvey (2) |
| 2017–18 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Dario Cologna | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 2018–19 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Alexander Bolshunov | Sjur Røthe |
| 2019–20 | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Pål Golberg |
| 2020–21 | Alexander Bolshunov (2) | Ivan Yakimushkin | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 2021–22 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Alexander Bolshunov (2) | Iivo Niskanen |
| 2022–23 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (4) | Pål Golberg | Federico Pellegrino |
| 2023–24 | Harald Østberg Amundsen | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2) | Erik Valnes |
$^1$ Unofficial WC $^2$ Trial WC
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 21 | 18 | 24 | 63 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | CIS (CIS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 |

### Sprint

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1996–97 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Fulvio Valbusa | Silvio Fauner |
| 1997–98 | Thomas Alsgaard | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 1998–99 | Bjørn Dæhlie (2) | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | Mathias Fredriksson |
| 1999–00 | Morten Brørs | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (2) | Håvard Solbakken |
| 2000–01 | Jan Jacob Verdenius | Cristian Zorzi | Tor Arne Hetland |
| 2001–02 | Trond Iversen | Jens Arne Svartedal | Cristian Zorzi |
| 2002–03 | Thobias Fredriksson | Tor Arne Hetland | Lauri Pyykönen |
| 2003–04 | Thobias Fredriksson (2) | Jens Arne Svartedal (2) | Håvard Bjerkeli |
| 2004–05 | Tor Arne Hetland | Eldar Rønning | Trond Iversen |
| 2005–06 | Björn Lind | Thobias Fredriksson | Tor Arne Hetland |
| 2006–07 | Jens Arne Svartedal | Trond Iversen | Emil Jönsson |
| 2007–08 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Emil Jönsson | John Kristian Dahl |
| 2008–09 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Renato Pasini | Tor Arne Hetland (3) |
| 2009–10 | Emil Jönsson | Petter Northug | Alexei Petukhov |
| 2010–11 | Emil Jönsson | Ola Vigen Hattestad | Jesper Modin |
| 2011–12 | Teodor Peterson | Nikolay Morilov | Eirik Brandsdal |
| 2012–13 | Emil Jönsson (3) | Petter Northug | Nikita Kryukov |
| 2013–14 | Ola Vigen Hattestad (3) | Eirik Brandsdal | Josef Wenzl |
| 2014–15 | Finn Hågen Krogh | Eirik Brandsdal (2) | Federico Pellegrino |
| 2015–16 | Federico Pellegrino | Petter Northug (3) | Finn Hågen Krogh |
| 2016–17 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar |
| 2017–18 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino | Lucas Chanavat |
| 2018–19 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Federico Pellegrino (3) | Eirik Brandsdal (2) |
| 2019–20 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Erik Valnes | Pål Golberg |
| 2020–21 | Federico Pellegrino (2) | Gleb Retivykh | Alexander Bolshunov |
| 2021–22 | Richard Jouve | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Lucas Chanavat |
| 2022–23 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Lucas Chanavat | Even Northug |
| 2023–24 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (6) | Erik Valnes (2) | Lucas Chanavat (3) |
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 18 | 17 | 13 | 48 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |

### Distance

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1996–97¹ | Mika Myllylä | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 1997–98¹ | Thomas Alsgaard | Bjørn Dæhlie | Mika Myllylä |
| 1998–99¹ | Mikhail Botwinov | Bjørn Dæhlie (3) | Mika Myllylä (2) |
| 1999–00 | not arranged | | |
| 2000–01 | not arranged | | |
| 2001–02 | not arranged | | |
| 2002–03 | not arranged | | |
| 2003–04 | René Sommerfeldt | Mathias Fredriksson | Frode Estil |
| 2004–05 | Axel Teichmann | Vincent Vittoz | Tobias Angerer |
| 2005–06 | Tobias Angerer | Vincent Vittoz | Anders Södergren |
| 2006–07 | Tobias Angerer (2) | Vincent Vittoz (3) | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset |
| 2007–08 | Lukáš Bauer | Pietro Piller Cottrer | René Sommerfeldt |
| 2008–09 | Pietro Piller Cottrer | Dario Cologna | Petter Northug |
| 2009–10 | Petter Northug | Lukáš Bauer | Marcus Hellner |
| 2010–11 | Dario Cologna | Daniel Richardsson | Lukáš Bauer |
| 2011–12 | Dario Cologna | Devon Kershaw | Alexander Legkov |
| 2012–13 | Alexander Legkov | Dario Cologna (2) | Petter Northug (2) |
| 2013–14 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Alexander Legkov | Daniel Richardsson |
| 2014–15 | Dario Cologna | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Evgeniy Belov |
| 2015–16 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Maurice Manificat | Niklas Dyrhaug |
| 2016–17 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (3) | Alex Harvey | Matti Heikkinen |
| 2017–18 | Dario Cologna (4) | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (2) | Hans Christer Holund |
| 2018–19 | Alexander Bolshunov | Sjur Røthe | Martin Johnsrud Sundby |
| 2019–20 | Alexander Bolshunov | Sjur Røthe (2) | Iivo Niskanen |
| 2020–21 | Alexander Bolshunov (3) | Ivan Yakimushkin | Simen Hegstad Krüger |
| 2021–22 | Iivo Niskanen | Alexander Bolshunov | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo |
| 2022–23 | Pål Golberg | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Didrik Tønseth |
| 2023–24 | Harald Østberg Amundsen | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2) | Pål Golberg |
¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup"
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |

## Women

See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.

### Overall

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1978–79¹ | Galina Kulakova | Raisa Smetanina | Zinaida Amosova |
| 1979–80 | No World Cup arranged this season | | |
| 1980–81¹ | Raisa Smetanina | Berit Aunli | Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková |
| Official World Cup ||||
| 1981–82 | Berit Aunli | Britt Pettersen | Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková |
| 1982–83 | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | Britt Pettersen (2) | Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková (3) |
| 1983–84 | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (2) | Raisa Smetanina (2) | Anne Jahren |
| 1984–85 | Anette Bøe | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo | Britt Pettersen |
| 1985–86 | Marjo Matikainen | Marianne Dahlmo | Britt Pettersen (2) |
| 1986–87 | Marjo Matikainen | Anfisa Reztsova | Marianne Dahlmo |
| 1987–88 | Marjo Matikainen (3) | Marie-Helene Westin | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi ² |
| 1988–89 | Yelena Välbe | Alžběta Havrančíková | Tamara Tikhonova |
| 1989–90 | Larisa Lazutina | Yelena Välbe | Trude Dybendahl |
| 1990–91 | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Lyubov Yegorova |
| 1991–92 | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Lyubov Yegorova (2) |
| 1992–93 | Lyubov Yegorova | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo |
| 1993–94 | Manuela Di Centa | Lyubov Yegorova | Yelena Välbe |
| 1994–95 | Yelena Välbe | Nina Gavrilyuk | Larisa Lazutina |
| 1995–96 | Manuela Di Centa (2) | Yelena Välbe (3) | Larisa Lazutina |
| 1996–97 | Yelena Välbe (5) | Stefania Belmondo | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 1997–98 | Larisa Lazutina (2) | Bente Martinsen | Stefania Belmondo |
| 1998–99 | Bente Martinsen | Stefania Belmondo (4) | Nina Gavrilyuk |
| 1999–00 | Bente Martinsen | Kristina Šmigun | Larisa Lazutina |
| 2000–01 | Yuliya Chepalova | Bente Skari ³ (2) | Larisa Lazutina (4) |
| 2001–02 | Bente Skari ³ | Kateřina Neumannová | Stefania Belmondo (3) |
| 2002–03 | Bente Skari ³ (4) | Kristina Šmigun (2) | Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 2003–04 | Gabriella Paruzzi | Marit Bjørgen | Valentyna Shevchenko |
| 2004–05 | Marit Bjørgen | Kateřina Neumannová (2) | Virpi Kuitunen |
| 2005–06 | Marit Bjørgen | Beckie Scott | Yuliya Chepalova |
| 2006–07 | Virpi Kuitunen | Marit Bjørgen | Kateřina Neumannová (2) |
| 2007–08 | Virpi Kuitunen (2) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Justyna Kowalczyk |
| 2008–09 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Petra Majdič | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
| 2009–10 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Marit Bjørgen | Petra Majdič |
| 2010–11 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Marit Bjørgen | Arianna Follis |
| 2011–12 | Marit Bjørgen | Justyna Kowalczyk | Therese Johaug |
| 2012–13 | Justyna Kowalczyk (4) | Therese Johaug | Kikkan Randall |
| 2013–14 | Therese Johaug | Marit Bjørgen (5) | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen |
| 2014–15 | Marit Bjørgen (4) | Therese Johaug (2) | Heidi Weng |
| 2015–16 | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Heidi Weng (2) |
| 2016–17 | Heidi Weng | Krista Pärmäkoski | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 2017–18 | Heidi Weng (2) | Jessie Diggins | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2) |
| 2018–19 | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Natalya Nepryayeva | Therese Johaug (2) |
| 2019–20 | Therese Johaug (3) | Heidi Weng | Natalya Nepryayeva |
| 2020–21 | Jessie Diggins | Yuliya Stupak | Ebba Andersson |
| 2021–22 | Natalya Nepryayeva | Jessie Diggins | Ebba Andersson (2) |
| 2022–23 | Tiril Udnes Weng | Jessie Diggins (3) | Kerttu Niskanen |
| 2023–24 | Jessie Diggins (2) | Linn Svahn | Frida Karlsson |
$^1$ Trial WC $^2$ Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi née Hämälainen married Harri Kirvesniemi $^3$ Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 17 | 17 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | CIS (CIS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

### Sprint

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1996–97 | Stefania Belmondo | Yelena Välbe | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 1997–98 | Bente Martinsen | Larisa Lazutina | Stefania Belmondo |
| 1998–99 | Bente Martinsen | Kateřina Neumannová | Kristina Šmigun |
| 1999–00 | Bente Martinsen | Anita Moen | Kristina Šmigun (2) |
| 2000–01 | Bente Skari $^1$ | Pirjo Manninen | Manuela Henkel |
| 2001–02 | Bente Skari $^1$ (5) | Anita Moen (2) | Kateřina Neumannová (2) |
| 2002–03 | Marit Bjørgen | Bente Skari $^1$ | Pirjo Manninen |
| 2003–04 | Marit Bjørgen | Gabriella Paruzzi | Anna Dahlberg |
| 2004–05 | Marit Bjørgen | Virpi Kuitunen | Anna Dahlberg (2) |
| 2005–06 | Marit Bjørgen | Ella Gjømle | Beckie Scott |
| 2006–07 | Virpi Kuitunen | Petra Majdič | Natalya Matveyeva |
| 2007–08 | Petra Majdič | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | Virpi Kuitunen |
| 2008–09 | Petra Majdič | Arianna Follis | Pirjo Muranen (2) |
| 2009–10 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Marit Bjørgen | Petra Majdič |
| 2010–11 | Petra Majdič (3) | Arianna Follis (2) | Kikkan Randall |
| 2011–12 | Kikkan Randall | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Marit Bjørgen |
| 2012–13 | Kikkan Randall | Justyna Kowalczyk | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 2013–14 | Kikkan Randall (3) | Denise Herrmann | Marit Bjørgen (2) |
| 2014–15 | Marit Bjørgen (5) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Maiken Caspersen Falla |
| 2015–16 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2) | Stina Nilsson |
| 2016–17 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Stina Nilsson | Hanna Falk |
| 2017–18 | Maiken Caspersen Falla (3) | Stina Nilsson (2) | Sophie Caldwell |
| 2018–19 | Stina Nilsson | Maiken Caspersen Falla (2) | Maja Dahlqvist |
| 2019–20 | Linn Svahn | Jonna Sundling | Anamarija Lampič |
| 2020–21 | Anamarija Lampič | Nadine Fähndrich | Linn Svahn |
| 2021–22 | Maja Dahlqvist | Anamarija Lampič | Jonna Sundling |
| 2022–23 | Maja Dahlqvist (2) | Nadine Fähndrich (2) | Tiril Udnes Weng |
| 2023–24 | Linn Svahn (2) | Kristine Stavås Skistad | Jonna Sundling (2) |
$^1$ Bente Skari née Martinsen married Geir Skari in 1999
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 13 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |

### Distance

| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 1996–97¹ | Yelena Välbe | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrilyuk |
| 1997–98¹ | Larisa Lazutina | Stefania Belmondo | Olga Danilova |
| 1998–99¹ | Kristina Šmigun | Stefania Belmondo (3) | Larisa Lazutina |
| 1999–00 | not arranged | | |
| 2000–01 | not arranged | | |
| 2001–02 | not arranged | | |
| 2002–03 | not arranged | | |
| 2003–04 | Valentyna Shevchenko | Gabriella Paruzzi | Kristina Šmigun |
| 2004–05 | Marit Bjørgen | Kateřina Neumannová | Kristina Šmigun (2) |
| 2005–06 | Yuliya Chepalova | Kateřina Neumannová | Beckie Scott |
| 2006–07 | Virpi Kuitunen | Kateřina Neumannová (3) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
| 2007–08 | Virpi Kuitunen (2) | Valentyna Shevchenko | Justyna Kowalczyk |
| 2008–09 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Marianna Longa |
| 2009–10 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Marit Bjørgen | Kristin Størmer Steira |
| 2010–11 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Marit Bjørgen | Therese Johaug |
| 2011–12 | Marit Bjørgen | Justyna Kowalczyk | Therese Johaug (2) |
| 2012–13 | Justyna Kowalczyk (4) | Therese Johaug | Kristin Størmer Steira (2) |
| 2013–14 | Therese Johaug | Marit Bjørgen | Kerttu Niskanen |
| 2014–15 | Marit Bjørgen (3) | Therese Johaug (2) | Heidi Weng |
| 2015–16 | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg |
| 2016–17 | Heidi Weng | Marit Bjørgen (4) | Krista Pärmäkoski |
| 2017–18 | Heidi Weng (2) | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg | Jessie Diggins |
| 2018–19 | Therese Johaug | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (2) | Natalya Nepryayeva |
| 2019–20 | Therese Johaug | Heidi Weng (2) | Ebba Andersson |
| 2020–21 | Jessie Diggins | Ebba Andersson | Yuliya Stupak |
| 2021–22 | Therese Johaug (5) | Frida Karlsson | Krista Pärmäkoski (2) |
| 2022–23 | Kerttu Niskanen | Jessie Diggins | Tiril Udnes Weng |
| 2023–24 | Jessie Diggins (2) | Victoria Carl | Ebba Andersson (2) |
¹ arranged under the name of "Long Distance World Cup"
* Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |

## Nations Cup

All results of female and male athletes of a nation are counted for the Nations Cup.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Winner (men) | Winner (women) |
| 1981–82 | Norway | Czechoslovakia | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 1982–83 | Norway | Soviet Union | Finland | Norway | Norway |
| 1983–84 | Norway | Soviet Union | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 1984–85 | Norway | Sweden | Soviet Union | Norway | Norway |
| 1985–86 | Norway | Sweden | Soviet Union | Sweden | Norway |
| 1986–87 | Sweden | Norway | Soviet Union (3) | Sweden | Norway |
| 1987–88 | Sweden (2) | Soviet Union (3) | Norway | Sweden | Soviet Union |
| 1988–89 | Soviet Union | Sweden | Norway (2) | Sweden | Soviet Union |
| 1989–90 | Soviet Union | Norway | Sweden | Norway | Soviet Union |
| 1990–91 | Soviet Union (3) | Norway | Sweden | Norway | Soviet Union (4) |
| 1991–92 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1992–93 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1993–94 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1994–95 | Russia | Norway | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1995–96 | Russia | Norway | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1996–97 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1997–98 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 1998–99 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Norway | Russia |
| 1999–00 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia |
| 2000–01 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Russia (10) |
| 2001–02 | Norway | Russia | Italy | Norway | Norway |
| 2002–03 | Norway | Germany | Sweden | Sweden (5) | Norway |
| 2003–04 | Norway | Germany | Italy | Norway | Norway |
| 2004–05 | Norway | Germany | Russia | Norway | Norway |
| 2005–06 | Norway | Sweden | Germany | Norway | Norway |
| 2006–07 | Norway | Germany (4) | Finland | Norway | Finland |
| 2007–08 | Norway | Finland | Germany (2) | Norway | Norway |
| 2008–09 | Norway | Finland (2) | Italy (12) | Norway | Finland (2) |
| 2009–10 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 2010–11 | Norway | Sweden | Russia | Norway | Norway |
| 2011–12 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Russia | Norway |
| 2012–13 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Russia | Norway |
| 2013–14 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 2014–15 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 2015–16 | Norway | Russia | Finland | Norway | Norway |
| 2016–17 | Norway | Sweden | Finland | Norway | Norway |
| 2017–18 | Norway | Sweden | Russia | Norway | Norway |
| 2018–19 | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 2019–20 | Norway | Russia (17) | Sweden | Norway | Norway |
| 2020–21 | Russia (3) | Norway (6) | Sweden (14) | Russia (3) | Sweden |
| 2021–22 | Norway | Sweden | Russia (4) | Norway | Sweden |
| 2022–23 | Norway | Sweden | Finland | Norway | Norway (24) |
| 2023–24 | Norway (35) | Sweden (10) | Finland (6) | Norway (35) | Sweden (3) |