# 2011–12 Tour de Ski

The 2011–12 Tour de Ski was the sixth edition of the Tour de Ski and took place from 29 December 2011 to 8 January 2012. The race started in Oberhof, Germany, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The defending champions were Dario Cologna of Switzerland for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk (two-time defending champion) for the women. Both Cologna and Kowalczyk were able to defend their titles as Tour de Ski champions and became the first athletes ever to win the Tour three times.

## Schedule

| Stage | Venue | Date | Event | Technique | Distance | Distance | Start time (CET) | Start time (CET) |
| Stage | Venue | Date | Event | Technique | Women | Men | Women | Men |
| 1 | Oberhof (GER) | 29 December 2011 | Prologue, individual start | Free | 3.1 km | 4.0 km | 14:15 | 15:15 |
| 2 | Oberhof (GER) | 30 December 2011 | Pursuit, 'handicap' start | Classic | 10 km | 15 km | 14:15 | 15:15 |
| 3 | Oberstdorf (GER) | 31 December 2011 | Sprint, qualification and finals | Classic | 1.2 km | 1.2 km | 13:30 Q 14:30 F | 13:30 Q 14:30 F |
| 4 | Oberstdorf (GER) | 1 January 2012 | Skiathlon | Classic/Free | 5+5 km | 10+10 km | 13:00 | 15:45 |
| 5 | Toblach (ITA) | 3 January 2012 | Distance, individual start | Classic | 3 km | 5 km | 15:45 | 12:45 |
| 6 | Toblach (ITA) | 4 January 2012 | Sprint, qualification and finals | Free | 1.3 km | 1.3 km | 10:45 Q 12:15 F | 10:45 Q 12:15 F |
| 7 | Cortina d'Ampezzo - Toblach (ITA) | 5 January 2012 | Distance, handicap start | Free | 15 km | 32 km | 15:30 | 13:00 |
| 8 | Val di Fiemme (ITA) | 7 January 2012 | Distance, mass start | Classic | 10 km | 20 km | 15:45 | 12:30 |
| 9 | Val di Fiemme (ITA) | 8 January 2012 | Final Climb, 'handicap' start | Free | 9 km | 9 km | 12:30 | 14:30 |

## Final standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the Overall standings | Denotes the winner of the Sprint standings |

### Overall standings

Final overall standings (1–10) :
| Men Final overall standings (1–10) Rank Name Time 1  Dario Cologna (SUI) 4:33:17.2 2  Marcus Hellner (SWE) +1:02.3 3  Petter Northug (NOR) +1:44.6 4  Devon Kershaw (CAN) +2:09.4 5  Alexander Legkov (RUS) +2:59.1 6  Lukáš Bauer (CZE) +3:22.3 7  Maurice Manificat (FRA) +3:43.7 8  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +4:12.4 9  Martin Jakš (CZE) +4:20.2 10  Ilia Chernousov (RUS) +4:29.1 | Women Final overall standings (1–10) Rank Name Time 1  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2:52:45.0 2  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +28.2 3  Therese Johaug (NOR) +3:57.8 4  Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) +6:48.6 5  Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) +6:55.1 6  Katrin Zeller (GER) +7:09.7 7  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +8:01.2 8  Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) +8:32.7 9  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) +8:34.2 10  Kikkan Randall (USA) +8:55.8 |

### Sprint standings

Final sprint standings (1–10) :
| Men Final sprint standings (1–10) Rank Name Time 1  Dario Cologna (SUI) 3:56 2  Petter Northug (NOR) 3:53 3  Marcus Hellner (SWE) 1:52 4  Alexander Legkov (RUS) 1:44 5  Alex Harvey (CAN) 1:37 6  Devon Kershaw (CAN) 1:34 7  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 1:32 8  Lukáš Bauer (CZE) 1:11 9  Dmitry Yaparov (RUS) 1:04 10  Emil Jönsson (SWE) 0:58 | Women Final sprint standings (1–10) Rank Name Time 1  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 4:04 2  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 3:56 3  Kikkan Randall (USA) 1:40 4  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 1:40 5  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) 1:20 6  Aurore Jéan (FRA) 1:18 7  Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) 1:11 8  Therese Johaug (NOR) 1:09 9  Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) 0:59 10  Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) 0:56 |

## Stages
### Stage 1

29 December 2011, Oberhof, Germany - prologue
Men - 4.0 km freestyle :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Petter Northug (NOR) | 7:58.3 |
| 2 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +0.7 |
| 3 | Maurice Manificat (FRA) | +4.0 |
| 4 | Marcus Hellner (SWE) | +5.6 |
| 5 | Ilia Chernousov (RUS) | +6.8 |
Women - 3.1 km freestyle :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | 7:03.7 |
| 2 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | +0.4 |
| 3 | Hanna Brodin (SWE) | +4.0 |
| 4 | Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja (FIN) | +4.1 |
| 5 | Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) | +4.2 |

### Stage 2

30 December 2011, Oberhof - pursuit (handicap start)
Men - 15 km classical (pursuit) :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Axel Teichmann (GER) | 46:03.3 |
| 2 | Petter Northug (NOR) | +2.3 |
| 3 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +2.9 |
| 4 | Alexander Legkov (RUS) | +4.2 |
| 5 | Eldar Rønning (NOR) | +5.3 |
Women - 10 km classical (pursuit) :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | 32:04.4 |
| 2 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | +0.2 |
| 3 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | +7.1 |
| 4 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | +16.3 |
| 5 | Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) | +53.4 |
Men - 15 km classical (stage) :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Eldar Rønning (NOR) | 37:42.2 |
| 2 | Giorgio di Centa (ITA) | +5.3 |
| 3 | Lukáš Bauer (CZE) | +8.6 |
| 4 | Axel Teichmann (GER) | +9.1 |
| 5 | Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN) | +10.5 |
Women - 10 km classical (stage) :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 24:48.7 |
| 2 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | +21.8 |
| 3 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | +27.0 |
| 4 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | +28.7 |
| 5 | Masako Ishida (JPN) | +49.7 |

### Stage 3

31 December 2011, Oberstdorf, Germany
Men - 1.2 km Sprint Classic :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Nikita Kryukov (RUS) | 2:28.6 |
| 2 | Alexey Petukhov (RUS) | +0.7 |
| 3 | Nikolay Morilov (RUS) | +1.2 |
| 4 | Dmitriy Yaparov (RUS) | +1.7 |
| 5 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +3.7 |
Women - 1.2 km Sprint Classic :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | 2:45.3 |
| 2 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | +3.2 |
| 3 | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | +6.3 |
| 4 | Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) | +8.0 |
| 5 | Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) | +13.1 |

### Stage 4

1 January 2012, Oberstdorf - skiathlon
Men - 10+10 km :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Petter Northug (NOR) | 50:27.3 |
| 2 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +0.3 |
| 3 | Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) | +0.6 |
| 4 | Marcus Hellner (SWE) | +1.5 |
| 5 | Kristian Tettli Rennemo (NOR) | +1.7 |
Women - 5+5 km :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | 27:16.0 |
| 2 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | +1.6 |
| 3 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | +1.8 |
| 4 | Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) | +35.3 |
| 5 | Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja (FIN) | +45.3 |

### Stage 5

3 January 2012, Toblach, Italy - distance
Men - 5.0 km classical :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Legkov (RUS) | 13:49.5 |
| 2 | Eldar Rønning (NOR) | +1.7 |
| 3 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +2.0 |
| 4 | Lukáš Bauer (CZE) | +3.5 |
| 5 | Ilia Chernousov (RUS) | +4.0 |
Women - 3.3 km classical :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | 10:49.2 |
| 2 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | +3.9 |
| 3 | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | +15.1 |
| 4 | Nicole Fessel (GER) | +17.0 |
| 5 | Stefanie Böhler (GER) | +17.2 |

### Stage 6

4 January 2012, Toblach, Italy - sprint
Men - sprint freestyle :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Nikolay Morilov (RUS) | 3:03.4 |
| 2 | Petter Northug (NOR) | +0.0 |
| 3 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +0.3 |
| 4 | David Hofer (ITA) | +0.9 |
| 5 | Alexey Petukhov (RUS) | +1.8 |
Women - sprint freestyle :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | 3:17.6 |
| 2 | Kikkan Randall (USA) | +0.5 |
| 3 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | +2.3 |
| 4 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | +4.7 |
| 5 | Vesna Fabjan (SLO) | +6.1 |

### Stage 7

5 January 2012, Cortina d'Ampezzo-Toblach - distance (handicap start)
Men - 32 km freestyle (pursuit) :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | 1:09:25.2 |
| 2 | Petter Northug (NOR) | +1:15.8 |
| 3 | Alexander Legkov (RUS) | +1:16.4 |
| 4 | Devon Kershaw (CAN) | +1:16.8 |
| 5 | Marcus Hellner (SWE) | +1:17.2 |
Women - 15 km freestyle (pursuit) :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | 39:01.1 |
| 2 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | +2.0 |
| 3 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | +3:16.9 |
| 4 | Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) | +4:42.2 |
| 5 | Kikkan Randall (USA) | +4:48.3 |

### Stage 8

7 January 2012, Val di Fiemme, Italy - distance (mass start)
Men - 20 km classical mass start :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Eldar Rønning (NOR) | 1:00:02.2 |
| 2 | Alex Harvey (CAN) | +1.1 |
| 3 | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +1.3 |
| 4 | Petter Northug (NOR) | +1.5 |
| 5 | Sergey Turychev (RUS) | +2.3 |
Women - 10 km classical mass start :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | 25:49.8 |
| 2 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | +7.5 |
| 3 | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | +31.0 |
| 4 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | +33.6 |
| 5 | Yuliya Ivanova (RUS) | +42.3 |

### Stage 9

8 January 2012, Val di Fiemme - distance (handicap start)
Men - 9 km freestyle :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Legkov (RUS) | 30:38.2 |
| 2 | Maurice Manificat (FRA) | +0.1 |
| 3 | Marcus Hellner (SWE) | +1.7 |
| 4 | Roland Clara (ITA) | +16.2 |
| 5 | Thomas Moriggl (ITA) | +30.7 |
Women - 9 km freestyle :
| Place | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 34:17.7 |
| 2 | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | +51.3 |
| 3 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | +1:08.0 |
| 4 | Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) | +1:10.8 |
| 5 | Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR) | +1:13.9 |