# 2020 Nordic Opening

The 2020 Nordic Opening or the eight Ruka Triple was the 11th edition of the Nordic Opening, an annual cross-country skiing mini-tour event. The three-day event was the first competition round of the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

## Schedule

| Stage | Venue | Date | Event | Technique | Distance | Distance | Start time (CET) | Start time (CET) |
| Stage | Venue | Date | Event | Technique | Women | Men | Women | Men |
| 1 | Ruka (FIN) | 27 November 2020 | Sprint | Classic | 1.4 km | 1.4 km | 12:30 | 12:30 |
| 2 | Ruka (FIN) | 28 November 2020 | Distance, interval start | Classic | 10 km | 15 km | 09:40 | 12:45 |
| 3 | Ruka (FIN) | 29 November 2020 | Distance, pursuit | Freestyle | 10 km | 15 km | 11:50 | 12:50 |

## Overall leadership

Bonus seconds for the top 30 positions by type :
| Type | Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13–15 | 16–20 | 21–25 | 26–30 |
| Finish | Sprint | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Finish | Interval start | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Finish | Pursuit | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
The results in the overall standings were calculated by adding each skier's finishing times on each stage. On the sprint stage, the winners earned 30 bonus seconds, no bonus seconds were given on stages two and three. The skier with the lowest cumulative time became the overall winner of the Nordic Opening.
A total of CHF 252,000, both genders included, were awarded in cash prizes in the tournament. The overall winners of the Nordic Opening received CHF 25,000, with the second and third placed skiers getting CHF 18,000 and CHF 12,000 respectively. All finishers in the top 20 were awarded money. CHF 5,000 were given to the winners of each stage of the race, with smaller amounts given to places second and third.
Overall leadership by stage :
| Stage | Men | Men | Women | Women |
| Stage | Winner | Overall standings | Winner | Overall standings |
| 1 | Erik Valnes | Erik Valnes | Linn Svahn | Linn Svahn |
| 2 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Therese Johaug | Therese Johaug |
| 3 | Hans Christer Holund | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Therese Johaug | Therese Johaug |
| Final | Final | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Final | Therese Johaug |

## Overall standings

Men's Overall standings (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 1:11:19.8 |
| 2 | Alexander Bolshunov | +0.7 |
| 3 | Emil Iversen | +3.0 |
| 4 | Hans Christer Holund | +19.5 |
| 5 | Iivo Niskanen | +27.3 |
| 6 | Andrew Musgrave | +27.9 |
| 7 | Aleksey Chervotkin | +32.9 |
| 8 | Evgeniy Belov | +33.4 |
| 9 | Andrey Melnichenko | +35.9 |
| 10 | Ristomatti Hakola | +37.1 |
Women's Overall standings (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug | 53:12.2 |
| 2 | Tatiana Sorina | +47.0 |
| 3 | Ebba Andersson | +48.6 |
| 4 | Frida Karlsson | +50.8 |
| 5 | Rosie Brennan | +52.5 |
| 6 | Helene Marie Fossesholm | +54.8 |
| 7 | Linn Svahn | +1:06.9 |
| 8 | Maja Dahlqvist | +1:08.8 |
| 9 | Kerttu Niskanen | +1:14.5 |
| 10 | Natalya Nepryayeva | +1:15.6 |

## Stages
### Stage 1

27 November 2020
* The skiers qualification times counted in the overall standings. Bonus seconds werere awarded to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:
** Final: 30–27–24–23–22–21
** Semi-final: 16–15–14–13–12–11
** Quarter-final: 5–5–5–4–4–4–4–4–3–3–3–3–3–2–2–2–2–2
Men – 1.4 km Sprint Classic :
| Rank | Name | QT | Time | BS |
| 1 | Erik Valnes | 2:34.94 (2) | 2:29.56 | 30 |
| 2 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 2:33.32 (1) | +0.61 | 27 |
| 3 | Emil Iversen | 2:41.23 (10) | +4.09 | 24 |
| 4 | Alexander Bolshunov | 2:37.49 (5) | +6.34 | 23 |
| 5 | Håvard Solås Taugbøl | 2:37.09 (4) | +15.50 | 22 |
| 6 | Jovian Hediger | 2:41.29 (11) | +19.61 | 21 |
| 7 | Gleb Retivykh | 2:40.81 (8) | SF | 16 |
| 8 | Ristomatti Hakola | 2:43.00 (22) | SF | 15 |
| 9 | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | 2:41.43 (12) | SF | 14 |
| 10 | Johan Häggström | 2:41.93 (16) | SF | 13 |
Women – 1.4 km Sprint Classic :
| Rank | Name | QT | Time | BS |
| 1 | Linn Svahn | 3:01.54 (3) | 2:54.34 | 30 |
| 2 | Maja Dahlqvist | 3:00.04 (2) | +0.57 | 27 |
| 3 | Jonna Sundling | 3:02.47 (6) | +0.70 | 24 |
| 4 | Lotta Udnes Weng | 3:05.13 (18) | +2.59 | 23 |
| 5 | Ane Appelkvist Stenseth | 2:55.94 (1) | +3.86 | 22 |
| 6 | Emma Ribom | 3:04.05 (11) | +5.60 | 21 |
| 7 | Anamarija Lampič | 3:03.51 (9) | SF | 16 |
| 8 | Moa Lundgren | 3:04.16 (14) | SF | 15 |
| 9 | Natalya Nepryayeva | 3:05.79 (20) | SF | 14 |
| 10 | Nadine Fähndrich | 3:05.92 (22) | SF | 13 |

### Stage 2

28 November 2020
* No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
Men – 15 km Classic (individual) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | 34:04.6 |
| 2 | Aleksey Chervotkin | +15.2 |
| 3 | Alexander Bolshunov | +18.0 |
| 4 | Emil Iversen | +19.8 |
| 5 | Iivo Niskanen | +21.7 |
| 6 | Andrew Musgrave | +32.8 |
| 7 | Ilia Semikov | +33.2 |
| 8 | Evgeniy Belov | +37.7 |
| 9 | Ilia Poroshkin | +42.3 |
| 10 | Hans Christer Holund | +47.2 |
Women – 10 km Classic (individual) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug | 25:01.4 |
| 2 | Frida Karlsson | +21.8 |
| 3 | Ebba Andersson | +26.0 |
| 4 | Tatiana Sorina | +26.1 |
| 5 | Natalya Nepryayeva | +30.3 |
| 6 | Kerttu Niskanen | +44.9 |
| 7 | Tiril Udnes Weng | +45.5 |
| 8 | Rosie Brennan | +46.6 |
| 9 | Helene Marie Fossesholm | +50.2 |
| 10 | Maja Dahlqvist | +52.5 |

### Stage 3

29 November 2020
* The race for "Winner of the Day" counts for 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points. No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
Men – 15 km Freestyle (pursuit) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Hans Christer Holund | 33:57.3 |
| 2 | Andrey Melnichenko | +2.4 |
| 3 | Sjur Røthe | +12.6 |
| 4 | Simen Hegstad Krüger | +15.6 |
| 5 | Andrew Young | +20.4 |
| 6 | Florian Notz | +23.3 |
| 7 | Joni Mäki | +25.7 |
| 8 | Ivan Yakimushkin | +25.8 |
| 9 | Andrew Musgrave | +33.2 |
| 10 | Sindre Bjørnestad Skar | +33.9 |
Women – 10 km Freestyle (pursuit) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Therese Johaug | 25:06.2 |
| 2 | Helene Marie Fossesholm | +0.8 |
| 3 | Rosie Brennan | +10.5 |
| 4 | Ebba Andersson | +18.6 |
| 5 | Jessie Diggins | +24.4 |
| 6 | Jonna Sundling | +26.9 |
| 7 | Tatiana Sorina | +28.0 |
| 8 | Teresa Stadlober | +29.6 |
| 9 | Kerttu Niskanen | +32.5 |
| 10 | Frida Karlsson | +34.8 |

## World Cup points distribution

The overall winners were awarded 200 points. The winners of each of the three stages were awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete could earn was therefore 350 points.
| Position | 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 |
| Overall | 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 |
| Stage | 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 |