List of FIS Cross-Country World Cup champions

Columns: 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

Example questions:
During the 16th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing , what is the nationality of the Men 's Sprint FIS Cross-Country World Cup champion world champion ?

Answers:
Norwegian