Gällivare, Sweden, is the place for the second stage of this year’s cross-country skiing World Cup. The event starts on Saturday, December 2, with a 10km interval start race in freestyle technique, followed by a 4×7.5km relay race in classic/freestyle techniques on Sunday, December 3.

FACTS Gällivare World Cup Season 2023/2024

• When: Saturday, December 2 to Sunday, December 3 
• Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
• Where: Gällivare, Sweden
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland

PROGRAM

Saturday, December 2: 10km Interval Start Freestyle (More details can be found here)

• 9:45 CET: 10km Interval Start F, Women
• 12:00 CET: 10km Interval Start F, Men

Sunday, December 3: 4×7.5km Relay Classic/Freestyle (More details can be found here)

• 9:50 CET: 4×7.5km Relay C/F, Women
• 12:00 CET: 4×7.5km Relay C/F, Men

After Gällivare, the World Cup continues to Sweden (Östersund) and Norway (Trondheim and Lillehammer). Then, the Tour de Ski starts in Italy (Toblach) a day before New Year’s Eve and finishes in Italy (Val Di Fiemme) after seven stages. 

This period is followed by competitions in January in Germany (Oberhof) and Switzerland (Goms). Then, the World Cup heads to North America in February, first in Canada (Canmore) and then in the USA (Minneapolis). 

After North America, the World Cup returns to Scandinavia to end the season with weekends in Finland (Lahti), Norway (Oslo and Drammen), and Sweden (Falun).

2023/2024 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Calendar

Period I – Before Christmas

• November 24-26: Ruka, Finland
  • November 24 – Sprint C
  • November 25 – 10km C
  • November 26 – 20km Mass Start F
• December 2-3: Gällivare, Sweden
  • December 2 – 10km F
  • December 3 – Relay 4×7.5km C/F
• December 9-10: Östersund, Sweden
  • December 9 – Sprint C
  • December 10 – 10km F
• December 15-17: Trondheim, Norway
  • December 15 – Sprint F
  • December 16 – 20km Skiathlon C/F
  • December 17 – 10km C

Period II – Tour de Ski

• December 30: Toblach, Italy – Sprint F
• December 31: Toblach, Italy – 10km C
• January 1: Toblach, Italy – 25km Pursuit F
• January 3: Davos, Switzerland – Sprint F
• January 4: Davos, Switzerland – 20km Pursuit C
• January 6: Val di Fiemme, Italy – 15km Mass Start C
• January 7: Val di Fiemme, Italy – 10km Final Climb F

Period III – Two New Organizers

• January 19-21: Oberhof, Germany
  • January 19 – Sprint C
  • January 20 – 20km Mass Start C
  • January 21 – Relay 4×7.5km C/F
• January 26-28: Goms, Switzerland
  • January 26 – Mixed Relay 4×7.5km C/F
  • January 27 Sprint F
  • January 28 – 20km Mass Start F

Period IV – North America

• February 9-13: Canmore, Canada
  • February 9 – 10km F
  • February 10 – Sprint F
  • February 11 – 20km Mass Start C
  • February 13 – Sprint C
• February 17-18: Minneapolis, USA
  • February 17 – Sprint F
  • February 18 – 10km F

Period V – Scandinavia

• March 1-3: Lahti, Finland
  • March 1 – Team Sprint C
  • March 2 – 20km C
  • March 3 – Sprint F
• March 9-10: Oslo, Norway
  • March 9 – 50km Mass Start C Women
  • March 10 – 50km Mass Start C Men
• March 12: Drammen, Norway
  • March 12 – Sprint C
• March 15-17: Falun, Sweden
  • March 15 – Sprint C
  • March 16 – 10km C
  • March 17 – 20km Mass Start F

Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2023/2024 Winter Season  

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