Tour de Ski stage 1 was a sprint in freestyle technique on Saturday, and stage 2 on Sunday featured a 10km pursuit race in classic technique, both at Val Müstair, Switzerland. Stage 3 and 4 took place in Oberstdorf, Germany, with a 10km individual start in classic technique and a 20km freestyle pursuit, respectively. 

Stage 5 and 6 started the last part of the Tour de Ski, with a sprint and a 15km mass start, both in classic technique at Val di Fiemme, Italy. The Final Climb up to Alpe Cermis, a 10km mass start race in freestyle technique, on Sunday, for both women and men, is the next and final event for the Tour de Ski 2022/2023.  

Tour de Ski Overall Leaders 

In the women’s overall, Frida Karlsson (SWE) is leading the Tour after six stages, with a total time of 2:31:16. Second place is Tiril Udnes Weng (NOR), 1:12 back. 

Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) is in the third position overall, 1:37 behind the leader. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour athletes Rosie Brennan (USA), Team Robinson Trentino and Astrid Øyre Slind (NOR), Team Aker Dæhlie, are showing impressive performances. Rosie is sitting in 5th place overall, 2:28 behind the leader. Astrid is 7th overall, 3:03 behind the leader.

Read More: Astrid Øyre Slind With Big Goals For The Season

Top 10 Women – Tour de Ski after 6 of 7 stages

1. Frida Karlsson (SWE), 2:31:16
2. Tiril Udnes Weng (NOR), +1:12
3. Kerttu Niskanen (FINS), +1:37
4. Katharina Hennig (GER), +2:00
5. Rosie Brennan (USA), +2:28
6. Lotta Udnes Weng (NOR), +2:37
7. Astrid Øyre Slind (NOR), +3:03
8. Heidi Weng (NOR), 3:47
9. Teresa Stadlober (AUT), +3:51
10. Silje Theodorsen (NOR), +4:57

Tour de Ski Overall after stage 6 – Women

In the men’s overall, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) is leading the Tour after winning all six stages, with a total time of 2:12:23. Second place is Calle Halfvarsson (SWE), 1:02 back. 

Pål Golberg (NOR) is sitting in the third position overall, 1:14 behind Klæbo.

On the men’s side, Pro Tour athletes are also making a presence in this year’s Tour de Ski. Andrew Musgrave (GBR), Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, is 19th, 3:34 back. 

Dietmar Nöckler (ITA), Team Robinson Trentino, is currently 21st overall after six stages, 3:48 behind the leader. 

Top 10 Men – Tour de Ski after 6 of 7 stages

1. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), 2:12:23
2. Calle Halfvarsson (SWE), +1:02
3. Pål Golberg (NOR), +1:14
4. Federico Pellegrino (ITA), +1:27
5. Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR), +1:45
6. Hans Christer Hollund (NOR), +2:02
7. Didrik Tønseth (NOR), +2:10
8. Antoine Cyr (CAN), +2:18
9. Ben Ogden (USA), +2:24
10. Sjur Røthe (NOR), +2:28

Tour de Ski Overall after stage 6 – Men

The Final Climb up to Alpe Cermis, a 10km mass start race in freestyle technique, on Sunday, for both women and men, is the next and final event for the Tour de Ski 2022/2023.  

See below the complete program for the Tour de Ski 2022/2023.

FACTS: Tour de Ski 2022/2023 

• Tour de Ski 2022/2023 starts in Val Müstair, Switzerland, on December 31 and concludes in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on January 8. 
• The race consists of seven stages in nine days.
• Tour de Ski 2022/2023 is the 17th edition of the brutal stage race. 

TOUR DE SKI 2022/2023

Day-by-day schedule

Stage 1

• When: Saturday, December 31, 2022
• Where: Val Müstair, Switzerland
• What: Sprint Freestyle Technique
• Times: All times are CET
• 11:30: Qualification, women and men
• 14:00: Heats and finals, women and men

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Stage 2

• When: Sunday, January 1, 2023
• Where: Val Müstair, Switzerland
• What: 10km Classic Technique, pursuit
• Times: All times are CET
• 12:00: 10km Classic Pursuit, women
• 13:15: 10km Classic Pursuit, men 

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Stage 3

• When: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
• Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
• What: 10km Classic Technique, individual start
• Times: All times are CET
• 11:45: 10km classic individual start, men
• 14:45: 10km classic individual start, women

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Stage 4

• When: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
• Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
• What: 20km Freestyle Technique, pursuit
• Times: All times are CET
• 11:15: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, men
• 14:30: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, women

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Stage 5

• When: Friday, January 6, 2023
• Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
• What: Sprint Classic Technique
• Times: All times are CET
• 10:00: Qualification, women
• 10:32: Qualification, men
• 12:30: Heats and finals, women and men 

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Stage 6

• When: Saturday, January 7, 2023
• Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
• What: 15km Classic Technique, mass start
• Times: All times are CET
• 11:45: 15km Mass Start Classic, women
• 13:30: 15km Mass Start Classic, men 

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Stage 7

• When: Sunday, January 8, 2022
• Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
• What: Final Climb – Alpe Cermis (aka “Monster Climb”) – 10km Freestyle Technique, mass start
• Times: All times are CET
• 11:00: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, women
• 12:45: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, men

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New this season is the exact race distances for women and men in all World Cup events, as the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) decided in May. Several other changes have also been introduced to the World Cup.

Read More: Cross-Country Skiing Changes And World Cup Calendar For The 2022/2023 Season

Also Read: New Distances At The Cross-Country Skiing World Cup