Earlier this week, the snow situation in Val Müstair, Switzerland, forced FIS to adjust the racecourse of the competitions on January 1, 2023. Now, FIS changed it again. Details and the day-by-day schedule for the seven-stage World Cup from December 31 to January 8, 2023, can be found below.

According to a FIS press release, “the competition format for the 10km C race on January 1, 2023, was changed back to a Pursuit.”

Earlier this week, FIS decided the race format for the competitions on January 1, 2023, due to the current critical snow situation:

“On Wednesday, December 28 – the decision had to be taken to shorten the course to 2.5km due to critical snow conditions. In order to avoid overlapping – which would result in the exclusion of athletes for the rest of the Tour – the format was changed to a Mass Start.”

Now, the format was changed back to a Pursuit:

“However, during today’s official training and testing of the course, several teams expressed concerns regarding the safety. The feedback was discussed thoroughly with all present teams, and the decision was taken to change the format back to a Pursuit.”

Tour de Ski 2022/2023

Tour de Ski season 2022/2023 starts on New Year’s Eve. Here you can find the complete program from the Sprint prologue on December 31 to the final climb to Alpe Cermis on January 8. 

Now in its 17th edition, the traditional stage race consists of seven competitions over nine days in three different countries, and it’s the fifth round of the 2022/2023 FIS World Cup. 

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has introduced several changes to the event. This year, women and men will race the same distances on all stages in this winter’s Tour de Ski. Equal distances for women and men were adopted during the FIS Congress in Milan in May and were introduced in the World Cup this winter, and the rules will also apply to Tour de Ski. 

During the autumn FIS meetings in Zurich, Switzerland, the cross-country skiing committee adopted radical changes in several areas, including increasing prize money and the new distribution of World Cup points. 

The prize money has been increased to 326.000 Swiss Francs, equally distributed for both genders, and awarded to the 20 best skiers. 

Also, the overall cup winner now only gets 300 points, compared to 400 points previously. But the athletes finishing behind the winners can celebrate: third place now gives 270 points instead of 240, and the overall score for the eighth place is 207 points instead of 128. Thus, an overall win in the Tour de Ski will be less decisive for overall victory in the World Cup. 

In addition, this winter’s Tour de Ski starts a few days later than usual in recent years. 

The first stage takes place in Val Müstair, Switzerland, on New Year’s Eve, December 31. There are two stages: a skating sprint (31/12) and the 10km classic pursuit (01/01). 

The following two stages will be held in Oberstdorf, Germany, with a 10km classic and a 20km freestyle race, on January 3 and 4, respectively. 

The Tour de Ski ends in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

Three stages will be held in Val di Fiemme on January 6, 7, and 8, and as usual, with the final stage up to Alpe Cermis. 

More facts about the stage race are at the bottom of the page

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, women
• 14:45: 10km classic individual start, men

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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, women
• 14:30: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, men

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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 and 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
• 12:30: 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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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. 

New this season is the same 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.

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