The International Ski & Snowboard Federation – FIS held its FIS Spring Meetings in Portugal this week. On Thursday, the 2025/2026 cross-country skiing World Cup calendar was unveiled. Check out the complete calendar.

According to a FIS post on social media, the calendar will feature three stops before Christmas for Weeks 1, 2, and 3 of the World Cup, including Ruka in Finland, Trondheim in Norway, and Davos in Switzerland.

Weeks 4 and 5 will feature the Tour de Ski, at the end of December 2025 and beginning of January 2026, which will begin in Toblach, Italy, with four events and finish in Val di Fiemme, also in Italy, with another two events. 

In Weeks 6 and 7, competitions will be held in Oberhof, Germany, and Goms, Switzerland, all before the Winter Olympic Games. 

Then, it’s time for the Winter Olympic Games, which will be held in Milan/Cortina, Italy, from February 4 to 22, 2026.

Finally, in Weeks 8, 9, 10, the final period of the World Cup season, includes venues in Falun, Sweden, Lahti, Finland, Drammen-Oslo, Norway, and the Finals in Lake Placid, USA.

Proposed Calendar for the 2025/2026 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup

Before Christmas

November 28-30, 2025: Ruka, Finland (Week 1)
28/11: 10km Interval Start Classic
29/11: Sprint Classic
30/11: 20km Mass Start Freestyle

December 5-7, 2025: Trondheim, Norway (Week 2)
05/12: 10km Interval Start Freestyle
06/12: Sprint Classic
07/12: 20km Skiathlon 

December 12-14, 2025: Davos, Switzerland (Week 3)
12/12: Team Sprint Freestyle
13/12: Sprint Freestyle
14/12: 10km Interval Start Freestyle

Tour de Ski

December 28, 2025 – January 1, 2026: Toblach, Italy (Week 4)
28/12: Sprint Freestyle
29/12: 10km Interval Start Classic
31/12: 5km Heat Mass Start Heat Freestyle
01/01: 15km Pursuit Classic

January 3-4, 2026: Val di Fiemme, Italy (Week 5)
03/01: Sprint Classic
04/01: 10km Mass Start Freestyle – Final Climb

After the Tour de Ski and before the Winter Olympic Games

January 17-18, 2026: Oberhof, Germany (Week 6)
17/01: Sprint Freestyle
18/01: 10km Interval Start Classic

January 23-25, 2026: Goms, Switzerland (Week 7)
23/01 Team Sprint Freestyle
24/01: Sprint Classic
25/01: 20km Mass Start Classic

Winter Olympic Games

February 4-22, 2026: Milan/Cortina, Italy (Winter Olympic Games)

07/02: Skiathlon, Women
08/02: Skiathlon, Men
10/02: Sprint Classic, Women and Men
12/02: 10km Freestyle, Women
13/02: 10km Freestyle, Men
14/02: Relay, Women
15/02: Relay, Men
18/02: Team Sprint, Women and Men
21/02: 50km Classic, Men
22/02: 50km Classic, Women

*Complete program for the Winter Olympic Games can be found HERE

Final Stages

February 28 – March 1, 2026: Falun, Sweden (Week 8)
28/02: Sprint Freestyle
01/03: 20km Skiathlon

March 7-8, 2026: Lahti, Finland (Week 9)
07/03: Sprint Freestyle
08/03: 10km Interval Start Freestyle

March 12-15, 2026: Drammen – Oslo, Norway (Week 10)
12/03: Sprint Classic
14/03: 50km Mass Start Freestyle Men
15/03: 50km Mass Start Freestyle Women

March 20-22, 2026: Lake Placid (Finals)
20/03: 10km Interval Start Classic
21/03: Sprint Freestyle
22/03: 20km Mass Start Freestyle

*All decisions made by the Technical Committees are subject to the approval of the FIS Council later this year.

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