Everything is ready for the sprint races at the World Cup in Oberhof, Germany. Here, you can find the start lists and start times for Friday’s sprint races in classic technique.

A new World Cup 2023/2024 stage is taking place this weekend in Oberhof, Germany. Here, you can find the start lists and start times for Friday’s sprint races.

Oberhof, Germany, is the place for the next stage of this year’s cross-country skiing World Cup. As a new World Cup organizer, Oberhof World Cup starts on Friday, January 19, with a sprint race in classic technique, followed by a 20km mass start race in classic technique on Saturday, January 20, and a 4×7.5km relay race in classic/freestyle techniques on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

See the complete program for the World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, at the end of the article.

Friday, January 19: Sprint Classic (More details can be found here)

• 12:50 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Women
• 13:24 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Men
• 15:20 CET: Sprint Finals C, Women
• 15:20 CET: Sprint Finals C, Men

Start Lists can be found HERE for women and HERE for men

FACTS Oberhof World Cup Season 2023/2024

• When: Friday, January 19, to Sunday, January 21, 2024 
• Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
• Where: Oberhof, Germany
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Oberhof, Germany

PROGRAM

Friday, January 19: Sprint Classic (More details can be found here)

• 12:50 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Women
• 13:24 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Men
• 15:20 CET: Sprint Finals C, Women
• 15:20 CET: Sprint Finals C, Men

Saturday, January 20: 20km Mass Start Classic (More details can be found here)

• 10:25 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Men
• 13:30 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Women

Sunday, January 21: 4×7.5km Relay Classic/Freestyle (More details can be found here)

• 10:50 CET: 4×7.5km Relay C/F, Women
• 13:10 CET: 4×7.5km Relay C/F, Men

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

After Oberhof (Germany), the World Cup continues in Switzerland (Goms). Then, the World Cup heads to North America in February, first to Canada (Canmore) and then to 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

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