Tour de Ski: Standings after Stage 1 and how rules and points scoring works
This winter’s Tour de Ski started on December 30 and ends on January 7. It consists of a total of seven stages and two rest days. During that time, hundreds of World Cup points, 770.000 Swiss francs in prize money, kilos of cheese, and dozens of bouquets will be awarded.
Here’s everything you need to know about the basic rules, bonus seconds, and scoring points in the Tour de Ski—also, the Tour de Ski standings after Stage 1.
Tour de Ski 2023/2024 – Women’s Standings after Stage 1
- Linn Svahn (SWE), 1:55
- Jonna Sundling (SWE), +0:02
- Kristine Stavås Skistad (NOR), +0:14
- Nadine Fähndrich (SUI), +0:17
- Emma Ribom (SWE), +0:18
Tour de Ski 2023/2024 – Men’s Standings after Stage 1
- Lucas Chanavat (FRA), 1:33
- Jules Chappaz (FRA), +0:09
- Ben Ogden (USA), +0:15
- Erik Valnes (NOR), +0:17
- Valerio Grond (SUI), +0:18
Tour de Ski Season 2023/2024
Basic rules
Athletes must be registered for the entire Tour de Ski. It is not possible to do only certain stages.
Anyone who misses a stage or is disqualified must leave the Tour and automatically be removed from the start list for the next race.
Time limits
Athletes will be excluded from the competition if they are more than 18 percent (women) or 15 percent (men) behind the winner in distance races (5km or longer).
In sprint prologues, the cutoff is 23 percent (women) or 20 percent (men) behind the best time in the prologue.
On the final stage up the monster hill Alpe Cermis, 30 percent behind applies for both women and men.
In special cases, the jury may decide on other percentage rules.
The overall standings
The overall standings of the Tour de Ski will be calculated by accumulating:
- The results (actual times) where tenths of seconds are truncated from each stage prior to the last stage. The results of the qualification round will be used for sprint competitions.
- The results (actual times) with the tenths of seconds from the last stage.
- Bonus seconds and time penalties from each stage.
Tiebreakers
Suppose athletes have equal time until the start of the last stage. In that case, the following criteria apply in order of priority: Number of individual wins, best results (most second places, third places, etc.), distance points, draw.
If athletes have the same time after the last stage, only one thing applies: the order of finishing the last stage. If the athletes are still tied, they will share first place (this has never happened).
Bonus seconds
Bonus seconds are awarded in sprints and mass start competitions. These are deducted from the athlete’s time and thus affect the overall standings.
In sprinting, bonus seconds are deducted from the prologue time, as this is used for the overall classification. However, the bonus seconds are calculated from the final results.
Bonus sprint: 1° 60″; 2° 54″; 3° 48″, 4° 46″; 5° 44″; 6° 42″; 7° 32″; 8° 30″; 9° 28″; 10° 26″; 11° 24″; 12° 22″; 13°-15° 10″; 16°-20° 8″; 21°-25° 6″; 26°-30° 4″.
For the 15km mass start in Val di Fiemme, which is the penultimate stage of the Tour de Ski, bonus seconds will also be awarded at the sprint awards to the first ten athletes, 15 seconds, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 second respectively.
If one of the athletes who has taken bonus seconds during the stage does not finish the stage, these bonus seconds will not be awarded to anyone else. If an athlete is disqualified, the seconds will be redistributed.
Tour de Ski points calculation
This is a separate ranking based on points awarded during individual stages, according to the form below. Athletes who do not complete the Tour are not included in the ranking. If athletes are tied, the number of wins and best results will be used to determine a winner.
As with bonus seconds, if athletes who have scored points along the way abandon the stage, these points will not be awarded to anyone else. If an athlete is disqualified, the points will be redistributed.
This is where points are awarded:
- Sprint Toblach: After final result list (Top-10: 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points).
- Interval start Toblach: First intermediate time (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
- Pursuit start Toblach: First intermediate time (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
- Sprint Davos: After final result list (Top-10: 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points).
- Pursuit start Davos: First intermediate time (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
- Mass start Val di Fiemme: Intermediate sprint (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point).
- Final Climb Val di Fiemme: At the sprint at the stadium + the sprint at the bottom of the monster hill: (Top-10: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point).
Tour de Ski team competition
The best two women and best two men from each nation from each stage will count for the Team Cup. All times (actual times where tenths of seconds are truncated) will be added.
Points in the World Cup overall
After the last race in the Tour de Ski, points for the Tour de Ski overall are awarded to the top 50 according to the following scheme:
1st place: 300; 2nd place: 285; 3rd place: 270; 4th place: 255; 5th place: 240; 6th place: 225; 7th place: 216; 8th place: 207; 9th place: 198; 10th place: 189; 11th place: 180; 12th place: 174; 13th place: 168; 14th place: 162; 15th place: 156; 16th place: 150; 17th place: 144; 18th place: 138; 19th place: 132; 20th place: 126; 21st place: 120; 22nd place: 114; 23rd place: 108; 24th place: 102; 25th place: 96; 26th place: 90; 27th place: 84; 28th place: 78; 29th place: 72; 30th place: 66; 31st place: 60; 32nd place: 57; 33rd place: 54; 34th place: 51; 35th place: 48; 36th place: 45; 37th place: 42; 38th place: 39; 39th place: 36; 40th place: 33; 41st place: 30; 42nd place: 27; 43rd place: 24; 44v 21; 45th place: 18; 46th place: 15; 47th place: 12; 48th place: 9; 49th place: 6; 50th place: 3.
For individual stages in the Tour de Ski, points are awarded to the top 30 according to the following scheme:
1° 50; 2° 47; 3° 44; 4° 41; 5° 38; 6° 35; 7° 32; 8° 30; 9° 28; 10° 26; 11° 24; 12° 22; 13° 20; 14° 18; 15° 16; 16° 15; 17° 14; 18° 13; 19° 12; 20° 11; 21° 10; 22° 9, 23° 8; 24° 7; 25° 6; 26° 5; 27° 4; 28° 3; 29° 2; 30° 1.
For sprint prologues in the Tour de Ski, points are awarded to the top ten according to the following scheme:
1° 15; 2° 12; 3° 10; 4° 8; 5° 6; 6° 5; 7° 4; 8° 3; 9° 2; 10° 1.
Points from individual stages also count towards special rankings.
Also Read – Tour de Ski: Prize money for the 2023/2024 edition
FACTS Tour de Ski Season 2023/2024
- When: Saturday, December 30, 2023, to Sunday, January 7, 2024
- Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
- Where: Toblach/ITA, Davos/SUI, and Val di Fiemme/ITA
- What: FIS Tour de Ski
PROGRAM
Saturday, December 30, 2023 – Toblach/ITA: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found here)
- 12:00 CET: Sprint Quali F, Women
- 12:38 CET: Sprint Quali F, Men
- 14:30 CET: Sprint Final F, Men
- 14:30 CET: Sprint Final F, Women
Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Toblach/ITA: 10km Interval Start Classics (More details can be found here)
- 12:15 CET: 10km Interval Start C, Women
- 15:00 CET: 10km Interval Start C, Men
Monday, January 1, 2024 – Toblach/ITA: 25km Pursuit Freestyle (More details can be found here)
- 10:00 CET: 25km Pursuit F, Men
- 12:30 CET: 25km Pursuit F, Women
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 – Davos/SUI: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found here)
- 14:30 CET: Sprint Quali F, Men
- 14:30 CET: Sprint Quali F, Women
- 17:00 CET: Sprint Final F, Men
- 17:00 CET: Sprint Final F, Women
Thursday, January 4, 2024 – Davos/SUI: Pursuit Classic (More details can be found here)
- 10:45 CET: Pursuit C, Women
- 13:00 CET: Pursuit C, Men
Saturday, January 6, 2024 – Val Di Fiemme/ITA: 15km Mass Start Classic (More details can be found here)
- 11:30 CET: 15km Mass Start C, Women
- 15:25 CET: 15km Mass Start C, Men
Sunday, January 7, 2024 – Val Di Fiemme/ITA: 10km Mass Start Freestyle – Final Climb (More details can be found here)
- 14:30 CET: 10km Mass Start F, Men
- 15:45 CET: 10km Mass Start F, Women
Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2023/2024 Winter Season
