The next stage of the cross-country skiing World Cup season 2023/2024 starts in Lahti, Finland, this Friday. The US National Team is now presented for Lahti and the remaining World Cup stages.

Lahti, Finland, is the place for the next stage of this year’s cross-country skiing World Cup. The Lahti World Cup starts on Friday, March 1, with a team sprint in classic technique, followed by a 20km interval start race in classic technique on Saturday, March 2, and a sprint race in freestyle technique on Sunday, March 3. The full season calendar can be found at the end of the article.

In a release, the US Ski & Snowboard Association has named their cross-country ski team for the upcoming events in Lahti and the remaining World Cup stages of season 2023/2024.

HERE IS THE US NATIONAL TEAM

LAHTI 20KM C, HOLMENKOLLEN 50KM C, FALUN 10KM C

Women

• Margie Freed
• Jessie Diggins
• Rosie Brennan
• Sophia Laukli
• Novie McCabe
• Julia Kern
• Sammy Smith
• Haley Brewster
• Sydney Palmer-Leger

Men

• Michael Earnhart
• Gus Schumacher
• Scott Patterson
• Ben Ogden
• Zanden McMullen
• David Norris
• Hunter Wonders
• Luke Jager
• Peter Wolter
• Zak Ketterson

LAHTI SPRINT F

Women

• Margie Freed
• Jessie Diggins
• Rosie Brennan
• Julia Kern
• Sammy Smith
• Lauren Jortberg
• Erin Bianco
• Haley Brewster
• Ava Thurston

Men

• Michael Earnhart
• Ben Ogden
• JC Schoonmaker
• Gus Schumacher
• Kevin Bolger
• Zak Ketterson
• John Hagenbuch
• Logan Diekmann
• Jack Young
• Zanden McMullen
• Will Koch

DRAMMEN SPRINT C and FALUN SPRINT C

Women

• Margie Freed
• Jessie Diggins
• Rosie Brennan
• Julia Kern
• Sammy Smith
• Erin Bianco
• Renae Anderson
• Alayna Sonnesyn
• Haley Brewster

Men

• Michael Earnhart
• Ben Ogden
• JC Schoonmaker
• Gus Schumacher
• Kevin Bolger
• Zak Ketterson
• Luke Jager
• Zanden McMullen

FALUN 20KM F

Women

• Margie Freed
• Jessie Diggins
• Rosie Brennan
• Sophia Laukli
• Julia Kern
• Novie McCabe
• Haley Brewster
• Sydney Palmer-Leger
• Sammy Smith
• Mariah Bredal
• Kendall Kramer

Men

• Michael Earnhart
• Gus Schumacher
• Scott Patterson
• Ben Ogden
• John Hagenbuch
• Zanden McMullen
• David Norris
• Peter Wolter
• Luke Jager
• Hunter Wonders

See the complete program for the Lahti World Cup below.

FACTS Lahti World Cup Season 2023/2024

• When: Friday, March 1, to Sunday, March 3, 2024 
• Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
• Where: Lahti, Finland
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lahti, Finland

PROGRAM

Friday, March 1: Team Sprint Classic (More details can be found here)

• 13:45 CET: Team Sprint Qualification C, Men
• 13:45 CET: Team Sprint Qualification C, Women
• 15:45 CET: Team Sprint Final C, Men
• 15:45 CET: Team Sprint Final C, Women

Saturday, March 2: 20km Interval Start Classic (More details can be found here)

• 9:00 CET: 20km Interval Start C, Women
• 12:00 CET: 20km Interval Start C, Men

Sunday, March 3: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found here)

• 9:15 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Men
• 9:15 CET: Sprint Qualification C, Women
• 11:45 CET: Sprint Final C, Men
• 11:45 CET: Sprint Final C, Women

After Lahti in Finland, the World Cup ends the season with weekends in 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

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

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