2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Germany René Sommerfeldt Italy Gabriella Paruzzi
Distance Germany René Sommerfeldt Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko
Sprint Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Norway Marit Bjørgen
Nations Cup Norway Norway Norway Norway
Nations Cup Overall Norway Norway
Competition
Locations 19 venues 19 venues
Individual 25 events 25 events
Relay/Team 9 events 9 events

The 2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 23rd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Düsseldorf, Germany on 25 October 2003 and finished in Pragelato, Italy on 14 March 2004. René Sommerfeldt of Germany won the overall men's cup,[1] and Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy won the women's.[2]

Calendar

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Men

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C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC Date Venue Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Ref.
1 25 October 2003 Germany Düsseldorf Sprint F Sweden Peter Larsson Czech Republic Martin Koukal Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Sweden Peter Larsson [1]
2 22 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen 15 km F Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer Norway Tore Ruud Hofstad Germany Axel Teichmann Sweden Peter Larsson

Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer

[2]
3 28 November 2003 Finland Ruka 15 km C Norway Anders Aukland Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Sweden Anders Södergren Norway Jens Arne Svartedal [3]
4 30 November 2003 30 km Skiathlon Germany Axel Teichmann Sweden Anders Södergren Germany René Sommerfeldt Germany Axel Teichmann [4]
5 6 December 2003 Italy Toblach 30 km F Mass Start Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Germany René Sommerfeldt France Vincent Vittoz Sweden Mathias Fredriksson [5]
6 13 December 2003 Switzerland Davos 15 km C Estonia Andrus Veerpalu Russia Nikolay Pankratov Sweden Anders Södergren Germany René Sommerfeldt [6]
7 16 December 2003 Italy Val di Fiemme Sprint C Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway John Kristian Dahl Estonia Andrus Veerpalu Germany Axel Teichmann [7]
8 20 December 2003 Austria Ramsau 30 km Skiathlon Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Germany René Sommerfeldt Sweden Anders Södergren Sweden Mathias Fredriksson [8]
9 21 December 2003 10 km F Austria Christian Hoffmann Germany Axel Teichmann Germany Tobias Angerer Germany René Sommerfeldt [9]
10 6 January 2004 Sweden Falun 30 km Skiathlon Germany Tobias Angerer Italy Pietro Piller Cottrer Germany Jens Filbrich [10]
11 10 January 2004 Estonia Otepää 30 km C Mass Start Norway Frode Estil Norway Anders Aukland Russia Ivan Alypov [11]
12 17 January 2004 Czech Republic Nové Město 15 km C Estonia Andrus Veerpalu Norway Frode Estil Estonia Jaak Mae [12]
13 18 January 2004 Sprint F Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Sweden Peter Larsson Norway Håvard Bjerkeli [13]
14 25 January 2004 Italy Val di Fiemme 70 km C Mass Start (Marcialonga) Norway Anders Aukland Italy Giorgio Di Centa Norway Jørgen Aukland [14]
15 6 February 2004 France La Clusaz 15 km F Italy Fulvio Valbusa France Vincent Vittoz Austria Christian Hoffmann [15]
16 13 February 2004 Germany Oberstdorf 30 km Skiathlon Germany René Sommerfeldt Switzerland Reto Burgermeister Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer [16]
17 18 February 2004 Sweden Stockholm Sprint C Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway John Kristian Dahl Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset [17]
18 21 February 2004 Sweden Umeå 15 km C Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Russia Yevgeny Dementyev Estonia Jaak Mae [18]
19 24 February 2004 Norway Trondheim Sprint F Poland Janusz Krezelok Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Sweden Anders Högberg [19]
20 26 February 2004 Norway Drammen Sprint C Norway Håvard Bjerkeli Norway Tor Arne Hetland Sweden Anders Högberg [20]
21 28 February 2004 Norway Oslo 50 km F Germany René Sommerfeldt Italy Fulvio Valbusa Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer [21]
22 5 March 2004 Finland Lahti Sprint F Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Sweden Mikael Östberg Sweden Jörgen Brink [22]
23 7 March 2004 15 km C Norway Frode Estil Estonia Jaak Mae Estonia Andrus Veerpalu [23]
24 12 March 2004 Italy Pragelato Sprint F Italy Freddy Schwienbacher Norway Jens Arne Svartedal Norway Børre Næss [24]
25 13 March 2004 30 km F Austria Christian Hoffmann Germany René Sommerfeldt Italy Thomas Moriggl [25]

Women

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C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC Date Venue Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Ref.
1 25 October 2003 Germany Düsseldorf Sprint F Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Russia Alyona Sidko Russia Evgenia Hahina Italy Gabriella Paruzzi [26]
2 22 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen 10 km F Estonia Kristina Šmigun Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Germany Claudia Künzel [27]
3 28 November 2003 Finland Ruka 10 km C Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Norway Vibeke Skofterud Estonia Kristina Šmigun [28]
4 29 November 2003 15 km Skiathlon Estonia Kristina Šmigun Russia Olga Zavyalova Germany Evi Sachenbacher Estonia Kristina Smigun [29]
5 6 December 2003 Italy Toblach 15 km F Mass Start Estonia Kristina Šmigun Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Germany Claudia Künzel [30]
6 13 December 2003 Switzerland Davos 10 km C Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Finland Virpi Kuitunen Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko [31]
7 16 December 2003 Italy Val di Fiemme Sprint C Norway Marit Bjørgen Sweden Anna Dahlberg Germany Manuela Henkel [32]
8 20 December 2003 Austria Ramsau 10 km F Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Estonia Kristina Šmigun Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Estonia Kristina Smigun [33]
9 21 December 2003 10 km F Estonia Kristina Šmigun Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Germany Claudia Künzel [34]
10 6 January 2004 Sweden Falun 15 km Skiathlon Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Estonia Kristina Šmigun [35]
11 10 January 2004 Estonia Otepää 15 km C Mass Start Germany Claudia Künzel EstoniaKristina Šmigun Norway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen [36]
12 17 January 2004 Czech Republic Nové Město 10 km C Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Germany Claudia Künzel Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová [37]
13 18 January 2004 Sprint F Norway Marit Bjørgen Finland Virpi Kuitunen Finland Pirjo Manninen [38]
14 25 January 2004 Italy Val di Fiemme 70 km C Mass Start (Marcialonga) Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko Germany Manuela Henkel [39]
15 6 February 2004 France La Clusaz 10 km F Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Russia Yuliya Chepalova Italy Sabina Valbusa [40]
16 14 February 2004 Germany Oberstdorf 15 km Skiathlon Russia Yuliya Chepalova Norway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Russia Olga Zavyalova [41]
17 18 February 2004 Sweden Stockholm Sprint C Norway Marit Bjørgen Sweden Anna Dahlberg Norway Ella Gjømle [42]
18 21 February 2004 Sweden Umeå 10 km C Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Norway Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Norway Marit Bjørgen Italy Gabriella Paruzzi [43]
19 24 February 2004 Norway Trondheim Sprint F Norway Marit Bjørgen Germany Evi Sachenbacher Germany Claudia Künzel [44]
20 26 February 2004 Norway Drammen Sprint C Norway Marit Bjørgen Finland Virpi Kuitunen Finland Elina Hietamäki [45]
21 28 February 2004 Norway Oslo 30 km F Russia Yuliya Chepalova Italy Sabina Valbusa Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko [46]
22 5 March 2004 Finland Lahti Sprint F Norway Marit Bjørgen Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Sweden Anna Dahlberg [47]
23 7 March 2004 10 km C Finland Virpi Kuitunen Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Russia Olga Zavyalova [48]
24 12 March 2004 Italy Pragelato Sprint F Norway Marit Bjørgen Canada Beckie Scott Finland Elina Hietamäki [49]
25 13 March 2004 15 km F Italy Sabina Valbusa Russia Yuliya Chepalova Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová [50]

Men's team

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C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC Date Venue Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 26 October 2003 Germany Düsseldorf Team Sprint F Sweden Sweden I

Peter Larsson
Thobias Fredriksson

Germany Germany I

Axel Teichmann
Tobias Angerer

Norway Norway II

Tor Arne Hetland
Håvard Bjerkeli

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2 23 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F Germany Germany

Jens Filbrich
Axel Teichmann
René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer

Norway Norway I

Jens Arne Svartedal
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Lars Berger
Tore Ruud Hofstad

Norway Norway II

Frode Estil
Tore Bjonviken
Frode Andresen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen

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3 7 December 2003 Italy Toblach Team Sprint F Norway Norway I

Håvard Bjerkeli
Tor Arne Hetland

Sweden Sweden I

Thobias Fredriksson
Peter Larsson

Norway Norway II

Håvard Solbakken
John Kristian Dahl

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4 14 December 2003 Switzerland Davos 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F Norway Norway I

Anders Aukland
Frode Estil
Kristen Skjeldal
Tor Arne Hetland

Germany Germany

Jens Filbrich
Andreas Schlütter
René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer

Sweden Sweden

Martin Larsson
Mats Larsson
Johan Olsson
Anders Högberg

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5 11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F Germany Germany

Andreas Schlütter
Jens Filbrich
Axel Teichmann
Tobias Angerer

Italy Italy I

Bruno Carrara
Valerio Checchi
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Fulvio Valbusa

Russia Russia I

Maxim Bulgakov
Alexander Legkov
Yevgeny Dementyev
Sergey Novikov

[55]
6 7 February 2004 France La Clusaz 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F France France I

Alexandre Rousselet
Christophe Perrillat
Vincent Vittoz
Emmanuel Jonnier

Germany Germany

Jens Filbrich
Axel Teichmann
René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer

Russia Russia

Nikolay Pankratov
Mikhail Ivanov
Yevgeny Dementyev
Sergey Novikov

[56]
7 15 February 2004 Germany Oberstdorf Team Sprint F Germany Germany II

Jens Filbrich
Axel Teichmann

Russia Russia I

Ivan Alypov
Vasily Rochev

Germany Germany I

René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer

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8 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå 4 × 10 km C/C/F/F Germany Germany

Franz Göring
Andreas Schlütter
Jens Filbrich
Axel Teichmann

Norway Norway I

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Frode Estil
Kristen Skjeldal
Tore Ruud Hofstad

Sweden Sweden I

Mats Larsson
Jörgen Brink
Anders Högberg
Mathias Fredriksson

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9 6 March 2004 Finland Lahti Team Sprint C Russia Russia I

Nikolay Pankratov
Vasily Rochev

Sweden Sweden II

Mats Larsson
Björn Lind

Norway Norway I

Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Jens Arne Svartedal

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Women's team

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C – Classic / F – Freestyle
WC Date Venue Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 26 October 2003 Germany Düsseldorf Team Sprint F Norway Norway I

Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
Marit Bjørgen

Germany Germany I

Uschi Disl
Claudia Künzel

Russia Russia I

Alyona Sidko
Evgenia Hahina

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2 23 November 2003 Norway Beitostølen 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F Norway Norway I

Vibeke Skofterud
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
Kristin Størmer Steira
Marit Bjørgen

Germany Germany

Manuela Henkel
Stefanie Böhler
Evi Sachenbacher
Claudia Künzel

Russia Russia

Evgenia Hahina
Alyona Sidko
Ekaterina Vorontsova
Olga Zavyalova

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3 7 December 2003 Italy Toblach Team Sprint F Norway Norway I

Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
Marit Bjørgen

Germany Germany I

Evi Sachenbacher
Claudia Künzel

Italy Italy II

Karin Moroder
Cristina Kelder

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4 14 December 2003 Switzerland Davos 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F Norway Norway I

Vibeke Skofterud
Marit Bjørgen
Kristin Mürer Stemland
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen

Germany Germany

Stefanie Böhler
Manuela Henkel
Evi Sachenbacher
Claudia Künzel

Russia Russia I

Larisa Kurkina
Lilia Vasilieva
Ekaterina Vorontsova
Olga Zavyalova

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5 11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F Norway Norway

Vibeke Skofterud
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
Kristin Størmer Steira
Marit Bjørgen

Germany Germany

Manuela Henkel
Viola Bauer
Evi Sachenbacher
Claudia Künzel

Finland Finland I

Kirsi Välimaa
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Riikka Sarasoja
Virpi Kuitunen

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6 7 February 2004 France La Clusaz 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F Russia Russia

Larisa Kurkina
Lilia Vasilieva
Ekaterina Vorontsova
Olga Zavyalova

Germany Germany

Manuela Henkel
Viola Bauer
Anke Reschwam Schulze
Claudia Künzel

Italy Italy

Marianna Longa
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Sabina Valbusa

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7 15 February 2004 Germany Oberstdorf Team Sprint F Norway Norway I

Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
Marit Bjørgen

Germany Germany I

Evi Sachenbacher
Claudia Künzel

Germany Germany III

Manuela Henkel
Isabel Klaus

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8 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå 4 × 5 km C/C/F/F Norway Norway

Vibeke Skofterud
Marit Bjørgen
Kristin Størmer Steira
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen

Russia Russia

Larisa Kurkina
Olga Zavyalova
Ekaterina Vorontsova
Yuliya Chepalova

Finland Finland I

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Satu Salonen
Riikka Sarasoja
Kati Venäläinen

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9 6 March 2004 Finland Lahti Team Sprint C Norway Norway I

Ella Gjømle
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen

Finland Finland I

Elina Hietamäki
Pirjo Manninen

Russia Russia

Larisa Kurkina
Olga Zavyalova

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Men's standings

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Women's standings

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Nations Cup

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Achievements

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Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 2003–04 season in parentheses)

Retirements

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD CUP STANDING MEN OVERALL" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "WORLD CUP STANDING WOMEN OVERALL" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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