2008 World Cup Calendar Announced
Fri, Jun 1, 2007 - By FIS
Under the leadership of Chairman Vegard Ulvang (NOR), the FIS Cross-Country Committee spent time on finalizing the calendar (below) for the upcoming season and reviewing rules for both the World Cup as well as the FIS Tour de Ski. As part of next season’s schedule, it decided to introduce a three-day competition series as an end of the season highlight, the so-called ‘FIS World Cup Final’.
The Final will start with a prologue in the classical style, continue with another distance race and culminate in a handicap start over 10km / 15 km in the free technique. Overall World Cup points will be awarded only after the last competition with the factor of two which means that the winner will get 200 points for the competition weekend. The total prize money (both genders) for the Finals weekend will be CHF 240’000.
The Committee also appointed Karl-Heinz Lickert (GER) as its Vice Chairman. Moreover, it decided to continue the trials for changing skis in the middle of the race, this time in a mass start event as well. Finally, to reduce accidents, it was decided that the athlete support staff must stand in their place in the feeding zone rather than running along with the athletes.
| Date | Day | Site | Nation | Ladies | Men | Remarks |
| Period I | ||||||
| Oct 27 | Sat | Düsseldorf | GER | Sprint F | Sprint F | Opening |
| Oct 28 | Sun | Düsseldorf | GER | Team Sprint F | Team Sprint F | |
| Nov 24 | Sat | Beitostölen | NOR | 10 km F | 15 km F | |
| Nov 25 | Sun | Beitostölen | NOR | 4x5 km | 4x10 km | |
| Dec 01 | Sat | Kuusamo | FIN | Sprint C | Sprint C | Nordic Opening |
| Dec 02 | Sun | Kuusamo | FIN | 10 km C | 15 km C | |
| Dec 08 | Sat | Davos | SUI | 10 km C | 15 km C | |
| Dec 09 | Sun | Davos | SUI | 4 x 5 km | 4 x 10 km | |
| Dec 15 | Sat | Ramsau | AUT | Sprint F | Sprint F | |
| Dec 16 | Sun | Ramsau | AUT | 15 km F | 30 km F | Mass start Nation Boxes |
| Period II | ||||||
| Tour de Ski | ||||||
| Dec 28 | Fri | Nove Mesto | CZE | 3 km C | 4.5 km C | Prologue |
| Dec 29 | Sat | Nove Mesto | CZE | 10 km F | 15 km F | Handicap start (HSt) |
| Dec 30 | Sun | Prague | CZE | Sprint F | Sprint F | |
| Jan 01 | Tue | Oberstdorf | GER | Pursuit 5+5 | Pursuit 10+10 | |
| Jan 02 | Wed | Oberstdorf | GER | 10 km C | 15 km C | |
| Jan 04 | Fri | Asiago | ITA | Sprint F | Sprint F | |
| Jan 05 | Sat | Val di Fiemme | ITA | 10 km C | 20 km C | Mass start |
| Jan 06 | Sun | Val di Fiemme | ITA | 10 km F | 15 km F | Final Climb – HSt |
| Jan 22 | Tue | Canmore | CAN | Pursuit | Pursuit | |
| Jan 23 | Wed | Canmore | CAN | Sprint C | Sprint C | |
| Jan 25 | Fri | Canmore | CAN | Sprint F | Sprint F | |
| Jan 26 | Sat | Canmore | CAN | 10 km F | 15 km F | |
| Period III | ||||||
| Feb 09 | Sat | Otepää | EST | 10 km C | 15 km C | |
| Feb 10 | Sun | Otepää | EST | Sprint C | Sprint C | |
| Feb 16 | Sat | Liberec | CZE | Pursuit | Pursuit | |
| Feb 17 | Sun | Liberec | CZE | Team Sprint C | Team Sprint C | |
| Feb 23 | Sat | Falun | SWE | Pursuit | Pursuit | |
| Feb 24 | Sun | Falun | SWE | 4 x 5 km | 4 x 10 km | |
| Feb 27 | Wed | Stockholm | SWE | Sprint C | Sprint C | |
| Period IV | ||||||
| Mar 01 | Sat | Lahti | FIN | Sprint F | Sprint F | |
| Mar 02 | Sun | Lahti | FIN | 10 km C | 15 km C | |
| Mar 05 | Wed | Drammen | NOR | Sprint C | Sprint C | |
| Mar 08 | Sat | Oslo | NOR | 30 km F | 50 km F | Nation Boxes |
| World Cup Final | ||||||
| Mar 14 | Fri | ITA | Prologue/Sprint | Prologue/Sprint | ||
| Mar 15 | Sat | Bormio | ITA | TBC | TBC | |
| Mar 16 | Sun | Bormio | ITA | 10 km | 15 km | Handicap Start |