Updates from the Cross-Country Committee Spring meeting 2022
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Equal Distances for Women and Men
The question, if women and men are to race equal distances has been a very important topic for years and a prominent discussion building up to this year’s Cross-Country Committee meetings as the decision was on the agenda.
With 57%, the CCC voted for equal distances for women and men.
A historical decision.
The implementation will be effective from the upcoming World Cup season on the World Cup level as well as on JWSC, U23 WSC and YOG level for now. The decision whether to implement it on World Ski Championships level will be discussed with all stakeholders and decided in May 2023.
In a second step, the voting members decided about the formats that will be in place and voted to use the following standard distances
For World Cup: Sprint | 10km | 20km | 50km with Skiathlon being 20km (10km + 10km)
For U23 WSC and JWSC: Interval 10km | Sprint | Mixed Relay 4x5km | Mst 20km
For YOG: Interval 7.5km | Sprint | Mixed Relay 4x5km
The National Ski Federations, of which the voting members consist, did not go into a long discussion but came with a clear opinion. All up front, the main argument to vote for equal distances was that there should not be any question whether women were capable of racing the same distances as men, as they prove that they physically are capable of doing so already.
The main argument against was the time that women need to cover the same distance as men and the effective TV time.
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FIS Cross-Country Calendar
The updated version of the calendar will be uploaded once approved by the FIS Council.
Starting out with the traditional Nordic weekend at Ruka (FIN) from 25th to 27th November, the FIS Cross-Country family will stay in Scandinavia and move to Norway for two event weekends in Lillehammer and Beitostølen before going to altitude in central Europe with the famous Davos Nordic weekend in Switzerland, which will take place on 17th and 18th December.
The Tour de Ski is set from 31st December to 8th January with stages in Val Müstair (SUI), Oberstdorf (GER) and Val di Fiemme (ITA).
After a competition-free weekend, the World Cup family remains in Italy for the City Sprint in Milano, a three-day event in Les Rousses (FRA) and Toblach (ITA) as the final preparation before the World Ski Championships in Planica that is scheduled for 22nd February to 5th March 2023.
The final period of the Cross-Country World Cup starts in Norway with Oslo and Drammen before heading to Falun (SWE), Tallin (EST) and Lahti (FIN) for the World Cup Finals.
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