2016–17 Tour de Ski

The 2016–17 Tour de Ski was the 11th edition of the Tour de Ski. The World Cup stage event began in Val Müstair, Switzerland on December 31, 2016, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy on January 8, 2017. The cups were being defended by Therese Johaug (Norway) and Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Norway).

Tour de Ski

2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)	Val Müstair, Switzerland Oberstdorf, Germany Toblach, Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy
Dates	31 December 2016 – 8 January 2017
Stages	7
Results
Men Winner  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS)   Second  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)   Third  Dario Cologna (SUI) Sprint  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) Women Winner  Heidi Weng (NOR)   Second  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN)   Third  Stina Nilsson (SWE) Sprint  Stina Nilsson (SWE)

Schedule

Stage	Venue	Date	Event	Technique	Distance		Start time (CET)
					Ladies	Men	Ladies	Men
1	Val Müstair (SUI)	31 December 2016	Sprint	Free	1.4 km	1.4 km	14:50	14:50
2		1 January 2017	Distance, mass start	Classic	5 km	10 km	16:00	13:00
3	Oberstdorf (GER)	3 January 2017	Skiathlon	Classic/Free	10 km	20 km	12:15	15:15
4		4 January 2017	Distance, pursuit	Free	10 km	15 km	11:30	12:45
5	Toblach (ITA)	6 January 2017	Distance, interval start	Free	5 km	10 km	13:00	10:45
6	Val di Fiemme (ITA)	7 January 2017	Distance, mass start	Classic	10 km	15 km	14:30	15:30
7		8 January 2017	Final climb, pursuit	Free	9 km	9 km	11:30	15:30

Overall leadership

Overall leadership by stage

Stage	Men			Ladies
	Winner	Overall standings	Sprint standings	Winner	Overall standings	Sprint standings
1	Sergey Ustiugov	Sergey Ustiugov	Sergey Ustiugov	Stina Nilsson	Stina Nilsson	Stina Nilsson
2	Sergey Ustiugov			Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Ingvild Flugstad Østberg	Heidi Weng
3	Sergey Ustiugov			Stina Nilsson	Stina Nilsson	Stina Nilsson
4	Sergey Ustiugov			Stina Nilsson
5	Sergey Ustiugov			Jessie Diggins	Heidi Weng
6	Martin Johnsrud Sundby			Stina Nilsson	Stina Nilsson
7	Maurice Manificat			Heidi Weng	Heidi Weng
Final		Sergey Ustiugov	Sergey Ustiugov	Final	Heidi Weng	Stina Nilsson

Final standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the Overall standings		Denotes the winner of the Sprint standings

Overall standings

Men Final overall standings (1–10)[1] Rank Name Time 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 3:24:47.9 2  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +1:02.9 3  Dario Cologna (SUI) +1:19.1 4  Maurice Manificat (FRA) +1:26.9 5  Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +1:31.3 6  Marcus Hellner (SWE) +2:05.8 7  Alex Harvey (CAN) +2:39.7 8  Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) +3:27.2 9  Hans Christer Holund (NOR) +3:50.4 10  Niklas Dyrhaug (NOR) +4:24.9 Final overall standings (11–40) Rank Name Time 11  Sjur Røthe (NOR) +4:56.4 12  Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +5:07.7 13  Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) +5:14.2 14  Francesco De Fabiani (ITA) +5:20.4 15  Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) +5:28.3 16  Jens Burman (SWE) +5:30.3 17  Florian Notz (GER) +5:43.1 18  Andrew Musgrave (GBR) +6:07.7 19  Lucas Bögl (GER) +6:13.1 20  Toni Livers (SUI) +6:19.6 21  Jonas Baumann (SUI) +7:46.0 22  Andrey Larkov (RUS) +8:02.3 23  Clément Parisse (FRA) +8:16.1 24  Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) +8:45.6 25  Devon Kershaw (CAN) +9:32.2 26  Noah Hoffman (USA) +9:40.3 27  Andrey Melnichenko (RUS) +10:01.1 28  Giandomenico Salvadori (ITA) +10:09.5 29  Petr Sedov (RUS) +10:14.8 30  Thomas Bing (GER) +10:25.2 31  Perttu Hyvärinen (FIN) +10:25.3 32  Axel Ekström (SWE) +10:28.6 33  Paul Constantin Pepene (ROU) +11:04.8 34  Viktor Thorn (SWE) +11:13.7 35  Alexis Jeannerod (FRA) +11:18.9 36  Ermil Vokuev (RUS) +12:18.0 37  Valentin Mättig (GER) +12:44.6 38  Max Hauke (AUT) +14:01.4 39  Maicol Rastelli (ITA) +14:42.1 40  Indulis Bikse (LAT) +18:59.8

Ladies Final overall standings (1–10)[2] Rank Name Time 1  Heidi Weng (NOR) 2:27:39.4 2  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +1:37.0 3  Stina Nilsson (SWE) +1:54.4 4  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +2:04.3 5  Jessie Diggins (USA) +3:09.0 6  Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) +4:18.2 7  Anne Kyllönen (FIN) +4:27.7 8  Nathalie von Siebenthal (SUI) +4:39.5 9  Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +4:44.1 10  Yulia Tchekaleva (RUS) +4:58.7 Final overall standings (11–31) Rank Name Time 11  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +5:27.0 12  Laura Mononen (FIN) +6:04.8 13  Stefanie Böhler (GER) +6:16.5 14  Elizabeth Stephen (USA) +6:45.6 15  Nicole Fessel (GER) +7:04.4 16  Silje Øyre Slind (NOR) +7:21.1 17  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) +7:38.2 18  Kathrine Rolsted Harsem (NOR) +7:43.6 19  Ilaria Debertolis (ITA) +8:14.1 20  Polina Kalsina (RUS) +8:28.6 21  Elisa Brocard (ITA) +8:42.6 22  Elena Soboleva (RUS) +9:16.9 23  Emma Wikén (SWE) +9:26.2 24  Virginia De Martin Topranin (ITA) +9:34.3 25  Evelina Settlin (SWE) +9:46.1 26  Mariya Guschina (RUS) +11:25.6 27  Maria Nordström (SWE) +12:03.7 28  Rosie Brennan (USA) +12:59.9 29  Giulia Stuerz (ITA) +13:51.9 30  Alisa Zhambalova (RUS) +15:13.5 31  Olga Tsareva (RUS) +18:22.4

Sprint standings

Men Final sprint standings (1–10)[3] Rank Name Bonus Time 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 2:40 2  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 2:18 3  Alex Harvey (CAN) 1:27 4  Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:02 5  Andrey Larkov (RUS) 0:46 6  Marcus Hellner (SWE) 0:44 7  Thomas Bing (GER) 0:38 8  Maurice Manificat (FRA) 0:37 9  Didrik Tønseth (NOR) 0:35 10  Andrew Musgrave (GBR) 0:34

Ladies Final sprint standings (1–10)[4] Rank Name Bonus Time 1  Stina Nilsson (SWE) 2:22 2  Heidi Weng (NOR) 1:47 3  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) 1:35 4  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) 1:18 5  Jessie Diggins (USA) 1:14 6  Kathrine Harsem (NOR) 1:04 7  Evelina Settlin (SWE) 0:16 8  Anne Kyllönen (FIN) 0:14 9  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 0:14 10  Ilaria Debertolis (ITA) 0:14

Stages

Stage 1

31 December 2016, Val Müstair, Switzerland

Men – 1.5 km Sprint Free Place Name Time BS 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 3:00.50 60 2  Federico Pellegrino (ITA) +2.03 56 3  Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR) +2.80 52 4  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +3.52 48 5  Lucas Chanavat (FRA) +10.25 44 6  Alex Harvey (CAN) +15.93 42

Ladies – 1.5 km Sprint Free Place Name Time BS 1  Stina Nilsson (SWE) 3:26.27 60 2  Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) +2.48 56 3  Heidi Weng (NOR) +6.47 52 4  Kathrine Rolsted Harsem (NOR) +6.95 48 5  Laurien van der Graaff (SUI) +6.96 44 6  Jessie Diggins (USA) +7.64 42

Stage 2

1 January 2017, Val Müstair, Switzerland

• 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
• Bonus seconds in finish: 15-10-5 to the 3 first skiers crossing the finish line.

Men – 10 km Classic (mass start) Place Name Time BS 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 24:50.0 25 2  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +1.9 25 3  Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +2.3 11 4  Sjur Røthe (NOR) +3.3 3 5  Dario Cologna (SUI) +5.5 8 6  Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +5.6

Ladies – 5 km Classic (mass start) Place Name Time BS 1  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) 13:21.2 30 2  Heidi Weng (NOR) +7.0 22 3  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +11.4 13 4  Nadine Fähndrich (SUI) +24.6 5  Stina Nilsson (SWE) +25.1 10 6  Anne Kyllönen (FIN) +26.0 10

Stage 3

3 January 2017, Oberstdorf, Germany

• Men: 2 intermediate sprints, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate points.
• Ladies: 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
• Bonus seconds in finish: 15-10-5 to the 3 first skiers crossing the finish line.

Men – 20 km Skiathlon Place Name Time BS 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 48:40.4 32 2  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +0.6 22 3  Dario Cologna (SUI) +1.0 18 4  Alex Harvey (CAN) +2.7 25 5  Marcus Hellner (SWE) +3.6 12 6  Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) +3.8 8

Ladies – 10 km Skiathlon Place Name Time BS 1  Stina Nilsson (SWE) 27:23.8 27 2  Jessie Diggins (USA) +0.2 13 3  Heidi Weng (NOR) +1.5 11 4  Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) +3.3 5 5  Sadie Bjornsen (USA) +8.1 6  Nicole Fessel (GER) +8.1

Stage 4

4 January 2017, Oberstdorf, Germany

• Bonus seconds in finish: 15-10-5 to the 3 first skiers crossing the finish line.

Men – 15 km Free (pursuit) Place Name Time BS 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 37:58.5 15 2  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +37.2 10 3  Alex Harvey (CAN) +1:08.8 5 4  Dario Cologna (SUI) +1:09.6 5  Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +1:45.0 6  Marcus Hellner (SWE) +1:47.6

Ladies – 10 km Free (pursuit) Place Name Time BS 1  Stina Nilsson (SWE) 27:42.7 15 2  Heidi Weng (NOR) +1.7 10 3  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +1.8 5 4  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +42.4 5  Jessie Diggins (USA) +1:47.5 6  Nicole Fessel (GER) +2:39.1

Stage 5

6 January 2016, Toblach, Italy

• Bonus seconds in finish: 15-10-5 to the 3 fastest skiers.

Men – 10 km Free (individual) Place Name Time BS 1  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 21:47.9 15 2  Maurice Manificat (FRA) +0.4 10 3  Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) +16.6 5 4  Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +17.3 5  Marcus Hellner (SWE) +25.8 6  Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +27.2

Ladies – 5 km Free (individual) Place Name Time BS 1  Jessie Diggins (USA) 12:45.6 15 2  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +13.6 10 3  Sadie Bjornsen (USA) +14.6 5 4  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +14.9 5  Heidi Weng (NOR) +17.5 6  Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) +18.0

Stage 6

7 January 2017, Val di Fiemme, Italy

• Men: 2 intermediate sprints, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate points.
• Ladies: 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
• Bonus seconds in finish: 15-10-5 to the 3 first skiers crossing the finish line.

Men – 15 km Classic (mass start) Place Name Time BS 1  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 40:40.0 33 2  Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) +2.2 13 3  Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +2.8 13 4  Francesco de Fabiani (ITA) +3.2 1 5  Andrey Larkov (RUS) +3.3 6 6  Niklas Dyrhaug (NOR) +3.5 12

Ladies – 10 km Classic (mass start) Place Name Time BS 1  Stina Nilsson (SWE) 30:20.8 30 2  Anne Kyllönen (FIN) +3.0 13 3  Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +3.7 5 4  Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) +9.4 6 5  Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +10.1 4 6  Yulia Tchekaleva (RUS) +10.1 5

Stage 7

8 January 2017, Val di Fiemme, Italy

The race for Fastest of the Day counts for 2016–17 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points.[5][6] No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.

Men – 9 km Final Climb (pursuit) Place Name Time 1  Maurice Manificat (FRA) 30:27.7 2  Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +6.1 3  Hans Christer Holund (NOR) +15.8 4  Marcus Hellner (SWE) +19.0 5  Dario Cologna (SUI) +22.7 6  Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) +37.5

Ladies – 9 km Final Climb (pursuit) Place Name Time 1  Heidi Weng (NOR) 33:34.3 2  Elizabeth Stephen (USA) +38.2 3  Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) +46.0 4  Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +49.7 5  Anne Kyllönen (FIN) +1:00.1 6  Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +1:00.2

References

1. Tour de Ski – Overall Standings Men
2. Tour de Ski – Overall Standings Ladies
3. Tour de Ski – Sprint Standings Men
4. Tour de Ski – Sprint Standings Ladies
5. Heidi Weng wins 11th FIS Tour de Ski
6. Ustiugov wins Tour de Ski in record fashion