FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup

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FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup
Genre Cross-country skiing
Date(s) Northern wintertime season
BeginsNovember
EndsMarch
Location(s) Canada
Inaugurated2001 (2001)
Organised by International Ski Federation

The FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). It is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a second-level competition ranked below the Cross-Country World Cup. The Nor-Am Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but are mainly a competition for skiers from Canada.

Contents

The Nor-Am Cup has been held since the 2001 season, and has been a part of the Cross-Country Continental Cup since the 2004–05 season.

World Cup qualification

In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.

Overall winners

Men

SeasonWinnerSecondThird
2007–08 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Kuhn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Nishikawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent McMurtry
2008–09 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Nishikawa (1) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Nighbor
2009–10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent McMurtry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Nishikawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Goldsack
2010–11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Nishikawa (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Goldsack Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Grey
2011–12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Sandau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brent McMurtry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Cockney
2012–13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Cockney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Nishikawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Somppi
2013–14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Nishikawa (3) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Sandau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Somppi
2014–15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Somppi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Sandau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andy Shields
2015–16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andy Shields (1) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Sandau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Knute Johnsgaard
2016–17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Russell Kennedy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Evan Palmer-Charrette Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andy Shields
2017–18 [1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andy Shields (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Cockney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Evan Palmer-Charrette
2018–19 [2] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Boucher Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexis Dumas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Julien Locke
2019–20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine Cyr Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Evan Palmer-Charrette Flag of Spain.svg Ricardo Izquierdo-Bernier
2020–21 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021–22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antoine Cyr (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Russell Kennedy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rémi Drolet

Women

SeasonWinnerSecondThird
2007–08 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Perianne Jones (1) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Madeleine Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daria Gaiazova
2008–09 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Madeleine Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daria Gaiazova Flag of the United States.svg Laura Valaas
2009–10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daria Gaiazova Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Madeleine Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Gosling
2010–11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Perianne Jones (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Nishikawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brittany Webster
2011–12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alysson Marshall Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Nishikawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kate Brennan
2013–14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amanda Ammar Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kate Brennan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alysson Marshall
2014–15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Nishikawa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrea Dupont Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dahria Beatty
2015–16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dahria Beatty Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cendrine Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
2016–17 Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea Holmes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katherine Stewart-Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emily Nishikawa
2017–18 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Gregg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Annika Hicks
2018–19 [4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katherine Stewart-Jones Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dahria Beatty Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zoe Williams
2019–20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katherine Stewart-Jones (2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cendrine Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laura Leclair
2020–21 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021–22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katherine Stewart-Jones (3) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cendrine Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt

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References

  1. ↑ "FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup Overall Standing 2017-18 Men". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup Overall Standing 2018-19 Men". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup Overall Standing 2017-18 Women". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "FIS Cross-Country Nor-Am Cup Overall Standing 2018-19 Women". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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