Scandinavian Cup | |
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Genre | Cross-country skiing |
Date(s) | Northern wintertime season |
Begins | November |
Ends | March |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | Scandinavia: Norway Sweden Other: Estonia Finland Latvia |
Inaugurated | 2004 |
Organised by | International Ski Federation |
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The Scandinavian Cup is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Cup is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a series of second-level cross-country skiing competitions ranked below the Cross-Country World Cup. The Scandinavian Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but eight main countries are associated to the Scandinavian Cup; Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
The Scandinavian Cup has been held annually since the 2004–05 season.
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