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The '''Nordic Opening''' is a [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] event held annually since the [[2010–11 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2010–11 season]] in [[Rukatunturi|Ruka]], [[Finland]] or [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]]. The Nordic Opening is a Stage World Cup event in the [[FIS Cross-Country World Cup]], and are held as the first or second World Cup race weekend of the season. The inaugural Nordic Opening was held in 2010 and was originally named '''Ruka Triple'''. The editions of the mini-tour hosted in Lillehammer is also known as '''Lillehammer Triple'''. Each Nordic Opening consists of three stages; a sprint, an individual race and a [[Pursuit racing#Winter sports|pursuit]]. As of 2018, the prize money for the event amount to 240,000 [[Swiss francs]],{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2018|pp=36–37}} shared out on both men and women. Men's and ladies' events are held together on the same days, with the only difference being the distance skied.
The '''Nordic Opening''' is a [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] event held annually since the [[2010–11 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2010–11 season]] in [[Rukatunturi|Ruka]], [[Finland]] or [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]]. The Nordic Opening is a Stage World Cup event in the [[FIS Cross-Country World Cup]], and are held as the first or second World Cup race weekend of the season. The inaugural Nordic Opening was held in 2010 and was originally named '''Ruka Triple'''. The editions of the mini-tour hosted in Lillehammer is also known as '''Lillehammer Triple'''. Each Nordic Opening consists of three stages; a sprint, an individual race and a [[Pursuit racing#Winter sports|pursuit]]. As of 2019, the prize money for the event amount to 240,000 [[Swiss francs]],{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2019|pp=32–33}} shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events are held together on the same days, with the only difference being the distance skied.


The first stages was arranged on 26 November 2010 and were won by [[Marit Bjørgen]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2011/CC/2363/2011CC2363RL.pdf |title=Ladies 1.2 km Classic Results |date=26 November 2011|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> (ladies) and [[John Kristian Dahl]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2011/CC/2365/2011CC2365RL.pdf |title=Men 1.4 km Classic Results |date=26 November 2011|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> (men). Marit Bjørgen and [[Alexander Legkov]] of [[Russia]] won the first overall Nordic Opening.
The first stages was arranged on 26 November 2010 and were won by [[Marit Bjørgen]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2011/CC/2363/2011CC2363RL.pdf |title=Ladies 1.2 km Classic Results |date=26 November 2011|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> (ladies) and [[John Kristian Dahl]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medias2.fis-ski.com/pdf/2011/CC/2365/2011CC2365RL.pdf |title=Men 1.4 km Classic Results |date=26 November 2011|accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> (men). Marit Bjørgen and [[Alexander Legkov]] of [[Russia]] won the first overall Nordic Opening.
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===Ranking===
===Ranking===
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The overall results are based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on the sprint stage.
The overall results are based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on the sprint stage.


The sprint race carry bonus seconds for the finish, which are subtracted from the overall time. The current bonus format in sprint competitions, as of 2018–19, hands out bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualify for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/fis-production/image/upload/v1540454291/fis-prod/Rules_WC_CC_1819_oct2018_all.pdf |title=RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP |work=International Ski Federation (FIS) |accessdate=26 November 2018}}</ref>
The sprint race carry bonus seconds for the finish, which are subtracted from the overall time. The current bonus format in sprint competitions, as of 2019, hands out bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualify for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/v1574258524/fis-prod/assets/Rules_WC_CC_1920_oct2019_all.pdf |title=RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP |work=International Ski Federation (FIS) |accessdate=29 November 2019}}</ref>


The final stage of the race is held in a [[Pursuit racing|pursuit]] format, with competitors starting with the gaps they have in the overall classification, so the first skier to reach the finish line is the overall winner.
The final stage of the race is held in a [[Pursuit racing|pursuit]] format, with competitors starting with the gaps they have in the overall classification, so the first skier to reach the finish line is the overall winner.


===Prizes===
===Prizes===
Prizes and bonuses are awarded for daily placings and final placings at the end of the race. In 2018, the winners received [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 22,500,{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2018|pp=32}} while each of the stage winners won CHF 5,000.{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2018|pp=32}}
Prizes and bonuses are awarded for daily placings and final placings at the end of the race. In 2019, the winners received [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 22,500,{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2019|pp=32}} while each of the stage winners won CHF 5,000.{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2019|pp=32–33}}


==Stages==
==Stages==
===Stage 1: Sprint===
===Stage 1: Sprint===
The first stage in the Nordic Opening is a sprint. A sprint consist of two rounds; a qualification round and a final round with a knock-out competition format. The 30 fastest skiers in the qualification round qualifies for the final round quarter-finals. In the quarter-, and semi-finals, the skiers compete in heats of six and the two best skiers in each heat are guaranteed progression.{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2018|pp=24}} 12 skiers advance from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals of which six advance to the final. The winners are rewarded, as of 2018–19, 30 bonus seconds.{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2018|pp=31}} The bonus seconds awarded on the sprint stage are meant to encourage sprinter specialsts to go for results in the overall standings.
The first stage in the Nordic Opening is a sprint. A sprint consist of two rounds; a qualification round and a final round with a knock-out competition format. The 30 fastest skiers in the qualification round qualifies for the final round quarter-finals. In the quarter-, and semi-finals, the skiers compete in heats of six and the two best skiers in each heat are guaranteed progression.{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2019|pp=13}} 12 skiers advance from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals of which six advance to the final. The winners are rewarded, as of 2019, 30 bonus seconds.{{sfn|''Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup''|2019|pp=31–32}} The bonus seconds awarded on the sprint stage are meant to encourage sprinter specialsts to go for results in the overall standings.


===Stage 2: Interval start===
===Stage 2: Interval start===
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==World Cup points==
==World Cup points==
The overall winner are awarded 200 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/fis-production/image/upload/v1540454291/fis-prod/Rules_WC_CC_1819_oct2018_all.pdf |title=Rules for the FIS Cross-country World Cup |publisher=[[International Ski Federation]] (FIS) |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.
The overall winner are awarded 200 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/v1574258524/fis-prod/assets/Rules_WC_CC_1920_oct2019_all.pdf |title=Rules for the FIS Cross-country World Cup |publisher=[[International Ski Federation]] (FIS) |accessdate=29 November 2019}}</ref> The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.


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Revision as of 12:27, 29 November 2019

Nordic Opening
Race details
Venue(s)Lillehammer, Norway or
Ruka, Finland
CompetitionFIS Cross-Country World Cup
TypeMini-tour
OrganiserInternational Ski Federation
History
First edition26 November 2010; 13 years ago (2010-11-26)
Editions10 (as of 2019)
Men
First winner Alexander Legkov (RUS)
Most wins Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)
(4 wins)
Most recent Didrik Tønseth (NOR)
Ladies
First winner Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
Most wins Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
(5 wins)
Most recent Therese Johaug (NOR)

The Nordic Opening is a cross-country skiing event held annually since the 2010–11 season in Ruka, Finland or Lillehammer, Norway. The Nordic Opening is a Stage World Cup event in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and are held as the first or second World Cup race weekend of the season. The inaugural Nordic Opening was held in 2010 and was originally named Ruka Triple. The editions of the mini-tour hosted in Lillehammer is also known as Lillehammer Triple. Each Nordic Opening consists of three stages; a sprint, an individual race and a pursuit. As of 2019, the prize money for the event amount to 240,000 Swiss francs,[1] shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events are held together on the same days, with the only difference being the distance skied.

The first stages was arranged on 26 November 2010 and were won by Marit Bjørgen[2] (ladies) and John Kristian Dahl[3] (men). Marit Bjørgen and Alexander Legkov of Russia won the first overall Nordic Opening.

Venues

Year Venue
2010 Finland Ruka
2011 Finland Ruka
2012 Finland Ruka
2013 Finland Ruka
2014 Norway Lillehammer
2015 Finland Ruka
2016 Norway Lillehammer
2017 Finland Ruka
2018 Norway Lillehammer
2019 Finland Ruka

Race structure

Ranking

Bonus seconds for the top 30 positions by type[4]
Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13–15 16–20 21–25 26–30
Finish Sprint 30 27 24 23 22 21 16 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2
Interval start none
Pursuit

The overall results are based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on the sprint stage.

The sprint race carry bonus seconds for the finish, which are subtracted from the overall time. The current bonus format in sprint competitions, as of 2019, hands out bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualify for the quarter-finals.[5]

The final stage of the race is held in a pursuit format, with competitors starting with the gaps they have in the overall classification, so the first skier to reach the finish line is the overall winner.

Prizes

Prizes and bonuses are awarded for daily placings and final placings at the end of the race. In 2019, the winners received CHF 22,500,[6] while each of the stage winners won CHF 5,000.[1]

Stages

Stage 1: Sprint

The first stage in the Nordic Opening is a sprint. A sprint consist of two rounds; a qualification round and a final round with a knock-out competition format. The 30 fastest skiers in the qualification round qualifies for the final round quarter-finals. In the quarter-, and semi-finals, the skiers compete in heats of six and the two best skiers in each heat are guaranteed progression.[7] 12 skiers advance from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals of which six advance to the final. The winners are rewarded, as of 2019, 30 bonus seconds.[4] The bonus seconds awarded on the sprint stage are meant to encourage sprinter specialsts to go for results in the overall standings.

Stage 2: Interval start

The second stage in the Nordic Opening is an interval start, or time trial stage. Skiers are sent out from the start in 30 second intervals. The interval start stage was 5 km for ladies and 10 km for men from the first event in 2010, but has since 2017 been a race over 10 km for ladies and 15 km for men.

Stage 3: Pursuit

The third and ultimate stage of the mini-tour is a pursuit with starting intervals equal to the skiers accumulative times in the overall standings; which means that the first skier to cross the finish line is the winner of the Nordic Opening. The stage's length have in every edition been 10 km for ladies and 15 km for men. If the overall time differences are big before the last stage, the race jury can decide that the lowest ranked skiers start in a «wave start».[8]

Overall winners

Ladies

Year Winner Second Third
2010 Norway Marit Bjørgen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Sweden Charlotte Kalla
2011 Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Therese Johaug Norway Vibeke Skofterud
2012 Norway Marit Bjørgen Poland Justyna Kowalczyk Norway Heidi Weng
2013 Norway Marit Bjørgen Sweden Charlotte Kalla Norway Therese Johaug
2014 Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Therese Johaug Norway Heidi Weng
2015 Norway Therese Johaug Sweden Stina Nilsson Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
2016 Norway Heidi Weng Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Finland Krista Pärmäkoski
2017 Sweden Charlotte Kalla Norway Marit Bjørgen Norway Ragnhild Haga
2018 Norway Therese Johaug Sweden Ebba Andersson Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg

Men

Year Winner Second Third
2010 Russia Alexander Legkov Switzerland Dario Cologna Sweden Daniel Rickardsson
2011 Norway Petter Northug Switzerland Dario Cologna Norway Eldar Rønning
2012 Norway Petter Northug Russia Maxim Vylegzhanin Kazakhstan Alexey Poltoranin
2013 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Maxim Vylegzhanin Russia Alexander Legkov
2014 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway Finn Hågen Krogh Norway Sjur Røthe
2015 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway Petter Northug Norway Finn Hågen Krogh
2016 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Finland Matti Heikkinen
2017 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby Russia Alexander Bolshunov
2018 Norway Didrik Tønseth Norway Sjur Røthe Norway Emil Iversen

Records and statistics

Overall winners

Four skiers have won the Nordic Opening two or more times. Marit Bjørgen (NOR) is the only skier to win five times. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) has won the Nordic Opening four times.

Men
Wins Skier Editions
4  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
2  Petter Northug (NOR) 2011, 2012
1  Alexander Legkov (RUS) 2010
 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) 2017
 Didrik Tønseth (NOR) 2018
Ladies
Wins Skier Editions
5  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2  Therese Johaug (NOR) 2015, 2018
1  Heidi Weng (NOR) 2016
 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2017

Overall winners without stage wins

The following skiers have won the Nordic Opening without winning any of the three stages: Alexander Legkov (2010), Petter Northug (2012), Marit Bjørgen (2013), Martin Johnsrud Sundby (2016), Charlotte Kalla (2017) and Didrik Tønseth (2018).

Stage wins

4 men and 3 ladies have won two or more stages in the Nordic Opening. Marit Bjørgen has won the most stages with 9, followed by Therese Johaug's 8 stage wins. Bjørgen (2012) is the only skier to win all three stages in one Nordic Opening.

Skiers who are still active are indicated in bold. Skiers with the same number of stage wins are listed alphabetically.

Men
Rank Name Country Wins
1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby  Norway 3
2 Lukáš Bauer  Czech Republic 2
Calle Halfvarsson  Sweden 2
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway 2
Ladies
Rank Name Country Wins
1 Marit Bjørgen  Norway 9
2 Therese Johaug  Norway 8
3 Justyna Kowalczyk  Poland 2

World Cup points

The overall winner are awarded 200 points.[9] The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Overall 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Stage 50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

References

  1. ^ a b Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2019, pp. 32–33.
  2. ^ "Ladies 1.2 km Classic Results" (PDF). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Men 1.4 km Classic Results" (PDF). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2019, pp. 31–32.
  5. ^ "RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2019, pp. 32.
  7. ^ Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2019, pp. 13.
  8. ^ Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2018, pp. 33.
  9. ^ "Rules for the FIS Cross-country World Cup" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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