The 2014/15 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over the season for cross-country skiers. The season begins on 29 November 2014 in Kuusamo, Finland and ends on 15 March 2015 in Oslo, Norway. The season's biggest event is FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015.
On 20 July 2016, Martin Johnsrud Sundby was banned from competing in ski competitions for 2 months by the FIS after having used an asthma medicine incorrectly during the 2014–15 season. He was also stripped of two wins, one of which also resulted in losing the Tour de Ski title. Due to losing a total of 616 points for the affected competitions he also lost the overall World Cup title.
The table shows the number of points won in the 2014–15 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women.
A skier's best results in all distance races and sprint races counts towards the overall World Cup totals.
All distance races, included individual stages in Tour de Ski and in World Cup Final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the distance standings. All sprint races, including the sprint races during the Tour de Ski and the first race of the World Cup final (which counts as 50% of a normal race), count towards the sprint standings.
In mass start races bonus points are awarded to the first 10 at each bonus station.
The Nations Cup ranking is calculated by adding each country's individual competitors' scores and scores from team events. Relay events count double, with only one team counting towards the total, while in team sprint events two teams contribute towards the total, with the usual World Cup points (100 to winning team, etc.) awarded.
WC stage events are not included. Only individual events.
First World Cup career victory Iivo Niskanen (FIN), 22, in his 5th season – the WC 2 (15 km C) in Kuusamo; also first podium Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR), 24, in her 8th season – the WC 5 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2012–13 WC 16 (Sprint C) in Drammen Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR), 24, in his 5th season – the WC 5 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2012–13 WC 14 (Sprint F) in Lahti Federico Pellegrino (ITA), 24, in his 6th season – the WC 7 (Sprint F) in Davos; first podium was 2010–11 WC 8 (Sprint F) in Liberec Tomas Northug (NOR), 24, in his 6th season – the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Otepää; also first podium Jennie Öberg (SWE), 25, in her 5th season – the WC 11 (Sprint F) in Rybinsk; also first podium Yuliya Chekaleva (RUS), 30, in her 10th season – the WC 12 (Skiathlon) in Rybinsk; first podium was 2012-13 WC 11 (Skiathlon) in Sochi Francesco De Fabiani (ITA), 21, in his 2nd season – the WC 16 (15 km C) in Lahti; also first podium Sjur Røthe (NOR), 26, in his 7th season – the WC 18 (50 km F) in Oslo; first podium was 2012-13 WC 4 (15 km C) in CanmoreFirst World Cup podium Sondre Turvoll Fossli (NOR), 21, in his 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Kuusamo Iivo Niskanen (FIN), 22, in his 5th season – no. 1 in the WC 2 (15 km C) in Kuusamo Toni Ketelä (FIN), 26, in his 5th season – no. 3 in the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Otepää Tomas Northug (NOR), 24, in his 6th season – no. 1 in the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Otepää Elizabeth Stephen (USA), 28, in her 9th season – no. 2 in the WC 10 (10 km F) in Rybinsk Jennie Öberg (SWE), 25, in her 5th season – no. 1 in the WC 11 (Sprint F) in Rybinsk Andrey Parfenov (RUS), 27, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 11 (Sprint F) in Rybinsk Martine Ek Hagen (NOR), 23, in her 5th season – no. 2 in the WC 12 (Skiathlon) in Rybinsk Timo André Bakken (NOR), 25, in his 8th season – no. 3 in the WC 13 (Sprint C) in Östersund Sindre Bjørnestad Skar (NOR), 23, in his 5th season – no. 2 in the WC 15 (Sprint F) in Lahti Richard Jouve (FRA), 20, in his 1st season – no. 3 in the WC 15 (Sprint F) in Lahti Francesco De Fabiani (ITA), 21, in his 2nd season – no. 1 in the WC 16 (15 km C) in LahtiVictories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses) Marit Bjørgen (NOR), 9 (75) first places Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR), 3 (9) first places Eirik Brandsdal (NOR), 3 (6) first places Finn Hågen Krogh (NOR), 3 (3) first places Therese Johaug (NOR), 2 (9) first places Federico Pellegrino (ITA), 2 (2) first places Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR), 2 (2) first places Dario Cologna (SUI), 1 (12) first place Anders Gløersen (NOR), 1 (5) first place Charlotte Kalla (SWE), 1 (4) first place Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR), 1 (4) first place Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS), 1 (4) first place Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), 1 (4) first place Iivo Niskanen (FIN), 1 (1) first place Tomas Northug (NOR), 1 (1) first place Jennie Öberg (SWE), 1 (1) first place Yuliya Chekaleva (RUS), 1 (1) first place Francesco De Fabiani (ITA), 1 (1) first place Sjur Røthe (NOR), 1 (1) first placeFollowing are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement:
Celine Brun-Lie (NOR) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) Anders Södergren (SWE) Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja (FIN) Claudia Nystad (GER) Perianne Jones (CAN) Giorgio Di Centa (ITA) Cyril Gaillard (FRA) Maciej Kreczmer (POL) Sebastian Gazurek (POL)