1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 7th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in La Clusaz, France, on 12 December 1987 and finished in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 27 March 1988. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Marjo Matikainen of Finland won the women's.

The first ever mass start event in the World Cup was arranged in Kastelruth, Italy on 15 December 1987. Swede Torgny Mogren won the men's 30 km race. The first women's mass start event was won by Finnish skier Marjo Matikainen at Holmenkollen, Norway on 17 March 1988.

Women's team events

 * NOTE: Races marked with a star (*) counts officially for both as "FIS World Cup" and "Olympic Winter Games" wins statistics.

Achievements

 * First World Cup career victory:

None
 * Men


 * Women
 * Tamara Tikhonova, 23, in her 5th season – the WC 2 (10 km F) in Bohinj; also first podium
 * Simone Greiner-Petter, 20, in her 2nd season – the WC 5 (20 km F) in Toblach; first podium was 1987–88 WC 1 (5 km F) in La Clusaz
 * Vida Vencienė, 26, in her 3rd season – the WC 6 (10 km C) in Calgary; first podium was 1987–88 WC 4 (10 km C) in Leningrad


 * Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1987/88 season in parentheses)


 * Men
 * 🇸🇪 Torgny Mogren (SWE), 3 (6) first places
 * 🇸🇪 Gunde Svan (SWE), 2 (20) first places
 * 🇨🇦 Pierre Harvey (CAN), 2 (3) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (NOR), 1 (3) first place
 * Vladimir Smirnov, 1 (2) first place
 * Alexey Prokourorov, 1 (2) first place
 * Mikhail Devyatyarov, 1 (2) first place


 * Women
 * 🇫🇮 Marjo Matikainen (FIN), 2 (7) first places
 * Tamara Tikhonova, 2 (2) first places
 * 🇫🇮 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN), 1 (8) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Marianne Dahlmo (NOR), 1 (3) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Inger Helene Nybråten (NOR), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇸🇪 Marie-Helene Westin (SWE), 1 (2) first place
 * Simone Greiner-Petter, 1 (1) first place
 * Vida Vencienė, 1 (1) first place