2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 41st official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women.

The season began on 26 November 2021 in Ruka, Finland and was scheduled to conclude with the World Cup Finals on 18–20 March 2022 in Tyumen, Russia. But after the Russian invasion of Ukraine FIS announced that the World Cup Finals would be cancelled or moved. As a result, the final competition was the mixed team events on 13 March 2022 in Falun, Sweden. The season featured a break in February for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

On 1 March 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIS decided to exclude athletes from Russia and Belarus from FIS competitions, with an immediate effect.

Points distribution
The table shows the number of points to win in every competition in the 2021/22 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and women. Team Sprint and Relay used to count only for Nations Cup but in this season they also made an impact on individual standings, unless it is mixed competition for men and women. Starting this season bonus points will be counted for sprint qualifications.

Achievements
Only individual events.


 * First World Cup career victory:


 * Men
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Terentyev (22), in his 4th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka; also first podium
 * 🇳🇴 Håvard Solås Taugbøl (28), in his 9th season – the WC 8 (Sprint F) in Dresden; first podium was 2019–20 WC 5 (Sprint F) in Davos
 * 🇫🇷 Richard Jouve (27), in his 8th season – the WC 12 (Sprint C) in Drammen; first podium was 2014–15 WC 23 (Sprint F) in Lahti
 * 🇳🇴 Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget (29), in his 9th season – the WC 13 (50 km Mass Start C) in Oslo; first podium was 2019–20 WC 14 (15 km Pursuit C) in Östersund


 * Women


 * First World Cup podium:


 * Men
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Terentyev (22), in his 4th season – the WC 1 (Sprint C) in Ruka – 1st place
 * 🇳🇴 Thomas Helland Larsen (23), in his 3rd season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Lillehammer – 2nd place
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang (28), in his 4th season – the WC 12 (Sprint C) in Drammen – 2nd place
 * 🇫🇮 Joni Mäki (27), in his 9th season – the WC 14 (Sprint C) in Falun – 2nd place
 * 🇩🇪 Friedrich Moch (21), in his 3rd season – the WC 9 (10 km Mass Start F) in Val di Fiemme – 3rd place
 * 🇸🇪 William Poromaa (21), in his 4th season – the WC 11 (15 km C) in Lahti – 3rd place
 * 🇳🇴 Harald Østberg Amundsen (23), in his 4th season – the WC 15 (15 km F) in Falun – 3rd place


 * Women
 * 🇳🇴 Mathilde Myhrvold (23), in her 4th season – the WC 9 (Sprint F) in Lenzerheide – 2nd place
 * 🇳🇴 Tiril Udnes Weng (25), in her 8th season – the WC 4 (Sprint F) in Lillehammer – 3rd place
 * 🇫🇮 Johanna Matintalo (25), in her 7th season – the WC 9 (Sprint C) in Oberstdorf – 3rd place


 * Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins):


 * Men
 * 🇳🇴 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo – 8 (48)
 * 🇫🇮 Iivo Niskanen – 3 (8)
 * 🇳🇴 Simen Hegstad Krüger – 2 (6)
 * 🇫🇷 Richard Jouve – 2 (2)
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Bolshunov – 1 (28)
 * 🇳🇴 Sjur Røthe – 1 (6)
 * 🇳🇴 Didrik Tønseth – 1 (4)
 * 🇷🇺 Alexander Terentyev – 1 (1)
 * 🇳🇴 Håvard Solås Taugbøl – 1 (1)
 * 🇳🇴 Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget – 1 (1)


 * Women
 * 🇳🇴 Therese Johaug – 5 (82)
 * 🇸🇪 Maja Dahlqvist – 4 (5)
 * 🇷🇺 Natalya Nepryayeva – 3 (6)
 * 🇺🇸 Jessie Diggins – 2 (12)
 * 🇸🇪 Jonna Sundling – 2 (5)
 * 🇸🇪 Frida Karlsson – 2 (3)
 * 🇳🇴 Maiken Caspersen Falla – 1 (22)
 * 🇳🇴 Heidi Weng – 1 (13)
 * 🇫🇮 Kerttu Niskanen – 1 (3)

Retirements

 * Men
 * 🇫🇷 Adrien Backscheider
 * Dario Cologna
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Marc Gaillard
 * 🇫🇷 Baptiste Gros
 * Jovian Hediger
 * Ueli Schnider


 * Women
 * 🇮🇹 Elisa Brocard
 * 🇨🇦 Cendrine Browne
 * 🇳🇴 Maiken Caspersen Falla
 * 🇩🇪 Antonia Fräbel
 * Laurien van der Graaff
 * 🇺🇸 Hannah Halvorsen
 * 🇩🇪 Nadine Herrmann
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Hynčicová
 * 🇳🇴 Therese Johaug
 * 🇸🇪 Charlotte Kalla
 * Anamarija Lampič
 * 🇺🇸 Katharine Ogden
 * 🇺🇸 Caitlin Patterson
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Preusseger
 * 🇮🇹 Lucia Scardoni
 * 🇸🇪 Evelina Settlin
 * 🇩🇪 Anne Winkler