The 2021/22 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, organized by the International Ski Federation was the 39th Nordic Combined World Cup season for men, and the 2nd season for women. The men's competition started in Ruka, Finland, and the women's competition in Lillehammer, Norway. Both competitions concluded in Schonach, Germany.[1][2]
| Nordic Combined World Cup 2021/22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
 Overall |  Jarl Magnus Riiber (4) | Gyda Westvold Hansen (1) | |
| Nations Cup | Norway (19) | Norway (2) | |
 Best Jumper Trophy | Jarl Magnus Riiber (3) | Gyda Westvold Hansen (2) | |
 Best Skier Trophy |  Ilkka Herola (3) |  Anju Nakamura (1) | |
| Stage events | |||
| Ruka Tour | Jarl Magnus Riiber (3) | — | |
| Triple | Jørgen Graabak (1) | — | |
| Competition | |||
| Edition | 39th | 2nd | |
| Locations | 10 | 5 | |
| Individual | 20 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | — | |
| Mixed | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancelled | 2 | 1 | |
Norwegian Jarl Magnus Riiber and American Tara Geraghty-Moats are the defending overall champions from the 2020–21 season. The American will not defend her title due to the change of sport from Nordic combined to biathlon.[3]
As of this season, women's mass start and mixed competitions are making their debut.
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.[4]
With his victory in Schonach, Jarl Magnus Riiber took his 49th World Cup win, overtaking Hannu Manninen (48 wins) in the overall standings and now is the most successful nordic combined skier in the history of the World Cup.
Map of world cup hosts
All 11 locations hosting world cup events for men (11), for women (6) and shared (5) in this season.
Europe
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Men
- World Cup history in real time
| Total | GUL | GUN | MSS | GU | Sp | Pen | Hsp | Csp | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570 | 133 | 85 | 20 | 239 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
after GUN event in Schonach (13 March 2022)
Calendar
Men's team
- World Cup history in real time
| Total | Relay | Sprint | Mass Start | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
after Sprint in Lahti (26 February 2022)
| Num | Season | Date | Place | Hill | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | 4 December 2021 | Lillehammer | Lysgårdsbakken | HS98 / 4x5 km Relay 025 | Norway |  Germany | Japan
| Germany | [26] |
| 2022 Winter Olympics (17 February) | ||||||||||
| 48 | 2 | 26 February 2022 | Lahti | Salpausselkä | HS130 / 2x7.5 km Sprint 021 | Norway I |  Austria I | Norway II | Germany | [27] |
Standings
Nations Cup
| Rank | after all 23 events[29] | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Norway | 4691 |
| 2 | Germany | 4367 |
| 3 | Austria | 3874 |
| 4 | Japan | 2018 |
| 5 | Finland | 855 |
| 6 |  Estonia | 627 |
| 7 |  France | 551 |
| 8 |  United States | 389 |
| 9 |  Italy | 283 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 182 |
Best Skier Trophy
| Rank | after all 20 events[31] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Ilkka Herola | 1177 |
| 2 | Jørgen Graabak | 1061 |
| 3 | Vinzenz Geiger | 992 |
| 4 | Johannes Rydzek | 936 |
| 5 | Johannes Lamparter | 916 |
| 6 | Akito Watabe | 646 |
| 7 | Fabian Rießle | 582 |
| 8 | Jens Lurås Oftebro | 556 |
| 9 | Eric Frenzel | 528 |
| 10 | Julian Schmid | 507 |
Prize money
| Rank | after all 27 payouts[32] | CHF |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | 138 040 |
| 2 | Johannes Lamparter | 105 160 |
| 3 | Vinzenz Geiger | 68 637 |
| 4 | Jørgen Graabak | 57 075 |
| 5 | Jens Lurås Oftebro | 45 485 |
| 6 | Terence Weber | 30 800 |
| 7 | Eric Frenzel | 30 261 |
| 8 | Kristjan Ilves | 29 690 |
| 9 | Ilkka Herola | 28 275 |
| 10 | Mario Seidl | 20 378 |
Women
- World Cup history in real time
| Total | Gundersen | MSS | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
after GUL event in Schonach (13 January 2022)
Calendar
| All | # | Date | Place (Hill) | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | R. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 December 2021 | Lillehammer (Lysgårdsbakken HS98) | 5 km GUN 002 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Mari Leinan Lund | Annika Sieff | [33] |
| 3 | 2 | 4 December 2021 | 5 km GUN 003 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Mari Leinan Lund | Lisa Hirner | [34] | |
| 4 | 3 | [b]11 December 2021 | Otepää (Tehvandi HS97) | 5 km MSS 001 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Ida Marie Hagen | Yuna Kasai | [35] |
| 5 | 4 | 12 December 2021 | 5 km GUN 004 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Ida Marie Hagen | Marte Leinan Lund | [36] | |
| 6 | 5 | 17 December 2021 | Ramsau (W90-Mattensprunganlage HS98) | 5 km GUN 005 | Gyda Westvold Hansen |  Ema Volavšek | Yuna Kasai | [37] |
| 7 | 6 | 8 January 2022 | Val di Fiemme (Trampolino dal Ben HS106) | 5 km MSS 002 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Anju Nakamura | Lisa Hirner | [38] |
| 23 January 2022 | Planica (Bloudkova velikanka HS102) | 5 km GUN cnx | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] | |||||
| 8 | 7 | 12 March 2022 | Schonach (Langenwaldschanze HS100) | 5 km GUN 006 | Anju Nakamura | Haruka Kasai | Annika Sieff | [39] |
| 9 | 8 | 13 March 2022 | 5 km GUN 007 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | Haruka Kasai | Ema Volavšek | [40] | |
Overall leaders
Individual
| No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gyda Westvold Hansen | 3 December 2021 | Lillehammer | Overall Winner | 8 | |
Standings
Nations Cup
| Rank | after all 9 events[42] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Norway | 1887 |
| 2 | Japan | 1008 |
| 3 | Germany | 899 |
| 4 | Italy | 700 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 575 |
| 6 | Austria | 540 |
| 7 |  Russia | 349 |
| 8 | United States | 208 |
| 9 | France | 162 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 59 |
Best Skier Trophy
| Rank | after all 8 events[44] | Points |
|---|---|---|
| | Anju Nakamura | 641 |
| 2 | Ida Marie Hagen | 489 |
| 3 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | 457 |
| 4 | Cindy Haasch | 410 |
| 5 | Marte Leinan Lund | 365 |
| 6 | Ema Volavšek | 311 |
| 7 | Lisa Hirner | 242 |
| 8 | Anastasia Goncharova | 204 |
| 9 | Jenny Nowak | 176 |
| 10 | Annika Sieff | 172 |
Prize money
| Rank | after all 12 payouts[45] | CHF |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | 36 000 |
| 2 | Ida Marie Hagen | 10 450 |
| 3 | Anju Nakamura | 9 900 |
| 4 | Mari Leinan Lund | 9 600 |
| 5 | Ema Volavšek | 8 200 |
| 6 | Lisa Hirner | 6 750 |
| 7 | Haruka Kasai | 5 000 |
| 8 | Annika Sieff | 4 900 |
| 9 | Marte Leinan Lund | 4 500 |
| 10 | Yuna Kasai | 3 950 |
Mixed team
- World Cup history in real time
| Total | Relay | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Num | Season | Date | Place | Hill | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 January 2022 | Val di Fiemme | Trampolino dal Ben | HS106/ 2x2.5 km + 2x5 km Relay 001 | Norway | Austria
| Germany | Norway (men) & (women) | [46] |
Provisional Competition Rounds (PCR)
Women
| No. | Place | Provisional Round | Competition | Size | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillehammer | 2 December 2021 | 3, 4 December 2021 | NH | Annika Sieff | [57] |
| 2 | Otepää | 10 December 2021 | 11, 12 December 2021 | cancelled due to strong wind | ||
| 3 | Ramsau | 16 December 2021 | 17 December 2021 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | [58] | |
| 4 | Val di Fiemme | 6 January 2022 | 8 January 2022 | Annalena Slamik | [59] | |
| Planica | 22 January 2022 | 23 January 2022 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] | |||
| 5 | Schonach | 11 March 2022 | 12, 13 March 2022 | Gyda Westvold Hansen | [60] | |
Points distribution
The table shows the number of points won in the 2021/22 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup for men and women.
| Place | 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 |
| Individual | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nordic Combined Triple – Days 1 & 2 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nordic Combined Triple – Day 3 | 200 | 160 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Relay | 400 | 350 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 150 | 100 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed Team, Team Sprint | 200 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 |
Podium table by nation
Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 24 | 5 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 | |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- First World Cup podium
- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
Retirements
Following are notable Nordic combined skiers who announced their retirement: