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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING · 2026-01-17 · OBERHOF, GERMANY

Oberhof sprint free, men, January 2026 prize money

The Oberhof sprint free, men, January 2026 paid £53,750 to 20 skiers. Lars Heggen won £12,500. Federico Pellegrino took £9,167 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£54k
WINNER£13k
SKIERS PAID20
PAYOUT BANDS20

Men's payouts

20 skiers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each skier at the Oberhof sprint free, men, January 2026.
PLACE SKIER NATION PRIZE MONEY
1st Lars Heggen Norway £12,500£13k
2nd Federico Pellegrino Italy £9,167£9k
3rd Even Northug Norway £5,833£6k
4th Lauri Vuorinen Finland £4,167£4k
5th Emil Liekari Finland £3,333£3k
6th Valerio Grond Switzerland £2,500£3k
7th Jaume Pueyo Spain £2,333£2k
8th Filip Skari Norway £2,167£2k
9th Martino Carollo Italy £2,000£2k
10th Simone Mocellini Italy £1,667£2k
11th Jiri Tuz Czechia £1,333£1k
12th Mathias Holbaek Norway £1,083£1k
13th Roman Alder Switzerland £1,000£1k
14th Noe Naeff Switzerland £917£917
15th Even Solem Michelsen Norway £833£833
16th Emil Danielsson Sweden £750£750
17th Jesper Persson Sweden £667£667
18th Oskar Algotsson Sweden £583£583
19th Miha Simenc Slovenia £500£500
20th Zanden Mcmullen United States £417£417

How the money splits

Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one skier

Where the money went, band by band

1st £13k
2nd £9,167
3rd £5,833
4th £4,167
5th £3,333
6th £2,500
7th £2,333
8th £2,167
9th £2,000
10th £1,667
11th £1,333
12th £1,083
13th £1,000
14th £917

The rest of 2026

Every other cross-country skiing race we hold from 2026

Other cross-country skiing races in 2026.
RACE WINNER PAID
Lake Placid 20km mass start free, women, March 2026 Jonna Sundling £53,750£54k
Lake Placid 20km mass start free, men, March 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Lake Placid sprint free, women, March 2026 Linn Svahn £53,750£54k
Lake Placid sprint free, men, March 2026 Federico Pellegrino £53,750£54k
Lake Placid 10km interval start classic, women, March 2026 Linn Svahn £53,750£54k
Lake Placid 10km interval start classic, men, March 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Oslo 50km mass start free, women, March 2026 Frida Karlsson £53,750£54k
Oslo 50km mass start free, men, March 2026 Einar Hedegart £53,750£54k
Drammen sprint classic, women, March 2026 Jonna Sundling £53,750£54k
Drammen sprint classic, men, March 2026 Ansgar Evensen £53,750£54k
Lahti 10km interval start classic, women, March 2026 Frida Karlsson £53,750£54k
Lahti 10km interval start classic, men, March 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Lahti sprint free, women, March 2026 Jonna Sundling £53,750£54k
Lahti sprint free, men, March 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Falun 20km skiathlon classic/free, women, March 2026 Heidi Weng £53,750£54k
Falun 20km skiathlon classic/free, men, March 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Falun sprint free, women, February 2026 Linn Svahn £53,750£54k
Falun sprint free, men, February 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Goms 20km mass start classic, women, January 2026 Johanna Matintalo £53,750£54k
Goms 20km mass start classic, men, January 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Goms sprint classic, women, January 2026 Linn Svahn £53,750£54k
Goms sprint classic, men, January 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £53,750£54k
Oberhof 10km interval start classic, women, January 2026 Moa Olsson £53,750£54k
Oberhof 10km interval start classic, men, January 2026 Martin Loewstroem Nyenget £53,750£54k
Oberhof sprint free, women, January 2026 Jonna Sundling £53,750£54k
Tour de Ski overall standings, women, January 2026 Jessie Diggins £267,500£268k
Tour de Ski overall standings, men, January 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £267,500£268k
Val di Fiemme 10km mass start free, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2026 Karoline Simpson-Larsen £5,000£5k
Val di Fiemme 10km mass start free, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2026 Mattis Stenshagen £5,000£5k
Val di Fiemme sprint classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2026 Jasmi Joensuu £5,000£5k
Val di Fiemme sprint classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £5,000£5k
Toblach 20km pursuit classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, January 2026 Jessie Diggins £5,000£5k
Toblach 20km pursuit classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, January 2026 Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £5,000£5k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Oberhof sprint free, men, January 2026 get?

Lars Heggen took £12,500.

How much did the runner-up get?

Federico Pellegrino took £9,167, 73% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Oberhof sprint free, men, January 2026?

£53,750, paid to 20 skiers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Oberhof 20km mass start classic, women, January 2024 paid £50,600, and the Oberhof sprint free, women, January 2026 paid £53,750.

Where to next

Every edition is on the Oberhof prize money page, and the whole year on cross-country skiing prize money in 2026. The edition before was the Oberhof 20km mass start classic, women, January 2024. The one after was the Oberhof sprint free, women, January 2026.