Cross-country skiing prize money
404 skiers have been paid £15,809,320 across 342 races from 2020 to 2026. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won the most, £1,363,030. An individual World Cup race pays the top twenty from a fixed ladder and a relay or team sprint pays six to ten teams. A Tour de Ski stage pays only its first three, because the money is in the overall standings, and the World Championships pay six places in each race.
The cross-country skiing money list
The top 100 of 404 skiers by career prize money
The top fifteen
Every venue
30 venues, by the prize money each has paid
The fifteen richest venues
Season by season
What cross-country skiing paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | RACES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo | 34 | £2,012,820£2.0m |
| 2025 | Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo | 70 | £3,490,660£3.5m |
| 2024 | Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo | 68 | £3,218,160£3.2m |
| 2023 | Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo | 70 | £3,199,760£3.2m |
| 2022 | Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo | 42 | £1,871,280£1.9m |
| 2021 | Therese Johaug | 44 | £1,552,960£1.6m |
| 2020 | Alexander Bolshunov | 14 | £463,680£464k |
Prize money paid per year
Cross-country skiing prize money by country
23 nations, by what their skiers have won
| # | NATION | SKIERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 99 | £6,667,990£6.7m |
| 2 | Sweden | 48 | £3,128,866£3.1m |
| 3 | United States | 28 | £1,167,904£1.2m |
| 4 | Finland | 37 | £1,068,122£1.1m |
| 5 | France | 23 | £744,688£745k |
| 6 | Germany | 28 | £706,456£706k |
| 7 | Individual Neutral Athletes | 27 | £596,587£597k |
| 8 | Italy | 27 | £461,628£462k |
| 9 | Switzerland | 24 | £422,327£422k |
| 10 | Austria | 6 | £332,272£332k |
| 11 | Czechia | 10 | £149,283£149k |
| 12 | Great Britain | 4 | £115,049£115k |
| 13 | Slovenia | 7 | £83,970£84k |
| 14 | Canada | 13 | £70,812£71k |
| 15 | Latvia | 2 | £25,538£26k |
| 16 | Andorra | 2 | £14,821£15k |
| 17 | China | 3 | £12,420£12k |
| 18 | Ireland | 1 | £10,212£10k |
| 19 | Spain | 1 | £8,801£9k |
| 20 | Estonia | 5 | £6,855£7k |
| 21 | Japan | 3 | £6,486£6k |
| 22 | Poland | 5 | £6,440£6k |
| 23 | Australia | 1 | £1,795£2k |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in cross-country skiing?
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, with £1,363,030 and 83 titles. Jessie Diggins is second on £672,184.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in cross-country skiing?
Therese Johaug took £78,200 for winning the Tour de Ski overall standings, women, January 2025, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in cross-country skiing in 2025?
£3,490,660 across 70 races. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo earned the most that year, £330,822.
Which venue pays the most?
Tour de Ski has paid £2,727,278 across 10 editions. The richest single edition was the Tour de Ski overall standings, women, January 2024, at £299,920.
Which country has won the most cross-country skiing prize money?
Norway, with £6,667,990 across 99 skiers.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across cross-country skiing and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest venue here is Tour de Ski, and the latest year is 2026. The men's and women's fields are set side by side on men's vs women's cross-country skiing prize money, and every sport's cases on where women earn more prize money than men. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays. All six sports on snow are set side by side, men against women included, on skiing and snowboarding prize money compared.