CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING PRIZE MONEY · 2021

Cross-country skiing prize money in 2021

Q: Who earned the most cross-country skiing prize money in 2021?

Therese Johaug, with £107,548 and 6 titles. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo was next on £95,588.

Q: How much prize money was paid in 2021?

£1,552,960 across 44 races, to 179 skiers.

Q: Which race paid the most in 2021?

The Dresden sprint free, women, December 2021, at £41,860.

Q: How does 2021 compare with 2020?

2020 paid £463,680 across 14 races.

Cross-country skiing paid £1,552,960 across 44 races in 2021, to 179 skiers. Therese Johaug earned the most, £107,548.

PAID IN 2021£1.6m

RACES44

SKIERS PAID179

TOP EARNER£108k

The 2021 money list

The top 50 skiers by prize money won in 2021

Cross-country skiing skiers ranked by prize money won in 2021.
#	SKIER	NATION	WINS	PRIZE MONEY
1	Therese Johaug	Norway	6	£107,548£108k
2	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	Norway	6	£95,588£96k
3	Alexander Bolshunov	Individual Neutral Athletes	5	£92,046£92k
4	Simen Hegstad Krueger	Norway	3	£72,496£72k
5	Frida Karlsson	Sweden	2	£65,872£66k
6	Maja Dahlqvist	Sweden	5	£56,856£57k
7	Jessie Diggins	United States	3	£54,878£55k
8	Hans Christer Holund	Norway	1	£50,508£51k
9	Ebba Andersson	Sweden	0	£45,724£46k
10	Heidi Weng	Norway	1	£45,448£45k
11	Emil Iversen	Norway	2	£34,518£35k
12	Sergey Ustiugov	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£33,230£33k
13	Jonna Sundling	Sweden	1	£30,268£30k
14	Haavard Solaas Taugboel	Norway	1	£29,624£30k
15	Anamarija Lampic	Slovenia	0	£28,520£29k
16	Erik Valnes	Norway	0	£26,588£27k
17	Yulia Stupak	Individual Neutral Athletes	1	£25,944£26k
18	Johanna Hagstroem	Sweden	0	£23,920£24k
19	Rosie Brennan	United States	0	£23,690£24k
20	Sjur Roethe	Norway	0	£21,767£22k
21	Linn Svahn	Sweden	2	£21,160£21k
22	Helene Marie Fossesholm	Norway	0	£21,142£21k
23	Oskar Svensson	Sweden	1	£21,096£21k
24	Richard Jouve	France	0	£20,608£21k
25	Paal Golberg	Norway	0	£20,516£21k
26	Iivo Niskanen	Finland	2	£18,336£18k
27	Tiril Udnes Weng	Norway	0	£17,186£17k
28	Maiken Caspersen Falla	Norway	0	£15,732£16k
29	Federico Pellegrino	Italy	0	£15,548£16k
30	Alexander Terentev	Individual Neutral Athletes	1	£15,364£15k
31	Katharina Hennig	Germany	0	£14,720£15k
32	Alexey Chervotkin	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£14,628£15k
33	Lucas Chanavat	France	0	£13,892£14k
34	Harald Oestberg Amundsen	Norway	0	£13,064£13k
35	Nadine Faehndrich	Switzerland	0	£12,834£13k
36	Gleb Retivykh	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£12,696£13k
37	Jens Burman	Sweden	0	£12,346£12k
38	Artem Maltsev	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£11,288£11k
39	Ivan Yakimushkin	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£11,132£11k
40	Natalia Nepryaeva	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£10,120£10k
41	Krista Parmakoski	Finland	0	£9,706£10k
42	Teresa Stadlober	Austria	0	£9,080£9k
43	Michal Novak	Czechia	0	£9,062£9k
44	Emma Ribom	Sweden	0	£9,062£9k
45	Tatiana Sorina	Individual Neutral Athletes	0	£8,850£9k
46	Thomas Helland Larsen	Norway	0	£8,556£9k
47	Even Northug	Norway	0	£8,096£8k
48	Kerttu Niskanen	Finland	1	£7,958£8k
49	Martin Loewstroem Nyenget	Norway	0	£7,866£8k
50	Mathilde Myhrvold	Norway	0	£6,486£6k

The top 15 in 2021

Therese Johaug £108k Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo £96k Alexander Bolshunov £92k Simen Hegstad Krueger £72k Frida Karlsson £66k Maja Dahlqvist £57k Jessie Diggins £55k Hans Christer Holund £51k Ebba Andersson £46k Heidi Weng £45k Emil Iversen £35k Sergey Ustiugov £33k Jonna Sundling £30k Haavard Solaas Taugboel £30k Anamarija Lampic £29k

Every race in 2021

By prize money paid

Cross-country skiing races in 2021 with winner and total paid.
RACE	WINNER	PAID
Dresden sprint free, women, December 2021	Maja Dahlqvist	£41,860£42k
Dresden sprint free, men, December 2021	Haavard Solaas Taugboel	£41,860£42k
Davos 10km interval start free, women, December 2021	Therese Johaug	£41,860£42k
Davos 15km interval start free, men, December 2021	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£41,860£42k
Davos sprint free, women, December 2021	Maja Dahlqvist	£41,860£42k
Davos sprint free, men, December 2021	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£41,860£42k
Lillehammer 10km interval start free, women, December 2021	Frida Karlsson	£41,860£42k
Lillehammer 15km interval start free, men, December 2021	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£41,860£42k
Lillehammer sprint free, women, December 2021	Maja Dahlqvist	£41,860£42k
Lillehammer sprint free, men, December 2021	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£41,860£42k
Ruka 10km pursuit free, women, November 2021	Therese Johaug	£41,860£42k
Ruka 15km pursuit free, men, November 2021	Alexander Bolshunov	£41,860£42k
Ruka 10km interval start classic, women, November 2021	Frida Karlsson	£41,860£42k
Ruka 15km interval start classic, men, November 2021	Iivo Niskanen	£41,860£42k
Ruka sprint classic, women, November 2021	Maja Dahlqvist	£41,860£42k
Ruka sprint classic, men, November 2021	Alexander Terentev	£41,860£42k
Engadin 30km pursuit free, women, March 2021	Heidi Weng	£38,640£39k
Engadin 50km pursuit free, men, March 2021	Simen Hegstad Krueger	£38,640£39k
Engadin 10km mass start classic, women, March 2021	Yulia Stupak	£38,640£39k
Engadin 15km mass start classic, men, March 2021	Alexander Bolshunov	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships 50km mass start classic, men, March 2021	Emil Iversen	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships 30km mass start classic, women, March 2021	Therese Johaug	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships 15km interval start free, men, March 2021	Hans Christer Holund	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships 10km interval start free, women, March 2021	Therese Johaug	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships 15km skiathlon classic/free, women, February 2021	Therese Johaug	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships 30km skiathlon classic/free, men, February 2021	Alexander Bolshunov	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships sprint classic, women, February 2021	Jonna Sundling	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf World Championships sprint classic, men, February 2021	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£38,640£39k
Ulricehamn xkm sprint free, women, February 2021	Maja Dahlqvist	£38,640£39k
Ulricehamn sprint free, men, February 2021	Oskar Svensson	£38,640£39k
Falun sprint classic, women, January 2021	Linn Svahn	£38,640£39k
Falun sprint classic, men, January 2021	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£38,640£39k
Falun 10km mass start classic, women, January 2021	Linn Svahn	£38,640£39k
Falun 15km mass start classic, men, January 2021	Alexander Bolshunov	£38,640£39k
Falun 10km interval start free, women, January 2021	Jessie Diggins	£38,640£39k
Falun 15km interval start free, men, January 2021	Alexander Bolshunov	£38,640£39k
Lahti 15km skiathlon classic/free, women, January 2021	Therese Johaug	£38,640£39k
Lahti 30km skiathlon classic/free, men, January 2021	Emil Iversen	£38,640£39k
Oberstdorf 10km mass start free, Tour de Ski stage, women, December 2021	Jessie Diggins	£5,520£6k
Oberstdorf 15km mass start free, Tour de Ski stage, men, December 2021	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k
Lenzerheide 10km interval start classic, Tour de Ski stage, women, December 2021	Kerttu Niskanen	£5,520£6k
Lenzerheide 15km interval start classic, Tour de Ski stage, men, December 2021	Iivo Niskanen	£5,520£6k
Lenzerheide sprint free, Tour de Ski stage, women, December 2021	Jessie Diggins	£5,520£6k
Lenzerheide sprint free, Tour de Ski stage, men, December 2021	Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo	£5,520£6k

The richest races of 2021

Every year we hold

2020 £464k 2021 £1.6m 2022 £1.9m 2023 £3.2m 2024 £3.2m 2025 £3.5m 2026 £2.0m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most cross-country skiing prize money in 2021?

Therese Johaug, with £107,548 and 6 titles. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo was next on £95,588.

How much prize money was paid in 2021?

£1,552,960 across 44 races, to 179 skiers.

Which race paid the most in 2021?

The Dresden sprint free, women, December 2021, at £41,860.

How does 2021 compare with 2020?

2020 paid £463,680 across 14 races.

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