World Championships prize money
The World Championships has paid £1,155,520 across 24 races from 2021 to 2025. In 2025 Frida Karlsson took £22,080.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the race paid in all
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Trondheim World Championships 50km mass start free, women, March 2025 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SKIERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 1st | 1 | £22,080£22k | £22,080£22k |
| Women's 2nd | 1 | £13,800£14k | £13,800£14k |
| Women's 3rd | 1 | £8,280£8k | £8,280£8k |
| Women's 4th | 1 | £5,520£6k | £5,520£6k |
| Women's 5th | 1 | £3,312£3k | £3,312£3k |
| Women's 6th | 1 | £2,208£2k | £2,208£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the Trondheim World Championships 50km mass start free, women, March 2025 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Championships
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SKIER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo | Norway | 6 | £158,240£158k |
| 2 | Ebba Andersson | Sweden | 4 | £113,206£113k |
| 3 | Frida Karlsson | Sweden | 1 | £93,886£94k |
| 4 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 3 | £82,248£82k |
| 5 | Simen Hegstad Krueger | Norway | 2 | £73,876£74k |
| 6 | Jonna Sundling | Sweden | 3 | £69,368£69k |
| 7 | Harald Oestberg Amundsen | Norway | 0 | £38,318£38k |
| 8 | Paal Golberg | Norway | 1 | £37,950£38k |
| 9 | Alexander Bolshunov | Russian Ski Federation | 1 | £32,844£33k |
| 10 | Hans Christer Holund | Norway | 1 | £32,706£33k |
| 11 | Heidi Weng | Norway | 0 | £30,084£30k |
| 12 | William Poromaa | Sweden | 0 | £29,670£30k |
| 13 | Martin Loewstroem Nyenget | Norway | 0 | £25,668£26k |
| 14 | Jessie Diggins | United States | 1 | £24,104£24k |
| 15 | Erik Valnes | Norway | 0 | £23,460£23k |
| 16 | Anne Kjersti Kalvaa | Norway | 0 | £19,256£19k |
| 17 | Emil Iversen | Norway | 1 | £17,774£18k |
| 18 | Federico Pellegrino | Italy | 0 | £17,112£17k |
| 19 | Kristine Stavaas Skistad | Norway | 0 | £16,836£17k |
| 20 | Maja Dahlqvist | Sweden | 0 | £13,110£13k |
| 21 | Jules Chappaz | France | 0 | £13,110£13k |
| 22 | Sjur Roethe | Norway | 0 | £12,705£13k |
| 23 | Emma Ribom | Sweden | 0 | £12,650£13k |
| 24 | Teresa Stadlober | Austria | 0 | £11,702£12k |
| 25 | Calle Halfvarsson | Sweden | 0 | £10,120£10k |
The top 12 here
Other cross-country skiing venues
The venues either side of the World Championships by prize money paid
| # | VENUE | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beitostolen | 4 | £184,000£184k |
| 23 | Dresden | 4 | £161,000£161k |
| 24 | Val di Fiemme | 24 | £130,913£131k |
| 25 | Gällivare | 2 | £101,200£101k |
| 26 | Livigno | 2 | £92,000£92k |
| 27 | Ulricehamn | 2 | £77,280£77k |
| 28 | Oberstdorf | 8 | £44,160£44k |
| 29 | Lenzerheide | 4 | £22,080£22k |
| 30 | Val Müstair | 4 | £22,080£22k |
| 1 | Tour de Ski | 10 | £2,727,278£2.7m |
| 2 | Ruka | 38 | £1,696,969£1.7m |
| 3 | Falun | 30 | £1,410,993£1.4m |
| 4 | World Championships | 24 | £1,155,520£1.2m |
| 5 | Lahti | 22 | £1,054,033£1.1m |
| 6 | Davos | 24 | £950,993£951k |
| 7 | Lillehammer | 16 | £747,040£747k |
| 8 | Trondheim | 12 | £634,369£634k |
| 9 | Oslo | 12 | £589,576£590k |
| 10 | Les Rousses | 12 | £579,600£580k |
| 11 | Goms | 8 | £422,913£423k |
| 12 | Oberhof | 8 | £422,913£423k |
| 13 | Canmore | 8 | £404,800£405k |
| 14 | Drammen | 8 | £387,176£387k |
| 15 | Engadin | 8 | £356,960£357k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Trondheim World Championships 50km mass start free, women, March 2025?
Frida Karlsson took £22,080. The whole race paid £55,200 across 6 skiers.
How much prize money has the World Championships paid?
£1,155,520 across 24 editions from 2021 to 2025. The richest was the Trondheim World Championships 50km mass start free, women, March 2025, at £55,200.
Who has won the most money at the World Championships?
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, with £158,240 and 6 wins. Ebba Andersson is next on £113,206.
Who has won the World Championships the most times?
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, 6 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Championships rank for prize money?
4th of the 30 cross-country skiing venues we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every cross-country skiing venue and skier is ranked on cross-country skiing prize money. The latest edition is the Trondheim World Championships 50km mass start free, women, March 2025, and the one before it the Trondheim World Championships 50km mass start free, men, March 2025. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's cross-country skiing prize money. How much of the pot a cross-country skiing winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.