Masters World Cup
The Masters World Cup is an unofficial world championship of the Masters cross-country skiers which has been held since 1980 and annually from 1982 by The World Masters Cross-Country Ski Association (WMA).
Regulations
Conditions of participation
Only Masters competitors who have turned 30 in the last year before December 31st may be admitted. All participants are only allowed to start for one nationality where they are resident or in the nation where the passport was issued. Those who belong to a national ski team or national team are not allowed to take part in the competitions. A participant may only take part in three individual competitions. In the relay competitions, each nation may only start one relay per age group. In addition, a relay participant must be registered for three individual competitions.
An organizing committee and the national directors have a computer program at registration which must be used according to separate "The World Masters Cross-Country Ski Association" instructions. If a competitor cannot take part in the Master World Cup due to illness or accident-related reasons, 50% of the entry fee must be returned during the Masters World Cup upon presentation of a certificate from the national director . Those who want to start in the relay must show the signature of the national director for the compositions.
The following 28 members are eligible to compete in the Masters World Cup: Australia , Denmark , Germany , Estonia , Finland , France , Italy , Japan , Canada , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Norway , Austria , Poland , Russia , Slovakia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Ukraine , United States , United Kingdom , Belarus .
Classification
The Masters competitors are divided into five annual groups and are divided into women and men:
Individual competitions
- Class 1: 30-34 years
- Grade 2: 35-39 years
- Grade 3: 40-44 years
- Grade 4: 44-49 years
- Grade 5: 50–54 years
- Grade 6: 55-59 years
- Grade 7: 60-64 years
- Grade 8: 65-69 years
- Grade 9: 70-74 years
- Grade 10: 75-79 years
- Grade 11: 80-84 years
- Class 12: 85 years and older
Relay competitions (men)
- Class 1: 30-34 years
- Grade 2: 35-39 years
- Grade 3: 40-44 years
- Grade 4: 44-49 years
- Grade 5: 50–54 years
- Grade 6: 55-59 years
- Grade 7: 60-64 years
- Grade 8: 65-69 years
- Grade 9: 70-74 years
- Class 10: 75 years and older
Relay competitions (women)
- Class 1: 30-39 years
- Grade 2: 40-49 years
- Grade 3: 50–59 years
- Class 4: 60 years and older
program
The individual competitions are run for a short, medium and long distance depending on the age group. The route lengths are: 5 km, 10 km, 15 km, 30 km and 45 km. The running style is classic or freestyle . The relay competitions are held 4 × 5 km for men and women (2 × classic, 2 × freestyle).
The event lasts nine days. The first day is an official training and the second day is again an official training and opening ceremony, the third to fifth day is competition day. On the sixth there is a day of rest. The seventh to ninth day is competition day and the closing ceremony with a banquet is held on the last day .
Venues
| year | Venue (s) |
|---|---|
| 1980 |
 Morin Height
|
| 1982 |
 Uppsala
|
| 1983 |
 Telemark
|
| 1984 |
 Oslo
|
| 1985 |
 Hirschau
|
| 1986 |
Lake Placid
|
| 1987 |
 Kuusamo
|
| 1988 |
 Seefeld
|
| 1989 |
Quebec
|
| 1990 |
Ostersund
|
| 1991 |
 Toblach
|
| 1992 |
Anchorage
|
| 1993 |
Geilo
|
| 1994 |
 Finsterau
|
| 1995 |
Canmore
|
| 1996 |
Kuopio
|
| 1997 |
Folgaria
|
| 1998 |
Lake Placid
|
| 1999 |
 Grindelwald
|
| 2000 |
Kiruna
|
| 2001 |
Mariazell
|
| 2002 |
Canmore
|
| 2003 |
Seefeld
|
| 2004 |
Lillehammer
|
| 2005 |
 Krasnogorsk
|
| 2006 |
Brusson
|
| 2007 |
Rovaniemi
|
| 2008 |
McCall
|
| 2009 |
 Autrans
|
| 2010 |
Falun
|
| 2011 |
Sovereign Lake
|
| 2012 |
Oberwiesenthal
|
| 2013 |
Asiago
|
| 2014 |
Pillerseetal
|
| 2015 |
Syktyvkar
|
| 2016 |
Vuokatti
|
| 2017 |
Monastery
|
| 2018 |
Minneapolis
|
| 2019 |
Beitostølen
|
| 2020 |
Cogne
|
| 2021 |
Canmore
|