The 2013 Nordic Opening was the 4th edition of the annual cross-country skiing event. The three-day event was the first competition round of the 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

2013 Nordic Opening
2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Ruka, Finland
Dates29 November–1 December
Stages3:
Sprint C
5/10 km C
10/15 km F Pursuit
Results
Men
  Winner  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)
  Second  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS)
  Third  Alexander Legkov (RUS)
Women
  Winner  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
  Second  Charlotte Kalla (SWE)
  Third  Therese Johaug (NOR)
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World Cup points distribution

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The winners of the overall standings were awarded 200 World Cup points and the winners of each of the three stages were awarded 50 World Cup points.

Nordic Opening Overall
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Points 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Nordic Overall Stage
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Points 50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A total of 350 points was possible to achieve if one athlete won all three stages and the overall standings.

Overall standings

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Overall leadership by stage

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Stage Venue Discipline Date Winner Second Third Overall Leader
Nordic Opening (29 November 2013 – 1 December 2013)
1   Ruka Sprint C 29 November 2013   Eirik Brandsdal   Anton Gafarov   Teodor Peterson   Eirik Brandsdal
2 10 km C 30 November 2013   Lukáš Bauer   Eldar Rønning   Dmitriy Yaparov   Eldar Rønning
3 15 km F Pursuit 1 December 2013   Martin Johnsrud Sundby   Maxim Vylegzhanin   Alexander Legkov   Martin Johnsrud Sundby

Women

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Stage Venue Discipline Date Winner Second Third Overall Leader
Nordic Opening (29 November 2013 – 1 December 2013)
1   Ruka Sprint C 29 November 2013   Justyna Kowalczyk   Kikkan Randall   Denise Herrmann   Justyna Kowalczyk
2 5 km C 30 November 2013   Justyna Kowalczyk   Marit Bjørgen   Therese Johaug
3 10 km F Pursuit 1 December 2013   Charlotte Kalla   Therese Johaug   Marit Bjørgen   Marit Bjørgen

References

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  1. ^ "FIS Cross-Country World Cup presented by Viessmann 2013/2014" (PDF). data.fis-ski.com.
  2. ^ "FIS Cross-Country World Cup presented by Viessmann 2013/2014" (PDF). data.fis-ski.com.
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