The final FIS cross-country World Cup weekend of the season 2022/23 is held in Lahti, Finland in the end of March 2023. Lahti Ski Games (Lahti World Cup) consists of cross-country skiing, nordic combined and ski jumping.
Lahti Ski Games or
Salpausselän kisat in Finnish is a traditional event in the
FIS Cross Country World Cup. During the same weekend Lahti also hosts the
ski jumping and
nordic combined world cup events.
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Photo: Touho Häkkinen
The local hero Iivo Niskanen celebrated victory in 15 km (c) in Lahti World Championships in 2017. Here he is victorious in another home race in Ruka Nordic World Cup in 2019.
Lahti Ski Games 2023 – Schedule & Timetables
Lahti Ski Games 2023 includes three days of official action. In cross-country women and men will compete in mixed freestyle team sprint, classic style sprints and 20 km classic style mass starts.
NOTE! All the times in the calendar are Central European Time (CET), UTC +1.
Calendar Lahti Ski Games 23.-26.3.2023
| 24.3.2023 - 26.3.2023 | World Cup Lahti | Lahti, Finland |
-| Fri 24.03.2023 | Mixed relay 4 x 5 km |
| Sat 25.03.2023 | Sprint (c), qualification, men |
| Sat 25.03.2023 | Sprint (c), qualification, women |
| Sat 25.03.2023 | Sprint (c), finals, men |
| Sat 25.03.2023 | Sprint (c), finals, women |
| Sun 26.03.2023 | 20 km (c), mass start, men |
| Sun 26.03.2023 | 20 km (c), mass start, women |
Lahti Ski Games 2023 – Results
We will update the results or live result links here.
Lahti Ski Games 2023 – Teams
We will update the top cross-country teams here when the skiers have been named.
Lahti Ski Games – History
Lahti Ski Games (Lahti World Cup) is a very traditional event. The Games began at the initiative of
Tahko Pihkala in 1922, when Pihkala wanted a competition similar to Holmenkollen in Finland. A competition in Lahti,
Cross Country World Cup, was hosted the first time in 1923. Since then, the competition has been cancelled only three times.
Lahti Ski Games have also been replaced seven times by the World Ski Championships, of which the last time was in 2017. Prior to that, the World Ski Championships were held in Lahti in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989 and 2001.
The long history of Lahti Ski Games accommodates many well-known athletes. In the slightly more distant history, the most successful athletes in the history of the Lahti Ski Games include
Leo Laakso, who won ski jumping five times in a row, and
Heikki Hasu, who also won five times, but not in a row.
Veikko Hakulinen won 50 km three times in a row in 1952–1954. In the 2000s,
Marit Björgen has won the competition seven times.
Lahti Ski Games 2022 - Results
Cross-country world cup Lahti 27.2.2022
Men's 15 km (c)
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Iivo Niskanen (FIN) | 33.06,5 |
| 2. | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) | +17,6 |
| 3. | William Poromaa (SWE) | +18,0 |
| 4. | Alexey Chervotkin (RUS) | +22,0 |
| 5. | Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) | +24,4 |
| 6. | Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget (NOR) | +34,9 |
| 7. | Ilia Semikov (RUS) | +46,1 |
| 8. | Didrik Tønseth (NOR) | +54,1 |
| 9. | Harald Östberg Amundsen (NOR) | +56,9 |
| 10. | Ristomatti Hakola (FIN) | +1.01,4 |
Women's 10 km (c)
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 24.28,4 |
| 2. | Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) | +1,2 |
| 3. | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +16,5 |
| 4. | Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) | +37,7 |
| 5. | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | +40,7 |
| 6. | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +57,2 |
| 7. | Katharina Hennig (GER) | +59,9 |
| 8. | Rosie Brennan (USA) | +1.02,8 |
| 9. | Moa Olsson (SWE) | +1.11,0 |
| 10. | Emma Ribom (SWE) | +1.11,8 |
Hiihto maailmancup Lahti 26.2.2022
Men´s sprint Q (f)
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Lucas Chanavat (FRA) | 2.57,85 |
| 2. | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) | +0,61 |
| 3. | Håvard Solås Taugbøl (NOR) | +2,52 |
| 4. | James Clugnet (GBR) | +2,72 |
| 5. | Richard Jouve (FRA) | +3,08 |
| 6. | Even Northug (NOR) | +3,22 |
| 7. | Qiang Wang (CHN) | +3,45 |
| 8. | Andrew Young (GBR) | +3,70 |
| 9. | Janik Riebli (SUI) | +3,71 |
| 10. | Federico Pellegrino (ITA) | +3,78 |
Women´s sprint Q (f)
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Jonna Sundling (SWE) | 3:17,37 |
| 2. | Jessie Diggins (USA) | +6,71 |
| 3. | Natalia Neprjajeva (RUS) | +7,59 |
| 4. | Julia Kern (USA) | +8,23 |
| 5. | Rosie Brennan (USA) | +8,61 |
| 6. | Maja Dahlqvist (SWE) | +9,43 |
| 7. | Nadine Fähndrich (SUI) | +9,66 |
| 8. | Johanna Hagström (SWE) | +10,47 |
| 9. | Mathilde Myhrvold (NOR) | +12,05 |
| 10. | Jasmi Joensuu (FIN) | +12,20 |
Lahti Ski Games 2021 - Results
Lahti Ski Games 24.1.2021
Ski jump HS130
| # | Athlete | Point |
| 1. | Robert Johansson (NOR) | 265,9 |
| 2. | Markus Eisenbichler (GER) | 264,2 |
| 3. | Karl Geiger (GER) | 264,0 |
| 4. | Halvor Egner Granerud (NOR) | 263,5 |
| 5. | Stefan Kraft (AUT) | 257,8 |
| 6. | Daniel Andre Tande (NOR) | 257,6 |
| 7. | Anze Lanisek (SLO) | 255,4 |
| 8. | Michael Hayböck (AUT) | 254,3 |
| 9. | Ryoyu Kobayashi (JPN) | 252,7 |
| 10. | Pius Paschke (GER) | 251,5 |
Lahti, World Cup 24.1.2021
Men´s relay 4 x 7.5 km
| # | Nation | Result |
| 1. | Norja | 1:07.56,8 |
| 2. | Suomi 1 | +45,2 |
| 3. | Venäjä 1 | +45,5 |
| 4. | Venäjä 2 | +58,4 |
| 5. | Saksa | +1.33,8 |
| 6. | Sveitsi | +2.41,6 |
| 7. | Ruotsi | +2.49,3 |
| 8. | USA | +3.55,2 |
Women´s relay 4x5 km
| # | Nation | Result |
| 1. | Norway | 49.34,4 |
| 2. | Sweden | +42,9 |
| 3. | Finland 1 | +59,5 |
| 4. | Russia 1 | +1.30,7 |
| 5. | USA | +1.48,6 |
| 6. | Germany | +2.16,3 |
| 7. | Finland 2 | +2.48,5 |
| 8. | Russia 2 | +4.01,9 |
Lahti Ski Games 24.1. nordic combined
Ski jumping/skiing
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Akito Watabe (JPN) | 24.46,6 |
| 2. | Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR) | +10,8 |
| 3. | Ryota Yamamoto (JPN) | +25,1 |
| 4. | Johannes Rydzek (GER) | +28,9 |
| 5. | Fabian Riessle (GER) | +44,4 |
| 6. | Vinzenz Geiger (GER) | +55,6 |
| 7. | Jørgen Gråbak (NOR) | +55,9 |
| 8. | Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR) | +56,7 |
| 9. | Ilkka Herola (FIN) | +57,0 |
| 10. | Terence Weber (GER) | +57,0 |
Ski jump HS130 men
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Ryota Yamamoto (JPN) | 0.00 |
| 2. | Akito Watabe (JPN) | +0.01 |
| 3. | Jarl Magnus Riiber (NOR) | +0.28 |
| 4. | Yoshito Watabe (JPN) | +0.37 |
| 5. | Terence Weber (GER) | +0.45 |
| 6. | Laurent Muhlethaler (FRA) | +0.46 |
| 7. | Mario Seidl (AUT) | +0.59 |
| 8. | Johannes Rydzek (GER) | +1.06 |
| 9. | Hideaki Nagai (JPN) | +1.08 |
| 10. | Antoine Gerard (FRA) | +1.10 |
Lahti Ski Games 23.1.2020 ski jumping
Team competition HS130
| # | Team | Points |
| 1. | Norway | 1024,2 |
| 2. | Poland | 1018,3 |
| 3. | Germany | 1014,4 |
| 4. | Austria | 1003,0 |
| 5. | Japan | 957,3 |
| 6. | Slovenia | 938,0 |
| 7. | Switzerland | 792,8 |
| 8. | Finland | 772,0 |
| 9. | USA | 310,1 |
Lahti Ski Games 23.1. nordic combined
Team sprint, ski jumping/skiing
| # | Nation | Result |
| 1. | Norja 1 | 28.25,2 |
| 2. | Saksa 1 | +0,8 |
| 3. | Japani 1 | +2,5 |
| 4. | Saksa 2 | +12,0 |
| 5. | Norja 2 | +13,3 |
| 6. | Itävalta 1 | +25,9 |
| 7. | Suomi 1 | +55,5 |
| 8. | Itävalta 2 | +1.30,7 |
Team sprint ski jump HS130
| # | Nation | Time diff |
| 1. | Austria | 0.00 |
| 2. | Germany 2 | +0.01 |
| 3. | Japan | +0.04 |
| 4. | Germany | +0.04 |
| 5. | Norway | +0.27 |
| 6. | Norway | +0.30 |
| 7. | Austria 2 | +0.52 |
| 8. | Finland | +1.09 |
| 9. | Italy | +1.16 |
| 10. | Japan 2 | +1.22 |
Lahti Ski Games 23.1.
Men´s skiathlon 30 km
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Emil Iversen (NOR) | 1:10.18,4 |
| 2. | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | +0.4 |
| 3. | Pål Golberg (NOR) | +6,6 |
| 4. | Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) | +9,5 |
| 5. | Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) | +20,9 |
| 6. | Hans Christer Holund (NOR) | +28,7 |
| 7. | Dario Cologna (SUI) | +32,8 |
| 8. | Iivo Niskanen (FIN) | +33,0 |
| 9. | Jens Burman (SWE) | +35,8 |
| 10. | Friedrich Moch (GER) | +41,8 |
Women´s skiathlon 15 km
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 37.45,1 |
| 2. | Helene Marie Fossesholm (NOR) | +28,1 |
| 3. | Heidi Weng (NOR) | +29,6 |
| 4. | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +29,7 |
| 5. | Jessica Diggins (USA) | +30,1 |
| 6. | Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) | +1.02,5 |
| 7. | Charlotte Kalla (SWE) | +1.02,8 |
| 8. | Teresa Stadlober (AUT) | +1.02,8 |
| 9. | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +1.02,8 |
| 10. | Anne Kjersti Kalvå (NOR) | +1.07,4 |
Lahti Ski Games 22.1.2021 - Nordic Combined provisional competition
Men HS130
| # | Urheilija | Tulos |
| 1. | Ryota Yamamoto (JPN) | 0.00 |
| 2. | Espen Bjørnstad (NOR) | +0.24 |
| 3. | Yoshito Watabe (JPN) | +0.26 |
| 4. | Laurent Muhlethaler (FRA) | +0.32 |
| 5. | Terence Weber (GER) | +0.38 |
| 6. | Fabian Riessle (GER) | +0.58 |
| 7. | Kasper Moan Flatla (NOR) | +1.01 |
| 8. | Vinzenz Geiger (GER) | +1.03 |
| 9. | Lukas Greiderer (AUT) | +1.06 |
| 9. | Hideaki Nagai (JPN) | +1.06 |
Lahti Ski Games 2020 - Results
Lahti Ski Games 1.3.2020
Women's relay 4 x 5 km
| # | Team | Time |
| 1. | Norway | 50.04,8 |
| 2. | Finland 1 | +30,3 |
| 3. | Sweden | +1.55,2 |
| 4. | Russia 1 | +1.55,3 |
| 5. | Germany | +2.15,5 |
| 6. | Finland 2 | +2.28,4 |
Men's relay 4 x 7,5 km
| # | Team | Time |
| 1. | Norway | 1.09.53,0 |
| 2. | Switzerland | +1,2 |
| 3. | Russia 1 | +1,7 |
| 4. | Italy | +2,4 |
| 5. | Russia 2 | +15,2 |
| 6. | Finland 1 | +22,4 |
Nordic combined Lahti Ski Games 1.3.2020
HS130 + 10 km
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Akito Watabe (JPN) | 25.41,1 |
| 2. | Jørgen Gråbak (NOR) | +2,9 |
| 3. | Vinzenz Geiger (GER) | +7,9 |
| 4. | Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR) | +12,7 |
| 5. | Fabian Riessle (GER) | +15,2 |
| 6. | Eric Frenzel (GER) | +15,3 |
| 7. | Martin Fritz (AUT) | +32,0 |
| 8. | Ilkka Herola (FIN) | +34,7 |
HS130
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Akito Watabe (JPN) | 0.00 |
| 2. | Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR) | +0.09 |
| 3. | Martin Fritz (AUT) | +0.44 |
| 4. | Fabian Riessle (GER) | +0.51 |
| 5. | Ryota Yamamoto (JPN) | +0.52 |
| 6. | Terence Weber (GER) | +0.58 |
| 7. | Jørgen Gråbak (NOR) | +0.59 |
| 8. | Vinzenz Geiger (GER) | +1.02 |
| 9. | Eric Frenzel (GER) | +1.13 |
| 10. | Laurent Muhlethaler (FRA) | +1.16 |
Lahti Ski Games 29.2.2020
Men 15 km (c)
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Iivo Niskanen (FIN) | 32.15,5 |
| 2. | Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) | +10,1 |
| 3. | Hans Christer Holund (NOR) | +28,8 |
| 4. | Ilia Semikov (RUS) | +38,8 |
| 5. | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | +47,9 |
| 6. | Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) | +49,4 |
| 7. | Pål Golberg (NOR) | +54,1 |
| 8. | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) | +54,7 |
| 9. | Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) | +55,1 |
| 10. | Ivan Yakimushkin (RUS) | +59,3 |
Nordci combined Lahti Ski Games 29.2.2020
Team sprint HS130 + 2 x 7,5 km
| # | Team | Time |
| 1. | Norway | 29.06,3 |
| 2. | Germany | +28,1 |
| 3. | Germany 2 | +30,8 |
| 4. | Norway 2 | +37,4 |
| 5. | Austria | +45,1 |
| 6. | Austria 2 | +45,9 |
| 7. | Japan | +46,1 |
| 8. | Finland | +1.45,1 |
| 9. | France | +1.47,2 |
| 10. | Czech Republic | +2.27,5 |
| 11. | Italy | +2.37,4 |
| 12. | Finland 2 | +3.37,1 |
Lahti Ski Games 29.2.2020
Women 10 km (c)
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 23.53,3 |
| 2. | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +3,4 |
| 3. | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +11,8 |
| 4. | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | +21,9 |
| 5. | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | +25,0 |
| 6. | Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) | +31,2 |
| 7. | Heidi Weng (NOR) | +34,9 |
| 8. | Katharina Hennig (GER) | +43,1 |
| 9. | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | +55,8 |
| 10. | Johanna Matintalo (FIN) | +56,3 |
Ski jumping Lahti Ski Games 28.2.2020
Men HS130
| # | Athlete | Points |
| 1. | Stefan Kraft (AUT) | 284,1 |
| 2. | Karl Geiger (GER) | 279,1 |
| 3. | Daniel Andre Tande (NOR) | 273,3 |
| 4. | Anze Lanisek (SLO) | 272,5 |
| 5. | Kamil Stoch (POL) | 271,6 |
| 6. | Dawid Kubacki (POL) | 270,3 |
| 7. | Timi Zajc (SLO) | 268,6 |
| 8. | Stefan Huber (AUT) | 266,0 |
| 9. | Michael Hayböck (AUT) | 265,4 |
| 10. | Philipp Aschenwald (AUT) | 261,4 |
