{"id":42677,"date":"2026-03-18T11:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/42677\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:36:16","slug":"cross-country-world-cup-2025-2026-complete-program-for-lake-placid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/42677\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-country World Cup 2025\/2026: Complete program for Lake Placid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States will host the final cross-country skiing World Cup races from Friday, March 20, to Sunday, March 22, 2026. The program opens on Friday with a 10km interval start in classic technique, followed by a freestyle sprint on Saturday. The season concludes on Sunday with a 20km mass start in freestyle technique.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FACTS Lake Placid World Cup Season 2025\/2026<\/p>\n<p>PROGRAM<\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 20: 10km Interval Start Classic (More details can be found HERE)<\/p>\n<p>18:00 CET: 10km Interval Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>20:00 CET: 10km Interval Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, March 21: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found HERE)<\/p>\n<p>15:30 CET: Sprint Qualification Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>15:30 CET: Sprint Qualification Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>18:00 CET: Sprint Final Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>18:00 CET: Sprint Final Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 22: 20km Mass Start Freestyle (More details can be found HERE)<\/p>\n<p>17:30 CET: 20km Mass Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>19:30 CET: 20km Mass Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxcskiing.com\/traditional-skiing\/cross-country-skiing-world-cup-calendar-for-the-2025-2026-winter-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cross-country skiing World Cup: Calendar for the 2025\/2026 winter season<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2025\/2026 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Calendar<\/p>\n<p>Before Christmas<\/p>\n<p>November 28-30, 2025: Ruka, Finland\u00a0(Week 1)<\/p>\n<p>28\/11: 10km Interval Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>28\/11: 10km Interval Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>29\/11: Sprint Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>29\/11: Sprint Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>30\/11: 20km Mass Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>30\/11: 20km Mass Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>December 5-7, 2025: Trondheim, Norway (Week 2)<\/p>\n<p>05\/12: Sprint Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>05\/12: Sprint Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>06\/12: 20km Skiathlon Classic\/Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>06\/12: 20km Skiathlon Classic\/Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>07\/12: 10km Interval Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>07\/12: 10km Interval Start Freestyle, Women\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>December 12-14, 2025: Davos, Switzerland (Week 3)<\/p>\n<p>12\/12: Team Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>12\/12: Team Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>13\/12: Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>13\/12: Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>14\/12: 10km Interval Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>14\/12: 10km Interval Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>Tour de Ski (Toblach and Val di Fiemme)<\/p>\n<p>December 28, 2025 \u2013 January 1, 2026: Toblach, Italy (Week 4)<\/p>\n<p>28\/12: Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>28\/12: Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>29\/12: 10km Interval Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>29\/12: 10km Interval Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>31\/12: 5km Heat Mass Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>31\/12: 5km Heat Mass Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>01\/01: 20km Pursuit Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>01\/01: 20km Pursuit Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>January 3-4, 2026: Val di Fiemme, Italy (Week 5)<\/p>\n<p>03\/01: Sprint Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>03\/01: Sprint Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>04\/01: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, Men \u2013 Cermis Final Climb<\/p>\n<p>04\/01: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, Women \u2013 Cermis Final Climb<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0the Tour\u00a0de Ski and before\u00a0the Winter Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p>January 17-18, 2026: Oberhof, Germany (Week 6)<\/p>\n<p>17\/01: Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>17\/01: Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>18\/01: 10km Interval Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>18\/01: 10km Interval Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>January 23-25, 2026: Goms, Switzerland (Week 7)<\/p>\n<p>23\/01 Team Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>23\/01: Team Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>24\/01: Sprint Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>24\/01: Sprint Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>25\/01: 20km Mass Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>25\/01: 20km Mass Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>Winter Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p>February 7-22, 2026: Milano-Cortina, Italy<\/p>\n<p>07\/02: 20km Skiathlon, Women<\/p>\n<p>08\/02: 20km Skiathlon, Men<\/p>\n<p>10\/02: Sprint Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>10\/02: Sprint Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>12\/02: 10km Interval Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>13\/02: 10km Interval Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>14\/02: 4\u00d77.5km Relay Classic\/Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>15\/02: 4\u00d77.5km Relay Classic\/Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>18\/02: Team Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>18\/02: Team Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>21\/02: 50km Mass Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>22\/02: 50km Mass Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>The complete program for the Winter Olympic Games can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/milanocortina2026.olympics.com\/en\/competition-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proxcskiing.com\/traditional-skiing\/program-for-cross-country-skiing-at-the-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Program for cross-country skiing at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final Stages<\/p>\n<p>February 28 \u2013 March 1, 2026: Falun, Sweden (Week 8)<\/p>\n<p>28\/02: Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>28\/02: Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>01\/03: 20km Skiathlon Classic\/Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>01\/03: 20km Skiathlon Classic\/Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>March 7-8, 2026: Lahti, Finland (Week 9)<\/p>\n<p>07\/03: Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>07\/03: Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>08\/03: 10km Interval Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>08\/03: 10km Interval Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>March 12-14, 2026: Drammen \u2013 Oslo, Norway (Week 10)<\/p>\n<p>12\/03: Sprint Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>12\/03: Sprint Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>14\/03: 50km Mass Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>14\/03: 50km Mass Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>March 20-22, 2026: Lake Placid (Finals)<\/p>\n<p>20\/03: 10km Interval Start Classic, Men<\/p>\n<p>20\/03: 10km Interval Start Classic, Women<\/p>\n<p>21\/03: Sprint Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>21\/03: Sprint Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>22\/03: 20km Mass Start Freestyle, Men<\/p>\n<p>22\/03: 20km Mass Start Freestyle, Women<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about the Cross-Country Skiing World 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