2013 Nordic Opening

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
Dates	29 November–1 December
Stages	3: 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

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

Men's Overall standings[1] Rank Name Time 1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 1h 04' 17,3" 2 Maxim Vylegzhanin + 0,1" 3 Alexander Legkov + 0,6" 4 Maurice Manificat + 4,0" 5 Sergey Ustiugov + 4,5" 6 Calle Halfvarsson + 4,6" 7 Marcus Hellner + 11,2" 8 Chris Jespersen + 11,7" 9 Noah Hoffman + 12,2" 10 Alexander Bessmertnykh + 12,7"

Women's Overall standings[2] Rank Name Time 1 Marit Bjørgen 43' 42,1" 2 Charlotte Kalla + 0,8" 3 Therese Johaug + 1,3" 4 Justyna Kowalczyk + 30,9" 5 Kikkan Randall + 1' 01,9" 6 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen + 1' 02,6" 7 Yuliya Chekalyova + 1' 03,9" 8 Denise Herrmann + 1' 38,0" 9 Heidi Weng + 1' 38,7" 10 Yuliya Ivanova + 1' 39,1"

Overall leadership by stage

Men

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

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