Australia/New Zealand Cup
| FIS Cross-Country Australia/New Zealand Cup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cross-country skiing |
| Date | Southern wintertime season |
| Begins | July |
| Ends | September |
| Locations | Australia New Zealand |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Organised by | International Ski Federation |
| 2019 FIS Cross-Country Australia/New Zealand Cup | |
The Australia/New Zealand Cup (ANC) is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). It is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a second-level competition ranked below the World Cup. The Australia/New Zealand Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but are mainly a competition for skiers from Australia and New Zealand. It is the only Continental Cup taking place in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Australia/New Zealand Cup has been held since the 2005, and has been a part of the Cross-Country Continental Cup since then.
World Cup qualification
In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.
Overall winners
Men
| Season | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ben Sim (1) | Geoffroy Pais | Ben Derrick |
| 2007 | Paul Murray | Ben Sim | Tomio Kanamaru |
| 2008 | Ben Sim (2) | Geoffroy Pais | Andrew Mock |
| 2009 | Thomas Diezig | Ben Sim | Valerio Leccardi |
| 2010 | Callum Watson (1) | Ben Sim | Chris Darlington |
| 2011 | Callum Watson (2) | Ben Sim | Phillip Bellingham |
| 2012 | Callum Watson (3) | Alexander Legkov | Alexei Almoukov |
| 2013 | Victor Gustafsson | Callum Watson | Phillip Bellingham |
| 2014 | Valerio Leccardi | Phillip Bellingham | Paul Kovacs |
| 2015 | Phillip Bellingham (1) | Callum Watson | Alasdair Tutt |
| 2016 | Phillip Bellingham (2) | Nick Montgomery | Jackson Bursill |
| 2017 | Phillip Bellingham (3) | Callum Watson | Paul Kovacs |
| 2018[1] | Phillip Bellingham (4) | Callum Watson | Mark Pollock |
| 2019 | Phillip Bellingham (5) | Lauro Brändli | Seve De Campo |
| 2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Phillip Bellingham (6) | Seve De Campo | Mark Pollock |
| 2022 | Seve De Campo | Lars Young Vik | Bentley Walker-Broose |
Women
| Season | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Samantha Bondarenko | Natascia Leonardi Cortesi | Katherine Calder |
| 2007 | Katherine Calder (1) | Esther Bottomley | Samantha Bondarenko |
| 2008 | Esther Bottomley (1) | Aimee Watson | Evelyn Dong |
| 2009 | Katherine Calder (2) | Esther Bottomley | Aimee Watson |
| 2010 | Esther Bottomley (2) | Aimee Watson | Belinda Phillips |
| 2011 | Esther Bottomley (3) | Lucy Glanville | Georgia Merritt |
| 2012 | Esther Bottomley (4) | Justyna Kowalczyk | Aimee Watson |
| 2013 | Chisa Ōbayashi | Jessica Yeaton | Justyna Kowalczyk |
| 2014 | Esther Bottomley (5) | Jessica Yeaton | Anna Trnka |
| 2015 | Barbara Jezeršek(1) | Katerina Paul | Casey Wright |
| 2016 | Katerina Paul (1) | Aimee Watson | Mary Rose |
| 2017 | Barbara Jezeršek(2) | Katerina Paul | Aimee Watson |
| 2018[2] | Katerina Paul (2) | Casey Wright | Emily Champion Ella Jackson |
| 2019 | Katerina Paul (3) | Casey Wright | Jessie Diggins |
| 2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Casey Wright | Zana Evans | Aimee Watson |
| 2022 | Katerina Paul (4) | Phoebe Cridland | Zana Evans |
References
- ^ "Australia/New Zealand Cup Overall 2018 Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Australia/New Zealand Cup Overall 2018 Women". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2020.