Cross-country Tour de Ski 2023/24: preview, full schedule, how to watch live
Norway's Johannes Klæbo is defending his Tour de Ski crown in the cross-country skiing event, with Jessie Diggins of USA going in as the favourite to land the women's title she last won in 2021.
Cross-Country Skiing
The 2023/24 Tour de Ski in cross-country skiing gets underway with a sprint race in Toblach, Italy on Saturday, 30 December.
Can anyone stop reigning men's champion Johannes Klæbo from securing a third-consecutive crown?
Frida Karlsson is the reigning champion on the women's side, but the question is whether she will even start to defend her title. The star has struggled to find her best form since contracting COVID after the cross-country skiing opening event in Ruka, and 2021 champion Jessie Diggins is currently leading the overall season rankings.
The Tour de Ski, which is part of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, will see skiers compete in seven stages, moving from Toblach to Davos, Switzerland, before the finale on the famously steep and gruelling mass start in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
Read on to find out all you need to know about the 2023/24 edition of the event, including the full schedule and top skiers to watch.
2023/24 Tour de Ski: Stars to watch
On the men’s side, Johannes Klæbo is the Tour de Ski favourite. He picked up where he left off last season and currently leads the World Cup overall rankings.
In fact, the reigning Olympic champion from Norway has won four races this year, which is 50 per cent of the season so far.
His compatriot, Harald Oestberg Amundsen is also having a good season and currently sits second in the overall standings after dominating the distance events.
Elsewhere, keep an eye out for another Norwegian, Paal Golberg, who won the 10km freestyle in Ostersund and is expected to be a medal threat.
On the women’s side, USA’s Jessie Diggins has taken full advantage of Frida Karlsson’s fitness struggles to take the lead in this year’s overall rankings.
As a previous Tour de Ski winner, Diggins goes into the event as the favourite. However, she’ll have to be at her best to beat Sweden’s Ebba Andersson, who has won multiple times this season and currently edges Diggins in the distance events, as well as Emma Ribom, who currently tops the sprint charts.
2023/24 Tour de Ski: Full schedule
Toblach, Italy
Stage 1 - Saturday, 30 December - Women's 1.5km sprint freestyle, men's 1.5km sprint freestyle
Stage 2 - Sunday, 31 December - Women's 10km interval start classic, men's 10km interval start classic
Stage 3 - Monday, 1 January - Men’s 25km pursuit freestyle, women’s 25km pursuit freestyle
Davos, Switzerland
Stage 4 - Wednesday, 3 January - Women's 1.5km freestyle sprint, men's 1.5km freestyle sprint
Stage 5 - Thursday, 4 January - Women’s 20km pursuit classic, men’s 20km pursuit classic
Val di Fiemme, Italy
Stage 6 - Saturday, 6 January - Women's 15km mass start classic, men's 15km mass start classic
Stage 7 - Sunday, 7 January - Women's 10km final climb mass start freestyle, men's 10km final climb mass start freestyle
The full schedule and results can be found here.
How to watch the 2023/24 Tour de Ski
The multi-stage cross-country World Cup event will be televised by FIS broadcast partners and available for digital live streaming in many territories.
In Europe, the action will be available on Eurosport, while US viewers can follow the event live on skiandsnowboard.live and on-demand on Outside+.