10th Snow Event in Düsseldorf:December 2nd till december 4th 2011

The FIS Cross-Country World Cup will celebrate an anniversary this year. The World’s best cross-country skiers will again compete on the spectacular course along the Rhine on December 3 and 4. The Old Town banks and Burgplatz will once again be turned into an Alpine winter fairy-tale: culinary delicacies, tobogganing track for children and an attractive music and supporting programme will once again make the FIS Cross-Country World Cup a special event for the whole family.

Co-organizers of the event are the ski specialists, allrounder (JEVER SKIHALLE Neuss), sportAgentur Düsseldorf GmbH and westdeutsche skiverband.

Team sprint: Sweden and Norway on the podium

Athletes for further World Cup events in Dusseldorf

The tenth FIS Cross-Country Ski World Cup in Dusseldorf was concluded with two Scandinavian victories, cheered on by 100,000 spectators along the banks of the Rhine. Norway won the women’s team sprint with Mari Eide and Maiken Falla, while Sweden remained victorious in the men’s event with Jesper Modin and Teodor Peterson. [mehr]...

Individual sprint

Wins for Hattestad and Randall - German talent Hanna Kolb kept her promise

A premiere, a repeat and a good result of the German cross-country skiers marked the first day of the FIS Cross-Country Ski World Cup in Dusseldorf. Thousands of spectators witnessed the first ever US American victory in Dusseldorf on the perfectly prepared course along the banks of the Rhine. After finishing runner-up last year, Kikkan Randall was the first to cross the finishing line this year. [mehr]...

FIS Race Director Jürg Capol:

“Dusseldorf has always been creative”

The FIS Cross-Country Ski World Cup in Dusseldorf (December 3-4) celebrates its tenth anniversary this year – and enjoys praise from every corner: “Here people have learnt and developed very much in a short time, they have always been creative,” says FIS Race Director Jürg Capol and refers to the multi-coloured circus world on Burgplatz. “At its inauguration the World Cup in Dusseldorf was still a bit exotic, since then the organisers have been a perfect partner that turned the World Cup into a very successful event.” [mehr]...

The first snow

„a Milestone“

The snow has arrived. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday a truck dumped the first of approximately 120 loads of the white powder down at the riverbank for the tenth FIS Cross Country World Cup Düsseldorf. Overall almost 4000 cubic meters of snow will be disposed and groomed on the 830-Meter-Track by early Saturday morning. [mehr]...