Cross-country skiing prospects

Ranked by the average of each athlete's best five FIS points results over the last 12 months. Lower is better.

Biggest risers

XC Rating gained over the last 12 months, athletes aged 25 or under.

Women

U23 · Sprint

#	Athlete	Nation	Born	WC starts	FIS pts
1	Iris De Martin Pinter	ITA	2004	24	41.85
2	Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen	NOR	2005	12	46.22
3	Gina del Rio	AND	2004	27	61.14
4	HHHelene Ekrheim Haugen	NOR	2004	3	71.97
5	Samantha Smith	USA	2005	47	72.05
6	Heidi Bucher	AUT	2006	6	87.67
7	EHElin Henriksson	SWE	2003	8	88.84
8	AMAlison Mackie	CAN	2005	32	89.40
9	Evelina Crüsell	SWE	2004	18	91.52
10	JGJustine Gaillard	FRA	2003	7	92.69
11	LPLéonie Perry	FRA	2004	27	92.96
12	Nadine Laurent	ITA	2003	20	93.69
13	Lisa Eriksson	SWE	2003	13	97.09
14	Nora Falster	NOR	2003	4	97.52
15	Anna Marie Jaklová	CZE	2005	8	101.43
16	Fabienne Alder	SUI	2003	8	103.28
17	MTMargot Tirloy	FRA	2005	10	103.32
18	NRNora Soedal Raastad	NOR	2003		103.57
19	Eva Ingebrigtsen	NOR	2004	12	106.93
20	AKAleksandra Kolodziej	POL	2004	15	107.05
21	HMHanna Machakhina	BLR	2003	8	108.37
22	Marina Kälin	SUI	2003	39	111.10
23	VCVirginia Cena	ITA	2004	1	112.52
24	NHNora Christine Hansen	NOR	2005	1	113.13
25	ENElin Näslund	SWE	2004	2	116.43
26	MMMina Sofie Kjaeraas Moland	NOR	2004		118.45
27	LCLiv Coupat	FRA	2003	5	123.60
28	NKNora Kytaja	FIN	2004	8	131.76
29	EHElla Noora Haapalehto	FIN	2005	4	141.43
30	ESElise Fredheim Simonsen	NOR	2004		142.28
31	Tove Ericsson	SWE	2003	1	146.69
32	BLBeatrice Laurent	ITA	2005		147.01
33	ATAva Thurston	USA	2004	4	148.29
34	Eevi-Inkeri Tossavainen	FIN	2003	10	148.30
35	KVKatja Veit	GER	2004	1	149.86
36	SRSelene Rossi	FIN	2005	4	154.99
37	SNSiri Lindbergsengen Nesheim	NOR	2004		155.87
38	CBCharlotte Boehme	GER	2004	1	156.21
39	ISIngeborg Andberg Stenersen	NOR	2003		159.24
40	MTMathea Tegdal	NOR	2005		159.35
41	Siri Wigger	SUI	2003		159.44
42	LBLeonie Besson	FRA	2003	2	160.24
43	DPDaphne Patois	FRA	2005		161.07
44	TATova Andersson	SWE	2004		161.81
45	MFMarit Folie	ITA	2005		162.02
46	LTLucie Tumova	CZE	2005		162.63
47	TBTuva Anine Brusveen-Jensen	NOR	2003	3	163.20
48	NCNoemie Charriere	SUI	2003		163.70
49	SKSilva Kemppi	FIN	2005	1	163.85
50	OVOline Vestad	NOR	2004	1	165.01

Men

U23 · Sprint

#	Athlete	Nation	Born	WC starts	FIS pts
1	Lars Heggen	NOR	2005	19	17.35
2	Oskar Opstad Vike	NOR	2004	19	22.03
3	Roman Alder	SUI	2004	21	27.23
4	Alvar Myhlback	SWE	2006	20	27.53
5	Noe Näff	SUI	2003	24	30.43
6	Jiří Tuž	CZE	2004	44	30.43
7	Anton Grahn	SWE	2004	27	35.18
8	Martino Carollo	ITA	2003	44	37.00
9	Filip Skari	NOR	2005	7	42.30
10	Erik Johansson	SWE	2003	6	42.79
11	Nejc Štern	SLO	2003	33	50.87
12	Mathias Holbæk	NOR	2003	8	50.91
13	Isai Näff	SUI	2005	14	51.58
14	LBLars Michael Saab Bjertnaes	NOR	2004	3	55.62
15	Elias Keck	GER	2003	23	59.48
16	XMXavier McKeever	CAN	2003	58	60.06
17	SKSavelii Korostelev	RUS	2003	16	62.84
18	Ike Melnits	FIN	2003	11	62.90
19	Marc Colell Pantebre	ESP	2005	13	64.26
20	KKKristian Kollerud	NOR	2004	1	68.28
21	EBErik Bergstroem	SWE	2005	1	68.87
22	Eero Rantala	FIN	2003	19	70.42
23	SJSimon Jung	GER	2003	5	70.55
24	BSBernat Selles Gasch	ESP	2003	20	70.79
25	KKKristian Kongssund	NOR	2004		72.94
26	CSChristian Steiner	AUT	2003	5	74.38
27	CGCarl Gustafsson	SWE	2004	1	80.30
28	Lauris Kaparkalējs	LAT	2003	45	82.92
29	Hugo Hinckfuss	AUS	2003	22	86.12
30	Zachary Jayne	USA	2004	7	88.34
31	EBElling Broberg	NOR	2005		88.36
32	WSWilhelm Sterner	SWE	2004		89.88
33	DLDavid Bertnes Leite	NOR	2005		91.79
34	TGTobias Ganner	AUT	2004	12	92.97
35	SHSilvan Hauser	SUI	2004	4	94.33
36	IPIlan Pittier	SUI	2003	11	95.39
37	NSNiclas Steiger	SUI	2004	3	96.24
38	TGTeo Galli	ITA	2004		96.88
39	Elias Danielsson	SWE	2004	2	97.24
40	SBSivert Borgen	NOR	2004		97.88
41	NSNiklas Schmid	GER	2004	2	98.81
42	JWJanik Weidlich	GER	2005	1	99.88
43	VNViktor Norberg	SWE	2004		100.20
44	JHJonas Jan Hellmich	CZE	2005	2	100.30
45	MJMalte Jutterdal	SWE	2003		101.21
46	JBJalmari Bergqvist	FIN	2004		101.44
47	IEIvan Essonnier	FRA	2003	4	101.89
48	BFBirk Fjellheim	NOR	2003		103.79
49	CGCasper Kvam Grindhagen	NOR	2004	1	105.70
50	AAAksel Artusi	ITA	2004		106.41