The 2016 Ski Tour Canada was a cross-country skiing competition held as part of the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. It was the first tour of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup held in Canada. It began in Gatineau on March 1, 2016, and ended in Canmore on March 12, 2016. It consisted of eight stages, the first four held in Quebec, the remainder being held in Alberta.

The competitors received half of the usual World Cup points for the individual stages at this event. For the overall standings they received four times the World Cup points compared to a regular individual World Cup event.

Standings Men Final standings after stage 8, with bonus seconds deducted Place Name Time 1 4:06:35.2 2 +57.7 3 +1:52.5 4 +2:18.4 5 +2:53.9 6 +3:06.8 7 +4:12.7 8 +5:14.3 9 +5:23.7 10 +6:01.3Women

Final standings after stage 8, with bonus seconds deducted Place Name Time 1 2:40:52.0 2 +1:07.8 3 +2:13.3 4 +2:56.2 5 +3:08.5 6 +4:12.0 7 +5:20.5 8 +5:34.8 9 +6:55.7 10 +7:07.8

Stages

Stage 1 1 March 2016 Jacques Cartier Park (Gatineau), Canada

+Men - 1.7 km Sprint Freestyle Place Name Time 1 3:09.36 2 +0.08 3 +0.09 4 +0.13 5 +0.71 6 +0.72+Women - 1.7 km Sprint Freestyle Place Name Time 1 3:34.0 2 +0.73 3 +0.87 4 +1.20 5 +1.30 6 +1.60

Stage 2 2 March 2016, Mount Royal (Montreal), Canada

+Men - 17.5 km Classical (mass start) Place Name Time 1 45:05.4 2 +5.3 3 +14.5 4 +39.8 5 +51.4+Women - 10.5 km Classical (mass start) Place Name Time 1 30:05.6 2 +1:00.3 3 +1:09.8 4 +1:42.0 5 +1:42.8

Stage 3 4 March 2016, Plains of Abraham (Quebec City), Canada

+Men - 1.7 km Sprint Freestyle Place Name Time 1 3:36.26 2 +0.55 3 +0.79 4 +1.91 5 +2.12 6 +2.18+Women - 1.5 km Sprint Freestyle Place Name Time 1 3:37.15 2 +0.11 3 +0.56 4 +1.09 5 +1.57 6 +9.43

Stage 4 5 March 2016, Plains of Abraham (Quebec City), Canada

+Men - 15 km Freestyle (pursuit) Place Name Time 1 34:31.8 2 +17.7 3 +1:02.2 4 +1:49.8 5 +1:50.8+Women - 10 km Freestyle (pursuit) Place Name Time 1 24:18.8 2 +0.1 3 +1:05.2 4 +1:37.6 5 +1:48.1

Stage 5 8 March 2016, Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, (Canmore), Canada

+Men - 1.5 km Sprint Classical Place Name Time 1 3:46.33 2 +0.54 3 +1.00 4 +2.21 5 +32.79 6 +2:15.14+Women - 1.5 km Sprint Classical Place Name Time 1 4:09.26 2 +7.07 3 +8.66 4 +18.03 5 +19.07 6 +21.96

Stage 6 9 March 2016, Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, (Canmore), Canada

+Men - 30 km Skiathlon Place Name Time 1 1:16:29.7 2 +2.8 3 +3.7 4 +5.0 5 +7.1+Women - 15 km Skiathlon Place Name Time 1 39:41.0 2 +0.8 3 +9.8 4 +13.4 5 +13.5

Stage 7 11 March 2016, Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, (Canmore), Canada

+Men - 20 km Freestyle (individual) Place Name Time 1 35:16.3 2 +13.6 3 +13.9 4 +21.7 5 +28.8+Women - 10 km Freestyle (individual) Place Name Time 1 23:20.1 2 +23.0 3 +24.5 4 +24.6 5 +32.6

Stage 8 12 March 2016, Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, (Canmore), Canada

+Men - 15 km Classical (pursuit) Place Name Time 1 47:24.1 2 +57.7 3 +1:52.5 4 +2:18.4 5 +2:53.9+Women - 10 km Classical (pursuit) Place Name Time 1 34:12.4 2 +1:07.8 3 +2:13.3 4 +2:56.2 5 +3:08.5

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