There is a lot of money to be had for those who assert themselves in the Tour de Ski. The runners win money if they finish on the podium in each individual race, lead the tour overall along the way and if they are among the top 20 in the summary at the end.
Million cheers
The athlete who can cheer for the biggest financial gain is Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, but several other Norwegian runners also received handsome sums.
Overall winner Frida Karlsson pocketed the million, while Tiril Udnes Weng earned the most of the Norwegian women.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo: About NOK 1.2 million.
Trønder was best in 6 out of 7 races in the Tour de Ski and thus also won the competition overall. Thus, he can go home with more than one million in profit.
In total, Klæbo has competed for approximately three hours in the last two weeks. This gives an hourly wage of approx. NOK 400,000.
Simen Hegstad Krüger: NOK 725,000.
Krüger travels home with a stage win and two podium places. He was also second overall.
Hans Christer Holund: NOK 460,000.
Hans Christer Holund was second on the last stage. Consistently good results also ensure that he is third in the summary.
Pål Golberg: NOK 340,000.
Golberg was on the podium twice along the way and was also paid for being second overall after three stages.
Pål Golberg was very good at summarizing for a long time. He ended up finishing fifth. Photo: Terje Pedersen
Didrik Tønseth: NOK 104,000.
Tønseth came third in the 10 kilometer classic in Oberstdorf and ninth in the summary after all the races had been run.
Simen Bjørnestad Skar: NOK 87,000.
Bjørnestad Skar picked up a second place and a third place during this year’s tour. In addition, Skar came second in the battle for the points jersey and number 17 in the summary.
Sjur Røthe: NOK 165,000.
Røthe was number seven in the summary.
Emil Iversen: NOK 11,000.
Iversen was number 20 in the summary and thus captured the last cash prize on the list.
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One million to Sweden
Frida Karlsson: About one million kroner.
Karlsson won a total of three out of seven stages. This led to her winning the competition overall and coming second in the battle for the points jersey.
In total, the Swedish skiing enthusiast can go home with just over one million Norwegian kroner.
Frida Karlsson earned over one million Norwegian kroner from her achievements in the Tour de Ski. Photo: Caroline Simonsen / TV 2
Tiril Udnes Weng: NOK 580,000.
Udnes Weng was third overall, took a stage win and two podium places. In doing so, she also won the points jersey, which gave extra prize money in the pot.
Tiril Udnes Weng with the proof that she took third place in this year’s edition of the Tour de Ski. Photo: Terje Pedersen
Heidi Weng: NOK 220,000.
The most meritorious runner on the Norwegian team was number six overall. This gives NOK 220,000 in prize money.
Lotta Udnes Weng: NOK 150,000.
The runner-up of the Weng twins in this edition of the Tour de Ski captured their first World Cup victory during the tour. She also got a third place and was number eight in the summary.
Lotta Udnes Weng took her very first victory in the World Cup in the Tour de Ski. Photo: Caroline Simonsen / TV 2
Astrid Øyre Slind: NOK 165,000.
The cross-country runner was number seven in the summary.
Silje Theodorsen: NOK 50,000.
Theodorsen was number 13 in the summary.
Anne Kjersti Kalvå: NOK 11,000.
Kalvå had to break the Tour de Ski when she tested positive for corona. The 30-year-old still managed to finish third in the 10 km classic in Oberstdorf. It gave NOK 11,000.
The Trønder fared well in the summary, and probably missed out on a good deal of prize money when she had to withdraw from the tour.
Mathilde Myhrvold: NOK 11,000.
Myhrvold took the season’s first podium when she was third in the sprint in Val di Fiemme, before she broke the tour.
