The 2017 Nordic Opening or the sixth Ruka Triple was the 8th edition of the Nordic Opening, an annual cross-country skiing mini-tour event. The three-day event was the first competition round of the 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

2017 Nordic Opening
2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Ruka, Finland
Dates24–26 November
Stages3:
Sprint C
10/15 km C
10/15 km F Pursuit
Results
Men
  Winner  Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR)
  Second  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)
  Third  Alexander Bolshunov (RUS)
Women
  Winner  Charlotte Kalla (SWE)
  Second  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
  Third  Ragnhild Haga (NOR)
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World Cup points distribution

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The winners of the overall standings were awarded 200 World Cup points and the winners of each of the three stages were awarded 50 World Cup points.

Nordic Opening Overall
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Points 200 160 120 100 90 80 72 64 58 52 48 44 40 36 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Nordic Overall Stage
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Points 50 46 43 40 37 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

A total of 350 points was possible to achieve if one athlete won all three stages and the overall standings.

Overall standings

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Men's Overall standings (1–10)[1]
Rank Name Time
1   Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) 1:12:18.5
2   Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +0.4
3   Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) +1.0
4   Alex Harvey (CAN) +1.6
5   Alexey Chervotkin (RUS) +6.2
6   Iivo Niskanen (FIN) +7.2
7   Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +8.1
8   Maurice Manificat (FRA) +8.2
9   Hans Christer Holund (NOR) +8.2
10   Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) +10.7
Women's Overall standings (1–10)[2]
Rank Name Time
1   Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 54:21.2
2   Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +9.7
3   Ragnhild Haga (NOR) +33.9
4   Heidi Weng (NOR) +38.0
5   Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) +40.2
6   Teresa Stadlober (AUT) +41.0
7   Stina Nilsson (SWE) +46.7
8   Natalya Nepryayeva (RUS) +1:01.6
9   Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) +1:10.1
10   Sadie Bjornsen (USA) +1:18.0

Overall leadership by stage

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Overall leadership by stage
Stage Men Women
Winner Overall standings Winner Overall standings
1 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Stina Nilsson Sadie Bjornsen
2 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Marit Bjørgen Charlotte Kalla
3 Maurice Manificat Ragnhild Haga
Final Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Final Charlotte Kalla

References

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  1. ^ "Ruka Triple Overall Standing Men" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ruka Triple Standing Ladies" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 15 January 2019.