FasterSkierMay 24, 2021 Racing during the 2021 men’s team sprint in Ulricehamn, Sweden. (Photo: NordicFocus) Last week, the International Ski Federation (FIS) held spring meetings to discuss the 2021-2022 cross-country race season. The Cross-Country Committee made several proposals that remain to be approved by the FIS Council. A familiar-looking draft of the 2021-2022 World Cup calendar was proposed. Ruka, Finland will kick off racing with a three-race weekend at the end of November. This series, however, will not be organized as a mini-tour. Period I advances with three races in Lillehammer, Norway then moves to Davos, Switzerland and Dresden, Germany. The early season’s main event, the Tour de Ski (Period II), consists of six races. The most recent edition of the Tour, won by American Jessie Diggins, was eight stages.