1982–83 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

Men's standings

Rank		Points
1	Alexander Zavyalov	122
2	Gunde Svan	116
3	Bill Koch	114
4	Jan Lindvall	96
5	Thomas Wassberg	94
6	Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	85
7	Yuriy Burlakov	82
8	Vladimir Nikitin	79
9	Nikolay Zimyatov	74
10	Andi Grünenfelder	71

Women's standings

Rank		Points
1	Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen	144
2	Brit Pettersen	136
3	Květa Jeriová	126
4	Blanka Paulů	121
5	Anne Jahren	114
6	Lyubov Lyadova	87
7	Inger Helene Nybråten	80
8	Raisa Smetanina	79
9	Anna Pasiarová	73
10	Marie Risby	62

Men

• Jan Ottosson, 22, in his 2nd season - the WC 2 (15 km) in Reit im Winkl; also first podium
• Jan Lindvall, 22, in his 2nd season - the WC 5 (50 km) in Kavgolovo; first podium was 1981–82 WC 7 (50 km) in Lahti
• Alexander Zavyalov, 27, in his 2nd season - the WC 3 (15 km) in Sarajevo; first podium was 1981–82 WC 5 (15 km) in Oslo
• Asko Autio, 29, in his 2nd season - the WC 8 (50 km) in Oslo; also first podium
• Gunde Svan, 21, in his 1st season - the WC 9 (15 km) in Anchorage; first podium was 1982–83 WC 8 (50 km) in Oslo

Women

• Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
  , 27, in her 2nd season – the WC 7 (5 km) in Lahti; first podium was 1982-83 WC 1 (15 km) in Val di Sole

Men

•  Alexander Zavyalov (URS), 3 (3) first places
•  Gunde Svan (SWE), 2 (2) first places
•  Bill Koch (USA), 1 (5) first place
•  Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (NOR), 1 (2) first place
•  Jan Lindvall (NOR), 1 (1) first place
•  Jan Ottosson (SWE), 1 (1) first place
•  Asko Autio (FIN), 1 (1) first place

Women

•  Květa Jeriová (TCH), 3 (6) first places
•  Brit Pettersen (NOR), 3 (5) first places
•  
  Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
   (FIN), 3 (3) first places
•  Blanka Paulů (TCH), 1 (2) first place