The Norwegian resort, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2016 Youth Winter Olympics, is a regular stop on the FIS calendar.

Cross-country action will begin tomorrow with men's and women's sprint competitions scheduled.

In the men's event, Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo will be looking to continue his superb start to the season on home snow.

The Norwegian won the sprint honours on the first day of the new season in Ruka in Finland last weekend, before adding 15 kilometres gold.

The 21-year-old is already the youngest-ever World Cup sprint winner and could become only the second man to win the first two World Cup sprint events of the season.

Ola Vigen Hattestad, another Norwegian, managed the feat in 2008-2009 when he won the first three events. 

Klaebo's strong start sees him lead the overall World Cup standings.

In the women's sprint, Sweden's Stina Nilsson has won the last four World Cup sprint events, including the curtain-raiser in Ruka.

She could become the second woman in a row to win five in succession after Marit Bjørgen won 11 on the spin between 2003 and 2005.

Norway's Bjørgen, a six-time Olympic champion, won over 10km in Ruka and will be looking to impress in front of a home crowd.

Another Swede, Charlotte Kalla, tops the overall World Cup standings so far after silver and bronze medals across Ruka's three events.

The sprint events will be followed by skiathlon competitions on Sunday (December 3) when the long distance specialists will have their first chance to impress.

Male skiers will race over 30km with the women tackling 15km.

Nordic combined action will begin with the first team World Cup of the season tomorrow before an individual competition on Sunday.

Germany dominated last season but did not have it their own way when the campaign started with three solo events in Ruka last weekend.

The country won all but two of last season's 23 World Cups but Norway's Espen Andersen and Japan's Akito Watabe have already registered successes this term.

Johannes Rydzek did manage to get Germany on the board by winning the third event in Ruka in front of compatriot and defending World Cup champion Eric Frenzel.

The two Germans were expected to resume their rivalry at the top of the leaderboard in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic season. 

However, Watabe currently sits top of the standings.