Johannes Høsflot Klæbo from Norway and Frida Karlsson from Sweden were the winners of previous edition.
Russia and Belarus were not allowed to compete after suspension by FIS council for this World Cup season due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
[1] The Tour was won by Jessie Diggins from the United States, which is her second overall victory and Harald Østberg Amundsen from Norway, his first title.
Two main individual classifications were contested in the 2023–24 Tour de Ski, as well as a team competition.
For the first time in Tour history, the skier leading the overall standings wore a gold bib.