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1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

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1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Norway Bjørn Dæhlie (6th title) Norway Bente Martinsen
Long Distance Austria Mikhail Botvinov Estonia Kristina Šmigun
Sprint Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Bente Martinsen
Nations Cup Norway Norway Russia Russia
Nations Cup Overall Norway Norway
Competition
Locations 14 venues 14 venues
Individual 19 events 19 events
Relay/Team 6 events 6 events

The 1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 18th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Muonio, Finland on 28 November 1998 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway on 20 March 1999. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the overall men's cup.[1] Bente Martinsen of Norway won the women's cup[2] on more victories than Stefania Belmondo of Italy after both finished the season achieving 768 points.

The 1998–99 season was the last season the results from World Championships counted in the overall World Cup standings.

Calendar

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Men

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C - Classic / F - Freestyle
WC Date Location Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 28 November 1998 Finland Muonio 10 km F Sweden Per Elofsson Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Finland Sami Repo [1]
2 10 December 1998 Italy Milano Sprint F Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Germany Peter Schlickenrieder Sweden Thobias Fredriksson [2]
3 12 December 1998 Italy Toblach 10 km F Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Austria Mikhail Botvinov Austria Alois Stadlober [3]
4 13 December 1998 15 km C Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Espen Bjervig Finland Jari Isometsä [4]
5 19 December 1998 Switzerland Davos 30 km C Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Russia Alexey Prokurorov Austria Mikhail Botvinov [5]
6 27 December 1998 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Sprint F Norway Tor Arne Hetland Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Finland Ari Palolahti [6]
7 28 December 1998 Switzerland Engelberg Sprint F Norway Tor Arne Hetland Austria Christian Hoffmann Switzerland Patrik Mächler [7]
8 29 December 1998 Austria Kitzbühel Sprint F Germany Peter Schlickenrieder Sweden Thobias Fredriksson Austria Christian Hoffmann [8]
9 5 January 1999 Estonia Otepää 15 km C Norway Espen Bjervig Finland Mika Myllylä Sweden Anders Bergström [9]
10 9 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město 15 km C Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Erling Jevne Norway Espen Bjervig [10]
11 12 January 1999 30 km F Austria Mikhail Botvinov Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Sweden Per Elofsson [11]
12 14 February 1999 Austria Seefeld 10 km F Finland Mika Myllylä Austria Mikhail Botvinov Finland Jari Isometsä [12]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 (19–28 February 1999)
13 19 February 1999 Austria Ramsau 30 km F Finland Mika Myllylä Norway Thomas Alsgaard Norway Bjørn Dæhlie [13]
14 22 February 1999 10 km C Finland Mika Myllylä Austria Alois Stadlober Norway Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset [14]
15 23 February 1999 10 km C + 15 km F
Combined pursuit
Norway Thomas Alsgaard Finland Mika Myllylä Italy Fulvio Valbusa [15]
16 28 February 1999 50 km C Finland Mika Myllylä Estonia Andrus Veerpalu Austria Mikhail Botvinov [16]
17 7 March 1999 Finland Lahti 15 km C Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Russia Vladimir Vilisov Norway Frode Estil [17]
18 13 March 1999 Sweden Falun 30 km C Sweden Anders Bergström Austria Mikhail Botvinov Finland Mika Myllylä [18]
19 20 March 1999 Norway Oslo 50 km C Austria Mikhail Botvinov Norway Bjørn Dæhlie Austria Christian Hoffmann [19]

Note: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.

Women

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C - Classic / F - Freestyle
WC Date Location Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 28 November 1998 Finland Muonio 5 km F Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Nina Gavrylyuk [20]
2 10 December 1998 Italy Milano Sprint F Norway Anita Moen Slovenia Andreja Mali Norway Bente Martinsen [21]
3 12 December 1998 Italy Toblach 5 km F Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Sweden Antonina Ordina Russia Nina Gavrylyuk [22]
4 13 December 1998 10 km C Norway Bente Martinsen Russia Nina Gavrylyuk Sweden Antonina Ordina [23]
5 19 December 1998 Switzerland Davos 15 km C Russia Olga Danilova Norway Bente Martinsen Russia Larisa Lazutina [24]
6 27 December 1998 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Sprint F Norway Bente Martinsen Estonia Kristina Šmigun Slovenia Andreja Mali [25]
7 28 December 1998 Switzerland Engelberg Sprint F Norway Bente Martinsen Norway Maj Helen Sorkmo Italy Karin Moroder [26]
8 29 December 1998 Austria Kitzbühel Sprint F Norway Bente Martinsen Slovenia Andreja Mali Norway Anne Kristi Marken [27]
9 5 January 1999 Estonia Otepää 10 km C Norway Bente Martinsen Sweden Antonina Ordina Estonia Kristina Šmigun [28]
10 9 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město 10 km C Norway Bente Martinsen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová Russia Svetlana Nageykina [29]
11 12 January 1999 15 km F Estonia Kristina Šmigun Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Nina Gavrylyuk [30]
12 14 February 1999 Austria Seefeld 5 km F Russia Nina Gavrylyuk Russia Anfisa Reztsova Italy Stefania Belmondo [31]
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 (19–28 February 1999)
13 19 February 1999 Austria Ramsau 15 km F Italy Stefania Belmondo Estonia Kristina Šmigun Austria Maria Theurl [32]
14 22 February 1999 5 km C Norway Bente Martinsen Russia Olga Danilova Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová [33]
15 23 February 1999 5 km C + 10 km F
Combined pursuit
Italy Stefania Belmondo Russia Nina Gavrylyuk Ukraine Iryna Terelia [34]
16 27 February 1999 30 km C Russia Larisa Lazutina Russia Olga Danilova Estonia Kristina Šmigun [35]
17 7 March 1999 Finland Lahti 10 km C Russia Larisa Lazutina Norway Bente Martinsen Czech Republic Kateřina Neumannová [36]
18 13 March 1999 Sweden Falun 15 km C Russia Larisa Lazutina Russia Svetlana Nageykina Russia Natalya Baranova-Masalkina [37]
19 20 March 1999 Norway Oslo 30 km C Russia Yuliya Chepalova Italy Stefania Belmondo Estonia Kristina Šmigun [38]

Note: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.

Men's team

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WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 29 November 1998   Finland Muonio 4 × 10 km relay F    Sweden
Anders Bergström
Magnus Ingesson
Mathias Fredriksson
Per Elofsson
 Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Kristen Skjeldal
Bjørn Dæhlie
Tor Arne Hetland
 Italy
Fabio Maj
Silvio Fauner
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Maurizio Pozzi
[3]
2 20 December 1999   Switzerland Davos 4 × 10 km relay C/F    Norway
Espen Bjervig
Erling Jevne
Bjørn Dæhlie
Tor Arne Hetland
 Sweden
Anders Bergström
Niklas Jonsson
Mathias Fredriksson
Per Elofsson
 Austria
Alexander Marent
Alois Stadlober
Mikhail Botvinov
Achim Walcher
[4]
3 10 January 1999   Czech Republic Nové Město 4 × 10 km relay C/F    Austria
Markus Gandler
Alexander Marent
Mikhail Botvinov
Christian Hoffmann
 Italy
Fulvio Valbusa
Fabio Maj
Pietro Piller Cottrer
Silvio Fauner
 Norway
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
Erling Jevne
Frode Jermstad
Tor Arne Hetland
[5]
4 26 February 1999   Austria Ramsau 4 × 10 km relay C/F    Austria
Markus Gandler
Alois Stadlober
Mikhail Botvinov
Christian Hoffmann
 Norway
Espen Bjervig
Erling Jevne
Bjørn Dæhlie
Thomas Alsgaard
 Italy
Giorgio Di Centa
Fabio Maj
Fulvio Valbusa
Silvio Fauner
[6]
5 14 March 1999   Sweden Falun 4 × 10 km relay C/F    Sweden
Mathias Fredriksson
Anders Bergström
Per Elofsson
Jörgen Brink
 Finland
Janne Immonen
Harri Kirvesniemi
Mika Myllylä
Sami Repo
 Russia
Vitaly Denisov
Mikhail Ivanov
Alexey Prokurorov
Vladimir Vilisov
[7]
6 21 March 1999   Norway Oslo 4 × 10 km relay C    Norway
Frode Estil
Espen Bjervig
Anders Aukland
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset
 Russia
Vitaly Denisov
Mikhail Ivanov
Alexey Prokurorov
Vladimir Vilisov
 Italy
Silvio Fauner
Giorgio Di Centa
Fabio Maj
Fulvio Valbusa
[8]

Women's team

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WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Ref.
1 29 November 1998   Finland Muonio 4 × 5 km relay F    Russia I
Olga Danilova
Anfisa Reztsova
Larisa Lazutina
Nina Gavrylyuk
 Italy
Karin Moroder
Gabriella Paruzzi
Sabina Valbusa
Stefania Belmondo
 Norway
Bente Martinsen
Elin Nilsen
Anita Moen
Maj Helen Sorkmo
[9]
2 20 December 1999   Switzerland Davos 4 × 5 km relay C/F    Russia I
Olga Danilova
Svetlana Nageykina
Larisa Lazutina
Nina Gavrylyuk
 Italy
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Stefania Belmondo
Sabina Valbusa
 Russia II
Marina Lazskaja
Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Yuliya Chepalova
Anfisa Reztsova
[10]
3 10 January 1999   Czech Republic Nové Město 4 × 5 km relay C/F    Russia
Svetlana Nageykina
Nina Gavrylyuk
Anfisa Reztsova
Yuliya Chepalova
 Norway
Maj Helen Sorkmo
Anita Moen
Elin Nilsen
Bente Martinsen
 Italy
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Stefania Belmondo
Sabina Valbusa
[11]
4 26 February 1999   Austria Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay C/F    Russia
Olga Danilova
Larisa Lazutina
Anfisa Reztsova
Nina Gavrylyuk
 Italy
Sabina Valbusa
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Stefania Belmondo
 Germany
Viola Bauer
Ramona Roth
Evi Sachenbacher
Sigrid Wille
[12]
5 14 March 1999   Sweden Falun 4 × 5 km relay C/F    Russia I
Svetlana Nageykina
Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Yuliya Chepalova
Larisa Lazutina
 Russia II
Nina Gavrylyuk
Lyubov Yegorova
Anfisa Reztsova
Irina Skladneva
 Italy
Sabina Valbusa
Gabriella Paruzzi
Antonella Confortola
Stefania Belmondo
[13]
6 21 March 1999   Norway Oslo 4 × 5 km relay C    Russia I
Svetlana Nageykina
Nina Gavrylyuk
Yuliya Chepalova
Larisa Lazutina
 Russia II
Natalya Baranova-Masalkina
Lyubov Yegorova
Anfisa Reztsova
Irina Skladneva
 Norway
Bente Martinsen
Hilde Glomsås
Elin Nilsen
Anita Moen
[14]

Men's standings

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Overall

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Women's standings

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Note: ‡ : When the season ended, Bente Martinsen and Stefania Belmondo were equal on points. Bente Martinsen won the Overall World Cup on most victories (Martinsen 7-2 Belmondo).

Achievements

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Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1998/99 season in parentheses)

References

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  1. ^ "Cup Standing – Cross-Country World Cup 1999 – Men". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Cup Standing – Cross-Country World Cup 1999 – Ladies". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "29.11.98 Muonio, Finland Men 4 x 10 km, 4 x free". lipas.uwasa.fi. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "20.12.98 Davos, Switzerland Men 4 x 10 km, 2 x classic + 2 x free". lipas.uwasa.fi. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Nové Město Result". skisport365.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  6. ^ "World Ski Championships - Men's Rel 4x10 km". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ "14.3.99 Falun, Sweden Men 4 x 10 km, 2 x classic + 2 x free". lipas.uwasa.fi. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Holmenkollen Result". skisport365.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. ^ "29.11.98 Muonio, Finland Ladies 4 x 5 km, 4 x free". lipas.uwasa.fi. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ "20.12.98 Davos, Switzerland Ladies 4 x 5 km, 2 x classic + 2 x free". lipas.uwasa.fi. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Nové Město Result". skisport365.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  12. ^ "World Ski Championships - Ladies' Rel 4x5 km". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  13. ^ "14.3.99 Falun, Sweden Ladies 4 x 5 km, 2 x classic + 2 x free". lipas.uwasa.fi. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Nové Město Result". skisport365.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.