1998–99 World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Germany Sven Fischer Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Nations Cup Germany Germany Germany Germany
Individual Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Germany Uschi Disl
Sprint Germany Sven Fischer Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Ukraine Olena Zubrilova
Mass start Germany Sven Fischer Ukraine Olena Zubrilova
Relay Germany Germany Germany Germany
Competition

The 1998–99 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 11 December 1998 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 14 March 1999 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the 22nd season of the Biathlon World Cup.

Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1998–99 season.[1]

Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Austria Hochfilzen 11–13 December
Slovakia Osrblie 16–20 December
Germany Oberhof 8–10 January
Germany Ruhpolding 13–17 January
Italy Antholz 22–24 January
Finland Kontiolahti 12–14 February
United States Lake Placid 26–28 February
Canada Valcartier 4–6 March
Norway Holmenkollen 11–14 March
Total 3 9 9 2 6

World Cup Podium

Men

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 11 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen France Raphaël Poirée Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
1 12 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 12.5 km Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Sven Fischer Detail
1 13 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 20 km Individual Belarus Oleg Ryzhenkov Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Czech Republic Ivan Masařík Detail
2 16 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 20 km Individual Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Finland Vesa Hietalahti Italy René Cattarinussi Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
2 19 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10 km Sprint Germany Sven Fischer Latvia Oļegs Maļuhins France Raphaël Poirée Germany Sven Fischer Detail
2 20 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km Pursuit Germany Sven Fischer France Raphaël Poirée Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
3 8 January 1999 Germany Oberhof 10 km Sprint Russia Vladimir Drachev Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Ricco Groß Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
3 9 January 1999 Germany Oberhof 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Ricco Groß Germany Frank Luck Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
4 13 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 15 km Mass Start France Raphaël Poirée Germany Frank Luck Russia Sergei Rozhkov Detail
4 16 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Belarus Alexei Aidarov Norway Sylfest Glimsdal Sweden Fredrik Kuoppa Germany Sven Fischer Detail
4 17 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Germany Ricco Groß Germany Sven Fischer Detail
5 22 January 1999 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Italy René Cattarinussi Germany Frank Luck Germany Ricco Groß Germany Frank Luck Detail
5 23 January 1999 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Carsten Heymann Norway Halvard Hanevold Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
WC 12 February 1999 Finland Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint Germany Frank Luck Italy Patrick Favre Norway Frode Andresen Germany Frank Luck Detail
WC 13 February 1999 Finland Kontiolahti 12.5 km Pursuit Germany Ricco Groß Germany Frank Luck Germany Sven Fischer Detail
6 26 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 10 km Sprint Germany Sven Fischer Italy René Cattarinussi Germany Jan Wüstenfeld Detail
6 27 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 12.5 km Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Germany Peter Sendel Germany Sven Fischer Detail
7 4 March 1999 Canada Val Cartier 10 km Sprint Latvia Oļegs Maļuhins Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Frode Andresen Detail
7 6 March 1999 Canada Val Cartier 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Frode Andresen Norway Halvard Hanevold Germany Sven Fischer Germany Sven Fischer Detail
WC 11 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km Individual Germany Sven Fischer Germany Ricco Groß Belarus Vadim Sashurin Detail
8 12 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Norway Halvard Hanevold
Germany Sven Fischer
Ukraine Andriy Deryzemlya Detail
WC 13 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start Germany Sven Fischer Russia Vladimir Drachev Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
8 14 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Pursuit Germany Frank Luck France Raphaël Poirée Germany Ricco Groß Detail

Women

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 11 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Corinne Niogret Russia Galina Koukleva Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
1 12 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Corinne Niogret Germany Simone Greiner-Petter-M. Detail
1 13 December 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 15 km Individual Germany Uschi Disl Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Corinne Niogret Detail
2 16 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 15 km Individual Germany Uschi Disl Russia Albina Akhatova Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
2 19 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km Sprint Germany Simone Greiner-Petter-M. Germany Uschi Disl Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid Detail
2 20 December 1998 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10 km Pursuit Germany Uschi Disl Germany Simone Greiner-Petter-M. Germany Katrin Apel Detail
3 8 January 1999 Germany Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Russia Nadezhda Talanova Detail
3 9 January 1999 Germany Oberhof 10 km Pursuit Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
4 13 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km Mass Start Germany Uschi Disl Ukraine Olena Zubrilova France Corinne Niogret Detail
4 16 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Ukraine Olena Zubrilova France Corinne Niogret Norway Gro Marit Istad Detail
4 17 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Pursuit Ukraine Olena Zubrilova France Corinne Niogret Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
5 22 January 1999 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint France Corinne Niogret Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Petrova Detail
5 23 January 1999 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Pursuit France Corinne Niogret Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Petrova Detail
WC 12 February 1999 Finland Kontiolahti 7.5 km Sprint Germany Martina Zellner Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Detail
WC 13 February 1999 Finland Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Slovakia Martina Schwarzbacherová Germany Martina Zellner Detail
6 25 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 7.5 km Sprint Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Slovakia Martina Schwarzbacherová Detail
6 27 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 10 km Pursuit Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Uschi Disl Detail
7 5 March 1999 Canada Val Cartier 7.5 km Sprint Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid Germany Katrin Apel Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
7 6 March 1999 Canada Val Cartier 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Slovakia Martina Schwarzbacherová Detail
WC 11 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Individual Ukraine Olena Zubrilova France Corinne Niogret Russia Albina Akhatova Detail
8 12 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Ukraine Olena Petrova Detail
WC 13 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Mass Start Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Ukraine Olena Petrova Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
8 14 March 1999 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Pursuit Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Ukraine Olena Petrova Detail

Men's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
2 18 December 1998 Slovakia Osrblie 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Ivan Pesterev
Vadim Sashurin
Oleg Ryzhenkov
 Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Egil Gjelland
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
3 10 January 1999 Germany Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Russia
Sergei Rozhkov
Vladimir Drachev
Vyacheslav Kunayev
Viktor Maigourov
 Norway
Egil Gjelland
Sylfest Glimsdal
Frode Andresen
Halvard Hanevold
4 14 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Russia
Viktor Maigourov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Rozhkov
Pavel Rostovtsev
 Finland
Ville Raikkonen
Vesa Hietalahti
Mikko Uusipaikka
Paavo Puurunen
5 24 January 1999 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Italy
Rene Cattarinussi
Patrick Favre
Wilfried Pallhuber
Pieralberto Carrara
 Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Egil Gjelland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
WC 14 February 1999 Finland Kontiolahti 4x7.5 km Relay  Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Petr Ivashko
Vadim Sashurin
Oleg Ryzhenkov
 Russia
Viktor Maigourov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Rozhkov
Pavel Rostovtsev
 Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Frode Andresen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
6 28 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 4x7.5 km Relay  Russia
Viktor Maigourov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Rozhkov
Pavel Rostovtsev
 Germany
Frank Luck
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
 Norway
Frode Andresen
Dag Bjørndalen
Sylfest Glimsdal
Halvard Hanevold

Women's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
2 18 December 1998 Slovakia Osrblie 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Uschi Disl
Simone Greiner
Katrin Apel
Martina Zellner
 Belarus
Irina Tananayko
Svetlana Paramygina
Nataliya Moroz
Natalia Ryzhenkova
 Russia
Anna Volkova
Galina Kukleva
Olga Romasko
Albina Akhatova
3 10 January 1999 Germany Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Uschi Disl
Simone Greiner
Andrea Henkel
Martina Zellner
 Russia
Anna Volkova
Olga Romasko
Albina Akhatova
Nadezhda Talanova
 France
Delphyne Burlet
Emmanuelle Claret
Anne Briand
Corinne Niogret
4 14 January 1999 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  Ukraine
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Petrova
Nina Lemesh
Tetyana Vodopyanova
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Katrin Apel
Simone Greiner
Martina Zellner
 Russia
Anna Volkova
Nadezhda Talanova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Olga Romasko
5 24 January 1999 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  Russia
Albina Akhatova
Anna Volkova
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Galina Kukleva
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Katrin Apel
Andrea Henkel
Katja Beer
 France
Florence Baverel
Christelle Gros
Emmanuelle Claret
Corinne Niogret
WC 14 February 1999 Finland Kontiolahti 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Uschi Disl
Simone Greiner
Katrin Apel
Martina Zellner
 Russia
Nadezhda Talanova
Galina Kukleva
Olga Romasko
Albina Akhatova
 France
Delphyne Burlet
Florence Baverel
Christelle Gros
Corinne Niogret
6 28 February 1999 United States Lake Placid 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Gro Marit Istad
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
Gunn Margit Andreassen
 Ukraine
Tetyana Rud
Olena Petrova
Oksana Khvostenko
Olena Zubrilova
 Finland
Katja Holanti
Outi Kettunen
Annukka Mallat
Eija Salonen

Standings: Men

Overall

Pos. Points
1.Germany Sven Fischer443
2.Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen397
3.Germany Frank Luck390
4.Germany Ricco Groß367
5.France Raphaël Poirée365
  • Final standings after 23 races.

Standings: Women

Overall

Pos. Points
1.Sweden Magdalena Forsberg478
2.Ukraine Olena Zubrilova467
3.Germany Uschi Disl420
4.France Corinne Niogret375
5.Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid313
  • Final standings after 23 races.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany22141450
2 Norway981128
3 Ukraine97622
4 France68620
5 Russia47819
6 Sweden45615
7 Belarus3216
8 Italy1315
9 Latvia1102
10 Finland0123
 Slovakia0123
12 Czech Republic0011
Totals (12 entries)595758174

Achievements

Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired after the 1998–99 season:

References

  1. Gregor, Jakub. "Schedule". biathlonresults.com. IBU. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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