1989–90 Biathlon World Cup Explained

The 1989–90 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 14 December 1989 in Obertilliach, Austria, and ended on 18 March 1990 in Kontiolahti, Finland. It was the 13th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

Originally, the World Championships were to be held in Minsk. However, due to a lack of snow, only the individual competitions could be held, and the team, sprint and relay races were moved to Holmenkollen.^[1] This caused the UIPMB to declare the World Championship races as counting towards the World Cup.^[2] On the last day in Holmenkollen, the men's relay was cancelled during the last leg due to fog; it was subsequently moved to Kontiolahti.^[3]

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1989–90 season.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Team event	Relay
Obertilliach	14–17 December	● [7]	● [8]	●
Antholz-Anterselva	18–21 January	● [9]	● [10] [11]		●
Ruhpolding	25–28 January	● [12]	● [13]		●
Walchsee	7–12 February	● [14]	● [15]		●
Minsk	2–5 March	● [16]
Holmenkollen	8–11 March		● [17] [18]	●
Kontiolahti	15–18 March	● [19]	● [20]		●
Total		6	6	2	4

• 1991 World Championship races were not included in the 1990–91 World Cup scoring system.
• The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

World Cup Podium

Men

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	14 December 1989	Obertilliach	20 km Individual	André Sehmisch	Valeriy Medvedtsev	Sergei Bulygin	André Sehmisch	[21]
1	16 December 1989	Obertilliach	10 km Sprint	Birk Anders	Sergei Tarasov	Eirik Kvalfoss	Valeriy Medvedtsev	[22]
2	19 January 1990	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Sprint	Juri Kashkarov	Sergei Tchepikov	Eirik Kvalfoss	Eirik Kvalfoss	[23]
2	20 January 1990	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km Individual	Anders Mannelqvist	Andreas Zingerle	Eirik Kvalfoss		[24] [25]
3	25 January 1990	Ruhpolding	10 km Sprint			Valeriy Medvedtsev		[26]
3	27 January 1990	Ruhpolding	20 km Individual					[27]
4	1 February 1990	Walchsee	20 km Individual					[28]
4	3 February 1990	Walchsee	10 km Sprint					[29]
WC	20 February 1990	Minsk	20 km Individual			Anatoly Zhdanovich		[30]
WC	22 February 1990	Minsk	10 km Sprint	Cancelled, held later on in Oslo Holmenkollen				N/A
5	6 March 1990	Oslo Holmenkollen	20 km Individual	Cancelled, held earlier on in Minsk				N/A
WC	10 March 1990	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Sprint		Eirik Kvalfoss			[31] [32]
6	15 March 1990	Kontiolahti	20 km Individual					[33]
6	17 March 1990	Kontiolahti	10 km Sprint				Sergei Tchepikov	[34]

Women

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	14 December 1989	Obertilliach	15 km Individual	Elena Golovina	Elena Batsevitch	Luiza Tcherepanova	Elena Golovina	Detail
1	16 December 1989	Obertilliach	7.5 km Sprint	Jiřina Adamičková	Svetlana Davidova	Svetlana Panyutina	Jiřina Adamičková	Detail
2	19 January 1990	Antholz-Anterselva	7.5 km Sprint	Jiřina Adamičková	Svetlana Panyutina	Seija Hyytiäinen		Detail
2	20 January 1990	Antholz-Anterselva	15 km Individual	Tsvetana Krasteva	Anne Elvebakk	Inger Björkbom		Detail
3	25 January 1990	Ruhpolding	15 km Individual	Elena Golovina	Svetlana Davidova	Svetlana Paramygina		Detail
3	27 January 1990	Ruhpolding	7.5 km Sprint	Jiřina Adamičková	Anne Elvebakk	Mariya Manolova		Detail
4	1 February 1990	Walchsee	15 km Individual	Iva Shkodreva	Myriam Bédard	Inga Kesper		Detail
4	3 February 1990	Walchsee	7.5 km Sprint	Jiřina Adamičková	Anna Sonnerup	Dorina Pieper		Detail
5	6 March 1990	Oslo Holmenkollen	15 km Individual	Svetlana Davidova	Elena Golovina	Petra Schaaf		Detail
5	10 March 1990	Oslo Holmenkollen	7.5 km Sprint	Anne Elvebakk	Svetlana Davidova	Elin Kristiansen		Detail
6	15 March 1990	Kontiolahti	15 km Individual	Jiřina Adamičková	Elena Belova	Dorina Pieper		Detail
6	17 March 1990	Kontiolahti	7.5 km Sprint	Anne Elvebakk	Tsvetana Krasteva	Elena Belova		Detail

Men's team

Event	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	17 December 1989	Obertilliach	4x7.5 km Relay
2	21 January 1990	Antholz	4x7.5 km Relay
3	28 January 1990	Ruhpolding[35]	4x7.5 km Relay
4	4 February 1990	Walchsee	4x7.5 km Relay
WC	8 March 1990	Oslo Holmenkollen	Team event
WC	18 March 1990	Kontiolahti[36]	4x7.5 km Relay

Women's team

Event	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	17 December 1989	Obertilliach	3x6 km Relay
2	21 January 1990	Antholz	3x6 km Relay
3	28 January 1990	Ruhpolding[37]	3x6 km Relay
4	4 February 1990	Walchsee	3x6 km Relay
5	18 March 1990	Oslo[38]	3x6 km Relay

Standings: Men

^{[4] [5] [20]}

Overall

Pos.		Points
1.	Sergei Tchepikov	196
2.		192
3.		161
4.		160
5.		159

• Final standings after 12 races.

Individual

Pos.		Points
1.	Sergei Tchepikov	103
2.		98
3.		89
4.		87
5.		85

• Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint

Pos.		Points
1.	Juri Kashkarov	105
2.		94
3.		94
4.		93
5.		80

• Final standings after 6 races.

Nation

Pos.		Points
1.		5591
2.		5577
3.		5498
4.		5333
5.		5278

• Final standings after 16 races.

Standings: Women

^{[4] [5] [20]}

Overall

Pos.		Points
1.	Jiřina Adamičková	213
2.		183
3.		181
4.		159
5.		154

• Final standings after 12 races.

Individual

Pos.		Points
1.	Elena Golovina	103
2.		93
3.		86
4.		81
5.		80

• Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint

Pos.		Points
1.	Jiřina Adamičková	120
2.		103
3.		84
4.		84
5.		78

• Final standings after 6 races.

Nation

Pos.		Points
1.		5476
2.		5465
3.		5244
4.		5221
5.		5201

• Final standings after 16 races.

Achievements

Men

First World Cup career victory:

• , 25, in his 5th season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
• , 19, in his 1st season — the World Championships Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1989–90 Sprint in Walchsee
• , 28, in his 9th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was the 1985–86 Individual in Lahti

First World Cup podium:

• , 24, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Obertilliach
• , 27, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Walchsee
• , 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Walchsee

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

• , 3 (6) first places
• , 2 (4) first places
• , 1 (11) first place
• , 1 (4) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Women

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

• , 5 (5) first places
• , 2 (5) first places
• , 2 (3) first places
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1989–90 season:

Notes and References

1. News: Thoresen . Thore-Erik . 23 February 1990 . - Njet, sa "stormogulen" . - Njet, said the «Mughal emperor» . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
2. News: Thoresen . Thore-Erik . 27 February 1990 . Klar når kulden kommer . Ready when the cold arrives . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
3. News: Siem . Kjetil . 12 March 1990 . Taktisk tåke-stopp i Kollen? . Tactical fog stop in Kollen? . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
4. Book: Holm, Knut E. . Sportsboken 90-91 . The Sports Book 90-91 . Norwegian . Sportsboken A/S . 82-90773-04-8.
5. Web site: Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1990 . . Wintersport Charts . 21 October 2015.
6. Web site: Statistiche Biathlon . . 21 October 2015 . Neve Italia . Italian . Statistics Biathlon.
7. News: . 15 December 1989 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
8. News: . 18 December 1989 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
9. News: . 19 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
10. News: . 22 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
11. News: . 22 January 1990 . Sport in zahlen – Biathlon . Sport in numbers – Biathlon . German . Neues Deutschland . 21 October 2015.
12. News: . 26 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
13. News: . 29 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
14. News: . 2 February 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
15. News: . 5 February 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
16. Web site: World Championships - Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 20 km Individual . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 21 October 2015.
17. News: . 12 March 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
18. Web site: World Championships - Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 10 km Sprint . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 21 October 2015.
19. News: . 16 March 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
20. News: . 19 March 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
21. News: . 15 December 1989 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
22. News: . 18 December 1989 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
23. News: . 19 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
24. News: . 22 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
25. News: . 22 January 1990 . Sport in zahlen – Biathlon . Sport in numbers – Biathlon . German . Neues Deutschland . 21 October 2015.
26. News: . 26 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
27. News: . 29 January 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
28. News: . 2 February 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
29. News: . 5 February 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
30. Web site: World Championships - Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 20 km Individual . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 21 October 2015.
31. News: . 12 March 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
32. Web site: World Championships - Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 10 km Sprint . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 21 October 2015.
33. News: . 16 March 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
34. News: . 19 March 1990 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 21 October 2015.
35. News: . 29 January 1990 . Sport in zahlen – Biathlon . Sport in numbers – Biathlon . German . Neues Deutschland . 21 October 2015.
36. Web site: World Championships - Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 21 October 2015.
37. News: . 29 January 1990 . Sport in zahlen – Biathlon . Sport in numbers – Biathlon . German . Neues Deutschland . 21 October 2015.
38. Web site: World Championships - Minsk-Raubichi (BLR) – Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 21 October 2015.