1997–98_Biathlon_World_Cup
The 1997–98 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 6 December 1997 in Lillehammer, Norway, and ended on 15 March 1998 in Hochfilzen, Austria. It was the 21st season of the Biathlon World Cup.
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Magdalena Forsberg | |
Nations Cup | Norway | Germany | |
Individual | Halvard Hanevold | Magdalena Forsberg | |
Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Magdalena Forsberg | |
Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Magdalena Forsberg | |
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Norway Germany | Russia | |
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Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1997–98 season.[1]
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Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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Lillehammer | 6–7 December | ● | ● | |||
Östersund | 11–14 December | ● | ● | ● | ||
Kontiolahti | 18–21 December | ● | ● | ● | ||
Ruhpolding | 8–11 January | ●● | ● | |||
Antholz | 15–18 January | ● | ● | ● | ||
Nagano | 11–21 February | ● | ● | ● | ||
Pokljuka | 3–8 March | ● | ●● | ● | ||
Hochfilzen | 12–15 March | ● | ● | |||
Total | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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Men
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Women
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Men's team
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Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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2 | 14 December 1997 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway | Germany
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3 | 21 December 1997 | Kontiolahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Belarus | Italy |
4 | 11 January 1998 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway | Germany | Russia
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5 | 18 January 1998 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | Belarus |
OG | 21 February 1998 | Nagano | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | Russia |
WC | 15 March 1998 | Hochfilzen | Team event | Norway | Germany | Russia |
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Women's team
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Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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2 | 14 December 1997 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | France | Germany | Russia |
3 | 21 December 1997 | Kontiolahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Czech Republic | France | Germany |
4 | 11 January 1998 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Germany | Norway |
5 | 18 January 1998 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Norway | Germany |
OG | 19 February 1998 | Nagano | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany | Russia | Norway |
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Overall
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Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 289 |
2. | Ricco Groß | 286 |
3. | Sven Fischer | 270 |
4. | Halvard Hanevold | 263 |
5. | Raphaël Poirée | 249 |
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- Final standings after 18 races.
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1. | Magdalena Forsberg | 387 |
2. | Uschi Disl | 325 |
3. | Martina Zellner | 255 |
4. | Corinne Niogret | 238 |
5. | Galina Kukleva | 227 |
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- Final standings after 18 races.
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Following notable biathletes retired after the 1997–98 season:
- Alexandr Popov (BLR)
- Patrice Bailly-Salins (FRA)
- Hubert Leitgeb (ITA)
- Jon Åge Tyldum (NOR)
- Sergei Tarasov (RUS)
- Mikael Löfgren (SWE)
- Myriam Bédard (CAN)
- Jiřina Pelcová (CZE)
- Petra Behle (GER)
- Hildegunn Mikkelsplass (NOR)
- Olga Melnik (RUS)
- Valentyna Tserbe-Nessina (UKR)
- Gregor, Jakub. "Schedule". biathlonresults.com. IBU. Retrieved 25 May 2018.