1997–98 World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Nations Cup Norway Norway Germany Germany
Individual Norway Halvard Hanevold Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Sprint Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Pursuit Germany Sven Fischer Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Relay Norway Norway
Germany Germany
Russia Russia
Competition

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.

Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1997–98 season.[1]

Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Norway Lillehammer 6–7 December
Sweden Östersund 11–14 December
Finland Kontiolahti 18–21 December
Germany Ruhpolding 8–11 January ●●
Italy Antholz 15–18 January
Japan Nagano 11–21 February
Slovenia Pokljuka 3–8 March ●●
Austria Hochfilzen 12–15 March
Total 5 10 3 0 5

World Cup Podium

Men

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 6 December 1997 Norway Lillehammer 10 km Sprint Germany Frank Luck Norway Dag Bjørndalen France Raphaël Poirée Germany Frank Luck Detail
1 7 December 1997 Norway Lillehammer 12.5 km Pursuit Belarus Alexei Aidarov Norway Halvard Hanevold Russia Pavel Muslimov Detail
2 11 December 1997 Sweden Östersund 20 km Individual Norway Sylfest Glimsdal Russia Alexei Kobelev Russia Viktor Maigourov Norway Dag Bjørndalen Detail
2 13 December 1997 Sweden Östersund 10 km Sprint Russia Alexei Kobelev France Raphaël Poirée Germany Carsten Heymann Russia Pavel Muslimov Detail
3 18 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint Germany Jan Wüstenfeld Germany Ricco Groß Germany Sven Fischer Germany Frank Luck Detail
3 20 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 12.5 km Pursuit Germany Sven Fischer Austria Ludwig Gredler Germany Jan Wüstenfeld Germany Sven Fischer Detail
4 8 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint France Raphaël Poirée Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Ricco Groß Germany Ricco Groß Detail
4 10 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Norway Frode Andresen Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen France Raphaël Poirée France Raphaël Poirée Detail
5 15 January 1998 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Norway Halvard Hanevold Germany Ricco Groß Belarus Alexei Aidarov Germany Ricco Groß Detail
5 17 January 1998 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Frode Andresen Russia Viktor Maigourov Detail
OG 11 February 1998 Japan Nagano 20 km Individual Norway Halvard Hanevold Italy Pieralberto Carrara Belarus Alexei Aidarov Detail
OG 18 February 1998 Japan Nagano 10 km Sprint Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Frode Andresen Finland Ville Räikkönen Detail
6 3 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 20 km Individual Germany Ricco Groß Norway Egil Gjelland Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
6 5 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km Sprint Germany Frank Luck France Raphaël Poirée Russia Viktor Maigourov Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
7 7 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km Sprint Russia Vladimir Drachev Germany Sven Fischer Latvia Ilmārs Bricis Detail
WC 8 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 12.5 km Pursuit Russia Vladimir Drachev Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen France Raphaël Poirée Detail
8 12 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 20 km Individual Russia Vladimir Drachev Norway Halvard Hanevold Russia Viktor Maigourov Detail
8 14 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Russia Vladimir Drachev Latvia Ilmārs Bricis Germany Sven Fischer Detail

Women

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 6 December 1997 Norway Lillehammer 7.5 km Sprint Russia Galina Koukleva Russia Olga Melnik Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Russia Galina Koukleva Detail
1 7 December 1997 Norway Lillehammer 10 km Pursuit Russia Galina Koukleva Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Uschi Disl Detail
2 11 December 1997 Sweden Östersund 15 km Individual Slovenia Andreja Grašič Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Petrova Detail
2 13 December 1997 Sweden Östersund 7.5 km Sprint Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Russia Galina Koukleva Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
3 18 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 7.5 km Sprint Germany Uschi Disl Germany Martina Zellner Russia Svetlana Ishmouratova Detail
3 20 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Russia Svetlana Ishmouratova Germany Martina Zellner Detail
4 8 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Petra Behle France Corinne Niogret Detail
4 10 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Germany Petra Behle Germany Martina Zellner France Corinne Niogret Detail
5 15 January 1998 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Russia Olga Romasko Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
5 17 January 1998 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint Ukraine Nina Lemesh Russia Svetlana Ishmouratova Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
OG 9 February 1998 Japan Nagano 15 km Individual Bulgaria Ekaterina Dafovska Ukraine Olena Petrova Germany Uschi Disl Detail
OG 15 February 1998 Japan Nagano 7.5 km Sprint Russia Galina Koukleva Germany Uschi Disl Germany Katrin Apel Detail
6 3 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 15 km Individual Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Florence Baverel Germany Uschi Disl Detail
6 5 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 7.5 km Sprint France Corinne Niogret France Emmanuelle Claret Norway Annette Sikveland Detail
7 7 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 7.5 km Sprint Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid France Christelle Gros Detail
WC 8 March 1998 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Corinne Niogret Germany Martina Zellner Detail
8 12 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 15 km Individual Germany Uschi Disl Slovenia Andreja Grašič Germany Martina Zellner Detail
8 14 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Germany Uschi Disl Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid Detail

Men's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
2 14 December 1997 Sweden Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Egil Gjelland
Sylfest Glimsdal
Halvard Hanevold
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Germany
Jan Wüstenfeld
Carsten Heymann
Marco Morgenstern
Sven Fischer
 Italy
Patrick Favre
Wilfried Pallhuber
Pieralberto Carrara
Rene Cattarinussi
3 21 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 4x7.5 km Relay  Russia
Sergei Rozhkov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Tarasov
Pavel Rostovtsev
 Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Vadim Sashurin
Alexander Popov
 Italy
Patrick Favre
Wilfried Pallhuber
Pieralberto Carrara
Rene Cattarinussi
4 11 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Egil Gjelland
Frode Andresen
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Germany
Ricco Gross
Jan Wüstenfeld
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Russia
Sergei Rozhkov
Pavel Vavilov
Pavel Rostovtsev
Alexei Kobelev
5 18 January 1998 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Norway
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Frode Andresen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Alexander Popov
Vadim Sashurin
OG 21 February 1998 Japan Nagano 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Norway
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
Dag Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Russia
Pavel Muslimov
Vladimir Drachev
Sergei Tarasov
Viktor Maigourov
WC 15 March 1998 Austria Hochfilzen Team event  Norway
Egil Gjelland
Sylfest Glimsdal
Halvard Hanevold
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Germany
Ricco Gross
Carsten Heymann
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Russia
Vladimir Drachev
Alexei Kobelev
Sergei Rozhkov
Viktor Maigourov

Women's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
2 14 December 1997 Sweden Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay  France
Florence Baverel
Emmanuelle Claret
Christelle Gros
Corinne Niogret
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Katrin Apel
Petra Behle
 Russia
Olga Melnik
Galina Kukleva
Albina Akhatova
Anna Volkova
3 21 December 1997 Finland Kontiolahti 4x7.5 km Relay  Czech Republic
Kateřina Losmanová
Jiřina Pelcová
Irena Česneková
Eva Háková
 France
Florence Baverel
Anne Briand
Christelle Gros
Corinne Niogret
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Simone Greiner
Katrin Apel
Martina Zellner
4 11 January 1998 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  Russia
Olga Melnik
Galina Kukleva
Nadezhda Talanova
Albina Akhatova
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Katrin Apel
Petra Behle
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
5 18 January 1998 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  Russia
Anna Volkova
Galina Kukleva
Olga Romasko
Albina Akhatova
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid
 Germany
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Katrin Apel
Katja Beer
OG 19 February 1998 Japan Nagano 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Katrin Apel
Petra Behle
 Russia
Olga Melnik
Galina Kukleva
Albina Akhatova
Olga Romasko
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Annette Sikveland
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Skjelbreid

Standings: Men

Overall

Pos. Points
1.Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen289
2.Germany Ricco Groß286
3.Germany Sven Fischer270
4.Norway Halvard Hanevold263
5.France Raphaël Poirée249
  • Final standings after 18 races.

Standings: Women

Overall

Pos. Points
1.Sweden Magdalena Forsberg387
2.Germany Uschi Disl325
3.Germany Martina Zellner255
4.France Corinne Niogret238
5.Russia Galina Kukleva227
  • Final standings after 18 races.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany12111437
2 Russia1251027
3 Norway814527
4 Sweden63312
5 France36615
6 Ukraine1214
7 Belarus1135
8 Slovenia1102
9 Bulgaria1001
 Czech Republic1001
11 Italy0123
12 Latvia0112
13 Austria0101
14 Finland0011
Totals (14 entries)464646138

Achievements

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

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1997–98 season:

References

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