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 1998 99 World CupDisciplineMenWomenOverallSven FischerMagdalena ForsbergNations CupGermanyGermanyIndividualPavel RostovtsevUschi DislSprintSven FischerMagdalena ForsbergPursuitRaphael PoireeOlena ZubrilovaMass startSven FischerOlena ZubrilovaRelayGermanyGermanyCompetition 1997 981999 00 CalendarBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1998 99 season Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start RelayHochfilzen 11 13 December Osrblie 16 20 December Oberhof 8 10 January Ruhpolding 13 17 January Antholz 22 24 January Kontiolahti 12 14 February Lake Placid 26 28 February Valcartier 4 6 March Holmenkollen 11 14 March Total 3 9 9 2 6World Cup PodiumMen Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib After competition Det 1 11 December 1998 Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Ole Einar Bjorndalen Raphael Poiree Pavel Rostovtsev Ole Einar Bjorndalen1 12 December 1998 Hochfilzen 12 5 km Pursuit Raphael Poiree Ole Einar Bjorndalen Sven Fischer1 13 December 1998 Hochfilzen 20 km Individual Oleg Ryzhenkov Ole Einar Bjorndalen Ivan Masarik2 16 December 1998 Brezno Osrblie 20 km Individual Pavel Rostovtsev Vesa Hietalahti Rene Cattarinussi Pavel Rostovtsev2 19 December 1998 Brezno Osrblie 10 km Sprint Sven Fischer Olegs Maluhins Raphael Poiree Sven Fischer2 20 December 1998 Brezno Osrblie 12 5 km Pursuit Sven Fischer Raphael Poiree Pavel Rostovtsev3 8 January 1999 Oberhof 10 km Sprint Vladimir Drachev Ole Einar Bjorndalen Ricco Gross Pavel Rostovtsev3 9 January 1999 Oberhof 12 5 km Pursuit Ole Einar Bjorndalen Ricco Gross Frank Luck Ole Einar Bjorndalen4 13 January 1999 Ruhpolding 15 km Mass Start Raphael Poiree Frank Luck Sergei Rozhkov4 16 January 1999 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Alexei Aidarov Sylfest Glimsdal Fredrik Kuoppa Sven Fischer4 17 January 1999 Ruhpolding 12 5 km Pursuit Raphael Poiree Ricco Gross Sven Fischer5 22 January 1999 Antholz Anterselva 10 km Sprint Rene Cattarinussi Frank Luck Ricco Gross Frank Luck5 23 January 1999 Antholz Anterselva 12 5 km Pursuit Ole Einar Bjorndalen Carsten Heymann Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar BjorndalenWC 12 February 1999 Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint Frank Luck Patrick Favre Frode Andresen Frank Luck DetailWC 13 February 1999 Kontiolahti 12 5 km Pursuit Ricco Gross Frank Luck Sven Fischer Detail6 26 February 1999 Lake Placid 10 km Sprint Sven Fischer Rene Cattarinussi Jan Wustenfeld6 27 February 1999 Lake Placid 12 5 km Pursuit Raphael Poiree Peter Sendel Sven Fischer7 4 March 1999 Val Cartier 10 km Sprint Olegs Maluhins Ole Einar Bjorndalen Frode Andresen7 6 March 1999 Val Cartier 12 5 km Pursuit Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold Sven Fischer Sven FischerWC 11 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km Individual Sven Fischer Ricco Gross Vadim Sashurin8 12 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Halvard Hanevold Sven Fischer Andriy DeryzemlyaWC 13 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start Sven Fischer Vladimir Drachev Ole Einar Bjorndalen Detail8 14 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 12 5 km Pursuit Frank Luck Raphael Poiree Ricco GrossWomen Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib After competition Det 1 11 December 1998 Hochfilzen 7 5 km Sprint Magdalena Forsberg Corinne Niogret Galina Koukleva Magdalena Forsberg1 12 December 1998 Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit Magdalena Forsberg Corinne Niogret Simone Greiner Petter M 1 13 December 1998 Hochfilzen 15 km Individual Uschi Disl Magdalena Forsberg Corinne Niogret2 16 December 1998 Brezno Osrblie 15 km Individual Uschi Disl Albina Akhatova Magdalena Forsberg2 19 December 1998 Brezno Osrblie 7 5 km Sprint Simone Greiner Petter M Uschi Disl Liv Grete Skjelbreid2 20 December 1998 Brezno Osrblie 10 km Pursuit Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Petter M Katrin Apel3 8 January 1999 Oberhof 7 5 km Sprint Liv Grete Skjelbreid Olena Zubrilova Nadezhda Talanova3 9 January 1999 Oberhof 10 km Pursuit Liv Grete Skjelbreid Olena Zubrilova Magdalena Forsberg4 13 January 1999 Ruhpolding 12 5 km Mass Start Uschi Disl Olena Zubrilova Corinne Niogret4 16 January 1999 Ruhpolding 7 5 km Sprint Olena Zubrilova Corinne Niogret Gro Marit Istad4 17 January 1999 Ruhpolding 10 km Pursuit Olena Zubrilova Corinne Niogret Magdalena Forsberg5 22 January 1999 Antholz Anterselva 7 5 km Sprint Corinne Niogret Magdalena Forsberg Olena Petrova5 23 January 1999 Antholz Anterselva 10 km Pursuit Corinne Niogret Magdalena Forsberg Olena PetrovaWC 12 February 1999 Kontiolahti 7 5 km Sprint Martina Zellner Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova DetailWC 13 February 1999 Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit Olena Zubrilova Martina Schwarzbacherova Martina Zellner Detail6 25 February 1999 Lake Placid 7 5 km Sprint Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova Martina Schwarzbacherova6 27 February 1999 Lake Placid 10 km Pursuit Olena Zubrilova Magdalena Forsberg Uschi Disl7 5 March 1999 Val Cartier 7 5 km Sprint Liv Grete Skjelbreid Katrin Apel Magdalena Forsberg7 6 March 1999 Val Cartier 10 km Pursuit Magdalena Forsberg Olena Zubrilova Martina SchwarzbacherovaWC 11 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Individual Olena Zubrilova Corinne Niogret Albina Akhatova Detail8 12 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 7 5 km Sprint Olena Zubrilova Ann Elen Skjelbreid Olena PetrovaWC 13 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 12 5 km Mass Start Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova Magdalena Forsberg Detail8 14 March 1999 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Pursuit Olena Zubrilova Ann Elen Skjelbreid Olena PetrovaMen s team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third2 18 December 1998 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 Bjorndalen Ole Einar Bjorndalen3 10 January 1999 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 Hanevold4 14 January 1999 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 Puurunen5 24 January 1999 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 Bjorndalen Egil Gjelland Ole Einar BjorndalenWC 14 February 1999 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 Bjorndalen Frode Andresen Ole Einar Bjorndalen6 28 February 1999 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 Bjorndalen Sylfest Glimsdal Halvard HanevoldWomen s team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third2 18 December 1998 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 Akhatova3 10 January 1999 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 Niogret4 14 January 1999 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 Romasko5 24 January 1999 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 NiogretWC 14 February 1999 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 Niogret6 28 February 1999 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 SalonenStandings MenOverall Pos Points1 Sven Fischer 4432 Ole Einar Bjorndalen 3973 Frank Luck 3904 Ricco Gross 3675 Raphael Poiree 365Final standings after 23 races Individual Pos Points1 Pavel Rostovtsev 622 Sven Fischer 623 Oleg Ryzhenkov 614 Ole Einar Bjorndalen 485 Vesa Hietalahti 43Final standings after 3 races Sprint Pos Points1 Sven Fischer 1702 Frank Luck 1613 Halvard Hanevold 1514 Ricco Gross 1375 Frode Andresen 133Final standings after 9 races Pursuit Pos Points1 Raphael Poiree 1852 Sven Fischer 1843 Ole Einar Bjorndalen 1744 Frank Luck 1745 Ricco Gross 168Final standings after 9 races Mass Start Pos Points1 Sven Fischer 482 Raphael Poiree 473 Ole Einar Bjorndalen 454 Vladimir Drachev 415 Ricco Gross 38Final standings after 2 races Relay Pos Points1 Germany 1462 Russia 1293 Norway 1204 Belarus 1155 Finland 104Final standings after 6 races Nation Pos Points1 Germany 36262 Norway 35053 Russia 34744 Belarus 33615 Italy 3237Final standings after 18 races Standings WomenOverall Pos Points1 Magdalena Forsberg 4782 Olena Zubrilova 4673 Uschi Disl 4204 Corinne Niogret 3755 Liv Grete Skjelbreid 313Final standings after 23 races Individual Pos Points1 Uschi Disl 772 Magdalena Forsberg 703 Albina Akhatova 504 Corinne Niogret 505 Martina Zellner 43Final standings after 3 races Sprint Pos Points1 Magdalena Forsberg 1932 Olena Zubrilova 1803 Liv Grete Skjelbreid 1574 Corinne Niogret 1485 Uschi Disl 134Final standings after 9 races Pursuit Pos Points1 Olena Zubrilova 2082 Magdalena Forsberg 2033 Uschi Disl 1714 Corinne Niogret 1465 Olena Petrova 129Final standings after 9 races Mass Start Pos Points1 Olena Zubrilova 562 Uschi Disl 493 Magdalena Forsberg 454 Katrin Apel 325 Corinne Niogret 31Final standings after 2 races Relay Pos Points1 Germany 1422 Russia 1303 Ukraine 1204 France 1145 Norway 110Final standings after 6 races Nation Pos Points1 Germany 35682 Russia 34393 Ukraine 34024 Norway 33645 France 3297Final standings after 18 races Medal tableRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Germany221414502 Norway9811283 Ukraine976224 France686205 Russia478196 Sweden456157 Belarus32168 Italy13159 Latvia110210 Finland0123 Slovakia012312 Czech Republic0011Totals 12 entries 595758174AchievementsVictory in this World Cup all time number of victories in parentheses Men Sven Fischer GER 6 15 first places Raphael Poiree FRA 4 5 first places Ole Einar Bjorndalen NOR 3 9 first places Frank Luck GER 2 8 first places Vladimir Drachev RUS 1 11 first place Ricco Gross GER 1 4 first places Oleg Ryzhenkov BLR 1 3 first place Halvard Hanevold NOR 1 3 first place Alexei Aidarov BLR 1 2 first place Frode Andresen NOR 1 2 first place Pavel Rostovtsev RUS 1 1 first place Rene Cattarinussi ITA 1 1 first place Olegs Maluhins LAT 1 1 first place Women Olena Zubrilova UKR 8 8 first places Uschi Disl GER 4 18 first places Magdalena Forsberg SWE 4 16 first places Liv Grete Skjelbreid NOR 3 3 first places Corinne Niogret FRA 2 4 first places Simone Greiner GER 1 4 first place Martina Zellner GER 1 1 first placeRetirementsThe following notable biathletes retired after the 1998 99 season Mark Kirchner GER Fredrik Kuoppa SWE Mari Lampinen FIN Anne Briand FRA GER Annette Sikveland NOR Nadezhda Talanova RUS ReferencesGregor Jakub Schedule biathlonresults com IBU Retrieved 25 May 2018 External linksIBU official site, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games, mobile, phone, android, ios, apple, mobile phone, samsung, iphone, xiomi, xiaomi, redmi, honor, oppo, nokia, sonya, mi, pc, web, computer