The 1997/98 Biathlon World Cup was a series of competitions in biathlon that consisted of 18 individual and 5 relay races for men and women and was held at eight venues. In addition to the seven World Cup events in Lillehammer , Östersund , Kontiolahti , Ruhpolding , Antholz , Pokljuka and Hochfilzen , the biathlon competitions of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan , and the World Pursuit Championship in Pokljuka were also included in the World Cup ranking. During the season, athletes from 33 national associations took part in World Cup events, 32 for men and 27 for women. Ole Einar Bjørndalen won the overall world cup for men ahead of Ricco Groß and Sven Fischer , and for women Magdalena Forsberg won ahead of Uschi Disl and Martina Zellner . In the men's standings, Norway won ahead of Germany, while Germany was able to place ahead of Russia for women .
Men
Results
World Cup stands
Overall World Cup
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Final result after 18 races (Top 10)
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Individual World Cup
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Sprint World Cup
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Pursuit World Cup
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Final result after 5 races (Top 10)
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Final result after 10 races (Top 10)
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Final result after 3 races (Top 10)
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Relay World Cup
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Nations ranking
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Final result after 5 races (Top 10)
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Final result after 20 races (Top 10)
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table
Women
Results
World Cup stands
Overall World Cup
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Final result after 18 races (Top 10)
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Individual World Cup
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Sprint World Cup
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Pursuit World Cup
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Final result after 5 races (Top 10)
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Final result after 10 races (Top 10)
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Final result after 3 races (Top 10)
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Relay World Cup
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Nations ranking
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Final result after 5 races (Top 10)
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Final result after 20 races (Top 10)
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table
Results athletes
Item
|
Biathlete
|
LI
|
ÖS
|
KO
|
RU
|
ON
|
N / A
|
PO
|
HO
|
Points
|
Sp
|
Vf
|
Ez
|
Sp
|
Sp
|
Vf
|
Sp
|
Sp
|
Ez
|
Sp
|
Ez
|
Sp
|
Ez
|
Sp
|
Sp
|
Vf
|
Ez
|
Sp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
01
|
Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
|
003
|
002
|
002
|
001
|
006th
|
001
|
001
|
007th
|
003
|
003
|
014th
|
017th
|
001
|
013
|
001
|
001
|
007th
|
002
|
387
|
02
|
Germany Uschi Disl
|
006th
|
003
|
007th
|
033
|
001
|
004th
|
012
|
004th
|
009
|
027
|
003
|
002
|
003
|
007th
|
016
|
015th
|
001
|
001
|
325
|
03
|
Germany Martina Zellner
|
046
|
035
|
036
|
005
|
002
|
003
|
009
|
002
|
008th
|
031
|
010
|
030th
|
007th
|
021st
|
011
|
003
|
003
|
007th
|
255
|
04th
|
France Corinne Niogret
|
010
|
013
|
031
|
008th
|
009
|
012
|
003
|
003
|
005
|
028
|
016
|
025th
|
-
|
001
|
013
|
002
|
024
|
016
|
238
|
05
|
Russia Galina Kuklewa
|
001
|
001
|
005
|
003
|
005
|
007th
|
006th
|
-
|
011
|
010
|
031
|
001
|
-
|
DNS
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
227
|
06th
|
Slovenia Andreja Grašič
|
013
|
005
|
001
|
013
|
008th
|
005
|
-
|
011
|
021st
|
023
|
005
|
012
|
-
|
DNS
|
DNF
|
-
|
002
|
006th
|
221
|
07th
|
Germany Petra Behle
|
005
|
012
|
010
|
023
|
042
|
058
|
002
|
001
|
026th
|
032
|
027
|
016
|
005
|
018th
|
004th
|
005
|
076
|
057
|
194
|
08th
|
Russia Albina Akhatova
|
-
|
-
|
017th
|
006th
|
012
|
011
|
005
|
010
|
004th
|
011
|
007th
|
013
|
-
|
044
|
018th
|
014th
|
035
|
028
|
184
|
09
|
Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
|
041
|
006th
|
034
|
019th
|
-
|
-
|
007th
|
005
|
042
|
009
|
034
|
037
|
004th
|
008th
|
002
|
006th
|
026th
|
014th
|
182
|
10
|
France Florence Baverel
|
011
|
010
|
006th
|
036
|
038
|
017th
|
020th
|
009
|
012
|
043
|
063
|
043
|
002
|
004th
|
005
|
012
|
036
|
050
|
181
|
11
|
Norway Liv Grete Skjelbreid
|
039
|
020th
|
077
|
010
|
-
|
-
|
014th
|
018th
|
002
|
024
|
015th
|
023
|
047
|
009
|
021st
|
010
|
013
|
003
|
159
|
12
|
Germany Katrin Apel
|
047
|
024
|
040
|
014th
|
046
|
014th
|
017th
|
008th
|
034
|
015th
|
-
|
003
|
008th
|
025th
|
008th
|
013
|
051
|
011
|
153
|
13
|
Russia Svetlana Ischmuratowa
|
017th
|
019th
|
081
|
018th
|
003
|
002
|
-
|
-
|
018th
|
002
|
-
|
-
|
DNS
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
006th
|
004th
|
151
|
14th
|
Russia Anna Volkova
|
004th
|
007th
|
030th
|
004th
|
004th
|
010
|
039
|
015th
|
047
|
017th
|
-
|
044
|
043
|
030th
|
043
|
028
|
008th
|
040
|
139
|
15th
|
Ukraine Olena Petrova
|
055
|
DNS
|
003
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
014th
|
-
|
002
|
011
|
012
|
016
|
007th
|
009
|
DNS
|
043
|
138
|
16
|
Bulgaria Ekaterina Dafowska
|
020th
|
053
|
021st
|
075
|
056
|
027
|
067
|
-
|
070
|
063
|
001
|
029
|
015th
|
006th
|
006th
|
004th
|
011
|
034
|
129
|
17th
|
Belarus Svyatlana Paramyhina
|
051
|
015th
|
008th
|
039
|
017th
|
019th
|
-
|
-
|
006th
|
016
|
012
|
024
|
009
|
012
|
032
|
041
|
009
|
078
|
119
|
18th
|
Norway Annette Sikveland
|
040
|
008th
|
028
|
021st
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
DNS
|
036
|
008th
|
015th
|
023
|
003
|
026th
|
017th
|
010
|
012
|
118
|
19th
|
Italy Nathalie Santer
|
007th
|
016
|
033
|
026th
|
028
|
047
|
008th
|
024
|
027
|
017th
|
018th
|
010
|
006th
|
022nd
|
028
|
026th
|
029
|
017th
|
116
|
20th
|
Ukraine Olena Subrylowa
|
022nd
|
014th
|
019th
|
002
|
047
|
059
|
026th
|
012
|
064
|
065
|
028
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
014th
|
008th
|
004th
|
027
|
115
|
21st
|
China People's Republic Yu Shumei
|
017th
|
031
|
032
|
028
|
019th
|
009
|
024
|
006th
|
032
|
005
|
009
|
005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
114
|
22nd
|
France Christelle Gros
|
053
|
023
|
004th
|
029
|
040
|
039
|
036
|
014th
|
049
|
047
|
059
|
-
|
016
|
032
|
003
|
007th
|
012
|
037
|
104
|
23
|
France Emmanuelle Claret
|
058
|
047
|
065
|
011
|
033
|
053
|
004th
|
-
|
DNS
|
019th
|
-
|
014th
|
-
|
002
|
020th
|
021st
|
016
|
031
|
103
|
24
|
Russia Olga Melnik
|
002
|
029
|
020th
|
009
|
086
|
-
|
010
|
-
|
007th
|
026th
|
013
|
-
|
-
|
DNS
|
-
|
-
|
DNS
|
033
|
98
|
25th
|
Russia Olga Romasko
|
049
|
032
|
018th
|
034
|
036
|
044
|
027
|
030th
|
001
|
004th
|
033
|
027
|
-
|
DNS
|
012
|
016
|
017th
|
025th
|
94
|
26th
|
France Anne Briand
|
008th
|
026th
|
067
|
052
|
015th
|
013
|
-
|
016
|
036
|
008th
|
020th
|
054
|
-
|
071
|
-
|
-
|
048
|
013
|
89
|
27
|
Czech Republic Eva Háková
|
009
|
004th
|
055
|
031
|
049
|
029
|
016
|
023
|
079
|
014th
|
053
|
026th
|
029
|
005
|
024
|
027
|
053
|
038
|
87
|
28
|
Finland Mari Lampinen
|
081
|
-
|
014th
|
099
|
018th
|
037
|
-
|
-
|
015th
|
041
|
032
|
008th
|
036
|
020th
|
015th
|
018th
|
014th
|
046
|
87
|
29
|
Czech Republic Kateřina Losmanová
|
014th
|
017th
|
013
|
016
|
015th
|
006th
|
020th
|
022nd
|
-
|
-
|
044
|
057
|
035
|
041
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
85
|
30th
|
Germany Katja Beer
|
027
|
038
|
009
|
049
|
026th
|
030th
|
011
|
017th
|
010
|
012
|
039
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
057
|
015th
|
83
|
31
|
Bulgaria Pavlina Filipova
|
048
|
046
|
059
|
015th
|
021st
|
036
|
-
|
-
|
040
|
006th
|
004th
|
041
|
014th
|
059
|
041
|
033
|
021st
|
045
|
75
|
32
|
Norway Gunn Margit Andreassen
|
025th
|
039
|
023
|
040
|
014th
|
021st
|
015th
|
029
|
023
|
007th
|
040
|
056
|
020th
|
038
|
037
|
024
|
015th
|
DNS
|
74
|
33
|
Poland Anna Stera
|
069
|
-
|
044
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
019th
|
033
|
017th
|
006th
|
037
|
016
|
019th
|
011
|
033
|
036
|
69
|
34
|
Ukraine Walentyna Zerbe-Nessina
|
012
|
011
|
053
|
-
|
064
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
013
|
022nd
|
047
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
058
|
DNS
|
063
|
005
|
68
|
35
|
Russia Nadezhda Talanova
|
038
|
025th
|
035
|
024
|
013
|
DNS
|
030th
|
013
|
-
|
030th
|
-
|
-
|
011
|
015th
|
022nd
|
019th
|
031
|
069
|
66
|
36
|
Ukraine Nina Lemesch
|
026th
|
022nd
|
072
|
030th
|
034
|
022nd
|
-
|
019th
|
055
|
001
|
-
|
021st
|
-
|
-
|
041
|
043
|
073
|
022nd
|
54
|
37
|
Slovakia Martina Jašicová
|
015th
|
030th
|
024
|
054
|
043
|
034
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
049
|
046
|
007th
|
-
|
DNS
|
-
|
-
|
005
|
030th
|
53
|
38
|
Slovakia Anna Murínová
|
028
|
033
|
011
|
045
|
055
|
024
|
-
|
020th
|
062
|
059
|
048
|
009
|
018th
|
036
|
030th
|
022nd
|
046
|
DNS
|
52
|
39
|
Japan Hiromi Suga
|
031
|
045
|
073
|
035
|
044
|
032
|
040
|
027
|
020th
|
013
|
037
|
053
|
048
|
068
|
010
|
044
|
040
|
010
|
52
|
40
|
Slovenia Tadeja Brankovič
|
024
|
018th
|
-
|
012
|
054
|
050
|
029
|
-
|
059
|
067
|
036
|
036
|
019th
|
031
|
034
|
038
|
059
|
019th
|
38
|
41
|
Japan Ryoko Takahashi
|
044
|
DNF
|
071
|
068
|
037
|
033
|
022nd
|
-
|
-
|
020th
|
006th
|
055
|
049
|
033
|
055
|
DNS
|
071
|
023
|
33
|
42
|
Finland Katja Holanti
|
016
|
021st
|
047
|
043
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
053
|
045
|
046
|
-
|
029
|
025th
|
029
|
032
|
009
|
33
|
43
|
Canada Martine Albert
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
013
|
028
|
017th
|
023
|
022nd
|
DNS
|
29
|
44
|
Germany Simone Greiner-Petter-M.
|
021st
|
043
|
-
|
007th
|
-
|
-
|
023
|
026th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
27
|
45
|
Czech Republic Irena Česneková
|
023
|
044
|
022nd
|
038
|
023
|
015th
|
031
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
030th
|
040
|
034
|
040
|
057
|
DNS
|
054
|
020th
|
27
|
46
|
Slovakia Soňa Mihoková
|
029
|
027
|
078
|
059
|
027
|
023
|
-
|
-
|
DNF
|
076
|
026th
|
004th
|
-
|
043
|
063
|
-
|
034
|
DNF
|
25th
|
47
|
Germany Steffi Kindt
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
032
|
011
|
-
|
-
|
017th
|
029
|
24
|
48
|
Poland Agata Suszka
|
019th
|
034
|
016
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
052
|
042
|
045
|
021st
|
034
|
040
|
042
|
043
|
024
|
24
|
49
|
Sweden Maria Schylander
|
071
|
-
|
062
|
056
|
011
|
018th
|
052
|
-
|
051
|
085
|
049
|
060
|
-
|
047
|
046
|
DNS
|
058
|
072
|
23
|
50
|
Belarus Irina Tananajko
|
064
|
-
|
012
|
-
|
045
|
031
|
-
|
-
|
024
|
072
|
022nd
|
022nd
|
046
|
067
|
-
|
-
|
065
|
063
|
22nd
|
51
|
France Delphyne Heymann burlet
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
102
|
059
|
055
|
013
|
-
|
063
|
055
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
043
|
018th
|
21st
|
52
|
Ukraine Tetiana Vodopyanova
|
083
|
-
|
037
|
060
|
051
|
049
|
-
|
-
|
016
|
056
|
024
|
019th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
20th
|
53
|
Czech Republic Jitka Šimůnková
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
028
|
027
|
061
|
-
|
039
|
008th
|
18th
|
54
|
United States Kristina Sabasteanski
|
050
|
051
|
075
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
033
|
044
|
073
|
009
|
036
|
025th
|
049
|
18th
|
55
|
Germany Kathi Schwaab
|
042
|
009
|
093
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
17th
|
56
|
Poland Halina Guńka
|
097
|
-
|
-
|
067
|
010
|
045
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
042
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
57
|
Germany Janet Klein
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
026th
|
010
|
-
|
-
|
037
|
052
|
16
|
58
|
Norway Ann Helen Grande
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
010
|
063
|
-
|
-
|
061
|
066
|
16
|
59
|
Kazakhstan Inna Scheschkil
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
090
|
071
|
-
|
-
|
021st
|
039
|
021st
|
054
|
020th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
60
|
Romania Éva Tófalvi
|
104
|
-
|
029
|
076
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
078
|
038
|
011
|
031
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15th
|
61
|
Bulgaria Radka Popova
|
101
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
074
|
-
|
057
|
-
|
048
|
066
|
-
|
-
|
017th
|
DNF
|
029
|
020th
|
045
|
039
|
15th
|
62
|
Kazakhstan Lyudmila Guryeva
|
059
|
048
|
038
|
020th
|
079
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
022nd
|
025th
|
023
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
15th
|
63
|
Latvia Andžela Brice
|
098
|
-
|
054
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
022nd
|
019th
|
047
|
DNF
|
023
|
065
|
14th
|
64
|
Germany Peggy Wagenführ
|
073
|
-
|
096
|
041
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
031
|
014th
|
-
|
-
|
042
|
071
|
12
|
65
|
Canada Myriam Bédard
|
052
|
DNS
|
015th
|
071
|
052
|
056
|
059
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
050
|
032
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
66
|
Belarus Natallia Ryshankova
|
068
|
-
|
049
|
027
|
022nd
|
035
|
-
|
-
|
030th
|
044
|
019th
|
052
|
DNS
|
064
|
-
|
-
|
047
|
047
|
11
|
67
|
Latvia Ieva Cederstrema
|
088
|
-
|
086
|
017th
|
084
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
088
|
048
|
025th
|
034
|
038
|
066
|
056
|
-
|
068
|
035
|
10
|
68
|
United States Ntala Skinner
|
086
|
-
|
-
|
065
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
017th
|
035
|
061
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
083
|
10
|
69
|
Ukraine Iryna Merkushina
|
060
|
054
|
043
|
022nd
|
020th
|
052
|
-
|
-
|
028
|
054
|
-
|
049
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
DNS
|
048
|
10
|
70
|
Kazakhstan Margarita Dulowa
|
032
|
037
|
027
|
062
|
057
|
041
|
025th
|
028
|
058
|
045
|
-
|
018th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
71
|
Sweden Kristina Brouneus
|
091
|
-
|
051
|
097
|
080
|
-
|
019th
|
024
|
038
|
065
|
064
|
050
|
040
|
046
|
059
|
DNS
|
041
|
061
|
9
|
72
|
Norway Hildegunn Mikkelsplass
|
030th
|
028
|
056
|
037
|
-
|
-
|
028
|
-
|
046
|
058
|
-
|
-
|
033
|
023
|
-
|
-
|
028
|
020th
|
9
|
73
|
United States Stacey Wooley
|
037
|
042
|
045
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
018th
|
-
|
052
|
078
|
055
|
058
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
049
|
-
|
8th
|
74
|
Finland Tiina Mikkola
|
063
|
-
|
063
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
020th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
025th
|
058
|
044
|
040
|
-
|
075
|
8th
|
75
|
Italy Siegrid Pallhuber
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
029
|
-
|
-
|
030th
|
052
|
048
|
DNS
|
019th
|
053
|
7th
|
76
|
United States Kara Salmela
|
045
|
055
|
070
|
070
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
056
|
-
|
054
|
037
|
031
|
031
|
020th
|
082
|
6th
|
77
|
China People's Republic Sun Ribo
|
-
|
-
|
052
|
105
|
082
|
-
|
063
|
-
|
-
|
034
|
021st
|
039
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
78
|
United States Rachel Steer
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
023
|
025th
|
066
|
074
|
4th
|
79
|
Slovenia Lucija Larisi
|
108
|
-
|
079
|
081
|
050
|
054
|
066
|
-
|
065
|
075
|
035
|
059
|
042
|
023
|
060
|
DNF
|
056
|
064
|
3
|
80
|
Belarus Lyudmila Arlouskaya
|
035
|
040
|
085
|
044
|
024
|
026th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
070
|
-
|
-
|
DNS
|
039
|
036
|
034
|
052
|
054
|
2
|
81
|
Finland Sanna-Leena Perunka
|
074
|
-
|
088
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
024
|
026th
|
039
|
037
|
038
|
026th
|
2
|
82
|
Czech Republic Jiřina Pelcová
|
067
|
-
|
087
|
-
|
025th
|
DNS
|
050
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
038
|
035
|
027
|
035
|
050
|
DNS
|
055
|
041
|
1
|
83
|
China People's Republic Liu Xianying
|
077
|
-
|
-
|
098
|
053
|
048
|
073
|
-
|
025th
|
074
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
84
|
United States Joan Miller Smith
|
054
|
049
|
025th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
85
|
France Véronique Claudel
|
078
|
-
|
025th
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Web links
Winter sports world cup 1997/98