Cross-country skiing world cup 1978/79

The Cross-Country World Cup 1978/79 was a series of competitions organized by the FIS . The World Cup began in December 1978 in the Telemark ski area and ended on March 17, 1979 in Štrbské Pleso and was held unofficially. The athletes in places 1 to 20 received World Cup points (1st place = 26 points, 2nd place = 22 points, 3rd place = 19 points, 4th to 20th place, descending 17 points to 1 point). For the individual evaluation, the five best placements were evaluated for the overall evaluation, there were four discarded results. Oddvar Brå won the overall standings for men , while Galina Kulakowa , who won four of the nine races, was first in the overall standings for women .

Men

Podiums men

date	venue	discipline	winner	Second	Third
December 1978	United States Telemark	15 km	Norway Ove Aunli	Italy Maurilio De Zolt	Norway Lars Erik Eriksen
December 1978	United States Telemark	3 × 10 km relay	Italy Italy Maurilio De Zolt Roberto Primus Giulio Capitanio	United States United States Stan Dunklee Tim Caldwell Bill Koch	France France Jean-Paul Pierrat Michel Thierry Paul Fargeix
January 6, 1979	Soviet Union 1955 Kawgolowo	30 km	Soviet Union 1955 Yevgeny Belyayev	Soviet Union 1955 Rozalin Bakiev	Soviet Union 1955 Sergei Zavialov
January 11, 1979	Italy Castelrotto	30 km	Norway Ove Aunli	Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck	France Jean-Paul Pierrat
January 13, 1979	Germany BR Reit im Winkl	15 km	Norway Oddvar Brå	Norway Tore Gullen	Norway Lars Erik Eriksen
January 14, 1979	Germany BR Reit im Winkl	4 × 10 km relay	Norway Norway Lars Erik Eriksen Tore Gullen Anders Bakken Oddvar Brå	Soviet Union Soviet Union Evgeni Belyayev Sergei Saweljew Anatoly Ivanov Vasily Rotschew	Finland Finland Esko Länkevänoja Heikki Torvi Juhani Repo Arto Koivisto
20th January 1979	Switzerland Le Brassus	15 km	Norway Oddvar Brå	Sweden Thomas Wassberg	Bulgaria 1971 Ivan Lebanov
January 21, 1979	Switzerland Le Brassus	3 × 10 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union Wassili Rotschew Rozalin Bakiev Anatoli Ivanov	Norway Norway Lars Erik Eriksen Tore Gullen Oddvar Brå	Italy Italy Gianpaolo Rupli Maurilio De Zolt Giulio Capitanio
February 16, 1979	Poland 1944 Zakopane	15 km	Italy Giulio Capitanio	Soviet Union 1955 Alexander Zavyalov	Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union Loukanov
February 24, 1979	Sweden Falun	30 km	Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck	Soviet Union 1955 Nikolai Simjatov	Norway Kjell Jakob Sollie
February 25, 1979	Sweden Falun	4 × 10 km relay	Norway Norway Jan Lindvall Tore Gullen Kjell Jakob Sollie Lars Erik Eriksen	Switzerland Switzerland Hansüli cruiser Franz Renggli Edi Hauser Venanz Egger	Sweden Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck Erik Gustavsson Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg
March 4th 1979	Finland Lahti	50 km	Norway Lars Erik Eriksen	Norway Oddvar Brå	Norway Bakken is different
March 10, 1979	Norway Oslo	50 km	Norway Oddvar Brå	Norway Per Knut Aaland	Norway Lars Erik Eriksen

World Cup standings men

Overall World Cup

Final score (Top 10)

rank	Surname	Points
1	Norway Oddvar Brå	117
2	Norway Lars Erik Eriksen	98
3	Sweden Sven-Åke Lundbäck	85
4th	Italy Giulio Capitanio	74
5	Italy Maurilio De Zolt	68
5	Norway Ove Aunli	68
5	Sweden Thomas Wassberg	68
8th	Norway Per Knut Aaland	63
9	Bulgaria 1971 Ivan Lebanov	61
10	Norway Bakken is different	50
10	Soviet Union 1955 Yevgeny Belyayev	50

Women

Podiums women

date	venue	discipline	winner	Second	Third
December 1978	United States Telemark	5 km	United States Alison Owen-Spencer	Sweden Marie Johansson	Norway Berit Kvello
December 1978	Germany BR Furtwangen	5 km	Soviet Union 1955 Raissa Smetanina	Norway Marit Myrmæl	Soviet Union 1955 Zinaida Amosova
January 6, 1979	Soviet Union 1955 Kawgolowo	10 km	Soviet Union 1955 Galina Kulakova	Soviet Union 1955 Nina Rotschewa	Soviet Union 1955 Zinaida Amosova
January 12, 1979	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Klingenthal	5 km	Soviet Union 1955 Raissa Smetanina	Soviet Union 1955 Nina Baldycheva	Soviet Union 1955 Zinaida Amosova
20th January 1979	Switzerland Le Brassus	10 km	Soviet Union 1955 Raissa Smetanina	Soviet Union 1955 Zinaida Amosova	Soviet Union 1955 Galina Kulakova
January 21, 1979	Switzerland Le Brassus	3 × 5 km relay	Norway Norway Vigdis Rønning Berit Johannessen Marit Myrmæl	Soviet Union Soviet Union Lyubov Lyadowa Nina Rotschewa Sinaida Amossowa	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 German Democratic Republic Marion Büchner Barbara Petzold Christel Meinel
February 24, 1979	Sweden Falun	20 km	Soviet Union 1955 Galina Kulakova	Soviet Union 1955 Raissa Smetanina	Soviet Union 1955 Zinaida Amosova
February 25, 1979	Sweden Falun	4 × 5 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union Galina Kulakowa Sinaida Amossowa Nina Rotschewa Raissa Smetanina	Soviet Union Soviet Union Nina Baldytschewa Tjrovora Jurasova Lyubov Ljadowa	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 German Democratic Republic Christel Meinel Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold Marion Büchner
March 3, 1979	Finland Lahti	10 km	Soviet Union 1955 Galina Kulakova	Soviet Union 1955 Raissa Smetanina	Soviet Union 1955 Nina Rotschewa
March 4th 1979	Finland Lahti	4 × 5 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union Nina Rotschewa Sinaida Amossowa Raissa Smetanina Galina Kulakowa	Soviet Union Soviet Union Nadezhda Schamakowa Lyubov Ljadowa Nina Baldytschewa Lyubov Sikowa	Sweden Sweden Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck Marie Johansson Gunnel Mörtberg Karin Lamberg
March 10, 1979	Norway Oslo	10 km	Soviet Union 1955 Galina Kulakova	Finland Hilkka Riihivuori	Soviet Union 1955 Nina Rotschewa
March 17, 1979	Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso	20 km	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Veronika Hesse	Norway Vigdis Rønning	Czechoslovakia Dagmar Palečková

World Cup stand women

Overall World Cup

Final score (Top 10)

rank	Surname	Points
1	Soviet Union 1955 Galina Kulakova	123
2	Soviet Union 1955 Raissa Smetanina	122
3	Soviet Union 1955 Zinaida Amosova	98
4th	Soviet Union 1955 Nina Rotschewa	94
5	Norway Marit Myrmæl	75
6th	Soviet Union 1955 Lyubov Lyadova	70
7th	United States Alison Owen-Spencer	67
8th	Soviet Union 1955 Nina Baldycheva	64
9	Norway Vigdis Rønning	60
10	Norway Anette Bøe	54

Web links

Ski year 1979 on czech-ski.com

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b L'Impartial , January 8, 1979 , p. 15
^ L'Impartial , January 12, 1979 , p. 22
↑ ^a ^b L'Impartial , January 15, 1979 , p. 16
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d L'Impartial , January 22, 1979 , p. 16
^ L'Express , February 17, 1979 , p. 17
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d L'Impartial , February 26, 1979 , p. 16
↑ ^a ^b ^c Results Lahti Ski Games 1979
^ L'Impartial , March 12, 1979 , p. 17
^ L'Impartial , January 13, 1979 , p. 16
^ L'Express , March 12, 1979 , p. 13
^ L'Impartial , March 19, 1979 , p. 19

[kawgolowo-1] L'Impartial , January 8, 1979 , p. 15

[kastelruth-2] L'Impartial , January 12, 1979 , p. 22

[reit-3] L'Impartial , January 15, 1979 , p. 16

[lebrassus-4] L'Impartial , January 22, 1979 , p. 16

[5] L'Express , February 17, 1979 , p. 17

[falun-6] L'Impartial , February 26, 1979 , p. 16

[lahti-7] Results Lahti Ski Games 1979

[oslo-8] L'Impartial , March 12, 1979 , p. 17

[klingenthal-9] L'Impartial , January 13, 1979 , p. 16

[10] L'Express , March 12, 1979 , p. 13

[11] L'Impartial , March 19, 1979 , p. 19