Cross-country skiing world cup 1988/89

The 1988/89 Cross-Country World Cup was a series of competitions organized by the FIS . The World Cup began on December 10, 1988 in Ramsau for the men and in La Féclaz for the women and ended on March 12, 1989 in Falun . The highlight of the season was the 1989 Nordic World Ski Championships from February 17 to 26 in Lahti . The individual competitions held there were also counted as World Cup events.

Men

Podiums men

date	venue	discipline	winner	Second	Third
December 10, 1988	Austria Ramsau	15 km freestyle	Sweden Torgny Mogren	Sweden Gunde Svan	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Uwe Bellmann
December 11, 1988	Austria Ramsau	4 × 10 km relay	Sweden Sweden I. Jan Ottosson Lars Håland Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan	Norway Norway Terje Langli Torgeir Bjørn Vegard Ulvang Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	Sweden Sweden II Christer Majbäck Thomas Eriksson Larry Poromaa Henrik Forsberg
December 14, 1988	Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Bohinj	30 km freestyle	Sweden Gunde Svan	Sweden Torgny Mogren	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
17th December 1988	Italy Val di Sole	15 km classic	Sweden Gunde Svan	Sweden Torgny Mogren	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
January 7, 1989	Soviet Union Kawgolowo	15 km classic	Norway Vegard Ulvang	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	Soviet Union Vladimir Smirnov
January 8, 1989	Soviet Union Kawgolowo	4 × 10 km relay	Norway Norway Terje Langli Torgeir Bjørn Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vegard Ulvang	Soviet Union Soviet Union Igor Badamschin Vladimir Sachnow Vladimir Smirnow Alexei Prokurorow	Sweden Sweden Lars-Erik Ramström Jyrki Ponsiluoma Dennis Andersson Anders Bergström
January 13, 1989	Czechoslovakia Nové Město	15 km freestyle	Sweden Gunde Svan	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	Norway Vegard Ulvang
January 15, 1989	Czechoslovakia Nové Město	30 km classic	Sweden Gunde Svan	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Holger Bauroth
Nordic World Ski Championships 1989
February 17, 1989	Finland Lahti	30 km classic	Soviet Union Vladimir Smirnov	Norway Vegard Ulvang	Sweden Christer Majbäck
February 20, 1989		15 km freestyle	Sweden Gunde Svan	Sweden Torgny Mogren	Sweden Lars Håland
February 22, 1989		15 km classic	Finland Harri Kirvesniemi	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	Norway Vegard Ulvang
February 24, 1989		4 × 10 km relay	Sweden Sweden Christer Majbäck Gunde Svan Lars Håland Torgny Mogren	Finland Finland Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi Kari Ristanen Jari Räsänen	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Ladislav Švanda Martin Petrásek Radim Nyč Václav Korunka
February 26, 1989		50 km freestyle	Sweden Gunde Svan	Sweden Torgny Mogren	Soviet Union Alexei Prokurorov
March 4th 1989	Norway Oslo	4 × 10 km relay	Sweden Sweden Thomas Eriksson Christer Majbäck Torgny Mogren Lars Håland	Soviet Union Soviet Union Igor Badamchin Vladimir Smirnov Vladimir Sachnow Alexei Prokurorow	Norway Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Bjørn Dæhlie Vegard Ulvang Terje Langli
March 4th 1989	Norway Oslo	50 km freestyle	Norway Vegard Ulvang	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Holger Bauroth	Sweden Torgny Mogren
March 11, 1989	Sweden Falun	30 km freestyle	Sweden Lars Håland	Sweden Torgny Mogren	Norway Vegard Ulvang
March 12, 1989	Sweden Falun	4 × 10 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union Igor Badamschin Vladimir Sachnow Alexei Prokurorow Vladimir Smirnow	Sweden Sweden Christer Majbäck Larry Poromaa Lars Håland Torgny Mogren	Norway Norway Terje Langli Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vegard Ulvang Bjørn Dæhlie

World Cup standings men

Overall World Cup

Final score

rank	Surname	Points
1.	Sweden Gunde Svan	170
2.	Norway Vegard Ulvang	154
3.	Sweden Torgny Mogren	140
4th	Norway Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass	134
5.	Soviet Union Vladimir Smirnov	74
6th	Sweden Lars Håland	67
7th	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Holger Bauroth	57
8th.	Sweden Christer Majbäck	46
9.	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Uwe Bellmann	44
10.	Norway Terje Langli	43
10.	Soviet Union Alexei Prokurorov	43
12.	Sweden Thomas Eriksson	39
12.	Finland Harri Kirvesniemi	39
14th	Norway Bjørn Dæhlie	36
15th	Soviet Union Vladimir Sachnow	33
16.	Switzerland Giachem Guidon	30th
17th	Sweden Jan Ottosson	27
18th	Soviet Union Igor Badamschin	25th
18th	Czechoslovakia Václav Korunka	25th
20th	Sweden Henrik Forsberg	24

rank	Surname	Points
21st	Germany BR Jochen Behle	21st
22nd	Finland Kari Ristanen	19th
23.	Czechoslovakia Radim Nyč	18th
23.	Czechoslovakia Martin Petrásek	18th
25th	Czechoslovakia Pavel Benc	17th
25th	Italy Giorgio Vanzetta	17th
27.	Sweden Jyrki Ponsiluoma	15th
27.	Finland Jari Räsänen	15th
27.	Japan Kazunari Sasaki	15th
30th	Norway Oddvar Brå	14th
31.	Italy Marco Albarello	12
31.	Finland Aki Karvonen	12
33.	Norway Sturla Brørs	11
33.	Finland Timo Kuorelahti	11
33.	Soviet Union Andrei Perlov	11
33.	Soviet Union Andrei Sergeiev	11
37.	Italy Maurilio De Zolt	10
38.	Canada Al Pilcher	9
38.	Norway Kristen Skjeldal	9
40.	Soviet Union Miron Filippov	8th

rank	Surname	Points
40.	Germany BR Walter kiss	8th
40.	Sweden Larry Poromaa	8th
43.	Czechoslovakia Luboš Buchta	7th
43.	Italy Christian Saurer	7th
43.	Austria Alois Stadlober	7th
46.	Italy Silvano Barco	6th
46.	Norway Torgeir Bjørn	6th
46.	Soviet Union Alexandre Karcevski	6th
46.	Soviet Union Urmas välbe	6th
50.	Sweden Bergström is different	4th
50.	Soviet Union Andrei Kirillov	4th
52.	Sweden Dennis Andersson	3
53.	Sweden Sven-Erik Danielsson	2
53.	Soviet Union Mikhail Devyatyarov	2
53.	Soviet Union Sergei Kitchkin	2
53.	Italy Alfred Runggaldier	2
57.	Soviet Union Yuri Burlakov	1
57.	Czechoslovakia Stefan Lischon	1
57.	Italy Gianfranco Polvara	1

Women

Podiums women

date	venue	discipline	winner	Second	Third
December 10, 1988	France La Féclaz	5 km freestyle	Czechoslovakia Alžbeta Havrančíková	Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe
December 11, 1988	France La Féclaz	4 × 5 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union Vida Vencienė Julija Schamschurina Jelena Välbe Tamara Tichonowa	Norway Norway Marit Elveos Elin Nilsen Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Inger Helene Nybråten	Finland Finland Tiina Pönkä Marjo Matikainen Jaana Savolainen Erja Kuivalainen
December 14, 1988	Switzerland Campra	15 km freestyle	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe	Czechoslovakia Alžbeta Havrančíková	Soviet Union Larissa Lasutina
17th December 1988	Switzerland Davos	10 km classic	Soviet Union Julia Shamshurina	Finland Pirkko Määttä	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe
December 18, 1988	Switzerland Davos	4 × 5 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union Larissa Lasutina Julija Schamschurina Tamara Tichonowa Jelena Välbe	Sweden Sweden Magdalena Wallin Marie-Helene Westin Carina Görlin Karin Svingstedt	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 German Democratic Republic Kerstin Moring Susann Kuhfittig Silke Braun Silke Meyer
January 7, 1989	Soviet Union Kawgolowo	15 km classic	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe	Soviet Union Svetlana Nageikina	Norway Trude Dybendahl-Hartz
January 8, 1989	Soviet Union Kawgolowo	4 × 5 km relay	Soviet Union Soviet Union I. Swetlana Nageikina Larissa Lasutina Tamara Tichonowa Jelena Välbe	Norway Norway Marianne Dahlmo Marit Wold Nina Skeime Trude Dybendahl	Soviet Union Soviet Union III Natalia Chernych Elena Kaschirskaja Svietlana Kamotskaya Treťjakovova
January 13, 1989	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Klingenthal	10 km classic	Norway Marianne Dahlmo	Italy Manuela Di Centa	Norway Anne years
January 15, 1989	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Klingenthal	30 km freestyle	Czechoslovakia Alžbeta Havrančíková	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Gabriele Hess	Norway Marianne Dahlmo
Nordic World Ski Championships 1989
February 17, 1989	Finland Lahti	10 km classic	Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Finland Pirkko Määttä	Finland Marjo Matikainen
February 19, 1989		10 km freestyle	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe	Finland Marjo Matikainen	Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova
February 21, 1989		15 km classic ¹	Finland Marjo Matikainen	Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Finland Pirkko Määttä
February 24, 1989		4 × 5 km relay	Finland Finland Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen	Soviet Union Soviet Union Julija Shamschurina Raissa Smetanina Tamara Tichonowa Jelena Välbe	Norway Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne years Nina Skeime Marianne Dahlmo
February 26, 1989		30 km freestyle	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe	Soviet Union Larissa Lasutina	Finland Marjo Matikainen
March 4th 1989	Norway Oslo	20 km	Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova	Norway Anne years
March 11, 1989	Sweden Falun	15 km freestyle	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe	Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova	Italy Manuela Di Centa
March 12, 1989	Sweden Falun	4 × 5 km relay	Norway Norway Marianne Dahlmo Anne years Inger Helene Nybråten Trude Dybendahl	Soviet Union Soviet Union Larissa Lasutina Raissa Smetanina Tamara Tichonowa Jelena Välbe	Sweden Sweden Karin Svingstedt Magdalena Wallin Karin Lamberg-Skog Anna-Lena Fritzon

¹ This race was not counted as a World Cup race.

World Cup stand women

Overall World Cup

Final score

rank	Surname	Points
1.	Soviet Union Jelena Välbe	167
2.	Czechoslovakia Alžbeta Havrančíková	105
3.	Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova	93
4th	Italy Manuela Di Centa	91
5.	Soviet Union Larissa Lasutina	89
6th	Finland Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	87
7th	Norway Marianne Dahlmo	81
8th.	Soviet Union Julia Shamshurina	75
9.	Finland Pirkko Määttä	62
10.	Norway Anne years	60
11.	Finland Marjo Matikainen	54
11.	Soviet Union Raissa Smetanina	54
13.	Italy Stefania Belmondo	37
14th	Soviet Union Vida Vencienė	36
15th	Norway Trude Dybendahl	31
15th	Norway Inger Helene Nybråten	31
17th	Sweden Magdalena Wallin	30th

rank	Surname	Points
18th	Soviet Union Nina Gavriljuk	28
18th	Soviet Union Elena Kashirskaya	28
20th	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Gabriele Hess	27
21st	Finland Tuulikki Pyykkönen	23
22nd	Soviet Union Antonina Ordina	22nd
23.	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Silke Meyer	21st
24.	Soviet Union Svietlana Kamotskaya	20th
24.	Soviet Union Svetlana Nageikina	20th
24.	Sweden Karin Svingstedt	20th
27.	Sweden Marie-Helene Westin	19th
28.	Finland Jaana Savolainen	14th
29	Italy Guidina Dal Sasso	13
29	Soviet Union Tatiana Kirillova-Bondareva	13
29	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Susann Kuhfittig	13
32.	Soviet Union Natalia Chernych	12
33.	Sweden Li's frost	11
34.	Norway Nina Skeime	10

rank	Surname	Points
35.	Switzerland Marianne Irniger	9
36.	Finland Eija Hyytiäinen	8th
37.	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Claudia Bonsack	7th
37.	Norway Inger Lise Hegge	7th
37.	Sweden Catrin Larsson	7th
37.	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Kerstin Moring	7th
37.	Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo	7th
42.	Soviet Union Lyubov Egorova	6th
42.	Sweden Anna-Lena Fritzon	6th
42.	Czechoslovakia Anna Janoušková	6th
42.	Norway Marit Wold	6th
46.	Norway Elin Bakk Anthonsen	5
46.	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 Mandy Wirth	5
48.	Switzerland Evi scratches	2
48.	Soviet Union Elena Setlevskaya	2
50.	United States Nancy Fiddler	1
50.	Sweden Karin Lamberg-Skog	1

Web links

World Cup men

World Cup women

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b L'Impartial , December 12, 1988 , p. 9
↑ czech-ski.com/pdf/1989.pdf p. 55
^ Result men's relay Oslo 1989
^ Result men's relay Falun 1989
↑ czech-ski.com/pdf/1989.pdf p. 35
↑ czech-ski.com/pdf/1989.pdf p. 56
^ Result of the women's relay Falun 1989

[ramsauLafeclaz-1] A ^b L'Impartial , December 12, 1988 , p. 9

[2] zech-ski.com/pdf/1989.pdf p. 55

[3] Result men's relay Oslo 1989

[4] Result men's relay Falun 1989

[5] zech-ski.com/pdf/1989.pdf p. 35

[6] zech-ski.com/pdf/1989.pdf p. 56

[7] Result of the women's relay Falun 1989