1984–85 Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon competition
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The 1984–85 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 10 January 1985 in Minsk, Soviet Union, and ended on 9 March 1985 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the eighth season of the Biathlon World Cup.
Frank-Peter Roetsch| 1984–85 World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
Frank-Peter Roetsch | ||
| Competition | |||
In Oberhof, the skating style of skiing made its introduction to biathlon. It was somewhat of a revolution as the skating style is quite a lot faster than the classic style.[1] Some athletes did not adapt as quickly to the new style, and some nations, including West Germany and Norway, petitioned for a ban of the skating style.[2]
There was originally going to be held a relay in Holmenkollen, but the relay had to be cancelled due to fog.[3]
New scoring system
The World Cup scoring system was changed before this season.[4]
| Points allocation from 1984–85 to 1999–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |||||
| Points | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1984–85 season.[5][6][7]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minsk |
10–13 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Oberhof |
17–20 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Antholz-Anterselva |
24–27 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Ruhpolding |
14–17 February | ● | ● | ● |
 Lahti |
1–3 March | ● | ● | |
 Holmenkollen |
7–9 March | ● | ● | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
- 1985 World Championship races were not included in the 1984–85 World Cup scoring system.
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
Women's calendar
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsk |
9–13 January | ● | ● | ● |
| Antholz-Anterselva |
26–28 January | ● | ● | ● |
 Egg am Etzel |
21–24 February | ● | ● | ● |
| Lahti |
1–3 March | ● | ● | ● |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.
World Cup Podium
Men
Women
| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) |
Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 January 1985 | Minsk |
10 km Individual | Elena Golovina |
Kaija Parve |
Tatiana Brylina |
Elena Golovina |
Detail |
| 1 | 11 January 1985 | Minsk |
5 km Sprint | Elena Golovina |
Tatiana Brylina |
Kaija Parve |
Detail | |
| 2 | 26 January 1985 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km Individual |  Pam Nordheim |
 Valentina Mikhailova |
Pam Weiss |
Detail | |
| 2 | 28 January 1985 | Antholz-Anterselva |
5 km Sprint |  Eva Korpela |
Sanna Grønlid |
Tsvetana Krasteva |
Eva Korpela |
Detail |
| WC | 21 February 1985 | Egg am Etzel |
10 km Individual | Kaija Parve |
Sanna Grønlid |
Eva Korpela |
Detail | |
| WC | 24 February 1985 | Egg am Etzel |
5 km Sprint | Sanna Grønlid |
Kaija Parve |
Venera Chernyshova |
Sanna Grønlid |
Detail |
| 3 | 1 March 1985 | Lahti |
10 km Individual | Sanna Grønlid |
Siv Bråten |
Eva Korpela |
Detail | |
| 3 | 3 March 1985 | Lahti |
5 km Sprint | Siv Bråten |
Eva Korpela |
Tuula Ylinen |
Detail |
Standings: Men
Overall
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frank-Peter Roetsch | 172 |
| 2. | Juri Kashkarov | 141 |
| 3. | Peter Angerer | 140 |
| 4. |  Alfred Eder | 138 |
| 5. | Andrei Zenkov | 130 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Standings: Women
Overall
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sanna Grønlid | 110 |
| 2. | Eva Korpela | 106 |
| 3. | Kaija Parve | 104 |
| 4. | Elena Golovina | 100 |
| 5. | Siv Bråten | 94 |
- Final standings after 8 races.
Achievements
- First World/European Cup career victory
Elena Golovina (URS), 23, in her 1st season — the EC 1 Individual in Minsk; it also was her first podium- Andrei Zenkov (URS), in his 2nd season — the WC 1 Individual in Minsk; it also was his first podium
Pam Nordheim (USA), in her 1st season — the EC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was her first podium
Alfred Eder (AUT), 31, in his 8th season — the WC 3 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 1979–80 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva- Sergei Antonov (URS), in his 2nd season — the WC 4 Individual in Lahti; it also was his first podium
Siv Bråten (NOR), in her 3rd season — the EC 3 Sprint in Lahti; first podium was 1982–83 Sprint in Lappeenranta
- First World/European Cup podium
- Kaija Parve (URS), 20, in her 1st season — no. 2 in the EC 1 Individual in Minsk
- Tatiana Brylina (URS), in her 1st season — no. 3 in the EC 1 Individual in Minsk
Herbert Fritzenwenger (FRG), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
Valentina Mikhailova (BUL), in her 1st season — no. 2 in the EC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva- Pam Weiss (USA), in her 1st season — no. 3 in the EC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
- Sergei Bulygin (URS), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
Juha Tella (FIN), 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Lahti
André Sehmisch (GDR), 20, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Lahti
- Victory in this World/European Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 4 (6) first places
- Peter Angerer (FRG), 2 (6) first places
- Elena Golovina (URS), 2 (2) first place
- Juri Kashkarov (URS), 1 (2) first place
- Sanna Grønlid (NOR), 1 (2) first place
- Andrei Zenkov (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Pam Nordheim (USA), 1 (1) first place
- Alfred Eder (AUT), 1 (1) first place
- Sergei Antonov (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Siv Bråten (NOR), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 1984–85 season:
- Kjell Sobak (NOR)
- Rolf Storsveen (NOR)
- Algimantas Šalna (URS)
- Vladimir Alikin (URS)
- Gry Østvik (NOR)
Notes
- 1. 1 The Aftenposten source gives a bit different scores and places France 3rd, Norway 4th, Italy 5th and Austria 7th. The Sports Book has been given precedent as that also shows whence the scores came.
- 2. 2 This was an unofficial version of the Nation Cup that ultimately would be implemented in the 1986–87 season, though in this version only the individual races counted.
- 3. 3 The Lahti Ski Museum has omitted Meloche from the list of results for some reason, but Aftenposten and the Sports Book includes her.