1988–89 Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon competition
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The 1988–89 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 15 December 1988 in Albertville, France, and ended on 19 March 1989 in Steinkjer Municipality, Norway. It was the 12th season of the Biathlon World Cup.
| 1988–89 World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Eirik Kvalfoss |
 Elena Golovina | |
| Nations Cup |
 East Germany |
Soviet Union | |
| Individual |
Alexandr Popov |
Elena Golovina | |
| Sprint |
Eirik Kvalfoss |
Elena Golovina | |
| Competition | |||
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1988–89 season.[1][2][3][4]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Team event | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albertville |
15–18 December | ● [1][2][3][5][6] | ● [1][2][3][7][8] | ● | |
 Borovets |
19–22 January | ● [1][2][3][9][10] | ● [1][2][3][11][12] | ● | |
 Ruhpolding |
26–29 January | ● [1][2][3][13][14] | ● [1][2][3][15][16] | ● | |
 Feistritz |
7–12 February | ● | ● | ● | ● |
 Hämeenlinna |
2–5 March | ● [1][2][3][17] | ● [1][2][3][18] | ● | |
 Östersund |
9–12 March | ● [1][2][3][19][20] | ● [1][2][3][21][22] | ● | |
| Steinkjer |
16–19 March | ● [1][2][3][23][24] | ● [1][2][3][25][26] | ● | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
- 1989 World Championship races were not included in the 1988–89 World Cup scoring system.
- 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 | 15 December 1988 | Les Saisies |
15 km Individual | Mariya Manolova |
Anne Elvebakk |
Petra Schaaf |
Mariya Manolova |
Detail |
| 1 | 17 December 1988 | Les Saisies |
7.5 km Sprint | Nadezhda Aleksieva |
Natalia Prikazchikova |
Tsvetana Krasteva |
Detail | |
| 2 | 19 January 1989 | Borovets |
15 km Individual | Natalia Ivanova |
Elena Golovina |
Luiza Tcherepanova |
Elena Golovina |
Detail |
| 2 | 21 January 1989 | Borovets |
7.5 km Sprint | Elena Golovina |
Tsvetana Krasteva |
Elin Kristiansen |
Detail | |
| 3 | 26 January 1989 | Ruhpolding |
15 km Individual | Martina Stede |
Natalia Prikazchikova |
Elena Golovina |
Detail | |
| 3 | 28 January 1989 | Ruhpolding |
7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Davidova |
Elena Golovina |
Mariya Manolova |
Detail | |
| 4 | 2 March 1989 | Hämeenlinna |
15 km Individual | Elena Golovina |
Svetlana Davidova |
Natalia Prikazchikova |
Detail | |
| 4 | 4 March 1989 | Hämeenlinna |
7.5 km Sprint | Elena Golovina |
Natalia Prikazchikova |
Seija Hyytiäinen |
Detail | |
| 5 | 9 March 1989 | Östersund |
15 km Individual | Iva Shkodreva |
Tsvetana Krasteva |
Svetlana Davidova |
Detail | |
| 5 | 11 March 1989 | Östersund |
7.5 km Sprint | Natalia Prikazchikova |
Anne Elvebakk |
Tsvetana Krasteva |
Detail | |
| 6 | 16 March 1989 | Steinkjer |
15 km Individual | Martina Stede |
Mona Bollerud |
Elin Kristiansen |
Detail | |
| 6 | 18 March 1989 | Steinkjer |
7.5 km Sprint | Anne Elvebakk |
Svetlana Davidova |
Synnøve Thoresen |
Detail |
Men's team
| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 December 1988 | Albertville |
Team event | East Germany
|
 Czechoslovakia
|
France
|
| 2 | 22 January 1989 | Borovets[1][2][11] |
4x7.5 km Relay | West Germany
|
East Germany
|
Czechoslovakia
|
| 3 | 29 January 1989 | Ruhpolding[1][2][15][44] |
4x7.5 km Relay | East Germany
|
Soviet Union
|
West Germany
|
| 4 | 5 March 1989 | Hämeenlinna |
Team event | Soviet Union
|
Sweden
|
France
|
| 5 | 12 March 1989 | Östersund[1][2][21] |
4x7.5 km Relay | Soviet Union
|
Norway
|
East Germany
|
| 6 | 19 March 1989 | Steinkjer |
Team event | Norway
|
 Italy
|
Soviet Union
|
Women's team
| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 22 January 1989 | Borovets[1][2][11] |
3x6 km Relay | West Germany
|
Norway
|
Soviet Union
|
| 3 | 29 January 1989 | Ruhpolding[1][2][15][45] |
3x6 km Relay | Soviet Union
|
Finland
|
Bulgaria
|
| 5 | 12 March 1989 | Östersund[1][2][21] |
3x6 km Relay | Soviet Union
|
Bulgaria
|
Norway
|
Standings: Men
Overall
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eirik Kvalfoss | 195 |
| 2. | Alexandr Popov | 184 |
| 3. | Sergei Tchepikov | 164 |
| 4. | Birk Anders | 157 |
| 5. | Valeriy Medvedtsev | 149 |
- Final standings after 12 races.
Individual
|
Sprint
|
Nation
|
Standings: Women
Overall
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elena Golovina | 210 |
| 2. | Natalia Prikazchikova | 187 |
| 3. | Svetlana Davidova | 185 |
| 4. | Cvetana Krasteva | 176 |
| 5. | Anne Elvebakk | 165 |
- Final standings after 12 races.
Individual
|
Sprint
|
Nation
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 12 | 14 | 9 | 35 |
| 2 | West Germany | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | East Germany | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Norway | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
Achievements
Men
- First World Cup career victory
Birk Anders (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Individual in Albertville; it also was his first podium- Frank Luck (GDR), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Albertville; it also was his first podium
Sergei Bulygin (URS), 25, in his 7th season — the WC 3 Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was the 1984–85 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva- Sergei Tchepikov (URS), 22, in his 3rd season — the WC 5 Individual in Östersund; first podium was the 1988–89 Individual in Hämeenlinna
- First World Cup podium
Thierry Gerbier (FRA), 23, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Individual in Borovets- Sergei Tchepikov (URS), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Individual in Hämeenlinna
Lars Wiklund (SWE), in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Sprint in Östersund
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Fritz Fischer (FRG), 2 (7) first places- Birk Anders (GDR), 2 (2) first places
- Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR), 1 (10) first place
Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 1 (10) first place
Jan Matouš (TCH), 1 (2) first place- Alexandr Popov (URS), 1 (2) first place
Johann Passler (ITA), 1 (2) first place- Frank Luck (GDR), 1 (1) first place
- Sergei Bulygin (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Sergei Tchepikov (URS), 1 (1) first place
Women
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
- Elena Golovina (URS), 3 (3) first places
- Martina Stede (GER), 2 (2) first places
Mariya Manolova (BUL), 1 (1) first place- Nadezhda Aleksieva (BUL), 1 (1) first place
- Natalia Ivanova (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Svetlana Davidova (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Iva Shkodreva (BUL), 1 (1) first place
- Natalia Prikazchikova (URS), 1 (1) first place
- Anne Elvebakk (NOR), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired after the 1988–89 season:
Juha Tella (FIN)- Ernst Reiter (FRG)
- Herbert Fritzenwenger (FRG)
- Stefan Höck (FRG)
- Roger Westling (SWE)
- Sergei Bulygin (URS)
- Marie-Pierre Baby (FRA)
- Mona Bollerud (NOR)
- Natalia Prikazchikova (URS)