FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999
Ski tournament held in Austria in 1999
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 took place February 19–28, 1999 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria. The large hill ski jumping events took place at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen. The 7.5 km Nordic combined sprint event debuted at these championships.
Official logo for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999. | |
| Host city | Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria |
|---|---|
| Events | 16 |
| Opening | 19 February 1999 |
| Closing | 28 February 1999 |
| Main venue | W90-Mattensprunganlage |
| Website | wm.ramsau.at |
Men's cross-country skiing
10 km classical
February 22, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
24:19.2 |
| Silver |  Alois Stadlober (AUT) |
24:34.7 |
| Bronze |  Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR) |
24:37.1 |
10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
February 23, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
1:05:54.9 |
| Silver | Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
1:05:55.6 |
| Bronze |  Fulvio Valbusa (ITA) |
1:06:17.6 |
30 km freestyle
February 19, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
1:15:26.2 |
| Silver | Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
1:16:01.5 |
| Bronze | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
1:16:08.7 |
50 km classical
February 28, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
2:18:08.7 |
| Silver |  Andrus Veerpalu (EST) |
2:18:40.5 |
| Bronze | Mikhail Botvinov (AUT) |
2:19:52.3 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 26, 1999
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, Christian Hoffmann) |
1:35:07.5 |
| Silver | Norway (Espen Bjervig, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard) |
1:35:07.7 |
| Bronze | Italy (Giorgio Di Centa, Fabio Maj, Fulvio Valbusa, Silvio Fauner) |
1:36:38.1 |
The first two legs were run in the classical style while the last two legs were run in freestyle. Austria won its first relay medal since 1933 though it was done in dramatic fashion. Botvinov fell during his leg, causing Austria to lose its large lead, setting up a fight to the finish between Austria's Hoffmann and Norway's Alsgaard. As of 2025, this is the last men's relay at the world championships that was not won by Norway.
Women's cross-country skiing
5 km classical
February 22, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bente Martinsen (NOR) |
12:49.8 |
| Silver |  Olga Danilova (RUS) |
13:02.5 |
| Bronze |  Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
13:07.0 |
5 km + 10 km combined pursuit
February 23, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
42:27.9 |
| Silver | Nina Gavrylyuk (RUS) |
42:56.8 |
| Bronze |  Iryna Taranenko-Terelya (UKR) |
43:02.3 |
Taranenko became the first Ukrainian to medal in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
15 km freestyle
February 19, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
38:49.0 |
| Silver | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
39:19.4 |
| Bronze | Maria Theurl (AUT) |
39:43.5 |
30 km classical
February 27, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
1:29:19.9 |
| Silver | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
1:30:53.9 |
| Bronze | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
1:31:14.6 |
4 × 5 km relay
February 26, 1999
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Russia (Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova, Nina Gavrylyuk) |
53:05.9 |
| Silver | Italy (Sabina Valbusa, Gabriella Paruzzi, Antonella Confortola, Stefania Belmondo) |
54:30.4 |
| Bronze |  Germany (Viola Bauer, Ramona Roth, Evi Sachenbacher, Sigrid Wille) |
55:13.7 |
The first two legs were run in classical style while the last two legs were run in freestyle.
Men's Nordic combined
7.5 km sprint
February 27, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) |
17.48.4 |
| Silver | Mario Stecher (AUT) |
+30.2 |
| Bronze |  Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) |
+31.0 |
15 km Individual Gundersen
February 20, 1999
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) |
37.34.8 |
| Silver | Samppa Lajunen (FIN) |
34.5 |
| Bronze | Dmitry Sinitzyn (RUS) |
1.52.9 |
4 × 5 km team
February 25, 1999
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Hannu Manninen, Tapio Nurmela, Jari Mantila, Samppa Lajunen) |
49.34.2 |
| Silver | Norway (Fred Børre Lundberg, Trond Einar Elden, Bjarte Engen Vik, Kenneth Braaten) |
+ 1.14.7 |
| Bronze | Russia (Nikolai Parfionov, Alexey Fadeyev, Valeri Stolyarov, Dmitry Sinitsyn) |
+ 1.53.2 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual normal hill
February 26, 1999 at the W90-Mattensprunganlage[1]
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) |
255.0 |
| Silver | Hideharu Miyahira (JPN) |
253.5 |
| Bronze | Masahiko Harada (JPN) |
252.0 |
Individual large hill
February 21, 1999 at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen, Austria.[2]
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Martin Schmitt (GER) |
263.4 |
| Silver | Sven Hannawald (GER) |
261.7 |
| Bronze | Hideharu Miyahira (JPN) |
258.8 |
Team large hill
February 20, 1999 at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen, Austria.[2]
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Sven Hannawald, Christof Duffner, Dieter Thoma, Martin Schmitt) |
988.9 |
| Silver | Japan (Noriaki Kasai, Hideharu Miyahira, Masahiko Harada, Kazuyoshi Funaki) |
987.0 |
| Bronze | Austria (Andreas Widhölzl, Martin Höllwarth, Reinhard Schwarzenberger, Stefan Horngacher) |
905.5 |