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1990–91 Biathlon World Cup

The 1990–91 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 13 December 1990 in Albertville, France, and ended on 17 March 1991 in Canmore, Canada. It was the 14th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

1990–91 World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Soviet Union Sergei Tchepikov Soviet Union Svetlana Davidova
Nations Cup Italy Italy Germany Germany
Individual Germany Mark Kirchner Soviet Union Svetlana Davidova
Sprint Soviet Union Sergei Tchepikov Germany Uschi Disl
Competition

Calendar edit

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1990–91 season.[1][2][3]

Location Date Individual Sprint Team event Relay
  Albertville 13–16 December ● [1][2][3][4] ● [1][2][5][6] ●
  Ruhpolding 17–20 January ● [1][2][3][7][8] ● [1][2][3][9][10] ●
  Antholz-Anterselva 24–27 January ● [1][2][3][11] ● [1][2][3][12] ●
  Oberhof 31 January–3 February ● [1][2][3][13] ● [1][2][3][14] ●
  Lahti 19–24 February ● ● ● ●
  Holmenkollen 7–10 March ● [1][2][3][15] ● [1][2][3][16] ●
  Canmore 14–17 March ● [1][2][3][17] ● [1][2][3][18] ●
Total 7 7 3 5
  • 1991 World Championship races were not included in the 1990–91 World Cup scoring system.
  • The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

World Cup Podium edit

Men edit

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition) 		Det.
1 13 December 1990   Albertville 20 km Individual   Sergei Tchepikov   Anatoly Zhdanovich   Frank-Peter Roetsch   Sergei Tchepikov [1][2][3][19]
1 15 December 1990   Albertville 10 km Sprint   Sergei Tchepikov   Frank Luck   Andreas Zingerle [1][2][20][21]
2 17 January 1991   Ruhpolding 20 km Individual   Pieralberto Carrara   Andreas Zingerle   Eirik Kvalfoss   Andreas Zingerle [1][2][3][22][23]
2 19 January 1991   Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint   Sergei Tarasov   Pieralberto Carrara   Frode Løberg   Sergei Tchepikov [1][2][3][9][24]
3 24 January 1991   Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual   Alexandr Popov   Sergei Tchepikov   Christian Dumont [1][2][3][25]
3 26 January 1991   Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint   Sergei Tchepikov   Andreas Zingerle   Mark Kirchner [1][2][3][26]
4 31 January 1991   Oberhof 20 km Individual   Mark Kirchner   Frank Luck   Pieralberto Carrara [1][2][3][27]
4 2 February 1991   Oberhof 10 km Sprint   Frank Luck   Ricco Groß   Andreas Zingerle   Andreas Zingerle [1][2][3][28]
5 7 March 1991   Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km Individual   Mark Kirchner   Franz Schuler   Stéphane Bouthiaux [1][2][3][29]
5 9 March 1991   Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint   Geir Einang   Sergei Tarasov   Frode Løberg   Sergei Tchepikov [1][2][3][30]
6 14 March 1991   Canmore 20 km Individual   Hervé Flandin   Patrice Bailly-Salins   Josh Thompson [1][2][3][31]
6 16 March 1991   Canmore 10 km Sprint   Eirik Kvalfoss   Hubert Leitgeb   Mark Kirchner [1][2][3][32]

Women edit

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition) 		Det.
1 13 December 1990   Les Saisies 15 km Individual   Elena Golovina   Svetlana Davidova   Irina Agolakova   Elena Golovina Detail
1 15 December 1990   Les Saisies 7.5 km Sprint   Uschi Disl   Elena Melnikova   Kerstin Moring Detail
2 17 January 1991   Ruhpolding 15 km Individual   Elena Golovina   Véronique Claudel   Antje Misersky Detail
2 19 January 1991   Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint   Myriam Bédard   Uschi Disl   Svetlana Davidova Detail
3 24 January 1991   Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual   Svetlana Davidova   Petra Schaaf   Anne Elvebakk   Svetlana Davidova Detail
3 26 January 1991   Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint   Anne Elvebakk   Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo   Irina Agolakova Detail
4 31 January 1991   Oberhof 15 km Individual   Myriam Bédard   Uschi Disl   Anne Elvebakk Detail
4 2 February 1991   Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint   Elin Kristiansen   Yvonne Visser   Hildegunn Fossen   Anne Elvebakk Detail
5 7 March 1991   Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Individual   Antje Misersky   Myriam Bédard   Svetlana Davidova   Svetlana Davidova Detail
5 9 March 1991   Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint   Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo   Uschi Disl   Svetlana Davidova Detail
6 14 March 1991   Canmore 15 km Individual   Elin Kristiansen   Svetlana Davidova   Myriam Bédard Detail
6 16 March 1991   Canmore 7.5 km Sprint   Svetlana Davidova   Myriam Bédard   Elin Kristiansen Detail

Men's team edit

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 16 December 1990   Les Saisies[1][2][33][34] 4x7.5 km Relay   Soviet Union
Valeriy Noskov
Juri Kashkarov
Sergei Tchepikov
Alexander Popov
   Norway
Geir Einang
Sverre Istad
Jon Åge Tyldum
Gisle Fenne
   Italy
Wilfried Pallhuber
Hubert Leitgeb
Johann Passler
Andreas Zingerle
2 20 January 1991   Ruhpolding Team event   Soviet Union
Sergei Tarasov
Valeriy Medvedtsev
Anatoly Zhdanovich
Sergei Tchepikov
   Italy
Elmar Mutschlechner
Edmund Zitturi
Simon Demetz
Hubert Leitgeb
   Norway
Ivar Ulekleiv
Geir Einang
Sylfest Glimsdal
Frode Løberg
3 27 January 1991   Antholz[1][2][35] 4x7.5 km Relay   Soviet Union
Juri Kashkarov
Alexander Popov
Sergei Tarasov
Sergei Tchepikov
   Italy
Pieralberto Carrara
Johann Passler
Wilfried Pallhuber
Andreas Zingerle
   Germany
Ricco Gross
Frank Luck
Mark Kirchner
Fritz Fischer
4 3 February 1991   Oberhof[1][2][36][37] 4x7.5 km Relay   Germany
Ricco Gross
Frank Luck
Mark Kirchner
Fritz Fischer
   Italy
Pieralberto Carrara
Johann Passler
Hubert Leitgeb
Andreas Zingerle
   Norway
Sverre Istad
Ivar Ulekleiv
Jon Åge Tyldum
Frode Løberg
5 10 March 1991   Oslo[1][2][38] 4x7.5 km Relay   Soviet Union
Valeri Kiriyenko
Sergei Tchepikov
Sergei Tarasov
Alexander Popov
   Norway
Geir Einang
Eirik Kvalfoss
Frode Løberg
Gisle Fenne
   Germany
Ricco Gross
André Sehmisch
Mark Kirchner
Fritz Fischer
6 17 March 1991   Canmore Team event   Germany
Fritz Fischer
Ricco Gross
Frank Luck
Mark Kirchner
   Norway
Geir Einang
Jon Åge Tyldum
Eirik Kvalfoss
Gisle Fenne
   Italy
Hubert Leitgeb
Gottlieb Taschler
Simon Demetz
Wilfried Pallhuber

Women's team edit

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 16 December 1990   Albertville[1][2][39][40] 3x6 km Relay   Germany
Uschi Disl
Kerstin Moring
Antje Misersky
   Norway
Signe Trosten
Anne Elvebakk
Synnøve Thoresen
   Finland
Tuija Vuoksiala
Pirjo Mattila
Seija Hyytiäinen
3 27 January 1991   Antholz[1][2][41] 3x6 km Relay   Soviet Union
Elena Belova
Elena Golovina
Irina Agolakova
   Germany
Uschi Disl
Inga Kesper
Petra Schaaf
   Sweden
Inger Björkbom
Christina Eklund
Mia Stadig
4 3 February 1991   Oberhof[1][2][42][43] 3x6 km Relay   Germany
Uschi Disl
Inga Kesper
Petra Schaaf
   Norway
Signe Trosten
Hildegunn Fossen
Unni Kristiansen
   Czechoslovakia
Petra Nosková
Jiřina Adamičková
Jana Vápeníková
5 10 March 1991   Oslo[1][2][44] 3x6 km Relay   Germany
Uschi Disl
Inga Kesper
Petra Schaaf
   Soviet Union
Elena Belova
Nadezhda Talanova
Irina Agolakova
   Norway
Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
Anne Elvebakk
Elin Kristiansen

Standings: Men edit

[1][2]

Overall edit

Pos. Points
1.   Sergei Tchepikov 191
2.   Mark Kirchner 183
3.   Andreas Zingerle 174
4.   Frank Luck 156
5.   Pieralberto Carrara 147
  • Final standings after 12 races.

Standings: Women edit

[1][2]

Overall edit

Pos. Points
1.   Svetlana Davidova 204
2.   Myriam Bédard 192
3.   Anne Elvebakk 178
4.   Uschi Disl 174
5.   Antje Misersky 162
  • Final standings after 12 races.

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union137525
2  Germany98724
3  Norway65920
4  Canada2316
5  Italy16411
6  France1225
7  Austria0101
8  Czechoslovakia0011
  Finland0011
  Sweden0011
  United States0011
Totals (11 entries)32323296

Achievements edit

Men edit

First World Cup career victory
  •   Pieralberto Carrara (ITA), 24, in his 7th season — the WC 2 Individual in Ruhpolding; it also was his first podium
  •   Sergei Tarasov (URS), 25, in his 2nd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Ruhpolding; first podium was the 1989–90 Sprint in Obertilliach
  •   Geir Einang (NOR), 26, in his 7th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1987–88 Sprint in Holmenkollen
  •   Hervé Flandin (FRA), 25, in his 6th season — the WC 6 Individual in Canmore; first podium was the 1987–88 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
First World Cup podium
  •   Christian Dumont (FRA), 27, in his 8th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •   Ricco Groß (GER), 20, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof
  •   Stéphane Bouthiaux (FRA), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Individual in Holmenkollen
  •   Patrice Bailly-Salins (FRA), 26, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Individual in Canmore
  •   Josh Thompson (USA), 29, — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual in Canmore
  •   Hubert Leitgeb (ITA), 25, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Sprint in Canmore
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Women edit

Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements edit

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1990–91 season:

References edit

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