# 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.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1990–91 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Team event | Relay |
| Albertville | 13–16 December | ● | ● | | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 17–20 January | ● | ● | ● | |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 24–27 January | ● | ● | | ● |
| Oberhof | 31 January–3 February | ● | ● | | ● |
| Lahti | 19–24 February | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Holmenkollen | 7–10 March | ● | ● | | ● |
| Canmore | 14–17 March | ● | ● | ● | |
| Total | 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
### Men

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

### Women

| 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 | Elena Golovina | Detail |
| 2 | 17 January 1991 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Elena Golovina | Véronique Claudel | Antje Misersky | Elena Golovina | Detail |
| 2 | 19 January 1991 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Myriam Bédard | Uschi Disl | Svetlana Davidova | Elena Golovina | 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 | Svetlana Davidova | Detail |
| 4 | 31 January 1991 | Oberhof | 15 km Individual | Myriam Bédard | Uschi Disl | Anne Elvebakk | Svetlana Davidova | 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 | Svetlana Davidova | Detail |
| 6 | 14 March 1991 | Canmore | 15 km Individual | Elin Kristiansen | Svetlana Davidova | Myriam Bédard | Svetlana Davidova | Detail |
| 6 | 16 March 1991 | Canmore | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Davidova | Myriam Bédard | Elin Kristiansen | Svetlana Davidova | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 16 December 1990 | Les Saisies | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 16 December 1990 | Albertville | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
### Overall

| 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
### Overall

| 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

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 13 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Germany | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |

## Achievements
### Men
#### 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)

* Sergei Tchepikov (URS), 3 (5) first places
* Mark Kirchner (GER), 2 (3) first places
* Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 1 (12) first place
* Alexandr Popov (URS), 1 (3) first place
* Frank Luck (GER), 1 (2) first place
* Pieralberto Carrara (ITA), 1 (1) first place
* Sergei Tarasov (URS), 1 (1) first place
* Geir Einang (NOR), 1 (1) first place
* Hervé Flandin (FRA), 1 (1) first place

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

* Elena Golovina (URS), 2 (7) first places
* Svetlana Davidova (URS), 2 (4) first places
* Myriam Bédard (CAN), 2 (2) first places
* Elin Kristiansen (NOR), 2 (2) first places
* Anne Elvebakk (NOR), 1 (4) first place
* Uschi Disl (GER), 1 (1) first place
* Antje Misersky (GER), 1 (1) first place
* Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1990–91 season:
* André Sehmisch (GER)
* Lars Wiklund (SWE)
* Jan Matouš (TCH)
* Juri Kashkarov (URS)
* Martina Stede (GER)
* Synnove Thoresen (NOR)