# 1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 5th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup began in Labrador City, Canada, on 7 December 1985 and finished in Oslo, Norway, on 15 March 1986. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Marjo Matikainen of Finland won the women's.
Before the season began, after several years of disagreements between athletes and federations concerning what styles of skiing should be allowed, it was decided that cross-country skiing should have two disciplines: classical and freestyle. The initiative to this idea was made by the Swedish skier Thomas Wassberg.

## Race calendar
### Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| No. | Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 8 December 1985 | Labrador City | 15 km C | Gunde Svan | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 2 | 14 December 1985 | Biwabik | 30 km F | Gunde Svan | Kari Ristanen | Ove Aunli |
| 3 | 11 January 1986 | La Bresse | 30 km C | Gunde Svan | Vladimir Smirnov | Erik Östlund |
| 4 | 15 January 1986 | Bohinj | 15 km F | Torgny Mogren | Gunde Svan | Vegard Ulvang |
| 5 | 14 February 1986 | Oberstdorf | 50 km F | Gunde Svan | Vladimir Sakhnov | Maurilio De Zolt |
| 6 | 23 February 1986 | Kavgolovo | 15 km C | Vladimir Smirnov | Gunde Svan | Yuriy Burlakov |
| 7 | 2 March 1986 | Lahti | 15 km F | Torgny Mogren | Gunde Svan | Giorgio Vanzetta |
| 8 | 8 March 1986 | Falun | 30 km C | Thomas Wassberg | Thomas Eriksson | Martin Hole |
| 9 | 14 March 1986 | Oslo | 50 km C | Gunde Svan | Torgny Mogren | Vegard Ulvang |

### Women

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| No. | Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 7 December 1985 | Labrador City | 5 km F | Marjo Matikainen | Anfisa Reztsova | Jaana Savolainen |
| 2 | 13 December 1985 | Biwabik | 10 km C | Brit Pettersen | Marianne Dahlmo | Marjo Matikainen |
| 3 | 11 January 1986 | Les Saisies | 10 km F | Gaby Nestler | Carola Jacob | Simone Opitz |
| 4 | 18 January 1986 | Nové Město | 20 km F | Simone Opitz | Gaby Nestler | Marianne Dahlmo |
| 5 | 15 February 1986 | Oberstdorf | 20 km C | Marianne Dahlmo | Brit Pettersen | Raisa Smetanina |
| 6 | 22 February 1986 | Kavgolovo | 10 km C | Anne Jahren | Marianne Dahlmo | Raisa Smetanina |
| 7 | 2 March 1986 | Lahti | 5 km C | Marjo Matikainen | Anne Jahren | Marianne Dahlmo |
| 8 | 8 March 1986 | Falun | 30 km C | Brit Pettersen | Marjo Matikainen | Marit Mikkelsplass |
| 9 | 15 March 1986 | Oslo | 10 km F | Jaana Savolainen | Simone Opitz | Anne Jahren |

### Men's team events

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 8 December 1985 | Labrador City | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Sweden I Erik Östlund Jan Ottosson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan | Soviet Union Leonid Turtchin Oleksandr Batyuk Vasily Gorbachyov Vladimir Smirnov | Norway Tor Håkon Holte Vegard Ulvang Ove Aunli Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass |
| 15 January 1986 | Bohinj | 4 × 10 km relay C | Sweden Erik Östlund Torgny Mogren Christer Majbäck Gunde Svan | Soviet Union Oleksandr Batyuk Mikhail Devyatyarov Yuriy Burlakov Vladimir Smirnov | Norway Hans Erik Tofte Vegard Ulvang Per Knut Aaland Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass |
| 16 February 1986 | Oberstdorf | 4 × 10 km relay C | Sweden I Erik Östlund Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Thomas Eriksson | Norway I Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vegard Ulvang Martin Hole Hans Erik Tofte | Soviet Union II Andrei Sergeyev Oleksandr Ushkalenko Yuriy Burlakov Alexey Burlakov |
| 9 March 1986 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay F | Sweden Erik Östlund Thomas Eriksson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan | Norway I Arild Monsen Vegard Ulvang Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Martin Hole | Finland Ari Hynninen Kari Ristanen Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi |
| 13 March 1986 | Oslo | 4 × 10 km relay F | Sweden I Erik Östlund Thomas Eriksson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan | Italy Marco Albarello Albert Walder Maurilio De Zolt Giorgio Vanzetta | Sweden II Thomas Wassberg Christer Majbäck Lars Håland Sven-Eric Danielsson |

### Women's team events

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| Date | Venue | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| 15 December 1985 | Biwabik | 4 × 5 km relay F | Finland Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen | Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Antonina Ordina Nina Koroleva Anfisa Reztsova | Norway I Brit Pettersen Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo |
| 15 January 1986 | Klingenthal | 4 × 5 km relay F | East Germany I Carola Jacob Susann Kuhfittig Simone Opitz Gaby Nestler | Finland Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen | Sweden Marie Johansson Anna Larsson Anna-Lena Fritzon Karin Lamberg-Skog |
| 16 February 1986 | Oberstdorf | 4 × 5 km relay C | Norway I Marianne Dahlmo Brit Pettersen Solveig Pedersen Anne Jahren | Finland Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen | Soviet Union Nina Gavrylyuk Tamara Tikhonova Natalia Furlatova Nina Koroleva |
| 1 March 1986 | Lahti | 4 × 5 km relay C | Norway I Berit Aunli Brit Pettersen Solveig Pedersen Anne Jahren | Finland I Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen | Norway II Marianne Myklebust Nina Skeime Nina Østvold Trude Dybendahl |
| 13 March 1986 | Oslo | 4 × 5 km relay F | Sweden Lis Frost Carina Görlin Karin Lamberg-Skog Annika Dahlman | Norway I Marianne Dahlmo Nina Skeime Berit Aunli Anne Jahren | Norway II Inger Helene Nybråten Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Siv Tangen |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Sweden (SWE) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |