# 1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 18th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Muonio, Finland on 28 November 1998 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway on 20 March 1999. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the overall men's cup. Bente Martinsen of Norway won the women's cup on more victories than Stefania Belmondo of Italy after both finished the season achieving 768 points.
The 1998–99 season was the last season the results from World Championships counted in the overall World Cup standings.

## Calendar
### Men

C - Classic / F - Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Location | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 28 November 1998 | Muonio | 10 km F | Per Elofsson | Bjørn Dæhlie | Sami Repo |
| 2 | 10 December 1998 | Milano | Sprint F | Mathias Fredriksson | Peter Schlickenrieder | Thobias Fredriksson |
| 3 | 12 December 1998 | Toblach | 10 km F | Bjørn Dæhlie | Mikhail Botvinov | Alois Stadlober |
| 4 | 13 December 1998 | Toblach | 15 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Espen Bjervig | Jari Isometsä |
| 5 | 19 December 1998 | Davos | 30 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Alexey Prokurorov | Mikhail Botvinov |
| 6 | 27 December 1998 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Sprint F | Tor Arne Hetland | Thobias Fredriksson | Ari Palolahti |
| 7 | 28 December 1998 | Engelberg | Sprint F | Tor Arne Hetland | Christian Hoffmann | Patrik Mächler |
| 8 | 29 December 1998 | Kitzbühel | Sprint F | Peter Schlickenrieder | Thobias Fredriksson | Christian Hoffmann |
| 9 | 5 January 1999 | Otepää | 15 km C | Espen Bjervig | Mika Myllylä | Anders Bergström |
| 10 | 9 January 1999 | Nové Město | 15 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Erling Jevne | Espen Bjervig |
| 11 | 12 January 1999 | Nové Město | 30 km F | Mikhail Botvinov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Per Elofsson |
| 12 | 14 February 1999 | Seefeld | 10 km F | Mika Myllylä | Mikhail Botvinov | Jari Isometsä |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 (19–28 February 1999) ||||||||
| 13 | 19 February 1999 | Ramsau | 30 km F | Mika Myllylä | Thomas Alsgaard | Bjørn Dæhlie |
| 14 | 22 February 1999 | Ramsau | 10 km C | Mika Myllylä | Alois Stadlober | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset |
| 15 | 23 February 1999 | Ramsau | 10 km C + 15 km F Combined pursuit | Thomas Alsgaard | Mika Myllylä | Fulvio Valbusa |
| 16 | 28 February 1999 | Ramsau | 50 km C | Mika Myllylä | Andrus Veerpalu | Mikhail Botvinov |
| 17 | 7 March 1999 | Lahti | 15 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Vilisov | Frode Estil |
| 18 | 13 March 1999 | Falun | 30 km C | Anders Bergström | Mikhail Botvinov | Mika Myllylä |
| 19 | 20 March 1999 | Oslo | 50 km C | Mikhail Botvinov | Bjørn Dæhlie | Christian Hoffmann |
Note: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.

### Women

C - Classic / F - Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Location | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 28 November 1998 | Muonio | 5 km F | Kateřina Neumannová | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 2 | 10 December 1998 | Milano | Sprint F | Anita Moen | Andreja Mali | Bente Martinsen |
| 3 | 12 December 1998 | Toblach | 5 km F | Kateřina Neumannová | Antonina Ordina | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 4 | 13 December 1998 | Toblach | 10 km C | Bente Martinsen | Nina Gavrylyuk | Antonina Ordina |
| 5 | 19 December 1998 | Davos | 15 km C | Olga Danilova | Bente Martinsen | Larisa Lazutina |
| 6 | 27 December 1998 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Sprint F | Bente Martinsen | Kristina Šmigun | Andreja Mali |
| 7 | 28 December 1998 | Engelberg | Sprint F | Bente Martinsen | Maj Helen Sorkmo | Karin Moroder |
| 8 | 29 December 1998 | Kitzbühel | Sprint F | Bente Martinsen | Andreja Mali | Anne Kristi Marken |
| 9 | 5 January 1999 | Otepää | 10 km C | Bente Martinsen | Antonina Ordina | Kristina Šmigun |
| 10 | 9 January 1999 | Nové Město | 10 km C | Bente Martinsen | Kateřina Neumannová | Svetlana Nageykina |
| 11 | 12 January 1999 | Nové Město | 15 km F | Kristina Šmigun | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 12 | 14 February 1999 | Seefeld | 5 km F | Nina Gavrylyuk | Anfisa Reztsova | Stefania Belmondo |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 (19–28 February 1999) ||||||||
| 13 | 19 February 1999 | Ramsau | 15 km F | Stefania Belmondo | Kristina Šmigun | Maria Theurl |
| 14 | 22 February 1999 | Ramsau | 5 km C | Bente Martinsen | Olga Danilova | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 15 | 23 February 1999 | Ramsau | 5 km C + 10 km F Combined pursuit | Stefania Belmondo | Nina Gavrylyuk | Iryna Terelia |
| 16 | 27 February 1999 | Ramsau | 30 km C | Larisa Lazutina | Olga Danilova | Kristina Šmigun |
| 17 | 7 March 1999 | Lahti | 10 km C | Larisa Lazutina | Bente Martinsen | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 18 | 13 March 1999 | Falun | 15 km C | Larisa Lazutina | Svetlana Nageykina | Natalya Baranova-Masalkina |
| 19 | 20 March 1999 | Oslo | 30 km C | Yuliya Chepalova | Stefania Belmondo | Kristina Šmigun |
Note: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.

### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 29 November 1998 | Muonio | 4 × 10 km relay F | SwedenAnders Bergström Magnus Ingesson Mathias Fredriksson Per Elofsson | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Kristen Skjeldal Bjørn Dæhlie Tor Arne Hetland | ItalyFabio Maj Silvio Fauner Pietro Piller Cottrer Maurizio Pozzi |
| 2 | 20 December 1999 | Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | NorwayEspen Bjervig Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Tor Arne Hetland | SwedenAnders Bergström Niklas Jonsson Mathias Fredriksson Per Elofsson | AustriaAlexander Marent Alois Stadlober Mikhail Botvinov Achim Walcher |
| 3 | 10 January 1999 | Nové Město | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | AustriaMarkus Gandler Alexander Marent Mikhail Botvinov Christian Hoffmann | ItalyFulvio Valbusa Fabio Maj Pietro Piller Cottrer Silvio Fauner | NorwayOdd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Erling Jevne Frode Jermstad Tor Arne Hetland |
| 4 | 26 February 1999 | Ramsau | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | AustriaMarkus Gandler Alois Stadlober Mikhail Botvinov Christian Hoffmann | NorwayEspen Bjervig Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie Thomas Alsgaard | ItalyGiorgio Di Centa Fabio Maj Fulvio Valbusa Silvio Fauner |
| 5 | 14 March 1999 | Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | SwedenMathias Fredriksson Anders Bergström Per Elofsson Jörgen Brink | FinlandJanne Immonen Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Sami Repo | RussiaVitaly Denisov Mikhail Ivanov Alexey Prokurorov Vladimir Vilisov |
| 6 | 21 March 1999 | Oslo | 4 × 10 km relay C | NorwayFrode Estil Espen Bjervig Anders Aukland Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | RussiaVitaly Denisov Mikhail Ivanov Alexey Prokurorov Vladimir Vilisov | ItalySilvio Fauner Giorgio Di Centa Fabio Maj Fulvio Valbusa |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 29 November 1998 | Muonio | 4 × 5 km relay F | Russia IOlga Danilova Anfisa Reztsova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk | ItalyKarin Moroder Gabriella Paruzzi Sabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo | NorwayBente Martinsen Elin Nilsen Anita Moen Maj Helen Sorkmo |
| 2 | 20 December 1999 | Davos | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia IOlga Danilova Svetlana Nageykina Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk | ItalyGabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Stefania Belmondo Sabina Valbusa | Russia IIMarina Lazskaja Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Yuliya Chepalova Anfisa Reztsova |
| 3 | 10 January 1999 | Nové Město | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | RussiaSvetlana Nageykina Nina Gavrylyuk Anfisa Reztsova Yuliya Chepalova | NorwayMaj Helen Sorkmo Anita Moen Elin Nilsen Bente Martinsen | ItalyGabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Stefania Belmondo Sabina Valbusa |
| 4 | 26 February 1999 | Ramsau | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | RussiaOlga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova Nina Gavrylyuk | ItalySabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Stefania Belmondo | GermanyViola Bauer Ramona Roth Evi Sachenbacher Sigrid Wille |
| 5 | 14 March 1999 | Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia ISvetlana Nageykina Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Yuliya Chepalova Larisa Lazutina | Russia IINina Gavrylyuk Lyubov Yegorova Anfisa Reztsova Irina Skladneva | ItalySabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi Antonella Confortola Stefania Belmondo |
| 6 | 21 March 1999 | Oslo | 4 × 5 km relay C | Russia ISvetlana Nageykina Nina Gavrylyuk Yuliya Chepalova Larisa Lazutina | Russia IINatalya Baranova-Masalkina Lyubov Yegorova Anfisa Reztsova Irina Skladneva | NorwayBente Martinsen Hilde Glomsås Elin Nilsen Anita Moen |

## Men's standings
### Overall

| Rank | Skier | Points |
| 1 | Bjørn Dæhlie | 885 |
| 2 | Mikhail Botvinov | 685 |
| 3 | Mika Myllylä | 573 |
| 4 | Mathias Fredriksson | 484 |
| 5 | Per Elofsson | 465 |
| 6 | Anders Bergström | 454 |
| 7 | Espen Bjervig | 406 |
| 8 | Jari Isometsä | 370 |
| 9 | Alexey Prokurorov | 366 |
| 10 | Erling Jevne | 318 |
| Rank | Skier | Points |
| 11 | Alois Stadlober | 279 |
| 12 | Fulvio Valbusa | 273 |
| 13 | Thomas Alsgaard | 266 |
| 14 | Niklas Jonsson | 259 |
| 15 | Ivan Bátory | 248 |
| | Christian Hoffmann | 248 |
| 17 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | 246 |
| 18 | Fabio Maj | 227 |
| 19 | Frode Estil | 219 |
| | Kristen Skjeldal | 219 |
| Rank | Skier | Points |
| 21 | Vladimir Vilisov | 211 |
| 22 | Andrus Veerpalu | 189 |
| 23 | Tor Arne Hetland | 170 |
| 24 | Silvio Fauner | 169 |
| 25 | Giorgio Di Centa | 132 |
| 26 | Maurizio Pozzi | 115 |
| 27 | Jaak Mae | 113 |
| 28 | Andreas Schlütter | 103 |
| 29 | Mikhail Ivanov | 100 |
| 30 | Sami Repo | 90 |

## Women's standings

Note: ‡ : When the season ended, Bente Martinsen and Stefania Belmondo were equal on points. Bente Martinsen won the Overall World Cup on most victories (Martinsen 7-2 Belmondo).