# 1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 17th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Beitostølen, Norway, on 22 November 1997 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 14 March 1998. Thomas Alsgaard of Norway won the overall men's cup, and Larisa Lazutina of Russia won the women's.

## Calendar
### Men

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 22 November 1997 | Beitostølen | 10 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Vladimir Smirnov | Erling Jevne |
| 2 | 10 December 1997 | Milano | Sprint F | Ari Palolahti | Thobias Fredriksson | Christian Hoffmann |
| 3 | 13 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme | 10 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Sture Sivertsen | Vladimir Smirnov |
| 4 | 14 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km F Pursuit | Bjørn Dæhlie | Thomas Alsgaard | Mikhail Botvinov |
| 5 | 16 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km F | Fulvio Valbusa | Thomas Alsgaard | Bjørn Dæhlie |
| 6 | 20 December 1997 | Davos | 30 km C | Bjørn Dæhlie | Thomas Alsgaard | Erling Jevne |
| 7 | 3 January 1998 | Kavgolovo | 30 km F | Mika Myllylä | Thomas Alsgaard | Fabio Maj |
| 8 | 8 January 1998 | Ramsau | 15 km C | Thomas Alsgaard | Mika Myllylä | Jari Isometsä |
| 9 | 10 January 1998 | Ramsau | 30 km F | Thomas Alsgaard | Silvio Fauner | Mikhail Botvinov |
| 1998 Winter Olympics (7–22 February) ||||||||
| 10 | 8 March 1998 | Lahti | 30 km C | Vladimir Smirnov | Thomas Alsgaard | Frode Estil |
| 11 | 11 March 1998 | Falun | 10 km F | Thomas Alsgaard | Mikhail Botvinov | Per Elofsson |
| 12 | 14 March 1998 | Oslo | 50 km C | Alexey Prokurorov | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | Bjørn Dæhlie |

### Women

C – Classic / F – Freestyle :
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 22 November 1997 | Beitostølen | 5 km C | Larisa Lazutina | Bente Martinsen | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 2 | 10 December 1997 | Milano | Sprint F | Bente Martinsen | Trude Dybendahl | Anita Moen |
| 3 | 13 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme | 5 km C | Bente Martinsen | Anita Moen | Larisa Lazutina |
| 4 | 16 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme | 15 km F | Larisa Lazutina | Sabina Valbusa | Stefania Belmondo |
| 5 | 20 December 1997 | Davos | 15 km C | Yelena Välbe | Svetlana Nageykina | Anita Moen |
| 6 | 4 January 1998 | Kavgolovo | 10 km F | Yuliya Chepalova | Stefania Belmondo | Larisa Lazutina |
| 7 | 8 January 1998 | Ramsau | 10 km C | Marit Mikkelsplass | Bente Martinsen | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 8 | 9 January 1998 | Ramsau | 5 km C | Bente Martinsen | Larisa Lazutina | Kateřina Neumannová |
| 9 | 11 January 1998 | Ramsau | 10 km F Pursuit | Stefania Belmondo | Larisa Lazutina | Marit Mikkelsplass |
| 1998 Winter Olympics (7–22 February) ||||||||
| 10 | 7 March 1998 | Lahti | 15 km F | Stefania Belmondo | Larisa Lazutina | Svetlana Nageykina |
| 11 | 11 March 1998 | Falun | 5 km F | Larisa Lazutina | Stefania Belmondo | Yuliya Chepalova |
| 12 | 14 March 1998 | Oslo | 30 km C | Larisa Lazutina | Svetlana Nageykina | Anita Moen |

### Men's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 23 November 1997 | Beitostølen | 4 × 10 km relay C | Norway IThomas Alsgaard Anders Eide Erling Jevne Bjørn Dæhlie | Finland Jari Isometsä Harri Kirvesniemi Sami Repo Kuisma Taipale | Norway IISture Sivertsen Frode Estil Anders Aukland Øyvind Skaanes |
| 2 | 11 January 1998 | Ramsau | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Italy Fabio Maj Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Silvio Fauner | Sweden Mathias Fredriksson Niklas Jonsson Per Elofsson Torgny Mogren | Austria Mikhail Botvinov Alois Stadlober Christian Hoffmann Achim Walcher |
| 3 | 6 March 1998 | Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | Finland IHarri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Sami Repo Jari Isometsä | Norway Frode Estil Sture Sivertsen Anders Eide Thomas Alsgaard | Russia IVladimir Legotine Alexey Prokurorov Andrey Noutrikhin Sergey Chepikov |
| 4 | 10 March 1998 | Falun | Team Sprint C/F | Sweden IMathias Fredriksson Per Elofsson | Norway Rune Torseth Tor Arne Hetland | Finland IJari Isometsä Ari Palolahti |

### Women's team

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 23 November 1997 | Beitostølen | 4 × 5 km relay C | Russia INatalya Baranova-Masalkina Olga Danilova Nina Gavrylyuk Larisa Lazutina | Norway IAnita Moen Marit Mikkelsplass Trude Dybendahl Bente Martinsen | Italy Karin Moroder Stefania Belmondo Sabina Valbusa Gabriella Paruzzi |
| 2 | 14 December 1997 | Val di Fiemme | 4 × 5 km relay F | Russia ISvetlana Nageykina Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Olga Danilova | Italy Gabriella Paruzzi Manuela Di Centa Sabina Valbusa Stefania Belmondo | Russia IINatalya Baranova-Masalkina Olga Zavyalova Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrylyuk |
| 3 | 6 March 1998 | Lahti | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | Russia IOlga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrylyuk Yuliya Chepalova | Norway Bente Martinsen Marit Mikkelsplass Elin Nilsen Trude Dybendahl | Russia IISvetlana Nageykina Natalya Baranova-Masalkina Olga Zavyalova Irina Skladneva |
| 4 | 10 March 1998 | Falun | Team Sprint C/F | Switzerland Sylvia Honegger Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | France Sophie Villeneuve Karine Philippot | Russia IIrina Skladneva Olga Danilova |