# 1989–90 Biathlon World Cup

The 1989–90 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 14 December 1989 in Obertilliach, Austria, and ended on 18 March 1990 in Kontiolahti, Finland. It was the 13th season of the Biathlon World Cup.
Originally, the World Championships were to be held in Minsk. However, due to a lack of snow, only the individual competitions could be held, and the team, sprint and relay races were moved to Holmenkollen. This caused the UIPMB to declare the World Championship races as counting towards the World Cup. On the last day in Holmenkollen, the men's relay was cancelled during the last leg due to fog; it was subsequently moved to Kontiolahti.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1989–90 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Team event | Relay |
| Obertilliach | 14–17 December | ● | ● | ● | |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 18–21 January | ● | ● | | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 25–28 January | ● | ● | | ● |
| Walchsee | 7–12 February | ● | ● | | ● |
| Minsk | 2–5 March | ● | | | |
| Holmenkollen | 8–11 March | | ● | ● | |
| Kontiolahti | 15–18 March | ● | ● | | ● |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
* 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) | Det. |
| 1 | 14 December 1989 | Obertilliach | 20 km Individual | André Sehmisch | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Sergei Bulygin | André Sehmisch | |
| 1 | 16 December 1989 | Obertilliach | 10 km Sprint | Birk Anders | Sergei Tarasov | Eirik Kvalfoss | Valeriy Medvedtsev | |
| 2 | 19 January 1990 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Juri Kashkarov | Sergei Tchepikov | Eirik Kvalfoss | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 2 | 20 January 1990 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Anders Mannelqvist | Andreas Zingerle | Eirik Kvalfoss | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 3 | 25 January 1990 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Juri Kashkarov | Birk Anders | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 3 | 27 January 1990 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Sergei Tchepikov | Frank Luck | Thierry Gerbier | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 4 | 1 February 1990 | Walchsee | 20 km Individual | Birk Anders | Frode Løberg | Eirik Kvalfoss | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 4 | 3 February 1990 | Walchsee | 10 km Sprint | Juri Kashkarov | Frank Luck | Mark Kirchner | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| WC | 20 February 1990 | Minsk | 20 km Individual | Valeriy Medvedtsev | Sergei Tchepikov | Anatoly Zhdanovich | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| WC | 22 February 1990 | Minsk | 10 km Sprint | Cancelled, held later on in Oslo Holmenkollen | Cancelled, held later on in Oslo Holmenkollen | Cancelled, held later on in Oslo Holmenkollen | Eirik Kvalfoss | N/A |
| 5 | 6 March 1990 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Cancelled, held earlier on in Minsk | Cancelled, held earlier on in Minsk | Cancelled, held earlier on in Minsk | Eirik Kvalfoss | N/A |
| WC | 10 March 1990 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Mark Kirchner | Eirik Kvalfoss | Sergei Tchepikov | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 6 | 15 March 1990 | Kontiolahti | 20 km Individual | Eirik Kvalfoss | Sergei Tchepikov | André Sehmisch | Eirik Kvalfoss | |
| 6 | 17 March 1990 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Andreas Zingerle | Franz Schuler | André Sehmisch | Sergei Tchepikov | |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 14 December 1989 | Obertilliach | 15 km Individual | Elena Golovina | Elena Batsevitch | Luiza Tcherepanova | Elena Golovina | Detail |
| 1 | 16 December 1989 | Obertilliach | 7.5 km Sprint | Jiřina Adamičková | Svetlana Davidova | Svetlana Panyutina | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 2 | 19 January 1990 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Jiřina Adamičková | Svetlana Panyutina | Seija Hyytiäinen | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 2 | 20 January 1990 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Tsvetana Krasteva | Anne Elvebakk | Inger Björkbom | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 3 | 25 January 1990 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Elena Golovina | Svetlana Davidova | Svetlana Paramygina | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 3 | 27 January 1990 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Jiřina Adamičková | Anne Elvebakk | Mariya Manolova | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 4 | 1 February 1990 | Walchsee | 15 km Individual | Iva Shkodreva | Myriam Bédard | Inga Kesper | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 4 | 3 February 1990 | Walchsee | 7.5 km Sprint | Jiřina Adamičková | Anna Sonnerup | Dorina Pieper | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 5 | 6 March 1990 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Individual | Svetlana Davidova | Elena Golovina | Petra Schaaf | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 5 | 10 March 1990 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Anne Elvebakk | Svetlana Davidova | Elin Kristiansen | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 6 | 15 March 1990 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Individual | Jiřina Adamičková | Elena Belova | Dorina Pieper | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |
| 6 | 17 March 1990 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Anne Elvebakk | Tsvetana Krasteva | Elena Belova | Jiřina Adamičková | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 17 December 1989 | Obertilliach | 4x7.5 km Relay | East Germany Frank Luck André Sehmisch Mark Kirchner Birk Anders | Soviet Union Sergei Bulygin Sergei Tarasov Valeriy Medvedtsev Sergei Tchepikov | Italy Pieralberto Carrara Wilfried Pallhuber Johann Passler Andreas Zingerle |
| 2 | 21 January 1990 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Gilles Marguet Thierry Gerbier Christian Dumont Hervé Flandin | Norway Geir Einang Dag Bjørndalen Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss | Soviet Union Anatoly Zhdanovich Juri Kashkarov Valeriy Medvedtsev Sergei Tchepikov |
| 3 | 28 January 1990 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Soviet Union Valeriy Noskov Juri Kashkarov Valeriy Medvedtsev Sergei Tchepikov | Norway Geir Einang Frode Løberg Gisle Fenne Eirik Kvalfoss | East Germany Frank Luck André Sehmisch Raik Dittrich Birk Anders |
| 4 | 4 February 1990 | Walchsee | 4x7.5 km Relay | East Germany Frank Luck André Sehmisch Mark Kirchner Birk Anders | Soviet Union Valeriy Noskov Sergei Loshkin Gennady Karpinkin Sergei Bulygin | Czechoslovakia Tomáš Kos Jiří Holubec Petr Garabík Jan Matouš |
| WC | 8 March 1990 | Oslo Holmenkollen | Team event | East Germany Raik Dittrich Mark Kirchner Birk Anders Frank Luck | Czechoslovakia Tomáš Kos Ivan Masařík Jiří Holubec Jan Matouš | France Christian Dumont Stéphane Bouthiaux Hervé Flandin Thierry Gerbier |
| WC | 18 March 1990 | Kontiolahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Italy Pieralberto Carrara Wilfried Pallhuber Johann Passler Andreas Zingerle | France Christian Dumont Xavier Blond Hervé Flandin Thierry Gerbier | East Germany Frank Luck André Sehmisch Mark Kirchner Birk Anders |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 17 December 1989 | Obertilliach | 3x6 km Relay | Soviet Union Elena Batsevich Svetlana Davidova Elena Golovina | Bulgaria Cvetana Krasteva Mariya Manolova Iva Shkodreva | West Germany Dorina Pieper Inga Kesper Petra Schaaf |
| 2 | 21 January 1990 | Antholz | 3x6 km Relay | Finland Tuija Vuoksiala Pirjo Mattila Seija Hyytiäinen | Norway Synnøve Thoresen Åse Idland Anne Elvebakk | Bulgaria Cvetana Krasteva Mariya Manolova Iva Shkodreva |
| 3 | 28 January 1990 | Ruhpolding | 3x6 km Relay | Soviet Union Svetlana Panyutina Elena Golovina Svetlana Davidova | Bulgaria Cvetana Krasteva Iva Shkodreva Mariya Manolova | Finland Tuija Vuoksiala Pirjo Mattila Seija Hyytiäinen |
| 4 | 4 February 1990 | Walchsee | 3x6 km Relay | Soviet Union Svetlana Davidova Elena Golovina Svetlana Paramygina | West Germany Inga Kesper Dorina Pieper Petra Schaaf | Bulgaria Mariya Manolova Iva Shkodreva Nadezhda Aleksieva |
| 5 | 18 March 1990 | Oslo | 3x6 km Relay | Soviet Union Elena Batsevich Elena Golovina Svetlana Davidova | Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anne Elvebakk Elin Kristiansen | Finland Tuija Vuoksiala Seija Hyytiäinen Pirjo Mattila |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Sergei Tchepikov | 196 |
| 2. | Eirik Kvalfoss | 192 |
| 3. | Valeriy Medvedtsev | 161 |
| 4. | Frank Luck | 160 |
| 5. | Andreas Zingerle | 159 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Jiřina Adamičková | 213 |
| 2. | Anne Elvebakk | 183 |
| 3. | Elena Golovina | 181 |
| 4. | Cvetana Krasteva | 159 |
| 5. | Svetlana Davidova | 154 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 13 | 14 | 9 | 36 |
| 2 | East Germany | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |

## Achievements
### Men
#### First World Cup career victory

* Anders Mannelqvist (SWE), 25, in his 5th season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
* Mark Kirchner (GDR), 19, in his 1st season — the World Championships Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1989–90 Sprint in Walchsee
* Andreas Zingerle (ITA), 28, in his 9th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was the 1985–86 Individual in Lahti

#### First World Cup podium

* Sergei Tarasov (URS), 24, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Obertilliach
* Frode Løberg (NOR), 27, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Walchsee
* Mark Kirchner (GDR), 19, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Walchsee

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

* Juri Kashkarov (URS), 3 (6) first places
* Birk Anders (GDR), 2 (4) first places
* Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR), 1 (11) first place
* Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS), 1 (4) first place
* André Sehmisch (GDR), 1 (2) first place
* Sergei Tchepikov (URS), 1 (2) first place
* Anders Mannelqvist (SWE), 1 (1) first place
* Mark Kirchner (GDR), 1 (1) first place
* Andreas Zingerle (ITA), 1 (1) first place

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

* Jiřina Adamičková (TCH), 5 (5) first places
* Elena Golovina (URS), 2 (5) first places
* Anne Elvebakk (NOR), 2 (3) first places
* Iva Shkodreva (BUL), 1 (2) first place
* Svetlana Davidova (URS), 1 (2) first place
* Cvetana Krasteva (BUL), 1 (1) first place

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1989–90 season:
* Vladimir Velichkov (BUL)
* Birk Anders (GDR)
* Cvetana Krasteva (BUL)
* Helga Øvsthus (NOR)