1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup explained

1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Gunde Svan
Competition1ladies:	Marja-Liisa Hämälainen (2nd title)
Competition2:	Nations Cup
Competition2men:	Norway
Competition2ladies:	Norway
Mixedcompetition1:	Nations Cup Overall
Mixedcompetition1both:	Norway
Menlocations:	8 venues
Ladieslocations:	8 venues
Menindividual:	10 events
Ladiesindividual:	10 events
Relaymen:	4 events
Relayladies:	4 events
Previous:	1982–83
Next:	1984–85

The 1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 3rd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in Reit im Winkl, West Germany from 9 December 1983 and finished in Murmansk, Soviet Union 25 March 1984. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the combined men's cup and Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen of Finland won the women's.

Calendar

Men

	Date	Venue	Event	Winner	Second	Third
1	10 December 1983		15 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1836
2	16 December 1983		30 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1837
1984 Winter Olympics
3	10 February 1984		30 km *				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1843
4	13 February 1984		15 km *				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1847
5	19 February 1984		50 km *				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1853
6	25 February 1984		30 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1855
7	2 March 1984		15 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1859
8	10 March 1984		50 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1862
9	17 March 1984		15 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1864
10	24 March 1984		15 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1866

Women

	Date	Venue	Event	Winner	Second	Third
1	9 December 1983		5 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1835
2	17 December 1983		10 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1839
1984 Winter Olympics
3	9 February 1984		10 km *				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1842
4	12 February 1984		5 km *				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1845
5	18 February 1984		20 km *				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1851
6	25 February 1984		10 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1856
7	3 March 1984		5 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1860
8	8 March 1984		20 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1861
9	17 March 1984		5 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1863
10	24 March 1984		10 km				https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=CC&raceid=1867

Men's team events

Date	Venue	Event	Winner	Second	Third
17 December 1983		Relay 4x10 km	Finland Kari Ristanen Kari Väänänen Harri Kirvesniemi Kari Härkönen	Norway II Lars Erik Eriksen Per Knut Aaland Leiv-Bjørn Walle Karl-Kristen Aketun	Sweden Erik Östlund Benny Kohlberg Torgny Mogren Thomas Eriksson	^[1]
16 February 1984		Relay 4x10 km *	Sweden Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan	Soviet Union Oleksandr Batyuk Alexander Zavyalov Vladimir Nikitin Nikolay Zimyatov	Finland Kari Ristanen Juha Mieto Harri Kirvesniemi Aki Karvonen	http://skisport365.com/ski/resultat.php?lop=778
26 February 1984		Relay 4x10 km	Sweden Erik Östlund Thomas Wassberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan	Finland Aki Karvonen Kari Ristanen Kari Härkönen Juha Mieto	Norway I Tor Håkon Holte Geir Holte Vegard Ulvang Hans Erik Tofte	^[2]
18 March 1984		Relay 3x10 km	Sweden Thomas Wassberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan	Norway I Tor Håkon Holte Geir Holte Oddvar Brå	Switzerland Konrad Hallenbarter Giachem Guidon Andi Grünenfelder	^[3]

Women's team events

Date	Venue	Event	Winner	Second	Third
18 December 1983		Relay 3x5 km	Czechoslovakia I Anna Pasiarová Květoslava Jeriová Blanka Paulů	Norway Berit Aunli Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen	East Germany Petra Sölter Carola Anding Ute Noack	^[4]
15 February 1984		Relay 4x5 km *	Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen Berit Aunli	Czechoslovakia Dagmar Švubová Blanka Paulu Gabriela Svobodová Květa Jeriová	Finland Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen	http://skisport365.com/ski/resultat.php?lop=1150&k=F
26 February 1984		Relay 4x5 km	Norway Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen	Finland Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Jaana Savolainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen	Soviet Union Tamara Markaschanskaya Lyubov Zimyatova Nadesha Burlakova Raisa Smetanina	https://skisport365.com/ski/resultat.php?lop=1147&k=F
25 March 1984		Relay 3x5 km	Czechoslovakia Anna Pasiarová Gabriela Svobodová Květoslava Jeriová	Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Anette Bøe	Soviet Union Lyubov Zimyatova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Markaschanskaya	^[5]

• NOTE: Races marked with * counts officially for both as "FIS World Cup" / "Olympic Games" wins statistic

Overall standings

Men's standings

Place	Skier	Country	Points
1.			145
2.			96
3.			93
4.			86
5.			85
6.			84
7.			73
8.			70
9.			65
10.			60

Women's standings

Place	Skier	Country	Points
1.			134
2.			114
3.			104
4.			102
4.			102
6.			95
7.			89
8.			87
9.			82
10.			78

Achievements

First World Cup career victory:

Men

• Nikolay Zimyatov, 28, in his 3rd season - the WC 1 (15 km) in Reit im Winkl; also first podium
• Lars Erik Eriksen, 29, in his 3rd season - the WC 7 (15 km) in Lahti; first podium was 1981–82 WC 4 (30 km) in Oslo
• Tor Håkon Holte, 25, in his 3rd season - the WC 8 (50 km) in Oslo; first podium was 1981–82 WC 1 (15 km) in Reit im Winkl
• Mikhail Devyatyarov, 25, in his 2nd season - the WC 10 (15 km) in Murmansk; first podium was 1982–83 WC 3 (15 km) in Sarajevo

Women

• Inger Helene Nybråten, 23, in her 3rd season – the WC 10 (15 km) in Murmansk; first podium was 1981–82 WC 7 (10 km) in Lahti

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1983/84 season in parentheses)

Men

• , 4 (6) first places
• , 2 (2) first places
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place
• , 1 (1) first places
• , 1 (1) first place

Women

• , 4 (7) first places
• , 2 (8) first places
• , 1 (3) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Notes and References

1. Zajímavosti ze Světa: V Ramsau. LYŽAŘSTVÍ. Czech Ski Association. Trousil. Jaroslav. cs. 14. January 1984. 25 March 2020. lbgs.
2. Zajímavosti ze Světa: V Falun. LYŽAŘSTVÍ. Czech Ski Association. Trousil. Jaroslav. cs. 14. April 1984. 25 March 2020. lbgs.
3. Zajímavosti ze Světa: Švédští Bězci. LYŽAŘSTVÍ. Czech Ski Association. Trousil. Jaroslav. cs. 14. June 1984. 25 March 2020. lbgs.
4. Zajímavosti ze Světa: Štafeta ČSSR Žen. LYŽAŘSTVÍ. Czech Ski Association. Trousil. Jaroslav. cs. 14. January 1984. 25 March 2020. lbgs.
5. Zajímavosti ze Světa: Štafeta Žen ČSSR. LYŽAŘSTVÍ. Czech Ski Association. Trousil. Jaroslav. cs. 14. May 1984. 25 March 2020. lbgs.