1991–92 Biathlon World Cup Explained

1991–92 World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Jon Åge Tyldum
Competition1ladies:	Anfisa Reztsova
Competition2:	Nations Cup
Competition2men:	Norway
Competition2ladies:	Norway
Competition3:	Individual
Competition3men:	Jon Åge Tyldum
Competition3ladies:	Anfisa Reztsova
Competition4:	Sprint
Competition4men:	Sylfest Glimsdal
Competition4ladies:	Anfisa Reztsova
Previous:	1990–91
Next:	1992–93

The 1991–92 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 19 December 1991 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 22 March 1992 in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was the 15th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

The men's individual and women's sprint were moved from Holmenkollen, Norway to Skrautvål, Norway, due to rain and fog, with the planned relays being cancelled.^[1] The fifth round of the World Cup was originally going to be held in Kokkola, Finland, but were moved to Skrautvål due to a lack of snow.^{[2] [3]}

Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1991–92 season.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Team event	Relay
Hochfilzen	19–22 December	● ^[7]	● ^[8]		●
Ruhpolding	16–19 January	● ^[9] ^[10]	● ^[11]		●
Antholz-Anterselva	23–26 January	● ^[12]	● ^[13]		●
Holmenkollen	6–7 March	● ^[14]	● ^[15]		●
Skrautvål	10–15 March	● ^[16]	● ^[17]		●
Novosibirsk	19–21 March	● ^[18]	● ^[19]
Total		6	6	1	5

• Results from the Olympics did not count toward the World Cup.
• 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	Det.
1	19 December 1991	Hochfilzen	20 km Individual	Jens Steinigen	Christian Dumont	Mark Kirchner	Jens Steinigen	^[20]
1	21 December 1991	Hochfilzen	10 km Sprint	Alexandr Popov	Sylfest Glimsdal	Sverre Istad	Mark Kirchner	^[21]
2	16 January 1992	Ruhpolding	20 km Individual	Andreas Zingerle	Valeriy Medvedtsev	Josh Thompson	Pieralberto Carrara	^[22] ^[23]
2	18 January 1992	Ruhpolding	10 km Sprint	Jens Steinigen	Tomáš Kos	Thierry Gerbier	Andreas Zingerle	^[24]
3	23 January 1992	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km Individual			Geir Einang		^[25]
3	25 January 1992	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Sprint				Jon Åge Tyldum	^[26]
4	6 March 1992	Oslo Holmenkollen	20 km Individual	Cancelled, held later on in Fagernes				N/A
4	8 March 1992	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Sprint				Gisle Fenne	^[27]
5	10 March 1992	Fagernes	20 km Individual		Sergei Tchepikov	Mikael Löfgren	Frode Løberg	^[28]
5	12 March 1992	Fagernes	10 km Sprint		Jon Åge Tyldum	Sylfest Glimsdal	Jon Åge Tyldum	^[29]
5	14 March 1992	Fagernes	20 km Individual		Jon Åge Tyldum			^[30]
6	19 March 1992	Novosibirsk	20 km Individual					^[31]
6	21 March 1992	Novosibirsk	10 km Sprint					^[32]

Women

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	19 December 1991	Hochfilzen	15 km Individual	Anne Elvebakk	Petra Schaaf	Elin Kristiansen	Anne Elvebakk	Detail
1	21 December 1991	Hochfilzen	7.5 km Sprint	Antje Misersky	Elena Belova	Elin Kristiansen		Detail
2	16 January 1992	Ruhpolding	15 km Individual	Uschi Disl	Gabriela Suvová	Antje Misersky	Antje Misersky	Detail
2	18 January 1992	Ruhpolding	7.5 km Sprint	Anfisa Reztsova	Antje Misersky	Petra Schaaf		Detail
3	23 January 1992	Antholz-Anterselva	15 km Individual	Nadezhda Aleksieva	Anne Briand	Elena Golovina		Detail
3	25 January 1992	Antholz-Anterselva	7.5 km Sprint	Svetlana Petcherskaia	Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo	Anfisa Reztsova	Elena Golovina	Detail
4	6 March 1992	Oslo Holmenkollen	15 km Individual	Anfisa Reztsova	Anne Briand	Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo	Petra Schaaf	Detail
4	8 March 1992	Oslo Holmenkollen	7.5 km Sprint	Hildegunn Fossen	Anne Briand	Anfisa Reztsova	Anfisa Reztsova	Detail
5	12 March 1992	Skrautvål	7.5 km Sprint	Anfisa Reztsova	Delphyne Burlet	Petra Schaaf		Detail
5	14 March 1992	Skrautvål	15 km Individual	Jiřina Adamičková	Anne Briand	Iva Shkodreva		Detail
6	19 March 1992	Novosibirsk	15 km Individual	Elin Kristiansen	Anfisa Reztsova	Iva Shkodreva		Detail
6	21 March 1992	Novosibirsk	7.5 km Sprint	Anfisa Reztsova	Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo	Petra Schaaf		Detail

Men's team

Event	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
1	22 December 1991	Hochfilzen	Team event
2	19 January 1992	Ruhpolding	4x7.5 km Relay
3	26 January 1992	Antholz^[33]	4x7.5 km Relay
5	15 March 1992	Fagernes^[34]	4x7.5 km Relay

Women's team

Event	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third
2	19 January 1992	Ruhpolding	3x6 km Relay
3	26 January 1992	Antholz^[35]	3x6 km Relay
5	15 March 1992	Fagernes^[36]	3x6 km Relay

Standings: Men

Pos.		Points
1.	Jon Åge Tyldum	173
2.		145
3.		131
4.		129
5.		129

• Final standings after 12 races.

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Individual

Pos.		Points
1.	Jon Åge Tyldum	89
2.		86
3.		82
4.		82
5.		81

• Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint

Pos.		Points
1.	Sylfest Glimsdal	88
2.		85
3.		85
4.		84
5.		82

• Final standings after 6 races.

Nation

Pos.		Points
1.		5734
2.		5381
3.		5356
4.		5244
5.		4921

• Final standings after 17 races.

Standings: Women

Overall

Pos.		Points
1.	Anfisa Reztsova	212
2.		179
3.		173
4.		153
5.		147

• Final standings after 12 races.

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Individual

Pos.		Points
1.	Anfisa Reztsova	98
2.		98
3.		95
4.		82
5.		81

• Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint

Pos.		Points
1.	Anfisa Reztsova	114
2.		93
3.		84
4.		81
5.		81

• Final standings after 6 races.

Nation

Pos.		Points
1.		5645
2.		5598
3.		5341
4.		5328
5.		5077

• Final standings after 17 races.

Achievements

Men

First World Cup career victory:

• , 25, in his 4th season — the WC 1 Individual in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium
• , 26, in his 3rd season — the WC 3 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
• , 29, in his 6th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1989–90 Individual in Walchsee
• , 27, in his 4th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Skrautvål; first podium was the 1990–91 Individual in Canmore
• , 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 6 Individual in Novosibirsk; first podium was the 1991–92 Sprint in Holmenkollen
• , 24, in his 6th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Novosibirsk; it also was his first podium

First World Cup podium:

• , 25, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Hochfilzen
• , 26, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Sprint in Hochfilzen
• , 24, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Ruhpolding
• , 23, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
• , 24, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen
• , 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Holmenkollen
• , 22, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Individual in Skrautvål

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

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

Women

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

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

Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired after the 1991–92 season:

Notes and References

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2. News: Thoresen . Thore-Erik . 4 March 1992 . Fremdeles håp for Kollen-fest . Still hope for party in Kollen . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
3. News: Thoresen . Thore-Erik . 6 March 1992 . Forsvant i tåkehavet . Disappeared in the sea of fog . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
4. Book: Holm . Knut E. . Munthe-Kaas . Einar . Sportsboken 92-93 . The Sports Book 92-93 . Norwegian . Oslo . Chr. Schibsteds Forlag A/S . 82-516-1428-7.
5. Web site: Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1992 . . Wintersport Charts . 1 November 2015.
6. Web site: Statistiche Biathlon . . 1 November 2015 . Neve Italia . Italian . Statistics Biathlon.
7. News: . 20 December 1991 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
8. News: . 22 December 1991 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
9. News: . 17 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
10. News: . 17 January 1992 . Herren neben der Kappe . Men confused . German . Neue Zeit . 1 November 2015.
11. News: . 20 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
12. News: . 24 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
13. News: . 26 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
14. News: . 8 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
15. News: . 8 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
16. News: . 15 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
17. News: . 13 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
18. News: . 20 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
19. News: . 22 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
20. News: . 20 December 1991 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
21. News: . 22 December 1991 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
22. News: . 17 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
23. News: . 17 January 1992 . Herren neben der Kappe . Men confused . German . Neue Zeit . 1 November 2015.
24. News: . 20 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
25. News: . 24 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
26. News: . 26 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
27. News: . 8 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
28. News: . 8 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
29. News: . 13 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
30. News: . 15 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
31. News: . 20 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
32. News: . 22 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
33. News: . 27 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
34. News: . 16 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
35. News: . 27 January 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.
36. News: . 16 March 1992 . Sport i navn og tall – Skiskyting . Sport in name and numbers – Biathlon . Norwegian . Aftenposten . 1 November 2015.