1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

The 1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 4th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup began in Cogne, Italy on 9 December 1984 and finished in Oslo, Norway on 17 March 1985. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Anette Bøe of Norway won the women's.

Calendar

Men DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird19 December 1984 Cogne 15 km Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Kari Härkönen Gunde Svan 215 December 1984 Davos 30 km Ove Aunli Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Tor Håkon Holte FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985318 January 1985 Seefeld 30 km * Gunde Svan Ove Aunli Harri Kirvesniemi 422 January 1985 15 km * Kari Härkönen Thomas Wassberg Maurilio De Zolt 527 January 1985 50 km * Gunde Svan Maurilio De Zolt Ove Aunli 616 February 1985 Vitosha 15 km Gunde Svan Tor Håkon Holte Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 723 February 1985 Syktyvkar 15 km Gunde Svan Tor Håkon Holte Christer Majbäck 83 March 1985 Lahti 50 km Tor Håkon Holte Jan Ottosson Harri Kirvesniemi 99 March 1985 Falun 30 km Gunde Svan Giachem Guidon Thomas Wassberg 1014 March 1985 Oslo 15 km Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass

Women DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird113 December 1984 Val di Sole 5 km Brit Pettersen Antonina Ordina Liliya Vasilchenko 218 December 1984 Davos 10 km Berit Aunli Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Evi Kratzer FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985319 January 1985 Seefeld 10 km * Anette Bøe Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo 421 January 1985 5 km * Anette Bøe Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo 526 January 1985 20 km * Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Brit Pettersen Anette Bøe 614 February 1985 Klingenthal 10 km Anette Bøe Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anfisa Reztsova 718 February 1985 Nové Město 5 km Anette Bøe Anfisa Reztsova Věra Klimková 823 February 1985 Syktyvkar 20 km Raisa Smetanina Evi Kratzer Iraida Kliagina 92 March 1985 Lahti 5 km Marie Risby Brit Pettersen Marianne Dahlmo 109 March 1985 Falun 10 km Anette Bøe Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anna-Lena Fritzon 1116 March 1985 Oslo 20 km Anette Bøe Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Brit Pettersen

Men's team events DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird16 December 1984 Davos Relay 4×10 km Norway I Arild Monsen Oddvar Brå Geir Holte Tor Håkon Holte Switzerland I Andi Grünenfelder Daniel Sandoz Markus Fähndrich Giachem Guidon Sweden II Erik Östlund Thomas Wassberg Sven-Erik Danielsson Torgny Mogren 24 January 1985 Seefeld Relay 4×10 km * Norway Arild Monsen Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Tor Håkon Holte Ove Aunli Italy Marco Albarello Giorgio Vanzetta Maurilio De Zolt Giuseppe Ploner Sweden Erik Östlund Thomas Wassberg Thomas Eriksson Gunde Svan 16 February 1985 Vitosha Relay 4×10 km Sweden Erik Östlund Jan Ottosson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Switzerland Andi Grünenfelder Markus Fähndrich Christian Marchon Giachem Guidon Soviet Union Nikolay Zimyatov Vladimir Sakhnov Vladimir Smirnov Oleksandr Batyuk 10 March 1985 Falun Relay 4×10 km Italy Albert Walder Silvano Barco Maurilio De Zolt Giorgio Vanzetta Sweden Erik Östlund Thomas Wassberg Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Norway Arild Monsen Tor Håkon Holte Geir Holte Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 17 March 1985 Oslo Relay 4×10 km Sweden Thomas Eriksson Sven-Erik Danielsson Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Switzerland Andi Grünenfelder Daniel Sandoz Markus Fähndrich Giachem Guidon Norway Martin Hole Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vegard Ulvang Ove Aunli

Women's team events DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird13 December 1984 Val di Sole Relay 3×5 km Finland Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Marjo Matikainen Soviet Union Antonina Ordina Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Soviet Union Anfisa Romanova Yuliya Stepanova Lyubov Zimyatova 19 December 1984 Davos Relay 4×5 km Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Berit Aunli Marianne Dahlmo Anette Bøe Soviet Union Antonina Ordina Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Yuliya Stepanova Sweden I Marie Risby Helena Blomqvist Karin Lamberg-Skog Marie Johansson 23 January 1985 Seefeld Relay 4×5 km * Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova Norway Anette Bøe Anne Jahren Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Berit Aunli East Germany Manuela Drescher Gaby Nestler Antje Misersky Ute Noack 10 March 1985 Falun Relay 4×5 km Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Trude Dybendahl Marianne Dahlmo Anette Bøe Sweden Marie Risby Marie Johansson Anna-Lena Fritzon Karin Lamberg-Skog Finland Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 17 March 1985 Oslo Relay 4×5 km Norway Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anne Jahren Berit Aunli Anette Bøe Sweden Marie Johansson Gunnel Mörtberg Anna-Lena Fritzon Karin Lamberg-Skog East Germany Antje Misersky Gaby Nestler Simone Opitz Ute Noack NOTE: Races marked with a star (*) counts officially for both as "FIS World Cup" and "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships" wins statistics.

Overall standings

Men's standings Place Skier Country Points 1. Gunde Svan 152 2. Tor Håkon Holte 117 3. Ove Aunli 114 3. Thomas Wassberg 114 5. Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 100 6. Torgny Mogren 85 7. Kari Härkönen 73 8. Giachem Guidon 71 9. Harri Kirvesniemi 66 10. Geir Holte 65

Women's standings Place Skier Country Points 1. Anette Bøe 144 2. Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo 123 3. Brit Pettersen 113 4. Berit Aunli 96 5. Evi Kratzer 93 6. Ute Noack 91 6. Anfisa Reztsova 91 8. Marie Risby 85 8. Raisa Smetanina 85 10. Marjo Matikainen 80

Medal table

Achievements First World Cup career victory

Men Ove Aunli, 28, in his 4th season – the WC 2 (30 km) in Davos; first podium was 1983–84 WC 2 (30 km) in Ramsau Kari Härkönen, 23, in his 4th season – the WC 4 (15 km) in Seefeld; also first podium

Women Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, 23, in her 4th season – the WC 5 (20 km) in Ramsau; first podium was 1984–85 WC 2 (10 km) in Davos Marie Risby, 29, in her 4th season – the WC 9 (5 km) in Lahti; first podium was 1982–83 WC 2 (10 km) in Klingenthal

Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1984–85 season in parentheses)

Men , 5 (11) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place

Women , 6 (8) first place , 1 (4) first place , 1 (3) first place , 1 (6) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place

References