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 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 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 3 25 January 1990 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Juri Kashkarov Birk Anders Valeriy Medvedtsev 3 27 January 1990 Ruhpolding 20 km Individual Sergei Tchepikov Frank Luck Thierry Gerbier 4 1 February 1990 Walchsee 20 km Individual Birk Anders Frode Løberg Eirik Kvalfoss 4 3 February 1990 Walchsee 10 km Sprint Juri Kashkarov Frank Luck Mark Kirchner WC 20 February 1990 Minsk 20 km Individual Valeriy Medvedtsev Sergei Tchepikov Anatoly Zhdanovich WC 22 February 1990 Minsk 10 km Sprint Cancelled, held later on in Oslo Holmenkollen N/A 5 6 March 1990 Oslo Holmenkollen 20 km Individual Cancelled, held earlier on in Minsk N/A WC 10 March 1990 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Mark Kirchner Eirik Kvalfoss Sergei Tchepikov 6 15 March 1990 Kontiolahti 20 km Individual Eirik Kvalfoss Sergei Tchepikov André Sehmisch 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 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 Detail 2 20 January 1990 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Tsvetana Krasteva Anne Elvebakk Inger Björkbom Detail 3 25 January 1990 Ruhpolding 15 km Individual Elena Golovina Svetlana Davidova Svetlana Paramygina Detail 3 27 January 1990 Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Jiřina Adamičková Anne Elvebakk Mariya Manolova Detail 4 1 February 1990 Walchsee 15 km Individual Iva Shkodreva Myriam Bédard Inga Kesper Detail 4 3 February 1990 Walchsee 7.5 km Sprint Jiřina Adamičková Anna Sonnerup Dorina Pieper Detail 5 6 March 1990 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Individual Svetlana Davidova Elena Golovina Petra Schaaf Detail 5 10 March 1990 Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint Anne Elvebakk Svetlana Davidova Elin Kristiansen Detail 6 15 March 1990 Kontiolahti 15 km Individual Jiřina Adamičková Elena Belova Dorina Pieper Detail 6 17 March 1990 Kontiolahti 7.5 km Sprint Anne Elvebakk Tsvetana Krasteva Elena Belova Detail

Men's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 17 December 1989 Obertilliach 4x7.5 km Relay 2 21 January 1990 Antholz 4x7.5 km Relay 3 28 January 1990 Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay 4 4 February 1990 Walchsee 4x7.5 km Relay WC 8 March 1990 Oslo Holmenkollen Team event WC 18 March 1990 Kontiolahti 4x7.5 km Relay

Women's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 17 December 1989 Obertilliach 3x6 km Relay 2 21 January 1990 Antholz 3x6 km Relay 3 28 January 1990 Ruhpolding 3x6 km Relay 4 4 February 1990 Walchsee 3x6 km Relay 5 18 March 1990 Oslo 3x6 km Relay

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.

Individual Pos.Points 1. Sergei Tchepikov 103 2. Eirik Kvalfoss 98 3. André Sehmisch 89 4. Andreas Zingerle 87 5. Valeriy Medvedtsev 85 Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint Pos.Points 1. Juri Kashkarov 105 2. Birk Anders 94 3. Eirik Kvalfoss 94 4. Sergei Tchepikov 93 5. Frank Luck 80 Final standings after 6 races.

Nation Pos.Points 1. 5591 2. 5577 3. 5498 4. 5333 5. 5278 Final standings after 16 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.

Individual Pos.Points 1. Elena Golovina 103 2. Jiřina Adamičková 93 3. Elena Batsevich 86 4. Cvetana Krasteva 81 5. Anne Elvebakk 80 Final standings after 6 races.

Sprint Pos.Points 1. Jiřina Adamičková 120 2. Anne Elvebakk 103 3. Svetlana Davidova 84 4. Svetlana Panyutina 84 5. Elena Golovina 78 Final standings after 6 races.

Nation Pos.Points 1. 5476 2. 5465 3. 5244 4. 5221 5. 5201 Final standings after 16 races.

Medal table

Achievements Men First World Cup career victory , 25, in his 5th season — the WC 2 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium , 19, in his 1st season — the World Championships Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was the 1989–90 Sprint in Walchsee , 28, in his 9th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was the 1985–86 Individual in Lahti

First World Cup podium , 24, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Obertilliach , 27, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Individual in Walchsee , 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) , 3 (6) first places , 2 (4) first places , 1 (11) first place , 1 (4) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) 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) , 5 (5) first places , 2 (5) first places , 2 (3) first places , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place

Retirements Following notable biathletes retired after the 1989–90 season:

References