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1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Cross-country skiing competition
Cross-country skiing competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup |
| competition1 | Overall |
| competition1men | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie (5th title) |
| competition1ladies | RUS Yelena Välbe (5th title) |
| competition2 | Long Distance |
| competition2men | FIN Mika Myllylä |
| competition2ladies | RUS Yelena Välbe |
| competition3 | Sprint |
| competition3men | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie |
| competition3ladies | ITA Stefania Belmondo |
| competition4 | Nations Cup |
| competition4men | NOR Norway |
| competition4ladies | RUS Russia |
| mixedcompetition1 | Nations Cup Overall |
| mixedcompetition1both | NOR Norway |
| menlocations | 11 venues |
| ladieslocations | 11 venues |
| menindividual | 15 events |
| ladiesindividual | 15 events |
| relaymen | 6 events |
| relayladies | 7 events |
| previous | 1995–96 |
| next | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 16th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began in Kiruna, Sweden, on 23 November 1996 and finished in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 15 March 1997. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the overall men's cup, and Yelena Välbe of Russia won the women's. Both skiers won their fifth overall World Cup.
Calendar
Men
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 November 1996 | SWE Kiruna | 10 km F | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | FIN Jari Isometsä | NOR Kristen Skjeldal | |
| 2 | 7 December 1996 | SUI Davos | 10 km C | FIN Mika Myllylä | NOR Erling Jevne | ITA Fulvio Valbusa | |
| 3 | 14 December 1996 | ITA Brusson | 15 km F | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | ITA Fulvio Valbusa | NOR Kristen Skjeldal | |
| 4 | 18 December 1996 | GER Oberstdorf | 30 km C | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | NOR Erling Jevne | NOR Sture Sivertsen | |
| 5 | 4 January 1997 | RUS Kavgolovo | 30 km F | FIN Mika Myllylä | ITA Fulvio Valbusa | ITA Maurizio Pozzi | |
| 6 | 11 January 1997 | JPN Hakuba | 10 km C | ITA Silvio Fauner | NOR Erling Jevne | FIN Jari Isometsä | |
| 7 | 12 January 1997 | JPN Hakuba | 15 km F Pursuit | ITA Silvio Fauner | ITA Giorgio Di Centa | FIN Jari Isometsä | |
| 8 | 19 January 1997 | FIN Lahti | 30 km C | KAZ Vladimir Smirnov | FIN Mika Myllylä | SWE Henrik Forsberg | |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (21 February–2 March) | |||||||
| 9 | 21 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 30 km F | RUS Alexey Prokurorov | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | NOR Thomas Alsgaard | |
| 10 | 24 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 10 km C | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | RUS Alexey Prokurorov | FIN Mika Myllylä | |
| 11 | 25 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 15 km F Pursuit | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | FIN Mika Myllylä | RUS Alexey Prokurorov | |
| 12 | 2 March 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 50 km C | FIN Mika Myllylä | NOR Erling Jevne | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | |
| 13 | 8 March 1997 | SWE Falun | 15 km C | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | NOR Sture Sivertsen | NOR Erling Jevne | |
| 14 | 11 March 1997 | SWE Sunne | Sprint F | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | NOR Tore Bjonviken | SWE Mathias Fredriksson | |
| 15 | 15 March 1997 | NOR Oslo | 50 km F | ITA Pietro Piller Cottrer | NOR Tor Arne Hetland | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie |
Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.
Women
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 November 1996 | SWE Kiruna | 5 km F | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | |
| 2 | 7 December 1996 | SUI Davos | 10 km C | ITA Stefania Belmondo | RUS Yelena Välbe | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | |
| 3 | 14 December 1996 | ITA Brusson | 15 km F | ITA Stefania Belmondo | RUS Yelena Välbe | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | |
| 4 | 18 December 1996 | GER Oberstdorf | 10 km C | NOR Trude Dybendahl | NOR Bente Martinsen | NOR Anita Moen | |
| 5 | 5 January 1997 | RUS Kavgolovo | 15 km F | RUS Yelena Välbe | RUS Larisa Lazutina | RUS Lyubov Yegorova | |
| 6 | 11 January 1997 | JPN Hakuba | 5 km C | ITA Stefania Belmondo | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | RUS Yelena Välbe | |
| 7 | 12 January 1997 | JPN Hakuba | 10 km F Pursuit | ITA Stefania Belmondo | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | RUS Yelena Välbe | |
| 8 | 18 January 1997 | FIN Lahti | 15 km C | NOR Marit Mikkelsplass | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | |
| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (21 February–2 March) | |||||||
| 9 | 21 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 15 km F | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | |
| 10 | 23 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 5 km C | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | RUS Olga Danilova | |
| 11 | 24 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 10 km F Pursuit | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | |
| 12 | 1 March 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 30 km C | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | NOR Marit Mikkelsplass | |
| 13 | 8 March 1997 | SWE Falun | 5 km F | RUS Yelena Välbe | ITA Stefania Belmondo | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | |
| 14 | 11 March 1997 | SWE Sunne | Sprint F | NOR Trude Dybendahl | RUS Yelena Välbe | NOR Bente Martinsen | |
| 15 | 15 March 1997 | NOR Oslo | 30 km F | ITA Stefania Belmondo | RUS Yelena Välbe | NOR Elin Nilsen |
Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall.
Men's team
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 November 1996 | SWE Kiruna | 4 × 10 km relay C | {{Relay | I | Kristen Skjeldal | Anders Eide | Vegard Ulvang | Bjørn Dæhlie}} | ||
| 2 | 8 December 1996 | SUI Davos | 4 × 10 km relay C | ||||||||
| 3 | 15 December 1996 | ITA Brusson | 4 × 10 km relay F | ||||||||
| 4 | 18 January 1997 | FIN Lahti | Team Sprint F | ||||||||
| 5 | 28 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 4 × 10 km relay C/F | ||||||||
| 6 | 9 March 1997 | SWE Falun | 4 × 10 km relay C/F |
Women's team
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 November 1996 | SWE Kiruna | 4 × 5 km relay C | {{Relay | II | Svetlana Nageykina | Olga Zavyalova | Yuliya Chepalova | Olga Danilova}} | ||
| 2 | 8 December 1996 | SUI Davos | 4 × 5 km relay C | ||||||||
| 3 | 15 December 1996 | ITA Brusson | 4 × 5 km relay F | ||||||||
| 4 | 18 January 1997 | FIN Lahti | Team Sprint F | ||||||||
| 5 | 28 February 1997 | NOR Trondheim | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | ||||||||
| 6 | 9 March 1997 | SWE Falun | 4 × 5 km relay C/F | ||||||||
| 7 | 16 March 1997 | NOR Oslo | 4 × 5 km relay F |
Men's standings
Overall
| Rank | after all 15 events | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | 845 |
| 2 | FIN Mika Myllylä | 580 |
| 3 | ITA Fulvio Valbusa | 523 |
| 4 | NOR Erling Jevne | 488 |
| 5 | ITA Silvio Fauner | 447 |
| 6 | FIN Jari Isometsä | 363 |
| 7 | NOR Kristen Skjeldal | 351 |
| 8 | NOR Sture Sivertsen | 345 |
| 9 | KAZ Vladimir Smirnov | 309 |
| 10 | RUS Alexey Prokurorov | 290 |
Long Distance
| Rank | after all events | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIN Mika Myllylä | 235 |
| 2 | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | 210 |
| 3 | KAZ Vladimir Smirnov | 193 |
| 4 | ITA Pietro Piller Cottrer | 124 |
| 5 | NOR Erling Jevne | 116 |
| 6 | SWE Mathias Fredriksson | 106 |
| 7 | ITA Fulvio Valbusa | 102 |
| 8 | NOR Sture Sivertsen | 100 |
| 9 | RUS Alexey Prokurorov | 93 |
| 10 | ITA Maurizio Pozzi | 82 |
Sprint
| Rank | after all events | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR Bjørn Dæhlie | 448 |
| 2 | ITA Fulvio Valbusa | 335 |
| 3 | ITA Silvio Fauner | 320 |
| 4 | NOR Erling Jevne | 256 |
| 5 | NOR Kristen Skjeldal | 241 |
| 6 | FIN Jari Isometsä | 238 |
| 7 | FIN Mika Myllylä | 165 |
| 8 | NOR Sture Sivertsen | 155 |
| 9 | FIN Sami Repo | 140 |
| 10 | SWE Henrik Forsberg | 137 |
Women's standings
Overall
| Rank | after all 15 events | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS Yelena Välbe | 940 |
| 2 | ITA Stefania Belmondo | 909 |
| 3 | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | 525 |
| 4 | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | 518 |
| 5 | RUS Olga Danilova | 414 |
| 6 | NOR Bente Martinsen | 391 |
| 7 | NOR Marit Mikkelsplass | 367 |
| 8 | RUS Larisa Lazutina | 366 |
| 9 | NOR Trude Dybendahl | 334 |
| 10 | RUS Lyubov Yegorova | 271 |
Long Distance
| Rank | after all events | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUS Yelena Välbe | 340 |
| 2 | ITA Stefania Belmondo | 280 |
| 3 | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | 205 |
| 4 | NOR Marit Mikkelsplass | 167 |
| 5 | RUS Olga Danilova | 162 |
| 6 | RUS Larisa Lazutina | 136 |
| 7 | NOR Elin Nilsen | 109 |
| 8 | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | 99 |
| 9 | RUS Lyubov Yegorova | 96 |
| 10 | NOR Bente Martinsen | 95 |
Sprint
| Rank | after all events | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Stefania Belmondo | 489 |
| 2 | RUS Yelena Välbe | 472 |
| 3 | CZE Kateřina Neumannová | 321 |
| 4 | NOR Bente Martinsen | 232 |
| 5 | NOR Trude Dybendahl | 225 |
| 6 | RUS Nina Gavrylyuk | 203 |
| 7 | JPN Fumiko Aoki | 162 |
| 8 | RUS Olga Danilova | 142 |
| 9 | RUS Lyubov Yegorova | 135 |
| 10 | RUS Larisa Lazutina | 130 |
Achievements
;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1996/97 season in parentheses) ;Men
- Bjørn Dæhlie, 7 (37) first places
- Mika Myllylä, 3 (3) first places
- Silvio Fauner, 2 (3) first places
- Vladimir Smirnov, 1 (29) first place
- Alexey Prokurorov, 1 (8) first place
- Pietro Piller Cottrer, 1 (1) first place
;Women
- Yelena Välbe, 7 (44) first places
- Stefania Belmondo, 5 (15) first places
- Trude Dybendahl, 2 (6) first places
- Marit Mikkelsplass, 1 (1) first place
References
References
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- "CUP STANDING CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 1997 LADIES". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 10 km F – Kiruna". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 10 km C – Davos". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 15 km F – Brusson". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 30 km C – Oberstdorf". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 30 km F – Kavgolovo". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 10 km C – Hakuba". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 15 km F Pursuit – Hakuba". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 30 km C – Lahti". [[International Ski Federation]].
- "Men's 30 km F – Trondheim". [[International Ski Federation]].
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