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Title: Biathlon Venues History - Women


Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:11 PM (GMT)
Here you can see the top 3 results of races held at some of Biathlon's greatest venues, from Ruhpolding to Oberhof, passing through Antholz, Lahti and Holmenkollen.
Here is a complete index with direct links to the venues covered here (in order of appearance):
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<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007419" target="_self">Antholz-Anterselva, Italy</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007577" target="_self">Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007580" target="_self">Hochfilzen Austria</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007584" target="_self">Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007593" target="_self">Kontiolahti, Finland</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007597" target="_self">Lahti, Finland</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007604" target="_self">Lake Placid, USA</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007609" target="_self">Lillehammer, Norway</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007615" target="_self">Oberhof, Germany</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007626" target="_self">Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007629" target="_self">Ostersund, Sweden</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007634" target="_self">Pokljuka, Slovenia</a><br>
<a href="http://wintersportsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=468&view=findpost&p=2007639" target="_self">Ruhpolding, Germany</a>
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The topic is divided by Venues. Each venue has a post. Inside each post, the results are divided by years and subsequently, by disciplines. Results are ordered chronologically from oldest to newest.

Each discipline has its own color:

Individual - blue
Sprint - red
Pursuit - orange
Mass Start - purple
Relay - green
Team - darkish gray

"N/A" means results for that year could not be found.

You can find results from venus in the following competitions:
World Cup
World Championships
Olympics
European Championships
European Cup
other non-World Cup races

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:13 PM (GMT)
Antholz-Anterselva, Italy

QUOTE (composed with help from Antholz's website)
Antholz is located in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, inside the Italian Dolomite mountains, which are also the home of some of Italy's best Ski resorts, Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Val Di Fiemme and Cortina. It is over 350 km northeast of Milan and roughly 100 km south from Innsbruck, Austria.

Paul Zingerle is the symbol of Antholz Biathlon. Biathlon came to Antholz because of this city's brightest name. In 1970, Zingerle 'lured' Italian national coach at the time, Mismetti Battista, to stay in Antholz for a few days to get to know the region. The trip was a success as Antholz hosted its first international competition in 1971, conducted and organised by Zingerle. At the time, the 20 km Individual was the only race.
In 1975, Antholz held it's first of many World Championships. The mid 70s saw the introduction of the World Cup, a competition thought up by Zingerle and Kurl Hinze, the "biathlon-pope of ex-East Germany. A 25 kg cup was purchased and placed in the shop window of the Seeber's bakery in Antholz.
During the 1983 World Championships, Zingerle and his team inaugurated a functional building in the Antholz-Obertal stadium that has been used, until today, as a basic structure of sports activity and tourism in the region.
Zingerle died in the summer of 1993 of cardiac arrest, while staying with friends in Moscow and was buried in the Antholz-Niedertal cemetery.

1987-88 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Iva Karagiozova (Bulgaria); 2- Anne Elvebakk (Norway); 3- Martina Stede (West Germany)
Sprint : 1- Elin Kristiansen (Norway); 2- Nadejda Alexieva (USSR); 3- Marie-Pierre Baby (France)
Relay : 1- Soviet Union (Yelena Golovina, Verena Tchernychova, Kaja Parve); 2- Sweden (Inger Björkbom, Mia Stadig, Eva Korpela); 3- Norway (Anne Elvebakk, Sanna Grønlid, Siv Bråten Lunde)

1992-93
Individual : 1- Iva Karagiozova (Bulgaria); 2- Myriam Bedard (Canada); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Sprint : 1- Antje Misersky (Germany); 2- Nadia Belova (Ukraine); 3- Anfisa Restzova (Russia)

1993-94
Individual : 1- Anne Briand (France); 2- Ljubov Beliakova (Russia); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 2- Antje Harvey/Misersky (Germany); 3- Olga Simushina (Russia)

1994-95 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Anne Briand (France); 2- Ljubov Beliakova (Russia); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Anne Briand (France); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Behle); 2- France (Corinne Niogret, Veronique Claudel, Florence Baverel, Anne Briand); 3- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Hildegunn Mikkelsplass, Annette Sikveland, Gunn Margit Andreassen)
Team : 1- Soviet Union (Elena Belova, Yelena Golovina, Svetlana Paramyguina, Svetlana Davidova); 2- Bulgaria (Maria Manolova, Silvana Blogoeva, Nadejda Alexieva, Iwa Schkodreva); 3- Norway (Synnøve Thoresen, Signe Trosten, Hildegunn Fossen, Unni Kristiansen)

1995-96
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Andreja Mali (Slovenia); 3- Petra Behle (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl; 2- Emmanuelle Claret (France); 3- Magdalena Wallin (Sweden)

1996-97
Individual : 1- Tatiana Vodopyanova (Ukraine); 2- Annette Sikveland (Norway); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Ann Elen Skjelbreid (Norway); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Melnik, Galina Koukleva, Nadejda Talanova, Olga Romasko); 2- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Annette Sikveland, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 3. France (Delphyne Heymann-Burlet, Christelle Gros, Veronique Claudel, Corinne Niogret)

1997-98
Individual : 1- Olga Romasko (Russia); 2- Liv Grete Skjelbreid; 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Sprint : 1- Nina Lemesh (Ukraine); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Relay : 1- Russia (Anna Volkova, Galina Koukleva, Olga Romasko, Albina Akhatova); 2- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Annette Sikveland, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid); 3- Germany (Uschi Disl, Martina Zellner, Katrin Apel, Katja Beer)

1998-99
Sprint : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Pursuit : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Anna Volkova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Koukleva); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Katja Beer); 3- France (Florence Baverel, Christelle Gros, Emmanuelle Claret, Corinne Niogret)

1999-2000
Sprint : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Martina Zellner (Germany); 3- Andrea Henkel (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 2- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Relay : 1- Germany (Andrea Henkel, Martina Glagow, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Maria Strelenko, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 3- Ukraine (Irina Merkushina, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Olena Zubrilova)

2000-01 moved from Hochfilzen
Individual : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Sprint : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Gro Marit Istad, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Andrea Henkel, Katrin Apel, Martina Glagow); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Tatiana Vodopyanova)

2000-01 moved from Pokljuka
Sprint : 1- Gro Marit Istad (Norway); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Kati Wilhelm (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Kati Wilhelm, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel); 2- France (Sylvie Becaert, Delphyne Burlet, Sandrine Bailly, Corinne Niogret); 3- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Anna Bogali, Svetlana Chernousova)

2000-01 moved from Brezno-Osrblie
Individual : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 3- Tatyana Vodopyanova (Ukraine)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)

2000-01
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Mass Start : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Delphyne Burlet (France); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Relay : 1- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Gro Marit Istad, Linda Tjorhom, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 2- Russia (Anna Bogali, Svetlana Chernousova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Pyleva); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Tatyana Vodopyanova)

2001-02
Individual : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 2- Gunn Margit Andreassen (Norway); 3- Andreja Grasic (Slovenia)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 2- Gunn Margit Andreassen (Norway); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Relay : 1- France (Delphyne Burlet, Sylvie Becaert, Sandrine Bailly, Corinne Niogret); 2- Norway (Gunn Margit Andreassen, Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Gro Marit Kristiansen, Linda Tjorhom); 3- Slovakia (Martina Jasicova, Anna Murinova, Tatiana Kutlikova, Sona Mihokova)

2002-03
Individual : 1- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 2- Sandrine Bailly (France); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Mass Start : 1- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 2- Sandrine Bailly (France); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Relay : 1- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Anna Bogali, Svetlana Chernousova, Olga Pyleva); 2- Germany (Simone Denkinger, Uschi Disl, Ronny Beer, Kati Wilhelm); 3- Belarus (Lilia Efremova, Olga Nazarova, Ludmila Arlouskaya, Olena Zubrilova)

2003-04
Individual : 1- Anna Bogali (Russia); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Anna Murinova (Slovakia)
Sprint : 1- Natalia Guseva (Russia); 2- Katerina Holubcova (Czech Rep.); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 2- Natalia Guseva (Russia); 3- Anna Bogali (Russia)

2004-05
Individual : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Belarus); 2- Anna Carin Olofsson (Sweden); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Tora Berger (Norway); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Tora Berger (Norway); 3- Simone Denkinger (Germany)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:29 PM (GMT)
Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia

QUOTE (http://www.biathlon-osrblie.sk/a044.htm (adapted))
The biathlon course is located at the upper end of the Osrblie village in the Slovak Ore Mountains, close to the geographical center of Sovakia, mount Hrb. Osrblie is 16 km away from the city of Brezno.
The history of Brezno-Osrblie Biathlon started in 1981, when the biathlon competitions were relocated to Osrblie from the Tále area. Osrblie gradually hosted local and regional competitions until it paid host to the Czechoslovakia National Championships in 1984. In 1986, Osrblie hosted it's first international competition, amongst Comecon nations. These were held again in 1987 and 1989.
In 1991, Osrblie hosted its first IBU sanctioned event, an European Cup event. It did so again in 1992, 1993 and 1995. The 1st European Championships, in 1993, were supposed to be held in Osrblie but warm weather caused them to be relocated. In February 1993, the IBU awarded to Osrblie the organisation of the 1997 World Championships. January and February 1994 saw the Junior World Championships come to Osrblie. In January 1996, the area held a World Cup event which served as the test event for the World Championships.
The 1998 Summer Biathlon World Championships were also held in Osrblie and, later that year, the 19th Winter Universiade Poprad-Tatry Biathlon competitions were held there.
1999 and 2000 were difficult years for Osrblie. The World Cup events scheduled for the area had to be relocated to Pokljuka and Antholz, respectively, due to warm weather and no snow.
In September 2004, Osbrlie held their second Summer Biathlon World Championships.
The course has an "A" licence, awarded by the IBU until 2008.

1995-96
Individual : 1- Andreja Grasic (Slovenia); 2- Ann Elen Skjelbreid (Norway); 3- Hildegunn Mikkelsplass (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Emmanuelle Claret (France); 2- Florence Baverel (France); 3- Andreja Grasic (Slovenia)

1996-97 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria)
Sprint : 1- Olga Romasko (Russia); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Olga Romasko (Russia)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle); 2- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Annette Sikveland, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 3- Russia (Olga Melnik, Galina Koukleva, Nadejda Talanova, Olga Romasko)
Team : 1- Norway (Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Annette Sikveland); 2- Russia (Olga Melnik, Anna Volkova, Nadejda Talanova, Olga Romasko); 3- Ukraine (Valentina Tserbe, Tatiana Vodopyanova, Olena Petrova, Olena Zubrilova)

1998-99
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Sprint : 1- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 3- Katrin Apel (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner); 2- Belarus (Irina Taranaiko, Svetlana Paramyguina, Natalia Murschtschakina, Natalia Ryzhenkova); 3- Russia (Anna Volkova, Galina Koukleva, Olga Romasko, Albina Akhatova)

1999-2000
relocated to Pokljuka, Slovenia

2000-01
relocated to Antholz-Anterselva, Italy

2001-02
Individual : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Katja Holanti (Finland)
Sprint : 1- Katja Holanti (Finland); 2- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 3- Katrin Apel (Germany)
Mass Start : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)

2002-03
Sprint : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 2- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Relay : 1- Belarus (Lilia Efremova, Olga Nazarova, Ludmila Arlouskaya, Olena Zubrilova); 2- Germany (Martina Glagow, Simone Denkinger, Katja Beer, Kati Wilhelm); 3- Norway (Liv Kjersti Eikeland, Borghild Ouren, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Linda Tjorhom)

2003-04
Individual : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Katja Beer (Germany); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Katrin Apel (Germany)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:29 PM (GMT)
Hochfilzen, Austria

QUOTE
Hochfilzen is located in western Austria in the Austrian Tyrol, squeezed between Salzburg (70 km) and Innsbruck (115 km) and is only 175 km south of Munich, Germany. It is also located near 2 famous Alpine skiing resorts, Kitzbuhel and Saalbach.

1987-88
Individual : 1- Anne Elvebakk (Norway); 2- Eva Korpela (Sweden); 3- Siri Grundnes (Norway)

1995-96
Individual : 1- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 2- Myriam Bedard (Canada); 3- Florence Baverel (France)
Sprint : 1- Sona Mihokova (Slovakia); 2- Shumei Yu (China); 3- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany)
Relay : N/A

1997-98
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Andreja Grasic (Slovenia); 3- Martina Zellner (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Norway)

1998-99
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Galina Koukleva (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Corinne Niogret (FRance); 3- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany)
Relay :

1999-2000
Individual : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Pursuit : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Relay : 1- Norway (Gro Marit Istad, Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katja Beer, Martina Zellner); 3- Russia (Maria Strelenko, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Chernousova, Albina Akhatova)

2000-01
relocated to Antholz-Anterselva, Italy

2001-02
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany) & Martina Zellner (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner, Martina Glagow); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Anna Bogali, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 3- Bulgaria (Pavlina Filipova, Irina Nikoultchina, Ekaterina Dafovska, Iva Karagiozova)

2002-03
substituted by Ostersund, Sweden

2003-04
Sprint : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Belarus); 2- Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen (Norway); 3- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Olga Zaitseva (Russia)
Relay : 1- Belarus (Ekaterina Ivanova, Ksenia Zikounkova, Olga Nazarova, Olena Zubrilova); 2- Germany (Martina Glagow, Katrin Apel, Katja Beer, Kati Wilhelm); 3- France (Corinne Niogret, Christelle Gros, Julie Carraz, Sandrine Bailly)

2004-05 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 2- Ribo Sun (China); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Belarus)
Pursuit : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Xianying Liu (China); 3- Olga Zaitseva (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen (Norway); 2- Anna Carin Olofsson (Sweden); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogali, Olga Zaitseva); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm); 3- Belarus (Ekaterina Ivanova, Olga Nazarova, Ludmilla Ananko, Olena Zubrilova)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:29 PM (GMT)
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

QUOTE (http://www.admhmao.ru/english/sportE/histori.htm with adaptations)
The Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug is located in the Medial Russia. It occupies the central part of the West-Siberian plain. It is about 2040 km east of Moscow.

Biathlon is very popular among the inhabitants of Ugra. Taking it into account, the Government of the Autonomous and the Administration of the town of Khanty-Mansiysk took a decision to construct, in 1994, (on the base of the existing Training center) the International Skiing Center for competitions of any importance including the World Championship and World Cup stages. The Center is also used as a training center for Russian sportsmen.

The center was inspired on Kenmore, Alberta, scene of the 1988 Olympics, as this Calgary suburb has many similarities to the Khanty-Mansiysk landscape. The general plan was worked out by the company which had designed the complex in Kenmore.

In July, 1995 the contract between JSC "Khantymansiyskintersport" and the company "Valence Construction LTD" for designing and "turnkey" construction of the Skiing Center was concluded.

In order to gain the right to carry out international competitions the organizers had to acquire the experience of managing international events and to show their capabilities to the foreign biathletes and heads of the International Biathlon Union. Therefore, from 1997 to 1999, the Ugra Cup competitions were held, in which many biathlon stars took part.

The Skiing Center was award the right to hold the First official competition of the IBU - Biathlon World Cup final stage in 2000. That same year, in August, it held the Summer Biathlon World Championships.

The Center was completely put into operation in November 2000 with the stadium, firing line, tribunes for over 10000 spectators, sports school building, power supply station, ski-rollers course, bridges and overbridge, fine hotel complex, sports club building.

In March 2001, the Biathlon World Junior Championships were held in Khanty-Mansiysk.

1999-2000
Sprint : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Martina Zellner (Germany); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)

2000-01 - Junior Worlds
Individual : 1- Tatiana Moiseeva (Russia); 2- Dana Cojocea (Romania); 3- Joulia Makarova (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Romy Beer (Germany); 2- Jenny Adler (Germany); 3- Joulia Makarova (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Jenny Adler (Germany); 2- Romy Beer (Germany); 3- Ludmilla Ananko (Belarus)
Relay : 1- Russia (Tatiana Moiseeva, Nadejda Kolesnikova, Joulia Makarova); 2- Czech Rep. (Magda Rezlerova, Zdenka Vejnarova, Klara Moravcova); 3- Germany (Jenny Adler, Michele Volkenrath, Romy Beer)

2001-02 - IBU Grand Prix - non-World Cup event
Pursuit : 1- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Svetlana Chernousova (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Svetlana Chernousova (Russia); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)

2002-03 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Katerina Holubcova (Czech Rep.); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Belarus); 3- Gunn Margit Andreassen (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Sylvie Becaert (France); 2- Olena Petrova (Ukraine); 3- Katerina Holubcova (Czech Rep.)
Pursuit : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France) & Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Sandrine Bailly (France)
Relay : 1- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Chernousova); 2- Ukraine (Oksana Khvostenko, Irina Merkushina, Oksana Yakovleva, Olena Petrova); 3- Germany (Simone Denkinger, Uschi Disl, Kati Wilhelm, Martina Glagow)

2003-04 - IBU Grand Prix - non-World Cup event
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 2- Irina Nikoultchina (Bulgaria); 3- Ekaterina Ivanova (Belarus)
Pursuit : 1- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 2- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 3- Gunn Margit Andreassen (Norway)
Mass Start : 1- Olena Petrova (Ukraine); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria)

2004-05
Sprint : 1- Katrin Apel (Germany); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Simone Denkinger (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Sandrine Bailly (France); 3- Olga Zaitseva (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 2- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 3- Anna Bogali (Russia)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:30 PM (GMT)
Kontiolahti, Finland

QUOTE (compiled with help from http://www.biathlon-kontiolahti.fi/englant...eral/ksport.htm)
Kontiolahti is located in the middle of North Karelia, about 438 km north of Helsinki. The municipality was founded in 1873 and has 12000 inhabitants, and the total area is 1040 square kilometres.

The Kontiolahti Sports Club was established in 1956 under the name "Niemen Veto". At that time, the club included athletics, biathlon, orienteering and shooting. Initially, the club was mainly for adult male sport enthusiasts since at the time there were no organised youth activities.

Back then, Biathlon was off limits to juniors because of the high-pressure rifle that was used in the early days. The introduction of the small-bore rifle in 1978 opened the door for juniors. That year, 4 young boys took part in the District Championships.

1982 brought on a new name for the club: "Kontiorannan Urheilijat". Since Kontiolahti was located near a military base, having such a name would emphasize its proximity to the base.

The club drew money by organising dance events in Uuro and also from participation fees for competitions.

A couple years later, the club's name was changed again to "Kontiolahden Urheilijat" (Kontiolahti Sports Club), that way emphasizing the club's location.

1989-90
Individual : N/A
Sprint : N/A

1991-92 - European Cup

1992-93
Individual : 1- Antje Misersky (Germany); 2- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 3- Veronique Claudel (France)
Sprint : 1- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 2- Elena Belova (Russia); 3- Delphyne Burlet (France)
Relay : N/A

1993-94 - European Cup

1994-95 - European Cup

1995-96 - Junior Worlds

1997-98
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Martina Zellner (Germany); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Martina Zellner (Germany)
Relay : 1- Czech Rep. (Katerina Holubcova, Jirina Pelcova, Irena Cesnekova, Eva Hakova); 2- France (Florence Baverel, Anne Briand, Christelle Gros, Corinne Niogret); 3- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner)

1998-99 -> WCh
Individual : relocated to Holmenkollen
Sprint : 1- Martina Zellner (Germany); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Martina Halinarova (Slovakia); 3- Martina Zellner (Germany)
Mass Start : relocated to Holmenkollen
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner); 2- Russia (Nadejda Talanova, Galina Koukleva, Olga Romasko, Albina Akhatova); 3- France (Delphyne Burlet, Florence Baverel, Christelle Gros, Corinne Niogret)

2001-02 -> Euro Champs.
Individual : 1- Radka Popova (Bulgaria); 2- Irina Malgina (Russia); 3- Irena Cesnekova (Czech Rep.)
Sprint : 1- Irina Malgina (Russia); 2- Radka Popova (Bulgaria); 3- Liv Kjersti Eikeland (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Irina Malgina (Russia); 2- Radka Popova (Bulgaria); 3- Olga Romasko (Russia)
Relay : 1- Germany (Ina Menzel, Janet Klein, Simone Denkinger, Sabrina Buchholz); 2- Russia (Irina Malgina, Joulia Makarova, Lilia Efremova, Olga Romasko); 3- Ukraine (Irina Merkushina, Nina Lemesh, Oksana Khvostenko, Oksana Yakovleva)

2003-04
Sprint : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Relay : 1- Norway (Liv Kjersti Eikeland, Linda Tjorhom, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Poiree); 2- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Olga Zaitseva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Pyleva); 3- France (Corinne Niogret, Christelle Gros, Julie Carraz, Sandrine Bailly)

2004-05 - Junior Worlds
Individual : 1- Anne Preussler (Germany); 2- Maria Kossinova (Russia); 3- Mervi Markkanen (Finland)
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Neuner (Germany); 2- Anna Boulgyina (Russia); 3- Anastasia Shipulina (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Anna Boulgyina (Russia); 2- Magdalena Neuner (Germany); 3- Maria Kossinova (Russia)
Relay : 1- Russia (Maria Kossinova, Anastasia Shipulina, Anna Boulgyina); 2- Germany (Kathrin Hitzer, Magdalena Neuner, Anne Preussler); 3- Estonia (Tagne Tahe, Eveli Saue, Sirli Hanni)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:30 PM (GMT)
Lahti, Finland

QUOTE
Lahti is situated only 100 kms North of Helsinki. The town of Lahti was established in 1905 and is located in the South Finland Päijät-Häme region.

1986-87 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Sanna Gronlid (Norway); 2- Kaja Parve (USSR); 3- Tuija Vuoksiala (Finland)
Sprint : 1- Yelena Golovina (Russia); 2- Verena Tchernychova (USSR); 3- Anne Elvebakk (Norway)
Relay : 1- Soviet Union (Yelena Golovina, Verena Tchernychova, Kaja Parve); 2- Sweden (Inger Björkbom, Mia Stadig, Eva Korpela); 3- Norway (Anne Elvebakk, Sanna Grønlid, Siv Bråten Lunde)

1990-91 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Petra Schaaf (Germany); 2- Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (Norway); 3- Iva Schkodreva (Bulgaria)
Sprint : 1- Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (Norway); 2- Svetlana Davidova (USSR); 3- Yelena Golovina (USSR)
Relay : 1- Soviet Union (Elena Belova, Yelena Golovina, Svetlana Davidova (Petcherskaja); 2- Norway (Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, Anne Elvebakk, Elin Kristiansen); 3- Germany (Uschi Disl, Kerstin Möring, Antje Misersky)
Team : 1- Soviet Union (Elena Belova, Yelena Golovina, Svetlana Paramyguina, Svetlana Davidova); 2- Bulgaria (Maria Manolova, Silvana Blogoeva, Nadejda Alexieva, Iwa Schkodreva); 3- Norway (Synnøve Thoresen, Signe Trosten, Hildegunn Fossen, Unni Kristiansen)

1994-95
Individual : 1- Martina Halinarova (Slovakia); 2- Andreja Grasic (Slovenia); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 2- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 3- Emmanuelle Claret (France)
Relay : N/A

1999-2000
Individual : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Andrea Henkel (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Martina Zellner); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Chernousova, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Natalia Tereshenko)

2001-02
Sprint : 1- Katrin Apel (Germany); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Sandrine Bailly (France)
Pursuit : 1- Katrin Apel (Germany); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Katja Beer (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Katrin Apel, Martina Zellner, Martina Glagow, Katja Beer (Germany); 2- Russia (Svetlana Chernousova, Irina Malgina, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Albina Akhatova); 3- France (Sylvie Becaert, Delphyne Burlet, Corinne Niogret, Sandrine Bailly)

2002-03
Sprint : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Kati Wilhelm (Germany)
Mass Start : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:30 PM (GMT)
Lake Placid, NY, USA

QUOTE
Lake Placid is located in the Adirondack mountains in north eastern New York. It is 'just' over 300 kms from New York and 177 kms south of Montreal, Canada.

1998-99
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Martina Halinarova (Slovakia)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Relay : 1- Norway (Ann-Elen Skjelbreid, Gro Marit Istad, Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 2- Ukraine (Tatiana Rud, Olena Petrova, Oksana Khvostenko, Olena Zubrilova); 3- Finland (Katja Holanti, Outi Kettunen, Annukka Mallat, Eija Salonen)

2000-01
Sprint : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Martina Zellner (Germany); 3- Delphyne Heymann-Burlet (France)
Pursuit : Cancelled

2003-04
Sprint : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 3- Anna Bogali (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Anna Bogali (Russia); 3- Sandrine Bailly (France)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:31 PM (GMT)
Lillehammer, Norway

QUOTE
Lillehammer is situated in the East-Norway region, the same one as Oslo, in Gudbrandsdalen Valley. By car, Lillehammer is a mere 2 hours north of Oslo (180 km distance). Trondheim is a 4 hour drive north of Lillehammer.

1992-93
Individual : 1- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 2- Nathalie Santer (Italy); 3- Myriam Bedard (Canada)
Sprint : 1- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 2- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 3- Antje Misersky (Germany)
Relay : N/A

1993-94
Individual : 1- Myriam Bedard (Canada); 2- Anne Briand (France); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Myriam Bedard (Canada); 2- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 3- Valentina Tserbe (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Russia (Nadejda Talanova, Natalia Snitina, Luiza Noskova, Anfisa Restzova); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Schaaf); 3- France (Corinne Niogret, Veronique Claudel, Delphyne Heymann, Anne Briand)

1994-95
Individual : 1- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 2- Nadejda Talanova (Russia); 3- Galina Koukleva (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Anne Briand (France); 3- Emmanuelle Claret (France)
Relay : N/A

1996-97
Sprint : 1- Petra Behle (Germany); 2- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 3- Olga Melnik (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 2- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg Wallin (Sweden)

1997-98
Sprint : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Olga Melnik (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Pursuit : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:31 PM (GMT)
Oberhof, Germany

QUOTE (compiled with help of: http://www.biathlon.oberhof.de/)
Oberhof is situated in the Thuringen, in former East Germany. It is Thuringen's highest town at an altitude of 830 m is located in the midst of the Thuringian Forest. It is roughly 300+ kms southwest of Berlin.

Oberhof's biathlon history starts in the early 1980. Inspired by Frank Ullrich's Gold medal performance in 1980, the then Ministry of National Defence commission decide to create a modern biathlon stadium which would serve as a base for training and competitions for the East German national squad. The first goal was to organise the 1983 Army Spartakiad. The construction of the biathlon stadium was a difficult task.
In 1981, An area of 145 by 170 meters of forest was cut down and cleared and over 40,000 cubic meters of soil had to be removed. By 1982, the first buildings, the rollerski track and the shooting range had be completed. The shooting range included the first permanently mounted baffle screen installation.

The 1983 Army Spartakiad event was a success and, in 1984, Oberhof hosted its first Biathlon World Cup event.

In 1992, the Oberhof Biathlon stadium was object of substantial modernisation work. The responsability to hold the 2004 World Championships also required further modernisation of the facilities. The stands were modified so that they could hold 8000 spectators with view of the shooting range, the penalty loop and the finish.

The new infrastructures were put to a test during the December 2002 Biathlon Germany Cup event and was followed by 3 World Cup events which saw more than 70,000 visitors.

Oberhof's City Council decided, in 2003, to rename the venue "Rennsteig Arena Oberhof".

1990-91
N/A

1992-93 moved to Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, Italy, I believe
Individual : 1- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Eva Hakova (Czech Rep.)
Sprint : 1- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Anne Briand (France)
Relay : N/A

1994-95
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 3- Iva Karagiozova (Bulgaria)
Sprint : 1- Anne Briand (France); 2- Nadejda Talanova (Russia); 3- Mari Lampinen (Finland)
Relay : N/A

1996-97
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg Wallin (Sweden); 2- Hildegunn Mikklesplass Fossen (Norway); 3- Kathi Schwaab (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg Wallin (Sweden); 2- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 3- Annette Sikveland (Norway)

1997-98 - non-World Cup event (Biathlon Trophy)
Sprint : 1- Uchi Disl (Germany); 2- Petra Behle (Germany); 3- Martina Zellner (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Janette Klein (Germany); 3- Jinfeng Liu (China)

1997-98 - European Cup
Individual : 1- Brigitte Weisleitner (Austria); 2- Irina Diachkova (Russia); 3- Joulia Dykanyuk (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Steffi Kindt (Germany); 2- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 3- Janette Klein (Germany)

1998-99
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Norway); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Nadejda Talanova (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Norway); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Andrea Henkel, Martina Zellner); 2- Russia (Anna Volkova, Olga Romasko, Albina Akhatova, Nadejda Talanova)

1999-2000
Sprint : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Emmanuelle Claret (FRance); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Chernousova, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Katja Beer, Andrea Henkel); 3- France (Sylvie Becaert, Emmanuelle Claret, Delphyne Heymann-Burlet, Corinne Niogret)

2000-01
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Mass Start : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Svetlana Chernousova (Russia); 3- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway)

2001-02
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (SWeden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway)
Mass Start : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)

2002-03
Sprint : 1- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 2- Sylvie Becaert (France); 3- Katerina Holubcova (Czech Rep.)
Mass Start : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 3- Sylvie Becaert (France)
Relay : 1- Germany (Katrin Apel, Uschi Disl, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm); 2- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Chernousova, Galina Koukleva, Olga Pyleva); 3- France (Sylvie Becaert, Sandrine Bailly, Julie Carraz, Corinne Niogret)

2003-04 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Anna Bogali (Russia); 3- Ekaterina Ivanova (Belarus) & Martina Glagow (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Anna Bogali (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Katrin Apel (Germany); 3- Sandrine Bailly (France)
Relay : 1- Norway (Linda Tjorhom, Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Poiree); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogali, Albina Akhatova); 3- Germany (Martina Glagow, Katrin Apel, Simone Denkinger, Kati Wilhelm)

2004-05
Sprint : 1- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Kati Wilhelm (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Joulia Makarova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Zaitseva); 3- Slovenia (Andreja Koblar, Teja Gregorin, Dijana Grudicek, Tadeja Brankovic)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:32 PM (GMT)
Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway

QUOTE
As the name indicates, Holmenkollen is nearby Norwegian capital, Oslo. Actually, it is only 20 minutes by car from the center of Oslo. One of its main attractions is the Ski Jumping hill which stands out in this historical 100+ year old arena. From the hill, 417 meters above sea level, you can see the city of Oslo and fjord below. Holmenkollen is also the gateway to the Marka forest.
Holmenkollen has its own Ski Museum, founded in 1923. It is the oldest museum in the world that specializes in skies and the sport of skiing.

1987-88
Individual : 1- Elin Kristiansen (Norway); 2- Nadezda Alexieva (Bulgaria); 3- Helga Ovsthus (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Mona Bollerud (Norway); 2- Anne Elvebakk (Norway); 3- Elin Kristiansen (Norway)
Relay :

1989-90
N/A

1990-91
N/A

1991-92
N/A

1995-96
Individual : 1- Magdalena Wallin (Sweden); 2- Petra Behle (Germany); 3- Sona Mihokova (Slovakia)
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Petra Behle (Germany); 3- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus)
Relay : N/A

1996-97
Sprint : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 3- Galina Koukleva (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 3- Olga Romasko (Russia)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Melnik, Galina Koukleva, Nadejda Talanova, Olga Romasko); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle); 3- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Annette Sikveland, Hildegunn Mikklesplass Fossen, Gunn Margit Andreassen)

1998-99
Individual -> WCh : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Albina Akhatova (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Ann Elen Skjelbreid (Norway); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Ann Elen Skjelbreid (Norway); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Mass Start -> WCh : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Olena Petrova (Ukraine); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Note: includes 2 WCh races rescheduled from Kontiolahti

1999-2000
Individual : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Xumei Yu (China); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Norway); 2- Katrin Apel (Germany); 3- Martina Zellner (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Florence Baverel (France)
Mass Start : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid (Norway); 2- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Chernousova, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Martina Zellner); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Tatyana Vodopyanova)

2000-01
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Mass Start : 1- Shumei Yu (China); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine)

2001-02
Sprint : 1- Katrin Apel (Germany); 2- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Katrin Apel (Germany); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Mass Start : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Olga Nazarova (Belarus)

2002-03
Sprint : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Albina Akhatova (Russia); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Michela Ponza (Italy)
Relay : 1- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Chernousova, Olga Zaitseva, Olga Pyleva); 2- Belarus (Lilia Efremova, Olga Nazarova, Ludmilla Ananko, Olena Zubrilova); 3- France (Florence Baverel-Robert, Sandrine Bailly, Corinne Niogret, Sylvie Becaert)

2003-04
Sprint : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 3- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway)
Mass Start : cancelled

2004-05
Individual : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Magdalena Gwizdon (Poland)
Sprint : 1- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia) and Tadeja Brankovic (Slovenia)
Pursuit : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Belarus)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:32 PM (GMT)
Ostersund, Sweden

1988-89
Individual : 1- Iva Schkodreva (Bulgaria); 2- Zvetana Krasteva (Bulgaria); 3- Svetlana Davidova (USSR)
Sprint : 1- Natalia Prikostchikova (USSR); 2- Anne Elvebakk (Norway); 3- Zvetana Krasteva (Bulgaria)

1992-93
Individual : N/A
Sprint : 1- Anfisa Restzova (Russia); 2- Myriam Bedard (Canada); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Relay : N/A

1995-96
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Tatiana Vodopyanova (Ukraine); 3- Magdalena Wallin (Sweden)
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 2- Olga Melnik (Russia); 3- Mari Lampinen (Finland)

1996-97
Individual : 1- Anna Volkova (Russia); 2- Shumei Yu (China); 3- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus)
Sprint : 1- Olga Melnik (Russia); 2- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 3- Gunn Margit Andreassen (Norway)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Melnik, Galina Koukleva, Anna Volkova, Olga Romasko); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle); 3- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Annette Sikveland, Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Fossen, Gunn Margit Andreassen)

1997-98
Individual : 1- Andreja Grasic (Slovenia); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Galina Koukleva (Russia)
Relay : 1- France (Florence Baverel, Emmanuelle Claret, Christelle Gros, Corinne Niogret); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Martina Zellner, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle); 3- Russia (Olga Melnik, Galina Koukleva, Albina Akhatova, Anna Volkova)

1999-2000
Sprint : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Florence Baverel (France)
Pursuit : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Svetlana Chernousova (Russia); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)

2001-02
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Sandrine Bailly (France); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Florence Baverel-Robert (France); 3- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria)

2002-03 - substituted Hochfilzen, Austria
Sprint : 1- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 2- Sylvie Becaert (France); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 3- Katja Beer (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Katrin Apel, Uschi Disl, Simone Denkinger, Kati Wilhelm); 2- Norway (Linda Tjorhom, Gro Marit Kristiansen, Tora Berger, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 3- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Olga Zaitseva, Anna Bogali, Albina Akhatova)

2002-03 - moved from Pokljuka, Slovenia
Sprint : 1- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria)
Pursuit : 1- Katja Beer (Germany); 2- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 3- Sanna-Leena Perunka (Finland)
Relay : 1- Russia (Svetlana Chernousova, Galina Koukleva, Irina Malgina, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 2- Germany (Martina Glagow, Simone Denkinger, Andrea Henkel, Katja Beer); 3- Bulgaria (Nina Kadeva, Pavlina Filipova, Ekaterina Dafovska, Iva Karagiozova)

2002-03
Individual : 1- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 2- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Sprint : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 3- Katerina Holubcova (Czech Rep.)

2003-04 World Military Ski Championships

2004-05
Sprint : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 3- Tadeja Brankovic (Slovenia)
Pursuit : 1- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 2- Sandrine Bailly (France); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Olga Zaitseva (Russia); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:32 PM (GMT)
Pokljuka, Slovenia

QUOTE
Pokljuka is Slovenia's premiere Biathlon venus and has been hosting Biathlon competitions consistently since 1992, which shows its great quality.
Pokljuka is located around 30 km from Bred and in the middle of the Triglav National Park, home of over 5500 animals. The Chamois is the areas most famous animal. Situated in north eastern Slovenia, Pokljuka is only 50 km from the Austrian border. Italy is 185 km away. The Alpine Skiing resort, Kranjska Gora is also nearby.

1991-92 - European Cup
N/A

1992-93
Individual : 1- Anne Briand (FRance); 2- Eva Hakova (Czech Rep.); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Sprint : 1- Petra Schaaf (Germany); 2- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 3- Anne Briand (France)
Relay : N/A

1993-94
Individual : 1- Anne Briand (France); 2- Natalia Snitina (Russia); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Sprint : 1- Elin Kristiansen (Norway); 2- Anne Elvebakk (Norway); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Relay : N/A

1994-95 - moved to Bad Gastein, Austria
Individual : 1- Petra Behle (Germany); 2- Anne Briand (France); 3- Valentina Tserbe (Ukraine)
Sprint : 1- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 2- Antje Harvey (Germany); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Relay : N/A

1995-96
Individual : 1- Tatiana Vodopyanova (Ukraine); 2- Natalia Permiakova (Belarus); 3- Katrin Apel (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Petra Behle (Germany); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Shumei Yu (China)
Relay : N/A

1996-97 - European Cup
Individual : N/A
Sprint : N/A
Relay : N/A

1997-98
Individual : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Florence Baverel (France); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)
Sprint-1 : 1- Corinne Niogret (France); 2- Emmanuelle Claret (France); 3- Annette Sikveland (Norway)
Sprint-2 : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Ann Elen Skjelbreid (Norway); 3- Christelle Gros (France)
Pursuit -> WCh : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Martina Zellner (Germany)

1998-99 - Junior Worlds
Individual : 1- Sabine Flatscher (Germany); 2- Simone Denkinger (Germany); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 3- Magdalena Grzywa (Poland)
Pursuit : 1- Martina Glagow (Germany); 2- Linda Tjorhom (Norway); 3- Michela Ponza (Italy)
Relay : 1- Germany (Simone Denkinger, Sabine Flatscher, Martina Glagow); 2- Russia (Anastassia Otchagova, Ekaterina Outotchkina, Anna Bogali); 3- Poland (Magdalena Grzywa, Magdalena Gwizdon, Adrianna Babik)

1999-2000
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Maria Strelenko (Russia); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Tatiana Vodopyanova (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Galina Koukleva, Maria Strelenko, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 2- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Natalia Tereshenko, Tatiana Vodopyanova); 3- Bulgaria (Pavlina Filipova, Irina Nikoultchina, Radka Popova, Iva Karagiozova)

1999-2000 - substituted Brezno-Osrblie
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Pavlina Filipova (Bulgaria)
Sprint : 1- Gro Marit Istad (Norway); 2- Olena Petrova (Ukraine); 3- Irina Nikoultchina (Bulgaria)
Mass Start : 1- Andrea Henkel (Germany); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)

2000-01 - relocated to Antholz-Anterselva

2000-01 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine)
Sprint : 1- Kati Wilhelm (Germany); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Mass Start : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Anna Bogali, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Tatyana Vodopyanova)

2001-02
Individual : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Andrea Henkel (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Andrea Henkel (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Janet Klein, Kati Wilhelm); 2- Norway (Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree, Gro Marit Kristiansen, Linda Tjorhom, Gunn Margit Andreassen); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Tatyana Vodopyanova)

2002-03 - relocated to Ostersund

2003-04
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Sandrine Bailly (France)
Pursuit : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Sandrine Bailly (France); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Anna Bogali (Russia); 2- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 3- Uschi Disl (Germany)

2004-05
Sprint : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Yingchao Kong (China); 3- Gro-Marit Istad-Kristiansen (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Yingchao Kong (China); 3- Olga Zaitseva (Russia)
Mass Start : 1- Sandrine Bailly (France); 2- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Kati Wilhelm (Germany)

Andrew - April 1, 2005 11:33 PM (GMT)
Ruhpolding, Germany

QUOTE
Ruhpolding is one of the most famous biathlon venues. It is located in south eastern Germany, about 120 km from Munich. Salzberg, Austria is a mere 40 km away and ski resort, Berchtesgaden, being around 43 km away.
Ruhpolding has been a regular World Cup event since the 80s and has historically been the scene of the second stage of the Biathlon Trophy.

1983-84
Individual : 1- Mette Mestad (Norway); 2- Siv Braaten (Norway); 3- Sanna Groenlid (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Gry Oestvik (Norway); 2- Mette Mestad (Norway); 3- Siv Braaten (Norway)

1985-86 - Military Ski World Championships

1986-87
Individual : 1- Eva Korpela (Sweden); 2- Elena Golovina (USSR); 3- Sanna Groenlid (Norway)
Sprint : 1- Siv-Braaten Lunde (Norway); 2- Eva Korpela (Sweden); 3- Verena Tchernychova (USSR)
Relay : 1- Norway (Siv-Braaten Lunde, Anne Elvebakk, Sanna Groenlid); 2- Soviet Union (Elena Golovina, Kaja Parve, Verena Tchernychova); 3- Sweden (Eva Korpela, Inger Bjoerkbom, Mia Stadig)

1987-88
Individual : 1- Iva Schkodreva (Bulgaria); 2- Petra Schaaf (West Germany); 3- Inga Kesper (West Germany)
Sprint : 1- Zwetana Krasteva (Bulgaria); 2- Petra Schaaf (West Germany); 3- Maria Manolova (Bulgaria)
Relay : 1- Bulgaria (Zwetana Krasteva, Maria Manolova, Nadezda Alexieva); 2- West Germany (Martina Stede, Inga Kesper, Petra Schaaf); 3- USA (Mary Ostergren, Joan Smith, Julie Newman)

1988-89
Individual : 1- Martna Stede (West Germany); 2- Natalia Prikostchikova (USSR); 3- Elena Golovina (USSR)
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Davidova (USSR); 2- Elena Golovina (USSR); 3- Maria Manolova (Bulgaria)
Relay : 1- Soviet Union (Natalia Prikostchikova, Svetlana Davidova, Yelena Golovina); 2- Finland (Tuija Vuoksiala, Sari Kokko, Pirjo Mattila); 3- Bulgaria (Maria Manolova, Iva Schkodreva, Nadezda Alexieva)

1989-90
Individual : 1- Elena Golovina (USSR); 2- Svetlana Davidova (USSR); 3- Svetlana Paramyguina (USSR)
Sprint : 1- Jirina Adamicková (Czechoslovakia); 2- Anne Elvebakk (Norway); 3- Maria Manolova (Bulgaria)
Relay : 1- Soviet Union (Svetlana Paniutina, Elena Golovina, Svetlana Paramyguina); 2- Bulgaria (Zwetana Krasteva, Iva Schkodreva, Maria Manolova); 3- Finland (Tuija Vuoksiala, Pirjo Mattila, Seija Hyytiainen)

1990-91
Individual : 1- Elena Golovina (USSR); 2- Veronique Claudel (France); 3- Antje Misersky (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Myriam Bedard (Canada); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Svetlana Davidova (USSR)
Team : 1- Soviet Unon (Elena Melnikova, Elena Golovina, Anfisa Reztsova, Iva Agalakova); 2- Norway (Synnove Thoeresen, Signe Trosten, Anne Elvebakk, Unni Kristiansen); 3- Finland (Sari Lahde, Tuija Sikio, Seija Hyytiainen, Tuija Vuoksiala)

1991-92
Individual : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Gabriela Suvova (Czech.); 3- Antje Misersky (Germany)
Sprint : 1- Anfisa Reztsova (C.I.S.); 2- Antje Misersky (Germany); 3- Petra Schaaf (Germany)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Antje Misersky, Petra Schaaf); 2- C.I.S. (Elena Belova, Anfisa Reztsova, Svetlana Davidova-Petcherskaja); 3- Norway (Signe Trosten, Anne Elvebakk, Hildegunn Fossen)

1992-93 - Junior Worlds
Individual : Elena Chiskina (Russia); 2- Martina Jasicova (Slovakia); 3- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria)
Sprint : 1- Olga Melnik (Russia); 2- Elena Chiskina (Russia); 3- Ase Idland (Norway)
Relay : 1- Norway (Gunn Margit Andreassen, Ase Idland, Tone Marit Oftedal); 2- Finland (Katja Holanti, Kirsti Pollanen, Terhi Markkanen); 3- Russia (Olga Melnik, Olesja Tupilenko, Elena Chiskina)
Team : 1- Finland (Johanna Saarinen, Annuka Mallat, Katja Holanti); 2- Slovakia (Erika Lehotska, Anna Murinova, Martina Jasicova); 3- Russia (Tatiana Steigerwald, Elena Chiskina, Anastasia Makarova)

1993-94 - World Military Ski Championships

1993-94
Individual : 1- Emmanuelle Claret (France); 2- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 2- Nathalie Santer (Italy); 3- Nadezda Talanova (Russia)
Relay : 1- France (Corinne Niogret, Veronique Claudel, Delphyne Heymann, Anne Briand); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Schaaf); 3- Russia (Olga Simushina, Anfisa Reztsova, Natalia Snitina, Luisa Noskova)

1994-95
Individual : 1- Svetlana Paramyguina (Belarus); 2- Florence Baverel (France); 3- Nathalie Santer (Italy)
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Wallin (Sweden); 2- Florence Baverel (France); 3- Nadezda Talanova (Russia)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Antje Harvey, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Petra Behle); 2- Russia (Nadezda Talanova, Svetlana Petcherskaja, Galina Koukleva, Anfisa Reztsova); 3- France (Corinne Niogret, Veronique Claudel, Florence Baverel, Anne Briand)

1995-96 -> WCh
Individual : 1- Emmanuelle Claret (France); 2- Olga Melnik (Russia); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Sprint : 1- Olga Romasko (Russia); 2- Ann Elen Skjelbreid (Norway); 3- Magdalena Wallin (Sweden)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle); 2- France (Corinne Niogret, Florence Baverel, Emmanuelle Claret, Anne Briand); 3- Ukraine (Tatiana Vodopyanova, Valentina Tserbe, Olena Petrova, Olena Zubrilova)
Team : 1- Germany (Katrin Apel, Petra Behle, Uschi Disl, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm); 2- Ukraine (Tatiana Vodopyanova, Olena Petrova, Olena Zubrilova, Nina Lemesh); 3- France (Anne Briand, Corinne Niogret, Florence Baverel, Emmanuelle Claret)

1996-97
Individual : 1- Annette Sikveland (Norway); 2- Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Sprint : 1- Petra Behle (Germany); 2- Uschi Disl (Germany); 3- Olga Romasko (Russia)
Team : 1- Russia (Galina Koukleva, Olga Romasko, Nadezda Talanova, Olga Melnik); 2- Germany (Katrin Apel, Kathi Schwaab, Petra Behle, Uschi Disl); 3- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Irina Korchagina, Valentina Tserbe, Tatiana Vodopyanova)

1997-98
Sprint-1 : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Petra Behle (Germany); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Sprint-2 : 1- Petra Behle (Germany); 2- Martina Zellner (Germany); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Melnik, Galina Koukleva, Nadezda Talanova, Albina Akhatova); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Martina Zellner, Katrin Apel, Petra Behle); 3- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Annette Sikveland, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid)

1998-99 - European Cup
Individual : 1- Inna Sheshkil (Belarus); 2- Ludmilla Lysenko (Belarus); 3- Denisa Pelikanova (Czech Rep.)
Sprint : 1- Ludmilla Lysenko (Belarus); 2- Inna Sheshkil (Belarus); 3- Natalia Gelewerja (Belarus)

1998-99
Sprint : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Gro Marit Istad (Norway)
Pursuit : 1- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Mass Start : 1- Uschi Disl (Germany); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Corinne Niogret (France)
Relay : 1- Ukraine (Olena Zubrilova, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Tatiana Vodopyanova); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm, Martina Zellner); 3- Russia (Olga Volkova, Nadezda Talanova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Romasko)

1999-2000
Sprint : 1- Nathalie Santer (Italy); 2- Katrin Apel (Germany); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Martina Zellner (Germany); 2- Corinne Niogret (France); 3- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden)
Mass Start : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Petrova (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel, Martina Zellner); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Chernousova, Svetlana Ishmouratova); 3- Ukraine (Irina Merkushina, Olena Petrova, Nina Lemesh, Olena Zubrilova)

2000-01
Sprint : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 3- Katrin Apel (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 2- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree (Norway); 3- Galina Koukleva (Russia)
Relay : 1- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Gro Marit Istad, Linda Tjorhom, Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Martina Glagow, Katrin Apel, Andrea Henkel); 3- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Chernousova)

2001-02
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine); 3- Irina Nikoultchina (Bulgaria)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Magdalena Forsberg (Sweden); 3- Olena Zubrilova (Ukraine)
Relay : 1- Germany (Katrin Apel, Uschi Disl, Martina Zellner, Kati Wilhelm); 2- Rusia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Anna Bogali, Albina Akhatova); 3- Norway (Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Linda Tjorhom, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Poiree)

2002-03
Sprint : 1- Galina Koukleva (Russia); 2- Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Oga Pyleva (Russia)
Pursuit : 1- Ekaterina Dafovska (Bulgaria); 2- Martina Glagow (Germany); 3- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia)
Relay : 1- Russia (Albina Akhatova, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Galina Koukleva, Olga Pyleva); 2- Germany (Martina Glagow, Uschi Disl, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm); 3- Norway (Linda Tjorhom, Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Gro Marit Istad, Gunn Margit Andreassen)
Mixed Relay : 1- Russia (Anna Bogali, Sergei Rousinov, Olga Zaitseva, Sergei Bachkirov); 2- France (Sylvie Becaert, Gilles Marguet, Corinne Niogret, Alexandre Aubert); 3- Poland (Magdalena Gwizdon, Wieslaw Ziemianin, Magdalena Grzywa, Tomasz Sikora)

2003-04
Sprint : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Liv Grete Poiree (Norway); 2- Svetlana Ishmouratova (Russia); 3- Olga Pyleva (Russia)
Relay : 1- Germany (Simone Denkinger, Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Kati Wilhelm); 2- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogali, Albina Akhatova); 3- Norway (Linda Tjorhom, Ann Elen Skjelbreid, Liv Grete Poiree, Gunn Margit Andreassen)

2004-05
Sprint : 1- Svetlana Chernousova (Russia) & Olga Pyleva (Russia); 3- Martina Glagow (Germany)
Pursuit : 1- Olga Pyleva (Russia); 2- Xianying Liu (China); 3- Linda Tjorhom (Norway)
Relay : 1- Russia (Olga Pyleva, Anna Bogali, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Olga Zaitseva); 2- Germany (Uschi Disl, Katrin Apel, Martina Glagow, Kati Wilhelm); 3- Norway (Linda Tjorhom, Tora Berger, Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen, Liv Grete Poiree)




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