The 1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 5th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup began in Labrador City, Canada, on 7 December 1985 and finished in Oslo, Norway, on 15 March 1986. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Marjo Matikainen of Finland won the women's.
Before the season began, after several years of disagreements between athletes and federations concerning what styles of skiing should be allowed, it was decided that cross-country skiing should have two disciplines: classical and freestyle. The initiative to this idea was made by the Swedish skier Thomas Wassberg.
Race calendar
Men + C – Classic / F – FreestyleDateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird18 December 1985 Labrador City 15 km C Gunde Svan Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vladimir Smirnov 2 14 December 1985 Biwabik 30 km F Gunde Svan Kari Ristanen Ove Aunli 3 11 January 1986 La Bresse 30 km C Gunde Svan Vladimir Smirnov Erik Östlund 415 January 1986 Bohinj 15 km F Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Vegard Ulvang 514 February 1986 Oberstdorf 50 km F Gunde Svan Vladimir Sakhnov Maurilio De Zolt 623 February 1986 Kavgolovo 15 km C Vladimir Smirnov Gunde Svan Yuriy Burlakov 72 March 1986 Lahti 15 km F Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Giorgio Vanzetta 88 March 1986 Falun 30 km C Thomas Wassberg Thomas Eriksson Martin Hole 914 March 1986 Oslo 50 km C Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren Vegard Ulvang
Women + C – Classic / F – FreestyleDateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird17 December 1985 Labrador City 5 km F Marjo Matikainen Anfisa Reztsova Jaana Savolainen 213 December 1985 Biwabik 10 km C Brit Pettersen Marianne Dahlmo Marjo Matikainen 311 January 1986 Les Saisies 10 km F Gaby Nestler Carola Jacob Simone Opitz 418 January 1986 Nové Město 20 km F Simone Opitz Gaby Nestler Marianne Dahlmo 515 February 1986 Oberstdorf 20 km C Marianne Dahlmo Brit Pettersen Raisa Smetanina 622 February 1986 Kavgolovo 10 km C Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo Raisa Smetanina 72 March 1986 Lahti 5 km C Marjo Matikainen Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo 88 March 1986 Falun 30 km C Brit Pettersen Marjo Matikainen Marit Mikkelsplass 915 March 1986 Oslo 10 km F Jaana Savolainen Simone Opitz Anne Jahren
Men's team events + C – Classic / F – FreestyleDateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird8 December 1985 Labrador City 4 × 10 km relay C/F Sweden I Erik Östlund Jan Ottosson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Soviet Union Leonid Turtchin Oleksandr Batyuk Vasily Gorbachyov Vladimir Smirnov Norway Tor Håkon Holte Vegard Ulvang Ove Aunli Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass15 January 1986 Bohinj 4 × 10 km relay C Sweden Erik Östlund Torgny Mogren Christer Majbäck Gunde Svan Soviet Union Oleksandr Batyuk Mikhail Devyatyarov Yuriy Burlakov Vladimir Smirnov Norway Hans Erik Tofte Vegard Ulvang Per Knut Aaland Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass16 February 1986 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay C Sweden I Erik Östlund Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Thomas Eriksson Norway I Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Vegard Ulvang Martin Hole Hans Erik Tofte Soviet Union II Andrei Sergeyev Oleksandr Ushkalenko Yuriy Burlakov Alexey Burlakov9 March 1986 Falun 4 × 10 km relay F Sweden Erik Östlund Thomas Eriksson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Norway I Arild Monsen Vegard Ulvang Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Martin Hole Finland Ari Hynninen Kari Ristanen Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi 13 March 1986 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay F Sweden I Erik Östlund Thomas Eriksson Torgny Mogren Gunde Svan Italy Marco Albarello Albert Walder Maurilio De Zolt Giorgio Vanzetta Sweden II Thomas Wassberg Christer Majbäck Lars Håland Sven-Erik Danielsson
Women's team events + C – Classic / F – FreestyleDateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird15 December 1985 Biwabik 4 × 5 km relay F Finland Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Antonina Ordina Nina Koroleva Anfisa Reztsova Norway I Brit Pettersen Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo 15 January 1986 Klingenthal 4 × 5 km relay F East Germany I Carola Jacob Susann Kuhfittig Simone Opitz Gaby Nestler Finland Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Sweden Marie Johansson Anna Larsson Anna-Lena Fritzon Karin Lamberg-Skog16 February 1986 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay C Norway I Marianne Dahlmo Brit Pettersen Solveig Pedersen Anne Jahren Finland Pirkko Määttä Jaana Savolainen Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Soviet Union Nina Gavrylyuk Tamara Tikhonova Natalia Furlatova Nina Koroleva1 March 1986 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay C Norway I Berit Aunli Brit Pettersen Solveig Pedersen Anne Jahren Finland I Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen Norway II Marianne Myklebust Nina Skeime Nina Østvold Trude Dybendahl 13 March 1986 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay F Sweden Lis Frost Carina Görlin Karin Lamberg-Skog Annika Dahlman Norway I Marianne Dahlmo Nina Skeime Berit Aunli Anne Jahren Norway II Inger Helene Nybråten Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Siv Tangen
Overall standings
Men Place Skier Country Points 1. Gunde Svan 145 2. Torgny Mogren 101 3. Vladimir Smirnov 78 4. Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass 57 4. Erik Östlund 57 6. Thomas Eriksson 50 7. Christer Majbäck 47 8. Vegard Ulvang 43 9. Pierre Harvey 40 10. Martin Hole 29
Women Place Skier Country Points 1. Marjo Matikainen 107 2. Marianne Dahlmo 106 3. Brit Pettersen 104 4. Anne Jahren 88 5. Simone Opitz 60 6. Gaby Nestler 54 6. Evi Kratzer 54 8. Jaana Savolainen 44 9. Nina Koroleva 42 9. Pirkko Määttä 42
Medal table
Achievements First World Cup career victory
Men Torgny Mogren, 22, in his 3rd season - the WC 4 (5 km F) in Bohinj; also first podium Vladimir Smirnov, 21, in his 4th season - the WC 6 (15 km C) in Kavgolovo; first podium was 1983–84 WC 10 (15 km) in Murmansk
Women Marjo Matikainen, 20, in her 2nd season – the WC 1 (5 km F) in Labrador City; also first podium Gaby Nestler, 18, in her 3rd season – the WC 3 (10 km F) in Les Saisies; also first podium Simone Opitz, 23, in her 2nd season – the WC 4 (20 km F) in Nove Mesto; first podium was 1985–86 WC 3 (10 km F) in Les Saisies Marianne Dahlmo, 21, in her 2nd season – the WC 5 (20 km C) in Oberstdorf; first podium was 1984–85 WC 9 (5 km) in Lahti Anne Jahren, 22, in her 5th season – the WC 6 (10 km C) in Kavgolovo; first podium was 1982–83 WC 3 (10 km) in Stachy Zadow Jaana Savolainen, 23, in her 3rd season – the WC 9 (10 km F) in Oslo; first podium was 1985–86 WC 1 (5 km F) in Labrador City
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1985/86 season in parentheses)
Men , 5 (16) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (1) first place , 1 (4) first place
Women , 2 (8) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first place
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