1999–2000 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The Cross Country World Cup 1999/2000 began on 27 November 1999 in Kiruna and ended on March 19, 2000 in Bormio.
The victory in the World Cup overall in the men secured the German -born Spaniard Johann Mühlegg well ahead of the Finn Jari Isometsä. The third place went to Odd - Bjørn Hjelmeset from Norway. It was the first victory for Spain since the first edition of the Cross-Country World Cup. Mühlegg also won the World Cup discipline over the long distances, the competitions from 30 kilometers included. Second place went to this summary to the Russians Mikhail Ivanov ahead of Austrian Mikhail Botwinow. The victory in the rating means distances, which considered race of 10 kilometers to 15 kilometers, Jari Isometsä secured before Mühlegg and Sweden Per Elofsson. The Sprint Cup has been dominated by the Norwegian men. Here Morten BRORS won the small crystal in front of his countrymen Odd - Bjørn Håvard Hjelmeset and Solbakken.
While Mühlegg it was clear as the winner even before the World Cup finals in Bormio, Italy, the ladies competition was not decided until the last race. The Norwegian Bente Martinsen defending champion had to take some poorer results outside the top ten in buying middle of the season, while their strongest rival, the Estonian Kristina Šmigun, with steady finishes among the top five could Walk a potential advantage in the World Cup standings. Only towards the end of the season, the tide turned and Martinsen was able to catch with two wins and two second places to Šmigun. Two races back she took over the lead with a win in the standings. The sixth place in the final race of the season was enough Šmigun not to displace Martinsen that finished eighth place again from the top. Martinsen won the overall title for the second time after 1999 by a margin of 11 points on Šmigun. Third place went to the Russian Larissa Lasutina that the long distance World Cup, the competition from 15 kilometers included with the ladies, secured before Šmigun and her Russian compatriot Olga Danilova. Šmigun won the small crystal in the rating of the middle distance race, to which all the races from 5 km to 10 km were counted, before the Italian Stefania Belmondo and Lasutina. The victory in the Sprint Cup Martinsen secured against her compatriot Anita Moen and Šmigun.
The Nation's won before Norway Russia and Italy. While the women's competition was won confidently from Russia to Norway also secured the victory in the men's.
- 2.1 podiums
- 2.2 ratings
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1 due to an error in the FIS database exact points not known