1998–99 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

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Nordic Combined World Cup 1998/99
Winners
Overall Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik
Nations CupFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Competitions
Venues14
Individual17
  1997/98
1999/00  

The 1998/99 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 16th world cup season, a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing organized by FIS. It started on 21 Nov 1998 in Rovaniemi, Finland and ended on 21 March 1999 in Zakopane, Poland. [1]

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Men

NumSeasonDatePlaceHillDisciplineWinnerSecondThird
138121 November 1998 Flag of Finland.svg Rovaniemi OunasvaaraK90 / 15 km Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of the United States.svg Todd Lodwick
139224 November 1998 Flag of Finland.svg Rovaniemi OunasvaaraK90 / 7.5 km (Sprint) Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Finland.svg Samppa Lajunen Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik
140327 November 1998 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken K90 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Rygl Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen
141429 November 1998 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer Lysgårdsbakken K120 / 7.5 km (Sprint) Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Austria.svg Felix Gottwald Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik
142510 December 1998 Flag of the United States.svg Steamboat Springs Howelsen Hill K88 / 7.5 km (Sprint) Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Austria.svg Felix Gottwald
143612 December 1998 Flag of the United States.svg Steamboat Springs Howelsen Hill K112 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Austria.svg Felix Gottwald
144729 December 1998 Flag of Germany.svg Oberwiesenthal Fichtelbergschanzen K90 / 7.5 km (Sprint) Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Braaten Flag of Finland.svg Samppa Lajunen
14583 January 1999 Flag of Germany.svg Schonach Langenwaldschanze K90 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Tallus Flag of Finland.svg Samppa Lajunen
14699 January 1999 Flag of Slovakia.svg Štrbské Pleso MS 1970 B K90 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Braaten Flag of Austria.svg Felix Gottwald
1471016 January 1999 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec Ještěd K120 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Austria.svg Felix Gottwald
1481124 January 1999 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Moritz Olympiaschanze K95 / 7.5 km (Sprint) Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Norway.svg Kenneth Braaten
1491226 January 1999 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme Trampolino dal Ben K90 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Finland.svg Samppa Lajunen Flag of Norway.svg Knut Tore Apeland
1501330 January 1999 Flag of France.svg Chaux-Neuve La Côté FeuilléeK90 / 15 km Flag of Finland.svg Samppa Lajunen Flag of the United States.svg Todd Lodwick Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Rygl
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999
151146 March 1999 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti Salpausselkä K90 / 15 km Flag of Finland.svg Samppa Lajunen Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Haseney
1521511 March 1999 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun Lugnet K115 / 7.5 km (Sprint) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Rygl Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ogiwara Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen
1531612 March 1999 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo Holmenkollbakken K115 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Manninen Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Ogiwara
1541721 March 1999 Flag of Poland.svg Zakopane Wielka Krokiew K116 / 15 km Flag of Norway.svg Bjarte Engen Vik Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Mori Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Rygl

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References

  1. "FIS Nordic Combined World Cup 1998/99 overall standings". FIS. Retrieved 28 Jul 2015.