| Winners | |
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| Overall |  Bjarte Engen Vik |
| Nations Cup | Norway |
| Competitions | |
| Venues | 14 |
| Individual | 17 |
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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