The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 took place February 19-28, 1999 in Ramsau am Dachstein

Ramsau am Dachstein

Ramsau am Dachstein is a municipality in the district of Liezen, state of Styria, Austria. It is also the name of the elevated plateau between the Dachstein range and the Enns valley on which this municipality is located....

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

. The 7.5 km Nordic combined sprint event debuted at these championships.

10 km classical

February 22, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		24:19.2
Silver		24:34.7
Bronze		24:37.1

10 km + 15 km combined pursuit

February 23, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:05:54.9
Silver		1:05:55.6
Bronze		1:06:17.6

30 km freestyle

February 19, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:15:26.2
Silver		1:16:01.5
Bronze		1:16:08.7

50 km classical

February 28, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:18:08.7
Silver		2:18:40.5
Bronze		2:19:52.3

4 × 10 km relay

February 26, 1999

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Markus Gandler Markus Gandler Markus Gandler is former cross country skier from Austria who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.At the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, his team ranked 11th in the 4 × 10 km relay... , Alois Stadlober Alois Stadlober Alois Stadlober is a former cross-country skier from Austria who competed from 1988 to 2000. He earned two medals at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km and a silver in the 10 km.Stadlober's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was... , Mikhail Botvinov Mikhail Botvinov Mikhail Botvinov is a Russian-born Austrian cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2007 for both Russia and Austria. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a silver in the men's 30 km freestyle mass start event in 2002 and a bronze in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start in 2006... , Christian Hoffman)	1:35:07.5
Silver	(Espen Bjervig Espen Bjervig Espen Bjervig was a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2004. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau and earned his best individual finish of 8th in the 10 km event in those same games.Bjervig also won four races... , Erling Jevne Erling Jevne Erling Jevne is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2005 who also raced sheep when he was not skiing... , Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. With 8 olympic gold medals, Dæhlie is the most winning winter olympic champion of all time. With nine gold medals in the Nord World Ski Championships he is in addition the most winning World Champion skier... , Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the skate-style in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique... )	1:35:07.7
Bronze	(Giorgio Di Centa Giorgio Di Centa Giorgio Di Centa is an Italian cross country skier who won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the individual 50 km freestyle race... , Fabio Maj Fabio Maj Fabio Maj is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10km relay at the Winter Olympics... , Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998... , Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... )	1:36:38.1

The first two legs were run in the classical style while the last two legs were run in freestyle. Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 won its first relay medal since 1933 though it was done in dramatic fashion. Botvinov fell during his leg, causing Austria to lose its large lead, setting up a fight to the finish between Austria's Hoffman and Norway's Alsgaard.

5 km classical

February 22, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		12:49.8
Silver		13:02.5
Bronze		13:07.0

5 km + 10 km combined pursuit

February 23, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		42:27.9
Silver		42:56.8
Bronze		43:02.3

Taranenko is the first Ukrainian to medal in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

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15 km freestyle

February 19, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		38:49.0
Silver		39:19.4
Bronze		39:43.5

30 km classical

February 27, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:29:19.9
Silver		1:30:53.9
Bronze		1:31:14.6

4 × 5 km relay

February 26, 1999

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Olga Danilova Olga Danilova Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002... , Larisa Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... , Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000... , Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad... )	53:05.9
Silver	(Sabina Valbusa Sabina Valbusa Sabina Valbusa is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010. Competing in five Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... , Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.... , Antonella Confortola Antonella Confortola Antonella Confortola is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. She earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... , Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier.-Debut:Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo , the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee.... )	54:30.4
Bronze	(Viola Bauer Viola Bauer Viola Bauer is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007... , Ramona Roth Ramona Roth Ramona Roth is a German cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2002. She has won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau, and had her best finish of 18th in the 5 km event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.Roth has five individual... , Evi Sachenbacher, Sigrid Wille Sigrid Wille Sigrid Wille is a German cross country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999... )	55:13.7

The first two legs were run in classical style while the last two legs were run in freestyle.

7.5 km sprint

February 27, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		0.0
Silver		+30.2
Bronze		+31.0

15 km Individual Gundersen

February 20, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		0.0
Silver		34.5
Bronze		152.9

4 × 5 km team

February 25, 1999

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Hannu Manninen Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... , Tapio Nurmela Tapio Nurmela Tapio Nurmela is a Finnish nordic combined athlete who competed during the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Nurmela also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1999 and a... , Jari Mantila Jari Mantila Jari Mantila is a Finnish nordic combined athlete who competed from 1992 to 2003. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics... , Samppa Lajunen Samppa Lajunen Samppa Lajunen is a retired Finnish Nordic combined athlete who competed during the late 1990s and early 2000s.... )
Silver	(Fred Børre Lundberg Fred Børre Lundberg Fred Børre Lundberg is a former Nordic combined skier from Bardu, Norway... , Trond Einar Elden Trond Einar Elden Trond Einar Elden is a former Norwegian Nordic combined skier who represented Namdalseid I.L. in Trondheim.... , Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997/98 and 1998/99 with a total of 24 wins... , Kenneth Braaten Kenneth Braaten Kenneth Braaten is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2005. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Braaten also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2001 and a silver in 1999.-... )
Bronze	(Nikolai Parfionov, Alexey Fadeyev Alexey Fadeyev Alexey Fadeyev is a Russian nordic combined athlete who competed from 1998 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau and finished 8th in the 15 km individual at those same championships.Fadeyev finished 31st in the... , Valeri Stolyarov, Dmitry Sinitsyn)

Individual normal hill

February 26, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		255.0
Silver		253.5
Bronze		252.0

Individual large hill

February 21, 1999

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		263.4
Silver		261.7
Bronze		258.8

Team large hill

February 20, 1999

Medal	Team	Points
Gold	(Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald is a former German ski jumper who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Hannawald won the Four Hills Tournament once. He also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, as well as three medals each in the Olympic Winter Games and the FIS Ski-Flying World... , Christof Duffner Christof Duffner Christof Duffner is a former German Ski jumper who competed from 1989 to 2004. He won a gold medal in the team large hill event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.... , Dieter Thoma Dieter Thoma -Biography:Dieter Thoma is a German ski jumper who competed in the 1990s. In the 1990,s he was the second best German ski jumper after Jens Weißflog. Thoma wasn't the first known ski jumper in the family: His uncle Georg Thoma was both world and Olympic champion in the nordic combined... , Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers. Beginning his competitive career at the Furtwangen area skiing club in Germany, his and Sven Hannawald's successes made their sport one of the most popular in the country... )	988.9
Silver	(Noriaki Kasai Noriaki Kasai , born June 6, 1972 in Shimokawa, Hokkaidō, Japan, is a Japanese ski jumper.Kasai holds a record for most performances in World Cup. To a date of March 23, 2011 he performed record 435 times in World Cup... , Hideharu Miyahira Hideharu Miyahira is a retired Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1994 to 2006. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three silvers and one bronze .Miyahara competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 5th in the team... , Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.... , Kazuyoshi Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki , born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat.... )	987.0
Bronze	(Andreas Widhölzl Andreas Widhölzl Height: 5' 10"Andreas Widhölzl is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2008... , Martin Höllwarth Martin Höllwarth Martin Höllwarth is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the early 1990s to 2008.At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won three silver medals... , Reinhard Schwarzenberger Reinhard Schwarzenberger Reinhard Schwarzenberger was an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1995 to 2007. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1998 Winter Olympics of Nagano.... , Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998... )	905.5

Medal table

Medal winners by nation.

1		4	3	2	9
2		4	2	0	6
3		2	3	2	7
4		2	1	2	5
5		2	1	1	4
6		1	2	3	6
6		1	2	3	6
8		0	2	1	3
9		0	0	1	1
9		0	0	1	1
	Total	16	16	16	48