In Oberhof, the skating style of skiing made its introduction to biathlon. It was somewhat of a revolution as the skating style is quite a lot faster than the classic style.[1] Some athletes did not adapt as quickly to the new style, and some nations, including West Germany and Norway, petitioned for a ban of the skating style.[2]
There was originally going to be held a relay in Holmenkollen, but the relay had to be cancelled due to fog.[3]
New scoring system
The World Cup scoring system was changed before this season.[4]
Points allocation from 1984–85 to 1999–2000
Place
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Points
30
26
24
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1984–85 season.[5][6][7]
1.1 The Aftenposten source gives a bit different scores and places France 3rd, Norway 4th, Italy 5th and Austria 7th. The Sports Book has been given precedent as that also shows whence the scores came.
2.2 This was an unofficial version of the Nation Cup that ultimately would be implemented in the 1986–87 season, though in this version only the individual races counted.
3.3 The Lahti Ski Museum has omitted Meloche from the list of results for some reason, but Aftenposten and the Sports Book includes her.
References
^Thore-Erik Thoresen (21 January 1985). "Skøyterevolusjon også i skiskyting" [Skating revolution also in biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^Thore-Erik Thoresen (26 January 1985). "Skøytingen gjør vondt" [The skating hurts]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^Thoresen, Thore-Erik (11 March 1985). "Avlysning gir 1,5 millioner i vær-forsikring" [Cancellation gives 1.5 million in weather insurance]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^ abcdefghijklHolm, Knut E. (1963). Sportsboken 85-86 [The Sports Book 85-86] (in Norwegian). Hjemmets bokforlag A/S. ISBN978-82-590-0203-7. (in Norwegian)
^Mette Bugge (10 January 1985). "Skremmeskudd fra øst" [Warning shot from the east]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^"Bedring for skiskytterne" [Improvement for the biathletes]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 14 January 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^Thore-Erik Thoresen (18 January 1985). "Jeg har aldri skutt bedre" [I have never shot better]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^"Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 21 January 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^"Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 2 March 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^"Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 March 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
^"Resultatbørs – Skiskyting" [Results exchange – Biathlon]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 8 March 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian)(subscription required)
