The 1986–87 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 6th official

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season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in Ramsau,

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, on 10 December 1986 and finished in

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, on 15 March 1987.

Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren (born 26 July 1963) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His best individual finish was a fifth in the co ...

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won the overall men's cup and Marjo Matikainen of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

won the women's.

Calendar

Men

Women

Men's team events

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, {{Relay, {{SUI, Battista Bovisi, Markus König, Christian Marchon,

Giachem Guidon Giachem Guidon (born 4 September 1961 in Bever) is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1994. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Calgary in 1988 and his ...

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, {{Relay, {{USSR, Oleksandr Batyuk, Vladimir Smirnov, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Vladimir Sakhnov , {{Relay, {{NOR, Ove Aunli,

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, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Terje Langli

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, Thomas Wassberg, Christer Majbäck , {{Relay, {{USSR, Oleksandr Batyuk, Vladimir Sakhnov, Alexander Uschkalenko, Alexey Prokurorov , {{Relay, {{NOR, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass,

, Ove Aunli, Terje Langli

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, Thomas Wassberg,

, Thomas Eriksson , {{Relay, {{FIN, Jari Laukkanen, Harri Kirvesniemi, Kari Ristanen, Aki Karvonen , {{Relay, {{ITA, Maurilio De Zolt, Giorgio Vanzetta, Marco Albarello, Giuseppe Pulie

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Women's team events

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Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina (, born 24 January 1962) is a Soviet/ Swedish former cross-country skier who competed at international level from 1985 to 2002. In the Soviet Union she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin. She won three medals at the FIS Nordic World S ...

, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova , {{Relay, {{NOR, Marianne Dahlmo, Nina Skeime, Anne Jahren, Anette Bøe , {{Relay, {{SWE, Magdalena Wallin, Karin Lamberg-Skog, Annika Dahlman, Marie-Helene Westin

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*''NOTE'': Races marked with a star (*) counts officially for both as ''"FIS World Cup" and "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships"'' wins statistics.

Overall standings

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Men

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Women

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Achievements

;First World Cup career victory: {{col-begin {{col-2 ;Men * {{flagicon, ITA Marco Albarello, 26, in his 4th season – the WC 6 (15 km C) in Oberstdorf; also first podium * {{flagicon, ITA Maurilio De Zolt, 36, in his 6th season – the WC 7 (50 km F) in Oberstdorf; first podium was 1981–82 WC 7 (50 km) in Lahti * {{flagicon, USSR Alexey Prokurorov, 22, in his 4th season – the WC 8 (30 km F) in Lahti; also first podium * {{flagicon, CAN Pierre Harvey, 29, in his 6th season – the WC 9 (30 km F) in Falun; also first podium {{col-2 ;Women * {{flagicon, SUI Evi Kratzer, 26, in her 6th season – the WC 4 (10 km C) in Calgary; first podium was 1984–85 WC 2 (10 km) in Davos * {{flagicon, SWE Marie-Helene Westin, 20, in her 2nd season – the WC 7 (20 km F) in Oberstdorf; also first podium {{col-end ;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1986–87 season in parentheses) {{col-begin {{col-2 ;Men * {{flagathlete, Gunde Svan, SWE, 2 (18) first places * {{flagathlete, Thomas Wassberg, SWE, 2 (6) first place * {{flagathlete,

, SWE, 1 (3) first place * {{flagathlete, Thomas Eriksson, SWE, 1 (2) first place * {{flagathlete, Harri Kirvesniemi, FIN, 1 (2) first place * {{flagathlete, Marco Albarello, ITA, 1 (1) first place * {{flagathlete, Maurilio De Zolt, ITA, 1 (1) first place * {{flagathlete, Alexey Prokurorov, URS, 1 (1) first place * {{flagathlete, Pierre Harvey, CAN, 1 (1) first place {{col-2 ;Women * {{flagathlete, Marjo Matikainen, FIN, 3 (5) first places * {{flagathlete, Brit Pettersen, NOR, 2 (10) first places * {{flagathlete, Anette Bøe, NOR, 1 (9) first place * {{flagathlete, Marianne Dahlmo, NOR, 1 (2) first place * {{flagathlete, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, NOR, 1 (2) first place * {{flagathlete, Anne Jahren, NOR, 1 (2) first place * {{flagathlete, Evi Kratzer, SUI, 1 (1) first place * {{flagathlete, Marie-Helene Westin, SWE, 1 (1) first place {{col-end

References

{{FIS Cross-Country World Cup seasons {{Wintersport season 1986–87 {{DEFAULTSORT:1986-87 FIS Cross-Country World Cup FIS Cross-Country World Cup seasons World Cup 1986-87 World Cup 1986-87