2014–15 Biathlon World Cup

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Biathlon World Cup
2014–15
Men

Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay
Mixed relay
Women

Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay
World Cup events

Östersund | Hochfilzen | Pokljuka | Oberhof | Ruhpolding
Antholz | Nové Město | Holmenkollen | Khanty-Mansiysk

World Championships
File:WC Biathlon Ostersund.jpg
2011–12 World Cup in Östersund

The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2014 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 22 March 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[1]

A new event, called the "Single mixed relay", made its World Cup debut on 6 February 2015 in Nové Město.[1] This event involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.[2]

Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2014–15 season.[1]

Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
Sweden Östersund 30 November–7 December ● ● ● ● details
Austria Hochfilzen 12–14 December ● ● ● details
Slovenia Pokljuka 18–21 December ● ● ● details
Germany Oberhof 7–11 January ● ● ● details
Germany Ruhpolding 14–18 January ● ● ● details
Italy Antholz-Anterselva 22–25 January ● ● ● details
Czech Republic Nové Město 6–8 February ● ● ● ● details
Norway Holmenkollen 12–15 February ● ● ● details
Finland Kontiolahti 5–15 March ● ● ● ● ● ● World Championships
Russia Khanty-Mansiysk 19–22 March ● ● ● details
Total 3 10 7 5 6 3 1

Standings: Men

Standings: Women

Standings: Mixed

Mixed relay

Pos. Points
1. Norway Norway 216
2. France France 194
3. Czech Republic Czech Republic 174
4. Ukraine Ukraine 169
5. Germany Germany 167
  • Final standings after 4 races.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Germany 11 16 8 35
2  France 11 8 10 29
3  Norway* 10 6 11 27
4  Belarus 9 4 3 16
5  Russia 7 10 6 23
6  Czech Republic 6 8 7 21
7  Finland 6 4 3 13
8  Slovenia 4 0 3 7
9  Ukraine 1 2 8 11
10  Canada 1 1 0 2
11  Italy 0 4 4 8
12  Austria 0 2 2 4
13  Poland 0 1 1 2
Total 66 66 66 198
  • (*Champion 2015)

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 24, in her 4th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand
  •  Veronika Vítková (CZE), 26, in her 9th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in Oberhof
  •  Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR), 26, in her 6th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was her first podium
  •  Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 21, in her 3rd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), 28, in her 8th season — the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008-09 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk
  •  Erik Lesser (GER), 26, in his 6th season — the World Championships Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2012–13 Individual in Östersund
  •  Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 30, in her 7th season — the World Championships Individual in Kontiolahti; it also was her first podium
  •  Nathan Smith (CAN), 29, in his 7th season — the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2015 World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
First World Cup podium
  •  Karin Oberhofer (ITA), 29, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
  •  Nicole Gontier (ITA), 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof
  •  Franziska Preuß (GER), 20, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in Ruhpolding
  •  Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 22, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in Ruhpolding
  •  Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Franziska Hildebrand (GER), 27, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město
  •  Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL), 28, in her 8th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
  •  Nathan Smith (CAN), 29, in his 7th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
  •  Benedikt Doll (GER), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:

External links

References

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