2015–16 Biathlon World Cup
| 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Martin Fourcade |
 Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Nations Cup |
 Norway |
 Germany | |
| Individual |
Martin Fourcade |
 Dorothea Wierer | |
| Sprint |
Martin Fourcade |
Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Pursuit |
Martin Fourcade |
Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Mass start |
Martin Fourcade |
Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Relay |
Norway |
Germany | |
| Mixed |
Norway | ||
| Competition | |||
| 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup |
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| Women |
| Mixed |
| Mixed relay |
| World Cup stages |
| See also |
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[1] The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness.[2]
Calendar
[edit]Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.[1]
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
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| 1 |  Östersund
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29 November–6 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| 2 |  Hochfilzen
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11–13 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 3 |  Pokljuka
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17–20 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 4 | Ruhpolding[nb 1]
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8–10 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 5 | Ruhpolding
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13–17 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva
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21–24 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 7 |  Canmore
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4–7 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| 8 |  Presque Isle
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11–13 February | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| WC | Holmenkollen
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3–13 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships | |
| 9 |  Khanty-Mansiysk
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17–19 March | ● | ● | Cancelled | details | ||||
| Total: 65 (30 men's, 30 women's, 5 mixed) | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
Men
[edit]World Cup Podiums
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Men's Relay Podiums
[edit]| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
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| 2 | 13 December 2015 | Hochfilzen
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4 × 7.5 km Relay | Russia
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Norway
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France
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Russia
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Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2016 | Ruhpolding
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4 × 7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Russia
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Austria
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Russia / Norway
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Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2016 | Anterselva
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4 × 7.5 km Relay | Russia
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Germany
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Norway
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Russia
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Detail |
| 8 | 13 February 2016 | Presque Isle
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4 × 7.5 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Germany
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Norway
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Detail |
| WCH | 12 March 2016 | Oslo
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4 × 7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Germany
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Canada
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Detail |
Standings
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Women
[edit]World Cup Podiums
[edit]
Women's Relay Podiums
[edit]| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
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| 2 | 13 December 2015 | Hochfilzen
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4 × 6 km Relay | Italy
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Germany
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 Ukraine
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Italy
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Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2016 | Ruhpolding
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4 × 6 km Relay | Ukraine
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Germany
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Italy
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Italy / Ukraine
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Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2016 | Anterselva
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4 × 6 km Relay | France
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Czech Republic
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Russia
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Italy
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Detail |
| 8 | 13 February 2016 | Presque Isle
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4 × 6 km Relay | Czech Republic
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Ukraine
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Germany
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Detail | |
| WCH | 11 March 2016 | Oslo
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4 × 6 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Germany
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Germany
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Detail |
Standings
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Mixed
[edit]| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
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| 1 | 29 November 2015 | Östersund
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1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
Norway
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Canada
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Germany
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Detail |
| 1 | 29 November 2015 | Östersund
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
Norway
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Germany
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Czech Republic
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Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2016 | Canmore
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1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |
France
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Austria
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Norway
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Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2016 | Canmore
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
Germany
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Italy
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Norway
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Detail |
| WC | 3 March 2016 | Oslo Holmenkollen
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
France
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Germany
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Norway
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Detail |
Standings: Mixed
[edit]| Pos. | Points | |
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| 1. | Norway |
264 |
| 2. | Germany |
252 |
| 3. | France |
223 |
| 4. | Russia |
191 |
| 5. | Canada |
183 |
- Final standings after 5 races.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | France | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 2 | Germany | 14 | 18 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Norway | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 |  Finland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 | |
Achievements
[edit]- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Originally scheduled in Oberhof on 7–10 January, relocated in Ruhpolding due to lack of snow.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Termine bis 2018" (in German). Biathlon Online Magazin. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Olympic champion Darya Domracheva to miss biathlon season". Zee News. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ "Relocation Worldcup 4 to Ruhpolding". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ a b Paone, Francesco (4 May 2016). "Si ritirano Fritz Pinter e Audrey Vaillancourt. Salgono a 9 gli addii nel biathlon" [Fritz Pinter and Audrey Vaillancourt retires. Rising to nine retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b Paone, Francesco (15 May 2016). "Natalya Burdyga si ritira. Ancora. Smette anche Scott Perras. Salgono a 11 gli addii nel biathlon" [Natalya Burdyga retires. Again. Scott Perras also stops. Rising to eleven retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Roosna, Märt (14 January 2016). "Pika karjääri lõpetanud Indrek Tobreluts: toredad aastad olid" [The end of the long career of Indrek Tobreluts: they were wonderful years]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 March 2016. (in Estonian) (subscription required)
- ^ "Überraschung in Oslo: Birnbacher beendet Karriere". Merkur (in German). 9 March 2016.
- ^ Paone, Francesco (26 March 2016). "A Forni Avoltri si è conclusa la carriera di Christian De Lorenzi" [The career of Christian De Lorenzi concluded in Forni Avoltri]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ Paone, Francesco (27 March 2016). "Fine carriera anche per Christian Martinelli" [Christian Martinelli ends career as well]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Eidissen, Lars (31 May 2016). "Alexander Os legger opp som skiskytter og blir pappa igjen" [Alexander Os retires as biathlete and becomes father again]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Retirement for Russia's Ivan Tcherezov". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Miroslav Matiaško". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Paone, Francesco (28 March 2016). "Zina Kocher chiude la sua carriera" [Zina Kocher ends her career]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Retirement for Alexander Os…and More Athletes". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Paone, Francesco (18 March 2016). "Marine Bolliet appende sci e carabina al chiodo" [Marine Bolliet hangs up skis and rifle]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Ørjan Brattetveit (4 April 2016). "Siste jubel for Jori" [Last hurrah for Jori]. Hordaland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Ringen legger opp" [Ringen retires]. Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.(subscription required)
- ^ "Martina Chrapánová". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Natália Prekopová". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Paone, Francesco (28 March 2016). "Lowell Bailey e Clare Egan protagonisti ai campionati NorAm. Annelies Cook vince nel giorno del ritiro" [Lowell Bailey and Clare Egan are the protagonists of the NorAm championships. Annelies Cook victorious on the day of her retirement]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.