2008–09 Biathlon World Cup
2008–09 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Helena Jonsson | |
Nations Cup | Norway | Germany | |
Individual | Michael Greis | Magdalena Neuner | |
Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Helena Jonsson | |
Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Kati Wilhelm | |
Mass start | Dominik Landertinger | Helena Jonsson | |
Relay | Austria | Germany | |
Competition | |||
2008–09 Biathlon World Cup |
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Men |
Women |
World Cup locations |
See also |
The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 2 December 2008 in Östersund, Sweden and ends on 29 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2008–09 season.[1]
Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Details |
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Östersund | 2–7 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Hochfilzen | 11–14 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Hochfilzen | 17–21 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Oberhof | 6–11 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Ruhpolding | 13–18 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Antholz | 22–25 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Pyeongchang[2]
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13–22 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
Vancouver | 10–15 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Trondheim | 18–22 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Khanty-Mansiysk | 25–29 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
Total | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
World Cup podiums
Men
Women
Men's team
Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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2 | 14 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | |
Austria | Ukraine
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3 | 21 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria | Sweden | France |
4 | 8 January 2009 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria | Germany | Norway |
5 | 15 January 2009 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway | Germany | Austria |
WC | 16 February 2009 | Pyeongchang
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway | Austria | Germany |
7 | 15 March 2009 | Vancouver | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden | France | Germany |
Women's team
Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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2 | 14 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Germany |
3 | 21 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Kathrin Hitzer |
France
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Weronika Nowakowska Agnieszka Cyl |
4 | 7 January 2009 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | |
Kathrin Hitzer |
Marie Dorin |
5 | 14 January 2009 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Kathrin Hitzer Magdalena Neuner |
Anna Maria Nilsson |
China
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WC | 21 February 2009 | Pyeongchang
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4x6 km Relay | Russia | Germany | Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly |
7 | 14 March 2009 | Vancouver | 4x6 km Relay | Germany | China
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Russia |
Mixed
Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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WC | 19 February 2009 | Pyeongchang
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2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |
France | Sweden | Germany |
Standings: Men
Overall
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1080 |
2. | Tomasz Sikora | 870 |
3. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 844 |
4. | Michael Greis | 804 |
5. | Maxim Tchoudov |
780 |
- Final standings after 26 races.
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Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Michael Greis | 146 |
2. | Ivan Tcherezov | 120 |
3. | Maxim Tchoudov |
119 |
4. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 110 |
5. | Christoph Sumann | 100 |
- Final standings after 4 races.
Sprint
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 372 |
2. | Tomasz Sikora | 337 |
3. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 318 |
4. | Michael Greis | 306 |
5. | Maxim Tchoudov |
297 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Pursuit
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 342 |
2. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 308 |
3. | Tomasz Sikora | 276 |
4. | Michael Greis | 231 |
5. | Björn Ferry | 215 |
- Final standings after 7 races.
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Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Dominik Landertinger | 208 |
2. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 199 |
3. | Christoph Sumann | 197 |
4. | Simon Eder | 176 |
5. | Ivan Tcherezov | 170 |
- Final standings after 5 races.
Relay
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Austria | 276 |
2. | Norway | 254 |
3. | Germany | 247 |
4. | France | 226 |
5. | Sweden | 220 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
Nation
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Norway | 6795 |
2. | Austria | 6446 |
3. | Germany | 6413 |
4. | Sweden | 5908 |
5. | France | 5794 |
- Final standings after 20 races.
Standings: Women
Overall
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Helena Jonsson | 952 |
2. | Kati Wilhelm | 952 |
3. | Tora Berger | 894 |
4. | Magdalena Neuner | 891 |
5. | Andrea Henkel | 838 |
- Final standings after 26 races.
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Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Magdalena Neuner | 129 |
2. | Éva Tófalvi | 123 |
3. | Tora Berger | 122 |
4. | Kati Wilhelm | 115 |
5. | Olga Zaitseva | 113 |
- Final standings after 4 races.
Sprint
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Helena Jonsson | 372 |
2. | Magdalena Neuner | 358 |
3. | Tora Berger | 352 |
4. | Kati Wilhelm | 347 |
5. | Darya Domracheva | 329 |
- Final standings after 10 races.
Pursuit
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Kati Wilhelm | 272 |
2. | Tora Berger | 246 |
3. | Martina Beck | 244 |
4. | Andrea Henkel | 234 |
5. | Magdalena Neuner | 231 |
- Final standings after 7 races.
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Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Helena Jonsson | 210 |
2. | Kati Wilhelm | 186 |
3. | Simone Hauswald | 174 |
4. | Olga Zaitseva | 162 |
5. | Andrea Henkel | 157 |
- Final standings after 5 races.
Relay
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Germany | 288 |
2. | France | 242 |
3. | Ukraine | 232 |
4. | Republic of China |
217 |
5. | Sweden | 212 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
Nation
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Germany | 6954 |
2. | Sweden | 5926 |
3. | France | 5925 |
4. | Ukraine | 5894 |
5. | Norway | 5827 |
- Final standings after 20 races.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 21 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
2 | Norway | 19 | 11 | 14 | 44 |
3 | Russia | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
4 | Sweden | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
5 | Austria | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
6 | France | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
7 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
8 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
13 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- Wang Chunli (CHN), 25, in her 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; also her first individual podium
- Simone Hauswald (GER), 29, in her 9th season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2004-05 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
- Éva Tófalvi (ROU), 30, in her 13th season — the WC 3 Individual in Hochfilzen; also her first individual podium
- Anna Boulygina(RUS), 25, in her 3rd season — the WC 6 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva; also her first individual podium
- Christoph Stephan (GER), 23, in his 4th season — the WC 6 Mass Start in Antholz-Anterselva; also his first individual podium
- Dominik Landertinger (AUT), 20, in his 2nd season — the WCh Mass Start in Pyeong Chang; first podium was 2008-09 Sprint in Ruhpolding
- Vincent Jay (FRA), 23, in his 4th season — the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver; also his first individual podium
- Arnd Peiffer (GER), 22, in his 1st season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; also his first individual podium
- Tina Bachmann (GER), 22, in her 1st season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; also her first individual podium
- Simon Eder (AUT), 25, in his 6th season — the WC 9 Mass Start in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2008-09 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
- First World Cup podium
- Vita Semerenko (UKR), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Hochfilzen
- Darya Domracheva (BLR), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding
- Jakov Fak (CRO), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WCh Individual in Pyeong Chang
- Teja Gregorin (SLO), 28, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WCh Individual in Pyeong Chang
- Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 24, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WCh Mass Start in Pyeong Chang
- Daniel Bohm(GER), 22, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver
- Jeremy Teela (USA), 32, in his 13th season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver
- Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA), 20, in her 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Trondheim
- Marie Dorin(FRA), 22, in her 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 2008–09 season:
- Olegs Maluhins(LAT)
- Stian Eckhoff (NOR)
- Mikhail Kochkin (RUS)
- Pavlina Filipova (BUL)
- Romy Beer (GER)
- Albina Akhatova (RUS)
- Olga Anisimova (RUS)
- Oksana Neupokoeva (RUS)
- Tetiana Rud (UKR)
References
- ^ "World Cup Schedule". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "World Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-10-31.