2020–21 Biathlon World Cup
2020–21 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) | Tiril Eckhoff (1) | |
U25 | Sturla Holm Lægreid (1) |
Dzinara Alimbekava (1) | |
Individual | Sturla Holm Lægreid (1) |
Lisa Theresa Hauser (1) Dorothea Wierer (2) | |
Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø (2) | Tiril Eckhoff (1) | |
Pursuit | Sturla Holm Lægreid (1) | Tiril Eckhoff (2) | |
Mass start | Tarjei Bø (1) | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (1) | |
Relay | Norway (12) | Sweden (1) | |
Nations Cup | Norway (17) | Norway (6) | |
Mixed | Norway (7) | ||
Competition | |||
2020–21 Biathlon World Cup |
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The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 28 November 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland and ended on 21 March 2021 in Östersund, Sweden.
Starting from this season a blue bib will be introduced for the best biathlete under the age of 25.[1]
Calendar
World ChampionshipsBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2020–21 season.[2]
Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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1 | Kontiolahti | 28–29 November | ● | ● | details | |||||
2 | 3–6 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
3 | Hochfilzen | 11–13 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
4 | 17–20 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
5 | Oberhof | 8–10 January | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
6 | 13–17 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
7 | Antholz-Anterselva | 21–24 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
WC | Pokljuka | 10–21 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
8 | Nové Město | 4–7 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
9 | 11–14 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
10 | Östersund[nb 1] | 18–21 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
Total: 70 (32 men's, 32 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 (m, w) | 10 (m, w) | 8 (m, w) | 5 (m, w) | 6 (m, w) | 3 (mix) | 3 (mix) |
Calendar changes
- On 28 September the rounds originally scheduled at Östersund, Sweden and Le Grand-Bornand, France were replaced by additional rounds at Kontiolahti, Finland and Hochfilzen, Austria respectively.[3]
- On 5 October it was announced that Oberhof will host two events, replacing Ruhpolding.[4]
- A round which was set to be held in Beijing as test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics was replaced on 23 November with another round at Nové Město.[5]
- On 13 February the round originally scheduled at Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway was replaced by additional rounds at Östersund, Sweden.[6]
World Cup podiums
Men
Women
Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) |
Dark blue bib (After competition) |
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1 | 28 November 2020 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Individual | Dorothea Wierer | Denise Herrmann
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Johanna Skottheim | Dorothea Wierer | Elvira Öberg | Detail |
29 November 2020 | 7.5 km Sprint | Hanna Öberg | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Karoline Offigstad Knotten | Hanna Öberg | Dzinara Alimbekava
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2 | 3 December 2020 | 7.5 km Sprint | Hanna Öberg | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
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Elvira Öberg | Elvira Öberg | Detail | ||
6 December 2020 | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Hanna Öberg | Dzinara Alimbekava
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3 | 11 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Dzinara Alimbekava
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Tiril Eckhoff | Franziska Preuß | Detail | ||
13 December 2020 | 10 km Pursuit | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dzinara Alimbekava
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Julia Simon | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | ||||
4 | 18 December 2020 | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Detail | |||
19 December 2020 | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Hanna Öberg | Elvira Öberg | |||||
20 December 2020 | 12.5 km Mass Start | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Tiril Eckhoff | Dorothea Wierer | Elvira Öberg | ||||
5 | 8 January 2021 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Hanna Öberg | Lisa Theresa Hauser | Detail | ||
9 January 2021 | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Lisa Theresa Hauser | |||||
6 | 14 January 2021 | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Dorothea Wierer | Lisa Theresa Hauser | Detail | |||
17 January 2021 | 12.5 km Mass Start | Julia Simon | Franziska Preuß | Hanna Öberg | |||||
7 | 21 January 2021 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Lisa Theresa Hauser | Yuliia Dzhima | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
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Dzinara Alimbekava
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23 January 2021 | 12.5 km Mass Start | Julia Simon | Hanna Öberg | Lisa Theresa Hauser | |||||
WC | 13 February 2021 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
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Hanna Sola | Tiril Eckhoff | Elvira Öberg | Detail |
14 February 2021 | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Lisa Theresa Hauser | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
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16 February 2021 | 15 km Individual | Markéta Davidová | Hanna Öberg | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | |||||
21 February 2021 | 12.5 km Mass Start | Lisa Theresa Hauser | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Tiril Eckhoff | |||||
8 | 6 March 2021 | Nové Město na M. | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Yuliia Dzhima | Lisa Vittozzi | Dzinara Alimbekava
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7 March 2021 | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Denise Herrmann
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Marte Olsbu Røiseland | |||||
9 | 12 March 2021 | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Denise Herrmann
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Dorothea Wierer | Detail | |||
13 March 2021 | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Dzinara Alimbekava
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Franziska Preuß | |||||
10 | 19 March 2021 | Östersund[nb 3] | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Dorothea Wierer | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Detail | ||
20 March 2021 | 10 km Pursuit | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Tiril Eckhoff | Hanna Sola | |||||
21 March 2021 | 12.5 km Mass Start | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Dzinara Alimbekava
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Franziska Preuß |
Men's team – 4x7.5 km Relay
Stage | Date | Place | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
Det. |
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2 | 6 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | Norway | Sweden | Germany | Norway | Detail |
3 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | Sweden | |
Germany | Norway Sweden |
Detail |
6 | 15 January 2021 | Oberhof | France | |
Italy | Norway | Detail |
7 | 23 January 2021 | Antholz-Anterselva | France | |
Russia | Detail | |
WC | 20 February 2021 | Pokljuka | Norway | Sweden | RBU | Detail | |
8 | 5 March 2021 | Nové Město na M. | Germany | Russia | |
Detail |
Women's team – 4x6 km Relay
Stage | Date | Place | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
Det. |
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2 | 5 December 2020 | Kontiolahti | Sweden | Justine Braisaz-Bouchet |
Denise Herrmann |
Sweden | Detail |
3 | 12 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | Norway | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet |
Sweden | Detail | |
6 | 16 January 2021 | Oberhof | Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuß |
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Sweden | Detail | |
7 | 24 January 2021 | Antholz-Anterselva | Uliana Kaisheva |
Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuß |
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Julia Simon |
Germany | Detail |
WC | 20 February 2021 | Pokljuka | Norway | Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuß |
Olena Pidhrushna |
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8 | 4 March 2021 | Nové Město na M. | Sweden | |
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Sweden | Detail |
Mixed Relay
Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
Det. |
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5 | 10 January 2021 | Oberhof | 4x6 km | |
Johannes Dale Sturla Holm Lægreid |
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Russia | Detail |
1x6 km + 1x7.5 km |
France | Sweden | Norway | France | ||||
WC | 10 February 2021 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km |
Norway | Austria | Sweden | Norway | Detail |
18 February 2021 | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km |
France | Norway | Sweden | ||||
9 | 14 March 2021 | Nové Město | 4x6 km |
Norway | Italy | Sweden | Detail | |
1x6 km + 1x7.5 km |
Sweden | Norway | United States |
Standings (men)
Overall
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Under 25
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Individual
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Sprint
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Pursuit
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Mass start
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Relay
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Nation
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Standings (women)
Overall
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Under 25
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Individual
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Sprint
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Pursuit
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Mass start
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Relay
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Nation
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Standings: Mixed
Mixed relay
Pos. | Points | |
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1. | Norway | 228 |
2. | France | 211 |
3. | Sweden | 210 |
4. | Austria | 169 |
5. | Russia | 168 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 38 | 25 | 20 | 83 |
2 | France | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
3 | Sweden | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
4 | Germany | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
5 | Russia RBU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
6 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
7 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Belarus | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
9 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 210 |
Points distribution
The table shows the number of points won in the 2020/21 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.
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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
Individual | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Mass Start | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Achievements
- 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
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2020–21 season:
Notes
- ^ Events scheduled in Oslo-Holmenkollen was cancelled due to pandemic, and replaced by Östersund.
- ^ Men's events scheduled in Oslo-Holmenkollen was cancelled due to pandemic.
- ^ Women's events scheduled in Oslo-Holmenkollen was cancelled due to pandemic.
References
- ^ "Rule Changes for 2020/2021: A New Bib and Qualification Criteria Adjusted". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "IBU announces plans for first trimester of World Cup season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "IBU announces BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon schedule for January 2021". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "IBU announces World Cup schedule for final trimester of 2020/21 season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Östersund replaces Oslo as host of the BMW IBU World Cup finals 2021". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Familiäre Gründe: Biathlon-Olympiasieger Peiffer verkündet Karriereende". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/ (in German). March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Simon Schempp beendet Karriere mit einem Lächeln". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/ (in German). January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Moravec plánuje poslední sezonu. Na olympiádu do Pekingu už nepojede". isport.blesk.cz/ (in Czech). March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Nicole Gontier a Fondo Italia: "Chiudo la mia carriera agonistica, ma non è un addio al biathlon"". www.fondoitalia.it/ (in Italian). March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Biathlon: Krystyna Guzik oficjalnie kończy karierę! | Poinformowani.pl". 30 April 2021.
- ^ Ирина Старых завершила карьеру