2014–15 Biathlon World Cup
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup 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]
World Cup Podium
Men
Women
Men's team
Ladies' team
Mixed
Standings: Men
- Final standings after 25 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 10 races.
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- Final standings after 7 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 6 races.
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Nation
- Final standings after 23 races.
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Standings: Women
- Final standings after 25 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 10 races.
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- Final standings after 7 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 6 races.
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Nation
- Final standings after 23 races.
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Standings: Mixed
- Final standings after 4 races.
Medal table
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)
- Darya Domracheva (BLR), 9 (25) first places
- Martin Fourcade (FRA), 8 (37) first places
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 6 (15) first places
- Jakov Fak (SLO), 4 (8) first places
- Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 3 (8) first places
- Simon Schempp (GER), 3 (5) first places
- Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), 2 (37) first places
- Anton Shipulin (RUS), 2 (7) first places
- Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), 2 (2) first place
- Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 2 (2) first place
- Gabriela Soukalová (CZE), 1 (8) first places
- Arnd Peiffer (GER), 1 (7) first place
- Valj Semerenko (UKR), 1 (2) first place
- Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Veronika Vítková (CZE), 1 (1) first place
- Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR), 1 (1) first place
- Erik Lesser (GER), 1 (1) first place
- Nathan Smith (CAN), 1 (1) first place
- Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 1 (1) first place
Retirements
Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:
External links
References
- 1 2 3 "Event Schedule". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "SINGLE MIXED RELAY CONFIRMED FOR NMNM WC PROGRAMME". http://www.vysocina-arena.cz. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (13 December 2014). "Alexis Boeuf si ritira con effetto immediato" [Alexis Boeuf retires with immediate effect]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- 1 2 "ATHLETE RETIREMENTS". British biathlon. British Biathlon Union. n.d. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (19 April 2015). "Christoph Stephan annuncia il ritiro dall'attività agonistica" [Christoph Stephan announces retirement from racing]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- ↑ Tingve, Pål Marius (27 April 2015). "Lars Berger legger opp". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (3 October 2015). "Ufficiale il ritiro di Janez Maric, un capitolo di storia del biathlon sloveno" [Official retirement of Janez Maric, a chapter of the history of Slovenian biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (3 October 2015). "Serguei Sednev si ritira con effetto immediato" [Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (30 March 2015). "La francese Sophie Boilley appende gli sci al chiodo" [The French Sophie Boilley hangs skis to the nail]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- ↑ "Biathlete Sachenbacher-Stehle announces retirement following doping case". Deutsche Welle. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (31 March 2015). "Fine carriera per Roberta Fiandino" [End career for Roberta Fiandino]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (24 January 2015). "Olga Zaitseva torna sui suoi passi e decide di ritirarsi" [Olga Zaitseva back on his feet and decides to retire]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015. (in Italian)
- ↑ Osolodkina, Mariya (2 June 2015). "First Camp for Ukrainian Team; Focus on Shooting". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 28 September 2015.