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2014–15 Biathlon World Cup

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2014–15 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall France Martin Fourcade Belarus Darya Domracheva
Nations Cup Norway Norway Germany Germany
Individual Ukraine Serhiy Semenov Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Sprint France Martin Fourcade Belarus Darya Domracheva
Pursuit France Martin Fourcade Belarus Darya Domracheva
Mass start Russia Anton Shipulin Germany Franziska Preuß
Relay Russia Russia Czech Republic Czech Republic
Mixed Norway Norway
Competition
2014–15 World Cup in Nové Město

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

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

Stage Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Sweden Östersund 30 November–7 December details
2 Austria Hochfilzen 12–14 December details
3 Slovenia Pokljuka 18–21 December details
4 Germany Oberhof 7–11 January details
5 Germany Ruhpolding 14–18 January details
6 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 22–25 January details
7 Czech Republic Nové Město 6–8 February details
8 Norway Holmenkollen 12–15 February details
WC Finland Kontiolahti 5–15 March World Championships
9 Russia Khanty-Mansiysk 19–22 March details
Total: 66 (31 men's, 31 women's, 4 mixed) 3 10 7 5 6 3 1

Men

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World Cup Podiums

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WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Yellow bib Det.
1 3 December 2014   Sweden Östersund   20 km Individual Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Ukraine Serhiy Semenov Czech Republic Michal Šlesingr Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail
6 December 2014     10 km Sprint France Martin Fourcade Czech Republic Ondřej Moravec Slovenia Jakov Fak Detail
7 December 2014     12.5 km Pursuit France Martin Fourcade Russia Anton Shipulin Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail
2 12 December 2014   Austria Hochfilzen   10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Germany Simon Schempp Germany Andreas Birnbacher Detail
14 December 2014     12.5 km Pursuit France Martin Fourcade Germany Simon Schempp Slovenia Jakov Fak France Martin Fourcade Detail
3 19 December 2014   Slovenia Pokljuka   10 km Sprint Russia Anton Shipulin Austria Dominik Landertinger Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail
20 December 2014     12.5 km Pursuit Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Russia Anton Shipulin France Martin Fourcade Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail
21 December 2014     15 km Mass Start Russia Anton Shipulin France Martin Fourcade Austria Simon Eder France Martin Fourcade Detail
4 10 January 2015   Germany Oberhof   10 km Sprint France Martin Fourcade Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Russia Timofey Lapshin Detail
11 January 2015     15 km Mass Start France Martin Fourcade Russia Anton Shipulin Russia Dmitry Malyshko Detail
5 17 January 2015   Germany Ruhpolding   10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Germany Simon Schempp Germany Arnd Peiffer Detail
18 January 2015     15 km Mass Start Germany Simon Schempp France Quentin Fillon Maillet Czech Republic Michal Šlesingr Detail
6 22 January 2015   Italy Anterselva   10 km Sprint Germany Simon Schempp Russia Evgenii Garanichev Slovenia Jakov Fak Detail
24 January 2015     12.5 km Pursuit Germany Simon Schempp Austria Simon Eder Russia Evgenii Garanichev Detail
7 7 February 2015   Czech Republic Nové Město   10 km Sprint Slovenia Jakov Fak Germany Simon Schempp France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Detail
8 February 2015     12.5 km Pursuit Slovenia Jakov Fak Germany Simon Schempp France Martin Fourcade Detail
8 12 February 2015   Norway Oslo   20 km Individual France Martin Fourcade Russia Evgenii Garanichev Ukraine Serhiy Semenov Detail
14 February 2015     10 km Sprint Germany Arnd Peiffer France Martin Fourcade Russia Anton Shipulin Detail
WCH 7 March 2015   Finland Kontiolahti   10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Canada Nathan Smith Norway Tarjei Bø Detail
8 March 2015     12.5 km Pursuit Germany Erik Lesser Russia Anton Shipulin Norway Tarjei Bø Detail
12 March 2015     20 km Individual France Martin Fourcade Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Czech Republic Ondřej Moravec Detail
15 March 2015     15 km Mass Start Slovenia Jakov Fak Czech Republic Ondřej Moravec Norway Tarjei Bø Detail
9 19 March 2015   Russia Khanty-Mansiysk   10 km Sprint France Martin Fourcade Russia Anton Shipulin Germany Benedikt Doll Detail
21 March 2015     12.5 km Pursuit Canada Nathan Smith Germany Benedikt Doll Russia Anton Shipulin Detail
22 March 2015     15 km Mass Start Slovenia Jakov Fak Russia Anton Shipulin Norway Tarjei Bø Detail

Men's Relay Podiums

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WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Leader Det.
2 13 December 2014   Austria Hochfilzen   4 × 7.5 km Relay  Russia
Maxim Tsvetkov
Timofey Lapshin
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Shipulin
 France
Simon Fourcade
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade
 Norway
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
Lars Helge Birkeland
Tarjei Bø
 Russia Detail
4 8 January 2015   Germany Oberhof   4 × 7.5 km Relay  Russia
Evgenii Garanichev
Timofey Lapshin
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Shipulin
 Norway
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Alexander Os
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 France
Simon Fourcade
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Detail
5 15 January 2015   Germany Ruhpolding   4 × 7.5 km Relay  Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Erlend Bjøntegaard
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Andreas Birnbacher
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
 Russia
Evgenii Garanichev
Timofey Lapshin
Alexey Volkov
Anton Shipulin
Detail
6 25 January 2015   Italy Anterselva   4 × 7.5 km Relay  Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Daniel Böhm
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
 France
Simon Fourcade
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
 Norway Detail
8 14 February 2015   Norway Oslo   4 × 7.5 km Relay  Russia
Evgenii Garanichev
Maxim Tsvetkov
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Shipulin
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Andreas Birnbacher
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
 Austria
Daniel Mesotitsch
Simon Eder
Sven Grossegger
Dominik Landertinger
 Russia Detail
WCH 14 March 2015   Finland Kontiolahti   4 × 7.5 km Relay  Germany
Erik Lesser
Daniel Böhm
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
 Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen
 France
Simon Fourcade
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Martin Fourcade
Detail

Standings

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Women

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World Cup Podiums

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WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Yellow bib Det.
1 4 December 2014   Sweden Östersund   15 km Individual Belarus Darya Domracheva Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Belarus Darya Domracheva Detail
6 December 2014     7.5 km Sprint Norway Tiril Eckhoff Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Detail
7 December 2014     10 km Pursuit Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Italy Dorothea Wierer Detail
2 12 December 2014   Austria Hochfilzen   7.5 km Sprint Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Italy Karin Oberhofer Norway Tiril Eckhoff Detail
14 December 2014     10 km Pursuit Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Russia Ekaterina Glazyrina France Anaïs Bescond Detail
3 18 December 2014   Slovenia Pokljuka   7.5 km Sprint Czech Republic Gabriela Soukalová Italy Dorothea Wierer Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Detail
20 December 2014     10 km Pursuit Belarus Darya Domracheva Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Detail
21 December 2014     12.5 km Mass Start Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen France Anaïs Bescond Belarus Nadezhda Skardino Detail
4 9 January 2015   Germany Oberhof   7.5 km Sprint Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Italy Dorothea Wierer Italy Nicole Gontier Detail
11 January 2015     12.5 km Mass Start Belarus Darya Domracheva Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Norway Tiril Eckhoff Detail
5 16 January 2015   Germany Ruhpolding   7.5 km Sprint Norway Fanny Horn Belarus Darya Domracheva Norway Tiril Eckhoff Detail
18 January 2015     12.5 km Mass Start Belarus Darya Domracheva Germany Franziska Preuß Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Detail
6 23 January 2015   Italy Anterselva   7.5 km Sprint Belarus Darya Domracheva Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Germany Laura Dahlmeier Detail
24 January 2015     10 km Pursuit Belarus Darya Domracheva Russia Daria Virolaynen Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Detail
7 7 February 2015   Czech Republic Nové Město   7.5 km Sprint Germany Laura Dahlmeier Germany Franziska Hildebrand Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Detail
8 February 2015     10 km Pursuit Belarus Darya Domracheva Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Germany Laura Dahlmeier Detail
8 12 February 2015   Norway Oslo   15 km Individual Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Belarus Darya Domracheva Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Detail
14 February 2015     7.5 km Sprint Belarus Darya Domracheva Germany Laura Dahlmeier France Marie Dorin Habert Belarus Darya Domracheva Detail
WCH 7 March 2015   Finland Kontiolahti   7.5 km Sprint France Marie Dorin Habert Poland Weronika Nowakowska-Z. Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Detail
8 March 2015     10 km Pursuit France Marie Dorin Habert Germany Laura Dahlmeier Poland Weronika Nowakowska-Z. Detail
11 March 2015     15 km Individual Russia Ekaterina Yurlova Czech Republic Gabriela Soukalová Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Detail
15 March 2015     12.5 km Mass Start Ukraine Valentyna Semerenko Germany Franziska Preuß Italy Karin Oberhofer Detail
9 20 March 2015   Russia Khanty-Mansiysk   7.5 km Sprint Finland Kaisa Mäkäräinen Germany Laura Dahlmeier Belarus Darya Domracheva Detail
21 March 2015     10 km Pursuit Belarus Darya Domracheva Germany Laura Dahlmeier Germany Franziska Preuß Detail
22 March 2015     12.5 km Mass Start Germany Laura Dahlmeier Czech Republic Gabriela Soukalová France Marie Dorin Habert Detail

Women's Relay Podiums

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WC Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Leader Det.
2 13 December 2014   Austria Hochfilzen   4 × 6 km Relay  Germany
Luise Kummer
Franziska Hildebrand
Vanessa Hinz
Franziska Preuß
 Belarus
Nadezhda Skardino
Nastassia Dubarezava
Nadzeya Pisareva
Darya Domracheva
 Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
 Germany Detail
4 7 January 2015   Germany Oberhof   4 × 6 km Relay  Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
 France
Marine Bolliet
Marie Dorin Habert
Justine Braisaz
Anaïs Bescond
 Belarus
Nadezhda Skardino
Nastassia Dubarezava
Nadzeya Pisareva
Darya Domracheva
 Czech Republic Detail
5 14 January 2015   Germany Ruhpolding   4 × 6 km Relay  Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
 Belarus
Nadezhda Skardino
Iryna Kryuko
Nadzeya Pisareva
Darya Domracheva
 Germany
Franziska Preuß
Franziska Hildebrand
Vanessa Hinz
Laura Dahlmeier
Detail
6 25 January 2015   Italy Anterselva   4 × 6 km Relay  Germany
Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Preuß
Luise Kummer
Laura Dahlmeier
 Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
 Ukraine
Yuliia Dzhima
Natalya Burdyga
Olga Abramova
Valentyna Semerenko
Detail
8 15 February 2015   Norway Oslo   4 × 6 km Relay  Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
 Italy
Dorothea Wierer
Nicole Gontier
Federica Sanfilippo
Karin Oberhofer
 France
Anaïs Bescond
Enora Latuillière
Coline Varcin
Marie Dorin Habert
Detail
WCH 13 March 2015   Finland Kontiolahti   4 × 6 km Relay  Germany
Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Preuß
Vanessa Hinz
Laura Dahlmeier
 France
Anaïs Bescond
Enora Latuillière
Justine Braisaz
Marie Dorin Habert
 Italy
Lisa Vittozzi
Karin Oberhofer
Nicole Gontier
Dorothea Wierer
Detail

Standings

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Mixed Relay

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Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det.
1 30 November 2014 Sweden Östersund Mixed Relay  France
Anaïs Bescond
Anaïs Chevalier
Simon Fourcade
Martin Fourcade
 Norway
Synnøve Solemdal
Tiril Eckhoff
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Lars Helge Birkeland
 Germany
Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Preuß
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp
Detail
7 6 February 2015 Czech Republic Nové Město Single Mixed Relay  Russia
Yana Romanova
Alexey Volkov
 Norway
Marte Olsbu
Henrik L'Abée-Lund
 Ukraine
Juliya Dzhyma
Artem Tyshchenko
Detail
7 6 February 2015 Czech Republic Nové Město Mixed Relay  Norway
Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø
 Czech Republic
Veronika Vítková
Gabriela Soukalová
Michal Šlesingr
Ondřej Moravec
 Ukraine
Iryna Varvynets
Valj Semerenko
Dmytro Pidruchnyi
Serhiy Semenov
Detail
WC 5 March 2015 Finland Kontiolahti Mixed relay  Czech Republic
Veronika Vítková
Gabriela Soukalová
Michal Šlesingr
Ondřej Moravec
 France
Anaïs Bescond
Marie Dorin Habert
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Martin Fourcade
 Norway
Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø
Detail

Standings

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Pos. Points
1. Norway Norway 216
2. France France 197
3. Czech Republic Czech Republic 174
4. Ukraine Ukraine 169
5. Germany Germany 169
  • Final standings after 4 races.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany1116835
2 France1181029
3 Norway1061127
4 Belarus94316
5 Russia710623
6 Czech Republic68721
7 Finland64313
8 Slovenia4037
9 Ukraine12811
10 Canada1102
11 Italy0448
12 Austria0224
13 Poland0112
Totals (13 entries)666666198

Achievements

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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
  •  Olga Podchufarova (RUS), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Pursuit 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

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

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References

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  3. ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  4. ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  5. ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  6. ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  7. ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  8. ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  9. ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  10. ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  11. ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  12. ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
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  15. ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
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  21. ^ 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)
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  27. ^ Яна Романова завершила спортивную карьеру