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]
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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
editBelow 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 |
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1 | Östersund | 30 November–7 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
2 | Hochfilzen | 12–14 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
3 | Pokljuka | 18–21 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
4 | Oberhof | 7–11 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
5 | Ruhpolding | 14–18 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
6 | Antholz-Anterselva | 22–25 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
7 | Nové Město | 6–8 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
8 | Holmenkollen | 12–15 February | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
WC | Kontiolahti | 5–15 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships | |
9 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 19–22 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
Total: 66 (31 men's, 31 women's, 4 mixed) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Men
editWorld Cup Podiums
editMen's Relay Podiums
editWC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
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2 | 13 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | Russia | France | Norway | Russia | Detail |
4 | 8 January 2015 | Oberhof | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | Russia | Norway | France | Detail | |
5 | 15 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | Norway | Germany | Russia | Detail | |
6 | 25 January 2015 | Anterselva | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | Norway | Germany | France | Norway | Detail |
8 | 15 February 2015 | Oslo | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | Russia | Germany | Austria | Russia | Detail |
WCH | 14 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | Germany | Norway | France | Detail |
Standings
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Women
editWorld Cup Podiums
editWomen's Relay Podiums
editWC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
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2 | 13 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 4 × 6 km Relay | Germany | Belarus | Czech Republic | Germany | Detail |
4 | 7 January 2015 | Oberhof | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech Republic | France | Belarus | Czech Republic | Detail |
5 | 14 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech Republic | Belarus | Germany | Detail | |
6 | 25 January 2015 | Anterselva | 4 × 6 km Relay | Germany | Czech Republic | Ukraine | Detail | |
8 | 15 February 2015 | Oslo | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech Republic | Italy | France | Detail | |
WCH | 13 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 4 × 6 km Relay | Germany | France | Italy | Detail |
Standings
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Mixed Relay
editEvent | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
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1 | 30 November 2014 | Östersund | Mixed Relay | France | Norway | Germany | Detail |
7 | 6 February 2015 | Nové Město | Single Mixed Relay | Russia | Norway | Ukraine | Detail |
7 | 6 February 2015 | Nové Město | Mixed Relay | Norway | Czech Republic | Ukraine | Detail |
WC | 5 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | Mixed relay | Czech Republic | France | Norway | Detail |
Standings
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1. | Norway | 216 |
2. | France | 197 |
3. | Czech Republic | 174 |
4. | Ukraine | 169 |
5. | Germany | 169 |
- Final standings after 4 races.
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany | 11 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
2 | France | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
3 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 |
4 | Belarus | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
5 | Russia | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
6 | Czech Republic | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
7 | Finland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
8 | Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
9 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
10 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Italy | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
12 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (13 entries) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 198 |
Achievements
edit- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Norway – no. 2 in Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město[a]
- Ukraine – no. 3 in Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město[a]
- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
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Retirements
editFollowing notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Event Schedule". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "SINGLE MIXED RELAY CONFIRMED FOR NMNM WC PROGRAMME". vysocina-arena.cz. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Men's Overall records". realbiathlon.com.
- ^ "Women's Overall records". realbiathlon.com.
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b "ATHLETE RETIREMENTS". British biathlon. British Biathlon Union. n.d. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. 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)
- ^ Яна Романова завершила спортивную карьеру