The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon

Biathlon

Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

, organised by the International Biathlon Union

International Biathlon Union

The International Biathlon Union, IBU, is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.- History :The International Biathlon Union was founded on 2 July 1993...

. The season will start on 30 November 2011 in Östersund

Östersund

Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 and is scheduled to end 18 March 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

.

Calendar

Below you'll find the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2011–12 season.

City	Date	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Individual	Relay	Mixed Relay	Details
Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...	30 November–4 December	●	●		●			details 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 is the opening event of the season and is held in Östersund, Sweden, from 30 November until 4 December 2011.- Schedule of events :The time schedule of the event stands below- Men :- Women :-Achievements:...
Hochfilzen Hochfilzen Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...	7–11 December	●	●			●		details 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 will be held in Hochfilzen, Austria, from 9 December until 11 December 2011.- Schedule of events :The time schedule of the event stands below- Men :- Women :...
Annecy Annecy Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:... -Le Grand Bornand	13–18 December	●	●				●	details
Oberhof Oberhof, Germany Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...	2–8 January	●		●		●		details
Nové Město Nové Mesto na Morave Nové Město na Moravě is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.-Business in town:Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing...	9–15 January	●	●		●			details
Antholz-Anterselva Rasen-Antholz Rasen-Antholz is a municipality in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 60 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.-Geography:...	16–22 January	●		●		●		details
Holmenkollen Holmenkollen Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous, eponymous, ski jump arena hosting competitions since 1892...	1–5 February	●	●	●				details
Kontiolahti Kontiolahti Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....	8–12 February	●	●				●	details
Ruhpolding Ruhpolding Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....	29 February–11 March	●	●	●	●	●	●	World Championships Biathlon World Championships 2012 The 45th Biathlon World Championships will be held in Ruhpolding, Germany from March 1 to March 11, 2012.There will be a total of 11 competitions: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, and relay races for men and women, and mixed relay...
Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...	13–18 March	●	●		●			details
Total		10	8	4	4	4	3

Achievements

First World Cup career victory:

First World Cup podium:, 28, in her 10th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund

Victory in this World Cup (in brackets victory for all time):, 1 (7) first places, 1 (4) first places

External links

• IBU official site