Biathlon World Cup
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The Biathlon
World Cup (BWC) has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively (for women, the seasons through 1986/87 were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans).
Athlete, winning in the overall total score (i.e. total score for all disciplines) of the World Cup season, is awarded the Big Crystal Globe trophy. For the first place by the total score in the separate discipline of the World Cup season the Small Crystal Globe is awarded. Hence, it is possible for athlete to win (and there are athletes who actually had won) not only the Big Crystal Globe, but also Small Crystal Globe(s) for the World Cup season.
(From 1985 to 2000, WC points were awarded so that the first four places gave 30, 26, 24, and 22 points, respectively, and then the 5th to 25th place gave 21, 20, ..., down to 1 point. Before this, points were simply awarded linearly from 25 to 1.)
-based names follows the IBU's athlete records.
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
(¹ Vladimir Dratchev changed his citizenship from Russian to Belarusian in 2002)
-based names follows the IBU's athlete records.
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
1 Petra Schaaf married XC skier and later German national XC ski team coach Jochen Behle
2 Helena Jonsson married fellow biathlete David Ekholm in 2010
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...
World Cup (BWC) has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively (for women, the seasons through 1986/87 were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans).
Competition
The BWC season lasts from November/December to March, with contests in a different venue every week excluding some holidays and a couple of weeks before the season's major championships (World Championships or Winter Olympics). All in all, the season comprises nine to ten contest weeks, with events taking place from Wednesday/Thursday through Sunday. Relay competitions are held four to six times per season. Also counting as World Cup events are World Championships and Winter Olympics events.Athlete, winning in the overall total score (i.e. total score for all disciplines) of the World Cup season, is awarded the Big Crystal Globe trophy. For the first place by the total score in the separate discipline of the World Cup season the Small Crystal Globe is awarded. Hence, it is possible for athlete to win (and there are athletes who actually had won) not only the Big Crystal Globe, but also Small Crystal Globe(s) for the World Cup season.
Standings
The tables given below provide an overview of the highest-ranking biathletes and nations of each WC season. For each event, a first place gives 60 points, a 2nd place 54 pts, a 3rd place 48 pts, a 4th place 43 pts, a fifth place 40 pts, a 6th place 38 pts, 7th 36 pts 8th 34 points, 9th 32 points, 10th 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to the 40th place. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The sum of all WC points of the season, less the points from an IBU-predetermined number of events (e.g. 3), gives the biathlete's total WC score.(From 1985 to 2000, WC points were awarded so that the first four places gave 30, 26, 24, and 22 points, respectively, and then the 5th to 25th place gave 21, 20, ..., down to 1 point. Before this, points were simply awarded linearly from 25 to 1.)
Men
Romanization of Cyrillic alphabetCyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...
-based names follows the IBU's athlete records.
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
Overall
| Season | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 2005/06 2005-06 Biathlon World Cup The 2005−06 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The 2006 Winter Olympics were part of the Biathlon World Cup... |
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| 2006/07 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup The 2006−07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007.... |
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| 2007/08 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup The 2007–08 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union... |
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| 2009/10 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started December 2, 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended March 28, 2010 with the Mixed Relay World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia... |
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| 2010/11 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union... |
(¹ Vladimir Dratchev changed his citizenship from Russian to Belarusian in 2002)
Relay
| Season | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992/93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1993/94 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1994/95 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995/96 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996/97 | |||
| 1997/98 | — | ||
| 1998/99 | |||
| 1999/00 | |||
| 2000/01 | (189) | (173) | (167) |
| 2001/02 | (238) | (230) | (202) |
| 2002/03 | (319) | (318) | (298) |
| 2003/04 | (176) | (174) | (172) |
| 2004/05 | (200) | (181) | (178) |
| 2005/06 | (200) | (184) | (169) |
| 2006/07 | (196) | (189) | (178) |
| 2007/08 | (196) | (192) | (175) |
| 2008/09 | (276) | (254) | (247) |
| 2009/10 | (228) | (210) | (205) |
| 2010/11 | (216) | (199) | (163) |
Women
Romanization of Cyrillic alphabetCyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...
-based names follows the IBU's athlete records.
See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations.
Overall
The women's BWC seasons through 1986/87 were actually called the European Cup, although participation was open to biathletes of all nationalities.| Season | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 1982/83 | |||
| 1983/84 | |||
| 1984/85 | |||
| 1985/86 | |||
| 1986/87 | |||
| 1987/88 | |||
| 1988/89 | |||
| 1989/90 | |||
| 1990/91 | |||
| 1991/92 | 1 | ||
| 1992/93 | |||
| 1993/94 | |||
| 1994/95 | |||
| 1995/96 | 1 | ||
| 1996/97 | |||
| 1997/98 | |||
| 1998/99 | |||
| 1999/00 | |||
| 2000/01 | |||
| 2001/02 | |||
| 2002/03 | |||
| 2003/04 | |||
| 2004/05 | |||
| 2005/06 2005-06 Biathlon World Cup The 2005−06 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The 2006 Winter Olympics were part of the Biathlon World Cup... |
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| 2006/07 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup The 2006−07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007.... |
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| 2007/08 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup The 2007–08 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union... |
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| 2008/09 | 2 | ||
| 2009/10 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started December 2, 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended March 28, 2010 with the Mixed Relay World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia... |
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| 2010/11 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union... |
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1 Petra Schaaf married XC skier and later German national XC ski team coach Jochen Behle
Jochen Behle
Jochen Behle is a former German cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1998.Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned his best career finish of fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Lillehammer in 1994 and his best individual finish of 11th in the 10 km event at those same games.Behle's best...
2 Helena Jonsson married fellow biathlete David Ekholm in 2010
Relay
| Season | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992/93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1993/94 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1994/95 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995/96 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996/97 | |||
| 1997/98 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1998/99 | |||
| 1999/00 | — | ||
| 2000/01 | (190) | (188) | (182) |
| 2001/02 | (250) | (221) |
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| 2002/03 | (339) | (327) | (293) |
| 2003/04 | (180) | (178) | (176) |
| 2004/05 | (200) | (188) | (163) |
| 2005/06 | (189) | (181) | (179) |
| 2006/07 | (189) | (188) | (180) |
| 2007/08 | (200) | (178) | (172) |
| 2008/09 | (288) | (242) | (232) |
| 2009/10 | (234) | (205) | (204) |
| 2010/11 | (206) | (188) | (185) |
See also
- Biathlon World ChampionshipsBiathlon World ChampionshipsThe first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
- List of Olympic medalists in biathlon