2019–20 Biathlon World Cup Explained

2019–20 Biathlon World Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Johannes Thingnes Bø
Competition1ladies:	Dorothea Wierer
Competition2:	Nations Cup
Competition2men:	Norway
Competition2ladies:	Norway
Competition3:	Individual
Competition3men:	Martin Fourcade
Competition3ladies:	Hanna Öberg
Competition4:	Sprint
Competition4men:	Martin Fourcade
Competition4ladies:	Denise Herrmann
Competition5:	Pursuit
Competition5men:	Émilien Jacquelin
Competition5ladies:	Tiril Eckhoff
Competition6:	Mass start
Competition6men:	Johannes Thingnes Bø
Competition6ladies:	Dorothea Wierer
Competition7:	Relay
Competition7men:	Norway
Competition7ladies:	Norway
Mixedcompetition1:	Mixed
Mixedcompetition1both:	Norway
Previous:	2018–19
Next:	2020–21

The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2019 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland, a week and a day earlier than planned.^[1]

Calendar

Below was the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2019–20 season.^[2]

Stage	Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit		Relay			Details
1	Östersund	30 November – 8 December	●	●			●	●	●	details
2	Hochfilzen	13–15 December		●	●		●			details
3	Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand	19–22 December		●	●	●				details
4	Oberhof	9–12 January		●		●	●			details
5	Ruhpolding	15–19 January		●	●		●			details
6	Pokljuka	23–26 January	●			●		●	●	details
WC	Antholz-Anterselva	13–23 February	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	World Championships
7	Nové Město	5–8 March		●		●	●			details
8	Kontiolahti	12–15 March		●	●			Cancelled	Cancelled	details
9	Oslo Holmenkollen	20–22 March		Cancelled	Cancelled	Cancelled				Cancelled
Total: 60 (27 men's, 27 women's, 6 mixed)			3 (m, w)	8 (m, w)	5 (m, w)	5 (m, w)	6 (m, w)	3 (mix)	3 (mix)

World Cup podiums

Men

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	1 December 2019	Östersund	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Tarjei Bø	Matvey Eliseev	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Detail
1	4 December 2019	Östersund	20 km Individual	Martin Fourcade	Simon Desthieux	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Martin Fourcade	Detail
2	13 December 2019	Hochfilzen	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Simon Desthieux	Alexandr Loginov	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Detail
2	14 December 2019	Hochfilzen	12.5 km Pursuit	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Alexandr Loginov	Émilien Jacquelin		Detail
3	19 December 2019	Le Grand-Bornand	10 km Sprint	Benedikt Doll	Tarjei Bø	Quentin Fillon Maillet		Detail
3	21 December 2019	Le Grand-Bornand	12.5 km Pursuit	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen		Detail
3	22 December 2019	Le Grand-Bornand	15 km Mass Start	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Émilien Jacquelin	Tarjei Bø		Detail
4	10 January 2020	Oberhof	10 km Sprint	Martin Fourcade	Émilien Jacquelin	Johannes Kühn		Detail
4	12 January 2020	Oberhof	15 km Mass Start	Martin Fourcade	Arnd Peiffer	Simon Desthieux	Martin Fourcade	Detail
5	16 January 2020	Ruhpolding	10 km Sprint	Martin Fourcade	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Benedikt Doll		Detail
5	19 January 2020	Ruhpolding	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen		Detail
6	23 January 2020	Pokljuka	20 km Individual	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Fabien Claude		Detail
6	26 January 2020	Pokljuka	15 km Mass Start	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Benedikt Doll	Johannes Thingnes Bø		Detail
WC	15 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Sprint	Alexandr Loginov	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Martin Fourcade		Detail
WC	16 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km Pursuit	Émilien Jacquelin	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Alexandr Loginov		Detail
WC	19 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km Individual	Martin Fourcade	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Dominik Landertinger		Detail
WC	23 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	15 km Mass Start	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Émilien Jacquelin		Detail
7	6 March 2020	Nové Město na M.	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Tarjei Bø		Detail
7	8 March 2020	Nové Město na M.	15 km Mass Start	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Émilien Jacquelin	Arnd Peiffer		Detail
8	12 March 2020	Kontiolahti	10 km Sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Martin Fourcade	Émilien Jacquelin		Detail
8	14 March 2020	Kontiolahti	12.5 km Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Émilien Jacquelin	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Detail
9	20 March 2020	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Sprint	Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19
9	21 March 2020	Oslo Holmenkollen	12.5 km Pursuit
9	22 March 2020	Oslo Holmenkollen	15 km Mass Start

Women

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Det.
1	1 December 2019	Östersund	7.5 km Sprint	Dorothea Wierer	Marte Olsbu Røiseland	Markéta Davidová	Dorothea Wierer	Detail
1	5 December 2019	Östersund	15 km Individual	Justine Braisaz	Yuliia Dzhima	Julia Simon		Detail
2	13 December 2019	Hochfilzen	7.5 km Sprint	Dorothea Wierer	Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold	Svetlana Mironova		Detail
2	15 December 2019	Hochfilzen	10 km Pursuit	Tiril Eckhoff	Hanna Öberg	Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold		Detail
3	20 December 2019	Le Grand-Bornand	7.5 km Sprint	Tiril Eckhoff	Justine Braisaz	Markéta Davidová		Detail
3	21 December 2019	Le Grand-Bornand	10 km Pursuit	Tiril Eckhoff	Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold	Lena Häcki	Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold	Detail
3	22 December 2019	Le Grand-Bornand	12.5 km Mass Start	Tiril Eckhoff	Dorothea Wierer	Linn Persson	Dorothea Wierer	Detail
4	9 January 2020	Oberhof	7.5 km Sprint	Marte Olsbu Røiseland	Denise Herrmann	Julia Simon		Detail
4	12 January 2020	Oberhof	12.5 km Mass Start	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Tiril Eckhoff	Marte Olsbu Røiseland		Detail
5	15 January 2020	Ruhpolding	7.5 km Sprint	Tiril Eckhoff	Hanna Öberg	Dorothea Wierer	Tiril Eckhoff	Detail
5	19 January 2020	Ruhpolding	10 km Pursuit	Tiril Eckhoff	Paulína Fialková	Hanna Öberg		Detail
6	24 January 2020	Pokljuka	15 km Individual	Denise Herrmann	Hanna Öberg	Anaïs Bescond		Detail
6	26 January 2020	Pokljuka	12.5 km Mass Start	Hanna Öberg	Lisa Vittozzi	Anaïs Bescond		Detail
WC	14 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	7.5 km Sprint	Marte Olsbu Røiseland	Susan Dunklee	Lucie Charvátová	Dorothea Wierer	Detail
WC	16 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Pursuit	Dorothea Wierer	Denise Herrmann	Marte Olsbu Røiseland	Detail
WC	18 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	15 km Individual	Dorothea Wierer	Vanessa Hinz	Marte Olsbu Røiseland	Detail
WC	23 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km Mass Start	Marte Olsbu Røiseland	Dorothea Wierer	Hanna Öberg	Detail
7	5 March 2020	Nové Město na M.	7.5 km Sprint	Denise Herrmann	Anaïs Bescond	Markéta Davidová	Detail
7	8 March 2020	Nové Město na M.	12.5 km Mass Start	Tiril Eckhoff	Hanna Öberg	Franziska Preuß	Detail
8	13 March 2020	Kontiolahti	7.5 km Sprint	Denise Herrmann	Franziska Preuß	Tiril Eckhoff	Detail
8	14 March 2020	Kontiolahti	10 km Pursuit	Julia Simon	Selina Gasparin	Lisa Vittozzi	Detail
9	20 March 2020	Oslo Holmenkollen	7.5 km Sprint	Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19
9	21 March 2020	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Pursuit
9	22 March 2020	Oslo Holmenkollen	12.5 km Mass Start

Men's team

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Det.
1	7 December 2019	Östersund	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
2	15 December 2019	Hochfilzen	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
4	11 January 2020	Oberhof	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
5	18 January 2020	Ruhpolding	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
WC	22 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail
7	7 March 2020	Nové Město	4x7.5 km Relay				Detail

Women's team

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Det.
1	8 December 2019	Östersund	4x6 km Relay				Detail
2	14 December 2019	Hochfilzen	4x6 km Relay				Detail
4	11 January 2020	Oberhof	4x6 km Relay				Detail
5	17 January 2020	Ruhpolding	4x6 km Relay				Detail
WC	22 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	4x6 km Relay				Detail
7	7 March 2020	Nové Město	4x6 km Relay				Detail

Mixed

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Det.
1	30 November 2019	Östersund	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Detail
1	30 November 2019	Östersund	4x6 km Mixed Relay				Detail
6	25 January 2020	Pokljuka	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Detail
6	25 January 2020	Pokljuka	4x7.5 km Mixed Relay				Detail
WC	13 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	4x6 km Mixed Relay				Detail
WC	20 February 2020	Antholz-Anterselva	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Detail

Standings (men)

Pos.		Points
1.	Johannes Thingnes Bø	913
2.		911
3.		843
4.		740
5.		726

• Final standings after 21 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	174
2.		145
3.		120
4.		114
5.		107

• Final standings after 3 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Martin Fourcade	360
2.		324
3.		323
4.		307
5.		284

• Final standings after 8 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Emilien Jacquelin	232
2.		230
3.		230
4.		217
5.		197

• Final standings after 5 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Johannes Thingnes Bø	228
2.		216
3.		203
4.		189
5.		186

• Final standings after 5 races.

Pos.		Points
1.		348
2.		302
3.		264
4.		253
5.		216

• Final standings after 6 races.

Pos.		Points
1.		8192
2.		7885
3.		7211
4.		6896
5.		5982

• Final standings after 23 races.

Standings (women)

Pos.		Points
1.	Dorothea Wierer	793
2.		786
3.		745
4.		741
5.		597

• Final standings after 21 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Hanna Öberg	128
2.		114
3.		112
4.		112
5.		109

• Final standings after 3 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Denise Herrmann	314
2.		305
3.		283
4.		248
5.		245

• Final standings after 8 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Tiril Eckhoff	232
2.		186
3.		185
4.		168
5.		155

• Final standings after 5 races.

Pos.		Points
1.	Dorothea Wierer	223
2.		210
3.		200
4.		195
5.		172

• Final standings after 5 races.

Pos.		Points
1.		360
2.		260
2.		260
4.		257
5.		249

• Final standings after 6 races.

Pos.		Points
1.		7865
2.		7202
3.		7058
4.		6896
5.		6479

• Final standings after 23 races.

Standings: Mixed

Pos.		Points
1.		307
2.		272
3.		265
4.		250
5.		234

• Final standings after 6 races.

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2019/20 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.

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Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start																						18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

Achievements

First World Cup career victory

Men

• , 24, in his 3rd season — World Championships Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2019–20 Pursuit in Hochfilzen

Women

• , 23, in her 4th season — Stage 8 Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2019–20 Individual in Östersund

First World Cup podium

Men

• , 26, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund
• , 24, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
• , 25, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 6 Individual in Pokljuka

Women

• , 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the Stage 1 Individual in Östersund
• , 25, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the Stage 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
• , 24, in her 6th season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Pursuit in Le Grand-Bornand
• , 25, in her 5th season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Mass Start in Le Grand-Bornand
• , 27, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the World Championships Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva

Team

Men-

Mixed

• - no. 2 in Stage 6 Single Mixed Relay in Pokljuka^[3]

Women

• — no. 2 in Stage 1 Women's Relay in Östersund^[4]

Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Men

• , 10 (47) first places
• , 7 (79) first places
• , 1 (3) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Women

• , 7 (13) first places
• , 4 (11) first places
• , 3 (7) first places
• , 3 (6) first places
• , 1 (27) first place
• , 1 (3) first place
• , 1 (2) first place
• , 1 (1) first place

Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2019–20 season:

Men

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Women

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External links

• IBU official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Update: IBU Statement on World Cup in Oslo, Kontiolahti and Junior OECH. 13 March 2020. Biathlon World. 29 March 2020.
2. Web site: International Biathlon Union - IBU. www.biathlonworld.com.
3. Web site: Anaïs Bescond/Émilien Jacquelin Duo wins Pokljuka Single Mixed Relay. International Biathlon Union - IBU. 2020-01-25.
4. Web site: Marte Olsbu Røiseland Anchors Norway to Women's Relay Victory. International Biathlon Union - IBU. 2019-12-09.
5. Web site: LANDERTINGER SAGT GOOD BYE!. April 17, 2020. www.oesv.at. de.
6. Web site: Красимир Анев слага край на кариерата си заради федерацията по биатлон. June 22, 2020. www.topnovini.bg. bg.
7. Web site: Michal Šlesingr se rozloučil v Novém Městě s kariérou. Štafeta mužů dojela 12.. March 7, 2020. www.biatlon.cz. cs.
8. Web site: Martin Fourcade is career retire. March 13, 2020. www.facebook.com. fr.
9. Web site: Thierry Chenal lascia il biathlon: "Per me è stato una scuola di vita". March 29, 2020. www.fondoitalia.it. it.
10. Web site: Олимпийский чемпион по биатлону Волков завершил карьеру. April 20, 2020. www.sport.ru. ru.
11. Web site: Mario Dolder is career retire. February 27, 2020. www.facebook.com. de.
12. Web site: Biatlonista Martin Otčenáš ukončil kariéru. November 18, 2020. sport.aktuality.sk/. sk.
13. Web site: Fabienne Hartweger is career retire. April 25, 2020. www.facebook.com. de.
14. Web site: Simone Kupfner is career retire. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B_iOjOBp6IP . 2021-12-24 . limited. April 28, 2020. www.instagram.com. de.
15. Web site: Die Biathlon-Kader für 2020/2021 aus Österreich und der Schweiz. May 5, 2020. xc-ski.de. de.
16. Web site: Olympijská medailistka Veronika Vítková ukončila kariéru. Bude maminkou. April 23, 2020. www.biatlon.cz. cs.
17. Web site: Suomen ampumahiihtotähti Kaisa Mäkäräinen lopettaa uransa – asiantuntija hehkuttaa poikkeuksellista uraa: "Hän on todellinen tahtonainen". March 14, 2020. www.yle.fi. fi.
18. Web site: Celia Aymonier is career retire. March 21, 2020. www.facebook.com. fr.
19. Web site: Biathlon - Myrtille Bègue annonce sa retraite. February 10, 2020. ski-nordique.net. fr.
20. Web site: Marie Heinrich beendet Biathlon-Karriere. April 29, 2020. www.biathlon-news.de. de. May 17, 2020. September 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911141105/https://www.biathlon-news.de/marie-heinrich-beendet-biathlon-karriere/. dead.
21. Web site: Nadine Horchler sagt endgültig Servus!. March 1, 2020. www.biathlon-news.de. de. March 3, 2020. March 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304000923/https://www.biathlon-news.de/nadine-horchler-sagt-endgueltig-servus/. dead.
22. Web site: Biathlon - Alexia Runggaldier annuncia il suo ritiro!. April 20, 2020. www.fondoitalia.it. it.
23. Web site: Synnøve Solemdal legg opp. April 6, 2020. www.nrk.no. no.
24. Web site: Thekla Brun-Lie is career retire. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CEPv6UBpW_U . 2021-12-24 . limited. August 24, 2020. www.instagram.com. no.
25. Web site: Biatlonistka Terézia Poliaková ukončila kariéru: Už naozaj stačilo. April 23, 2020. sport.aktuality.sk. sk.
26. Web site: Urška Poje ima dovolj biatlona: Izgubila sem željo po tekmovanju in borbi. May 3, 2020. siol.net. sl.
27. Web site: linnlarsson96. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B_ku_aZnZzh . 2021-12-24 . limited. April 30, 2020. instagram.com. sv.
28. Web site: Chardine Sloof is career retire. March 11, 2020. www.facebook.com. en.
29. Web site: Украинка Яна Бондарь завершила карьеру. September 24, 2020. ru.
30. Web site: Emily Dreissigacker is career retire. March 12, 2020. www.facebook.com. en.