2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup explained

2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup
Competition1:	Overall
Competition1men:	Filip Fjeld Andersen
Competition1ladies:	Vanessa Voigt
Competition2:	U25
Competition2men:	Filip Fjeld Andersen
Competition2ladies:	Vanessa Voigt
Competition3:	Individual
Competition3men:	Endre Strømsheim
Competition3ladies:	Vanessa Voigt
Competition4:	Sprint
Competition4men:	Filip Fjeld Andersen
Competition4ladies:	Anastasia Shevchenko
Competition5:	Pursuit
Competition5men:	Sivert Guttorm Bakken
Competition5ladies:	Vanessa Voigt Anna Weidel
Competition6:	Relay
Mixedcompetition1:	Mixed
Competition7:	Nations Cup
Menlocations:	4 venues
Ladieslocations:	4 venues
Menindividual:	15 events
Ladiesindividual:	15 events
Relaymen:	2 events
Relayladies:	2 events
Mixedmen:	6 events
Mixedladies:	6 events
Previous:	2019–20
Next:	2021–22

The 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup was the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 14 January 2021 in Arber, Germany and ended on 14 March 2021 in Obertilliach, Austria. The defending overall champions from the 2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup were Lucas Fratzscher from Germany and Elisabeth Högberg from Sweden.

Calendar

Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2020–21 season.^[1]

Location	Date	width=80	Individual / Short individual	width=80	Sprint	width=80	Pursuit	width=80	Relay	width=80	Mixed relay	width=80	Single mixed relay	Details
Arber	14–17 January		● ●		●
20–23 January	●	●			●	●
Duszniki-Zdrój	27–31 January	●	●	●		●	●	European Championships
Brezno-Osrblie	13–14 February		●	●
17–21 February	●	●	●	●
Obertilliach	10–14 March	●	● ●			●	●
Total: 40 (17 men's, 17 women's, 6 mixed)		4	8	3	2	3	3

Notes

All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score.
On 11 September, the rounds originally scheduled at Idre, Sweden, Sjusjøen, Norway and Martell-Val Martello, Italy were cancelled.^[2]

IBU Cup podiums

Men

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Dark blue bib	Res.
1	14 January 2021	Arber	10 km Sprint	Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Res.
16 January 2021	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Arber	10 km Sprint	Philipp Nawrath	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Res.
2	20 January 2021	Arber	15 km Short Individual	Endre Strømsheim	Philipp Nawrath			Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Res.
22 January 2021	10 km Sprint	Arber	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Philipp Nawrath			Res.
EC	27 January 2021	Duszniki-Zdrój	20 km Individual	Andrejs Rastorgujevs	Erlend Bjøntegaard			Endre Strømsheim	Res.
29 January 2021	10 km Sprint		Martin Jäger	Said Karimulla Khalili	Johannes Kühn			Res.
30 January 2021	12.5 km Pursuit		Artem Pryma	Michal Krčmář	Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit			Res.
3	13 February 2021	Brezno-Osrblie	10 km Sprint	Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit	Justus Strelow			Erlend Bjøntegaard	Res.
14 February 2021	12.5 km Pursuit	Brezno-Osrblie	Philipp Nawrath	Justus Strelow	Sivert Guttorm Bakken			Res.
4	17 February 2021	Brezno-Osrblie	15 km Short Individual	Nikita Porshnev	Justus Strelow			Endre Strømsheim	Res.
20 February 2021	10 km Sprint		Philipp Nawrath	David Zobel	Ruslan Tkalenko Philipp Horn	Philipp Nawrath		Res.
21 February 2021	12.5 km Pursuit		Endre Strømsheim	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Res.
5	10 March 2021	Obertilliach	15 km Short Individual	Hugo Rivail	Daniele Cappellari	Heikki Laitinen Justus Strelow	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Res.
12 March 2021	10 km Sprint		Philipp Nawrath	Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Hugo Rivail	Philipp Nawrath	Res.
13 March 2021	10 km Sprint		Filip Fjeld Andersen	Sivert Guttorm Bakken	Aleksander Fjeld Andersen	Filip Fjeld Andersen	Res.

Women

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib	Dark blue bib	Res.
1	14 January 2021	Arber	7.5 km Sprint	Tatiana Akimova	Valeriia Vasnetcova	Anastasia Shevchenko	Tatiana Akimova	Valeriia Vasnetcova	Res.
16 January 2021	7.5 km Sprint	Arber	Tatiana Akimova	Anastasia Shevchenko	Camille Bened	Anastasia Shevchenko		Res.
2	20 January 2021	Arber	12.5 km Short Individual	Tamara Steiner	Anna Weidel	Anastasia Shevchenko		Ekaterina Bekh	Res.
22 January 2021	7.5 km Sprint	Arber	Valeriia Vasnetcova	Åsne Skrede	Lou Jeanmonnot	Valeriia Vasnetcova	Valeriia Vasnetcova	Res.
EC	27 January 2021	Duszniki-Zdrój	15 km Individual	Monika Hojnisz-Staręga	Anastasiya Merkushyna	Larisa Kuklina	Anastasia Shevchenko	Anastasia Shevchenko	Res.
29 January 2021	7.5 km Sprint		Baiba Bendika	Karoline Erdal	Anastasia Shevchenko	Res.
30 January 2021	10 km Pursuit		Kamila Żuk	Karoline Erdal	Åsne Skrede	Res.
3	13 February 2021	Brezno-Osrblie	7.5 km Sprint	Vanessa Voigt	Ekaterina Noskova	Anna Weidel	Res.
14 February 2021	10 km Pursuit	Brezno-Osrblie	Vanessa Voigt	Anastasiia Goreeva	Anastasiia Egorova	Res.
4	17 February 2021	Brezno-Osrblie	12.5 km Short Individual	Vanessa Voigt	Hanna Kebinger	Madeleine Phaneuf	Vanessa Voigt	Vanessa Voigt	Res.
20 February 2021	7.5 km Sprint		Anastasiia Egorova	Marthe Kråkstad Johansen	Karoline Erdal	Res.
21 February 2021	10 km Pursuit		Anna Weidel	Anna Kryvonos	Ragnhild Femsteinevik	Res.
5	10 March 2021	Obertilliach	12.5 km Short Individual	Vanessa Voigt	Anastasiia Goreeva	Sophie Chauveau			Res.
12 March 2021	7.5 km Sprint		Emilie Kalkenberg Anastasiia Egorova	None awarded	Rebecca Passler	Res.
13 March 2021	7.5 km Sprint		Anastasiia Goreeva	Anastasiia Egorova	Caroline Colombo	Res.

Men's team – 4x7.5 km Relay

Stage	Date	Place	Winner	Second	Third	Leader	Res.
1	17 January 2021	Arber					Res.
4	18 February 2021	Brezno-Osrblie					Res.

Women's team – 4x6 km Relay

Stage	Date	Place	Winner	Second	Third	Leader	Res.
1	17 January 2021	Arber					Res.
4	18 February 2021	Brezno-Osrblie					Res.

Mixed

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Third	Leader	Res.
align=center rowspan=2	2	23 January 2021	Arber	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Res.
4x7.5 km Mixed Relay		23 January 2021	Arber		Res.
EC	31 January 2021	Duszniki-Zdrój	1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay				Res.
4x6 km Mixed Relay	31 January 2021	Duszniki-Zdrój				Res.
5	14 March 2021	Obertilliach	4x6 km Mixed Relay				Res.
1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay	14 March 2021	Obertilliach				Res.

Standings (men)

Overall

Pos.		Points
	Filip Fjeld Andersen	534
2.		528
3.		520
4.		502
5.		443

Final standings after 15 races.

Under 25

Pos.		Points
	Filip Fjeld Andersen	534
2.		520
3.		502
4.		437
5.		404

Final standings after 15 races.

Nation

Pos.		Points
1.		6122
2.		5958
3.		5536
4.		5180
5.		5087

Final standings after 20 races.

Standings (women)

Overall

Pos.		Points
	Vanessa Voigt	467
2.		356
3.		353
4.		351
5.		342

Final standings after all races.

Under 25

Pos.		Points
	Vanessa Voigt	467
2.		356
3.		353
4.		351
5.		342

Final standings after all races.

Nation

Pos.		Points
1.		6059
2.		5700
3.		5569
4.		5528
5.		5221

Final standings after 20 races.

External links

IBU official site

Notes and References

News: Calendar and Results – IBU Cups. IBU. 19 January 2021.
Web site: IBU adjusts competition schedule for 2020/21 season. 11 September 2020. 17 January 2021. IBU.