2019–20 Biathlon World Cup

2019–20 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Italy Dorothea Wierer
Nations Cup Norway Norway Norway Norway
Individual France Martin Fourcade Sweden Hanna Öberg
Sprint France Martin Fourcade Germany Denise Herrmann
Pursuit France Émilien Jacquelin Norway Tiril Eckhoff
Mass start Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Italy Dorothea Wierer
Relay Norway Norway Norway Norway
Mixed Norway Norway
Competition

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 Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Sweden Östersund 30 November – 8 December details
2 Austria Hochfilzen 13–15 December details
3 France Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand 19–22 December details
4 Germany Oberhof 9–12 January details
5 Germany Ruhpolding 15–19 January details
6 Slovenia Pokljuka 23–26 January details
WC Italy Antholz-Anterselva 13–23 February World Championships
7 Czech Republic Nové Město 5–8 March details
8 Finland Kontiolahti 12–15 March Cancelled Cancelled details
9 Norway 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
(After competition)
Det.
1 1 December 2019 Sweden Östersund 10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway Tarjei Bø Russia Matvey Eliseev Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail
1 4 December 2019 Sweden Östersund 20 km Individual France Martin Fourcade France Simon Desthieux France Quentin Fillon Maillet France Martin Fourcade Detail
2 13 December 2019 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Simon Desthieux Russia Alexandr Loginov Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail
2 14 December 2019 Austria Hochfilzen 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Russia Alexandr Loginov France Émilien Jacquelin Detail
3 19 December 2019 France Le Grand-Bornand 10 km Sprint Germany Benedikt Doll Norway Tarjei Bø France Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail
3 21 December 2019 France Le Grand-Bornand 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Quentin Fillon Maillet Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Detail
3 22 December 2019 France Le Grand-Bornand 15 km Mass Start Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Émilien Jacquelin Norway Tarjei Bø Detail
4 10 January 2020 Germany Oberhof 10 km Sprint France Martin Fourcade France Émilien Jacquelin Germany Johannes Kühn Detail
4 12 January 2020 Germany Oberhof 15 km Mass Start France Martin Fourcade Germany Arnd Peiffer France Simon Desthieux France Martin Fourcade Detail
5 16 January 2020 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint France Martin Fourcade France Quentin Fillon Maillet Germany Benedikt Doll Detail
5 19 January 2020 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km Pursuit France Martin Fourcade France Quentin Fillon Maillet Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Detail
6 23 January 2020 Slovenia Pokljuka 20 km Individual Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Martin Fourcade France Fabien Claude Detail
6 26 January 2020 Slovenia Pokljuka 15 km Mass Start France Quentin Fillon Maillet Germany Benedikt Doll Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail
WC 15 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Russia Alexandr Loginov France Quentin Fillon Maillet France Martin Fourcade Detail
WC 16 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Pursuit France Émilien Jacquelin Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Russia Alexandr Loginov Detail
WC 19 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual France Martin Fourcade Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Austria Dominik Landertinger Detail
WC 23 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Mass Start Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Quentin Fillon Maillet France Émilien Jacquelin Detail
7 6 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město na M. 10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Quentin Fillon Maillet Norway Tarjei Bø Detail
7 8 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město na M. 15 km Mass Start Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Émilien Jacquelin Germany Arnd Peiffer Detail
8 12 March 2020 Finland Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø France Martin Fourcade France Émilien Jacquelin Detail
8 14 March 2020 Finland Kontiolahti 12.5 km Pursuit France Martin Fourcade France Quentin Fillon Maillet France Émilien Jacquelin Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail
9 20 March 2020 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19
9 21 March 2020 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Pursuit
9 22 March 2020 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start

Women

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

Men's team

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det.
1 7 December 2019 Sweden Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Johannes Dale
Erlend Bjøntegaard
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 France
Émilien Jacquelin
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade
 Italy
Lukas Hofer
Thomas Bormolini
Daniele Cappellari
Dominik Windisch
Detail
2 15 December 2019 Austria Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Johannes Dale
Erlend Bjøntegaard
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Germany
Philipp Horn
Johannes Kühn
Arnd Peiffer
Benedikt Doll
 France
Antonin Guigonnat
Émilien Jacquelin
Fabien Claude
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Detail
4 11 January 2020 Germany Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Lars Helge Birkeland
Erlend Bjøntegaard
Johannes Dale
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
 France
Émilien Jacquelin
Martin Fourcade
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 Germany
Philipp Horn
Johannes Kühn
Arnd Peiffer
Benedikt Doll
Detail
5 18 January 2020 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  France
Émilien Jacquelin
Martin Fourcade
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 Norway
Johannes Dale
Erlend Bjøntegaard
Tarjei Bø
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
 Austria
Dominik Landertinger
Simon Eder
Felix Leitner
Julian Eberhard
Detail
WC 22 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  France
Émilien Jacquelin
Martin Fourcade
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet
 Norway
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Johannes Dale
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Philipp Horn
Arnd Peiffer
Benedikt Doll
Detail
7 7 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Johannes Dale
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Ukraine
Artem Pryma
Sergii Semenov
Ruslan Tkalenko
Dmytro Pidruchnyi
 Sweden
Sebastian Samuelsson
Jesper Nelin
Peppe Femling
Martin Ponsiluoma
Detail

Women's team

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det.
1 8 December 2019 Sweden Östersund 4x6 km Relay  Norway
Karoline Offigstad Knotten
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
  Switzerland 
Elisa Gasparin
Selina Gasparin
Aita Gasparin
Lena Häcki
 Sweden
Linn Persson
Elvira Öberg
Mona Brorsson
Hanna Öberg
Detail
2 14 December 2019 Austria Hochfilzen 4x6 km Relay  Norway
Karoline Offigstad Knotten
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 Russia
Kristina Reztsova
Larisa Kuklina
Svetlana Mironova
Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht
  Switzerland 
Elisa Gasparin
Selina Gasparin
Aita Gasparin
Lena Häcki
Detail
4 11 January 2020 Germany Oberhof 4x6 km Relay  Norway
Synnøve Solemdal
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Tiril Eckhoff
 Sweden
Elvira Öberg
Linn Persson
Mona Brorsson
Hanna Öberg
 France
Julia Simon
Anaïs Bescond
Célia Aymonier
Justine Braisaz
Detail
5 17 January 2020 Germany Ruhpolding 4x6 km Relay  Norway
Karoline Offigstad Knotten
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 France
Julia Simon
Anaïs Bescond
Célia Aymonier
Justine Braisaz
  Switzerland 
Elisa Gasparin
Selina Gasparin
Aita Gasparin
Lena Häcki
Detail
WC 22 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x6 km Relay  Norway
Synnøve Solemdal
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
 Germany
Karolin Horchler
Vanessa Hinz
Franziska Preuß
Denise Herrmann
 Ukraine
Anastasiya Merkushyna
Yuliia Dzhima
Vita Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna
Detail
7 7 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město 4x6 km Relay  Norway
Karoline Offigstad Knotten
Ida Lien
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Tiril Eckhoff
 France
Julia Simon
Justine Braisaz
Chloé Chevalier
Anaïs Bescond
 Germany
Karolin Horchler
Vanessa Hinz
Franziska Preuß
Denise Herrmann
Detail

Mixed

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det.
1 30 November 2019 Sweden Östersund 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay
 Sweden
Hanna Öberg
Sebastian Samuelsson
 Germany
Erik Lesser
Franziska Preuß
 Norway
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Detail
1 30 November 2019 Sweden Östersund 4x6 km
Mixed Relay
 Italy
Lisa Vittozzi
Dorothea Wierer
Lukas Hofer
Dominik Windisch
 Norway
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
Tiril Eckhoff
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Sweden
Linn Persson
Mona Brorsson
Jesper Nelin
Martin Ponsiluoma
Detail
6 25 January 2020 Slovenia Pokljuka 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay
 France
Émilien Jacquelin
Anaïs Bescond
 Estonia
Rene Zahkna
Regina Oja
 Austria
Simon Eder
Lisa Theresa Hauser
Detail
6 25 January 2020 Slovenia Pokljuka 4x7.5 km
Mixed Relay
 France
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Justine Braisaz
Julia Simon
 Norway
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Synnoeve Solemdal
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
 Germany
Phlipp Horn
Johannes Kühn
Janina Hettich
Vanessa Hinz
Detail
WC 13 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x6 km
Mixed Relay
 Norway
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Tiril Eckhoff
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Italy
Lisa Vittozzi
Dorothea Wierer
Lukas Hofer
Dominik Windisch
 Czech Republic
Eva Kristejn Puskarčíková
Markéta Davidová
Ondřej Moravec
Michal Krčmář
Detail
WC 20 February 2020 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay
 Norway
Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Johannes Thingnes Bø
 Germany
Franziska Preuß
Erik Lesser
 France
Anaïs Bescond
Émilien Jacquelin
Detail

Standings (men)

Pos. Points
1. Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø 913
2. France Martin Fourcade 911
3. France Quentin Fillon Maillet 843
4. Norway Tarjei Bø 740
5. France Emilien Jacquelin 726
  • Final standings after 21 races.

Standings (women)

Pos. Points
1. Italy Dorothea Wierer 793
2. Norway Tiril Eckhoff 786
3. Germany Denise Herrmann 745
4. Sweden Hanna Öberg 741
5. Norway Marte Olsbu Røiseland 597
  • Final standings after 21 races.

Standings: Mixed

Pos. Points
1.  Norway 307
2.  France 272
3.  Germany 265
4.  Sweden 250
5.  Italy 234
  • Final standings after 6 races.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway32121155
2 France15201651
3 Italy54312
4 Germany410822
5 Sweden25613
6 Russia1247
7 Finland1001
8 Switzerland0235
9 Ukraine0213
10 Estonia0101
 Slovakia0101
 United States0101
13 Czech Republic0055
14 Austria0033
Totals (14 entries)606060180

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.

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Individual 60 54 48 43 40 38 36 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Team
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

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

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