2009–10 Biathlon World Cup

Biathlon competition 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup Overall NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen GER Magdalena Neuner Nations Cup NOR Norway GER Germany Individual AUT Christoph Sumann SWE Anna Carin Zidek Sprint NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen GER Simone Hauswald Pursuit FRA Martin Fourcade GER Magdalena Neuner Mass start RUS Evgeny Ustyugov GER Magdalena Neuner Relay NOR Norway RUS Russia 2008–09 2010–11 thumb|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 2 December 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended 28 March 2010 with the Mixed Relay World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Races of the season were broadcast in Europe on Eurosport channel. Calendar Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2009–10 season.http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/events.html?event_level=WC&event_class=S World Cup Schedule 2009-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20081218052430/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/events.html?event_level=WC&event_class=S 2008-12-18 dead Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Details SWE Östersund 2–6 December ● ● ● details AUT Hochfilzen 11–13 December ● ● ● details SLO Pokljuka 17–20 December ● ● ● details GER Oberhof 6–10 January ● ● ● details GER Ruhpolding 13–17 January ● ● ● details ITA Antholz 20–24 January ● ● ● details CAN Vancouver 13–26 February ● ● ● ● ● Winter Olympics FIN Kontiolahti 12–14 March ● ● details NOR Oslo 18–21 March ● ● ● details RUS Khanty-Mansiysk 25–27 March ● ● details Total 4 10 6 5 5 World Cup podiums Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib (After competition) Det. 1 3 December 2009 SWE Östersund 20 km Individual NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen USA Tim Burke AUT Christoph Sumann NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail 5 December 2009 SWE Östersund 10 km Sprint NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen USA Tim Burke Detail 2 11 December 2009 AUT Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen RUS Nikolay Kruglov RUS Evgeny Ustyugov Detail 12 December 2009 AUT Hochfilzen 12.5 km Pursuit NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen AUT Simon Eder NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail 3 17 December 2009 SLO Pokljuka 20 km Individual AUT Christoph Sumann FRA Simon Fourcade NOR Alexander Os AUT Christoph Sumann Detail 19 December 2009 SLO Pokljuka 10 km Sprint RUS Ivan Tcherezov AUT Dominik Landertinger SWI Thomas Frei Detail 20 December 2009 SLO Pokljuka 12.5 km Pursuit RUS Evgeny Ustyugov EST Roland Lessing AUT Simon Eder USA Tim Burke Detail 4 9 January 2010 GER Oberhof 10 km Sprint RUS Evgeny Ustyugov GER Michael Greis SWE Carl Johan Bergman RUS Evgeny Ustyugov Detail 10 January 2010 GER Oberhof 15 km Mass Start NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen USA Tim Burke POL Tomasz Sikora USA Tim Burke Detail 5 14 January 2010 GER Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen GER Michael Greis RUS Evgeny Ustyugov Detail 16 January 2010 GER Ruhpolding 15 km Mass Start NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen RUS Evgeny Ustyugov AUT Simon Eder Detail 6 21 January 2010 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual UKR Serhiy Sednev AUT Daniel Mesotitsch FRA Alexis Bœuf Detail 23 January 2010 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint GER Arnd Peiffer AUT Dominik Landertinger GER Christoph Stephan Detail 24 January 2010 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Pursuit AUT Daniel Mesotitsch GER Arnd Peiffer AUT Dominik Landertinger FRA Simon Fourcade Detail OG 14 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 10 km Sprint FRA Vincent Jay NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen CRO Jakov Fak NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail 16 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 12.5 km Pursuit SWE Björn Ferry AUT Christoph Sumann FRA Vincent Jay AUT Christoph Sumann Detail 18 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 20 km Individual NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen BLR 1995 Sergey Novikov NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail 21 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 15 km Mass Start FRA Martin Fourcade SVK Pavol Hurajt AUT Christoph Sumann RUS Evgeny Ustyugov Detail 7 13 March 2010 FIN Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint RUS Ivan Tcherezov NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen FRA Martin Fourcade NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail 14 March 2010 FIN Kontiolahti 12.5 km Pursuit FRA Martin Fourcade ITA Christian De Lorenzi FRA Vincent Jay Detail 8 18 March 2010 NOR Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint FRA Martin Fourcade RUS Maxim Tchoudov AUT Christoph Sumann Detail 20 March 2010 NOR Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Pursuit FRA Martin Fourcade GER Simon Schempp RUS Ivan Tcherezov Detail 21 March 2010 NOR Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start RUS Ivan Tcherezov AUT Christoph Sumann NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen Detail 9 26 March 2010 RUS Khanty-Mansiysk 10 km Sprint RUS Ivan Tcherezov ITA Christian De Lorenzi UKR Andriy Deryzemlya Detail 27 March 2010 RUS Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km Mass Start AUT Dominik Landertinger GER Arnd Peiffer NOR Halvard Hanevold Detail Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib (After competition) Det. 1 2 December 2009 SWE Östersund 15 km Individual SWE Helena Jonsson SWE Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva SWE Helena Jonsson Detail 5 December 2009 SWE Östersund 7.5 km Sprint NOR Tora Berger RUS Olga Medvedtseva FIN Kaisa Mäkäräinen Detail 2 11 December 2009 AUT Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint SWE Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek SWE Helena Jonsson RUS Olga Zaitseva Detail 12 December 2009 AUT Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit SWE Helena Jonsson RUS Svetlana Sleptsova RUS Olga Zaitseva Detail 3 17 December 2009 SLO Pokljuka 15 km Individual SWE Helena Jonsson SWE Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek SVK Anastázia Kuzminová Detail 19 December 2009 SLO Pokljuka 7.5 km Sprint RUS Svetlana Sleptsova RUS Anna Bogaliy-Titovets GER Magdalena Neuner Detail 20 December 2009 SLO Pokljuka 10 km Pursuit RUS Svetlana Sleptsova GER Magdalena Neuner RUS Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Detail 4 8 January 2010 GER Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint GER Simone Hauswald SWE Helena Jonsson NOR Ann Kristin Flatland Detail 10 January 2010 GER Oberhof 12.5 km Mass Start GER Andrea Henkel SWE Helena Jonsson NOR Tora Berger Detail 5 13 January 2010 GER Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint SWE Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek RUS Olga Medvedtseva GER Magdalena Neuner Detail 16 January 2010 GER Ruhpolding 12.5 km Mass Start SWE Helena Jonsson GER Simone Hauswald GER Magdalena Neuner Detail 6 20 January 2010 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual GER Magdalena Neuner GER Kati Wilhelm GER Andrea Henkel Detail 22 January 2010 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint GER Magdalena Neuner GER Andrea Henkel FRA Sandrine Bailly Detail 24 January 2010 ITA Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Pursuit GER Andrea Henkel GER Magdalena Neuner NOR Ann Kristin Flatland Detail OG 13 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 7.5 km Sprint SVK Anastázia Kuzminová GER Magdalena Neuner FRA Marie Dorin Detail 16 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 10 km Pursuit GER Magdalena Neuner SVK Anastázia Kuzminová FRA Marie-Laure Brunet Detail 18 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 15 km Individual NOR Tora Berger KAZ Elena Khrustaleva BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva Detail 21 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 12.5 km Mass Start GER Magdalena Neuner RUS Olga Zaitseva GER Simone Hauswald Detail 7 13 March 2010 FIN Kontiolahti 7.5 km Sprint BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva RUS Olga Zaitseva GER Kati Wilhelm GER Magdalena Neuner Detail 14 March 2010 FIN Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva GER Magdalena Neuner GER Simone Hauswald Detail 8 18 March 2010 NOR Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint GER Simone Hauswald BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva SWE Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek Detail 20 March 2010 NOR Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Pursuit GER Simone Hauswald BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva SWE Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek Detail 21 March 2010 NOR Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Mass Start GER Simone Hauswald UKR Vita Semerenko GER Magdalena Neuner Detail 9 25 March 2010 RUS Khanty-Mansiysk 7.5 km Sprint RUS Yana Romanova FRA Marie-Laure Brunet SWE Helena Jonsson Detail 27 March 2010 RUS Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km Mass Start GER Magdalena Neuner FRA Sandrine Bailly SVK Anastázia Kuzminová Detail Men's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 6 December 2009 SWE Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay Vincent Jay Vincent Defrasne Simon Fourcade Martin Fourcade Emil Hegle Svendsen Alexander Os Lars Berger Ole Einar Bjørndalen Daniel Mesotitsch Simon Eder Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann 2 13 December 2009 AUT Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay Simon Eder Daniel Mesotitsch Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann Ivan Tcherezov Evgeny Ustyugov Nikolay Kruglov Maxim Tchoudov Christoph Stephan Arnd Peiffer Michael Greis Simon Schempp 4 7 January 2010 GER Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vincent Jay Vincent Defrasne Simon Fourcade Martin Fourcade Christoph Stephan Michael Greis Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp 5 17 January 2010 GER Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay Ivan Tcherezov Anton Shipulin Maxim Tchoudov Evgeny Ustyugov Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Ole Einar Bjørndalen Emil Hegle Svendsen Daniel Mesotitsch Friedrich Pinter Tobias Eberhard Dominik Landertinger OG 26 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 4x7.5 km Relay Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Simon Eder Daniel Mesotitsch Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann Ivan Tcherezov Anton Shipulin Maxim Tchoudov Evgeny Ustyugov Women's team Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 1 6 December 2009 SWE Östersund 4x6 km Relay Martina Beck Andrea Henkel Simone Hauswald Kati Wilhelm Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Boulygina Olga Zaitseva Olga Medvedtseva Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly 2 13 December 2009 AUT Hochfilzen 4x6 km Relay Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Boulygina Yana Romanova Olga Zaitseva Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly Elisabeth Högberg Anna Carin Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Helena Jonsson 4 6 January 2010 GER Oberhof 4x6 km Relay Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Boulygina Olga Medvedtseva Svetlana Sleptsova Martina Beck Simone Hauswald Tina Bachmann Andrea Henkel Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly 5 15 January 2010 GER Ruhpolding 4x6 km Relay Elisabeth Högberg Anna Carin Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Helena Jonsson Yana Romanova Anna Boulygina Olga Medvedtseva Olga Zaitseva Liv-Kjersti Eikeland Ann Kristin Flatland Solveig Rogstad Tora Berger OG 23 February 2010 CAN Vancouver 4x6 km Relay Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Medvedtseva Olga Zaitseva Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly Kati Wilhelm Simone Hauswald Martina Beck Andrea Henkel Mixed Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third 7 12 March 2010 FIN Kontiolahti 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Kati Wilhelm Magdalena Neuner Erik Lesser Simon Schempp Katja Haller Karin Oberhofer Lukas Hofer Christian De Lorenzi 9 (WC) 28 March 2010 RUS Khanty-Mansiysk 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay Simone Hauswald Magdalena Neuner Simon Schempp Arnd Peiffer Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Helena Jonsson Anna Carin Zidek Björn Ferry Carl Johan Bergman Standings: Men Overall Pos.Points 1. NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen 828 2. AUT Christoph Sumann 813 3. RUS Ivan Tcherezov 782 4. RUS Evgeny Ustyugov 752 5. FRA Martin Fourcade 719 Final standings after 25 races. Individual Pos.Points 1. AUT Christoph Sumann 142 2. NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen 120 3. AUT Daniel Mesotitsch 120 4. UKR Serhiy Sednev 114 5. SVK Pavol Hurajt 111 Final standings after 4 races. Sprint Pos.Points 1. NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen 354 2. RUS Ivan Tcherezov 344 3. AUT Christoph Sumann 292 4. RUS Evgeny Ustyugov 278 5. AUT Dominik Landertinger 272 Final standings after 10 races. Pursuit Pos.Points 1. FRA Martin Fourcade 197 2. AUT Simon Eder 196 3. RUS Ivan Tcherezov 189 4. RUS Evgeny Ustyugov 184 5. AUT Dominik Landertinger 184 Final standings after 6 races. Mass start Pos.Points 1. RUS Evgeny Ustyugov 197 2. NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen 163 3. GER Arnd Peiffer 161 4. AUT Christoph Sumann 160 5. AUT Dominik Landertinger 157 Final standings after 5 races. Relay Pos.Points 1. NOR Norway 228 2. AUT Austria 210 3. RUS Russia 205 4. FRA France 195 5. GER Germany 179 Final standings after 5 races. Nation Pos.Points 1. NOR 6250 2. RUS 6161 3. AUT 6107 4. FRA 5846 5. GER 5760 Final standings after 19 races. Standings: Women Overall Pos.Points 1. GER Magdalena Neuner 933 2. GER Simone Hauswald 857 3. SWE Helena Jonsson 820 4. GER Andrea Henkel 786 5. SWE Anna Carin Zidek 778 Final standings after 25 races. Individual Pos.Points 1. SWE Anna Carin Zidek 132 2. GER Andrea Henkel 126 3. GER Kati Wilhelm 121 4. BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva 121 5. SWE Helena Jonsson 120 Final standings after 4 races. Sprint Pos.Points 1. GER Simone Hauswald 346 2. GER Magdalena Neuner 334 3. SWE Helena Jonsson 334 4. SWE Anna Carin Zidek 327 5. GER Kati Wilhelm 303 Final standings after 10 races. Pursuit Pos.Points 1. GER Magdalena Neuner 256 2. GER Simone Hauswald 217 3. RUS Olga Zaitseva 207 4. BLR 1995 Darya Domracheva 200 5. GER Andrea Henkel 195 Final standings after 6 races. Mass start Pos.Points 1. GER Magdalena Neuner 216 2. GER Simone Hauswald 198 3. GER Andrea Henkel 171 4. SWE Helena Jonsson 168 5. RUS Olga Zaitseva 154 Final standings after 5 races. Relay Pos.Points 1. RUS Russia 234 2. GER Germany 205 3. FRA France 204 4. SWE Sweden 191 5. NOR Norway 165 Final standings after 5 races. Nation Pos.Points 1. GER 6309 2. RUS 6290 3. FRA 5834 4. SWE 5829 5. UKR 5456 Final standings after 19 races. Medal table (includes medals of the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010) flagcountry 14 13 13 14 12 6 13 8 8 8 5 6 5 7 9 4 7 7 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Achievements First World Cup career victory Evgeny Ustyugov RUS, 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka; first podium was 2009–10 Sprint in Hochfilzen Serhiy Sednev UKR, 26, in his 7th season — the WC 6 Individual in Antholz; first podium was 2007–08 Individual in Pokljuka Anastasiya Kuzmina SVK, 25, in her 4th season — the 2010 Winter Olympics Sprint; first podium was 2009 World Championships Mass start in Pyeongchang Darya Domracheva BLR 1995, 23, in her 4th season — the WC 7 Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Sprint in Ruhpolding Martin Fourcade FRA, 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 7 Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2010 Winter Olympics Mass start in Vancouver Yana Romanova RUS, 26, in her 3rd season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; it also was her first podium First World Cup podium Tim Burke USA, 27, in his 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund Evgeny Ustyugov RUS, 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen Thomas Frei SUI, 29, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Pokljuka Roland Lessing EST, 31, in his 12th season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka Ann Kristin Flatland NOR, 27, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof Alexis Bœuf FRA, 23, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual in Antholz Elena Khrustaleva KAZ, 29, in her 5th season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual Sergey Novikov BLR 1995, 29, in his 10th season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual Martin Fourcade FRA, 21, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Mass start Christian De Lorenzi ITA, 29, in his 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Pursuit in Kontiolahti Simon Schempp GER, 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Oslo Yana Romanova RUS, 26, in her 3rd season — no. 1 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses) Men Emil Hegle Svendsen NOR, 5 (16) first places Ivan Tcherezov RUS, 4 (7) first places Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR, 3 (91) first places Evgeny Ustyugov RUS, 3 (3) first places Martin Fourcade FRA, 3 (3) first places Christoph Sumann AUT, 1 (5) first place Björn Ferry SWE, 1 (3) first place Arnd Peiffer GER, 1 (2) first place Daniel Mesotitsch AUT, 1 (2) first place Vincent Jay FRA, 1 (2) first place Dominik Landertinger AUT, 1 (2) first place Serhiy Sednev UKR, 1 (1) first place Women Magdalena Neuner GER, 5 (19) first places Helena Jonsson SWE, 4 (9) first places Simone Hauswald GER, 4 (7) first places Andrea Henkel GER, 2 (18) first places Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek SWE, 2 (11) first places Svetlana Sleptsova RUS, 2 (6) first places Tora Berger NOR, 2 (6) first places Darya Domracheva BLR 1995, 2 (2) first places Anastasiya Kuzmina SVK, 1 (1) first place Yana Romanova RUS, 1 (1) first place Retirements Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2009–10 season: 20em Mikhail Siamionau BLR 1995 Robin Clegg CANBrisbane Justin 14 November 2013 Clegg eyes fourth Olympics http://www.rmoutlook.com/article/20131114/RMO1101/311149989/-1/rmo/clegg-eyes-fourth-olympics Rocky Mountain Outlook 26 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226075155/http://www.rmoutlook.com/article/20131114/RMO1101/311149989/-1/rmo/clegg-eyes-fourth-olympics 26 December 2014 dead Roman Dostál CZE Martten Kaldvee EST 15 September 2010 Laskesuusataja Kaldvee tegi karjääriga lõpparve Biathlete Kaldvee wraps up career http://sport.postimees.ee/313096/laskesuusataja-kaldvee-tegi-karjaariga-lopparve et Postimees 25 December 2014 et Vincent Defrasne FRAhttp://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1061 French Team Reloads for New Season Kokesh Jerry 15 November 2010 Biathlonworld International Biathlon Union 25 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226062713/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1061 2014-12-26 dead Halvard Hanevold NORhttp://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1057 Norwegian Men Focus on World Cups Kokesh Jerry 10 November 2010 Biathlonworld International Biathlon Union 25 December 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141226063400/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1057 26 December 2014 Nikolay Kruglov RUShttp://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1064 Russia Focuses on World Championships Kokesh Jerry 23 November 2010 Biathlonworld International Biathlon Union 25 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226062709/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1064 2014-12-26 dead Marek Matiaško SVK Vyacheslav Derkach UKR Liudmila Ananko BLR 1995 Olga Kudrashova BLR 1995 Natalya Sokolova BLR 1995 Sandra Keith CANhttp://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1002 Competition and Farewells at City-Biathlon Püttlingen 9 August 2010 Biathlonworld International Biathlon Union 25 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226062435/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1002 2014-12-26 dead Dong Xue CHN Liu Xianying CHN 13 January 2011 China keeps low key ahead of Winter Asiad http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-01/13/content_11912271.htm China Daily USA 31 December 2014 Kong Yingchao CHN Yu Shumei CHN Magda Rezlerova CZE Sandrine Bailly FRA Sylvie Becaert FRA Martina Beck GERhttp://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1063 New-Look German Team Aiming for the Top Kokesh Jerry 21 November 2010 Biathlonworld International Biathlon Union 25 December 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141226063256/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1063 26 December 2014 Simone Hauswald GER Anne Preussler GER Kati Wilhelm GER Barbara Ertl ITA Natalia Levchenkova MDA Liv Kjersti Eikeland NOR Anne Ingstadbjoerg NOR Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen NOR Dana Plotogea ROM Mihaela Purdea ROM Olga Medvedtseva RUS Dijana Ravnikar SLOhttp://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1072 Optimism Abounds in Slovenian Team Kokesh Jerry 28 November 2010 Biathlonworld International Biathlon Union 25 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226062236/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1072 26 December 2014 dead dmy-all (comeback in 2012/2013 season) Lilia Vaygina-Efremova UKR Oksana Yakovleva UKR Notes Yellow mark means the leader in the overall standings, one will wear the yellow jersey in the next World Cup race. Red mark means the leader in the discipline, one will wear the red jersey during the next World Cup race in the discipline, unless the athlete is at the same time the leader in the overall standings, in which case one will wear combined yellow/read jersey. References External links IBU official site Category:Biathlon World Cup World Cup World Cup