The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon , organised by the International Biathlon Union . The season started on 30 November 2014 in Östersund , Sweden , and ended on 22 March 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia .[1]
2014–15 World Cup in Nové Město A new event, called the "Single mixed relay", made its World Cup debut on 6 February 2015 in Nové Město .[1] [2]
Calendar
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Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2014–15 season.[1]
World Cup Podiums
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Men's Relay Podiums
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Standings
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World Cup Podiums
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Women's Relay Podiums
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Standings
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Mixed Relay
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Standings
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Final standings after 4 races. Medal table
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Achievements
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First World Cup career victory
Tiril Eckhoff (NOR ) , 24, in her 4th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Veronika Vítková (CZE ) , 26, in her 9th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in Oberhof Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR ) , 26, in her 6th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was her first podium Laura Dahlmeier (GER ) , 21, in her 3rd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva Marie Dorin Habert (FRA ) , 28, in her 8th season — the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk Erik Lesser (GER ) , 26, in his 6th season — the World Championships Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2012–13 Individual in Östersund Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS ) , 30, in her 7th season — the World Championships Individual in Kontiolahti; it also was her first podium Nathan Smith (CAN ) , 29, in his 7th season — the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2015 World Championships Sprint in KontiolahtiFirst World Cup podium
Karin Oberhofer (ITA ) , 29, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen Olga Podchufarova (RUS ) , 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen Nicole Gontier (ITA ) , 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof Franziska Preuß (GER ) , 20, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in Ruhpolding Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA ) , 22, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in Ruhpolding Laura Dahlmeier (GER ) , 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva Franziska Hildebrand (GER ) , 27, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL ) , 28, in her 8th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti Nathan Smith (CAN ) , 29, in his 7th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti Benedikt Doll (GER ) , 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-MansiyskVictory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Men
Women Darya Domracheva (BLR ) , 9 (25) first places Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN ) , 6 (15) first places Marie Dorin Habert (FRA ) , 2 (2) first places Laura Dahlmeier (GER ) , 2 (2) first places Gabriela Soukalová (CZE ) , 1 (8) first place Valj Semerenko (UKR ) , 1 (2) first place Tiril Eckhoff (NOR ) , 1 (1) first place Veronika Vítková (CZE ) , 1 (1) first place Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR ) , 1 (1) first place Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS ) , 1 (1) first place
Retirements
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Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:
External links
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References
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^ a b c "Event Schedule" . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2014 .^ "SINGLE MIXED RELAY CONFIRMED FOR NMNM WC PROGRAMME" . vysocina-arena.cz . 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014 .^ "Men's Total Score Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Individual Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Sprint Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Pursuit Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Mass Start Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Relay Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Nations Cup Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Total Score Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Individual Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Sprint Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Pursuit Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Mass Start Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Relay Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Nations Cup Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ Paone, Francesco (13 December 2014). "Alexis Boeuf si ritira con effetto immediato" [Alexis Boeuf retires with immediate effect]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ a b "ATHLETE RETIREMENTS" . British biathlon . British Biathlon Union. n.d. Archived from the original on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 28 September 2015 .^ Paone, Francesco (19 April 2015). "Christoph Stephan annuncia il ritiro dall'attività agonistica" [Christoph Stephan announces retirement from racing]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ Tingve, Pål Marius (27 April 2015). "Lars Berger legger opp" . Dagbladet . Retrieved 27 April 2015 . ^ Paone, Francesco (3 October 2015). "Ufficiale il ritiro di Janez Maric, un capitolo di storia del biathlon sloveno" [Official retirement of Janez Maric, a chapter of the history of Slovenian biathlon]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ Paone, Francesco (3 October 2015). "Serguei Sednev si ritira con effetto immediato" [Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ Paone, Francesco (30 March 2015). "La francese Sophie Boilley appende gli sci al chiodo" [The French Sophie Boilley hangs skis to the nail]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ "Biathlete Sachenbacher-Stehle announces retirement following doping case" . Deutsche Welle . 30 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015 .^ Paone, Francesco (31 March 2015). "Fine carriera per Roberta Fiandino" [End career for Roberta Fiandino]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ Paone, Francesco (24 January 2015). "Olga Zaitseva torna sui suoi passi e decide di ritirarsi" [Olga Zaitseva back on his feet and decides to retire]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October 2015 . (in Italian) ^ Яна Романова завершила спортивную карьеру
Martin Fourcade
Darya Domracheva
Norway
Germany
Serhiy Semenov
Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Anton Shipulin
Czech Republic
Östersund
Hochfilzen
Pokljuka
Antholz-Anterselva
Canada
Poland
Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 24, in her 4th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand
Veronika Vítková (CZE), 26, in her 9th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in Oberhof
Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 21, in her 3rd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), 28, in her 8th season — the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk
Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 30, in her 7th season — the World Championships Individual in Kontiolahti; it also was her first podium
Nathan Smith (CAN), 29, in his 7th season — the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2015 World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
Karin Oberhofer (ITA), 29, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL), 28, in her 8th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
