Biathlon series
Lisa Vittozzi won the World Cup for the first time in her career, being the second Italian in history to win the World Cup, after
Dorothea Wierer .
The 2023–24 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon , organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). It was the 47th edition for men and 42nd edition for women of the highest international race series in biathlon.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The season started on 25 November 2023 in Östersund , Sweden and concluded on 17 March 2024 in Canmore , Canada .[ 4]
The highlight of the season were the 2024 Biathlon World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě , Czech Republic, whose results were not included in the World Cup standings (except for the national standings).
For the first time since the 2018–19 season World Cup races was held in North America .
Norwegian men were represented on the podium in every race this season. This is the first time a country has done this since East Germany in the 1979–1980 season.[citation needed ]
Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway (men's) and Julia Simon from France (women's) were the reigning champions from the previous season. Bø defended the title, while Simon finished the season in fifth place.
Map of world cup hosts [ edit ]
All 10 locations hosting world cup events in this season (including Nové Město na Moravě – venue of the World Championships).
World Championships
Podium table by nation [ edit ]
Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
Points distribution [ edit ]
The table shows the number of points won in the 2023–24 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.[ 107]
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
90
75
60
50
45
40
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
First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Men
Philipp Nawrath (30), in his 8th season – Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund – 1st place
Justus Strelow (26), in his 4th season – Stage 1 Individual in Östersund – 2nd place
Endre Strømsheim (26), in his 4th season – Stage 3 Pursuit in Lenzerheide – 2nd place
Vebjørn Sørum (25), in his 2nd season – Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund – 3rd place
Jesper Nelin (31), in his 9th season – Stage 7 Mass Start in Oslo Holmenkollen – 3rd place
Johan-Olav Botn (24), in his 1st season – Stage 8 Sprint in Soldier Hollow, Utah – 3rd place
Women
Janina Hettich-Walz (27), in her 6th season – Stage 9 Mass Start in Canmore – 2nd place
Juni Arnekleiv (24), in her 3rd season – Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund – 3rd place
Marit Ishol Skogan (25), in her 1st season – Stage 3 Pursuit in Lenzerheide – 3rd place
Sophie Chauveau (24), in her 2nd season – Stage 4 Sprint in Oberhof – 3rd place
Ida Lien (26), in her 5th season – Stage 7 Individual in Oslo Holmenkollen – 3rd place
Gilonne Guigonnat (25), in her 2nd season – Stage 9 Mass Start in Canmore – 3rd place
Team
Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
The following notable biathletes, who competed in the World Cup, retire during or after the 2023–24 season:
^ Men's Sprint originally scheduled for 4 January 2024 (Thursday), was rescheduled to 5 January 2024 (Friday), due to bad weather.
^ a b not included in the World Cup
^ Women's Individual originally scheduled for 29 February 2024 (Thursday), was rescheduled to 1 March 2024 (Friday), due to bad weather conditions.