2015–16 Biathlon World Cup

Discipline|  Men|  Women
Overall|  Martin Fourcade|  Gabriela Soukalová
Nations Cup|  Norway|  Germany
Individual|  Martin Fourcade|  Dorothea Wierer
Sprint|  Martin Fourcade|  Gabriela Soukalová
Pursuit|  Martin Fourcade|  Gabriela Soukalová
Mass start|  Martin Fourcade|  Gabriela Soukalová
Relay|  Norway|  Germany
Mixed|  Norway
Competition

←2014–15

2016–17→

2015–16 Biathlon World Cup

Men

* Overall
* Individual
* Sprint
* Pursuit
* Mass start
* Relay
* Nation

Women

* Overall
* Individual
* Sprint
* Pursuit
* Mass start
* Relay
* Nation

Mixed
Mixed relay
World Cup stages

* Östersund
* Hochfilzen
* Pokljuka
* Ruhpolding
* Ruhpolding (2)
* Antholz-Anterselva
* Canmore
* Presque Isle
* Khanty-Mansiysk

See also

* World Championships

* <-2014–15
* Biathlon World Cup
* 2016–17->

* v
* t
* e

The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[1] The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness.[2]

## Calendar[edit]

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.[1]

Stage  | Location  | Date  | Individual  | Sprint  | Pursuit  | Mass start | Relay  | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details

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1  |  Östersund | 29 November–6 December  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  | ●  | ●  | details
2  |  Hochfilzen | 11–13 December  |  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  |  |  | details
3  |  Pokljuka | 17–20 December  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  |  | details
4  |  Ruhpolding[nb 1] | 8–10 January  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  |  | details
5  |  Ruhpolding | 13–17 January  | ●  |  |  | ●  | ●  |  |  | details
6  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 21–24 January  |  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  |  |  | details
7  |  Canmore | 4–7 February  |  | ●  |  | ●  |  | ●  | ●  | details
8  |  Presque Isle | 11–13 February  |  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  |  |  | details
WC  |  Holmenkollen | 3–13 March  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  | World Championships
9  |  Khanty-Mansiysk | 17–19 March  |  | ●  | ●  | Cancelled |  |  |  | details
Total: 65 (30 men's, 30 women's, 5 mixed)  | 3  | 9  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 2  |

## Men[edit]

### World Cup Podiums[edit]

WC | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Yellow bib  | Det.

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1  | 2 December 2015 |  Östersund |  20 km Individual  |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  Simon Schempp |  Alexey Volkov |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail
5 December 2015 |  10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Arnd Peiffer |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail
6 December 2015 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Arnd Peiffer |  Quentin Fillon Maillet |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
2  | 11 December 2015 |  Hochfilzen |  10 km Sprint  |  Simon Schempp |  Martin Fourcade |  Tarjei Bø | Detail
12 December 2015 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Simon Schempp |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
3  | 17 December 2015 |  Pokljuka |  10 km Sprint  |  Simon Schempp |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  Evgenii Garanichev | Detail
19 December 2015 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Simon Schempp |  Martin Fourcade |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
20 December 2015 |  15 km Mass Start  |  Jean-Guillaume Béatrix |  Emil Hegle Svendsen |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail
4  | 8 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding |  10 km Sprint  |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Tarjei Bø |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail
9 January 2016 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Simon Eder |  Martin Fourcade |  Michal Šlesingr | Detail
10 January 2016 |  15 km Mass Start  |  Martin Fourcade |  Ondřej Moravec |  Tarjei Bø | Detail
5  | 13 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding |  20 km Individual  |  Martin Fourcade |  Simon Eder |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
16 January 2016 |  15 km Mass Start  |  Erik Lesser |  Martin Fourcade |  Evgenii Garanichev | Detail
6  | 22 January 2016 |  Anterselva |  10 km Sprint  |  Simon Schempp |  Maxim Tsvetkov |  Tarjei Bø | Detail
23 January 2016 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Anton Shipulin |  Simon Schempp |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail
7  | 4 February 2016 |  Canmore |  10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Anton Shipulin |  Simon Schempp | Detail
6 February 2016 |  15 km Mass Start  |  Dominik Windisch |  Benedikt Doll |  Quentin Fillon Maillet | Detail
8  | 11 February 2016 |  Presque Isle |  10 km Sprint  |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Anton Shipulin |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
12 February 2016 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
WCH  | 5 March 2016 |  Oslo |  10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  Serhiy Semenov | Detail
6 March 2016 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail
10 March 2016 |  20 km Individual  |  Martin Fourcade |  Dominik Landertinger |  Simon Eder | Detail
13 March 2016 |  15 km Mass Start  |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Martin Fourcade |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail
9  | 18 March 2016 |  Khanty-Mansiysk |  10 km Sprint  |  Julian Eberhard |  Simon Schempp |  Arnd Peiffer | Detail
19 March 2016 |  12.5 km Pursuit  |  Simon Schempp |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Erik Lesser | Detail
20 March 2016 |  15 km Mass Start  | Cancelled due to strong winds | Detail

#### Men's Relay Podiums[edit]

WC | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Leader  | Det.

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2  | 13 December 2015 |  Hochfilzen |  4 × 7.5 km Relay  |  Russia

Alexey Volkov
Evgenii Garanichev
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Shipulin

|  Norway

Henrik L'Abée-Lund
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen

|  France

Simon Fourcade
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade

|  Russia | Detail
5  | 15 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding |  4 × 7.5 km Relay  |  Norway

Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen

|  Russia

Alexey Volkov
Evgenii Garanichev
Maxim Tsvetkov
Anton Shipulin

|  Austria

Sven Grossegger
Julian Eberhard
Simon Eder
Dominik Landertinger

|  Russia /  Norway | Detail
6  | 24 January 2016 |  Anterselva |  4 × 7.5 km Relay  |  Russia

Maxim Tsvetkov
Evgenii Garanichev
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Shipulin

|  Germany

Erik Lesser
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

|  Norway

Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Lars Helge Birkeland
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Erlend Bjøntegaard

|  Russia | Detail
8  | 13 February 2016 |  Presque Isle |  4 × 7.5 km Relay  |  Norway

Lars Helge Birkeland
Erlend Bjøntegaard
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø

|  France

Simon Fourcade
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix

|  Germany

Erik Lesser
Andreas Birnbacher
Daniel Böhm
Benedikt Doll

|  Norway | Detail
WCH  | 12 March 2016 |  Oslo |  4 × 7.5 km Relay  |  Norway

Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Tarjei Bø
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen

|  Germany

Erik Lesser
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

|  Canada

Christian Gow
Nathan Smith
Scott Gow
Brendan Green

| Detail

### Standings[edit]

#### Overall[edit]

| Rank  | after all 25 races[4] | Points

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|  Martin Fourcade | 1151
2. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 820
3. |  Anton Shipulin | 806
4. |  Simon Schempp | 769
5. |  Simon Eder | 714
6. |  Tarjei Bø | 708
7. |  Evgenii Garanichev | 659
8. |  Benedikt Doll | 602
9. |  Dominik Landertinger | 600
10. |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | 595

#### Individual[edit]

| Rank  | after all 3 races[5] | Points

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|  Martin Fourcade | 140
2. |  Simon Eder | 138
3. |  Dominik Landertinger | 105
4. |  Anton Shipulin | 100
5. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 90

#### Sprint[edit]

| Rank  | after all 9 races[6] | Points

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|  Martin Fourcade | 379
2. |  Simon Schempp | 316
3. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 298
4. |  Arnd Peiffer | 262
5. |  Anton Shipulin | 251

#### Pursuit[edit]

| Rank  | after all 8 races[7] | Points

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|  Martin Fourcade | 391
2. |  Anton Shipulin | 300
3. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 278
4. |  Tarjei Bø | 267
5. |  Simon Eder | 254

#### Mass start[edit]

| Rank  | after all 5 races[8] | Points

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|  Martin Fourcade | 242
2. |  Quentin Fillon Maillet | 162
3. |  Anton Shipulin | 155
4. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 154
5. |  Evgenii Garanichev | 153

#### Relay[edit]

| Rank  | after all 5 races[9] | Points

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1. |  Norway | 282
2. |  Russia | 255
3. |  Germany | 236
4. |  France | 217
5. |  Austria | 209

#### Nation[edit]

| Rank  | after all 22 races[10] | Points

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1. |  Norway | 7808
2. |  Germany | 7518
3. |  Russia | 7178
4. |  France | 7113
5. |  Austria | 6795

## Women[edit]

### World Cup Podiums[edit]

WC | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Yellow bib  | Det.

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1  | 3 December 2015 |  Östersund |  15 km Individual  |  Dorothea Wierer |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Olena Pidhrushna |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
5 December 2015 |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Federica Sanfilippo |  Olena Pidhrushna |  Gabriela Soukalová | Detail
6 December 2015 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Dorothea Wierer |  Franziska Hildebrand | Detail
2  | 11 December 2015 |  Hochfilzen |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Franziska Hildebrand |  Maren Hammerschmidt |  Miriam Gössner | Detail
12 December 2015 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Maren Hammerschmidt |  Gabriela Soukalová | Detail
3  | 18 December 2015 |  Pokljuka |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Franziska Hildebrand | Detail
19 December 2015 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Marie Dorin Habert | Detail
20 December 2015 |  12.5 km Mass Start  |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Olga Podchufarova |  Gabriela Soukalová | Detail
4  | 8 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Franziska Hildebrand |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail
9 January 2016 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
10 January 2016 |  12.5 km Mass Start  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Tiril Eckhoff | Detail
5  | 14 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding |  15 km Individual  |  Dorothea Wierer |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Soukalová | Detail
16 January 2016 |  12.5 km Mass Start  |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Franziska Hildebrand |  Laura Dahlmeier | Detail
6  | 21 January 2016 |  Anterselva |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Olga Podchufarova |  Dorothea Wierer |  Ekaterina Yurlova | Detail
23 January 2016 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Ekaterina Yurlova |  Selina Gasparin |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
7  | 5 February 2016 |  Canmore |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Olena Pidhrushna |  Krystyna Guzik |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
6 February 2016 |  12.5 km Mass Start  |  Dorothea Wierer |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Gabriela Soukalová | Detail
8  | 11 February 2016 |  Presque Isle |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Susan Dunklee |  Krystyna Guzik | Detail
12 February 2016 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Marie Dorin Habert | Detail
WCH  | 5 March 2016 |  Oslo |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Tiril Eckhoff |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Laura Dahlmeier | Detail
6 March 2016 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Dorothea Wierer |  Marie Dorin Habert | Detail
9 March 2016 |  15 km Individual  |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Anaïs Bescond |  Laura Dahlmeier | Detail
13 March 2016 |  12.5 km Mass Start  |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail
9  | 17 March 2016 |  Khanty-Mansiysk |  7.5 km Sprint  |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Soukalová |  Marte Olsbu | Detail
19 March 2016 |  10 km Pursuit  |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
20 March 2016 |  12.5 km Mass Start  | Cancelled due to strong winds | Detail

#### Women's Relay Podiums[edit]

WC | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Leader  | Det.

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2  | 13 December 2015 |  Hochfilzen |  4 × 6 km Relay  |  Italy

Lisa Vittozzi
Karin Oberhofer
Federica Sanfilippo
Dorothea Wierer

|  Germany

Franziska Hildebrand
Maren Hammerschmidt
Vanessa Hinz
Franziska Preuß

|  Ukraine

Yuliia Dzhima
Olga Abramova
Valentyna Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna

|  Italy | Detail
5  | 17 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding |  4 × 6 km Relay  |  Ukraine

Iryna Varvynets
Yuliia Dzhima
Valentyna Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna

|  Germany

Karolin Horchler
Miriam Gössner
Maren Hammerschmidt
Laura Dahlmeier

|  Italy

Lisa Vittozzi
Karin Oberhofer
Alexia Runggaldier
Dorothea Wierer

|  Italy /  Ukraine | Detail
6  | 24 January 2016 |  Anterselva |  4 × 6 km Relay  |  France

Justine Braisaz
Anaïs Bescond
Anaïs Chevalier
Marie Dorin Habert

|  Czech Republic

Eva Puskarčíková
Lucie Charvátová
Gabriela Soukalová
Veronika Vítková

|  Russia

Ekaterina Shumilova
Anastasia Zagoruiko
Ekaterina Yurlova
Olga Podchufarova

|  Italy | Detail
8  | 13 February 2016 |  Presque Isle |  4 × 6 km Relay  |  Czech Republic

Eva Puskarčíková
Lucie Charvátová
Gabriela Soukalová
Veronika Vítková

|  Ukraine

Iryna Varvynets
Natalya Burdyga
Yuliia Dzhima
Olena Pidhrushna

|  Germany

Franziska Preuß
Luise Kummer
Miriam Gössner
Karolin Horchler

| Detail
WCH  | 11 March 2016 |  Oslo |  4 × 6 km Relay  |  Norway

Synnøve Solemdal
Fanny Horn Birkeland
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu

|  France

Justine Braisaz
Anaïs Bescond
Anaïs Chevalier
Marie Dorin Habert

|  Germany

Franziska Preuß
Franziska Hildebrand
Maren Hammerschmidt
Laura Dahlmeier

|  Germany | Detail

### Standings[edit]

#### Overall[edit]

| Rank  | after all 25 races[11] | Points

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|  Gabriela Soukalová | 1074
2. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 1028
3. |  Dorothea Wierer | 944
4. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 892
5. |  Franziska Hildebrand | 793
6. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 786
7. |  Olena Pidhrushna | 754
8. |  Veronika Vítková | 705
9. |  Anaïs Bescond | 666
10. |  Krystyna Guzik | 566

#### Individual[edit]

| Rank  | after all 3 races[12] | Points

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|  Dorothea Wierer | 154
2. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 152
3. |  Gabriela Soukalová | 128
4. |  Franziska Hildebrand | 112
5. |  Anaïs Bescond | 107

#### Sprint[edit]

| Rank  | after all 9 races[13] | Points

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|  Gabriela Soukalová | 413
2. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 336
3. |  Dorothea Wierer | 327
4. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 309
5. |  Olena Pidhrushna | 299

#### Pursuit[edit]

| Rank  | after all 8 races[14] | Points

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|  Gabriela Soukalová | 354
2. |  Dorothea Wierer | 348
3. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 331
4. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 324
5. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 265

#### Mass start[edit]

| Rank  | after all 5 races[15] | Points

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|  Gabriela Soukalová | 241
2. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 236
3. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 228
4. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 179
5. |  Franziska Hildebrand | 169

#### Relay[edit]

| Rank  | after all 5 races[16] | Points

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1. |  Germany | 236
2. |  France | 228
3. |  Czech Republic | 228
4. |  Italy | 227
5. |  Ukraine | 202

#### Nation[edit]

| Rank  | after all 22 races[17] | Points

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1. |  Germany | 7417
2. |  France | 7176
3. |  Czech Republic | 6944
4. |  Italy | 6822
5. |  Ukraine | 6573

### Mixed[edit]

Event  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Det.

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1  | 29 November 2015  |  Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay  |  Norway

Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen
Lars Helge Birkeland

|  Canada

Rosanna Crawford
Nathan Smith

|  Germany

Maren Hammerschmidt
Daniel Böhm

| Detail
1  | 29 November 2015  |  Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km
Mixed Relay  |  Norway

Fanny Horn Birkeland
Tiril Eckhoff
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø

|  Germany

Franziska Hildebrand
Vanessa Hinz
Benedikt Doll
Simon Schempp

|  Czech Republic

Veronika Vítková
Gabriela Soukalová
Michal Šlesingr
Ondřej Moravec

| Detail
7  | 7 February 2016  |  Canmore | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay  |  France

Marie Dorin Habert
Martin Fourcade

|  Austria

Lisa Theresa Hauser
Simon Eder

|  Norway

Hilde Fenne
Lars Helge Birkeland

| Detail
7  | 7 February 2016  |  Canmore | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km
Mixed Relay  |  Germany

Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Preuß
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

|  Italy

Dorothea Wierer
Karin Oberhofer
Lukas Hofer
Dominik Windisch

|  Norway

Marte Olsbu
Synnøve Solemdal
Alexander Os
Håvard Bogetveit

| Detail
WC  | 3 March 2016  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km
Mixed Relay  |  France

Anaïs Bescond
Marie Dorin Habert
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Martin Fourcade

|  Germany

Franziska Preuß
Franziska Hildebrand
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

|  Norway

Marte Olsbu
Tiril Eckhoff
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Tarjei Bø

| Detail

## Standings: Mixed[edit]

### Mixed relay[edit]

Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Norway  | 264
2. |  Germany | 252
3. |  France | 223
4. |  Russia | 191
5. |  Canada | 183

* Final standings after 5 races.

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France| 17| 14| 6| 37
2|  Germany| 14| 18| 13| 45
3|  Norway| 11| 8| 15| 34
4|  Czech Republic| 5| 6| 5| 16
5|  Italy| 5| 5| 5| 15
6|  Russia| 5| 4| 10| 19
7|  Finland| 4| 2| 3| 9
8|  Austria| 2| 3| 2| 7
9|  Ukraine| 2| 1| 4| 7
10|  Canada| 0| 1| 1| 2
Poland| 0| 1| 1| 2
12|  Switzerland| 0| 1| 0| 1
United States| 0| 1| 0| 1
Totals (13 entries)| 65| 65| 65| 195

## Achievements[edit]

First World Cup career victory

Men

* Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (FRA), 27, in his 9th season — the WC 3 Mass Start in Pokljuka; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
* Dominik Windisch (ITA), 26, in his 9th season — the WC 7 Mass Start in Canmore; it also was his first podium
* Julian Eberhard (AUT), 29, in his 8th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; it also was his first podium

Women

* Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 25, in her 6th season — the WC 1 Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Pokljuka
* Franziska Hildebrand (GER), 28, in her 5th season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Nové Město
* Olga Podchufarova (RUS), 23, in her 4th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2014–15 Pursuit in Hochfilzen

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First World Cup podium

Men

* Maxim Tsvetkov (RUS), 24, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
* Dominik Windisch (ITA), 26, in his 9th season — no. 1 WC 7 Mass Start in Canmore
* Julian Eberhard (AUT), 29, in his 8th season — no. 1 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiyk

Women

* Federica Sanfilippo (ITA), 25, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund
* Maren Hammerschmidt (GER), 26, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
* Marte Olsbu (NOR), 25, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk

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Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Men

* Martin Fourcade (FRA), 10 (47) first places
* Simon Schempp (GER), 5 (10) first places
* Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 3 (11) first places
* Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 1 (94) first place
* Anton Shipulin (RUS), 1 (8) first place
* Simon Eder (AUT), 1 (3) first place
* Erik Lesser (GER), 1 (2) first place
* Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (FRA), 1 (1) first place
* Dominik Windisch (ITA), 1 (1) first place
* Julian Eberhard (AUT), 1 (1) first place

Women

* Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 5 (7) first places
* Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 4 (19) first places
* Gabriela Soukalová (CZE), 4 (12) first places
* Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), 3 (5) first places
* Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 3 (3) first places
* Franziska Hildebrand (GER), 2 (2) first places
* Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 1 (2) first place
* Olena Pidhrushna (UKR), 1 (2) first place
* Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 1 (2) first place
* Olga Podchufarova (RUS), 1 (1) first place

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## Retirements[edit]

Men

* Friedrich Pinter (AUT)[18]
* Scott Perras (CAN)[19]
* Indrek Tobreluts (EST)[20]
* Andreas Birnbacher (GER)[21]
* Christian De Lorenzi (ITA)[22]
* Christian Martinelli (ITA)[23]
* Alexander Os (NOR)[24]
* Krzysztof Pływaczyk (POL)
* Ivan Tcherezov (RUS)[25]
* Miroslav Matiaško (SVK)[26]

Women

* Zina Kocher (CAN)[27]
* Audrey Vaillancourt (CAN)[18]
* Barbora Tomešová (CZE)[28]
* Daria Yurlova (EST)
* Annukka Siltakorpi (FIN)
* Marine Bolliet (FRA)[29]
* Elena Khrustaleva (KAZ)
* Marina Lebedeva (KAZ)
* Marija Kaznacenko (LTU)
* Bente Landheim (NOR)
* Jori Mørkve (NOR)[30]
* Elise Ringen (NOR)[31]
* Olga Vilukhina (RUS)
* Martina Chrapánová (SVK)[32]
* Natália Prekopová (SVK)[33]
* Natalya Burdyga (UKR)[19]
* Annelies Cook (USA)[34]
* Hannah Dreissigacker (USA)[28]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ Originally scheduled in Oberhof on 7–10 January, relocated in Ruhpolding due to lack of snow.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Termine bis 2018" (in German). Biathlon Online Magazin. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
2. ^ "Olympic champion Darya Domracheva to miss biathlon season". Zee News. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
3. ^ "Relocation Worldcup 4 to Ruhpolding". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
5. ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
6. ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
7. ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
8. ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
9. ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
10. ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
11. ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
12. ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
13. ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
14. ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
15. ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
16. ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
17. ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
18. ^ a b Paone, Francesco (4 May 2016). "Si ritirano Fritz Pinter e Audrey Vaillancourt. Salgono a 9 gli addii nel biathlon" [Fritz Pinter and Audrey Vaillancourt retires. Rising to nine retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
19. ^ a b Paone, Francesco (15 May 2016). "Natalya Burdyga si ritira. Ancora. Smette anche Scott Perras. Salgono a 11 gli addii nel biathlon" [Natalya Burdyga retires. Again. Scott Perras also stops. Rising to eleven retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
20. ^ Roosna, Märt (14 January 2016). "Pika karjääri lõpetanud Indrek Tobreluts: toredad aastad olid" [The end of the long career of Indrek Tobreluts: they were wonderful years]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 March 2016. (in Estonian) (subscription required)
21. ^ "Überraschung in Oslo: Birnbacher beendet Karriere". Merkur (in German). 9 March 2016.
22. ^ Paone, Francesco (26 March 2016). "A Forni Avoltri si è conclusa la carriera di Christian De Lorenzi" [The career of Christian De Lorenzi concluded in Forni Avoltri]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
23. ^ Paone, Francesco (27 March 2016). "Fine carriera anche per Christian Martinelli" [Christian Martinelli ends career as well]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
24. ^ Eidissen, Lars (31 May 2016). "Alexander Os legger opp som skiskytter og blir pappa igjen" [Alexander Os retires as biathlete and becomes father again]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
25. ^ "Retirement for Russia's Ivan Tcherezov". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
26. ^ "Miroslav Matiaško". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
27. ^ Paone, Francesco (28 March 2016). "Zina Kocher chiude la sua carriera" [Zina Kocher ends her career]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
28. ^ a b "Retirement for Alexander Os…and More Athletes". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
29. ^ Paone, Francesco (18 March 2016). "Marine Bolliet appende sci e carabina al chiodo" [Marine Bolliet hangs up skis and rifle]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
30. ^ Ørjan Brattetveit (4 April 2016). "Siste jubel for Jori" [Last hurrah for Jori]. Hordaland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
31. ^ "Ringen legger opp" [Ringen retires]. Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.(subscription required)
32. ^ "Martina Chrapánová". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
33. ^ "Natália Prekopová". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
34. ^ Paone, Francesco (28 March 2016). "Lowell Bailey e Clare Egan protagonisti ai campionati NorAm. Annelies Cook vince nel giorno del ritiro" [Lowell Bailey and Clare Egan are the protagonists of the NorAm championships. Annelies Cook victorious on the day of her retirement]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.

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