2015–16 Biathlon World Cup
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 28 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
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.[1]
World Cup Podium
Men
Ladies
Men's team
Ladies' team
Mixed
Standings: Men
- Final standings after 25 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 8 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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Nation
- Final standings after 22 races.
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Standings: Women
- Final standings after 25 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 8 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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Nation
- Final standings after 22 races.
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Standings: Mixed
- Final standings after 5 races.
Medal table
Achievements
- 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
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- 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 2015–16 Mass Start in Pokljuka
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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
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- 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
- Olga Podchufarova (RUS), 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Mass Start in Pokljuka
- 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
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- 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
Footnotes
References
External links