The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 28 November 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland and ended on 21 March 2021 in Östersund, Sweden.
| 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) |
Tiril Eckhoff (1) | |
| U25 |
Sturla Holm Lægreid (1) |
 Dzinara Alimbekava (1) | |
| Individual |
Sturla Holm Lægreid (1) |
 Lisa Theresa Hauser (1)  Dorothea Wierer (2) | |
| Sprint |
Johannes Thingnes Bø (2) |
Tiril Eckhoff (1) | |
| Pursuit |
Sturla Holm Lægreid (1) |
Tiril Eckhoff (2) | |
| Mass start |
Tarjei Bø (1) |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (1) | |
| Relay |
Norway (12) |
 Sweden (1) | |
| Nations Cup |
Norway (17) |
Norway (6) | |
| Mixed |
Norway (7) | ||
| Competition | |||
Starting from this season a blue bib will be introduced for the best biathlete under the age of 25.[1]
Calendar edit
World ChampionshipsBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2020–21 season.[2]
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
Details |
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| 1 |  Kontiolahti
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28–29 November | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 2 | 3–6 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 3 | Hochfilzen
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11–13 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 4 | 17–20 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 5 |  Oberhof
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8–10 January | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| 6 | 13–17 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
| 7 | Antholz-Anterselva
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21–24 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| WC |  Pokljuka
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10–21 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| 8 |  Nové Město
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4–7 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 9 | 11–14 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 10 | Östersund[nb 1]
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18–21 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| Total: 70 (32 men's, 32 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 (m, w) | 10 (m, w) | 8 (m, w) | 5 (m, w) | 6 (m, w) | 3 (mix) | 3 (mix) | |||
Calendar changes edit
- On 28 September the rounds originally scheduled at Östersund, Sweden and Le Grand-Bornand, France were replaced by additional rounds at Kontiolahti, Finland and Hochfilzen, Austria respectively.[3]
- On 5 October it was announced that Oberhof will host two events, replacing Ruhpolding.[4]
- A round which was set to be held in Beijing as test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics was replaced on 23 November with another round at Nové Město.[5]
- On 13 February the round originally scheduled at Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway was replaced by additional rounds at Östersund, Sweden.[6]
World Cup podiums edit
Men edit
Women edit
Men's team – 4x7.5 km Relay edit
| Stage | Date | Place | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 December 2020 | Kontiolahti
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Norway
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Sweden
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Germany
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Norway
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Detail |
| 3 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen
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Sweden
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Norway
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Germany
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Norway Sweden
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Detail |
| 6 | 15 January 2021 | Oberhof
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 France
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Norway
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Italy
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Norway
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Detail |
| 7 | 23 January 2021 | Antholz-Anterselva
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France
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Norway
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 Russia
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Detail | |
| WC | 20 February 2021 | Pokljuka
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Norway
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Sweden
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RBU | Detail | |
| 8 | 5 March 2021 | Nové Město na M.
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Germany
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Russia
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Norway
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Detail |
Women's team – 4x6 km Relay edit
| Stage | Date | Place | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 December 2020 | Kontiolahti
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Sweden
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France
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Germany
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Sweden
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Detail |
| 3 | 12 December 2020 | Hochfilzen
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Norway
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France
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Sweden
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Detail | |
| 6 | 16 January 2021 | Oberhof
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Germany
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Belarus
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Sweden
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Detail | |
| 7 | 24 January 2021 | Antholz-Anterselva
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Russia
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Germany
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France
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Germany
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Detail |
| WC | 20 February 2021 | Pokljuka
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Norway
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Germany
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 Ukraine
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Detail | |
| 8 | 4 March 2021 | Nové Město na M.
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Sweden
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Belarus
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France
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Sweden
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Detail |
Mixed Relay edit
| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
Det. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 January 2021 | Oberhof
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4x6 km | Russia
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Norway
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France
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Russia
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Detail |
| 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km |
France
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Sweden
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Norway
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France
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| WC | 10 February 2021 | Pokljuka
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4x7.5 km |
Norway
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Austria
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Sweden
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Norway
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Detail |
| 18 February 2021 | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km |
France
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Norway
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Sweden
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| 9 | 14 March 2021 | Nové Město
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4x6 km |
Norway
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Italy
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Sweden
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Detail | |
| 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km |
Sweden
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Norway
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 United States
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Standings (men) edit
Overall edit
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Under 25 edit
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Individual edit
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Sprint edit
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Pursuit edit
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Mass start edit
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Relay edit
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Nation edit
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Standings (women) edit
Overall edit
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Under 25 edit
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Individual edit
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Sprint edit
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Pursuit edit
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Mass start edit
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Relay edit
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Nation edit
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Standings: Mixed edit
Mixed relay edit
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norway |
228 |
| 2. | France |
211 |
| 3. | Sweden |
210 |
| 4. | Austria |
169 |
| 5. | Russia |
168 |
- Final standings after 6 races.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 38 | 25 | 20 | 83 |
| 2 | France | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Sweden | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Russia RBU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Belarus | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 210 | |
Points distribution edit
The table shows the number of points won in the 2020/21 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.
| 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 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 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 |
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| Pursuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mass Start | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements edit
- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements edit
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2020–21 season:
Notes edit
- ^ Events scheduled in Oslo-Holmenkollen was cancelled due to pandemic, and replaced by Östersund.
- ^ Men's events scheduled in Oslo-Holmenkollen was cancelled due to pandemic.
- ^ Women's events scheduled in Oslo-Holmenkollen was cancelled due to pandemic.
References edit
- ^ "Rule Changes for 2020/2021: A New Bib and Qualification Criteria Adjusted". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "International Biathlon Union - IBU". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "IBU announces plans for first trimester of World Cup season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "IBU announces BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon schedule for January 2021". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "IBU announces World Cup schedule for final trimester of 2020/21 season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Östersund replaces Oslo as host of the BMW IBU World Cup finals 2021". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "Familiäre Gründe: Biathlon-Olympiasieger Peiffer verkündet Karriereende". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/ (in German). March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Simon Schempp beendet Karriere mit einem Lächeln". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/ (in German). January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Moravec plánuje poslední sezonu. Na olympiádu do Pekingu už nepojede". isport.blesk.cz/ (in Czech). March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Nicole Gontier a Fondo Italia: "Chiudo la mia carriera agonistica, ma non è un addio al biathlon"". www.fondoitalia.it/ (in Italian). March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Biathlon: Krystyna Guzik oficjalnie kończy karierę! | Poinformowani.pl". 30 April 2021.
- ^ Ирина Старых завершила карьеру