The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2019 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland, a week and a day earlier than planned.
Calendar Below was the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2019–20 season.
StageLocation Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay Details1 Östersund30 November – 8 December●●●●●details2 Hochfilzen13–15 December●●●details3 Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand19–22 December●●●details4 Oberhof9–12 January●●●details5 Ruhpolding15–19 January●●●details6 Pokljuka23–26 January●●●●detailsWC Antholz-Anterselva13–23 February●●●●●●●World Championships7 Nové Město5–8 March●●●details8 Kontiolahti12–15 March●●CancelledCancelleddetails9 Oslo Holmenkollen20–22 MarchCancelledCancelledCancelledCancelledTotal: 60 (27 men's, 27 women's, 6 mixed)3 (m, w)8 (m, w)5 (m, w)5 (m, w)6 (m, w)3 (mix)3 (mix)
World Cup podiums
Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Det. 1 1 December 2019 Östersund 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø Matvey Eliseev Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail 1 4 December 2019 Östersund 20 km Individual Martin Fourcade Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade Detail 2 13 December 2019 Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Simon Desthieux Alexandr Loginov Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail 2 14 December 2019 Hochfilzen 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Thingnes Bø Alexandr Loginov Émilien Jacquelin Detail 3 19 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand 10 km Sprint Benedikt Doll Tarjei Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Detail 3 21 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand 12.5 km Pursuit Johannes Thingnes Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Detail 3 22 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand 15 km Mass Start Johannes Thingnes Bø Émilien Jacquelin Tarjei Bø Detail 4 10 January 2020 Oberhof 10 km Sprint Martin Fourcade Émilien Jacquelin Johannes Kühn Detail 4 12 January 2020 Oberhof 15 km Mass Start Martin Fourcade Arnd Peiffer Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade Detail 5 16 January 2020 Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint Martin Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Benedikt Doll Detail 5 19 January 2020 Ruhpolding 12.5 km Pursuit Martin Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Detail 6 23 January 2020 Pokljuka 20 km Individual Johannes Thingnes Bø Martin Fourcade Fabien Claude Detail 6 26 January 2020 Pokljuka 15 km Mass Start Quentin Fillon Maillet Benedikt Doll Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail WC 15 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Sprint Alexandr Loginov Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade Detail WC 16 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Pursuit Émilien Jacquelin Johannes Thingnes Bø Alexandr Loginov Detail WC 19 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Martin Fourcade Johannes Thingnes Bø Dominik Landertinger Detail WC 23 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Mass Start Johannes Thingnes Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Émilien Jacquelin Detail 7 6 March 2020 Nové Město na M. 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet Tarjei Bø Detail 7 8 March 2020 Nové Město na M. 15 km Mass Start Johannes Thingnes Bø Émilien Jacquelin Arnd Peiffer Detail 8 12 March 2020 Kontiolahti 10 km Sprint Johannes Thingnes Bø Martin Fourcade Émilien Jacquelin Detail 8 14 March 2020 Kontiolahti 12.5 km Pursuit Martin Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Émilien Jacquelin Johannes Thingnes Bø Detail 9 20 March 2020 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 9 21 March 2020 Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Pursuit 9 22 March 2020 Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start
Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Det. 1 1 December 2019 Östersund 7.5 km Sprint Dorothea Wierer Marte Olsbu Røiseland Markéta Davidová Dorothea Wierer Detail 1 5 December 2019 Östersund 15 km Individual Justine Braisaz Yuliia Dzhima Julia Simon Detail 2 13 December 2019 Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Dorothea Wierer Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Svetlana Mironova Detail 2 15 December 2019 Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit Tiril Eckhoff Hanna Öberg Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Detail 3 20 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand 7.5 km Sprint Tiril Eckhoff Justine Braisaz Markéta Davidová Detail 3 21 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand 10 km Pursuit Tiril Eckhoff Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Lena Häcki Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Detail 3 22 December 2019 Le Grand-Bornand 12.5 km Mass Start Tiril Eckhoff Dorothea Wierer Linn Persson Dorothea Wierer Detail 4 9 January 2020 Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint Marte Olsbu Røiseland Denise Herrmann Julia Simon Detail 4 12 January 2020 Oberhof 12.5 km Mass Start Kaisa Mäkäräinen Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland Detail 5 15 January 2020 Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Tiril Eckhoff Hanna Öberg Dorothea Wierer Tiril Eckhoff Detail 5 19 January 2020 Ruhpolding 10 km Pursuit Tiril Eckhoff Paulína Fialková Hanna Öberg Detail 6 24 January 2020 Pokljuka 15 km Individual Denise Herrmann Hanna Öberg Anaïs Bescond Detail 6 26 January 2020 Pokljuka 12.5 km Mass Start Hanna Öberg Lisa Vittozzi Anaïs Bescond Detail WC 14 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 7.5 km Sprint Marte Olsbu Røiseland Susan Dunklee Lucie Charvátová Dorothea Wierer Detail WC 16 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Pursuit Dorothea Wierer Denise Herrmann Marte Olsbu Røiseland Detail WC 18 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Dorothea Wierer Vanessa Hinz Marte Olsbu Røiseland Detail WC 23 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Mass Start Marte Olsbu Røiseland Dorothea Wierer Hanna Öberg Detail 7 5 March 2020 Nové Město na M. 7.5 km Sprint Denise Herrmann Anaïs Bescond Markéta Davidová Detail 7 8 March 2020 Nové Město na M. 12.5 km Mass Start Tiril Eckhoff Hanna Öberg Franziska Preuß Detail 8 13 March 2020 Kontiolahti 7.5 km Sprint Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuß Tiril Eckhoff Detail 8 14 March 2020 Kontiolahti 10 km Pursuit Julia Simon Selina Gasparin Lisa Vittozzi Detail 9 20 March 2020 Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 9 21 March 2020 Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Pursuit 9 22 March 2020 Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Mass Start
Men's team Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det. 1 7 December 2019 Östersund 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 2 15 December 2019 Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 4 11 January 2020 Oberhof 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 5 18 January 2020 Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay Detail WC 22 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay Detail 7 7 March 2020 Nové Město 4x7.5 km Relay Detail
Women's team Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det. 1 8 December 2019 Östersund 4x6 km Relay Detail 2 14 December 2019 Hochfilzen 4x6 km Relay Detail 4 11 January 2020 Oberhof 4x6 km Relay Detail 5 17 January 2020 Ruhpolding 4x6 km Relay Detail WC 22 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 4x6 km Relay Detail 7 7 March 2020 Nové Město 4x6 km Relay Detail
Mixed Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Det. 1 30 November 2019 Östersund 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Detail 1 30 November 2019 Östersund 4x6 km Mixed Relay Detail 6 25 January 2020 Pokljuka 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Detail 6 25 January 2020 Pokljuka 4x7.5 km Mixed Relay Detail WC 13 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 4x6 km Mixed Relay Detail WC 20 February 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Detail
Standings (men)
Overall Pos.Points 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø 913 2. Martin Fourcade 911 3. Quentin Fillon Maillet 843 4. Tarjei Bø 740 5. Emilien Jacquelin 726
Final standings after 21 races.
Individual Pos.Points 1. Martin Fourcade 174 2. Johannes Thingnes Bø 145 3. Quentin Fillon Maillet 120 4. Tarjei Bø 114 5. Fabien Claude 107 Final standings after 3 races.
Sprint Pos.Points 1. Martin Fourcade 360 2. Quentin Fillon Maillet 324 3. Johannes Thingnes Bø 323 4. Tarjei Bø 307 5. Simon Desthieux 284 Final standings after 8 races.
Pursuit Pos.Points 1. Emilien Jacquelin 232 2. Martin Fourcade 230 3. Quentin Fillon Maillet 230 4. Johannes Thingnes Bø 217 5. Alexandr Loginov 197 Final standings after 5 races.
Mass start Pos.Points 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø 228 2. Quentin Fillon Maillet 216 3. Martin Fourcade 203 4. Johannes Dale 189 5. Arnd Peiffer 186 Final standings after 5 races.
Relay Pos.Points 1. 348 2. 302 3. 264 4. 253 5. 216 Final standings after 6 races.
Nation Pos.Points 1. 8192 2. 7885 3. 7211 4. 6896 5. 5982 Final standings after 23 races.
Standings (women)
Overall Pos.Points 1. Dorothea Wierer 793 2. Tiril Eckhoff 786 3. Denise Herrmann 745 4. Hanna Öberg 741 5. Marte Olsbu Røiseland 597
Final standings after 21 races.
Individual Pos.Points 1. Hanna Öberg 128 2. Dorothea Wierer 114 3. Justine Braisaz 112 4. Denise Herrmann 112 5. Franziska Preuß 109 Final standings after 3 races.
Sprint Pos.Points 1. Denise Herrmann 314 2. Dorothea Wierer 305 3. Tiril Eckhoff 283 4. Marte Olsbu Røiseland 248 5. Hanna Öberg 245 Final standings after 8 races.
Pursuit Pos.Points 1. Tiril Eckhoff 232 2. Dorothea Wierer 186 3. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold 185 4. Hanna Öberg 168 5. Denise Herrmann 155 Final standings after 5 races.
Mass start Pos.Points 1. Dorothea Wierer 223 2. Tiril Eckhoff 210 3. Hanna Öberg 200 4. Kaisa Mäkäräinen 195 5. Anaïs Bescond 172 Final standings after 5 races.
Relay Pos.Points 1. 360 2. 260 2. 260 4. 257 5. 249 Final standings after 6 races.
Nation Pos.Points 1. 7865 2. 7202 3. 7058 4. 6896 5. 6479 Final standings after 23 races.
Standings: Mixed
Mixed relay Pos.Points 1. 307 2. 272 3. 265 4. 250 5. 234
Final standings after 6 races.
Medal table
Points distribution The table shows the number of points won in the 2019/20 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings. Place1 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 Individual60 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 Sprint Pursuit Mass Start 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Achievements
First World Cup career victory
Men , 24, in his 3rd season — World Championships Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2019–20 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
Women , 23, in her 4th season — Stage 8 Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2019–20 Individual in Östersund
First World Cup podium
Men , 26, in his 6th season — no. 3 in the Stage 1 Sprint in Östersund , 24, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen , 25, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the Stage 6 Individual in Pokljuka
Women , 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the Stage 1 Individual in Östersund , 25, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the Stage 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen , 24, in her 6th season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Pursuit in Le Grand-Bornand , 25, in her 5th season — no. 3 in the Stage 3 Mass Start in Le Grand-Bornand , 27, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the World Championships Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
Team
Men - Mixed - no. 2 in Stage 6 Single Mixed Relay in Pokljuka
Women — no. 2 in Stage 1 Women's Relay in Östersund
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Men , 10 (47) first places , 7 (79) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place
Women , 7 (13) first places , 4 (11) first places , 3 (7) first places , 3 (6) first places , 1 (27) first place , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place
Retirements The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2019–20 season:
Men
Women
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References
External links
IBU official site