The 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup was the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 14 January 2021 in Arber, Germany and ended on 14 March 2021 in Obertilliach, Austria. The defending overall champions from the 2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup were Lucas Fratzscher from Germany and Elisabeth Högberg from Sweden.
Calendar Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2020–21 season.
Location DateIndividual /Short individualSprintPursuitRelayMixedrelaySinglemixed relay Details Arber14–17 January ● ● ● 20–23 January ● ● ● ● Duszniki-Zdrój27–31 January ● ● ● ● ●European Championships Brezno-Osrblie13–14 February ● ● 17–21 February ● ● ● ● Obertilliach10–14 March ● ● ● ● ●Total: 40 (17 men's, 17 women's, 6 mixed) 4 8 3 2 3 3 Notes All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score. On 11 September, the rounds originally scheduled at Idre, Sweden, Sjusjøen, Norway and Martell-Val Martello, Italy were cancelled.
IBU Cup podiums Men StageDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bibDark blue bibRes.1 14 January 2021 Arber10 km Sprint Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Filip Fjeld Andersen Sivert Guttorm Bakken Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Res. 16 January 2021 Filip Fjeld Andersen Philipp Nawrath Sivert Guttorm Bakken Filip Fjeld Andersen Filip Fjeld Andersen Res.2 20 January 2021 Arber 15 km Short Individual Endre Strømsheim Philipp Nawrath Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Res. 22 January 2021 10 km Sprint Filip Fjeld Andersen Sivert Guttorm Bakken Philipp Nawrath Res.EC 27 January 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 20 km Individual Andrejs Rastorgujevs Erlend Bjøntegaard Endre Strømsheim Res. 29 January 2021 10 km Sprint Martin Jäger Said Karimulla Khalili Johannes Kühn Res. 30 January 2021 12.5 km Pursuit Artem Pryma Michal Krčmář Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit Res.3 13 February 2021 Brezno-Osrblie 10 km Sprint Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit Justus Strelow Erlend Bjøntegaard Res. 14 February 2021 12.5 km Pursuit Philipp Nawrath Justus Strelow Sivert Guttorm Bakken Res.4 17 February 2021 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km Short Individual Nikita Porshnev Justus Strelow Endre Strømsheim Res. 20 February 2021 10 km Sprint Philipp Nawrath David Zobel Ruslan Tkalenko Philipp Horn Philipp Nawrath Res. 21 February 2021 12.5 km Pursuit Endre Strømsheim Sivert Guttorm Bakken Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Sivert Guttorm Bakken Sivert Guttorm Bakken Res.5 10 March 2021 Obertilliach 15 km Short Individual Hugo Rivail Daniele Cappellari Heikki Laitinen Justus Strelow Filip Fjeld Andersen Filip Fjeld Andersen Res. 12 March 2021 10 km Sprint Philipp Nawrath Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Hugo Rivail Philipp Nawrath Res. 13 March 2021 10 km Sprint Filip Fjeld Andersen Sivert Guttorm Bakken Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Filip Fjeld Andersen Res.
Women StageDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdYellow bibDark blue bibRes.1 14 January 2021 Arber 7.5 km Sprint Tatiana Akimova Valeriia Vasnetcova Anastasia Shevchenko Tatiana Akimova Valeriia Vasnetcova Res. 16 January 2021 7.5 km Sprint Tatiana Akimova Anastasia Shevchenko Camille Bened Anastasia Shevchenko Res.2 20 January 2021 Arber 12.5 km Short Individual Tamara Steiner Anna Weidel Ekaterina Bekh Res. 22 January 2021 7.5 km Sprint Valeriia Vasnetcova Åsne Skrede Lou Jeanmonnot Valeriia Vasnetcova Valeriia Vasnetcova Res.EC 27 January 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 15 km Individual Monika Hojnisz-Staręga Anastasiya Merkushyna Larisa Kuklina Anastasia Shevchenko Anastasia Shevchenko Res. 29 January 2021 7.5 km Sprint Baiba Bendika Karoline Erdal Anastasia Shevchenko Res. 30 January 2021 10 km Pursuit Kamila Żuk Karoline Erdal Åsne Skrede Res.3 13 February 2021 Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km Sprint Vanessa Voigt Ekaterina Noskova Anna Weidel Res. 14 February 2021 10 km Pursuit Vanessa Voigt Anastasiia Goreeva Anastasiia Egorova Res.4 17 February 2021 Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km Short Individual Vanessa Voigt Hanna Kebinger Madeleine Phaneuf Vanessa Voigt Vanessa Voigt Res. 20 February 2021 7.5 km Sprint Anastasiia Egorova Marthe Kråkstad Johansen Karoline Erdal Res. 21 February 2021 10 km Pursuit Anna Weidel Anna Kryvonos Ragnhild Femsteinevik Res.5 10 March 2021 Obertilliach 12.5 km Short Individual Vanessa Voigt Anastasiia Goreeva Sophie Chauveau Res. 12 March 2021 7.5 km Sprint Emilie Kalkenberg Anastasiia Egorova None awarded Rebecca Passler Res. 13 March 2021 7.5 km Sprint Anastasiia Goreeva Anastasiia Egorova Caroline Colombo Res.
Men's team – 4x7.5 km Relay StageDatePlaceWinnerSecondThirdLeader Res.1 17 January 2021 Arber Res.4 18 February 2021 Brezno-Osrblie Res.
Women's team – 4x6 km Relay StageDatePlaceWinnerSecondThirdLeader Res.1 17 January 2021 Arber Res.4 18 February 2021 Brezno-Osrblie Res.
Mixed StageDatePlaceDisciplineWinnerSecondThirdLeaderRes.223 January 2021 Arber 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Res. 4x7.5 km Mixed Relay Res.EC31 January 2021 Duszniki-Zdrój 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Res. 4x6 km Mixed Relay Res.514 March 2021 Obertilliach 4x6 km Mixed Relay Res. 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay Res.
Standings (men)
Overall Pos.Points Filip Fjeld Andersen 5342. Philipp Nawrath 5283. Sivert Guttorm Bakken 5204. Aleksander Fjeld Andersen 5025. Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit 443 Final standings after 15 races.
Under 25 Pos.Points Filip Fjeld Andersen 5342. Sivert Guttorm Bakken 5203. Aleksander Fjeld Andersen 5024. Justus Strelow 4375. Endre Strømsheim 404 Final standings after 15 races.
Nation Pos.Points1. 61222. 59583. 55364. 51805. 5087 Final standings after 20 races.
Standings (women)
Overall Pos.Points Vanessa Voigt 4672. Karoline Erdal 3563. Emilie Kalkenberg 3534. Åsne Skrede 3515. Anastasia Shevchenko 342 Final standings after all races.
Under 25 Pos.Points Vanessa Voigt 4672. Karoline Erdal 3563. Emilie Kalkenberg 3534. Åsne Skrede 3515. Anastasia Shevchenko 342 Final standings after all races.
Nation Pos.Points1. 60592. 57003. 55694. 55285. 5221 Final standings after 20 races.
Medal table
References
External links IBU official site