2023–24 Biathlon World Cup
2023–24 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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Discipline | Men | Women | |
Overall | Johannes Thingnes Bø (5) | Lisa Vittozzi (1) | |
U25 | Tommaso Giacomel (1) | Elvira Öberg (3) | |
Individual | Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) | Lisa Vittozzi (3) | |
Sprint | Tarjei Bø (2) | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (1) | |
Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) | Lisa Vittozzi (1) | |
Mass start | Johannes Thingnes Bø (3) | Lou Jeanmonnot (1) | |
Relay | Norway (15) | Norway (6) | |
Nations Cup | Norway (20) | France (5) | |
Mixed | Norway (9) | ||
Competition | |||
Edition | 47th | 42nd | |
Locations | 10 | 10 | |
Individual | 21 | 21 | |
Relay/Team | 5 | 5 | |
Mixed | 6 | 6 | |
Rescheduled | 1 | 1 | |
The 2023–24 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). It was the 47th edition for men and 42nd edition for women of the highest international race series in biathlon.[1][2][3]
The season started on 25 November 2023 in Östersund, Sweden and concluded on 17 March 2024 in Canmore, Canada.[4]
The highlight of the season were the 2024 Biathlon World Championships in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, whose results were not included in the World Cup standings (except for the national standings).
For the first time since the 2018–19 season World Cup races was helded in North America.
Norwegian men were represented on the podium in every race this season. This is the first time a country has done this since East Germany in the 1979–1980 season.[citation needed]
Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway (men's) and Julia Simon from France (women's) were the reigning champions from the previous season. Bø defended the title, while Simon finished the season in fifth place.
Map of world cup hosts
[edit]All 10 locations hosting world cup events in this season (including Nové Město na Moravě – venue of the World Championships).
Östersund | Hochfilzen | Lenzerheide | Oberhof | Ruhpolding |
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Antholz-Anterselva | Nové Město na Moravě | Oslo Holmenkollen | Soldier Hollow | Canmore |
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Calendar
[edit]Stage | Location | Date | Individual / Short individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
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1 | Östersund | 25 November–3 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |
2 | Hochfilzen | 8–10 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
3 | Lenzerheide | 14–17 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
4 | Oberhof | 4–7 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
5 | Ruhpolding | 10–14 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
6 | Antholz-Anterselva | 18–21 January | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
WCH | Nové Město na Moravě | 7–18 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
7 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 29 February–3 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
8 | Soldier Hollow, Utah | 8–10 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
9 | Canmore | 14–17 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Men
[edit]Calendar
[edit]Relay – 4 x 7.5 km
[edit]# | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | R. |
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1 | 30 November 2023 | Östersund (1) | Norway | France | Germany | Norway | [31] |
2 | 10 December 2023 | Hochfilzen (2) | Norway | France | Germany | [32] | |
3 | 7 January 2024 | Oberhof (4) | Norway | Germany | Italy | [33] | |
4 | 11 January 2024 | Ruhpolding (5) | Norway | Germany | Italy | [34] | |
WCH | 17 February 2024 | Nové Město na Moravě | Sweden | Norway | France | not included in the World Cup | [35] |
5 | 8 March 2024 | Soldier Hollow, Utah (8) | Norway | Italy | Germany | Norway | [36] |
Overall leaders
[edit]Overall
[edit]No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | Roman Rees | 26 November 2023 | Östersund | 2 December 2023 | Östersund | 1 |
2. | Philipp Nawrath | 2 December 2023 | Östersund | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 2 |
3. | Sebastian Samuelsson | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 9 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 1 |
4. | Tarjei Bø | 9 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 16 December 2023 | Lenzerheide | 2 |
5. | Johannes Thingnes Bø | 16 December 2023 | Lenzerheide | Overall Winner | 15 |
Under 25
[edit]No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | Tommaso Giacomel | 26 November 2023 | Östersund | U25 Winner | 21 |
Standings
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Women
[edit]Calendar
[edit]Relay – 4 x 6 km
[edit]# | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | R. |
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1 | 29 November 2023 | Östersund (1) | Norway | Sweden | Germany | Norway | [77] |
2 | 10 December 2023 | Hochfilzen (2) | Norway | Sweden | France | [78] | |
3 | 7 January 2024 | Oberhof (4) | France | Norway | Sweden | [79] | |
4 | 10 January 2024 | Ruhpolding (5) | France | Sweden | Germany | [80] | |
WCH | 17 February 2024 | Nové Město na Moravě | France | Sweden | Germany | not included in the World Cup | [81] |
5 | 9 March 2024 | Soldier Hollow, Utah (8) | Norway | Germany | Sweden | Norway | [82] |
Overall leaders
[edit]Overall
[edit]No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | Lisa Vittozzi | 26 November 2023 | Östersund | 1 December 2023 | Östersund | 1 |
2. | Karoline Offigstad Knotten | 1 December 2023 | Östersund | 3 December 2023 | Östersund | 1 |
3. | Franziska Preuß | 1 December 2023 | Östersund | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 2 |
4. | Lou Jeanmonnot | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 9 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 1 |
5. | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | 9 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 17 December 2023 | Lenzerheide | 3 |
6. | Justine Braisaz-Bouchet | 17 December 2023 | Lenzerheide | 14 January 2024 | Ruhpolding | 4 |
7. | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | 14 January 2024 | Ruhpolding | 16 March 2024 | Canmore | 7 |
8. | Lisa Vittozzi | 16 March 2024 | Canmore | Overall Winner | 2 |
Under 25
[edit]No. | Holder | Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | Marthe Kråkstad Johansen | 26 November 2023 | Östersund | 1 December 2023 | Östersund | 1 |
2. | Juni Arnekleiv | 1 December 2023 | Östersund | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | 2 |
3. | Elvira Öberg | 8 December 2023 | Hochfilzen | U25 Winner | 18 |
Standings
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Mixed Relay
[edit]# | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | R. |
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1 | 25 November 2023 | Östersund (1) | 6 km + 7.5 km | Sweden | Norway | France
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2 | 4 x 6 km | France | Norway | Italy | France | [98] | ||
3 | 20 January 2024 | Antholz-Anterselva (6) | 6 km + 7.5 km | Germany | Norway | Austria | Norway | [99] |
4 | 4 x 6 km | Norway | Italy | Sweden | [100] | |||
WCH | 7 February 2024 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4 x 6 km | France | Norway | Sweden | not included in the World Cup | [101] |
15 February 2024 | 6 km + 7.5 km | France | Italy | Norway | [102] | |||
5 | 3 March 2024 | Oslo Holmenkollen (7) | 6 km + 7.5 km | Norway | Sweden | Finland | Norway | [103] |
6 | 4 x 6 km | France | Sweden | Norway | [104] |
Rankings
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Podium table by nation
[edit]Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 28 | 22 | 21 | 71 |
2 | France | 16 | 10 | 13 | 39 |
3 | Germany | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
4 | Italy | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Sweden | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
6 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 174 |
Points distribution
[edit]The table shows the number of points won in the 2023–24 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.[107]
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 | 90 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 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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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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- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
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Retirements
[edit]The following notable biathletes, who competed in the World Cup, retire during or after the 2023–24 season:
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See also
[edit]- 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup (as the second highest competition series of IBU)
- 2024 Biathlon World Championships
- 2024 IBU Open European Championships
- 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
- 2024 IBU Junior World Championships
- 2024 IBU Junior Open European Championships
Notes
[edit]- ^ Men's Sprint originally scheduled for 4 January 2024 (Thursday), was rescheduled to 5 January 2024 (Friday), due to bad weather.
- ^ a b not included in the World Cup
- ^ Women's Individual originally scheduled for 29 February 2024 (Thursday), was rescheduled to 1 March 2024 (Friday), due to bad weather conditions.
References
[edit]- ^ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Prize money" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "BMW IBU World Cup Calendar". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's 20 km Individual: Östersund (SWE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Östersund (SWE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Östersund (SWE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Hochfilzen (AUT)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Hochfilzen (AUT)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 15 km Mass Start: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Oberhof (GER)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Oberhof (GER)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Ruhpolding (GER)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Ruhpolding (GER)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 15 km Short Individual: Antholz-Anterselva (ITA)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 15 km Mass Start: Antholz-Anterselva (ITA)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: IBU World Championships – Nové Město na Moravě (CZE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: IBU World Championships – Nové Město na Moravě (CZE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's 20 km Individual: IBU World Championships – Nové Město na Moravě (CZE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's 15 km Mass Start: IBU World Championships – Nové Město na Moravě (CZE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's 20 km Individual: Oslo Holmenkollen (NOR)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 15 km Mass Start: Oslo Holmenkollen (NOR)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 7.5 km Sprint: Soldier Hollow, Utah (USA)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Pursuit: Soldier Hollow, Utah (USA)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Canmore (CAN)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Canmore (CAN)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 15 km Mass Start: Canmore (CAN)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Men's World Cup Total Score 2023/2024" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's Relay: Östersund (SWE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Men's Relay: Hochfilzen (AUT)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's Relay: Oberhof (GER)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's Relay: Ruhpolding (GER)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's Relay: IBU World Championships – Nové Město na Moravě (CZE)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Men's Relay: Soldier Hollow, Utah (USA)" (PDF). IBU. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Under 25 Points". www.realbiathlon.com.
- ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's World Cup Individual" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's World Cup Sprint" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.