2008–09 Biathlon World Cup
| 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  Helena Jonsson | |
| Nations Cup | Norway |  Germany | |
| Individual | Michael Greis | Magdalena Neuner | |
| Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Helena Jonsson | |
| Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Kati Wilhelm | |
| Mass start |  Dominik Landertinger | Helena Jonsson | |
| Relay | Austria | Germany | |
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The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 2 December 2008 in Östersund, Sweden and ends on 29 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2008–09 season.[1]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Details |
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| Östersund | 2–7 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| Hochfilzen | 11–14 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| Hochfilzen | 17–21 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| Oberhof | 6–11 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| Ruhpolding | 13–18 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
 Antholz | 22–25 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
 Pyeongchang[2] | 13–22 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Vancouver | 10–15 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| Trondheim | 18–22 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
 Khanty-Mansiysk | 25–29 March | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| Total | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||
World Cup podiums
Men
Women
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Men's team
| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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| 2 | 14 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia | Austria |  Ukraine
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| 3 | 21 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria | Sweden |  France |
| 4 | 8 January 2009 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria | Germany | Norway |
| 5 | 15 January 2009 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway | Germany | Austria |
| WC | 16 February 2009 | Pyeongchang | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway | Austria | Germany |
| 7 | 15 March 2009 | Vancouver | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden | France | Germany |
Women's team
| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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| 2 | 14 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Norway
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| 3 | 21 December 2008 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Germany | France
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| 4 | 7 January 2009 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Ukraine | Germany | France
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| 5 | 14 January 2009 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Germany | Sweden |  China
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| WC | 21 February 2009 | Pyeongchang | 4x6 km Relay | Russia | Germany | France |
| 7 | 14 March 2009 | Vancouver | 4x6 km Relay | Germany | China
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Mixed
| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
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| WC | 19 February 2009 | Pyeongchang | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | France | Sweden | Germany |
Standings: Men
| Pos. | Points | |
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| 1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 1080 |
| 2. | Tomasz Sikora | 870 |
| 3. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 844 |
| 4. | Michael Greis | 804 |
| 5. | Maxim Tchoudov | 780 |
- Final standings after 26 races.
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Standings: Women
| Pos. | Points | |
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| 1. | Helena Jonsson | 952 |
| 2. | Kati Wilhelm | 952 |
| 3. | Tora Berger | 894 |
| 4. | Magdalena Neuner | 891 |
| 5. | Andrea Henkel | 838 |
- Final standings after 26 races.
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Germany | 21 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
| 2 | Norway | 19 | 11 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Russia | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Sweden | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Austria | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | France | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 | |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
Wang Chunli (CHN), 25, in her 3rd season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; also her first individual podium- Simone Hauswald (GER), 29, in her 9th season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2004-05 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
- Éva Tófalvi (ROU), 30, in her 13th season — the WC 3 Individual in Hochfilzen; also her first individual podium
- Anna Boulygina (RUS), 25, in her 3rd season — the WC 6 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva; also her first individual podium
- Christoph Stephan (GER), 23, in his 4th season — the WC 6 Mass Start in Antholz-Anterselva; also his first individual podium
- Dominik Landertinger (AUT), 20, in his 2nd season — the WCh Mass Start in Pyeong Chang; first podium was 2008-09 Sprint in Ruhpolding
- Vincent Jay (FRA), 23, in his 4th season — the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver; also his first individual podium
- Arnd Peiffer (GER), 22, in his 1st season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; also his first individual podium
- Tina Bachmann (GER), 22, in her 1st season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; also her first individual podium
- Simon Eder (AUT), 25, in his 6th season — the WC 9 Mass Start in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2008-09 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
- First World Cup podium
- Vita Semerenko (UKR), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Hochfilzen
- Darya Domracheva (BLR), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding
- Jakov Fak (CRO), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WCh Individual in Pyeong Chang
- Teja Gregorin (SLO), 28, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WCh Individual in Pyeong Chang
- Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 24, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WCh Mass Start in Pyeong Chang
- Daniel Bohm (GER), 22, in his 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver
- Jeremy Teela (USA), 32, in his 13th season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver
- Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA), 20, in her 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Trondheim
- Marie Dorin (FRA), 22, in her 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 2008–09 season:
- Olegs Maluhins (LAT)
- Stian Eckhoff (NOR)
- Mikhail Kochkin (RUS)
- Pavlina Filipova (BUL)
- Romy Beer (GER)
- Albina Akhatova (RUS)
- Olga Anisimova (RUS)
- Oksana Neupokoeva (RUS)
- Tetiana Rud (UKR)
References
- ^ "World Cup Schedule". Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "World Championships". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
External links
- IBU official site