2008–09 Biathlon World Cup
The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) 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]
Standings: Men
Standings: Women
Medal table
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
Eva Tofalvi (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)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 7 (88) first places- Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), 5 (11) first places
Helena Jonsson (SWE), 4 (5) first places- Kati Wilhelm (GER), 3 (21) first places
- Magdalena Neuner (GER), 3 (14) first places
- Simone Hauswald (GER), 3 (3) first places
- Andrea Henkel (GER), 2 (16) first places
- Martina Beck (GER), 2 (14) first places
- Michael Greis (GER), 2 (11) first places
- Olga Zaitseva (RUS), 2 (8) first places
- Lars Berger (NOR), 2 (5) first places
- Maxim Tchoudov (RUS), 2 (4) first places
- Tora Berger (NOR), 2 (4) first places
Tomasz Sikora (POL), 1 (5) first place- Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS), 1 (4) first place
- Christoph Sumann (AUT), 1 (4) first place
- Björn Ferry (SWE), 1 (2) first place
- Wang Chunli (CHN), 1 (1) first place
- Eva Tofalvi (ROU), 1 (1) first place
- Anna Boulygina (RUS), 1 (1) first place
- Christoph Stephan (GER), 1 (1) first place
- Dominik Landertinger (AUT), 1 (1) first place
- Vincent Jay (FRA), 1 (1) first place
- Arnd Peiffer (GER), 1 (1) first place
- Tina Bachmann (GER), 1 (1) first place
- Simon Eder (AUT), 1 (1) first place
References
External links
Antholz
Pyeongchang[2]
Vancouver
Finland