| 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |  Martin Fourcade |  Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Nations Cup |  Norway |  Germany | |
| Individual |  Martin Fourcade |  Dorothea Wierer | |
| Sprint |  Martin Fourcade |  Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Pursuit |  Martin Fourcade |  Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Mass start |  Martin Fourcade |  Gabriela Soukalová | |
| Relay |  Norway |  Germany | |
| Mixed |  Norway | ||
| Competition | |||
| 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup | 
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| Men | 
| Women | 
| Mixed | 
| Mixed relay | 
| World Cup stages | 
| See also | 
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[1] The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness.[2]
Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.[1]
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Östersund | 29 November–6 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
| 2 |  Hochfilzen | 11–13 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 3 |  Pokljuka | 17–20 December | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 4 |  Ruhpolding[nb 1] | 8–10 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 5 |  Ruhpolding | 13–17 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 6 |  Antholz-Anterselva | 21–24 January | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp) Canmore | 4–7 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| 8 |  Presque Isle | 11–13 February | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
| WC |  Holmenkollen | 3–13 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships | |
| 9 |  Khanty-Mansiysk | 17–19 March | ● | ● | Cancelled | details | ||||
| Total: 65 (30 men's, 30 women's, 5 mixed) | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
Men
World Cup Podiums
Men's Relay Podiums
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 December 2015 |  Hochfilzen | 4 × 7.5 km Relay |  Russia |  Norway |  France |  Russia | Detail | 
| 5 | 15 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding | 4 × 7.5 km Relay |  Norway |  Russia |  Austria |  Russia /  Norway | Detail | 
| 6 | 24 January 2016 |  Anterselva | 4 × 7.5 km Relay |  Russia |  Germany |  Norway |  Russia | Detail | 
| 8 | 13 February 2016 |  Presque Isle | 4 × 7.5 km Relay |  Norway |  France |  Germany |  Norway | Detail | 
| WCH | 12 March 2016 |  Oslo | 4 × 7.5 km Relay |  Norway |  Germany | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Detail | 
Standings
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Women
World Cup Podiums
Women's Relay Podiums
| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 December 2015 |  Hochfilzen | 4 × 6 km Relay |  Italy |  Germany |  Ukraine |  Italy | Detail | 
| 5 | 17 January 2016 |  Ruhpolding | 4 × 6 km Relay |  Ukraine |  Germany |  Italy |  Italy /  Ukraine | Detail | 
| 6 | 24 January 2016 |  Anterselva | 4 × 6 km Relay |  France |  Czech Republic |  Russia |  Italy | Detail | 
| 8 | 13 February 2016 |  Presque Isle | 4 × 6 km Relay |  Czech Republic |  Ukraine |  Germany | Detail | |
| WCH | 11 March 2016 |  Oslo | 4 × 6 km Relay |  Norway |  France |  Germany |  Germany | Detail | 
Standings
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Mixed
| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 November 2015 |  Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |  Norway | .svg.png.webp) Canada |  Germany | Detail | 
| 1 | 29 November 2015 |  Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |  Norway |  Germany |  Czech Republic | Detail | 
| 7 | 7 February 2016 | .svg.png.webp) Canmore | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay |  France |  Austria |  Norway | Detail | 
| 7 | 7 February 2016 | .svg.png.webp) Canmore | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |  Germany |  Italy |  Norway 
 | Detail | 
| WC | 3 March 2016 |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay |  France |  Germany |  Norway | Detail | 
Standings: Mixed
Mixed relay
| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Norway | 264 | 
| 2. |  Germany | 252 | 
| 3. |  France | 223 | 
| 4. |  Russia | 191 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 183 | 
- Final standings after 5 races.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
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| 1 |  France | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 
| 2 |  Germany | 14 | 18 | 13 | 45 | 
| 3 |  Norway | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 
| 5 |  Italy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 
| 6 |  Russia | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 
| 7 |  Finland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 
| 8 |  Austria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 
| 9 |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 
| 10 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
|  Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 | |
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
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Footnotes
- ↑ Originally scheduled in Oberhof on 7–10 January, relocated in Ruhpolding due to lack of snow.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Termine bis 2018" (in German). Biathlon Online Magazin. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic champion Darya Domracheva to miss biathlon season". Zee News. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Relocation Worldcup 4 to Ruhpolding". International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ↑ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- 1 2 Paone, Francesco (4 May 2016). "Si ritirano Fritz Pinter e Audrey Vaillancourt. Salgono a 9 gli addii nel biathlon" [Fritz Pinter and Audrey Vaillancourt retires. Rising to nine retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- 1 2 Paone, Francesco (15 May 2016). "Natalya Burdyga si ritira. Ancora. Smette anche Scott Perras. Salgono a 11 gli addii nel biathlon" [Natalya Burdyga retires. Again. Scott Perras also stops. Rising to eleven retirements in biathlon.]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ Roosna, Märt (14 January 2016). "Pika karjääri lõpetanud Indrek Tobreluts: toredad aastad olid" [The end of the long career of Indrek Tobreluts: they were wonderful years]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 8 March 2016. (in Estonian) (subscription required)
- ↑ "Überraschung in Oslo: Birnbacher beendet Karriere". Merkur (in German). 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (26 March 2016). "A Forni Avoltri si è conclusa la carriera di Christian De Lorenzi" [The career of Christian De Lorenzi concluded in Forni Avoltri]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (27 March 2016). "Fine carriera anche per Christian Martinelli" [Christian Martinelli ends career as well]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Eidissen, Lars (31 May 2016). "Alexander Os legger opp som skiskytter og blir pappa igjen" [Alexander Os retires as biathlete and becomes father again]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Retirement for Russia's Ivan Tcherezov". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Miroslav Matiaško". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (28 March 2016). "Zina Kocher chiude la sua carriera" [Zina Kocher ends her career]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Retirement for Alexander Os…and More Athletes". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (18 March 2016). "Marine Bolliet appende sci e carabina al chiodo" [Marine Bolliet hangs up skis and rifle]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Ørjan Brattetveit (4 April 2016). "Siste jubel for Jori" [Last hurrah for Jori]. Hordaland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ↑ "Ringen legger opp" [Ringen retires]. Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Martina Chrapánová". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ "Natália Prekopová". Biathlon-Info. n.d. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ↑ Paone, Francesco (28 March 2016). "Lowell Bailey e Clare Egan protagonisti ai campionati NorAm. Annelies Cook vince nel giorno del ritiro" [Lowell Bailey and Clare Egan are the protagonists of the NorAm championships. Annelies Cook victorious on the day of her retirement]. Neve Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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