The 2006–07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007.
Contents
- Pre season brief on participants
- Scores and leader bibs
- Race results
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 1
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 2
- WC 3 Osrblie Slovakia Hochfilzen 1317 Dec
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 3
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 4
- WC 5 Ruhpolding Germany 1014 Jan
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 5
- WC 6 Pokljuka Slovenia 1721 Jan
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 6
- World Championships 2007 Antholz Italy 311 Feb
- Total WC standings at the end of the BWCH
- WC 7 Lahti Finland 28 Feb4 Mar
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 7
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 8
- Total WC standings at the end of WC 9
- Post season brief on participants
- References
This article contains the top ten result listings and concise summary comments for each of the season's twenty-seven individual races and five relays for both genders, arranged by World Cup meet 1 through 9 (denoted WC 1–9), accompanied by the top ten Total Cup rankings after each of the meets plus the 2007 World Championships (held between WC 6 and 7, and in the usual way counted as a World Cup meet towards the accumulated scores).
Pre-season brief on participants
Retired after the previous season:
Changing surname due to marriage:
Changing nation since the previous season:
Passing over this season due to pregnancy:
Planning to make this season their last:
Scores and leader bibs
Race results
Yellow and red bib markings for the first races indicate the final standings (overall and of each race format) from the previous season.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 1
Standings from the previous WC season shown in parentheses.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 2
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
Relay teams:
Standings from the previous WC season shown in brackets.
WC 3, Osrblie, Slovakia (→Hochfilzen), 13–17 Dec
This WC meet was moved to Hochfilzen due to warm weather and lack of snow in Osrblie. For the same reason, the men's Individual competition was changed to a Sprint, which could be arranged on the smaller 3.3 km loop. Despite the move, all events were arranged by the Osrblie staff.
World Cup leader Ole Einar Bjørndalen did not take part, instead competing in the cross-country skiing World Cup. Also absent was Linda Grubben, who before the WC 3 races ranked no. 2 in the women's World Cup.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 3
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
Relay teams:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 4
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
Relay teams:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
WC 5, Ruhpolding, Germany, 10–14 Jan
Many German biathletes were down with a cold; World Cup leaders Henkel and Greis, as well as last season's Mass start Cup winner Martina Glagow, missed the first two races due to this. Sven Fischer was out with a bruised rib.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 5
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
Relay teams:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
WC 6, Pokljuka, Slovenia, 17–21 Jan
No Asian nations were present at the meet, with the 2007 Asian Winter Games starting in Changchun the following weekend. Overall WC leader after WC 5, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, spent the week at home in South Tirol, practicing for the upcoming World Championships.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 6
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
World Championships 2007, Antholz, Italy, 3–11 Feb
As usual in biathlon, the World Championship races counted in the World Cup; regular scores were awarded and added to the Total and format-wise rankings.
No teams from Asian nations took part during the opening weekend, since they had participated in the Asian Winter Games as recently as the Friday before; the biathletes had to travel the 8000+ km to Italy and then acclimatise themselves before being able to compete in Antholz.
Total WC standings at the end of the BWCH
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
(* Linda Grubben's final score, as she retired immediately after the World Championships.)
Relay teams:
Final standings. Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
WC 7, Lahti, Finland, 28 Feb–4 Mar
Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Lars Berger of Norway skipped the meet to take part in the Nordic skiing World Championships in Sapporo, Japan. While Bjørndalen only participated in one race, the 15 km Free technique, where he finished 16th, Berger took home two gold medals, one in the 15 km Free and one in the Relay. Andreas Birnbacher, ranked no. 5 in the Total World Cup before WC 7, missed the meet due to illness.
Total WC standings at the end of WC 7
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
(* Linda Grubben's final score, as she retired after the World Championships.)
Total WC standings at the end of WC 8
Individual biathletes:
Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
( * Raphaël Poirée's final score, as he retired immediately after this WC meet.)
(** Linda Grubben's final score, as she retired after the World Championships.)
Total WC standings at the end of WC 9
Individual biathletes:
Final standings. Standings from the previous WC meet shown in brackets.
( * Raphaël Poirée retired after WC 8 in Holmenkollen, and did not take part in WC 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk.)
(** Linda Grubben retired after the World Championships in Antholz, and did not take part in WC meets 7, 8, and 9.)
Post-season brief on participants
First World Cup career victory:
First podium placement:
Retired during the season:
Retired at the end of the season:
(* As of the end of March 2007, Gredler and Santer-Bjørndalen's final decisions of retirement were still not taken, despite the indications that had been given before the beginning of the season. 36-year-old Sven Fischer (GER) told reporters that he might make a retirement decision in April.)