2008–09 Biathlon World Cup

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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.

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)

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

Éva Tófalvi (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

2008–09 Biathlon World Cup Wikipedia

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