The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 29 November 2010 in Östersund, Sweden and ended 20 March 2011 in Holmenkollen, Norway.
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2010–11 season.
First World Cup career victory
Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 27, in her 7th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2007–08 Sprint in Pokljuka
Tarjei Bø (NOR), 22, in his 2nd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium
Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR), 28, in her 8th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2009–10 Sprint in Oberhof
Anton Shipulin (RUS), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 6 Sprint in Anholz; it also was his first podium
Alexis Bœuf (FRA), 24, in his 4th season — the WC 7 Pursuit in Presque Isle; first podium was 2009–10 Individual in Antholz
Andreas Birnbacher (GER), 29, in his 10th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Oslo; first podium was 2004–05 Sprint in Pokliuka
First World Cup podium
Miriam Gössner (GER), 20, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund
Benjamin Weger (SUI), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Pokljuka
Valj Semerenko (UKR), 25, in her 6th season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Sprint in Presque Isle
Lukas Hofer (ITA), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WCh Mass Start in Khanty-Mansiysk
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), 8 (24) first places
Tora Berger (NOR), 6 (12) first places
Magdalena Neuner (GER), 5 (24) first places
Tarjei Bø (NOR), 5 (5) first places
Helena Ekholm (SWE), 4 (13) first places
Martin Fourcade (FRA), 3 (6) first places
Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 3 (3) first places
Andrea Henkel (GER), 2 (20) first places
Björn Ferry (SWE), 2 (5) first places
Arnd Peiffer (GER), 2 (4) first places
Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 2 (3) first places
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 1 (92) first places
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE), 1 (12) first places
Olga Zaitseva (RUS), 1 (9) first places
Lars Berger (NOR), 1 (6) first places
Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT), 1 (3) first places
Darya Domracheva (BLR), 1 (3) first places
Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR), 1 (1) first places
Anton Shipulin (RUS), 1 (1) first places
Alexis Bœuf (FRA), 1 (1) first places
Andreas Birnbacher (GER), 1 (1) first places
Following are notable biathletes who announced their retirement:
