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2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

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2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2011 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 18 March 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Contents

Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2011–12 season.

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Andrei Makoveev (RUS), 29, in his 8th season — the WC 5 Individual in Nové Město; first podium was 2006-07 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
  •  Fredrik Lindström (SWE), 22, in his 4th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz; it also was his first podium
  •  Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS), 23, in his 2nd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was 2011-12 Sprint in Antholz
  •  Jakov Fak (SLO), 24, in his 6th season — the World Championships Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 2008-09 Individual in Pyeong Chang
    • First World Cup podium
  •  Anna Maria Nilsson (SWE), 28, in her 10th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
  •  Jaroslav Soukup (CZE), 29, in his 9th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Pursuit in Östersund
  •  Timofey Lapshin (RUS), 23, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Hochfilzen (2)
  •  Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS), 23, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz
  •  Dmitry Malyshko (RUS), 24, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Kontiolahti
  •  Olga Vilukhina (RUS), 23, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the World Championships Pursuit in Ruhpolding
    • Victory in this World Cup (in brackets victory for all time)
  •  Magdalena Neuner (GER), 10 (34) first places
  •  Martin Fourcade (FRA), 8 (14) first places
  •  Darya Domracheva (BLR), 6 (9) first places
  •  Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), 4 (28) first places
  •  Tora Berger (NOR), 4 (16) first places
  •  Olga Zaitseva (RUS), 3 (12) first places
  •  Andreas Birnbacher (GER), 3 (4) first places
  •  Arnd Peiffer (GER), 2 (6) first places
  •  Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 2 (5) first places
  •  Carl Johan Bergman (SWE), 2 (3) first places
  •  Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 1 (93) first places
  •  Andrea Henkel (GER), 1 (21) first places
  •  Tarjei Bø (NOR), 1 (6) first places
  •  Anton Shipulin (RUS),1 (2) first places
  •  Andrei Makoveev (RUS), 1 (1) first place
  •  Fredrik Lindström (SWE), 1 (1) first place
  •  Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS), 1 (1) first place
  •  Jakov Fak (SLO), 1 (1) first place

    • Retirements

    Following are notable biathletes who announced their retirement:

  •  Magdalena Neuner (GER)
  •  Helena Ekholm (SWE)
  •  Anna Maria Nilsson (SWE)
  •  Tomasz Sikora (POL)

    • References

    2011–12 Biathlon World Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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