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2008–09 World cup in
Östersund
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.
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World Cup podiums
Men
Women
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed
Standings: Men
- Final standings after 26 races.
- Final standings after 4 races.
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- Final standings after 10 races.
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- Final standings after 7 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 6 races.
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- Final standings after 20 races.
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Standings: Women
- Final standings after 26 races.
- Final standings after 4 races.
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- Final standings after 10 races.
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- Final standings after 7 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 6 races.
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- Final standings after 20 races.
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Medal table
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)
- Men
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (
NOR), 7 (88) first places
Emil Hegle Svendsen (
NOR), 5 (11) first places
Michael Greis (
GER), 2 (11) first places
Lars Berger (
NOR), 2 (5) first places
Maxim Tchoudov (
RUS), 2 (4) first places
Tomasz Sikora (
POL), 1 (5) first place
Christoph Sumann (
AUT), 1 (4) first place
Björn Ferry (
SWE), 1 (2) 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
Simon Eder (
AUT), 1 (1) first place
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- Women
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 (15) first places
Olga Zaitseva (
RUS), 2 (8) first places
Tora Berger (
NOR), 2 (4) first places
Svetlana Sleptsova (
RUS), 1 (4) first place
Wang Chunli (
CHN), 1 (1) first place
Éva Tófalvi (
ROU), 1 (1) first place
Anna Boulygina (
RUS), 1 (1) first place
Tina Bachmann (
GER), 1 (1) first place
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Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 2008–09 season:
References
External links