The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup

2009–10 Biathlon World Cup

The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started December 2, 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended March 28, 2010 with the Mixed Relay World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia...

 - World Cup 2 is the second event of the season and was held in Hochfilzen

Hochfilzen

Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 from Friday December 11 until Sunday December 13, 2009.

Schedule of events

The timeschedule of the event stands below

Date	Time	Events
December 11	11:15 cet Central European Time Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...	Women's 7.5 km Sprint
	14:15 cet	Men's 10 km Sprint
December 12	12:00 cet	Women's 10 km Pursuit
	14:15 cet	Men's 12.5 km Pursuit
December 13	11:00 cet	Women's 4 x 6 km Relay
	14:15 cet	Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay

Men

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
10 km Sprint details	Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...	26:14.0 (0+0)	Nikolay Kruglov	26:20.7 (0+0)	Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov is a Russian biathlete. He won the gold medal in the men's 15km mass start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada...	26:24.1 (0+1)
12.5 km Pursuit details	Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....	34:36.7 (0+0+0+1)	Simon Eder Simon Eder Simon Eder is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.- External links :* *...	34:38.3 (0+1+0+0)	Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...	34:39.8 (0+1+2+0)
4 x 7.5 km Relay details	Simon Eder Simon Eder Simon Eder is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.- External links :* *... Daniel Mesotitsch Daniel Mesotitsch Daniel Mesotitsch is an Austrian biathlete, the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. He was born in Villach, Kärnten, Austria.His height is 181 cm and weight 80 kg.-World championships:... Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger is an Austrian biathlete. He debuted in the 2007/2008 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 season, where he, as of February 22, 2009, has eight podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in... Christoph Sumann Christoph Sumann Christoph "Sumi" Sumann is an Austrian biathlete.As many fellow biathletes Sumann picked up the sport switching from cross-country skiing he had been doing since childhood. By mid-1990s he entered junior ski team of Austria and he made it onto the senior level later on...	1:16:13.1 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) (0+1)	Ivan Tcherezov Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov is a Russian biathlete. He won the gold medal in the men's 15km mass start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada... Nikolay Kruglov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Alexandrovich Tchoudov is a Russian biathlete.He debuted in the Biathlon World Cup in the 2004/05 season and has since been a regular member of the Russian team. He has won a total of seven medals at World Championships, three gold, three silver, and one bronze.-World Championships...	1:16:38.8 (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1)	Christoph Stephan Christoph Stephan Christoph Stephan is a German biathlete. In 2008, he won his first single World Cup Race.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup-External links:*... Arnd Peiffer Arnd Peiffer Arnd Peiffer is a German biathlete. In 2008, he ran his first single World Cup Race, and the at the end of the same season he retrieved his first world cup victory.-Career highlights:IBU World Championships... Michael Greis Michael Greis Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and... Simon Schempp Simon Schempp Simon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...	1:16:45.1 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1)

Women

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
7.5 km Sprint details	Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek	23:10.8 (0+0)	Helena Jonsson Helena Jonsson Helena Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the reigning world champion in pursuit. She also won the Women's Biathlon World Cup in the 2008-09 season....	23:21.9 (0+0)	Olga Zaitseva Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...	24:00.5 (0+1)
10 km Pursuit details	Helena Jonsson Helena Jonsson Helena Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the reigning world champion in pursuit. She also won the Women's Biathlon World Cup in the 2008-09 season....	34:09.1 (0+1+0+0)	Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova in Khanty Mansiysk is a Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA . She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009 she was part of the Gold medal winning Russian...	34:40.8 (0+0+1+1)	Olga Zaitseva Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...	34:45.1 (1+1+0+0)
4 x 6 km Relay details	Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova in Khanty Mansiysk is a Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA . She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009 she was part of the Gold medal winning Russian... Anna Boulygina Anna Boulygina Anna Alekseyevna Boulygina is a Russian biathlete. Of now, her residence is Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.Started competing in the World Cup in 2006-07 season ranking 31 in the biathlon World Cup total score. Missed most of the 2007-08 season due to knee injury. In May 2008 she reappeared on the... Iana Romanova Olga Zaitseva Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...	1:13:37.0 (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0)	Marie-Laure Brunet Marie-Laure Brunet Marie-Laure Brunet is a French biathlete and Olympic athlete who won a bronze medal in the women's pursuit at the 2010 Winter Olympics games of Vancouver.... Sylvie Becaert Sylvie Becaert Sylvie Becaert is a French biathlete. Becaert's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk. At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she won a bronze medal with the French relay team... Marie Dorin Marie Dorin Marie Dorin is a biathlete who represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was also on the bronze medal winning French relay team at the Biathlon World Championships 2009.... Sandrine Bailly Sandrine Bailly Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she could win the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second...	1:13:40.8 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2)	Elisabeth Högberg Elisabeth Högberg Elisabeth Högberg is a Swedish biathlete. She was on the gold-winning Swedish team at the 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5. She resides in Östersund and considered soccer before going into Biathlon. She is set to compete for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She went to the solleftea ski... Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Anna Maria Nilsson Anna Maria Nilsson is a Swedish biathlete. She represents Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... Helena Jonsson Helena Jonsson Helena Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. She was born in Helgum, Sollefteå Municipality. She is the reigning world champion in pursuit. She also won the Women's Biathlon World Cup in the 2008-09 season....	1:13:41.6 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0)

Achievements

Best performance for all time

• ', 3 place in Sprint, 18 place in Sprint, 34 place in Sprint, 39 place in Sprint, 41 place in Sprint, 42 place in Sprint, 53 place in Sprint and 51 place in Pursuit, 68 place in Sprint, 82 place in Sprint, 95 in Sprint, 15 place in Pursuit

, 12 place in Sprint and Pursuit, 13 place in Sprint and Pursuit, 41 place in Sprint, 53 place in Sprint and 51 place in Pursuit, 54 place in Sprint and 52 place in Pursuit, 69 place in Sprint, 88 place in Sprint, 95 place in Sprint, 108 place in Sprint, 27 place in Pursuit

First World Cup race
, 97 place in Sprint, 99 place in Sprint, 113 place in Sprint, 114 place in Sprint