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 3 is the third event of the season and was held in Pokljuka

Pokljuka

Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. It is part of Triglav national park...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 from Thursday December 17 until Sunday December 20, 2009.

Schedule of events

The timeschedule of the event stands below

Date	Time	Events
December 17	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 15 km Individual
	14:15 cet	Men's 20 km Individual
December 19	10:00 cet	Women's 7.5 km Sprint
	14:15 cet	Men's 10 km Sprint
December 20	12:00 cet	Women's 10 km Pursuit
	14:15 cet	Men's 12.5 km Pursuit

Men

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
20 km Individual details	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...	52:19.8 (0+0+0+1)	Simon Fourcade Simon Fourcade Simon Fourcade is a French biathlete. His younger brother Martin Fourcade is also a biathlete.-External links:**...	52:34.0 (0+0+1+0)	Alexander Os Alexander Os Alexander Os is a Norwegian biathlete.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsIBU World Junior ChampionshipsAlexander Os is a Norwegian biathlete....	52:50.5 (0+0+0+1)
10 km Sprint details	Ivan Tcherezov	28:10.0 (0+0)	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...	28:21.1 (1+0)	Thomas Frei Thomas Frei (biathlete) Thomas Frei is a Swiss biathlete.-External links:**...	28:52.4 (1+0)
12.5 km Pursuit details	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...	34:50.9 (0+1+1+0)	Roland Lessing Roland Lessing Roland Lessing is an Estonian biathlete. First World Cup podium was in Pokljuka Pursuit 20 December 2009.- External links :* *...	35:00.2 (0+0+0+0)	Simon Eder Simon Eder Simon Eder is an Austrian biathlete. First World Cup win in Khanty-Mansiysk Mass-start 29 March 2009.- External links :* *...	35:01.8 (1+0+0+1)

Women

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
15 km Individual 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....	43:04.1 (0+0+0+0)	Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek	43:26.7 (1+0+0+0)	Anastasiya Kuzmina Anastasiya Kuzmina Anastasiya Vladimirovna Kuzmina born Anastasiya Vladimirovna Shipulina is a Russian-born Slovak biathlete. She won the silver medal in 2009 Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang mass start and a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada...	43:31.4 (1+0+0+0)
7.5 km Sprint 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...	24:57.0 (0+0)	Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....	25:40.4 (1+0)	Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...	25:59.6 (1+1)
10 km Pursuit 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...	34:03.2 (0+1+0+1)	Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...	34:39.5 (1+1+1+0)	Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Ivanovna Bogaliy-Titovets is a Russian biathlete. She is 167 cm tall and weighs 58 kg....	34:46.4 (0+1+1+0)

Achievements

Best performance for all time

, 13 place in Individual, 19 place in Individual, 32 place in Individual, 37 place in Individual and 4 place in Sprint, 69 place in Individual, 76 place in Individual, 96 place in Individual

• ', 3 place in Sprint, 5 place in Sprint, 10 place in Sprint, 19 place in Sprint, 25 place in Sprint, 37 place in Sprint and 36 place in Pursuit, 49 place in Sprint and Pursuit, 53 place in Sprint, 56 place in Sprint and 46 place in Pursuit, 82 place in Sprint, 91 place in Sprint
• ', 1 place in Pursuit
• ', 2 place in Pursuit, 7 place in Pursuit

, 4 place in Individual, 11 place in Individual, 19 place in Individual, 21 place in Individual, 22 place in Individual, 29 place in Individual, 35 place in Individual and 21 place in Sprint, 37 place in Individual, 49 place in Individual, 55 place in Individual and 35 place in Sprint, 87 place in Individual, 90 place in Individual, 8 place in Sprint, 15 place in Sprint, 24 place in Sprint, 29 place in Sprint, 32 place in Pursuit

First World Cup race

, 50 place in Individual, 70 place in Sprint