# 2022–23 Biathlon IBU Cup

The 2022–23 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the IBU. It is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 29 November 2022 in Idre Fjäll, Sweden and ended on 4 March 2023 in Canmore, Canada.
Erlend Bjøntegaard from Norway and Lou Jeanmonnot from France were the defending overall champions from the 2021–22 season.

## Map of world cup hosts

All 9 locations hosting IBU Cup events in this season (including Lenzerheide – venue of the European Championships).
| Europe SjusjøenIdre FjällRidnaunBrezno-OsrbliePokljukaLenzerheideObertilliach | Europe SjusjøenIdre FjällRidnaunBrezno-OsrbliePokljukaLenzerheideObertilliach | Europe SjusjøenIdre FjällRidnaunBrezno-OsrbliePokljukaLenzerheideObertilliach | Europe SjusjøenIdre FjällRidnaunBrezno-OsrbliePokljukaLenzerheideObertilliach | Europe SjusjøenIdre FjällRidnaunBrezno-OsrbliePokljukaLenzerheideObertilliach | North America Canmore2022–23 Biathlon IBU Cup (North America) European Championships | North America Canmore2022–23 Biathlon IBU Cup (North America) European Championships |

## Calendar

| Stage | Location | Date | Individual / Short individual | Super sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| 1 | Sjusjøen | 24–27 November | | | ●● | | | ● | ● | cancelled |
| 2 | Idre Fjäll | 29 November–4 December | ● | | ●● | ● | | | | |
| 3 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 15–18 December | | | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| 4 | Brezno-Osrblie | 5–8 January | | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | |
| 5 | Pokljuka | 13–15 January | ● | | ●● | | | | | relocated from Arber |
| EC | Lenzerheide | 25–29 January | ● | | ● | ● | | ● | ● | European Championships |
| 6 | Obertilliach | 2–4 February | | | ●● | | | | | |
| 7 | Canmore | 25–28 February | | ● | ● | | ● | | | |
| 8 | Canmore | 1–4 March | | | ● | ● | | ● | ● | |
| Total: 55 (26 men's, 26 women's, 3 mixed) | Total: 55 (26 men's, 26 women's, 3 mixed) | Total: 55 (26 men's, 26 women's, 3 mixed) | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |

## Men
### Calendar

| Stage | Season | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Dark blue bib (After competition) | Ref. |
| 1 | | 24 November 2022 | Sjusjøen | 10 km Sprint | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1 | | 26 November 2022 | Sjusjøen | 10 km Sprint | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 2 | 1 | 29 November 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 10 km Sprint | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | Philipp Horn | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 2 | 2 | 30 November 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Uldal | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | Endre Strømsheim | Martin Uldal | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 December 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 20 km Individual | Endre Strømsheim | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Lucas Fratzscher | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 December 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 10 km Sprint | Endre Strømsheim | Philipp Horn | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 3 | 5 | 15 December 2022 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 10 km Sprint | Endre Strømsheim | Oscar Lombardot | Martin Uldal | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 3 | 6 | 17 December 2022 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 12.5 km Pursuit | Mats Øverby | Oscar Lombardot | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 3 | 7 | 18 December 2022 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Uldal | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Lucas Fratzscher | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 January 2023 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Super Sprint | Éric Perrot | Mats Øverby | Martin Uldal | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 4 | 9 | 7 January 2023 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Éric Perrot | Isak Frey | Endre Strømsheim | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 5 | 10 | 13 January 2023 | Pokljuka | 15 km Short Individual | Sindre Fjellheim Jorde | Mats Øverby | Vebjørn Sørum | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 5 | 11 | 14 January 2023 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Sindre Fjellheim Jorde | Lucas Fratzscher | Vebjørn Sørum | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 5 | 12 | 15 January 2023 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Vebjørn Sørum | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Lucas Fratzscher | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| EC | 13 | 25 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 20 km Individual | Endre Strømsheim | Anton Dudchenko | Lovro Planko | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| EC | 14 | 27 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 10 km Sprint | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Vebjørn Sørum | Philipp Nawrath | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| EC | 15 | 28 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 12.5 km Pursuit | Vebjørn Sørum | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Endre Strømsheim | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 6 | 16 | 2 February 2023 | Obertilliach | 10 km Sprint | Endre Strømsheim | Vebjørn Sørum | Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 6 | 17 | 4 February 2023 | Obertilliach | 10 km Sprint | Vebjørn Sørum | Endre Strømsheim | Anton Ivarsson | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 7 | 18 | 25 February 2023 | Canmore | 10 km Sprint | Philipp Horn | Vebjørn Sørum | Johan-Olav Botn | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 7 | 19 | 27 February 2023 | Canmore | 7.5 km Super Sprint | Émilien Claude | Lucas Fratzscher | Vebjørn Sørum | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 7 | 20 | 28 February 2023 | Canmore | 15 km Mass Start | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Martin Uldal | Simon Kaiser | Endre Strømsheim | Mats Øverby | |
| 8 | 21 | 1 March 2023 | Canmore | 10 km Sprint | Vebjørn Sørum | Johan-Olav Botn | Daniele Cappellari | Endre Strømsheim | Vebjørn Sørum | |
| 8 | 22 | 3 March 2023 | Canmore | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johan-Olav Botn | Vebjørn Sørum | Lucas Fratzscher | Endre Strømsheim | Vebjørn Sørum | |

### Standings
## Women
### Calendar

| Stage | Season | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Dark blue bib (After competition) | Ref. |
| 1 | | 24 November 2022 | Sjusjøen | 10 km Sprint | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1 | | 26 November 2022 | Sjusjøen | 10 km Sprint | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 2 | 1 | 29 November 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 7.5 km Sprint | Marthe K. Johansen | Janina Hettich-Walz | Marion Wiesensarter | Marthe K. Johansen | Marthe K. Johansen | |
| 2 | 2 | 30 November 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 10 km Pursuit | Marthe K. Johansen | Gilonne Guigonnat | Marion Wiesensarter | Marthe K. Johansen | Marthe K. Johansen | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 December 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 15 km Individual | Janina Hettich-Walz | Maren Kirkeeide | Mona Brorsson | Marthe K. Johansen | Marthe K. Johansen | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 December 2022 | Idre Fjäll | 7.5 km Sprint | Selina Grotian | Tilda Johansson | Vanessa Hinz | Marthe K. Johansen | Marthe K. Johansen | |
| 3 | 5 | 15 December 2022 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 7.5 km Sprint | Federica Sanfilippo | Vanessa Hinz | Paula Botet | Marthe K. Johansen | Marthe K. Johansen | |
| 3 | 6 | 17 December 2022 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 10 km Pursuit | Maren Kirkeeide | Federica Sanfilippo | Vanessa Hinz | Vanessa Hinz | Maren Kirkeeide | |
| 3 | 7 | 18 December 2022 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 12.5 km Mass Start | Gilonne Guigonnat | Anamarija Lampič | Tilda Johansson | Gilonne Guigonnat | Gilonne Guigonnat | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 January 2023 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Super Sprint | Maren Kirkeeide | Frida Dokken | Fany Bertrand | Maren Kirkeeide | Maren Kirkeeide | |
| 4 | 9 | 7 January 2023 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Eleonora Fauner | Hannah Auchentaller | Juni Arnekleiv | Maren Kirkeeide | Maren Kirkeeide | |
| 5 | 10 | 13 January 2023 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Short Individual | Hannah Auchentaller | Hanna Kebinger | Paula Botet | Gilonne Guigonnat | Gilonne Guigonnat | |
| 5 | 11 | 14 January 2023 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Hanna Kebinger | Karoline Erdal | Michela Carrara | Gilonne Guigonnat | Gilonne Guigonnat | |
| 5 | 12 | 15 January 2023 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Paula Botet | Hanna Kebinger | Lisa Maria Spark | Gilonne Guigonnat | Gilonne Guigonnat | |
| EC | 13 | 25 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 15 km Individual | Lisa Maria Spark | Yuliia Dzhima | Selina Grotian | Gilonne Guigonnat | Gilonne Guigonnat | |
| EC | 14 | 27 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastasiya Merkushyna | Tilda Johansson | Vanessa Hinz | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| EC | 15 | 28 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 10 km Pursuit | Selina Grotian | Tilda Johansson | Gilonne Guigonnat | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 6 | 16 | 2 February 2023 | Obertilliach | 7.5 km Sprint | Tilda Johansson | Sophie Chauveau | Lydia Hiernickel | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 6 | 17 | 4 February 2023 | Obertilliach | 7.5 km Sprint | Juni Arnekleiv | Fuyuko Tachizaki | Selina Grotian | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 7 | 18 | 25 February 2023 | Canmore | 7.5 km Sprint | Maren Kirkeeide | Paula Botet | Khrystyna Dmytrenko | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 7 | 19 | 26 February 2023 | Canmore | 7.5 km Super Sprint | Emilie Kalkenberg | Michela Carrara | Paula Botet | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 7 | 20 | 28 February 2023 | Canmore | 12.5 km Mass Start | Marthe K. Johansen | Mareike Braun | Gilonne Guigonnat | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 8 | 21 | 1 March 2023 | Canmore | 7.5 km Sprint | Emilie Kalkenberg | Paula Botet | Marthe K. Johansen | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |
| 8 | 22 | 3 March 2023 | Canmore | 10 km Pursuit | Marthe K. Johansen | Emilie Kalkenberg | Ella Halvarsson | Tilda Johansson | Tilda Johansson | |

### Standings
## Mixed Relay

| Stage | Season | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | Ref. |
| 1 | | 27 November 2022 | Sjusjøen | 4 x 6 km | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1 | | 27 November 2022 | Sjusjøen | 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 4 | 1 | 8 January 2023 | Brezno-Osrblie | 4 x 7.5 km | NorwayIsak Frey Endre Strømsheim Juni Arnekleiv Maren Kirkeeide | GermanyLucas Fratzscher Philipp Nawrath Marion Wiesensarter Juliane Frühwirt | SwedenAnton Ivarsson Oskar Brandt Sara Andersson Felicia Lindqvist | Norway | |
| 4 | 2 | 8 January 2023 | Brezno-Osrblie | 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km | NorwayMats Øverby Frida Dokken | FrancePaul Fontaine Paula Botet | SwitzerlandGion Stalder Flurina Volken | Norway | |
| EC | 3 | 29 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 4 x 6 km | NorwayVebjørn Sørum Erlend Bjøntegaard Karoline Erdal Maren Kirkeeide | GermanyLucas Fratzscher Dominic Schmuck Selina Grotian Lisa Maria Spark | SwedenAnton Ivarsson Malte Stefansson Stina Nilsson Tilda Johansson | Norway | |
| EC | 4 | 29 January 2023 | Lenzerheide | 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km | NorwayEndre Strømsheim Juni Arnekleiv | SwitzerlandNiklas Hartweg Amy Baserga | FranceÉmilien Claude Paula Botet | Norway | |
| 8 | 5 | 4 March 2023 | Canmore | 4 x 7.5 km | NorwayAleksander Fjeld Andersen Vebjørn Sørum Emilie Kalkenberg Maren Kirkeeide | GermanyLucas Fratzscher Philipp Horn Mareike Braun Juliane Frühwirt | FranceRemi Broutier Ambroise Meunier Camille Bened Gilonne Guigonnat | Norway | |
| 8 | 6 | 4 March 2023 | Canmore | 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km | NorwayMartin Uldal Marthe K. Johansen | AustriaPatrick Jakob Kristina Oberthaler | FranceÉmilien Claude Paula Botet | Norway | |

### Rankings

| Rank | after all 6 events | Points |
| 1 | Norway | 540 |
| 2 | France | 341 |
| 3 | Germany | 305 |
| 4 | Austria | 295 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 293 |

## Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 34 | 20 | 12 | 66 |
| 2 | Germany | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 150 |