# 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup

The 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup was the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 14 January 2021 in Arber, Germany and ended on 14 March 2021 in Obertilliach, Austria. The defending overall champions from the 2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup were Lucas Fratzscher from Germany and Elisabeth Högberg from Sweden.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2020–21 season.
| Location | Date | Individual / Short individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| Arber | 14–17 January | | ● ● | | ● | | | |
| Arber | 20–23 January | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | |
| Duszniki-Zdrój | 27–31 January | ● | ● | ● | | ● | ● | European Championships |
| Brezno-Osrblie | 13–14 February | | ● | ● | | | | |
| Brezno-Osrblie | 17–21 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| Obertilliach | 10–14 March | ● | ● ● | | | ● | ● | |
| Total: 40 (17 men's, 17 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 40 (17 men's, 17 women's, 6 mixed) | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |

### Notes

* All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score.
* On 11 September, the rounds originally scheduled at Idre, Sweden, Sjusjøen, Norway and Martell-Val Martello, Italy were cancelled.

## IBU Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Dark blue bib (After competition) | Res. |
| 1 | 14 January 2021 | Arber | 10 km Sprint | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 1 | 16 January 2021 | Arber | 10 km Sprint | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Philipp Nawrath | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 2 | 20 January 2021 | Arber | 15 km Short Individual | Endre Strømsheim | Philipp Nawrath | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 2 | 22 January 2021 | Arber | 10 km Sprint | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Philipp Nawrath | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| EC | 27 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 20 km Individual | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Endre Strømsheim | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| EC | 29 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 10 km Sprint | Martin Jäger | Said Karimulla Khalili | Johannes Kühn | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| EC | 30 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 12.5 km Pursuit | Artem Pryma | Michal Krčmář | Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 3 | 13 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit | Justus Strelow | Erlend Bjøntegaard | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 3 | 14 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Pursuit | Philipp Nawrath | Justus Strelow | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 4 | 17 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Short Individual | Nikita Porshnev | Justus Strelow | Endre Strømsheim | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 4 | 20 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Philipp Nawrath | David Zobel | Ruslan Tkalenko Philipp Horn | Philipp Nawrath | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 4 | 21 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Pursuit | Endre Strømsheim | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Res. |
| 5 | 10 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 15 km Short Individual | Hugo Rivail | Daniele Cappellari | Heikki Laitinen Justus Strelow | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 5 | 12 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 10 km Sprint | Philipp Nawrath | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Hugo Rivail | Philipp Nawrath | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |
| 5 | 13 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 10 km Sprint | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Filip Fjeld Andersen | Res. |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Dark blue bib (After competition) | Res. |
| 1 | 14 January 2021 | Arber | 7.5 km Sprint | Tatiana Akimova | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Anastasia Shevchenko | Tatiana Akimova | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Res. |
| 1 | 16 January 2021 | Arber | 7.5 km Sprint | Tatiana Akimova | Anastasia Shevchenko | Camille Bened | Tatiana Akimova | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| 2 | 20 January 2021 | Arber | 12.5 km Short Individual | Tamara Steiner | Anna Weidel | Ekaterina Bekh | Tatiana Akimova | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| 2 | 22 January 2021 | Arber | 7.5 km Sprint | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Åsne Skrede | Lou Jeanmonnot | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Valeriia Vasnetcova | Res. |
| EC | 27 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 15 km Individual | Monika Hojnisz-Staręga | Anastasiya Merkushyna | Larisa Kuklina | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| EC | 29 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 7.5 km Sprint | Baiba Bendika | Karoline Erdal | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| EC | 30 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 10 km Pursuit | Kamila Żuk | Karoline Erdal | Åsne Skrede | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| 3 | 13 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Vanessa Voigt | Ekaterina Noskova | Anna Weidel | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| 3 | 14 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Pursuit | Vanessa Voigt | Anastasiia Goreeva | Anastasiia Egorova | Anastasia Shevchenko | Anastasia Shevchenko | Res. |
| 4 | 17 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Short Individual | Vanessa Voigt | Hanna Kebinger | Madeleine Phaneuf | Vanessa Voigt | Vanessa Voigt | Res. |
| 4 | 20 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastasiia Egorova | Marthe Kråkstad Johansen | Karoline Erdal | Vanessa Voigt | Vanessa Voigt | Res. |
| 4 | 21 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Pursuit | Anna Weidel | Anna Kryvonos | Ragnhild Femsteinevik | Vanessa Voigt | Vanessa Voigt | Res. |
| 5 | 10 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 12.5 km Short Individual | Vanessa Voigt | Anastasiia Goreeva | Sophie Chauveau | Vanessa Voigt | Vanessa Voigt | Res. |
| 5 | 12 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 7.5 km Sprint | Emilie Kalkenberg Anastasiia Egorova | None awarded | Rebecca Passler | Vanessa Voigt | Vanessa Voigt | Res. |
| 5 | 13 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastasiia Goreeva | Anastasiia Egorova | Caroline Colombo | Vanessa Voigt | Vanessa Voigt | Res. |

### Men's team – 4x7.5 km Relay

| Stage | Date | Place | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | Res. |
| 1 | 17 January 2021 | Arber | GermanyJustus Strelow Dominic Schmuck Danilo Riethmüller Philipp Nawrath | UkraineRuslan Bryhadyr Andriy Dotsenko Taras Lesiuk Bogdan Tsymbal | FranceOscar Lombardot Sébastien Mahon Éric Perrot Hugo Rivail | Germany | Res. |
| 4 | 18 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | GermanyJustus Strelow Lucas Fratzscher Philipp Horn Philipp Nawrath | RussiaKirill Streltsov Vasilii Tomshin Nikita Porshnev Semen Suchilov | NorwayAleksander Fjeld Andersen Erlend Bjøntegaard Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit Endre Strømsheim | Germany | Res. |

### Women's team – 4x6 km Relay

| Stage | Date | Place | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | Res. |
| 1 | 17 January 2021 | Arber | RussiaValeriia Vasnetcova Anastasiia Goreeva Anastasia Shevchenko Tatiana Akimova | SwedenIngela Andersson Tilda Johansson Anna Magnusson Elisabeth Högberg | GermanyFranziska Hildebrand Stefanie Scherer Vanessa Voigt Marion Deigentesch | Russia | Res. |
| 4 | 18 February 2021 | Brezno-Osrblie | RussiaNatalia Gerbulova Ekaterina Noskova Valeriia Vasnetcova Anastasiia Egorova | SwedenElisabeth Högberg Stina Nilsson Ingela Andersson Anna Hedström | GermanyAnna Weidel Juliane Frühwirt Hanna Kebinger Marion Deigentesch | Russia | Res. |

### Mixed

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | Res. |
| 2 | 23 January 2021 | Arber | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | NorwayEndre Strømsheim Karoline Erdal | ItalyDaniele Cappellari Rebecca Passler | GermanyLucas Fratzscher Stefanie Scherer | Norway | Res. |
| 2 | 23 January 2021 | Arber | 4x7.5 km Mixed Relay | RussiaSaid Karimulla Khalili Daniil Serokhvostov Anastasiia Goreeva Valeriia Vasnetcova | FranceOscar Lombardot Sébastien Mahon Sophie Chauveau Camille Bened | NorwayAleksander Fjeld Andersen Filip Fjeld Andersen Åsne Skrede Emilie Kalkenberg | Norway | Res. |
| EC | 31 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | GermanyStefanie Scherer Justus Strelow | FranceCaroline Colombo Emilien Claude | RussiaLarisa Kuklina Evgeniy Garanichev | Germany | Res. |
| EC | 31 January 2021 | Duszniki-Zdrój | 4x6 km Mixed Relay | NorwayEmilie Kalkenberg Åsne Skrede Erlend Bjøntegaard Sivert Guttorm Bakken | GermanyVanessa Voigt Marion Deigentesch Dominic Schmuck Philipp Nawrath | UkraineIryna Petrenko Vita Semerenko Bogdan Tsymbal Artem Pryma | Norway | Res. |
| 5 | 14 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 4x6 km Mixed Relay | GermanyMarion Deigentesch Hanna Kebinger Dominic Schmuck Lucas Fratzscher | NorwayEmilie Kalkenberg Åsne Skrede Filip Fjeld Andersen Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Czech RepublicAnna Tkadlecová Tereza Voborníková Milan Žemlička Adam Václavík | Germany Norway | Res. |
| 5 | 14 March 2021 | Obertilliach | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | NorwayKaroline Erdal Aleksander Fjeld Andersen | RussiaAnastasiia Egorova Vasilii Tomshin | FrancePaula Botet Sébastien Mahon | Norway | Res. |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | Norway | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Russia | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 41 | 39 | 42 | 122 |