# 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup

The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| 1 | Östersund | 29 November–6 December | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | details |
| 2 | Hochfilzen | 11–13 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 3 | Pokljuka | 17–20 December | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 4 | Ruhpolding | 8–10 January | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 5 | Ruhpolding | 13–17 January | ● | | | ● | ● | | | details |
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva | 21–24 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 7 | Canmore | 4–7 February | | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | details |
| 8 | Presque Isle | 11–13 February | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| WC | Holmenkollen | 3–13 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | World Championships |
| 9 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 17–19 March | | ● | ● | Cancelled | | | | details |
| Total: 65 (30 men's, 30 women's, 5 mixed) | Total: 65 (30 men's, 30 women's, 5 mixed) | Total: 65 (30 men's, 30 women's, 5 mixed) | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |

## Men
### World Cup Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 2015 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Simon Schempp | Alexey Volkov | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2015 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 1 | 6 December 2015 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Simon Schempp | Martin Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Simon Schempp | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Simon Schempp | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Evgenii Garanichev | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Simon Schempp | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 15 km Mass Start | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Tarjei Bø | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Simon Eder | Martin Fourcade | Michal Šlesingr | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Ondřej Moravec | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Simon Eder | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Erik Lesser | Martin Fourcade | Evgenii Garanichev | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2016 | Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Simon Schempp | Maxim Tsvetkov | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2016 | Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Anton Shipulin | Simon Schempp | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 4 February 2016 | Canmore | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Simon Schempp | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 6 February 2016 | Canmore | 15 km Mass Start | Dominik Windisch | Benedikt Doll | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 11 February 2016 | Presque Isle | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2016 | Presque Isle | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 5 March 2016 | Oslo | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Serhiy Semenov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 6 March 2016 | Oslo | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 10 March 2016 | Oslo | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Dominik Landertinger | Simon Eder | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 13 March 2016 | Oslo | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Julian Eberhard | Simon Schempp | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Simon Schempp | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Erik Lesser | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Cancelled due to strong winds | Cancelled due to strong winds | Cancelled due to strong winds | Martin Fourcade | Detail |

#### Men's Relay Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
| 2 | 13 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | RussiaAlexey Volkov Evgenii Garanichev Dmitry Malyshko Anton Shipulin | NorwayHenrik L'Abée-Lund Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | FranceSimon Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Russia | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | RussiaAlexey Volkov Evgenii Garanichev Maxim Tsvetkov Anton Shipulin | AustriaSven Grossegger Julian Eberhard Simon Eder Dominik Landertinger | Russia / Norway | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2016 | Anterselva | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | RussiaMaxim Tsvetkov Evgenii Garanichev Dmitry Malyshko Anton Shipulin | GermanyErik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Lars Helge Birkeland Johannes Thingnes Bø Erlend Bjøntegaard | Russia | Detail |
| 8 | 13 February 2016 | Presque Isle | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | NorwayLars Helge Birkeland Erlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø | FranceSimon Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | GermanyErik Lesser Andreas Birnbacher Daniel Böhm Benedikt Doll | Norway | Detail |
| WCH | 12 March 2016 | Oslo | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | GermanyErik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | CanadaChristian Gow Nathan Smith Scott Gow Brendan Green | Norway | Detail |

### Standings
## Women
### World Cup Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib | Det. |
| 1 | 3 December 2015 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Dorothea Wierer | Marie Dorin Habert | Olena Pidhrushna | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2015 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Soukalová | Federica Sanfilippo | Olena Pidhrushna | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 1 | 6 December 2015 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Dorothea Wierer | Franziska Hildebrand | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Franziska Hildebrand | Maren Hammerschmidt | Miriam Gössner | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Maren Hammerschmidt | Gabriela Soukalová | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Marie Dorin Habert | Laura Dahlmeier | Franziska Hildebrand | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Marie Dorin Habert | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Marie Dorin Habert | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2015 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Mass Start | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Soukalová | Olga Podchufarova | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Franziska Hildebrand | Gabriela Soukalová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Soukalová | Dorothea Wierer | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Laura Dahlmeier | Marie Dorin Habert | Tiril Eckhoff | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Dorothea Wierer | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Soukalová | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Gabriela Soukalová | Franziska Hildebrand | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2016 | Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Podchufarova | Dorothea Wierer | Ekaterina Yurlova | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2016 | Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Ekaterina Yurlova | Selina Gasparin | Dorothea Wierer | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 7 | 5 February 2016 | Canmore | 7.5 km Sprint | Olena Pidhrushna | Krystyna Guzik | Dorothea Wierer | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 7 | 6 February 2016 | Canmore | 12.5 km Mass Start | Dorothea Wierer | Marie Dorin Habert | Gabriela Soukalová | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 8 | 11 February 2016 | Presque Isle | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Soukalová | Susan Dunklee | Krystyna Guzik | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2016 | Presque Isle | 10 km Pursuit | Gabriela Soukalová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Marie Dorin Habert | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| WCH | 5 March 2016 | Oslo | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Marie Dorin Habert | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| WCH | 6 March 2016 | Oslo | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Dorothea Wierer | Marie Dorin Habert | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| WCH | 9 March 2016 | Oslo | 15 km Individual | Marie Dorin Habert | Anaïs Bescond | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| WCH | 13 March 2016 | Oslo | 12.5 km Mass Start | Marie Dorin Habert | Laura Dahlmeier | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Soukalová | Marte Olsbu | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Marie Dorin Habert | Dorothea Wierer | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2016 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Cancelled due to strong winds | Cancelled due to strong winds | Cancelled due to strong winds | Gabriela Soukalová | Detail |

#### Women's Relay Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
| 2 | 13 December 2015 | Hochfilzen | 4 × 6 km Relay | ItalyLisa Vittozzi Karin Oberhofer Federica Sanfilippo Dorothea Wierer | GermanyFranziska Hildebrand Maren Hammerschmidt Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß | UkraineYuliia Dzhima Olga Abramova Valentyna Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna | Italy | Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2016 | Ruhpolding | 4 × 6 km Relay | UkraineIryna Varvynets Yuliia Dzhima Valentyna Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna | GermanyKarolin Horchler Miriam Gössner Maren Hammerschmidt Laura Dahlmeier | ItalyLisa Vittozzi Karin Oberhofer Alexia Runggaldier Dorothea Wierer | Italy / Ukraine | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2016 | Anterselva | 4 × 6 km Relay | FranceJustine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin Habert | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Lucie Charvátová Gabriela Soukalová Veronika Vítková | RussiaEkaterina Shumilova Anastasia Zagoruiko Ekaterina Yurlova Olga Podchufarova | Italy | Detail |
| 8 | 13 February 2016 | Presque Isle | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Lucie Charvátová Gabriela Soukalová Veronika Vítková | UkraineIryna Varvynets Natalya Burdyga Yuliia Dzhima Olena Pidhrushna | GermanyFranziska Preuß Luise Kummer Miriam Gössner Karolin Horchler | Italy | Detail |
| WCH | 11 March 2016 | Oslo | 4 × 6 km Relay | NorwaySynnøve Solemdal Fanny Horn Birkeland Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu | FranceJustine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin Habert | GermanyFranziska Preuß Franziska Hildebrand Maren Hammerschmidt Laura Dahlmeier | Germany | Detail |

### Mixed

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 29 November 2015 | Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Norway Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen Lars Helge Birkeland | Canada Rosanna Crawford Nathan Smith | Germany Maren Hammerschmidt Daniel Böhm | Detail |
| 1 | 29 November 2015 | Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Norway Fanny Horn Birkeland Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø | Germany Franziska Hildebrand Vanessa Hinz Benedikt Doll Simon Schempp | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Michal Šlesingr Ondřej Moravec | Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2016 | Canmore | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | France Marie Dorin Habert Martin Fourcade | Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser Simon Eder | Norway Hilde Fenne Lars Helge Birkeland | Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2016 | Canmore | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Germany Franziska Hildebrand Franziska Preuß Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | Italy Dorothea Wierer Karin Oberhofer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch | Norway Marte Olsbu Synnøve Solemdal Alexander Os Håvard Bogetveit | Detail |
| WC | 3 March 2016 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | France Anaïs Bescond Marie Dorin Habert Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade | Germany Franziska Preuß Franziska Hildebrand Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | Norway Marte Olsbu Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø | Detail |

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Norway | 264 |
| 2. | Germany | 252 |
| 3. | France | 223 |
| 4. | Russia | 191 |
| 5. | Canada | 183 |
* Final standings after 5 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 2 | Germany | 14 | 18 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Norway | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Originally scheduled in Oberhof on 7–10 January, relocated in Ruhpolding due to lack of snow.