# 2002–03 Biathlon World Cup

The 2002–03 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union.
The men's overall World Cup was won by Norway's Ole Einar Bjørndalen, while Martina Glagow of Germany claimed the women's overall World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2004–05 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| Östersund | 5–8 December | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Östersund | 11–15 December | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Osrblie | 19–22 December | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Oberhof | 8–12 January | | ● | | ● | ● | |
| Ruhpolding | 16–19 January | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Antholz | 23–26 January | ● | | | ● | ● | |
| Lahti | 8–9 February | | ● | | ● | | |
| Holmenkollen | 13–16 February | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Östersund | 20–23 February | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 15–23 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Total | Total | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 |

## World Cup Podium
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 5 December 2002 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Oleg Ryzhenkov | Frode Andresen | Detail |
| 1 | 8 December 2002 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Egil Gjelland | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 2002 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen | Andriy Deryzemlya | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 2 | 15 December 2002 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ricco Groß | Frode Andresen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2002 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Raphaël Poirée | Janez Marič | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2002 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Pursuit | Raphaël Poirée | Ricco Groß | Vladimir Drachev | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2003 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sergei Tchepikov | Wolfgang Rottmann | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2003 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Vladimir Drachev | Raphaël Poirée | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2003 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2003 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Frank Luck | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Vladimir Drachev | Halvard Hanevold | Stian Eckhoff | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 26 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Andriy Deryzemlya | Pavel Rostovtsev | Ricco Groß | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2003 | Lahti | 10 km Sprint | Alexander Wolf | Sergei Tchepikov | Alexei Aidarov | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 7 | 9 February 2003 | Lahti | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Oleg Ryzhenkov | Halvard Hanevold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 8 | 15 February 2003 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Drachev | Pavel Rostovtsev | Sven Fischer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 8 | 16 February 2003 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Stian Eckhoff | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 9 | 20 February 2003 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Vladimir Drachev | Lars Berger | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 9 | 21 February 2003 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Janez Marič | Zdeněk Vítek | Marko Dolenc | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 9 | 23 February 2003 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Vladimir Drachev | Zdeněk Vítek | Halvard Hanevold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| WC | 15 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ricco Groß | Zdeněk Vítek | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| WC | 16 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ricco Groß | Halvard Hanevold | Paavo Puurunen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| WC | 19 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 20 km Individual | Halvard Hanevold | Vesa Hietalahti | Ricco Groß | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| WC | 23 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 5 December 2002 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Zaitseva | Sylvie Becaert | Olga Pyleva | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 1 | 8 December 2002 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Kati Wilhelm | Olga Zaitseva | Katja Beer | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 2 | 13 December 2002 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Linda Tjørhom | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Ekaterina Dafovska | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 2 | 15 December 2002 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Katja Beer | Linda Tjørhom | Sanna-Leena Perunka | Linda Tjørhom | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2002 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Galina Koukleva | Albina Akhatova | Uschi Disl | Linda Tjørhom | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2002 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Pursuit | Ekaterina Dafovska | Galina Koukleva | Martina Glagow | Galina Koukleva | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2003 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Ekaterina Dafovska | Sylvie Becaert | Kateřina Holubcová | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2003 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Uschi Disl | Ekaterina Dafovska | Sylvie Becaert | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2003 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Galina Koukleva | Martina Glagow | Olga Pyleva | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2003 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Ekaterina Dafovska | Martina Glagow | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Ekaterina Dafovska | Sandrine Bailly | Linda Tjørhom | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 6 | 26 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Albina Akhatova | Sylvie Becaert | Corinne Niogret | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2003 | Lahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Pyleva | Albina Akhatova | Kati Wilhelm | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 7 | 9 February 2003 | Lahti | 12.5 km Mass Start | Kati Wilhelm | Martina Glagow | Ekaterina Dafovska | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 8 | 15 February 2003 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Sandrine Bailly | Albina Akhatova | Martina Glagow | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 8 | 16 February 2003 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Martina Glagow | Olena Zubrilova | Michela Ponza | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 9 | 20 February 2003 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Olena Zubrilova | Uschi Disl | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 9 | 22 February 2003 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Olga Zaitseva | Linda Tjørhom | Olga Pyleva | Ekaterina Dafovska | Detail |
| 9 | 23 February 2003 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Olena Zubrilova | Linda Tjørhom | Kateřina Holubcová | Martina Glagow | Detail |
| WC | 15 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Sylvie Becaert | Olena Petrova | Kateřina Holubcová | Martina Glagow | Detail |
| WC | 16 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Martina Glagow Sandrine Bailly | | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Martina Glagow | Detail |
| WC | 18 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Individual | Kateřina Holubcová | Olena Zubrilova | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Martina Glagow | Detail |
| WC | 22 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Albina Akhatova | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Sandrine Bailly | Martina Glagow | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 7 December 2002 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Egil Gjelland Frode Andresen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Halvard Hanevold | Russia Viktor Maigourov Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Tchepikov Pavel Rostovtsev | Germany Ricco Gross Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck |
| 2 | 12 December 2002 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Vladimir Drachev Rustam Valiullin Oleg Ryzhenkov | Norway Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold | Russia Viktor Maigourov Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Tchepikov Pavel Rostovtsev |
| 3 | 20 December 2002 | Osrblie | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Pavel Rostovtsev Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Tchepikov | Germany Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Michael Greis Frank Luck | France Ferréol Cannard Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphael Poiree |
| 4 | 11 January 2003 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Viktor Maigourov Pavel Rostovtsev Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Tchepikov | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Vladimir Drachev Rustam Valiullin Oleg Ryzhenkov | France Ferréol Cannard Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphael Poiree |
| 5 | 16 January 2003 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Ferréol Cannard Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphael Poiree | Germany Michael Greis Sven Fischer Peter Sendel Ricco Gross | Norway Halvard Hanevold Frode Andresen Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
| 6 | 25 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Vladimir Drachev Rustam Valiullin Oleg Ryzhenkov | Norway Egil Gjelland Lars Berger Stian Eckhoff Halvard Hanevold | Italy Rene Cattarinussi Rene-Laurent Vuillermoz Devis Da Canal Wilfried Pallhuber |
| 8 | 13 February 2003 | Holmenkollen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Vladimir Drachev Rustam Valiullin Oleg Ryzhenkov | Russia Sergei Rozhkov Pavel Rostovtsev Nikolay Kruglov Sergei Tchepikov | Norway Halvard Hanevold Stian Eckhoff Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
| WC | 21 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Ricco Gross Frank Luck | Russia Viktor Maigourov Pavel Rostovtsev Sergei Rozhkov Sergei Tchepikov | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Vladimir Drachev Rustam Valiullin Oleg Ryzhenkov |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 6 December 2002 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Simone Denkinger Kati Wilhelm | Norway Linda Tjorhom Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Tora Berger Gunn Margit Andreassen | Russia Olga Pyleva Olga Zaitseva Anna Bogaliy Albina Akhatova |
| 2 | 11 December 2002 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Svetlana Tchernousova Galina Kukleva Irina Malgina Svetlana Ishmouratova | Germany Martina Glagow Simone Denkinger Andrea Henkel Katja Beer | Bulgaria Nina Klenovska Pavlina Filipova Ekaterina Dafovska Iva Karagiozova |
| 3 | 21 December 2002 | Osrblie | 4x6 km Relay | Belarus Lilia Efremova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Lysenko Olena Zubrilova | Germany Martina Glagow Simone Denkinger Katja Beer Kati Wilhelm | Norway Liv-Kjersti Eikeland Borghild Ouren Gunn Margit Andreassen Linda Tjorhom |
| 4 | 10 January 2003 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | Russia Albina Akhatova Svetlana Tchernousova Galina Kukleva Olga Pyleva | France Sylvie Becaert Sandrine Bailly Julie Carraz Corinne Niogret |
| 5 | 15 January 2003 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Albina Akhatova Svetlana Ishmouratova Galina Kukleva Olga Pyleva | Germany Martina Glagow Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | Norway Linda Tjorhom Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Gunn Margit Andreassen |
| 6 | 24 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Albina Akhatova Anna Bogaliy Svetlana Tchernousova Olga Pyleva | Germany Simone Denkinger Uschi Disl Romy Beer Kati Wilhelm | Belarus Lilia Efremova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Lysenko Olena Zubrilova |
| 8 | 13 February 2003 | Holmenkollen | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Albina Akhatova Svetlana Tchernousova Olga Zaitseva Olga Pyleva | Belarus Lilia Efremova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Ananko Olena Zubrilova | France Florence Baverel-Robert Sandrine Bailly Corinne Niogret Sylvie Becaert |
| WC | 20 March 2003 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Albina Akhatova Svetlana Ishmouratova Galina Kukleva Svetlana Tchernousova | Ukraine Oksana Khvostenko Iryna Merkushina Oksana Yakovlieva Olena Petrova | Germany Simone Denkinger Uschi Disl Kati Wilhelm Martina Glagow |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 737 |
| 2. | Vladimir Drachev | 630 |
| 3. | Ricco Groß | 613 |
| 4. | Raphaël Poirée | 591 |
| 5. | Halvard Hanevold | 553 |
* Final standings after 23 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Martina Glagow | 729 |
| 2. | Albina Akhatova | 699 |
| 3. | Sylvie Becaert | 680 |
| 4. | Ekaterina Dafovska | 644 |
| 5. | Olena Zubrilova | 634 |
* Final standings after 23 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Russia | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Germany | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Belarus | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 63 | 61 | 62 | 186 |

## Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired after the 2002–03 season:
* Gilles Marguet (FRA)
* René Cattarinussi (ITA)
* Viktor Maigourov (RUS)
* Tomaž Globočník (SLO)
* Tord Wiksten (SWE)
* Iva Karagiozova (BUL)
* Galina Kukleva (RUS)