# 1993–94 Biathlon World Cup

The 1993–94 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 9 December 1993 in Bad Gastein, Austria, and ended on 20 March 1994 in Canmore, Canada. It was the 17th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 1993–94 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| Bad Gastein | 9–12 December | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Pokljuka | 16–19 December | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Ruhpolding | 13–16 January | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Antholz | 20–23 January | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Lillehammer | 18–26 February | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Hinton | 10–13 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Canmore | 17–20 March | ● | ● | | | ● |
| Total | Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
* Results from the Olympic Games did not count toward the World Cup.
* The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.

## World Cup Podium
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 9 December 1993 | Bad Gastein | 20 km Individual | Sergei Tarasov | Ricco Groß | Tomasz Sikora | Sergei Tarasov | Detail |
| 1 | 11 December 1993 | Bad Gastein | 10 km Sprint | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Vesa Hietalahti | Valeri Kiriyenko | Ricco Groß | Detail |
| 2 | 16 December 1993 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Sergei Tchepikov | Valeri Kiriyenko | Ricco Groß | Detail |
| 2 | 18 December 1993 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Viktor Maigourov | Sven Fischer | Alexandr Popov | Ricco Groß | Detail |
| 3 | 13 January 1994 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Viktor Maigourov | Andreas Zingerle | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |
| 3 | 15 January 1994 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Patrick Favre | Petr Garabík | Oleg Ryzhenkov | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |
| 4 | 20 January 1994 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Sven Fischer | Patrick Favre | Frank Luck | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |
| 4 | 22 January 1994 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Frank Luck | Pieralberto Carrara | Sergei Tarasov | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |
| 5 | 10 March 1994 | Hinton | 20 km Individual | Wilfried Pallhuber | Valeri Kiriyenko | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 5 | 12 March 1994 | Hinton | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Vladimir Drachev | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 6 | 17 March 1994 | Canmore | 20 km Individual | Hubert Leitgeb | Vadim Sashurin | Jon Åge Tyldum | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |
| 6 | 19 March 1994 | Canmore | 10 km Sprint | Sylfest Glimsdal | Viktor Maigourov | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Patrice Bailly-Salins | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 9 December 1993 | Bad Gastein | 15 km Individual | Nathalie Santer | Nadiya Billova | Simone Greiner-Petter-M. | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 1 | 11 December 1993 | Bad Gastein | 7.5 km Sprint | Nathalie Santer | Hildegunn Fossen | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 2 | 16 December 1993 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Anne Briand | Natalya Snytina | Nathalie Santer | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 2 | 18 December 1993 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Elin Kristiansen | Anne Elvebakk | Nathalie Santer | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 3 | 13 January 1994 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Emmanuelle Claret | Svetlana Paramygina | Corinne Niogret | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 3 | 15 January 1994 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Paramygina | Nathalie Santer | Nadezhda Talanova | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 4 | 20 January 1994 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Anne Briand | Lyubov Belyakova | Uschi Disl | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 4 | 22 January 1994 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Paramygina | Antje Misersky | Olga Simushina | Nathalie Santer | Detail |
| 5 | 10 March 1994 | Hinton | 15 km Individual | Svetlana Paramygina | Véronique Claudel | Anne Briand | Svetlana Paramygina | Detail |
| 5 | 12 March 1994 | Hinton | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Paramygina | Véronique Claudel | Uschi Disl | Svetlana Paramygina | Detail |
| 6 | 17 March 1994 | Canmore | 15 km Individual | Uschi Disl | Myriam Bédard | Nathalie Santer | Svetlana Paramygina | Detail |
| 6 | 19 March 1994 | Canmore | 7.5 km Sprint | Nadezhda Talanova | Svetlana Paramygina | Nathalie Santer | Svetlana Paramygina | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 12 December 1993 | Bad Gastein | 4x7.5 km Relay | Belarus Igor Khokhriakov Vadim Sashurin Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexander Popov | France Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Christian Dumont Hervé Flandin | Germany Ricco Gross Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Jens Steinigen |
| 2 | 19 December 1993 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Peter Sendel Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer | France Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Gilles Marguet Christian Dumont | Italy Patrick Favre Johann Passler Wilfried Pallhuber Andreas Zingerle |
| 3 | 16 January 1994 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Lionel Laurent Hervé Flandin | Italy Patrick Favre Johann Passler Pieralberto Carrara Hubert Leitgeb | Germany Jens Steinigen Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer |
| 4 | 23 January 1994 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Valeriy Medvedtsev Valeri Kiriyenko Sergei Tarasov Sergei Tchepikov | Germany Ricco Gross Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer | Sweden Ulf Johansson Per Brandt Leif Andersson Fredrik Kuoppa |
| 5 | 13 March 1994 | Hinton | 4x7.5 km Relay | Italy Patrick Favre Hubert Leitgeb Pieralberto Carrara Andreas Zingerle | Germany Ricco Gross Frank Luck Mark Kirchner Sven Fischer | France Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Lionel Laurent Hervé Flandin |
| 6 | 20 March 1994 | Canmore | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Alexei Kobelev Vladimir Drachev Sergei Tarasov Alexander Tropnikov | Belarus Viktor Maigourov Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexander Popov Vadim Sashurin | Italy Patrick Favre Wilfried Pallhuber Pieralberto Carrara Andreas Zingerle |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 12 December 1993 | Bad Gastein | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Elin Kristiansen Annette Sikveland Gunn Margit Andreassen Hildegunn Fossen | Czech Republic Jana Kulhavá Jiřina Pelcová Iveta Knížková Eva Háková | France Delphyne Heymann Emmanuelle Claret Veronique Claudel Anne Briand |
| 2 | 19 December 1993 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Belarus Irina Kokoueva Natalia Permiakova Natalia Ryzhenkova Svetlana Paramygina | Norway Elin Kristiansen Annette Sikveland Anne Elvebakk Hildegunn Fossen | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Heymann Anne Briand |
| 3 | 16 January 1994 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Heymann Anne Briand | Germany Uschi Disl Simone Greiner Antje Harvey Petra Schaaf | Russia Olga Simushina Anfisa Reztsova Natalia Snytina Luisa Noskova |
| 4 | 23 January 1994 | Antholz | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Petra Schaaf Simone Greiner Antje Harvey | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Annette Sikveland Anne Elvebakk Hildegunn Fossen | France Corinne Niogret Veronique Claudel Delphyne Heymann Anne Briand |
| 5 | 13 March 1994 | Hinton | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Petra Schaaf Simone Greiner Antje Harvey | France Nathalie Beausire Veronique Claudel Emmanuelle Claret Anne Briand | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Ase Idland Anne Elvebakk Annette Sikveland |
| 6 | 20 March 1994 | Canmore | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Petra Schaaf Simone Greiner Antje Harvey | United States Beth Coats Joan Miller Smith Laurie Tavares Ntala Skinner | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Ase Idland Hildegunn Mikkelsplass Annette Sikveland |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Patrice Bailly-Salins | 193 |
| 2. | Sven Fischer | 191 |
| 3. | Frank Luck | 163 |
| 4. | Valeri Kiriyenko | 147 |
| 5. | Wilfried Pallhuber | 142 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Svetlana Paramygina | 215 |
| 2. | Nathalie Santer | 204 |
| 3. | Anne Briand | 173 |
| 4. | Uschi Disl | 167 |
| 5. | Nadezhda Talanova | 138 |
* Final standings after 12 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | France | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Belarus | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Norway | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 1993–94 season:
* Franz Schuler (AUT)
* Christian Dumont (FRA)
* Elmar Mutschlechner (ITA)
* Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR)
* Valeriy Medvedtsev (RUS)
* Lise Meloche (CAN)
* Gabriela Suvová (CZE)
* Anne Elvebakk (NOR)
* Anfisa Reztsova (RUS)
* Elena Belova (RUS)