# 2001–02 Biathlon World Cup

The 2001–02 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 6 December 2001 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 24 March 2002 in Holmenkollen, Norway. It was the 25th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2001–02 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Details |
| Hochfilzen | 6–9 December | | ● | ● | | ● | details |
| Pokljuka | 12–16 December | ● | | ● | | ● | details |
| Brezno-Osrblie | 19–22 December | ● | ● | | ● | | details |
| Oberhof | 9–13 January | | ● | ● | ● | | details |
| Ruhpolding | 16–20 January | | ● | ● | | ● | details |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 23–27 January | ● | | ● | | ● | details |
| Salt Lake City | 9–20 February | ● | ● | ● | | ● | Winter Olympics |
| Östersund | 9–10 March | | ● | ● | | | details |
| Lahti | 14–17 March | | ● | ● | | ● | details |
| Holmenkollen | 21–23 March | | ● | ● | ● | | details |
| Total | Total | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |

## World Cup Podium
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 6 December 2001 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Vesa Hietalahti | Frank Luck | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 1 | 9 December 2001 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frank Luck | Ricco Groß | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 2 | 13 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Pavel Rostovtsev | Ilmārs Bricis | Vincent Defrasne | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 2 | 16 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Raphaël Poirée | Pavel Rostovtsev | Halvard Hanevold | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2001 | Brezno-Osrblie | 20 km Individual | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Sergei Rozhkov | Frank Luck | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2001 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Christoph Sumann | Henrik Forsberg | Andriy Deryzemlya | Frank Luck | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2001 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Mass Start | Vesa Hietalahti | Alexander Wolf | Vyacheslav Derkach | Frank Luck | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2002 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Pavel Rostovtsev | Sven Fischer | Vesa Hietalahti | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2002 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Pavel Rostovtsev | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2002 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Raphaël Poirée | Vincent Defrasne | Viktor Maigourov | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2002 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Raphaël Poirée | Michael Greis | Frode Andresen | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 5 | 20 January 2002 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Frank Luck | Pavel Rostovtsev | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2002 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Daniel Mesotitsch | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Michail Kochkin | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 6 | 27 January 2002 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Daniel Mesotitsch | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| OG | 11 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 20 km Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frank Luck | Viktor Maigourov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| OG | 13 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Wolfgang Perner | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| OG | 16 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Ricco Groß | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 7 | 9 March 2002 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Michael Greis | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 7 | 10 March 2002 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Pavel Rostovtsev | Sven Fischer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 8 | 14 March 2002 | Lahti | 10 km Sprint | Raphaël Poirée | Frode Andresen | Sven Fischer | Pavel Rostovtsev | Detail |
| 8 | 17 March 2002 | Lahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Raphaël Poirée | Frode Andresen | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 9 | 21 March 2002 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Frank Luck | Sven Fischer | Vesa Hietalahti | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2002 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| WC | 24 March 2002 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 6 December 2001 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Forsberg | Andrea Henkel | Uschi Disl Martina Zellner | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 1 | 9 December 2001 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Olena Zubrilova | Uschi Disl | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Magdalena Forsberg | Uschi Disl | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 2 | 16 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Olga Pyleva | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2001 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Individual | Magdalena Forsberg | Olena Zubrilova | Katja Holanti | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2001 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Katja Holanti | Kati Wilhelm | Katrin Apel | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2001 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Mass Start | Magdalena Forsberg | Olga Pyleva | Uschi Disl | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2002 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Liv Grete Poirée | Olga Pyleva | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2002 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Olena Zubrilova | Liv Grete Poirée | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 4 | 13 January 2002 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Olena Zubrilova | Liv Grete Poirée | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2002 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Liv Grete Poirée | Olena Zubrilova | Irina Nikulchina | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 5 | 20 January 2002 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Liv Grete Poirée | Magdalena Forsberg | Olena Zubrilova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2002 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Liv Grete Poirée | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Andreja Grašič | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 6 | 27 January 2002 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Liv Grete Poirée | Gunn Margit Andreassen | Linda Tjørhom | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| OG | 11 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 15 km Individual | Andrea Henkel | Liv Grete Poirée | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| OG | 13 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Uschi Disl | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| OG | 16 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 10 km Pursuit | Olga Pyleva | Kati Wilhelm | Irina Nikulchina | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 7 | 9 March 2002 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Liv Grete Poirée | Sandrine Bailly | Magdalena Forsberg | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 7 | 10 March 2002 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Florence Baverel-Robert | Ekaterina Dafovska | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 8 | 14 March 2002 | Lahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Katrin Apel | Magdalena Forsberg | Sandrine Bailly | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 8 | 17 March 2002 | Lahti | 10 km Pursuit | Katrin Apel | Magdalena Forsberg | Katja Beer | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 9 | 21 March 2002 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Katrin Apel | Ekaterina Dafovska | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2002 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Forsberg | Katrin Apel | Uschi Disl | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |
| WC | 24 March 2002 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Olena Zubrilova | Olga Pyleva | Olga Nazarova | Magdalena Forsberg | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 8 December 2001 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Marco Morgenstern Michael Greis Frank Luck | Norway Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Alexandr Syman Oleg Ryzhenkov Vadim Sashurin |
| 2 | 15 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Wolfgang Perner Christoph Sumann Ludwig Gredler | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Alexandr Syman Oleg Ryzhenkov Vadim Sashurin | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Egil Gjelland Dag Bjørndalen Halvard Hanevold |
| 5 | 18 January 2002 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck | Norway Egil Gjelland Stian Eckhoff Frode Andresen Halvard Hanevold | Russia Viktor Maigourov Sergei Rusinov Sergei Tchepikov Pavel Rostovtsev |
| 6 | 26 January 2002 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Halvard Hanevold Egil Gjelland Frode Andresen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | France Gilles Marguet Ferréol Cannard Raphael Poiree Julien Robert | Slovenia Janez Ožbolt Marko Dolenc Tomaž Globočnik Aleksander Grajf |
| OG | 20 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Halvard Hanevold Frode Andresen Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Germany Ricco Gross Peter Sendel Sven Fischer Frank Luck | France Gilles Marguet Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphael Poiree |
| 8 | 16 March 2002 | Lahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Michael Greis Sven Fischer Frank Luck | Norway Stian Eckhoff Frode Andresen Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Rustam Valiullin Alexandr Syman Oleg Ryzhenkov |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 7 December 2001 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Martina Zellner Martina Glagow | Russia Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Anna Bogaliy Svetlana Ishmouratova | Bulgaria Pavlina Filipova Irina Nikulchina Ekaterina Dafovska Iva Karagiozova |
| 2 | 14 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Janet Klein Kati Wilhelm | Norway Liv Grete Poiree Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Linda Tjorhom Gunn Margit Andreassen | Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Olena Petrova Nina Lemesh Tetyana Vodopyanova |
| 5 | 17 January 2002 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Martina Zellner Kati Wilhelm | Russia Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Anna Bogaliy Albina Akhatova | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Linda Tjorhom Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Poiree |
| 6 | 25 January 2002 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Delphyne Heymann Sylvie Becaert Sandrine Bailly Corinne Niogret | Norway Gunn Margit Andreassen Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Linda Tjorhom | Slovakia Martina Jašicová Anna Murínová Tatiana Kutlíková Soňa Mihoková |
| OG | 18 February 2002 | Salt Lake City | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Katrin Apel Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | Norway Ann-Elen Skjelbreid Linda Tjorhom Gunn Margit Andreassen Liv Grete Poiree | Russia Olga Pyleva Galina Kukleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina Akhatova |
| 8 | 15 March 2002 | Lahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Katrin Apel Martina Zellner Martina Glagow Katja Beer | Russia Svetlana Tchernousova Irina Malgina Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina Akhatova | France Sylvie Becaert Delphyne Heymann Corinne Niogret Sandrine Bailly |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Raphaël Poirée | 805 |
| 2. | Pavel Rostovtsev | 719 |
| 3. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 692 |
| 4. | Sven Fischer | 681 |
| 5. | Frode Andresen | 664 |
* Final standings after 24 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Magdalena Forsberg | 944 |
| 2. | Liv Grete Poirée | 795 |
| 3. | Uschi Disl | 739 |
| 4. | Olga Pyleva | 726 |
| 5. | Katrin Apel | 639 |
* Final standings after 24 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 18 | 19 | 14 | 51 |
| 2 | Norway | 13 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Sweden | 9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | France | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |

## Achievements
### First World Cup career victory

* Christoph Sumann (AUT), 25, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Brezno-Osrblie; it also was his first podium
* Katja Holanti (FIN), 27, in her 9th season — the WC 3 Sprint in Brezno-Osrblie; first podium was 2001–02 Individual in Brezno-Osrblie
* Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT), 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 6 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
* Olga Pyleva (RUS), 26, in her 3rd season — the Olympic Pursuit in Salt Lake City; first podium was 1999–2000 Sprint in Ruhpolding
* Katrin Apel (GER), 28, in her 7th season — the WC 8 Sprint in Lahti; first podium was 1995–96 Individual in Pokljuka

### First World Cup podium

* Vincent Defrasne (FRA), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Pokljuka
* Katja Holanti (FIN), 27, in her 9th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Brezno-Osrblie
* Alexander Wolf (GER), 23, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Mass Start in Brezno-Osrblie
* Michael Greis (GER), 25, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding
* Mikhail Kochkin (RUS), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
* Linda Tjørhom (NOR), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
* Katja Beer (GER), 25, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Lahti
* Olga Nazarova (BLR), 24, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the World Championships Mass Start in Holmenkollen

### Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
## Retirements

Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2001–02 season:
* Ivan Masařík (CZE)
* Ville Raikkonen (FIN)
* Dmitry Pantov (KAZ)
* Henrik Forsberg (SWE)
* Eva Háková (CZE)
* Katja Holanti (FIN)
* Delphyne Heymann (FRA)
* Martina Zellner (GER)
* Anna Stera (POL)
* Olga Romasko (RUS)
* Magdalena Forsberg (SWE)
* Tetyana Vodopyanova (UKR)