# 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup

The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started 2 December 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended 28 March 2010 with the Mixed Relay World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Races of the season were broadcast in Europe on Eurosport channel.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2009–10 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Details |
| Östersund | 2–6 December | ● | ● | | | ● | details |
| Hochfilzen | 11–13 December | | ● | ● | | ● | details |
| Pokljuka | 17–20 December | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Oberhof | 6–10 January | | ● | | ● | ● | details |
| Ruhpolding | 13–17 January | | ● | | ● | ● | details |
| Antholz | 20–24 January | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Vancouver | 13–26 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Winter Olympics |
| Kontiolahti | 12–14 March | | ● | ● | | | details |
| Oslo | 18–21 March | | ● | ● | ● | | details |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 25–27 March | | ● | | ● | | details |
| Total | Total | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 3 December 2009 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Tim Burke | Christoph Sumann | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2009 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Tim Burke | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2009 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Nikolay Kruglov | Evgeny Ustyugov | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2009 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Simon Eder | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2009 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Christoph Sumann | Simon Fourcade | Alexander Os | Christoph Sumann | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2009 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Ivan Tcherezov | Dominik Landertinger | Thomas Frei | Christoph Sumann | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2009 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Evgeny Ustyugov | Roland Lessing | Simon Eder | Tim Burke | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2010 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Evgeny Ustyugov | Michael Greis | Carl Johan Bergman | Evgeny Ustyugov | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2010 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Tim Burke | Tomasz Sikora | Tim Burke | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2010 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Michael Greis | Evgeny Ustyugov | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2010 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Evgeny Ustyugov | Simon Eder | Evgeny Ustyugov | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Serhiy Sednev | Daniel Mesotitsch | Alexis Bœuf | Evgeny Ustyugov | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Arnd Peiffer | Dominik Landertinger | Christoph Stephan | Evgeny Ustyugov | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Daniel Mesotitsch | Arnd Peiffer | Dominik Landertinger | Simon Fourcade | Detail |
| OG | 14 February 2010 | Vancouver | 10 km Sprint | Vincent Jay | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Jakov Fak | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| OG | 16 February 2010 | Vancouver | 12.5 km Pursuit | Björn Ferry | Christoph Sumann | Vincent Jay | Christoph Sumann | Detail |
| OG | 18 February 2010 | Vancouver | 20 km Individual | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sergey Novikov | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| OG | 21 February 2010 | Vancouver | 15 km Mass Start | Evgeny Ustyugov | Martin Fourcade | Pavol Hurajt | Evgeny Ustyugov | Detail |
| 7 | 13 March 2010 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Ivan Tcherezov | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 7 | 14 March 2010 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Christian De Lorenzi | Vincent Jay | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 8 | 18 March 2010 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Maxim Tchoudov | Christoph Sumann | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 8 | 20 March 2010 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Simon Schempp | Ivan Tcherezov | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 8 | 21 March 2010 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Ivan Tcherezov | Christoph Sumann | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 9 | 26 March 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Ivan Tcherezov | Christian De Lorenzi | Andriy Deryzemlya | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 9 | 27 March 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Dominik Landertinger | Arnd Peiffer | Halvard Hanevold | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 2009 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Helena Jonsson | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Darya Domracheva | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2009 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Tora Berger | Olga Medvedtseva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2009 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Helena Jonsson | Olga Zaitseva | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2009 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Helena Jonsson | Svetlana Sleptsova | Olga Zaitseva | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2009 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Helena Jonsson | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Anastázia Kuzminová | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2009 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Svetlana Sleptsova | Anna Bogaliy-Titovets | Magdalena Neuner | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2009 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Svetlana Sleptsova | Magdalena Neuner | Anna Bogaliy-Titovets | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2010 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Simone Hauswald | Helena Jonsson | Ann Kristin Flatland | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2010 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Andrea Henkel | Helena Jonsson | Tora Berger | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2010 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Olga Medvedtseva | Magdalena Neuner | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2010 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Helena Jonsson | Simone Hauswald | Magdalena Neuner | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Magdalena Neuner | Kati Wilhelm | Andrea Henkel | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Andrea Henkel | Sandrine Bailly | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2010 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Neuner | Ann Kristin Flatland | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| OG | 13 February 2010 | Vancouver | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastázia Kuzminová | Magdalena Neuner | Marie Dorin | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| OG | 16 February 2010 | Vancouver | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Neuner | Anastázia Kuzminová | Marie-Laure Brunet | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| OG | 18 February 2010 | Vancouver | 15 km Individual | Tora Berger | Elena Khrustaleva | Darya Domracheva | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| OG | 21 February 2010 | Vancouver | 12.5 km Mass Start | Magdalena Neuner | Olga Zaitseva | Simone Hauswald | Helena Jonsson | Detail |
| 7 | 13 March 2010 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Darya Domracheva | Olga Zaitseva | Kati Wilhelm | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 7 | 14 March 2010 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Simone Hauswald | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 8 | 18 March 2010 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Simone Hauswald | Darya Domracheva | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 8 | 20 March 2010 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Simone Hauswald | Darya Domracheva | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 8 | 21 March 2010 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Simone Hauswald | Vita Semerenko | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 9 | 25 March 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Yana Romanova | Marie-Laure Brunet | Helena Jonsson | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 9 | 27 March 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Magdalena Neuner | Sandrine Bailly | Anastázia Kuzminová | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 6 December 2009 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Vincent Jay Vincent Defrasne Simon Fourcade Martin Fourcade | Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Alexander Os Lars Berger Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Simon Eder Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann |
| 2 | 13 December 2009 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Austria Simon Eder Daniel Mesotitsch Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Evgeny Ustyugov Nikolay Kruglov Maxim Tchoudov | Germany Christoph Stephan Arnd Peiffer Michael Greis Simon Schempp |
| 4 | 7 January 2010 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | France Vincent Jay Vincent Defrasne Simon Fourcade Martin Fourcade | Germany Christoph Stephan Michael Greis Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp |
| 5 | 17 January 2010 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Anton Shipulin Maxim Tchoudov Evgeny Ustyugov | Norway Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Ole Einar Bjørndalen Emil Hegle Svendsen | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Friedrich Pinter Tobias Eberhard Dominik Landertinger |
| OG | 26 February 2010 | Vancouver | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Austria Simon Eder Daniel Mesotitsch Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Anton Shipulin Maxim Tchoudov Evgeny Ustyugov |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 6 December 2009 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Martina Beck Andrea Henkel Simone Hauswald Kati Wilhelm | Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Boulygina Olga Zaitseva Olga Medvedtseva | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly |
| 2 | 13 December 2009 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Boulygina Yana Romanova Olga Zaitseva | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly | Sweden Elisabeth Högberg Anna Carin Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Helena Jonsson |
| 4 | 6 January 2010 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Anna Boulygina Olga Medvedtseva Svetlana Sleptsova | Germany Martina Beck Simone Hauswald Tina Bachmann Andrea Henkel | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly |
| 5 | 15 January 2010 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Sweden Elisabeth Högberg Anna Carin Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Helena Jonsson | Russia Yana Romanova Anna Boulygina Olga Medvedtseva Olga Zaitseva | Norway Liv-Kjersti Eikeland Ann Kristin Flatland Solveig Rogstad Tora Berger |
| OG | 23 February 2010 | Vancouver | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Medvedtseva Olga Zaitseva | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Marie Dorin Sandrine Bailly | Germany Kati Wilhelm Simone Hauswald Martina Beck Andrea Henkel |

### Mixed

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 7 | 12 March 2010 | Kontiolahti | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Norway Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø | Germany Kati Wilhelm Magdalena Neuner Erik Lesser Simon Schempp | Italy Katja Haller Karin Oberhofer Lukas Hofer Christian De Lorenzi |
| 9 (WC) | 28 March 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Germany Simone Hauswald Magdalena Neuner Simon Schempp Arnd Peiffer | Norway Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sweden Helena Jonsson Anna Carin Zidek Björn Ferry Carl Johan Bergman |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 828 |
| 2. | Christoph Sumann | 813 |
| 3. | Ivan Tcherezov | 782 |
| 4. | Evgeny Ustyugov | 752 |
| 5. | Martin Fourcade | 719 |
* Final standings after 25 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Magdalena Neuner | 933 |
| 2. | Simone Hauswald | 857 |
| 3. | Helena Jonsson | 820 |
| 4. | Andrea Henkel | 786 |
| 5. | Anna Carin Zidek | 778 |
* Final standings after 25 races.

## Medal table

(includes medals of the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 14 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Russia | 14 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Norway | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Sweden | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Austria | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Belarus | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 62 | 63 | 61 | 186 |

## Achievements
### First World Cup career victory

* Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS), 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka; first podium was 2009–10 Sprint in Hochfilzen
* Serhiy Sednev (UKR), 26, in his 7th season — the WC 6 Individual in Antholz; first podium was 2007–08 Individual in Pokljuka
* Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 25, in her 4th season — the 2010 Winter Olympics Sprint; first podium was 2009 World Championships Mass start in Pyeongchang
* Darya Domracheva (BLR), 23, in her 4th season — the WC 7 Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Sprint in Ruhpolding
* Martin Fourcade (FRA), 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 7 Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2010 Winter Olympics Mass start in Vancouver
* Yana Romanova (RUS), 26, in her 3rd season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; it also was her first podium

### First World Cup podium

* Tim Burke (USA), 27, in his 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
* Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS), 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
* Thomas Frei (SUI), 29, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Pokljuka
* Roland Lessing (EST), 31, in his 12th season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka
* Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR), 27, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof
* Alexis Bœuf (FRA), 23, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual in Antholz
* Elena Khrustaleva (KAZ), 29, in her 5th season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual
* Sergey Novikov (BLR), 29, in his 10th season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual
* Martin Fourcade (FRA), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Mass start
* Christian De Lorenzi (ITA), 29, in his 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Pursuit in Kontiolahti
* Simon Schempp (GER), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Oslo
* Yana Romanova (RUS), 26, in her 3rd season — no. 1 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk

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

Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2009–10 season:
* Mikhail Siamionau (BLR)
* Robin Clegg (CAN)
* Roman Dostál (CZE)
* Martten Kaldvee (EST)
* Vincent Defrasne (FRA)
* Halvard Hanevold (NOR)
* Nikolay Kruglov (RUS)
* Marek Matiaško (SVK)
* Vyacheslav Derkach (UKR)
* Liudmila Ananko (BLR)
* Olga Kudrashova (BLR)
* Natalya Sokolova (BLR)
* Sandra Keith (CAN)
* Dong Xue (CHN)
* Liu Xianying (CHN)
* Kong Yingchao (CHN)
* Yu Shumei (CHN)
* Magda Rezlerova (CZE)
* Sandrine Bailly (FRA)
* Sylvie Becaert (FRA)
* Martina Beck (GER)
* Simone Hauswald (GER)
* Anne Preussler (GER)
* Kati Wilhelm (GER)
* Barbara Ertl (ITA)
* Natalia Levchenkova (MDA)
* Liv Kjersti Eikeland (NOR)
* Anne Ingstadbjoerg (NOR)
* Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen (NOR)
* Dana Plotogea (ROM)
* Mihaela Purdea (ROM)
* Olga Medvedtseva (RUS)
* Dijana Ravnikar (SLO)(comeback in 2012/2013 season)
* Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (UKR)
* Oksana Yakovleva (UKR)