# 2004–05 Biathlon World Cup

The 2004–05 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The Biathlon World Championships 2005 were part of the Biathlon World Cup.
The men's overall World Cup was won by Norway's Ole Einar Bjørndalen, while Sandrine Bailly of France 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 |
| Beitostolen | 2–5 December | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Oslo | 9–12 December | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| Östersund | 15–19 December | | ● | ● | ● | | |
| Oberhof | 6–9 January | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Ruhpolding | 12–16 January | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Antholz | 19–23 January | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| Cesana San Sicario | 9–13 February | ● | ● | | | ● | |
| Pokljuka | 16–20 February | | ● | ● | ● | | |
| Hochfilzen | 4–13 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 16–19 March | | ● | ● | ● | | |
| Total | Total | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 |

## World Cup Podium
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 2004 | Beitostølen | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Nikolay Kruglov | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2004 | Beitostølen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Nikolay Kruglov | Sergei Rozhkov | Nikolay Kruglov | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2004 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km Individual | Sven Fischer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Tomasz Sikora | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2004 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Halvard Hanevold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2004 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2004 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Stian Eckhoff | Frode Andresen | Sergei Rozhkov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2004 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Egil Gjelland | Sergei Rozhkov | Raphaël Poirée | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2004 | Östersund | 15 km Mass Start | Raphaël Poirée | Sergei Rozhkov | Ivan Tcherezov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2005 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Frode Andresen | Egil Gjelland | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2005 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Alexander Wolf | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2005 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | René-Laurent Vuillermoz | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2005 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Lars Berger | Ricco Groß | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2005 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Zhang Chengye | Nikolay Kruglov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2005 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Frode Andresen | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2005 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sergei Tchepikov | Halvard Hanevold | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 7 | 9 February 2005 | Turin | 20 km Individual | Michael Greis | Sergei Tchepikov | Sergei Rozhkov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 7 | 11 February 2005 | Turin | 10 km Sprint | Sergei Rozhkov | Björn Ferry | Alexander Syman | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 16 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Alexander Syman | Sergei Rozhkov | Andreas Birnbacher | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 18 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Nikolay Kruglov | Sergei Rozhkov | Andreas Birnbacher | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 20 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Stian Eckhoff | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| WC | 5 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Ilmārs Bricis | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| WC | 6 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sergei Tchepikov | Sven Fischer | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| WC | 9 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Roman Dostál | Michael Greis | Ricco Groß | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| WC | 13 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Oleg Ryzhenkov | Halvard Hanevold | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Andriy Deryzemlya | Tomasz Sikora | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sergei Rozhkov | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 2004 | Beitostølen | 7.5 km Sprint | Uschi Disl | Andrea Henkel | Albina Akhatova | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2004 | Beitostølen | 10 km Pursuit | Uschi Disl | Olga Pyleva | Martina Glagow | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2004 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Individual | Martina Glagow | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Magdalena Gwizdoń | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2004 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Zaitseva | Olga Pyleva | Tadeja Brankovič | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2004 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Sandrine Bailly | Olga Zaitseva | Olena Zubrilova | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2004 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Sandrine Bailly | Olga Zaitseva | Tadeja Brankovič | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2004 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Olga Zaitseva | Sandrine Bailly | Olga Pyleva | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2004 | Östersund | 12.5 km Mass Start | Liv Grete Poirée | Olga Zaitseva | Linda Tjørhom | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2005 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Linda Tjørhom | Uschi Disl | Kati Wilhelm | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2005 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Uschi Disl | Kati Wilhelm | Linda Tjørhom | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2005 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Pyleva | Svetlana Tchernousova | Martina Glagow | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2005 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Olga Pyleva | Liu Xianying | Linda Tjørhom | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2005 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Olena Zubrilova | Anna Carin Olofsson | Olga Pyleva | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2005 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Tora Berger | Linda Tjørhom | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2005 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Sandrine Bailly | Tora Berger | Simone Denkinger | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 7 | 10 February 2005 | Turin | 15 km Individual | Anna Bogaliy | Olga Pyleva | Kati Wilhelm | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 7 | 12 February 2005 | Turin | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Magdalena Gwizdoń | Liu Xianying | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 8 | 17 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Sandrine Bailly | Kong Yingchao | Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 8 | 19 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Sandrine Bailly | Kong Yingchao | Olga Zaitseva | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 8 | 20 February 2005 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Mass Start | Sandrine Bailly | Olga Pyleva | Kati Wilhelm | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| WC | 5 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Uschi Disl | Olga Zaitseva | Olena Zubrilova | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| WC | 6 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Uschi Disl | Liu Xianying | Olga Zaitseva | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| WC | 8 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Andrea Henkel | Sun Ribo | Linda Tjørhom | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| WC | 13 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen | Anna Carin Olofsson | Olga Pyleva | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Katrin Apel | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Simone Denkinger | Olga Pyleva | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Kati Wilhelm | Sandrine Bailly | Olga Zaitseva | Sandrine Bailly | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Olga Zaitseva | Kati Wilhelm | Anna Bogaliy | Sandrine Bailly | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 6 December 2004 | Beitostolen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Halvard Hanevold Stian Eckhoff Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Germany Peter Sendel Ricco Gross Andreas Birnbacher Sven Fischer | Russia Filipp Shulman Nikolay Kruglov Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Rozhkov |
| 4 | 6 January 2005 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Sweden David Ekholm Björn Ferry Mattias Nilsson Carl Johan Bergman | Germany Daniel Graf Ricco Gross Sven Fischer Michael Greis | Russia Sergei Rozhkov Pavel Rostovtsev Nikolay Kruglov Ivan Tcherezov |
| 5 | 13 January 2005 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Egil Gjelland Stian Eckhoff Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Germany Alexander Wolf Ricco Gross Sven Fischer Michael Greis | Austria Christoph Sumann Wolfgang Perner Wolfgang Rottmann Ludwig Gredler |
| 7 | 13 February 2005 | Cesana San Sicario | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Frode Andresen Egil Gjelland Stian Eckhoff Halvard Hanevold | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Nikolay Kruglov Sergei Tchepikov Sergei Rozhkov | Germany Daniel Graf Sven Fischer Andreas Birnbacher Alexander Wolf |
| WC | 12 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Halvard Hanevold Stian Eckhoff Egil Gjelland Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Russia Sergei Rozhkov Nikolay Kruglov Pavel Rostovtsev Sergei Tchepikov | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Friedrich Pinter Wolfgang Rottmann Christoph Sumann |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 5 December 2004 | Beitostolen | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Albina Akhatova Olga Pyleva Anna Bogaliy Olga Zaitseva | Germany Uschi Disl Katja Beer Kati Wilhelm Martina Glagow | France Delphyne Peretto Christelle Gros Florence Baverel-Robert Sandrine Bailly |
| 4 | 6 January 2005 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | Russia Olga Pyleva Julija Makarova Svetlana Ishmouratova Olga Zaitseva | Slovenia Andreja Koblar Teja Gregorin Dijana Grudiček Tadeja Brankovič |
| 5 | 13 January 2005 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Olga Pyleva Anna Bogaliy Svetlana Ishmouratova Olga Zaitseva | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Martina Glagow Kati Wilhelm | Norway Linda Tjorhom Tora Berger Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Liv Grete Poiree |
| 7 | 13 February 2005 | Cesana San Sicario | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Olga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Anna Bogaliy Olga Zaitseva | France Delphyne Peretto Christelle Gros Anne-Laure Mignerey Sandrine Bailly | Belarus Ekaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Ananko Olena Zubrilova |
| WC | 12 March 2005 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Olga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Anna Bogaliy Olga Zaitseva | Germany Uschi Disl Katrin Apel Andrea Henkel Kati Wilhelm | Belarus Ekaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Ananko Olena Zubrilova |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 923 |
| 2. | Sven Fischer | 912 |
| 3. | Raphaël Poirée | 869 |
| 4. | Sergei Tchepikov | 672 |
| 5. | Sergei Rozhkov | 656 |
* Final standings after 27 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Sandrine Bailly | 847 |
| 2. | Kati Wilhelm | 833 |
| 3. | Olga Pyleva | 830 |
| 4. | Olga Zaitseva | 752 |
| 5. | Uschi Disl | 659 |
* Final standings after 27 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 21 | 8 | 13 | 42 |
| 2 | Germany | 18 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Russia | 13 | 22 | 16 | 51 |
| 4 | France | 9 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Sweden | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | China | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 65 | 63 | 64 | 192 |

## Retirements

Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2004–05 season:
* Petr Garabík (CZE)
* Vesa Hietalahti (FIN)
* Carsten Heymann (GER)
* Devis Da Canal (ITA)
* Alexei Kobelev (RUS)
* Sergei Konovalov (RUS)
* Sanna-Leena Perunka (FIN)
* Corinne Niogret (FRA)
* Anna Sprung (AUT)