# 2005–06 Biathlon World Cup

The 2005–06 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The 2006 Winter Olympics were part of the Biathlon World Cup. The season lasted from 26 November 2005 to 26 March 2006.
The men's overall World Cup was won by Norway's Ole Einar Bjørndalen, while Kati Wilhelm of Germany claimed the women's overall World Cup.

## Calendar

Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2005–06 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Details |
| Östersund | 25–29 November | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Hochfilzen | 7–11 December | ● | ● | | | ● | |
| Brezno-Osrblie | 14–18 December | ● | ● | ● | | | |
| Oberhof | 3–8 January | | ● | | ● | ● | |
| Ruhpolding | 10–15 January | | ● | ● | | ● | |
| Antholz | 18–22 January | | ● | ● | ● | | |
| Cesana San Sicario | 10–26 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Winter Olympics |
| Pokljuka | 7–11 March | | ● | ● | | | |
| Kontiolahti | 15–19 March | | ● | ● | ● | | |
| Oslo | 22–26 March | | ● | ● | ● | | |
| Total | Total | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |

## World Cup Podium
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 26 November 2005 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Stian Eckhoff | Raphaël Poirée | Ilmārs Bricis | Stian Eckhoff | Detail |
| 1 | 27 November 2005 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Vincent Defrasne | Ivan Tcherezov | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 2 | 8 December 2005 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Michael Greis | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2005 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Lars Berger | Sven Fischer | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2005 | Brezno-Osrblie | 20 km Individual | Sven Fischer | Maxim Tchoudov | Michael Rösch | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2005 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Sprint | Alexander Wolf | Michael Rösch | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2005 | Brezno-Osrblie | 12.5 km Pursuit | Sven Fischer | Alexander Wolf | Michael Rösch | Alexander Wolf | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2006 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Vincent Defrasne | Alexander Wolf | Maxim Tchoudov | Alexander Wolf | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2006 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Halvard Hanevold | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Alexander Wolf | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2006 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Michael Rösch | Michael Greis | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2006 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Michael Rösch | Raphaël Poirée | Sergei Tchepikov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2006 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Frode Andresen | Ricco Groß | Maxim Tchoudov | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2006 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ricco Groß | Halvard Hanevold | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2006 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| OG | 11 February 2006 | Turin | 20 km Individual | Michael Greis | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Halvard Hanevold | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| OG | 14 February 2006 | Turin | 10 km Sprint | Sven Fischer | Halvard Hanevold | Frode Andresen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| OG | 18 February 2006 | Turin | 12.5 km Pursuit | Vincent Defrasne | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| OG | 25 February 2006 | Turin | 15 km Mass Start | Michael Greis | Tomasz Sikora | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Sven Fischer | Detail |
| 7 | 8 March 2006 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Carl Johan Bergman | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 7 | 11 March 2006 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Carl Johan Bergman | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 16 March 2006 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Carl Johan Bergman | Tomasz Sikora | Sven Fischer | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 18 March 2006 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Lars Berger | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 8 | 19 March 2006 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Mass Start | Tomasz Sikora | Raphaël Poirée | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Raphaël Poirée | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2006 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Ilmārs Bricis | Mattias Nilsson | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 9 | 25 March 2006 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Tomasz Sikora | Ricco Groß | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |
| 9 | 26 March 2006 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Roman Dostál | Sergei Rozhkov | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 26 November 2005 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Uschi Disl | Tadeja Brankovič | Katrin Apel | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 1 | 27 November 2005 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Olga Zaitseva | Kati Wilhelm | Andrea Henkel | Uschi Disl | Detail |
| 2 | 7 December 2005 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Anna Carin Olofsson | Olga Zaitseva | Natalia Guseva | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2005 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Uschi Disl | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2005 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15 km Individual | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Albina Akhatova | Florence Baverel-Robert | Olga Zaitseva | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2005 | Brezno-Osrblie | 7.5 km Sprint | Anna Carin Olofsson | Kati Wilhelm | Lilia Efremova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2005 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km Pursuit | Anna Carin Olofsson | Kati Wilhelm | Uschi Disl | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2006 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Anna Carin Olofsson | Linda Tjørhom | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2006 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Martina Glagow | Olga Pyleva | Katrin Apel | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2006 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Sandrine Bailly | Kati Wilhelm | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2006 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Liv Grete Poirée | Kati Wilhelm | Albina Akhatova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2006 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Kati Wilhelm | Sandrine Bailly | Albina Akhatova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2006 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Kati Wilhelm | Sandrine Bailly | Albina Akhatova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2006 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Martina Glagow | Andrea Henkel | Uschi Disl | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| OG | 13 February 2006 | Turin | 15 km Individual | Svetlana Ishmouratova | Olga Pyleva | Martina Glagow | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| OG | 16 February 2006 | Turin | 7.5 km Sprint | Florence Baverel-Robert | Anna Carin Olofsson | Lilia Efremova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| OG | 18 February 2006 | Turin | 10 km Pursuit | Kati Wilhelm | Martina Glagow | Albina Akhatova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| OG | 25 February 2006 | Turin | 12.5 km Mass Start | Anna Carin Olofsson | Kati Wilhelm | Uschi Disl | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 7 | 9 March 2006 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Linda Tjørhom | Sandrine Bailly | Florence Baverel-Robert | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 7 | 11 March 2006 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Sandrine Bailly | Kati Wilhelm | Katrin Apel | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 8 | 16 March 2005 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Anna Carin Olofsson | Olena Zubrilova | Tadeja Brankovič | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 8 | 18 March 2006 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit | Anna Carin Olofsson | Kati Wilhelm | Olena Zubrilova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 8 | 19 March 2006 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Mass Start | Olena Zubrilova | Kati Wilhelm | Tadeja Brankovič | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 9 | 23 March 2006 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Martina Glagow | Michela Ponza | Ekaterina Ivanova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 9 | 25 March 2006 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Kati Wilhelm | Anna Bogaliy-Titovets | Anna Carin Olofsson | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |
| 9 | 26 March 2006 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Linda Tjørhom | Sandrine Bailly | Olga Nazarova | Kati Wilhelm | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 29 November 2005 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Stian Eckhoff Egil Gjelland Halvard Hanevold Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Russia Filipp Shulman Ivan Tcherezov Pavel Rostovtsev Nikolay Kruglov | France Julien Robert Raphael Poiree Alexandre Aubert Vincent Defrasne |
| 2 | 11 December 2005 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Alexander Wolf Sven Fischer Michael Greis | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Nikolay Kruglov Pavel Rostovtsev Sergei Tchepikov | France Julien Robert Vincent Defrasne Ferréol Cannard Raphael Poiree |
| 4 | 4 January 2006 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Alexander Wolf Sven Fischer Michael Greis | Russia Sergei Rozhkov Pavel Rostovtsev Ivan Tcherezov Nikolay Kruglov | Belarus Alexei Aidarov Sergey Novikov Vladimir Drachev Oleg Ryzhenkov |
| 5 | 12 January 2006 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Michael Rösch Alexander Wolf Sven Fischer Michael Greis | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Wolfgang Perner Ludwig Gredler Christoph Sumann | Norway Halvard Hanevold Emil Hegle Svendsen Frode Andresen Stian Eckhoff |
| OG | 21 February 2006 | Torino | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Ricco Gross Michael Rösch Sven Fischer Michael Greis | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Sergei Tchepikov Pavel Rostovtsev Nikolay Kruglov | France Julien Robert Vincent Defrasne Ferréol Cannard Raphael Poiree |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 29 November 2005 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Liv Grete Poiree Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Gunn Margit Andreassen Linda Tjorhom | France Delphyne Peretto Christelle Gros Florence Baverel-Robert Sandrine Bailly | Russia Olga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Natalia Guseva Anna Bogaliy-Titovets |
| 2 | 10 December 2005 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Liv Grete Poiree Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen Gunn Margit Andreassen Linda Tjorhom | Russia Olga Pyleva Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina Akhatova Olga Zaitseva | Germany Martina Glagow Simone Denkinger Katrin Apel Kati Wilhelm |
| 4 | 5 January 2006 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | France Delphyne Peretto Florence Baverel-Robert Sylvie Becaert Sandrine Bailly | Germany Uschi Disl Andrea Henkel Katrin Apel Kati Wilhelm | Belarus Ekaterina Ivanova Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Ananko Olena Zubrilova |
| 5 | 11 January 2006 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Svetlana Ishmouratova Albina Akhatova Olga Zaitseva | Germany Martina Glagow Andrea Henkel Katrin Apel Simone Denkinger | Slovenia Teja Gregorin Andreja Mali Andreja Koblar Tadeja Brankovič |
| OG | 23 February 2006 | Torino | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Svetlana Ishmouratova Olga Zaitseva Albina Akhatova | Germany Martina Glagow Andrea Henkel Katrin Apel Kati Wilhelm | France Delphyne Peretto Florence Baverel-Robert Sylvie Becaert Sandrine Bailly |

### Mixed

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| WC | 12 March 2006 | Pokljuka | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Russia Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Sergei Tchepikov Irina Malgina Nikolay Kruglov | Norway Linda Tjorhom Halvard Hanevold Tora Berger Ole Einar Bjørndalen | France Florence Baverel-Robert Vincent Defrasne Sandrine Bailly Raphaël Poirée |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 814 |
| 2. | Raphaël Poirée | 695 |
| 3. | Sven Fischer | 674 |
| 4. | Tomasz Sikora | 606 |
| 5. | Michael Rösch | 573 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Kati Wilhelm | 969 |
| 2. | Anna Carin Olofsson | 818 |
| 3. | Martina Glagow | 694 |
| 4. | Sandrine Bailly | 674 |
| 5. | Uschi Disl | 580 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 22 | 21 | 18 | 61 |
| 2 | Norway | 19 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | France | 7 | 13 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Russia | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 189 |

## Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired after the 2005–06 season:
* Wolfgang Perner (AUT)
* Wolfgang Rottmann (AUT)
* Oleg Ryzhenkov (BLR)
* Vadim Sashurin (BLR)
* Vladimir Drachev (BLR)
* Matjaž Poklukar (SLO)
* Pavel Rostovtsev (RUS)
* Ruslan Lysenko (UKR)
* Olena Zubrilova (BLR)
* Ekaterina Dafovska (BUL)
* Sun Ribo (CHN)
* Kateřina Holubcová (CZE)
* Outi Kettunen (FIN)
* Katja Beer (GER)
* Uschi Disl (GER)
* Tamami Tanaka (JPN)
* Liv Grete Poiree (NOR)
* Svetlana Ishmouratova (RUS)
* Svetlana Tchernousova (RUS)
* Andreja Koblar (SLO)
* Anna Murínová (SVK)
* Marcela Pavkovčekova (SVK)
* Irina Tananaiko (UKR)
* Rachel Steer (USA)