# 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup

The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2019 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland, a week and a day earlier than planned.

## Calendar

Below was the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2019–20 season.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| 1 | Östersund | 30 November – 8 December | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | ● | details |
| 2 | Hochfilzen | 13–15 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 3 | Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand | 19–22 December | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 4 | Oberhof | 9–12 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | | details |
| 5 | Ruhpolding | 15–19 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 6 | Pokljuka | 23–26 January | ● | | | ● | | ● | ● | details |
| WC | Antholz-Anterselva | 13–23 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| 7 | Nové Město | 5–8 March | | ● | | ● | ● | | | details |
| 8 | Kontiolahti | 12–15 March | | ● | ● | | | Cancelled | Cancelled | details |
| 9 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20–22 March | | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | | | | Cancelled |
| Total: 60 (27 men's, 27 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 60 (27 men's, 27 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 60 (27 men's, 27 women's, 6 mixed) | 3 (m, w) | 8 (m, w) | 5 (m, w) | 5 (m, w) | 6 (m, w) | 3 (mix) | 3 (mix) | |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 1 December 2019 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Tarjei Bø | Matvey Eliseev | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2019 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Simon Desthieux | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 13 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Simon Desthieux | Alexandr Loginov | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Alexandr Loginov | Émilien Jacquelin | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2019 | Le Grand-Bornand | 10 km Sprint | Benedikt Doll | Tarjei Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2019 | Le Grand-Bornand | 12.5 km Pursuit | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2019 | Le Grand-Bornand | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Émilien Jacquelin | Tarjei Bø | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2020 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Émilien Jacquelin | Johannes Kühn | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2020 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Simon Desthieux | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Benedikt Doll | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2020 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Fabien Claude | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 26 January 2020 | Pokljuka | 15 km Mass Start | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Benedikt Doll | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 15 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Alexandr Loginov | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 16 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Émilien Jacquelin | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Alexandr Loginov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 19 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Dominik Landertinger | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 23 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Émilien Jacquelin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 6 March 2020 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 8 March 2020 | Nové Město na M. | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Émilien Jacquelin | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 12 March 2020 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Émilien Jacquelin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 14 March 2020 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Émilien Jacquelin | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2020 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |
| 9 | 21 March 2020 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |
| 9 | 22 March 2020 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 1 December 2019 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Dorothea Wierer | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Markéta Davidová | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2019 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Justine Braisaz | Yuliia Dzhima | Julia Simon | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 2 | 13 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Dorothea Wierer | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Svetlana Mironova | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 2 | 15 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Hanna Öberg | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2019 | Le Grand-Bornand | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Justine Braisaz | Markéta Davidová | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2019 | Le Grand-Bornand | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Lena Häcki | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Detail |
| 3 | 22 December 2019 | Le Grand-Bornand | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tiril Eckhoff | Dorothea Wierer | Linn Persson | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2020 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Denise Herrmann | Julia Simon | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 4 | 12 January 2020 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tiril Eckhoff | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Hanna Öberg | Dorothea Wierer | Tiril Eckhoff | Detail |
| 5 | 19 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Tiril Eckhoff | Paulína Fialková | Hanna Öberg | Tiril Eckhoff | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2020 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Denise Herrmann | Hanna Öberg | Anaïs Bescond | Tiril Eckhoff | Detail |
| 6 | 26 January 2020 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Mass Start | Hanna Öberg | Lisa Vittozzi | Anaïs Bescond | Tiril Eckhoff | Detail |
| WC | 14 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Susan Dunklee | Lucie Charvátová | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| WC | 16 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Dorothea Wierer | Denise Herrmann | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| WC | 18 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Dorothea Wierer | Vanessa Hinz | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| WC | 23 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Dorothea Wierer | Hanna Öberg | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 7 | 5 March 2020 | Nové Město na M. | 7.5 km Sprint | Denise Herrmann | Anaïs Bescond | Markéta Davidová | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 7 | 8 March 2020 | Nové Město na M. | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tiril Eckhoff | Hanna Öberg | Franziska Preuß | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 8 | 13 March 2020 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Denise Herrmann | Franziska Preuß | Tiril Eckhoff | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 8 | 14 March 2020 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit | Julia Simon | Selina Gasparin | Lisa Vittozzi | Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2020 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |
| 9 | 21 March 2020 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |
| 9 | 22 March 2020 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 | Cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 |

### Men's team

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 7 December 2019 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Johannes Dale Erlend Bjøntegaard Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | France Émilien Jacquelin Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Italy Lukas Hofer Thomas Bormolini Daniele Cappellari Dominik Windisch | Detail |
| 2 | 15 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Johannes Dale Erlend Bjøntegaard Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Germany Philipp Horn Johannes Kühn Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | France Antonin Guigonnat Émilien Jacquelin Fabien Claude Quentin Fillon Maillet | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2020 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Erlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Dale Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | France Émilien Jacquelin Martin Fourcade Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet | Germany Philipp Horn Johannes Kühn Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Émilien Jacquelin Martin Fourcade Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet | Norway Johannes Dale Erlend Bjøntegaard Tarjei Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Austria Dominik Landertinger Simon Eder Felix Leitner Julian Eberhard | Detail |
| WC | 22 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Émilien Jacquelin Martin Fourcade Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet | Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Dale Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Germany Erik Lesser Philipp Horn Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | Detail |
| 7 | 7 March 2020 | Nové Město | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Dale Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Ukraine Artem Pryma Sergii Semenov Ruslan Tkalenko Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Sweden Sebastian Samuelsson Jesper Nelin Peppe Femling Martin Ponsiluoma | Detail |

### Women's team

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 8 December 2019 | Östersund | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Switzerland Elisa Gasparin Selina Gasparin Aita Gasparin Lena Häcki | Sweden Linn Persson Elvira Öberg Mona Brorsson Hanna Öberg | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 2019 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Russia Kristina Reztsova Larisa Kuklina Svetlana Mironova Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht | Switzerland Elisa Gasparin Selina Gasparin Aita Gasparin Lena Häcki | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2020 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Synnøve Solemdal Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Marte Olsbu Røiseland Tiril Eckhoff | Sweden Elvira Öberg Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Hanna Öberg | France Julia Simon Anaïs Bescond Célia Aymonier Justine Braisaz | Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2020 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | France Julia Simon Anaïs Bescond Célia Aymonier Justine Braisaz | Switzerland Elisa Gasparin Selina Gasparin Aita Gasparin Lena Häcki | Detail |
| WC | 22 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Synnøve Solemdal Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Germany Karolin Horchler Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann | Ukraine Anastasiya Merkushyna Yuliia Dzhima Vita Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna | Detail |
| 7 | 7 March 2020 | Nové Město | 4x6 km Relay | Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ida Lien Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff | France Julia Simon Justine Braisaz Chloé Chevalier Anaïs Bescond | Germany Karolin Horchler Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann | Detail |

### Mixed

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 30 November 2019 | Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Sweden Hanna Öberg Sebastian Samuelsson | Germany Erik Lesser Franziska Preuß | Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Detail |
| 1 | 30 November 2019 | Östersund | 4x6 km Mixed Relay | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch | Norway Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Sweden Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Jesper Nelin Martin Ponsiluoma | Detail |
| 6 | 25 January 2020 | Pokljuka | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | France Émilien Jacquelin Anaïs Bescond | Estonia Rene Zahkna Regina Oja | Austria Simon Eder Lisa Theresa Hauser | Detail |
| 6 | 25 January 2020 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Mixed Relay | France Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Justine Braisaz Julia Simon | Norway Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Synnoeve Solemdal Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | Germany Phlipp Horn Johannes Kühn Janina Hettich Vanessa Hinz | Detail |
| WC | 13 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x6 km Mixed Relay | Norway Marte Olsbu Røiseland Tiril Eckhoff Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch | Czech Republic Eva Kristejn Puskarčíková Markéta Davidová Ondřej Moravec Michal Krčmář | Detail |
| WC | 20 February 2020 | Antholz-Anterselva | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Norway Marte Olsbu Røiseland Johannes Thingnes Bø | Germany Franziska Preuß Erik Lesser | France Anaïs Bescond Émilien Jacquelin | Detail |

## Standings (men)
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Johannes Thingnes Bø | 913 |
| 2. | Martin Fourcade | 911 |
| 3. | Quentin Fillon Maillet | 843 |
| 4. | Tarjei Bø | 740 |
| 5. | Emilien Jacquelin | 726 |
* Final standings after 21 races.

## Standings (women)
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Dorothea Wierer | 793 |
| 2. | Tiril Eckhoff | 786 |
| 3. | Denise Herrmann | 745 |
| 4. | Hanna Öberg | 741 |
| 5. | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | 597 |
* Final standings after 21 races.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Norway | 307 |
| 2. | France | 272 |
| 3. | Germany | 265 |
| 4. | Sweden | 250 |
| 5. | Italy | 234 |
* Final standings after 6 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 32 | 12 | 11 | 55 |
| 2 | France | 15 | 20 | 16 | 51 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Sweden | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 |

## Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2019/20 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.
| Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Individual | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sprint | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pursuit | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mass Start | 60 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |

## Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2019–20 season: