# 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup

The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 29 November 2010 in Östersund, Sweden and ended 20 March 2011 in Holmenkollen, Norway.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2010–11 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Details |
| Östersund | 1–5 December | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Hochfilzen | 10–12 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | details |
| Pokljuka | 16–19 December | ● | ● | | | | ● | details |
| Oberhof | 5–9 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | details |
| Ruhpolding | 12–16 January | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 20–23 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | details |
| Presque Isle | 4–6 February | | ● | ● | | | ● | details |
| Fort Kent | 10–13 February | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 3–13 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| Holmenkollen | 17–20 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Total | Total | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 2 December 2010 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2010 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2010 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Jakov Fak | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2010 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Tarjei Bø | Serhiy Sednev | Alexis Bœuf | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 2 | 11 December 2010 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Tarjei Bø | Simon Eder | Ivan Tcherezov | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2010 | Pokljuka | 20 km Individual | Daniel Mesotitsch | Benjamin Weger | Serhiy Sednev | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2010 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Björn Ferry | Tarjei Bø | Michael Greis | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2011 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Tarjei Bø | Arnd Peiffer | Michal Šlesingr | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2011 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Tarjei Bø | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ivan Tcherezov | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2011 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Dominik Landertinger | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2011 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Lars Berger | Martin Fourcade | Ivan Tcherezov | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2011 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Björn Ferry | Martin Fourcade | Michael Greis | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Anton Shipulin | Michael Greis | Lars Berger | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Björn Ferry | Anton Shipulin | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 7 | 4 February 2011 | Presque Isle | 10 km Sprint | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Ivan Tcherezov | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 7 | 6 February 2011 | Presque Isle | 12.5 km Pursuit | Alexis Bœuf | Ivan Tcherezov | Carl Johan Bergman | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 8 | 10 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 10 km Sprint | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Michal Šlesingr | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 8 | 13 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Tomasz Sikora | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| WC | 5 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| WC | 6 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| WC | 8 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 20 km Individual | Tarjei Bø | Maxim Maksimov | Christoph Sumann | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| WC | 12 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Lukas Hofer | Tarjei Bø | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2011 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Andreas Birnbacher | Björn Ferry | Alexander Wolf | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2011 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2011 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Evgeny Ustyugov | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Tarjei Bø | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 1 December 2010 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Marie-Laure Brunet | Helena Ekholm | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Detail |
| 1 | 3 December 2010 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Miriam Gössner | Darya Domracheva | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek | Detail |
| 1 | 5 December 2010 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Miriam Gössner | Helena Ekholm | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2010 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastázia Kuzminová | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2010 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Helena Ekholm | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2010 | Pokljuka | 15 km Individual | Tora Berger | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Marie-Laure Brunet | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2010 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Anastázia Kuzminová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2011 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Ann Kristin Flatland | Magdalena Neuner | Andrea Henkel | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2011 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Helena Ekholm | Andrea Henkel | Svetlana Sleptsova | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2011 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Olga Zaitseva | Andrea Henkel | Helena Ekholm | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2011 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Tora Berger | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Neuner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2011 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Andrea Henkel | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Tora Berger | Anastázia Kuzminová | Olga Zaitseva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tora Berger | Marie-Laure Brunet | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 7 | 4 February 2011 | Presque Isle | 7.5 km Sprint | Helena Ekholm | Tora Berger | Valentyna Semerenko | Helena Ekholm | Detail |
| 7 | 6 February 2011 | Presque Isle | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Marie Dorin | Darya Domracheva | Helena Ekholm | Detail |
| 8 | 11 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 7.5 km Sprint | Andrea Henkel | Miriam Gössner | Magdalena Neuner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 10 km Pursuit | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Neuner | Marie Dorin | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 8 | 13 February 2011 | Fort Kent | 12.5 km Mass Start | Magdalena Neuner | Andrea Henkel | Darya Domracheva | Andrea Henkel | Detail |
| WC | 5 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Anastázia Kuzminová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| WC | 6 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Magdalena Neuner | Helena Ekholm | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| WC | 9 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Individual | Helena Ekholm | Tina Bachmann | Vita Semerenko | Helena Ekholm | Detail |
| WC | 12 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Magdalena Neuner | Darya Domracheva | Tora Berger | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2011 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Tora Berger | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2011 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Anastázia Kuzminová | Darya Domracheva | Andrea Henkel | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2011 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Anna Bogaliy-Titovets | Olga Zaitseva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 12 December 2010 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Alexander Os Ole Einar Bjørndalen Emil Hegle Svendsen Tarjei Bø | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Tobias Eberhard Christoph Sumann Dominik Landertinger | France Vincent Jay Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Lois Habert Martin Fourcade |
| 4 | 5 January 2011 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Christoph Stephan Alexander Wolf Arnd Peiffer Michael Greis | Czech Republic Zdeněk Vítek Jaroslav Soukup Ondřej Moravec Michal Šlesingr | Norway Alexander Os Lars Berger Rune Brattsveen Ole Einar Bjørndalen |
| 6 | 23 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Christoph Stephan Daniel Böhm Arnd Peiffer Michael Greis | Italy Christian De Lorenzi Rene-Laurent Vuillermoz Lukas Hofer Markus Windisch | Norway Emil Hegle Svendsen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Alexander Os Tarjei Bø |
| WC | 11 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Alexander Os Emil Hegle Svendsen Tarjei Bø | Russia Anton Shipulin Evgeny Ustyugov Maxim Maksimov Ivan Tcherezov | Ukraine Olexander Bilanenko Andriy Deryzemlya Serhiy Semenov Serhiy Sednev |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 11 December 2010 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Kathrin Hitzer Magdalena Neuner Sabrina Buchholz Andrea Henkel | Ukraine Oksana Khvostenko Olena Pidhrushna Vita Semerenko Valj Semerenko | Norway Synnove Solemdal Ann Kristin Flatland Fanny Horn Tora Berger |
| 4 | 6 January 2011 | Oberhof | 4x6 km Relay | Sweden Jenny Jonsson Anna Carin Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Helena Ekholm | France Anais Bescond Marie Dorin Pauline Macabies Marie-Laure Brunet | Belarus Nadezhda Skardino Darya Domracheva Nadzeya Pisarava Liudmila Kalinchik |
| 6 | 22 January 2011 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x6 km Relay | Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Natalia Sorokina Olga Zaitseva | Sweden Jenny Jonsson Anna Carin Zidek Anna Maria Nilsson Helena Ekholm | Germany Sabrina Buchholz Kathrin Hitzer Miriam Gössner Andrea Henkel |
| WC | 13 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Andrea Henkel Miriam Gössner Tina Bachmann Magdalena Neuner | France Anais Bescond Marie-Laure Brunet Sophie Boilley Marie Dorin | Belarus Nadezhda Skardino Darya Domracheva Nadzeya Pisarava Liudmila Kalinchik |

### Mixed Relay

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 3 | 19 December 2010 | Pokljuka | 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay | Sweden Helena Ekholm Anna Carin Zidek Fredrik Lindström Carl Johan Bergman | Ukraine Olena Pidhrushna Vita Semerenko Serhiy Semenov Serhiy Sednev | France Marie-Laure Brunet Marie Dorin Vincent Jay Martin Fourcade |
| 7 | 5 February 2011 | Presque Isle | 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay | Germany Kathrin Hitzer Magdalena Neuner Alexander Wolf Daniel Böhm | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sophie Boilley Vincent Jay Alexis Boeuf | Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Natalia Guseva Ivan Tcherezov Maxim Tchoudov |
| WC | 3 March 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay | Norway Tora Berger Ann Kristin Flatland Ole Einar Bjørndalen Tarjei Bø | Germany Andrea Henkel Magdalena Neuner Arnd Peiffer Michael Greis | France Marie-Laure Brunet Marie Dorin Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Tarjei Bø | 1110 |
| 2. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1105 |
| 3. | Martin Fourcade | 990 |
| 4. | Arnd Peiffer | 735 |
| 5. | Ivan Tcherezov | 711 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 1010 |
| 2. | Andrea Henkel | 983 |
| 3. | Helena Ekholm | 979 |
| 4. | Tora Berger | 965 |
| 5. | Magdalena Neuner | 955 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed Relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | France | 150 |
| 2. | Germany | 148 |
| 3. | Sweden | 141 |
| 4. | Russia | 129 |
| 5. | Italy | 121 |
* Final standings after 3 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 25 | 9 | 11 | 45 |
| 2 | Germany | 15 | 15 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Sweden | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 12 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Belarus | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 190 |

## Achievements
### First World Cup career victory

* Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 27, in her 7th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2007–08 Sprint in Pokljuka
* Tarjei Bø (NOR), 22, in his 2nd season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; it also was his first podium
* Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR), 28, in her 8th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2009–10 Sprint in Oberhof
* Anton Shipulin (RUS), 23, in his 3rd season — the WC 6 Sprint in Anholz; it also was his first podium
* Alexis Bœuf (FRA), 24, in his 4th season — the WC 7 Pursuit in Presque Isle; first podium was 2009–10 Individual in Antholz
* Andreas Birnbacher (GER), 29, in his 10th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Oslo; first podium was 2004–05 Sprint in Pokliuka

### First World Cup podium

* Miriam Gössner (GER), 20, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund
* Benjamin Weger (SUI), 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Individual in Pokljuka
* Valj Semerenko (UKR), 25, in her 6th season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Sprint in Presque Isle
* Lukas Hofer (ITA), 21, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WCh Mass Start in Khanty-Mansiysk

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

Following are notable biathletes who announced their retirement: