# 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup

The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2014 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 22 March 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
A new event, called the "Single mixed relay", made its World Cup debut on 6 February 2015 in Nové Město. This event involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2014–15 season.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| 1 | Östersund | 30 November–7 December | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | | details |
| 2 | Hochfilzen | 12–14 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 3 | Pokljuka | 18–21 December | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 4 | Oberhof | 7–11 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | | details |
| 5 | Ruhpolding | 14–18 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | | details |
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva | 22–25 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 7 | Nové Město | 6–8 February | | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | details |
| 8 | Holmenkollen | 12–15 February | ● | ● | | | ● | | | details |
| WC | Kontiolahti | 5–15 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | World Championships |
| 9 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 19–22 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Total: 66 (31 men's, 31 women's, 4 mixed) | Total: 66 (31 men's, 31 women's, 4 mixed) | Total: 66 (31 men's, 31 women's, 4 mixed) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |

## Men
### World Cup Podiums

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start :
| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib | Det. |
| 1 | 3 December 2014 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Serhiy Semenov | Michal Šlesingr | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 1 | 6 December 2014 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Ondřej Moravec | Jakov Fak | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 1 | 7 December 2014 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Simon Schempp | Andreas Birnbacher | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Simon Schempp | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 19 December 2014 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Anton Shipulin | Dominik Landertinger | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2014 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2014 | Pokljuka | 15 km Mass Start | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Simon Eder | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 10 January 2015 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Timofey Lapshin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2015 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Dmitry Malyshko | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 17 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Simon Schempp | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Simon Schempp | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Michal Šlesingr | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2015 | Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Simon Schempp | Evgenii Garanichev | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2015 | Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Simon Schempp | Simon Eder | Evgenii Garanichev | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2015 | Nové Město | 10 km Sprint | Jakov Fak | Simon Schempp | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2015 | Nové Město | 12.5 km Pursuit | Jakov Fak | Simon Schempp | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2015 | Oslo | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Evgenii Garanichev | Serhiy Semenov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 14 February 2015 | Oslo | 10 km Sprint | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 7 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Nathan Smith | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 8 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Erik Lesser | Anton Shipulin | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 12 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ondřej Moravec | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WCH | 15 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Mass Start | Jakov Fak | Ondřej Moravec | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Benedikt Doll | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 21 March 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Nathan Smith | Benedikt Doll | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 22 March 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Jakov Fak | Anton Shipulin | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |

#### Men's Relay Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
| 2 | 13 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | RussiaMaxim Tsvetkov Timofey Lapshin Dmitry Malyshko Anton Shipulin | FranceSimon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | NorwayJohannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen Lars Helge Birkeland Tarjei Bø | Russia | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2015 | Oberhof | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | RussiaEvgenii Garanichev Timofey Lapshin Dmitry Malyshko Anton Shipulin | NorwayVetle Sjåstad Christiansen Alexander Os Johannes Thingnes Bø Ole Einar Bjørndalen | FranceSimon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet | Russia | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Erlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | GermanyErik Lesser Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | RussiaEvgenii Garanichev Timofey Lapshin Alexey Volkov Anton Shipulin | Russia | Detail |
| 6 | 25 January 2015 | Anterselva | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | GermanyErik Lesser Daniel Böhm Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | FranceSimon Fourcade Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Norway | Detail |
| 8 | 15 February 2015 | Oslo | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | RussiaEvgenii Garanichev Maxim Tsvetkov Dmitry Malyshko Anton Shipulin | GermanyErik Lesser Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | AustriaDaniel Mesotitsch Simon Eder Sven Grossegger Dominik Landertinger | Russia | Detail |
| WCH | 14 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 4 × 7.5 km Relay | GermanyErik Lesser Daniel Böhm Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | NorwayOle Einar Bjørndalen Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | FranceSimon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade | Russia | Detail |

### Standings
## Women
### World Cup Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib | Det. |
| 1 | 4 December 2014 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Valentyna Semerenko | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| 1 | 6 December 2014 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Veronika Vítková | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 1 | 7 December 2014 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Valentyna Semerenko | Dorothea Wierer | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 2 | 12 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Karin Oberhofer | Tiril Eckhoff | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 2 | 14 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Anaïs Bescond | Olga Podchufarova | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2014 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Soukalová | Dorothea Wierer | Valentyna Semerenko | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 3 | 20 December 2014 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Valentyna Semerenko | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 3 | 21 December 2014 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Mass Start | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Anaïs Bescond | Nadezhda Skardino | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 4 | 9 January 2015 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Veronika Vítková | Dorothea Wierer | Nicole Gontier | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 4 | 11 January 2015 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Veronika Vítková | Tiril Eckhoff | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 5 | 16 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Fanny Horn | Darya Domracheva | Tiril Eckhoff | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 5 | 18 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Franziska Preuß | Veronika Vítková | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 6 | 23 January 2015 | Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Laura Dahlmeier | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 6 | 24 January 2015 | Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Daria Virolaynen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 7 | 7 February 2015 | Nové Město | 7.5 km Sprint | Laura Dahlmeier | Franziska Hildebrand | Veronika Vítková | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 7 | 8 February 2015 | Nové Město | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Laura Dahlmeier | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2015 | Oslo | 15 km Individual | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Darya Domracheva | Veronika Vítková | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail |
| 8 | 14 February 2015 | Oslo | 7.5 km Sprint | Darya Domracheva | Laura Dahlmeier | Marie Dorin Habert | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| WCH | 7 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Marie Dorin Habert | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak | Valentyna Semerenko | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| WCH | 8 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit | Marie Dorin Habert | Laura Dahlmeier | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| WCH | 11 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 15 km Individual | Ekaterina Yurlova | Gabriela Soukalová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| WCH | 15 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Mass Start | Valentyna Semerenko | Franziska Preuß | Karin Oberhofer | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| 9 | 20 March 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Laura Dahlmeier | Darya Domracheva | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| 9 | 21 March 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Laura Dahlmeier | Franziska Preuß | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| 9 | 22 March 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Soukalová | Marie Dorin Habert | Darya Domracheva | Detail |

#### Women's Relay Podiums

| WC | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader | Det. |
| 2 | 13 December 2014 | Hochfilzen | 4 × 6 km Relay | GermanyLuise Kummer Franziska Hildebrand Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß | BelarusNadezhda Skardino Nastassia Dubarezava Nadzeya Pisareva Darya Domracheva | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Gabriela Soukalová Jitka Landová Veronika Vítková | Germany | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2015 | Oberhof | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Gabriela Soukalová Jitka Landová Veronika Vítková | FranceMarine Bolliet Marie Dorin Habert Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond | BelarusNadezhda Skardino Nastassia Dubarezava Nadzeya Pisareva Darya Domracheva | Czech Republic | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2015 | Ruhpolding | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Gabriela Soukalová Jitka Landová Veronika Vítková | BelarusNadezhda Skardino Iryna Kryuko Nadzeya Pisareva Darya Domracheva | GermanyFranziska Preuß Franziska Hildebrand Vanessa Hinz Laura Dahlmeier | Czech Republic | Detail |
| 6 | 25 January 2015 | Anterselva | 4 × 6 km Relay | GermanyFranziska Hildebrand Franziska Preuß Luise Kummer Laura Dahlmeier | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Gabriela Soukalová Jitka Landová Veronika Vítková | UkraineYuliia Dzhima Natalya Burdyga Olga Abramova Valentyna Semerenko | Czech Republic | Detail |
| 8 | 15 February 2015 | Oslo | 4 × 6 km Relay | Czech RepublicEva Puskarčíková Gabriela Soukalová Jitka Landová Veronika Vítková | ItalyDorothea Wierer Nicole Gontier Federica Sanfilippo Karin Oberhofer | FranceAnaïs Bescond Enora Latuillière Coline Varcin Marie Dorin Habert | Czech Republic | Detail |
| WCH | 13 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | 4 × 6 km Relay | GermanyFranziska Hildebrand Franziska Preuß Vanessa Hinz Laura Dahlmeier | FranceAnaïs Bescond Enora Latuillière Justine Braisaz Marie Dorin Habert | ItalyLisa Vittozzi Karin Oberhofer Nicole Gontier Dorothea Wierer | Czech Republic | Detail |

### Standings
## Mixed Relay

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 30 November 2014 | Östersund | Mixed Relay | France Anaïs Bescond Anaïs Chevalier Simon Fourcade Martin Fourcade | Norway Synnøve Solemdal Tiril Eckhoff Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Lars Helge Birkeland | Germany Franziska Hildebrand Franziska Preuß Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | Detail |
| 7 | 6 February 2015 | Nové Město | Single Mixed Relay | Russia Yana Romanova Alexey Volkov | Norway Marte Olsbu Henrik L'Abée-Lund | Ukraine Juliya Dzhyma Artem Tyshchenko | Detail |
| 7 | 6 February 2015 | Nové Město | Mixed Relay | Norway Fanny Welle-Strand Horn Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Michal Šlesingr Ondřej Moravec | Ukraine Iryna Varvynets Valj Semerenko Dmytro Pidruchnyi Serhiy Semenov | Detail |
| WC | 5 March 2015 | Kontiolahti | Mixed relay | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Michal Šlesingr Ondřej Moravec | France Anaïs Bescond Marie Dorin Habert Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Martin Fourcade | Norway Fanny Welle-Strand Horn Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Tarjei Bø | Detail |

### Mixed relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Norway | 216 |
| 2. | France | 197 |
| 3. | Czech Republic | 174 |
| 4. | Ukraine | 169 |
| 5. | Germany | 169 |
* Final standings after 4 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 11 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 2 | France | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Belarus | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Russia | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Finland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 198 |

## Achievements
### Team

* Russia – Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město

### Team

* Norway – no. 2 in Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město
* Ukraine – no. 3 in Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město

### Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
## Retirements

Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season: