Arguably the main talking point coming into the &lt;a href="2019%E2%80%9320%20Biathlon%20World%20Cup"&gt;new season (2019/20)&lt;/a&gt; was whether Thingnes Bø could retain his dominance from the previous season. Most bookmakers, experts and fans predicted another Thingnes Bø-victory in the world cup, although his favourite status had diminished with the knowledge that Thingnes Bø would have to leave for multiple world cup events in January because he had to go on parental leave. Thingnes Bø dismissed the idea that he would even fight for the overall world cup title because of his January-absence, and he instead insisted that his goals were instead the World Championships, which were held in one of Biathlon's most iconic places, Antholz-Anterselva.