2004–05 Biathlon World Cup

The 2004–05 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The Biathlon World Championships 2005 were part of the Biathlon World Cup.

The men's overall World Cup was won by Norway's Ole Einar Bjørndalen, while Sandrine Bailly of France claimed the women's overall World Cup.

Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2004–05 season.

Overall

 * Final standings after 27 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 9 races.

Mass Start

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 5 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 19 races.

Overall

 * Final standings after 27 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 9 races.

Mass Start

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 5 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 19 races.

Achievements

 * Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):


 * Men
 * 🇳🇴 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 12 (55) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Sven Fischer (GER), 5 (30) first places
 * 🇫🇷 Raphaël Poirée (FRA), 3 (37) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Sergei Rozhkov (RUS), 1 (4) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Stian Eckhoff (NOR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Egil Gjelland (NOR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Michael Greis (GER), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇧🇾 Alexandr Syman (BLR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Nikolay Kruglov (RUS), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇨🇿 Roman Dostál (CZE), 1 (1) first place


 * Women
 * 🇫🇷 Sandrine Bailly (FRA), 6 (13) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Uschi Disl (GER), 5 (29) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Kati Wilhelm (GER), 3 (9) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Zaitseva (RUS), 3 (5) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Pyleva (RUS), 2 (10) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Liv Grete Poirée (NOR), 1 (21) first place
 * 🇧🇾 Olena Zubrilova (BLR), 1 (20) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Martina Glagow (GER), 1 (6) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Andrea Henkel (GER), 1 (4) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Katrin Apel (GER), 1 (4) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Linda Tjørhom (NOR), 1 (3) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Bogaliy-Titovets (RUS), 1 (3) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen (NOR), 1 (3) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Tchernousova (RUS), 1 (1) first place

Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2004–05 season:


 * 🇨🇿 Petr Garabík (CZE)
 * 🇫🇮 Vesa Hietalahti (FIN)
 * 🇩🇪 Carsten Heymann (GER)
 * 🇮🇹 Devis Da Canal (ITA)
 * 🇷🇺 Alexei Kobelev (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Sergei Konovalov (RUS)
 * 🇫🇮 Sanna-Leena Perunka (FIN)
 * 🇫🇷 Corinne Niogret (FRA)
 * 🇦🇹 Anna Sprung (AUT)