2008–09 Biathlon World Cup

The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 2 December 2008 in Östersund, Sweden and ends on 29 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2008–09 season.

Overall

 * Final standings after 26 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Mass start

 * Final standings after 5 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 6 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 20 races.

Overall

 * Final standings after 26 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 7 races.

Mass start

 * Final standings after 5 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 6 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 20 races.

Achievements

 * First World Cup career victory:
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Chunli (CHN), 25, in her 3rd season &mdash; the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; also her first individual podium
 * 🇩🇪 Simone Hauswald (GER), 29, in her 9th season &mdash; the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2004-05 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
 * 🇷🇴 Éva Tófalvi (ROU), 30, in her 13th season &mdash; the WC 3 Individual in Hochfilzen; also her first individual podium
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Boulygina (RUS), 25, in her 3rd season &mdash; the WC 6 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva; also her first individual podium
 * 🇩🇪 Christoph Stephan (GER), 23, in his 4th season &mdash; the WC 6 Mass Start in Antholz-Anterselva; also his first individual podium
 * 🇦🇹 Dominik Landertinger (AUT), 20, in his 2nd season &mdash; the WCh Mass Start in Pyeong Chang; first podium was 2008-09 Sprint in Ruhpolding
 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Jay (FRA), 23, in his 4th season &mdash; the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver; also his first individual podium
 * 🇩🇪 Arnd Peiffer (GER), 22, in his 1st season &mdash; the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; also his first individual podium
 * 🇩🇪 Tina Bachmann (GER), 22, in her 1st season &mdash; the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; also her first individual podium
 * 🇦🇹 Simon Eder (AUT), 25, in his 6th season &mdash; the WC 9 Mass Start in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2008-09 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva


 * First World Cup podium:
 * 🇺🇦 Vita Semerenko (UKR), 22, in her 3rd season &mdash; no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Hochfilzen
 * 🇧🇾 Darya Domracheva (BLR), 22, in her 3rd season &mdash; no. 3 in the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding
 * Jakov Fak, 21, in his 3rd season &mdash; no. 3 in the WCh  Individual in Pyeong Chang
 * Teja Gregorin, 28, in her 6th season &mdash; no. 2 in the WCh  Individual in Pyeong Chang
 * 🇸🇰 Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 24, in her 2nd season &mdash; no. 2 in the WCh  Mass Start in Pyeong Chang
 * 🇩🇪 Daniel Bohm (GER), 22, in his 1st season &mdash; no. 2 in the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver
 * 🇺🇸 Jeremy Teela (USA), 32, in his 13th season &mdash; no. 3 in the WC 7 Individual in Vancouver
 * 🇫🇷 Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA), 20, in her 2nd season &mdash; no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Trondheim
 * 🇫🇷 Marie Dorin (FRA), 22, in her 2nd season &mdash; no. 3 in the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk


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


 * Men
 * 🇳🇴 Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 7 (88) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), 5 (11) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Michael Greis (GER), 2 (11) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Lars Berger (NOR), 2 (5) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Maxim Tchoudov (RUS), 2 (4) first places
 * 🇵🇱 Tomasz Sikora (POL), 1 (5) first place
 * 🇦🇹 Christoph Sumann (AUT), 1 (4) first place
 * 🇸🇪 Björn Ferry (SWE), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Christoph Stephan (GER), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇦🇹 Dominik Landertinger (AUT), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇫🇷 Vincent Jay (FRA), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Arnd Peiffer (GER), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇦🇹 Simon Eder (AUT), 1 (1) first place


 * Women
 * 🇸🇪 Helena Jonsson (SWE), 4 (5) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Kati Wilhelm (GER), 3 (21) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Magdalena Neuner (GER), 3 (14) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Simone Hauswald (GER), 3 (3) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Andrea Henkel (GER), 2 (16) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Martina Beck (GER), 2 (15) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Zaitseva (RUS), 2 (8) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Tora Berger (NOR), 2 (4) first places
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS), 1 (4) first place
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Chunli (CHN), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇷🇴 Éva Tófalvi (ROU), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Boulygina (RUS), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Tina Bachmann (GER), 1 (1) first place

Retirements
Following notable biathletes retired after the 2008–09 season:


 * Olegs Maluhins
 * 🇳🇴 Stian Eckhoff (NOR)
 * 🇷🇺 Mikhail Kochkin (RUS)
 * 🇧🇬 Pavlina Filipova (BUL)
 * 🇩🇪 Romy Beer (GER)
 * 🇷🇺 Albina Akhatova (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Anisimova (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Oksana Neupokoeva (RUS)
 * 🇺🇦 Tetiana Rud (UKR)