2013–14 Biathlon World Cup

The 2013–14 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 24 November 2013 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 23 March 2014 in Holmenkollen, Norway.

Kaisa Mäkäräinen was the winner at the conclusion of the season with Tora Berger 2nd. However, the results of Olga Zaitseva were later annulled due do doping offences. The recalculation would have given overall world cup win to Berger, but the IBU made the decision based on the principle that clean athletes cannot be punished for the doping offenses of others. So, two first places were awarded in the women's overall.

Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2013–14 season.
 * 2014 Winter Olympics races are not included in the 2013–14 World Cup scoring system with the exception of mixed relay.
 * In stage 6, women's relay was suspended due to poor visibility and dense fog.

Overall

 * Final standings after 22 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 2 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 9 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 8 races.

Mass start

 * Final standings after 3 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 4 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 17 races.

Overall

 * Final standings after 22 races.

Individual

 * Final standings after 2 races.

Sprint

 * Final standings after 9 races.

Pursuit

 * Final standings after 8 races.

Mass start

 * Final standings after 3 races.

Relay

 * Final standings after 3 races.

Nation

 * Final standings after 17 races.

Mixed relay

 * Final standings after 2 races.

Achievements

 * First World Cup career victory:
 * Selina Gasparin, 29, in her 6th season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; it also was her first podium
 * 🇳🇴 Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 20, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand; it also was his first podium
 * 🇺🇦 Valj Semerenko (UKR), 27, in her 8th season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand; first podium was 2010–11 Sprint in Presque Isle
 * 🇫🇷 Anaïs Bescond (FRA), 26, in her 5th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was her first podium
 * 🇮🇹 Lukas Hofer (ITA), 24, in his 5th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2010–11 Mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk
 * 🇩🇪 Simon Schempp (GER), 25, in his 6th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2009–10 Pursuit in Holmenkollen
 * 🇦🇹 Katharina Innerhofer (AUT), 23, in her 3rd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Pokljuka; it also was her first podium


 * First World Cup podium:
 * 🇷🇺 Irina Starykh (RUS), 26, in her 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
 * 🇺🇦 Juliya Dzhyma (UKR), 23, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
 * 🇳🇴 Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 23, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand
 * 🇷🇺 Alexey Volkov (RUS), 25, in his 5th season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Mass start in Oberhof
 * 🇫🇷 Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (FRA), 25, in his 6th season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
 * 🇷🇺 Daria Virolaynen (RUS), 25, in her 1st season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Sprint in Pokljuka
 * 🇮🇹 Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Pursuit in Pokljuka
 * 🇫🇮 Mari Laukkanen (FIN), 26, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Sprint in Kontiolahti
 * 🇺🇸 Lowell Bailey (USA), 32, in his 10th season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Sprint (2) in Kontiolahti
 * 🇺🇸 Susan Dunklee (USA), 28, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Holmenkollen


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


 * Men
 * 🇫🇷 Martin Fourcade (FRA), 5 (29) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 5 (5) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), 4 (35) first places
 * 🇸🇪 Björn Ferry (SWE), 2 (7) first places
 * 🇩🇪 Simon Schempp (GER), 2 (2) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Lars Berger (NOR), 1 (7) first place
 * 🇷🇺 Anton Shipulin (RUS), 1 (5) first place
 * Jakov Fak, 1 (4) first place
 * 🇦🇹 Simon Eder (AUT), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇮🇹 Lukas Hofer (ITA), 1 (1) first place


 * Women
 * 🇧🇾 Darya Domracheva (BLR), 4 (16) first places
 * 🇫🇮 Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 4 (9) first places
 * 🇨🇿 Gabriela Soukalová (CZE), 3 (7) first places
 * 🇸🇰 Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK), 2 (6) first places
 * Selina Gasparin, 2 (2) first places
 * 🇳🇴 Tora Berger (NOR), 1 (28) first place
 * 🇩🇪 Andrea Henkel (GER), 1 (22) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇳🇴 Synnøve Solemdal (NOR), 1 (2) first place
 * 🇺🇦 Valj Semerenko (UKR), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇫🇷 Anaïs Bescond (FRA), 1 (1) first place
 * 🇦🇹 Katharina Innerhofer (AUT), 1 (1) first place

Retirements
Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2013–14 season:


 * Men
 * 🇦🇹 Christoph Sumann (AUT)
 * 🇧🇾 Evgeny Abramenko (BLR)
 * 🇧🇾 Vladimir Alenishko (BLR)
 * 🇧🇾 Sergey Novikov (BLR)
 * 🇨🇦 Jean-Philippe Leguellec (CAN)
 * 🇨🇿 Zdeněk Vítek (CZE)
 * 🇪🇪 Daniil Steptšenko (EST)
 * 🇮🇹 Markus Windisch (ITA)
 * 🇯🇵 Hidenori Isa (JPN)
 * Edgars Piksons
 * 🇳🇴 Rune Brattsveen (NOR)
 * 🇷🇺 Andrei Makoveev (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Maxim Tchoudov (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS)
 * Claudio Böckli
 * Simon Hallenbarter
 * 🇸🇰 Pavol Hurajt (SVK)
 * 🇸🇪 Carl Johan Bergman (SWE)
 * 🇸🇪 Björn Ferry (SWE)
 * 🇺🇦 Olexander Bilanenko (UKR)
 * 🇺🇦 Andriy Deryzemlya (UKR)
 * 🇺🇦 Roman Pryma (UKR)
 * 🇺🇸 Jay Hakkinen (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Jeremy Teela (USA)


 * Women
 * 🇦🇩 Laure Soulie (AND)
 * 🇦🇹 Iris Schwabl (AUT)
 * 🇦🇹 Romana Schrempf (AUT)
 * 🇧🇾 Liudmila Kalinchik (BLR)
 * 🇨🇦 Megan Imrie (CAN)
 * 🇫🇷 Claire Breton (FRA)
 * 🇫🇷 Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA)
 * 🇫🇮 Teija Lehtimaki (FIN)
 * 🇩🇪 Andrea Henkel (GER)
 * 🇩🇪 Kathrin Lang (GER)
 * 🇬🇧 Adele Walker (GBR)
 * 🇮🇹 Michela Ponza (ITA)
 * 🇯🇵 Yuki Nakajima (JPN)
 * 🇳🇴 Tora Berger (NOR)
 * 🇳🇴 Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR)
 * 🇵🇱 Paulina Bobak (POL)
 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Cyl (POL)
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Iourieva (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Marina Korovina (RUS)
 * 🇷🇺 Valentina Nazarova (RUS)
 * 🇸🇪 Jenny Jonsson (SWE)
 * 🇸🇪 Elin Mattsson (SWE)
 * 🇸🇪 Emelie Larsson (SWE)
 * 🇸🇪 Asa Lif (SWE)
 * 🇸🇪 Anna Karin Strömstedt (SWE)
 * Patricia Jost
 * 🇺🇦 Inna Suprun (UKR)
 * 🇺🇸 Lanny Barnes (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Tracey Barnes (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Haley Johnson (USA)
 * 🇺🇸 Sara Studebaker (USA)