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2004–05 Biathlon World Cup

Biathlon competition

Field	Value
title	2004–05 World Cup
competition1	Overall
competition1men	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
competition1ladies	FRA Sandrine Bailly
competition2	Nations Cup
competition2men	NOR Norway
competition2ladies	RUS Russia
competition3	Individual
competition3men	GER Michael Greis
NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
competition3ladies	RUS Olga Pyleva
competition4	Sprint
competition4men	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
competition4ladies	GER Kati Wilhelm
competition5	Pursuit
competition5men	GER Sven Fischer
competition5ladies	FRA Sandrine Bailly
competition6	Mass start
competition6men	FRA Raphaël Poirée
NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
competition6ladies	RUS Olga Zaitseva
competition7	Relay
competition7men	NOR Norway
competition7ladies	RUS Russia
previous	2003–04
next	2005–06

NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen 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.

Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
NOR Beitostolen	2–5 December		●	●		●
NOR Oslo	9–12 December	●	●	●
SWE Östersund	15–19 December		●	●	●
GER Oberhof	6–9 January		●	●		●
GER Ruhpolding	12–16 January		●	●		●
ITA Antholz	19–23 January	●	●	●
ITA Cesana San Sicario	9–13 February	●	●			●
SLO Pokljuka	16–20 February		●	●	●
AUT Hochfilzen	4–13 March	●	●	●	●	●
RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	16–19 March		●	●	●

World Cup Podium

Men

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
(After competition)	Det.
1	2 December 2004	NOR Beitostølen	10 km Sprint	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	RUS Nikolay Kruglov	FRA Raphaël Poirée	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Detail
1	4 December 2004	NOR Beitostølen	12.5 km Pursuit	GER Sven Fischer	RUS Nikolay Kruglov	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	RUS Nikolay Kruglov	Detail
2	9 December 2004	NOR Oslo Holmenkollen	20 km Individual	GER Sven Fischer	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	POL Tomasz Sikora	GER Sven Fischer	Detail
2	11 December 2004	NOR Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Sprint	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	FRA Raphaël Poirée	NOR Halvard Hanevold	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Detail
2	12 December 2004	NOR Oslo Holmenkollen	12.5 km Pursuit	GER Sven Fischer	FRA Raphaël Poirée	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Detail
3	15 December 2004	SWE Östersund	10 km Sprint	NOR Stian Eckhoff	NOR Frode Andresen	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	FRA Raphaël Poirée	Detail
3	17 December 2004	SWE Östersund	12.5 km Pursuit	NOR Egil Gjelland	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	FRA Raphaël Poirée	Detail
3	19 December 2004	SWE Östersund	15 km Mass Start	FRA Raphaël Poirée	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	RUS Ivan Tcherezov	Detail
4	7 January 2005	GER Oberhof	10 km Sprint	GER Sven Fischer	NOR Frode Andresen	NOR Egil Gjelland	Detail
4	9 January 2005	GER Oberhof	12.5 km Pursuit	FRA Raphaël Poirée	GER Sven Fischer	GER Alexander Wolf	Detail
5	15 January 2005	GER Ruhpolding	10 km Sprint	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	FRA Raphaël Poirée	ITA René-Laurent Vuillermoz	Detail
5	16 January 2005	GER Ruhpolding	12.5 km Pursuit	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	NOR Lars Berger	GER Ricco Groß	Detail
6	19 January 2005	ITA Antholz-Anterselva	20 km Individual	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	CHN Zhang Chengye	RUS Nikolay Kruglov	Detail
6	21 January 2005	ITA Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Sprint	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	NOR Frode Andresen	GER Sven Fischer	Detail
6	23 January 2005	ITA Antholz-Anterselva	12.5 km Pursuit	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	RUS Sergei Tchepikov	NOR Halvard Hanevold	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Detail
7	9 February 2005	ITA Turin	20 km Individual	GER Michael Greis	RUS Sergei Tchepikov	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	FRA Raphaël Poirée	Detail
7	11 February 2005	ITA Turin	10 km Sprint	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	SWE Björn Ferry	BLR Alexander Syman	Detail
8	16 February 2005	SLO Pokljuka	10 km Sprint	BLR Alexander Syman	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	GER Andreas Birnbacher	Detail
8	18 February 2005	SLO Pokljuka	12.5 km Pursuit	RUS Nikolay Kruglov	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	GER Andreas Birnbacher	Detail
8	20 February 2005	SLO Pokljuka	15 km Mass Start	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	FRA Raphaël Poirée	NOR Stian Eckhoff	Detail
WC	5 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	10 km Sprint	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	GER Sven Fischer	LAT Ilmārs Bricis	GER Sven Fischer	Detail
WC	6 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	12.5 km Pursuit	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	RUS Sergei Tchepikov	GER Sven Fischer	Detail
WC	9 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	20 km Individual	CZE Roman Dostál	GER Michael Greis	GER Ricco Groß	Detail
WC	13 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	15 km Mass Start	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	GER Sven Fischer	FRA Raphaël Poirée	Detail
9	16 March 2005	RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	10 km Sprint	GER Sven Fischer	BLR Oleg Ryzhenkov	NOR Halvard Hanevold	Detail
9	17 March 2005	RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	12.5 km Pursuit	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	UKR Andriy Deryzemlya	POL Tomasz Sikora	Detail
9	19 March 2005	RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	15 km Mass Start	FRA Raphaël Poirée	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	RUS Sergei Rozhkov	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Detail

Women

Stage	Date	Place	Discipline	Winner	Second	Third	Yellow bib
(After competition)	Det.
1	2 December 2004	NOR Beitostølen	7.5 km Sprint	GER Uschi Disl	GER Andrea Henkel	RUS Albina Akhatova	GER Uschi Disl	Detail
1	4 December 2004	NOR Beitostølen	10 km Pursuit	GER Uschi Disl	RUS Olga Pyleva	GER Martina Glagow	Detail
2	9 December 2004	NOR Oslo Holmenkollen	15 km Individual	GER Martina Glagow	RUS Svetlana Ishmouratova	POL Magdalena Gwizdoń	Detail
2	11 December 2004	NOR Oslo Holmenkollen	7.5 km Sprint	RUS Olga Zaitseva	RUS Olga Pyleva	SLO Tadeja Brankovič	Detail
2	12 December 2004	NOR Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km Pursuit	FRA Sandrine Bailly	RUS Olga Zaitseva	BLR Olena Zubrilova	Detail
3	16 December 2004	SWE Östersund	7.5 km Sprint	FRA Sandrine Bailly	RUS Olga Zaitseva	SLO Tadeja Brankovič	Detail
3	18 December 2004	SWE Östersund	10 km Pursuit	RUS Olga Zaitseva	FRA Sandrine Bailly	RUS Olga Pyleva	RUS Olga Pyleva	Detail
3	19 December 2004	SWE Östersund	12.5 km Mass Start	NOR Liv Grete Poirée	RUS Olga Zaitseva	NOR Linda Tjørhom	Detail
4	8 January 2005	GER Oberhof	7.5 km Sprint	NOR Linda Tjørhom	GER Uschi Disl	GER Kati Wilhelm	RUS Olga Zaitseva	Detail
4	9 January 2005	GER Oberhof	10 km Pursuit	GER Uschi Disl	GER Kati Wilhelm	NOR Linda Tjørhom	GER Uschi Disl	Detail
5	14 January 2005	GER Ruhpolding	7.5 km Sprint	RUS Olga Pyleva	RUS Svetlana Tchernousova	GER Martina Glagow	RUS Olga Pyleva	Detail
5	16 January 2005	GER Ruhpolding	10 km Pursuit	RUS Olga Pyleva	CHN Liu Xianying	NOR Linda Tjørhom	Detail
6	20 January 2005	ITA Antholz-Anterselva	15 km Individual	BLR Olena Zubrilova	SWE Anna Carin Olofsson	RUS Olga Pyleva	Detail
6	22 January 2005	ITA Antholz-Anterselva	7.5 km Sprint	GER Kati Wilhelm	NOR Tora Berger	NOR Linda Tjørhom	Detail
6	23 January 2005	ITA Antholz-Anterselva	10 km Pursuit	FRA Sandrine Bailly	NOR Tora Berger	GER Simone Denkinger	Detail
7	10 February 2005	ITA Turin	15 km Individual	RUS Anna Bogaliy	RUS Olga Pyleva	GER Kati Wilhelm	Detail
7	12 February 2005	ITA Turin	7.5 km Sprint	GER Kati Wilhelm	POL Magdalena Gwizdoń	CHN Liu Xianying	Detail
8	17 February 2005	SLO Pokljuka	7.5 km Sprint	FRA Sandrine Bailly	CHN Kong Yingchao	NOR Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen	GER Kati Wilhelm	Detail
8	19 February 2005	SLO Pokljuka	10 km Pursuit	FRA Sandrine Bailly	CHN Kong Yingchao	RUS Olga Zaitseva	Detail
8	20 February 2005	SLO Pokljuka	12.5 km Mass Start	FRA Sandrine Bailly	RUS Olga Pyleva	GER Kati Wilhelm	Detail
WC	5 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	7.5 km Sprint	GER Uschi Disl	RUS Olga Zaitseva	BLR Olena Zubrilova	RUS Olga Pyleva	Detail
WC	6 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	10 km Pursuit	GER Uschi Disl	CHN Liu Xianying	RUS Olga Zaitseva	Detail
WC	8 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	15 km Individual	GER Andrea Henkel	CHN Sun Ribo	NOR Linda Tjørhom	Detail
WC	13 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	12.5 km Mass Start	NOR Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen	SWE Anna Carin Olofsson	RUS Olga Pyleva	Detail
9	16 March 2005	RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	7.5 km Sprint	GER Katrin Apel	RUS Svetlana Ishmouratova	GER Simone Denkinger	Detail
9	17 March 2005	RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	10 km Pursuit	GER Kati Wilhelm	FRA Sandrine Bailly	RUS Olga Zaitseva	FRA Sandrine Bailly	Detail
9	19 March 2005	RUS Khanty-Mansiysk	12.5 km Mass Start	RUS Olga Zaitseva	GER Kati Wilhelm	RUS Anna Bogaliy	Detail

Men's team

Event	Date	Place	Discipline
1	6 December 2004	NOR Beitostolen	4x7.5 km Relay
4	6 January 2005	GER Oberhof	4x7.5 km Relay
5	13 January 2005	GER Ruhpolding	4x7.5 km Relay
7	13 February 2005	ITA Cesana San Sicario	4x7.5 km Relay
WC	12 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	4x7.5 km Relay

Women's team

Event	Date	Place	Discipline
1	5 December 2004	NOR Beitostolen	4x6 km Relay
4	6 January 2005	GER Oberhof	4x6 km Relay
5	13 January 2005	GER Ruhpolding	4x6 km Relay
7	13 February 2005	ITA Cesana San Sicario	4x6 km Relay
WC	12 March 2005	AUT Hochfilzen	4x6 km Relay

Standings: Men

Overall

Pos.	Points
1.	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2.	GER Sven Fischer
3.	FRA Raphaël Poirée
4.	RUS Sergei Tchepikov
5.	RUS Sergei Rozhkov

Final standings after 27 races.

Individual

Pos.	Points
1.	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
1.	GER Michael Greis
3.	GER Sven Fischer
4.	RUS Sergei Tchepikov
5.	POL Tomasz Sikora

Final standings after 4 races.

Sprint

Pos.	Points
1.	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
2.	GER Sven Fischer
3.	FRA Raphaël Poirée
4.	RUS Sergei Tchepikov
5.	RUS Sergei Rozhkov

Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

Pos.	Points
1.	GER Sven Fischer
2.	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
3.	FRA Raphaël Poirée
4.	RUS Sergei Rozhkov
5.	GER Ricco Groß

Final standings after 9 races.

Mass Start

Pos.	Points
1.	FRA Raphaël Poirée
1.	NOR Ole Einar Bjørndalen
3.	GER Sven Fischer
4.	POL Tomasz Sikora
5.	NOR Stian Eckhoff

Final standings after 4 races.

Relay

Pos.	Points
1.	NOR Norway
2.	GER Germany
3.	RUS Russia
4.	AUT Austria
5.	FRA France

Final standings after 5 races.

Nation

Pos.	Points
1.	NOR
2.	GER
3.	RUS
4.	FRA
5.	AUT

Final standings after 19 races.

Standings: Women

Overall

Pos.	Points
1.	FRA Sandrine Bailly
2.	GER Kati Wilhelm
3.	RUS Olga Pyleva
4.	RUS Olga Zaitseva
5.	GER Uschi Disl

Final standings after 27 races.

Individual

Pos.	Points
1.	RUS Olga Pyleva
2.	GER Martina Glagow
3.	RUS Svetlana Ishmouratova
4.	FRA Sandrine Bailly
5.	SWE Anna Carin Olofsson

Final standings after 4 races.

Sprint

Pos.	Points
1.	GER Kati Wilhelm
2.	FRA Sandrine Bailly
3.	RUS Olga Zaitseva
4.	GER Uschi Disl
5.	RUS Olga Pyleva

Final standings after 10 races.

Pursuit

Pos.	Points
1.	FRA Sandrine Bailly
2.	RUS Olga Pyleva
3.	RUS Olga Zaitseva
4.	GER Kati Wilhelm
5.	GER Uschi Disl

Final standings after 9 races.

Mass Start

Pos.	Points
1.	RUS Olga Zaitseva
2.	RUS Olga Pyleva
3.	GER Kati Wilhelm
4.	FRA Sandrine Bailly
5.	CHN Liu Xianying

Final standings after 4 races.

Relay

Pos.	Points
1.	RUS Russia
2.	GER Germany
3.	NOR Norway
4.	FRA France
5.	BLR Belarus

Final standings after 5 races.

Nation

Pos.	Points
1.	RUS
2.	GER
3.	NOR
4.	FRA
5.	CHN

Final standings after 19 races.

Medal table

Achievements

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

Ole Einar Bjørndalen, 12 (55) first places
Sven Fischer, 5 (30) first places
Raphaël Poirée, 3 (37) first places
Sergei Rozhkov, 1 (4) first place
Stian Eckhoff, 1 (1) first place
Egil Gjelland, 1 (1) first place
Michael Greis, 1 (1) first place
Alexandr Syman, 1 (1) first place
Nikolay Kruglov, 1 (1) first place
Roman Dostál, 1 (1) first place ;Women
Sandrine Bailly, 6 (13) first places
Uschi Disl, 5 (29) first places
Kati Wilhelm, 3 (9) first places
Olga Zaitseva, 3 (5) first places
Olga Pyleva, 2 (10) first places
Liv Grete Poirée, 1 (21) first place
Olena Zubrilova, 1 (20) first place
Martina Glagow, 1 (6) first place
Andrea Henkel, 1 (4) first place
Katrin Apel, 1 (4) first place
Linda Tjørhom, 1 (3) first place
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, 1 (3) first place
Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen, 1 (3) first place
Svetlana Tchernousova, 1 (1) first place

Retirements

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

Petr Garabík
Vesa Hietalahti
Carsten Heymann
Devis Da Canal
Alexei Kobelev
Sergei Konovalov
Sanna-Leena Perunka
Corinne Niogret
Anna Sprung

References

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