The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started 2 December 2009 in Östersund, Sweden and ended 28 March 2010 with the * Mixed Relay World Championships* in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Races of the season were broadcast in Europe on Eurosport channel.
Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 2009–10 season.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Overall Men|Overall]]
Pos.
Points
1.
NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen
2.
AUT Christoph Sumann
3.
RUS Ivan Tcherezov
4.
RUS Evgeny Ustyugov
5.
FRA Martin Fourcade
Final standings after 25 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Individual Men|Individual]]
Pos.
Points
1.
AUT Christoph Sumann
2.
NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen
3.
AUT Daniel Mesotitsch
4.
UKR Serhiy Sednev
5.
SVK Pavol Hurajt
Final standings after 4 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Sprint Men|Sprint]]
Pos.
Points
1.
NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen
2.
RUS Ivan Tcherezov
3.
AUT Christoph Sumann
4.
RUS Evgeny Ustyugov
5.
AUT Dominik Landertinger
Final standings after 10 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Pursuit Men|Pursuit]]
Pos.
Points
1.
FRA Martin Fourcade
2.
AUT Simon Eder
3.
RUS Ivan Tcherezov
4.
RUS Evgeny Ustyugov
5.
AUT Dominik Landertinger
Final standings after 6 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Mass start Men|Mass start]]
Pos.
Points
1.
RUS Evgeny Ustyugov
2.
NOR Emil Hegle Svendsen
3.
GER Arnd Peiffer
4.
AUT Christoph Sumann
5.
AUT Dominik Landertinger
Final standings after 5 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Relay Men|Relay]]
Pos.
Points
1.
NOR Norway
2.
AUT Austria
3.
RUS Russia
4.
FRA France
5.
GER Germany
Final standings after 5 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Nation Men|Nation]]
Pos.
Points
1.
NOR
2.
RUS
3.
AUT
4.
FRA
5.
GER
Final standings after 19 races.
Standings: Women
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Overall Women|Overall]]
Pos.
Points
1.
GER Magdalena Neuner
2.
GER Simone Hauswald
3.
SWE Helena Jonsson
4.
GER Andrea Henkel
5.
SWE Anna Carin Zidek
Final standings after 25 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Individual Women|Individual]]
Pos.
Points
1.
SWE Anna Carin Zidek
2.
GER Andrea Henkel
3.
GER Kati Wilhelm
4.
BLR Darya Domracheva
5.
SWE Helena Jonsson
Final standings after 4 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Sprint Women|Sprint]]
Pos.
Points
1.
GER Simone Hauswald
2.
GER Magdalena Neuner
3.
SWE Helena Jonsson
4.
SWE Anna Carin Zidek
5.
GER Kati Wilhelm
Final standings after 10 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Pursuit Women|Pursuit]]
Pos.
Points
1.
GER Magdalena Neuner
2.
GER Simone Hauswald
3.
RUS Olga Zaitseva
4.
BLR Darya Domracheva
5.
GER Andrea Henkel
Final standings after 6 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Mass start Women|Mass start]]
Pos.
Points
1.
GER Magdalena Neuner
2.
GER Simone Hauswald
3.
GER Andrea Henkel
4.
SWE Helena Jonsson
5.
RUS Olga Zaitseva
Final standings after 5 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Relay Women|Relay]]
Pos.
Points
1.
RUS Russia
2.
GER Germany
3.
FRA France
4.
SWE Sweden
5.
NOR Norway
Final standings after 5 races.
[[2009-10 Biathlon World Cup - Nation Women|Nation]]
Pos.
Points
1.
GER
2.
RUS
3.
FRA
4.
SWE
5.
UKR
Final standings after 19 races.
Medal table
(includes medals of the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010)
Achievements
;First World Cup career victory:
Evgeny Ustyugov, 24, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka; first podium was 2009–10 Sprint in Hochfilzen
Serhiy Sednev, 26, in his 7th season — the WC 6 Individual in Antholz; first podium was 2007–08 Individual in Pokljuka
Anastasiya Kuzmina, 25, in her 4th season — the 2010 Winter Olympics Sprint; first podium was 2009 World Championships Mass start in Pyeongchang
Darya Domracheva, 23, in her 4th season — the WC 7 Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Sprint in Ruhpolding
Martin Fourcade, 21, in his 3rd season — the WC 7 Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2010 Winter Olympics Mass start in Vancouver
Yana Romanova, 26, in her 3rd season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; it also was her first podium
;First World Cup podium:
Tim Burke, 27, in his 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
Evgeny Ustyugov, 24, in his 2nd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
Thomas Frei, 29, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Pokljuka
Roland Lessing, 31, in his 12th season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka
Ann Kristin Flatland, 27, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof
Alexis Bœuf, 23, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual in Antholz
Elena Khrustaleva, 29, in her 5th season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual
Sergey Novikov, 29, in his 10th season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual
Martin Fourcade, 21, in his 3rd season — no. 2 in the 2010 Winter Olympics Mass start
Christian De Lorenzi, 29, in his 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Pursuit in Kontiolahti
Simon Schempp, 21, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Oslo
Yana Romanova, 26, in her 3rd season — no. 1 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
;Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses):
;Men
Emil Hegle Svendsen, 5 (16) first places
Ivan Tcherezov, 4 (7) first places
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, 3 (91) first places
Evgeny Ustyugov, 3 (3) first places
Martin Fourcade, 3 (3) first places
Christoph Sumann, 1 (5) first place
Björn Ferry, 1 (3) first place
Arnd Peiffer, 1 (2) first place
Daniel Mesotitsch, 1 (2) first place
Vincent Jay, 1 (2) first place
Dominik Landertinger, 1 (2) first place
Serhiy Sednev, 1 (1) first place
;Women
Magdalena Neuner, 5 (19) first places
Helena Jonsson, 4 (9) first places
Simone Hauswald, 4 (7) first places
Andrea Henkel, 2 (18) first places
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, 2 (11) first places
Svetlana Sleptsova, 2 (6) first places
Tora Berger, 2 (6) first places
Darya Domracheva, 2 (2) first places
Anastasiya Kuzmina, 1 (1) first place
Yana Romanova, 1 (1) first place
Retirements
Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2009–10 season:
Mikhail Siamionau
Robin Clegg
Roman Dostál
Martten Kaldvee
Vincent Defrasne
Halvard Hanevold
Nikolay Kruglov
Marek Matiaško
Vyacheslav Derkach
Liudmila Ananko
Olga Kudrashova
Natalya Sokolova
Sandra Keith
Dong Xue
Liu Xianying
Kong Yingchao
Yu Shumei
Magda Rezlerova
Sandrine Bailly
Sylvie Becaert
Martina Beck
Simone Hauswald
Anne Preussler
Kati Wilhelm
Barbara Ertl
Natalia Levchenkova
Liv Kjersti Eikeland
Anne Ingstadbjoerg
Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen
Dana Plotogea
Mihaela Purdea
Olga Medvedtseva
Dijana Ravnikar(comeback in 2012/2013 season)
Lilia Vaygina-Efremova
Oksana Yakovleva
Notes
Yellow mark means the leader in the overall standings, one will wear the yellow jersey in the next World Cup race. Red mark means the leader in the discipline, one will wear the red jersey during the next World Cup race in the discipline, unless the athlete is at the same time the leader in the overall standings, in which case one will wear combined yellow/read jersey.
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