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2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 was held in Hochfilzen, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ..., from 11 December until 13 December 2015. Schedule of events Medal winners Men Women Achievements ; Best performance for all time ; First World Cup race References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 2 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 2 December 2015 sports events in Europe Biathlon competitions in Austria Sport in Tyrol (federal state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Biathlon World Cup
The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season began on 29 November 2015 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 19 March 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Darya Domracheva of Belarus, but Domracheva missed the season due to illness. Calendar Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2015–16 season. Men World Cup Podiums Men's Relay Podiums Standings Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Nation Women World Cup Podiums Women's Relay Podiums Standings Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Nation A nation is a type of social organization where a collective Identity (social science), identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franziska Hildebrand
Franziska Hildebrand (born 24 March 1987) is a former German biathlete. Hildebrand started in her first world cup races in the 2011/12-season after winning three medals at the two previous European Championships. In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther .... She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014. She retired after 2021/2022, one day after she announced pregnancy. Record Olympic Games World Championships References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hildebrand, Franziska 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Halle (Saale) Sportspeople from Bezirk Halle German female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Germany Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valj Semerenko
Valentyna Oleksandrivna Semerenko (), known also as Valya Semerenko () and featuring in statistics as Valj Semerenko (born 18 January 1986) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic and World champion, multiple World championships medalist, and one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes. Career When she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, she took up cross-country skiing together with her twin sister Vita. But later, they decided to switch to biathlon. She began competing internationally a year earlier than Vita. In 2004 she took part at Junior World Championships in Maurienne, France. In 2005 she won two medals at Junior World and one at Junior European Championships. On 17 December 2005, she debuted in Biathlon World Cup. She finished her first World Cup sprint competition in Osrblie, Slovakia, ranking 47th. Valja managed to qualify for 2006 Winter Olympics, where she took part only in individual race, finishing 46th. For the first time, she participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Abramova
Olga Abramova (; born 15 September 1988) is a former Russian (2011-2012) and Ukrainian (2012-2022) biathlete. Having little success in the Russian team, she changed her citizenship to Ukrainian in 2012. She made her World Cup debut at the 2013–14 season in Antholz, Italy and went on to become a regular member of the Ukrainian team. On 10 January 2016 she failed a drug test when meldonium Meldonium (International Nonproprietary Name, INN; trade name Mildronate, among others) is a pharmaceutical developed in 1970 by Ivars Kalviņš at the USSR Latvia Institute of Organic Synthesis. It is now manufactured by the Latvian pharma ... was found in her doping test. Meldonium became illegal to use on 1 January 2016. Performances World Cup Podiums Positions References External links Profile on biathlon.com.ua* 1988 births Living people Russian female biathletes Ukrainian female biathletes Russian emigrants to Ukraine People from Baryshsky District Ukrainian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliya Dzhyma
Yuliia Valentynivna Dzhyma (; born 19 September 1990) is a Ukrainian World Cup level biathlete. She is Olympic champion in women's relay, multiple World championships medalist. She is one of the most successful Ukrainian biathletes of the 2010s. Career She took up biathlon in Kyiv, where she lives. She wasn't seen as a promising rising athlete at the beginning of her sporting career. She didn't show promising results in skiing, so trainers were doubtful whether she would be a good biathlete. In January 2008, she competed in her first international competition, Junior World Championships in German Ruhpolding. For the next three years, she was a member of the Ukrainian junior team. Dzhyma had good results, including bronze in the individual race at 2009 Junior European Championships. On 4 January 2012, she debuted in German Oberhof in the women's relay with a team which later would win Olympic gold. Then they finished 8th. In two days, she had her first race in sprint, finishin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franziska Preuß
Franziska Preuß (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German biathlete and the World Cup winner of the 2024–25 season. She made her World Cup debut during the 2013–14 season and represented Germany at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Preuß has won gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships, triumphing in the relay in 2015 and the pursuit in 2025. She also secured the mass start title in the 2014–15 and 2024–25 seasons, along with the sprint title in the 2024–25 season. She achieved two top–3 finishes in the overall World Cup standings, placing third in the 2020–21 season and finally won the World Cup in the 2024–25 season. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; ) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the city. It was rocked by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Hinz
Vanessa Hinz (born 24 March 1992) is a former German biathlete and cross-country skier. Hinz started in her first world cup races at the end of the 2012/13-season. At the 2013 European Championships she won a gold medal with the German relay team. In 2014, she participated in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was officially nominated by the DOSB on 23 January 2014, but not taken with the team to Russia. So she had to wait at home as stand-by reserve. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 bronze)'' :''*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.'' World Championships ''7 medals (3 gold, 4 silver)'' World Cup Individual podiums :''*Results are from IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Wierer
Dorothea Wierer (, ; born 3 April 1990) is an Italian biathlete competing in the Biathlon World Cup. Together with Karin Oberhofer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea she won again the bronze medal in the Mixed relay with Lisa Vittozzi, Lukas Hofer and Dominik Windisch. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, she won her first individual medal in the Sprint. She is the 2019 Mass Start World Champion and the 2020 Pursuit and Individual World Champion. Career Wierer has won her first Biathlon World Championships medal, placing third in the Women's relay together with Nicole Gontier, Michela Ponza and Karin Oberhofer at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě, which was the first ever medal for Italian women at the Biathlon World Championships. At the 2019 Championships in Östersund, she won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federica Sanfilippo
Federica Sanfilippo (born 24 October 1990) is a former Italian biathlete. She competed in the Biathlon World Cup, and represented Italy at the Biathlon World Championships 2016 in Holmenkollen Holmenkollen () is a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It goes up to above sea level and is well known for its international skiing competitions. Etymology The name is a compound of the farm name and the .... She abruptly retired from Biathlon in 2023. World Cup Podiums References 1990 births Living people Italian female biathletes Sportspeople from Sterzing Skiers from South Tyrol Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Oberhofer
Karin Oberhofer (born 3 November 1985) is an Italian biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup. Oberhofer has won a bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 (4x6 km relay). She also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics (11th place in the relay). Together with Dorothea Wierer, Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer she won a bronze medal in the Mixed relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders .... Record Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Podiums References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oberhofer, Karin 1985 births Living people Italian female biathletes Biathlon World Championships medalists Olympic biathletes for Italy Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Vittozzi
Lisa Vittozzi (born 4 February 1995) is an Italian biathlete. She competes in the Biathlon World Cup, Vittozzi has won a bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti (4 × 6 km relay). At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics she won the bronze medal in the Mixed relay. Vittozzi is the overall winner of the Biathlon World Cup 2023/24 season. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.International Biathlon UnionLisa Vitozzi IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 19 March 2017. Olympic Games ''1 medal (1 bronze)'' World Championships ''12 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.'' World Cup Individual podiums * 8 victories (3 Individuals, 2 Sprints, 3 Pursuits) * 31 podiums (8 Individuals, 9 Sprints, 10 Pursuits, 4 Mass starts) :''*Results are from IBU rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriela Soukalová
Gabriela Soukalová, formerly Koukalová () (born 1 November 1989 in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech biathlete and television presenter for TV Prima. She won three Olympic medals at the 2014 Sochi Games and she is a two-time World Championship winner, gold medalist at the 2015 Kontiolahti in mixed relay and gold medalist at 2017 Hochfilzen in 7.5 km sprint. In the 2015/2016 World Cup season she was overall champion, and she has also taken six discipline Crystal Globes: the 2013/2014 individual title, the 2015/2016 sprint, pursuit and mass-start titles, and the 2016/17 sprint and mass start titles. Career Soukalová began her biathlon career in 2005. In 2007 Soukalová became a member of the national team, and in 2008 she took part in the Biathlon Junior World Championship. Her first experience at the international level was not very good: Soukalová's shooting accuracy and ski speed were at that time not as strong as many of her peers, and her best resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
