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, organised by the

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. The season began on 29 November 2015 in

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, and ended on 19 March 2016 in

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. The defending overall champions from the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup were

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and

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, 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

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Sprint

Pursuit

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Women

World Cup Podiums

Women's Relay Podiums

Standings

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Sprint

Pursuit

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Mixed

Standings: Mixed

Mixed relay

*Final standings after 5 races.

Medal table

Achievements

;First World Cup career victory ;Men * , 27, in his 9th season — the WC 3 Mass Start in Pokljuka; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva * , 26, in his 9th season — the WC 7 Mass Start in Canmore; it also was his first podium * , 29, in his 8th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk; it also was his first podium ;Women * , 25, in her 6th season — the WC 1 Individual in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Pokljuka * , 28, in her 5th season — the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Nové Město * , 23, in her 4th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva; first podium was 2014–15 Pursuit in Hochfilzen ;First World Cup podium: ;Men * , 24, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva * , 26, in his 9th season — no. 1 WC 7 Mass Start in Canmore * , 29, in his 8th season — no. 1 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiyk ;Women * , 25, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund * , 26, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen * , 25, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk ;Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses): ;Men * , 10 (47) first places * , 5 (10) first places * , 3 (11) first places * , 1 (94) first place * , 1 (8) first place * , 1 (3) first place * , 1 (2) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place ;Women * , 5 (7) first places * , 4 (19) first places * , 4 (12) first places * , 3 (5) first places * , 3 (3) first places * , 2 (2) first places * , 1 (2) first place * , 1 (2) first place * , 1 (2) first place * , 1 (1) first place

Retirements

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Footnotes

References

External links

IBU official siteIBU Guide 2015–16 season
(PDF)
RealBiathlon - statistics and analyses
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