Female Biathlon Wiki



Welcome to the Biathlon Wiki
This wikia focuses on the results of the Biathlon World Cup. Starting all the way back in the 1977/78 season, all the podium details for each and every single race of a given season will be included here on this page.

The scoring system has changed quite a few times over the years. Here we have a quick overview of how the points were distributed over periods of time.

1978 - 2000 (1st - 30, 2nd - 26, 3rd - 24, 4th - 22, then decreasing by one point)

2001 - 2008 (1st - 50, 2nd - 47, 3rd - 43, 4th - 40, 5th - 37, 6th - 34, then decreasing by two points until 15th place, the decreasing by one point)

2009 - today (1st - 60, 2nd - 54, 3rd - 48, 4th - 43, 5th - 40, then decreasing by two points until 9th place, then decreasing by one point)

Below is a list of all types of races included on the World Cup circuit:

Individual: Athletes enter the shooting range four times, for every missed target, a minute is added to their overall time.

Sprint: Athletes enter the shooting range twice, they have to ski a penalty loop for every missed target.

Pusruit: Athletes start in intervals based on the position they finished in during the sprint event. They visit the shooting range four times and have to ski a penalty loop for every missed target.

Mass Start: The top 25 athletes from the Overall World Cup and 5 athletes with the best results from a given location compete, they enter the shooting range four times and ski a penalty loop for every missed target.

World Cup Seasons
The World Cup competition has been held since the 1977/78 season for men and the 1987/88 season for women. It takes place over the winter months, usually in different locations every single week. The most consistent competitor is awarded the Overall World Cup (there are also cups for each of the four individual disciplines, however, this page only focuses on the overall cup).