The 2021–22 Biathlon
IBU Cup
The IBU Cup in biathlon has been held since the winter seasons of 1982–83 and 1988–89, for women and men, respectively. Until the 2007–08 season this competition was called Biathlon European Cup. It is the second-rank competition in biathlo ...
was a multi-race tournament over a season of
biathlon
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not ti ...
, organised by the
IBU. IBU Cup is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, alt ...
. The season started on 25 November 2021 in
Idre
Idre is a locality and ski resort situated in Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 794 inhabitants in 2010. It was also a historical parish and former municipality.
History
The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were originall ...
,
Sweden
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and ended on 13 March 2022 in
Ridnaun-Val Ridanna,
Italy
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.
The defending overall champions from the
2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup
The 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup was the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 14 January ...
were
Filip Fjeld Andersen
Filip Fjeld Andersen (born 4 July 1999) is a Norwegian biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2022.
He is the younger brother of former Norwegian biathlete Aleksander Fjeld Andersen.
Biography Early life
Andersen started sk ...
from
Norway
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and
Vanessa Voigt
Vanessa Voigt (born 7 October 1997) is a German biathlete. She won the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup and represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Career
Voigt won the IBU Cup during the 2020–21 season. She represented Germany at the 2022 ...
from
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
Due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, Russian and Belarusian biathletes are only allowed to compete under a neutral flag since the competition in Kontiolahti. Their performances are not included in the previous classifications of their countries. Previously, the Ukrainian national team announced the withdrawal from the biathlon competition by the end of the season.
On 2 March 2022, IBU announced that Russian and Belarusian biathletes are banned from IBU events.
Calendar
Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2021–22 season.
;Notes
* All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score.
* The round originally scheduled at
Duszniki-Zdrój
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,
Poland
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was relocated to
Brezno-Osrblie,
Slovakia
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.
IBU Cup podiums
Men
Women
Mixed
Standings (men)
Overall
Under 25
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Super Sprint
Nations Cup
Standings (women)
Overall
Under 25
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Super Sprint
Nations Cup
Mixed relay standings
Podium table by nation
Table showing the IBU Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
See also
*
2021–22 Biathlon World Cup
References
External links
IBU official site
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IBU Cup
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