2001–02 Biathlon World Cup

The 2001–02 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 6 December 2001 in Hochfilzen, Austria, and ended on 24 March 2002 in Holmenkollen, Norway.[1] It was the 25th season of the Biathlon World Cup.

2001–02 World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall France Raphaël Poirée Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Nations Cup Germany Germany Germany Germany
Individual Germany Frank Luck Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Sprint Germany Sven Fischer Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Mass start Russia Viktor Maigourov Sweden Magdalena Forsberg
Relay Norway Norway Germany Germany
Competition

Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2001–02 season.[1]

Location Date Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Details
Austria Hochfilzen 6–9 December details
Slovenia Pokljuka 12–16 December details
Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 19–22 December details
Germany Oberhof 9–13 January details
Germany Ruhpolding 16–20 January details
Italy Antholz-Anterselva 23–27 January details
United States Salt Lake City 9–20 February Winter Olympics
Sweden Östersund 9–10 March details
Finland Lahti 14–17 March details
Norway Holmenkollen 21–23 March details
Total 4 8 9 3 6

World Cup Podium

Men

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 6 December 2001 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Sprint Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Finland Vesa Hietalahti Germany Frank Luck Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
1 9 December 2001 Austria Hochfilzen 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Frank Luck Germany Ricco Groß Detail
2 13 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 20 km Individual Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Latvia Ilmārs Bricis France Vincent Defrasne Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
2 16 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 12.5 km Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Norway Halvard Hanevold Detail
3 19 December 2001 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 20 km Individual Germany Frank Luck Germany Sven Fischer Russia Sergei Rozhkov Germany Frank Luck Detail
3 21 December 2001 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10 km Sprint Austria Christoph Sumann Sweden Henrik Forsberg Ukraine Andriy Deryzemlya Detail
3 22 December 2001 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 15 km Mass Start Finland Vesa Hietalahti Germany Alexander Wolf Ukraine Vyacheslav Derkach Detail
4 9 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 10 km Sprint Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Germany Sven Fischer Finland Vesa Hietalahti Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
4 11 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 12.5 km Pursuit Russia Pavel Rostovtsev France Raphaël Poirée Germany Sven Fischer Detail
4 12 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 15 km Mass Start France Raphaël Poirée France Vincent Defrasne Russia Viktor Maigourov Detail
5 18 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Sprint France Raphaël Poirée Germany Michael Greis Norway Frode Andresen Detail
5 20 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 12.5 km Pursuit Germany Sven Fischer Germany Frank Luck Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
6 24 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 20 km Individual Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Russia Michail Kochkin Detail
6 27 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 12.5 km Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Austria Daniel Mesotitsch France Raphaël Poirée Detail
OG 11 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 20 km Individual Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Frank Luck Russia Viktor Maigourov Detail
OG 13 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 10 km Sprint Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Germany Sven Fischer Austria Wolfgang Perner Detail
OG 16 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 12.5 km Pursuit Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen France Raphaël Poirée Germany Ricco Groß Detail
7 9 March 2002 Sweden Östersund 10 km Sprint Germany Sven Fischer Germany Michael Greis Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Detail
7 10 March 2002 Sweden Östersund 12.5 km Pursuit Russia Pavel Rostovtsev Germany Sven Fischer Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Detail
8 14 March 2002 Finland Lahti 10 km Sprint France Raphaël Poirée Norway Frode Andresen Germany Sven Fischer Detail
8 17 March 2002 Finland Lahti 12.5 km Pursuit France Raphaël Poirée Norway Frode Andresen Germany Sven Fischer France Raphaël Poirée Detail
9 21 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Sprint Germany Frank Luck Germany Sven Fischer Finland Vesa Hietalahti Detail
9 23 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Pursuit Germany Sven Fischer Norway Frode Andresen France Raphaël Poirée Detail
WC 24 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 15 km Mass Start France Raphaël Poirée Germany Sven Fischer Norway Frode Andresen Detail

Women

Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib
(After competition)
Det.
1 6 December 2001 Austria Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Andrea Henkel Germany Uschi Disl
Germany Martina Zellner
Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
9 December 2001 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Germany Uschi Disl Detail
2 12 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 15 km Individual Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Uschi Disl Germany Andrea Henkel Detail
2 16 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Russia Olga Pyleva Germany Andrea Henkel Detail
3 20 December 2001 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 15 km Individual Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Finland Katja Holanti Detail
3 21 December 2001 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 7.5 km Sprint Finland Katja Holanti Germany Kati Wilhelm Germany Katrin Apel Detail
3 22 December 2001 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km Mass Start Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Russia Olga Pyleva Germany Uschi Disl Detail
4 10 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 7.5 km Sprint Norway Liv Grete Poirée Russia Olga Pyleva Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
4 11 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Norway Liv Grete Poirée Detail
4 13 January 2002 Germany Oberhof 12.5 km Mass Start Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Norway Liv Grete Poirée Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
5 19 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 7.5 km Sprint Norway Liv Grete Poirée Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Bulgaria Irina Nikulchina Detail
5 20 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 10 km Pursuit Norway Liv Grete Poirée Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Detail
6 23 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15 km Individual Norway Liv Grete Poirée Norway Gunn Margit Andreassen Slovenia Andreja Grašič Detail
6 27 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km Pursuit Norway Liv Grete Poirée Norway Gunn Margit Andreassen Norway Linda Tjørhom Detail
OG 11 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 15 km Individual Germany Andrea Henkel Norway Liv Grete Poirée Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
OG 13 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 7.5 km Sprint Germany Kati Wilhelm Germany Uschi Disl Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
OG 16 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 10 km Pursuit Russia Olga Pyleva Germany Kati Wilhelm Bulgaria Irina Nikulchina Detail
7 9 March 2002 Sweden Östersund 7.5 km Sprint Norway Liv Grete Poirée France Sandrine Bailly Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Detail
7 10 March 2002 Sweden Östersund 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Florence Baverel-Robert Bulgaria Ekaterina Dafovska Detail
8 14 March 2002 Finland Lahti 7.5 km Sprint Germany Katrin Apel Sweden Magdalena Forsberg France Sandrine Bailly Detail
8 17 March 2002 Finland Lahti 10 km Pursuit Germany Katrin Apel Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Katja Beer Detail
9 21 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 7.5 km Sprint Germany Katrin Apel Bulgaria Ekaterina Dafovska Russia Svetlana Ishmouratova Detail
9 23 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km Pursuit Sweden Magdalena Forsberg Germany Katrin Apel Germany Uschi Disl Detail
WC 24 March 2002 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km Mass Start Ukraine Olena Zubrilova Russia Olga Pyleva Belarus Olga Nazarova Detail

Men's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 8 December 2001 Austria Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Marco Morgenstern
Michael Greis
Frank Luck
 Norway
Egil Gjelland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Frode Andresen
Halvard Hanevold
 Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Alexandr Syman
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Vadim Sashurin
2 15 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 4x7.5 km Relay  Austria
Daniel Mesotitsch
Wolfgang Perner
Christoph Sumann
Ludwig Gredler
 Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Alexandr Syman
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Vadim Sashurin
 Norway
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Egil Gjelland
Dag Bjørndalen
Halvard Hanevold
5 18 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Norway
Egil Gjelland
Stian Eckhoff
Frode Andresen
Halvard Hanevold
 Russia
Viktor Maigourov
Sergei Rusinov
Sergei Tchepikov
Pavel Rostovtsev
6 26 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Egil Gjelland
Frode Andresen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 France
Gilles Marguet
Ferréol Cannard
Raphael Poiree
Julien Robert
 Slovenia
Janez Ožbolt
Marko Dolenc
Tomaž Globočnik
Aleksander Grajf
OG 20 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 4x7.5 km Relay  Norway
Halvard Hanevold
Frode Andresen
Egil Gjelland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Germany
Ricco Gross
Peter Sendel
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 France
Gilles Marguet
Vincent Defrasne
Julien Robert
Raphael Poiree
8 16 March 2002 Finland Lahti 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Ricco Gross
Michael Greis
Sven Fischer
Frank Luck
 Norway
Stian Eckhoff
Frode Andresen
Egil Gjelland
Halvard Hanevold
 Belarus
Alexei Aidarov
Rustam Valiullin
Alexandr Syman
Oleg Ryzhenkov

Women's team

Event Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third
1 7 December 2001 Austria Hochfilzen 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Uschi Disl
Katrin Apel
Martina Zellner
Martina Glagow
 Russia
Olga Pyleva
Galina Kukleva
Anna Bogaliy
Svetlana Ishmouratova
 Bulgaria
Pavlina Filipova
Irina Nikulchina
Ekaterina Dafovska
Iva Karagiozova
2 14 December 2001 Slovenia Pokljuka 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Katrin Apel
Andrea Henkel
Janet Klein
Kati Wilhelm
 Norway
Liv Grete Poiree
Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen
Linda Tjorhom
Gunn Margit Andreassen
 Ukraine
Olena Zubrilova
Olena Petrova
Nina Lemesh
Tetyana Vodopyanova
5 17 January 2002 Germany Ruhpolding 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Katrin Apel
Uschi Disl
Martina Zellner
Kati Wilhelm
 Russia
Olga Pyleva
Galina Kukleva
Anna Bogaliy
Albina Akhatova
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Linda Tjorhom
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Poiree
6 25 January 2002 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 4x7.5 km Relay  France
Delphyne Heymann
Sylvie Becaert
Sandrine Bailly
Corinne Niogret
 Norway
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Gro Marit Istad-Kristiansen
Linda Tjorhom
 Slovakia
Martina Jašicová
Anna Murínová
Tatiana Kutlíková
Soňa Mihoková
OG 18 February 2002 United States Salt Lake City 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Katrin Apel
Uschi Disl
Andrea Henkel
Kati Wilhelm
 Norway
Ann-Elen Skjelbreid
Linda Tjorhom
Gunn Margit Andreassen
Liv Grete Poiree
 Russia
Olga Pyleva
Galina Kukleva
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Albina Akhatova
8 15 March 2002 Finland Lahti 4x7.5 km Relay  Germany
Katrin Apel
Martina Zellner
Martina Glagow
Katja Beer
 Russia
Svetlana Tchernousova
Irina Malgina
Svetlana Ishmouratova
Albina Akhatova
 France
Sylvie Becaert
Delphyne Heymann
Corinne Niogret
Sandrine Bailly

Standings: Men

Overall

Pos. Points
1.France Raphaël Poirée805
2.Russia Pavel Rostovtsev719
3.Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen692
4.Germany Sven Fischer681
5.Norway Frode Andresen664
  • Final standings after 24 races.

Standings: Women

Overall

Pos. Points
1.Sweden Magdalena Forsberg944
2.Norway Liv Grete Poirée795
3.Germany Uschi Disl739
4.Russia Olga Pyleva726
5.Germany Katrin Apel639
  • Final standings after 24 races.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany18191451
2 Norway1315937
3 Sweden94518
4 France86519
5 Russia58821
6 Austria3025
7 Ukraine24410
8 Finland2136
9 Bulgaria0145
10 Belarus0134
11 Latvia0101
12 Slovenia0022
13 Slovakia0011
Totals (13 entries)606060180

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
  •  Christoph Sumann (AUT), 25, in his 2nd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Brezno-Osrblie; it also was his first podium
  •  Katja Holanti (FIN), 27, in her 9th season — the WC 3 Sprint in Brezno-Osrblie; first podium was 2001–02 Individual in Brezno-Osrblie
  •  Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT), 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 6 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva; it also was his first podium
  •  Olga Pyleva (RUS), 26, in her 3rd season — the Olympic Pursuit in Salt Lake City; first podium was 1999–2000 Sprint in Ruhpolding
  •  Katrin Apel (GER), 28, in her 7th season — the WC 8 Sprint in Lahti; first podium was 1995–96 Individual in Pokljuka
First World Cup podium
  •  Vincent Defrasne (FRA), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Individual in Pokljuka
  •  Katja Holanti (FIN), 27, in her 9th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Individual in Brezno-Osrblie
  •  Alexander Wolf (GER), 23, in his 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Mass Start in Brezno-Osrblie
  •  Michael Greis (GER), 25, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding
  •  Mikhail Kochkin (RUS), 22, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Linda Tjørhom (NOR), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva
  •  Katja Beer (GER), 25, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Lahti
  •  Olga Nazarova (BLR), 24, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the World Championships Mass Start in Holmenkollen
Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Retirements

Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2001–02 season:

References

  1. "Event Schedule". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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