2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup

The 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup will be a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. It is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season will start on 30 November 2023 in Kontiolahti, Finland and will end on 9 March 2024 in Obertilliach, Austria.[1][2]

2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup
Discipline Men Women
Yellow bib Overall
Dark blue bib U25
Red bib Individual
Red bib Sprint
Red bib Pursuit
Red bib Mass start
Nations Cup
Mixed
Competition
Edition 16th 16th
Locations 8 8
Individual 23 23
Mixed 8 8

The highlight of the season is the 2024 IBU Open European Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. These competitions are also included in the rankings of the IBU Cup.

Endre Strømsheim from Norway (men's) and Tilda Johansson from Sweden (women's) are the reigning champion from the previous season.

Map of world cup hosts

All 8 locations hosting IBU Cup events in this season (including Brezno-Osrblie – venue of the European Championships).

Finland Kontiolahti Sweden Idre Fjäll Norway Sjusjøen Italy Martell-Val Martello

Europe

Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie Germany Arber Austria Obertilliach

European Championships

Calendar
Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual		 Sprint Pursuit Mass start Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Finland Kontiolahti 30 November–3 December ● ● ● ●
2 Sweden Idre Fjäll 8–10 December ●● ●
3 Norway Sjusjøen 13–16 December ● ● ●
4 Italy Martell-Val Martello 4–7 January ● ● ●
5 Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 10–13 January ● ● ● ●
ECH Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 24–28 January ● ● ● ● ● European Championships
6 Germany Arber 1–3 February ●●
7 Austria Obertilliach 29 February–3 March ● ● ● ●
8 6–9 March ● ● ●
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed) 4 11 5 3 4 4

Men

Calendar
IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Yellow bib
(After competition)		 Dark blue bib Dark blue bib
(After competition)		 R.
1 30 November 2023   Finland Kontiolahti (1) 20 km IND
2 2 December 2023   10 km SPR
3 8 December 2023   Sweden Idre Fjäll (2) 10 km SPR
4 9 December 2023  
5 10 December 2023   12.5 km PUR
6 13 December 2023   Norway Sjusjøen (3) 10 km SPR
7 15 December 2023   12.5 km PUR
8 16 December 2023   15 km MSS
9 4 January 2024   Italy Martell-Val Martello (4) 15 km SIND
10 6 January 2024   10 km SPR
11 7 January 2024   12.5 km PUR
12 10 January 2024   Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5) 10 km SPR
13 12 January 2024   15 km MSS
IBU Open European Championships 2024 (24–28 January)
14 24 January 2024   Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 20 km IND
15 26 January 2024   10 km SPR
16 27 January 2024   12.5 km PUR
17 1 February 2024   Germany Arber (6) 10 km SPR
18 3 February 2024  
19 29 February 2024   Austria Obertilliach (7), (8) 10 km SPR
20 2 March 2024   12.5 km PUR
21 6 March 2024   20 km IND
22 8 March 2024   10 km SPR
23 9 March 2024   15 km MSS
16th IBU Cup Overall (30 November–9 March)

Standings

Women

Calendar
IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Yellow bib
(After competition)		 Dark blue bib Dark blue bib
(After competition)		 R.
1 30 November 2023   Finland Kontiolahti (1) 15 km IND
2 2 December 2023   7.5 km SPR
3 8 December 2023   Sweden Idre Fjäll (2) 7.5 km SPR
4 9 December 2023  
5 10 December 2023   10 km PUR
6 13 December 2023   Norway Sjusjøen (3) 7.5 km SPR
7 15 December 2023   10 km PUR
8 16 December 2023   12.5 km MSS
9 4 January 2024   Italy Martell-Val Martello (4) 12.5 km SIND
10 6 January 2024   7.5 km SPR
11 7 January 2024   10 km PUR
12 10 January 2024   Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5) 7.5 km SPR
13 12 January 2024   12.5 km MSS
IBU Open European Championships 2024 (24–28 January)
14 24 January 2024   Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 15 km IND
15 26 January 2024   7.5 km SPR
16 27 January 2024   10 km PUR
17 1 February 2024   Germany Arber (6) 7.5 km SPR
18 3 February 2024  
19 29 February 2024   Austria Obertilliach (7), (8) 7.5 km SPR
20 2 March 2024   10 km PUR
21 6 March 2024   15 km IND
22 8 March 2024   7.5 km SPR
23 9 March 2024   12.5 km MSS
16th IBU Cup Overall (30 November–9 March)

Standings

Mixed Relay
# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 3 December 2023   Finland Kontiolahti (1) 4 x 7.5 km
2 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km
3 13 January 2024   Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5) 4 x 6 km
4 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km
5 28 January 2024   Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (ECH) 4 x 6 km
6 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km
7 3 March 2024   Austria Obertilliach (7) 4 x 6 km
8 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km

Rankings

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.[3]

Place 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Individual 90756050454036343231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start18161412108642

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "IBU Cup Calendar". www.biathlonworld.com.
    2. "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
    3. "World Cup Points System" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.