The 2021–22 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the IBU. IBU Cup is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 25 November 2021 in Idre, Sweden and ended on 13 March 2022 in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, Italy.
The defending overall champions from the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup were Filip Fjeld Andersen from Norway and Vanessa Voigt from Germany.
Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 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.
Location DateIndividual /Short individualSupersprintSprintPursuitMass startMixedrelaySinglemixed relay Details Idre25–28 November ● ● ● Sjusjøen1–4 December ● ● ● Obertilliach16–19 December ● ● ● ● Brezno-Osrblie8–9 January ● ● 12–15 January ● ● ● Arber26–30 January ● ● ● ● ●European Championships Nové Město3–5 February ● ● Lenzerheide3–6 March ● ● ● Ridnaun-Val Ridanna10–13 March ● ● ● ●Total: 52 (23 men's, 23 women's, 6 mixed) 3 2 12 4 2 3 3 Notes All European Championships races included in the IBU Cup total score. The round originally scheduled at Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland was relocated to Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia.
IBU Cup podiums Men Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Dark blue bib Ref1 25 November 2021 Idre 10 km Sprint Lucas Fratzscher Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Johannes Kühn Lucas Fratzscher Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 27 November 2021 Lucas Fratzscher Vasilii Tomshin Aleksander F. Andersen 28 November 2021 12.5 km Pursuit Vasilii Tomshin Aleksander F. Andersen Alexander Povarnitsyn 2 1 December 2021 Sjusjøen 7.5 km Super Sprint Filip Fjeld Andersen Erlend Bjøntegaard Justus Strelow 3 December 2021 10 km Sprint Anton Babikov Filip Fjeld Andersen Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit 4 December 2021 15 km Mass start Anton Babikov Erlend Bjøntegaard Rémi Broutier 3 16 December 2021 Obertilliach 20 km Individual David Zobel Dominik Windisch Maxim Tsvetkov 18 December 2021 10 km Sprint Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit Erlend Bjøntegaard Maxim Tsvetkov 4 8 January 2022 Brezno-Osrblie10 km Sprint Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Nikita Porshnev Ilnaz Mukhamedzianov Aleksander F. Andersen 9 January 2022 Sindre Fjellheim Jorde Erlend Bjøntegaard Johannes Dale Erlend Bjøntegaard 5 12 January 2022 15 km Short Individual Vetle Paulsen Martin Femsteinevik Justus Strelow 15 January 2022 10 km Sprint Émilien Claude Sindre Pettersen Petr Pashchenko 15 January 2022 12.5 km PursuitСancelledEC 26 January 2022 Arber 20 km Individual Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Anton Babikov Matthias Dorfer Erlend Bjøntegaard Aleksander F. Andersen 28 January 2022 10 km Sprint Erlend Bjøntegaard Nikita Porshnev Lucas Fratzscher 29 January 2022 12.5 km Pursuit Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Petr Pashchenko Lucas Fratzscher Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 6 3 February 2022 Nové Město10 km Sprint Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Alexander Povarnitsyn Philipp Horn 5 February 2022 Aleksander Fjeld Andersen Justus Strelow Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 7 3 March 2022 Lenzerheide 10 km Sprint Johannes Dale Endre Strømsheim Lucas Fratzscher 5 March 2022 7.5 km Super Sprint Philipp Horn Justus Strelow Émilien Claude 6 March 2022 15 km Mass start Endre Strømsheim Johannes Dale Philipp Horn 8 10 March 2022 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 10 km Sprint Erlend Bjøntegaard Marco Groß Philipp Horn 12 March 2022 12.5 km Pursuit Philipp Horn Erlend Bjøntegaard Marco Groß
Women Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Yellow bib Dark blue bib Ref1 25 November 2021 Idre 7.5 km Sprint Marion Wiesensarter Caroline Colombo Darya Blashko Marion Wiesensarter Anastasia Shevchenko 27 November 2021 Franziska Hildebrand Caroline Colombo Irene Cadurisch Darya Blashko Caroline Colombo 28 November 2021 10 km Pursuit Franziska Hildebrand Evgeniya Burtasova Paula Botet Evgeniya Burtasova Paula Botet 2 1 December 2021 Sjusjøen 7.5 km Super Sprint Linda Zingerle Iryna Petrenko Anastasia Shevchenko Franziska Hildebrand Anastasia Shevchenko 3 December 2021 7.5 km Sprint Anastasia Shevchenko Karoline Erdal Paula Botet Anastasia Shevchenko 4 December 2021 12 km Mass start Ragnhild Femsteinevik Anastasia Shevchenko Paula Botet 3 16 December 2021 Obertilliach 15 km Individual Elisabeth Högberg Franziska Hildebrand Marthe Kråkstad Johansen 18 December 2021 7.5 km Sprint Anastasia Shevchenko Paula Botet Karoline Offigstad Knotten 4 8 January 2022 Brezno-Osrblie7.5 km Sprint Ragnhild Femsteinevik Gilonne Guigonnat Juni Arnekleiv 9 January 2022 Larisa Kuklina Ragnhild Femsteinevik Victoria Slivko 5 12 January 2022 12.5 km Short Individual Janina Hettich Evgeniya Burtasova Elisabeth Högberg 14 January 2022 7.5 km Sprint Camille Bened Evgeniya Burtasova Natalia Gerbulova Evgeniya Burtasova 15 January 2022 10 km Pursuit Evgeniya Burtasova Sara Andersson Jenny Enodd EC 26 January 2022 Arber 15 km Individual Evgeniya Burtasova Alina Stremous Natalia Gerbulova 28 January 2022 7.5 km Sprint Ragnhild Femsteinevik Franziska Hildebrand Janina Hettich 29 January 2022 10 km Pursuit Alina Stremous Janina Hettich Jenny Enodd 6 3 February 2022 Nové Město7.5 km Sprint Caroline Colombo Anna Gandler Larisa Kuklina 5 February 2022 Irina Kruchinkina Janina Hettich 7 3 March 2022 Lenzerheide 7.5 km Sprint Michela Carrara Karoline Erdal Caroline Colombo Lou Jeanmonnot 5 March 2022 7.5 km Super Sprint Ragnhild Femsteinevik Anna Weidel Lou Jeanmonnot 6 March 2022 12.5 km Mass start Hanna Kebinger Jenny Enodd Lou Jeanmonnot Lou Jeanmonnot 8 10 March 2022 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 7.5 km Sprint Lou Jeanmonnot Elisabeth Högberg Karoline Erdal 12 March 2022 10 km Pursuit Caroline Colombo Ragnhild Femsteinevik Lou Jeanmonnot
Mixed Stage Date Place Discipline Winner Second Third Leader Ref319 December 2021 Obertilliach 4 x 6 km 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km EC30 January 2022 Arber 4 x 7.5 km 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km 813 March 2022 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 1 x 6 km + 1 x 7.5 km 4 x 6 km
Standings (men)
Overall Rankafter all 22 racesPoints Erlend Bjøntegaard 829 2. Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit 647 3. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 639 4. Lucas Fratzscher 605 5. Justus Strelow 565
Under 25 Rankafter all 22 racesPoints Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 639 2. Émilien Claude 549 3. Aleksander Fjeld Andersen 548 4. Vasilii Tomshin 467 5. Johannes Dale 402
Individual Rankafter all 3 racesPoints Anton Babikov 97 2. Oscar Lombardot 94 3. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 88 4. Justus Strelow 82 5. Nikita Porshnev 79
Sprint Rankafter all 12 racesPoints Erlend Bjøntegaard 436 2. Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit 385 3. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 374 4. Aleksander Fjeld Andersen 366 5. Émilien Claude 343
Pursuit Rankafter all 3 racesPoints Erlend Bjøntegaard133 2. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 130 3. Philipp Horn 90 4. Vasilii Tomshin 89 5. Lucas Fratzscher 86
Mass start Rankafter all 2 racesPoints Endre Strømsheim 100 2. Erlend Bjøntegaard 92 3. Lucas Fratzscher 77 4. Marco Groß 66 5. Anton Babikov 60
Super Sprint Rankafter all 2 racesPoints Justus Strelow 102 2. Erlend Bjøntegaard 92 3. Lucas Fratzscher 79 4. Émilien Claude 77 5. Håvard Gutubø Bogetveit 77
Nations Cup Rankafter all 23 racesPoints 1. 8401 2. 8030 3. 7209 4. 6864 5. 6494
Standings (women)
Overall Rankafter all 23 racesPoints Lou Jeanmonnot 668 2. Ragnhild Femsteinevik 643 3. Elisabeth Högberg 590 4. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen 562 5. Camille Bened 555
Under 25 Rankafter all 23 racesPoints Lou Jeanmonnot 668 2. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen 562 3. Camille Bened 555 4. Sophie Chauveau 519 5. Karoline Erdal 493
Individual Rankafter all 3 racesPoints Evgeniya Burtasova 154 2. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen 109 3. Janina Hettich 98 4. Natalia Gerbulova 78 5. Victoria Slivko 72
Sprint Rankafter all 12 racesPoints Caroline Colombo 364 2. Ragnhild Femsteinevik 355 3. Lou Jeanmonnot 352 4. Camille Bened 332 5. Elisabeth Högberg 323
Pursuit Rankafter all 4 racesPoints Evgeniya Burtasova 144 2. Jenny Enodd 139 3. Caroline Colombo 112 4. Ragnhild Femsteinevik 106 5. Sophie Chauveau 105
Mass start Rankafter all 2 racesPoints Ragnhild Femsteinevik 92 2. Hanna Kebinger 89 3. Lou Jeanmonnot 78 4. Karoline Erdal 62 5. Marion Wiesensarter Juliane Frühwirt 59
Super Sprint Rankafter all 2 racesPoints Lou Jeanmonnot 82 2. Emma Nilsson 66 3. Karoline Erdal 65 4. Ragnhild Femsteinevik Linda Zingerle 60
Nations Cup Rankafter all 23 racesPoints 1. 7985 2. 7838 3. 7801 4. 7075 5. 6815
Mixed relay standings
Rankafter all 6 racesPoints 1. 288 2. 285 3. 279 4. 245 5. 239
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