The 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). It was the 16th edition for men and women of the second-rank international race series in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup.
The season started on 30 November 2023 in Kontiolahti, Finland and concluded on 9 March 2024 in Obertilliach, Austria.
The highlight of the season was the 2024 IBU Open European Championships in Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia. These competitions were also included in the rankings of the IBU Cup.
Endre Strømsheim from Norway (men's) and Tilda Johansson from Sweden (women's) were the reigning champion from the previous season, but they didn't defend the title.
Mats Øverby from Norway and Océane Michelon from France became the new overall champions.
Map of IBU Cup hosts All 8 locations hosting IBU Cup events in this season (including Brezno-Osrblie – venue of the European Championships). Kontiolahti Idre Fjäll Sjusjøen Martell-Val MartelloEurope Ridnaun-Val Ridanna Brezno-Osrblie Arber Obertilliach European Championships
Calendar StageLocationDateIndividual /Short individualSprintPursuitSingle mixed relayDetails1 Kontiolahti●●●●2 Idre Fjäll8–10 December●●●3 Sjusjøen13–16 December●●●4 Martell-Val Martello4–7 January●●●510–13 January●●●● ECH Brezno-Osrblie24–28 January●●●●●6 Arber1–3 February●●7 Obertilliach29 February–3 March●●●●87–9 March●●● Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed)4115344
Men
Calendar +Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass StartDatePlace DisciplineWinnerSecondThird130 November 2023 Kontiolahti (1) 20 km IND Johan-Olav Botn Mats Øverby Martin Nevland 22 December 2023 10 km SPR Johan-Olav Botn Philipp Horn Mats Øverby 38 December 2023 Idre Fjäll (2)10 km SPR Johan-Olav Botn Martin Nevland Martin Uldal 49 December 2023 Philipp Horn Johan-Olav Botn Oscar Lombardot 510 December 2023 12.5 km PUR Johan-Olav Botn Philipp Horn Martin Uldal 613 December 2023 Sjusjøen (3) 10 km SPR Simon Kaiser Johan-Olav Botn Mats Øverby 715 December 2023 12.5 km PUR Johan-Olav Botn Martin Uldal Martin Nevland 816 December 2023 15 km MSS Martin Nevland Mats Øverby Johan-Olav Botn 94 January 2024 Martell-Val Martello (4) 15 km SIND Vebjørn Sørum Mats Øverby Isak Frey 106 January 2024 10 km SPR Isak Frey Mats Øverby Danilo Riethmüller 117 January 2024 12.5 km PUR Isak Frey Vebjørn Sørum Danilo Riethmüller 1210 January 2024 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5) 10 km SPR Johan-Olav Botn Mats Øverby Danilo Riethmüller 1312 January 2024 15 km MSS Danilo Riethmüller Martin Nevland Antonin Guigonnat IBU Open European Championships 2024 (24–28 January)1424 January 2024 Brezno-Osrblie 20 km IND Vebjørn Sørum Johan-Olav Botn Martin Uldal 1526 January 2024 10 km SPR Antonin Guigonnat Johan-Olav Botn Isak Frey 1627 January 2024 12.5 km PUR Isak Frey Dmitrii Shamaev Antonin Guigonnat 171 February 2024 Arber (6)10 km SPR Martin Uldal Johan-Olav Botn Isak Frey 183 February 2024 Johan-Olav Botn Martin Uldal Simon Kaiser 1929 February 2024 Obertilliach (7), (8) 10 km SPR Mats Øverby Sindre Fjellheim Jorde Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 202 March 2024 12.5 km PUR Mats Øverby Martin Nevland Sindre Fjellheim Jorde 217 March 2024 15 km SIND Mats Øverby Isak Frey Martin Uldal 228 March 2024 10 km SPR Martin Uldal Isak Frey Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 239 March 2024 15 km MSS Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Martin Uldal Martin Nevland 16th IBU Cup Overall(30 November 2023 – 9 March 2024) Mats Øverby Johan-Olav Botn Martin Nevland
Overall leaders No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions 1. Johan-Olav Botn 30 November 2023 Kontiolahti 7 March 2024 Obertilliach20 2. Mats Øverby 7 March 2024 Obertilliach Overall Winner3
Standings
Overall Rankafter all 23 eventsPoints Mats Øverby 1325 2 Johan-Olav Botn 1135 3 Martin Nevland 1037 4 Martin Uldal 980 5 Isak Frey 917 6 Danilo Riethmüller 710 7 Lucas Fratzscher 655 8 Simon Kaiser 621 9 Vebjørn Sørum 538 10 Daniele Cappellari 436
Under 25 Rankafter all 23 eventsPoints Mats Øverby 1325 2 Johan-Olav Botn 1135 3 Martin Nevland 1037 4 Martin Uldal 980 5 Isak Frey 917 6 Danilo Riethmüller 710 7 Simon Kaiser 621 8 Damien Levet 426 9 Vetle Paulsen 372 10 Émilien Claude 364
Individual Rankafter all 4 eventsPoints Mats Øverby 276 2 Vebjørn Sørum 180 3 Isak Frey 180 4 Johan-Olav Botn 165 5 Martin Uldal 147
Sprint Rankafter all 11 eventsPoints Johan-Olav Botn 660 2 Mats Øverby 603 3 Martin Uldal 492 4 Martin Nevland 421 5 Isak Frey 404
Pursuit Rankafter all 5 eventsPoints Mats Øverby 271 2 Martin Nevland 254 3 Isak Frey 220 4 Johan-Olav Botn 210 5 Martin Uldal 184
Mass start Rankafter all 3 eventsPoints Martin Nevland 225 2 Mats Øverby 175 3 Martin Uldal 157 4 Danilo Riethmüller 116 5 Isak Frey 113
Nations Cup Rankafter all 23 eventsPoints 1 8493 2 7332 3 7093 4 6690 5 6530
Women
Calendar +Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass StartDatePlace DisciplineWinnerSecondThird130 November 2023 Kontiolahti (1) 15 km IND Jeanne Richard Maren Kirkeeide Karoline Erdal 22 December 2023 7.5 km SPR Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg Sara Andersson Océane Michelon 38 December 2023 Idre Fjäll (2)7.5 km SPR Johanna Puff Jenny Enodd Jeanne Richard 49 December 2023 Karoline Erdal Juliane Frühwirth Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 510 December 2023 10 km PUR Jenny Enodd Karoline Erdal Ella Halvarsson 613 December 2023 Sjusjøen (3) 7.5 km SPR Océane Michelon Jeanne Richard Gro Randby 715 December 2023 10 km PUR Anaëlle Bondoux Ida Lien Stina Nilsson 816 December 2023 12.5 km MSS Julia Tannheimer Jenny Enodd Ida Lien 94 January 2024 Martell-Val Martello (4) 12.5 km SIND Julia Kink Emily Schumann Stina Nilsson 106 January 2024 7.5 km SPR Maren Kirkeeide Maya Cloetens Stina Nilsson 117 January 2024 10 km PUR Gilonne Guigonnat Anna Andexer Johanna Puff 1210 January 2024 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5) 7.5 km SPR Gilonne Guigonnat Sara Scattolo Ida Lien 1312 January 2024 12.5 km MSS Johanna Puff Selina Grotian Ida Lien IBU Open European Championships 2024 (24–28 January)1424 January 2024 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km IND Maren Kirkeeide Alina Stremous Ema Kapustová 1526 January 2024 7.5 km SPR Ida Lien Maren Kirkeeide Khrystyna Dmytrenko 1627 January 2024 10 km PUR Maren Kirkeeide Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg Océane Michelon 171 February 2024 Arber (6)7.5 km SPR Hannah Auchentaller Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg Sara Scatollo 183 February 2024 Karoline Erdal Camille Bened Lea Rothschopf 1929 February 2024 Obertilliach (7), (8) 7.5 km SPR Ragnhild Femsteinevik Océane Michelon Kristina Oberthaler 202 March 2024 10 km PUR Marthe Kråkstad Johansen Océane Michelon Tereza Vinklárková 217 March 2024 12.5 km SIND Lisa Maria Spark Chloé Chevalier Camille Bened 228 March 2024 7.5 km SPR Stefanie Scherer Gro Randby Océane Michelon 239 March 2024 12.5 km MSS Anaëlle Bondoux Océane Michelon Emily Schumann 16th IBU Cup Overall(30 November 2023 – 9 March 2024) Océane Michelon Jenny Enodd Karoline Erdal
Overall leaders No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions 1. Jeanne Richard 30 November 2023 Kontiolahti 10 December 2023 Idre Fjäll 4 2. Karoline Erdal 10 December 2023 Idre Fjäll 13 December 2023 Sjusjøen 1 3. Jeanne Richard 13 December 2023 Sjusjøen 4 January 2024 Martell-Val Martello 3 4. Jenny Enodd 4 January 2024 Martell-Val Martello 27 January 2024 Brezno-Osrblie7 5. Ida Lien 27 January 2024 Brezno-Osrblie 1 February 2024 Arber1 6. Jenny Enodd 1 February 2024 Arber 8 March 2024 Obertilliach5 7. Océane Michelon 8 March 2024 Obertilliach Overall Winner2
Standings
Overall Rankafter all 23 events Points Océane Michelon 803 2 Jenny Enodd 708 3 Karoline Erdal 691 4 Anaëlle Bondoux 657 5 Emily Schumann 597 6 Maren Kirkeeide 589 7 Ida Lien 577 8 Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg 488 9 Julia Tannheimer 481 10 Ella Halvarsson 476
Under 25 Rankafter all 23 events Points Océane Michelon 803 2 Anaëlle Bondoux 657 3 Emily Schumann 597 4 Maren Kirkeeide 589 5 Julia Tannheimer 481 6 Ella Halvarsson 476 7 Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 464 8 Gro Randby 454 9 Camille Bened 449 10 Johanna Puff 431
Individual Rankafter all 4 eventsPoints Maren Kirkeeide 215 2 Emily Schumann 125 3 Karoline Erdal 120 4 Chloé Chevalier 107 5 Flurina Volken 98
Sprint Rankafter all 11 eventsPoints Océane Michelon 398 2 Karoline Erdal 375 3 Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 321 4 Jenny Enodd 306 5 Anaëlle Bondoux 285
Pursuit Rankafter all 5 eventsPoints Océane Michelon 206 2 Jenny Enodd 197 3 Ida Lien 170 4 Anaëlle Bondoux 138 5 Karoline Erdal 138
Mass start Rankafter all 3 eventsPoints Anaëlle Bondoux 150 2 Océane Michelon 125 3 Jenny Enodd 123 4 Ida Lien 120 5 Gro Randby 103
Nations Cup Rankafter all 23 eventsPoints 1 8003 2 7475 3 7350 4 7087 5 6716
Mixed Relay DatePlace DisciplineWinnerSecondThirdLeader 13 December 2023 Kontiolahti (1) 4 x 6 km 2 6 km + 7.5 km 313 January 2024 Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (5) 4 x 6 km 4 6 km + 7.5 km 528 January 2024 Brezno-Osrblie (ECH) 4 x 6 km 6 6 km + 7.5 km 73 March 2024 Obertilliach (7) 4 x 6 km 8 6 km + 7.5 km
Rankings
Rankafter all 8 eventsPoints 1 705 2 512 3 431 4 402 5 393
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.
Points distribution The table shows the number of points won in the 2023–24 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women. Place1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Individual90 75 60 50 45 40 36 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sprint Pursuit Mass Start
Retirements The following notable biathletes, who competed in the IBU Cup and never participated in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2023–24 season:
Men
Mikhail PervushinБиатлонист Первушин завершил карьеру во второй раз за 8 месяцев https://www.instagram.com/p/C4ntLHrIKNb/?img_index=1 Johannes Werner Donhauser Reid Lovstrom Jasa Zidar Evgenii Idinov Andrii Orlyk
Women Chloé BenedChloé Bened met un terme à sa carrière Jenny EnoddZwei Siege für DSV-Team beim IBU Cup Saisonfinale Obertilliach Tereza JandováVloni slavila medaile, ve 23 letech česká biatlonistka končí. Zdraví se mi zbláznilo, vysvětluje Yuliya Kavaleuskaya Natallia Karnitskaya Kristina Makovinyova Anastasiia Rasskazova Oksana Moskalenko
See also 2023–24 Biathlon World Cup (as the highest competition series of IBU). 2024 Biathlon World Championships 2024 IBU Open European Championships 2024 Winter Youth Olympics 2024 IBU Junior World Championships 2024 IBU Junior Open European Championships
Notes
References
External links
IBU official site