2006â€“07 Biathlon World Cup

The Biathlon World Cup 2006/2007 was a series of competitions in biathlon, which consisted of both 27 single and 5 relay race for men and women and was held at nine venues. In addition to the nine World Cup events in Ostersund, Hochfilzen (two events), Oberhof, Ruhpolding, Pokljuka, Lahti, Oslo ( Holmenkollen ) and Khanty-Mansiysk were also discharged in Antholz Biathlon World Championships in the World Cup standings. During the season, took athletes from 39 national associations of some World Cup events, 36 for men and 34 for women. The overall World Cup in the men's Michael Greis won ahead of Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Raphaël Poirée, with the women in front of Andrea Henkel and Kati Wilhelm Anna Carin Olofsson. The Nations Cup won in the men's Russia against Germany while Germany was able to place in the women of Russia.

2.1 Results Men
2.2 month-end men

3.1 results
3.2 World Cup Scores

Season Summary

The 2006/07 season was marked by a very mild and snowless winter in Europe, the narrow snow bands in the green countryside offered, in part at almost summer conditions, an image that hardly resembled winter sports - in the pursuit on 9 December in Hochfilzen wore Ole Einar Bjørndalen even swim trunks over his race suit after the sprint was discharged in summer 19 ° C the day before. In the Biathlon World Cup but no race had to be canceled in contrast to many other winter sports, only those initially planned in Osrblie races were held alternatively in Hochfilzen.

However, the implementation of events was possible in part only with unconventional methods: In addition to artificial snow, which was produced in the few cold nights in advance with snow cannons, lots of snow from partly distant, high-altitude regions was used for the preparation of the pistes - to ensure the World Cup in Oberhof were next cooling tents, necessary for the snow cannons zero temperatures ensured, even 3,600 cubic meters of crushed ice from Bremerhaven used.

New Faces

Outstanding newcomer Magdalena Neuner was with 7 wins this season, including two world titles in Antholz. She became the youngest triple world champion in the history of biathlon. Already in her first season she finished in fourth overall World Cup. However, she appeared already in the preseason in a few races. Only a little of her was after her teammate Kathrin superheater. It achieved three podium finishes and was the overall World Cup tithe. Other starters like Jori Mørkve, or Helena Jonsson and Oxana Khvostenko, both of which were allowed to celebrate their first World Cup victory, could draw attention to themselves in this season for the first time.

A " high flyer " as a nine or a superheater for women it was not in the men's area. However, several younger athletes such as Dmitri Yaroshenko, Hans Martin Gjerdrem, Tim Burke and Christoph Stephan had their breakthroughs in the advanced world class. Also Andreas Birnbacher, the silver medal in the mass start won at the World Championships in Antholz, closed definitively the world leaders on.

Resignations of the season

After the end of the biathlon season, several of the most famous sportsmen and women ended their career. After the successful progress of the world championships for them the Norwegian Linda Grubben resigned, although she was promising in the World Cup. In addition to the Frenchwoman Florence Baverel -Robert and Christelle Gros also ended the German Katrin Apel after 16 years of competitive sports their career. Irina Malgina also ended her career after she was no longer appointed to the Russian A-team for the new season. End of May 2007 declared the 1998 Olympic champion Ekaterina Dafowska her resignation because she was unable to fully recover from a shoulder operation in summer 2006. More career ends: Pauline Jacquin and Lenka Faltusova.

On the men came with Raphaël Poirée, Sven Fischer and Ricco Gross three of the most successful biathletes back of all time. In addition to the resignation of former world champion from Italy, Wilfried Pallhuber and Sergei Tschepikow, the Olympic champion in 1988. During the season, Pavel Rostovtsev ended his career, however denied any more races this season. Together with his wife Florence stepped back and Julien Robert. In addition, the assistant coach of the German women, Harald evil, as well as the assistant coach of the German men, Fritz Fischer, their coaches activity ended, according to the season in the national team.

Results Men

Month-end men

Single World Cup ( four races )

Sprint Cup ( ten races )

Pursuit World Cup ( eight races )

Mass Start World Cup ( five races )

World Cup Season ( five races )

Nations Cup ( 19 races )

Women

Results

World Cup Scores