2014–15 World Cup in Nové Město  The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup  is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon , organised by the International Biathlon Union . The season started on 30 November 2014 in Östersund , Sweden , and ended on 22 March 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia .[ 1] 
A new event, called the "Single mixed relay", made its World Cup debut on 6 February 2015 in Nové Město .[ 1] [ 2] 
Calendar 
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2014–15 season.[ 1] 
Men 
World Cup Podiums 
Standings 
Women 
World Cup Podiums 
Standings 
Mixed Relay 
Standings 
Final standings after 4 races. 
Medal table 
Achievements 
First World Cup career victory 
Men Erik Lesser  (GER ) , 26, in his 6th season — the World Championships Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2012–13 Individual in ÖstersundNathan Smith  (CAN ) , 29, in his 7th season — the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2015 World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti 
Women Tiril Eckhoff  (NOR ) , 24, in her 4th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand BornandVeronika Vítková  (CZE ) , 26, in her 9th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in OberhofFanny Welle-Strand Horn  (NOR ) , 26, in her 6th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was her first podiumLaura Dahlmeier  (GER ) , 21, in her 3rd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Antholz-AnterselvaMarie Dorin Habert  (FRA ) , 28, in her 8th season — the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Pursuit in Khanty-MansiyskEkaterina Yurlova  (RUS ) , 30, in her 7th season — the World Championships Individual in Kontiolahti; it also was her first podium 
  
 
Team First World Cup podium 
Men Quentin Fillon Maillet  (FRA ) , 22, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in RuhpoldingNathan Smith  (CAN ) , 29, in his 7th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in KontiolahtiBenedikt Doll  (GER ) , 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk 
Women Karin Oberhofer  (ITA ) , 29, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in HochfilzenOlga Podchufarova  (RUS ) , 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Pursuit in HochfilzenNicole Gontier  (ITA ) , 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in OberhofFranziska Preuß  (GER ) , 20, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in RuhpoldingLaura Dahlmeier  (GER ) , 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-AnterselvaFranziska Hildebrand  (GER ) , 27, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Sprint in Nové MěstoWeronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak  (POL ) , 28, in her 8th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti 
  
 
Team Norway  – no. 2 in Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město[ a] Ukraine  – no. 3 in Single Mixed Relay in Nové Město[ a] Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins) 
Men[ 17]   
Women[ 18]  Darya Domracheva  (BLR ) , 9 (25) first placesKaisa Mäkäräinen  (FIN ) , 6 (15) first placesMarie Dorin Habert  (FRA ) , 2 (2) first placesLaura Dahlmeier  (GER ) , 2 (2) first placesGabriela Soukalová  (CZE ) , 1 (8) first placeValj Semerenko  (UKR ) , 1 (2) first placeTiril Eckhoff  (NOR ) , 1 (1) first placeVeronika Vítková  (CZE ) , 1 (1) first placeFanny Welle-Strand Horn  (NOR ) , 1 (1) first placeEkaterina Yurlova  (RUS ) , 1 (1) first place 
  
 
Retirements 
Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:
Notes 
^ a b c   First victory in Mixed Relay events 
  
References 
^ a b c   "Event Schedule" . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original  on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November  2014 .^ "SINGLE MIXED RELAY CONFIRMED FOR NMNM WC PROGRAMME" . vysocina-arena.cz . 19 November 2014. Archived from the original  on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December  2014 .^ "Men's Total Score Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Individual Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Sprint Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Pursuit Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Mass Start Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Relay Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Nations Cup Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Total Score Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Individual Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Sprint Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Pursuit Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Mass Start Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Relay Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Women's Nations Cup Points" . www.biathlonworld.com.^ "Men's Overall records" . realbiathlon.com.^ "Women's Overall records" . realbiathlon.com.^ Paone, Francesco (13 December 2014). "Alexis Boeuf si ritira con effetto immediato"  [Alexis Boeuf retires with immediate effect]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ a b   "ATHLETE RETIREMENTS" . British biathlon . British Biathlon Union. n.d. Archived from the original  on 2015-10-08. Retrieved 28 September  2015 .^ Paone, Francesco (19 April 2015). "Christoph Stephan annuncia il ritiro dall'attività agonistica"  [Christoph Stephan announces retirement from racing]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ Tingve, Pål Marius (27 April 2015). "Lars Berger legger opp" . Dagbladet . Retrieved 27 April  2015 . ^ Paone, Francesco (3 October 2015). "Ufficiale il ritiro di Janez Maric, un capitolo di storia del biathlon sloveno"  [Official retirement of Janez Maric, a chapter of the history of Slovenian biathlon]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ Paone, Francesco (3 October 2015). "Serguei Sednev si ritira con effetto immediato"  [Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ Paone, Francesco (30 March 2015). "La francese Sophie Boilley appende gli sci al chiodo"  [The French Sophie Boilley hangs skis to the nail]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ "Biathlete Sachenbacher-Stehle announces retirement following doping case" . Deutsche Welle . 30 November 2014. Retrieved 28 January  2015 .^ Paone, Francesco (31 March 2015). "Fine carriera per Roberta Fiandino"  [End career for Roberta Fiandino]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ Paone, Francesco (24 January 2015). "Olga Zaitseva torna sui suoi passi e decide di ritirarsi"  [Olga Zaitseva back on his feet and decides to retire]. Neve Italia  (in Italian). Retrieved 9 October  2015 . (in Italian) ^ Яна Романова завершила спортивную карьеру   
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