7th Biathlon World Cup 2019/20 (Nové Město na Moravě)

Biathlon World Cup 2019/20 (Nové Město na Moravě)
	Men's	Ladies
winner
sprint	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Denise Herrmann
Mass start	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Tiril Eckhoff
Season	Norway	Norway

The 7th Biathlon World Cup of the 2019/20 season took place in the Czech Republic in Nové Město na Moravě . The competitions there formed the start of the third and final trimester of the Biathlon World Cup . It was also the first after the World Championships in Antholz . The competitions were held in the Vysočina Arena . This year the races took place between March 5th and 8th, 2020.

Competition program

7th World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě

date	Women		Men
Thursday, March 5, 2020	5:35 pm	Sprint (7.5 km)
Fri, 6.3.20			17:30	Sprint (10 km)
Sat, 7.3.20	14:00 clock	Relay (4 × 6 km)	17:00 o'clock	Relay (4 × 7.5 km)
Sun, 8.3.20	11:45 a.m.	Mass start (12.5 km)	1:45 p.m.	Mass start (15 km)

Participating Nations

Belgium  Bulgaria  Germany  Estonia  Finland  France  Greece  Italy  Japan  Canada

Kazakhstan  Latvia  Lithuania  North Macedonia  Norway  Austria  Poland  Romania  Russia  Sweden

Switzerland  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Korea  Czech Republic  Ukraine  United States  People's Republic of China  Belarus

Starting position

The races in Nové Město na Moravě were the first after the World Championships , in which the Norwegians Johannes Thingnes Bø emerged as the most successful athletes in the men with six medals (including three gold medals) and Marte Olsbu Røiseland in the women with seven medals (five gold medals) were. The Norwegians were also in the lead in the overall medal table, who were able to provide the world champion or champions in half of the disciplines. In the competitions a good two weeks later in the Czech Republic, however, the most successful medal collector Røiseland did not start.

On March 2nd, three days before the start of the competitions, the IBU announced that spectators would be excluded from the competitions in the Vysočina Arena. The reason for this decision is a decision by the National Security Council of the Czech Republic to prevent the possible spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus after the first infected people in the Czech Republic the day before. The organizers expected around 100,000 spectators to attend the competitions. In order to ensure the health of the athletes, there were additional protective measures, such as a minimum distance in the mixed zone of 1.5 meters or additional disinfectants. The otherwise obligatory press conferences were also dispensed with this time.

Results

7th World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě , March 5 to March 8, 2020
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
March 5, 2020 (Thu.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Denise Herrmann	Anaïs Bescond	Markéta Davidová
March 6, 2020 (Fri)	Sprint (10 km)	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Quentin Fillon Maillet	Tarjei Bø
March 7, 2020 (Sat.)	Relay (4 × 6 km)	Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ida Lien Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff	France Julia Simon Justine Braisaz Chloé Chevalier Anaïs Bescond	Germany Karolin Horchler Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann
March 7, 2020 (Sat.)	Relay (4 × 7.5 km)	Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Dale Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø	Ukraine Artem Pryma Serhiy Semenov Ruslan Tkalenko Dmytro Pidrutschnyj	Sweden Sebastian Samuelsson Jesper Nelin Peppe Femling Martin Ponsiluoma
March 8, 2020 (Sun.)	Mass start (12.5 km)	Tiril Eckhoff	Hanna Öberg	Franziska Preuss
March 8, 2020 (Sun.)	Mass start (15 km)	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Émilien Jacquelin	Arnd Peiffer

Men

Women

course

sprint

Men

Start: Friday, March 6th, 2020, 5:30 p.m.

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Johannes Thingnes Bø	24: 56.8	0 + 0
2	Quentin Fillon Maillet	+22.8	0 + 0
3	Tarjei Bø	+1: 01.1	0 + 0
4th	Michal Krčmář	+1: 14.1	0 + 0
5	Jakov Fak	+1: 16.6	0 + 0
6th	Martin Fourcade	+1: 19.1	0 + 1
7th	Tero Seppälä	+1: 29.5	0 + 0
8th	Simon Desthieux	+1: 37.6	1 + 1
9	Johannes Dale	+1: 42.8	1 + 0
10	Émilien Jacquelin	+1: 44.4	1 + 0

Registered: 109 athletes, not at the start: 2, not finished: 1

Another victory for Johannes Thingnes Bø in the sprint in Nové Město. For the eighth time this season, the Norwegian was at the top of the podium. Quentin Fillon Maillet and, already over a minute behind, Bø's brother Tarjei landed on the other places. The world champion Alexander Loginow landed beyond the best 60 and was only 65 in the end. The German biathlon men also disappointed, with Johannes Kühn the best crossed the finish line in 11th place. However, the race was more positive for Tero Seppälä, for example. The Finn finished in the top 20 for the first time in his career after shooting faultlessly. Italy's best athlete Tommaso Giacomel was also able to finish in the top 30 in his very first World Cup race as 27th and was thus the first in his country. For the Austrians this was Felix Leitner (19th) and for the team from Switzerland Jeremy Finello (25th).

Women

Start: Thursday, March 5th, 2020, 5:35 p.m.

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Denise Herrmann	18: 51.0	0 + 0
2	Anaïs Bescond	+27.2	0 + 0
3	Markéta Davidová	+49.7	1 + 0
4th	Mari Eder	+59.0	1 + 0
5	Tiril Eckhoff	+1: 11.1	0 + 2
6th	Hanna Öberg	+1: 11.7	1 + 0
7th	Lisa Vittozzi	+1: 13.7	1 + 1
8th	Elvira Öberg	+1: 22.4	0 + 0
9	Monika Hojnisz-Staręga	+1: 24.4	1 + 1
10	Justine Braisaz	+1: 24.6	2 + 1

Registered: 99 athletes, not at the start: 1

Denise Herrmann celebrated her second success this season. With the low starting number three, the 31-year-old crossed the finish line first and then had to wait for the competition. But neither the French Bescond, who shot clean, nor the local hero Davidová could endanger Herrmann's victory. In the subsequent interview, the German said about the "ghost race" on ZDF: "At the shooting range it was certainly not a disadvantage to be able to focus on doing your thing." In the fight for the overall World Cup, Tiril Eckhoff (5th) and Hanna Öberg (6th) make up a few points on Dorothea Wierer, who is in the lead, who did not get past 24th place. As best Austrian was Lisa Hauser in 15th place, the best Swiss Aita Gasparin performed ranked 30th

Season

Men

Start: Saturday, March 7th, 2020, 5:00 p.m.

space	country	athlete	time	Penalty loops + spare rounds
1	Norway	Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Dale Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø	1: 10: 25.3	0 + 1 0 + 1 0 + 2 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 0
2	Ukraine	Artem Pryma Serhiy Semenov Ruslan Tkalenko Dmytro Pidrutschnyj	+38.2	0 + 0 0 + 2 0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 1
3	Sweden	Sebastian Samuelsson Jesper Nelin Peppe Femling Martin Ponsiluoma	+43.3	0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 0 1 + 3 0 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 0
4th	Russia	Matwei Jelissejew Yevgeny Garanitschew Eduard Latypow Said Khalili	+46.9	0 + 2 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 2 0 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 0
5	Germany	Simon Schempp Philipp Horn Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll	+57.2	0 + 0 0 + 2 0 + 3 1 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 1

Registered and at the start: 26 nations, lapped: 6

The last relay race of the season was again won by the relay from Norway. With their fourth success in the sixth race, the team around the final runner and superstar Johannes Thingnes Bø was able to win the relay world cup for the Scandinavians for the third time in a row. The French, who became world champions in Antholz, only landed 15th. The second runner Émilien Jacquelin only fired two after-landing shots and then ran into the penalty loop, although he actually still had a cartridge available. This led to a two-minute penalty, without this faux pas the team would have finished 8th, but they were still able to achieve second place in the relay world cup. The Ukrainian team was able to run on the podium for the first time since the 2011 World Championships. The Swedish team completed the podium in third place. The teams from Italy (6th), Switzerland (9th) and Austria (10th) also made it into the top 10.

Women

Start: Saturday, March 7th, 2020, 2 p.m.

space	country	athlete	time	Penalty loops + spare rounds
1	Norway	Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ida Lien Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Tiril Eckhoff	1: 09: 14.8	0 + 3 0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 2 0 + 1 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 0
2	France	Julia Simon Justine Braisaz Chloé Chevalier Anaïs Bescond	+28.7	0 + 2 0 + 3 0 + 0 1 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 1
3	Germany	Karolin Horchler Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann	+57.0	0 + 1 0 + 3 0 + 1 0 + 1 0 + 0 1 + 3 0 + 2 0 + 3
4th	Ukraine	Anastasija Merkuschyna Julija Dschyma Walentyna Semerenko Olena Pidhruschna	+58.5	0 + 1 0 + 2 0 + 0 0 + 2 0 + 1 0 + 3 0 + 0 1 + 3
5	Russia	Jekaterina Jurlowa-Percht Irina Starych Larissa Kuklina Kristina Reszowa	+1: 11.7	0 + 2 0 + 2 0 + 0 1 + 3 0 + 0 0 + 1 0 + 2 0 + 2

Registered and at the start: 23 nations, lapped: 4

In the sixth and final relay race, the Norwegians won again, thanks to their success, they won all six races of the season. The team had already been determined as the winner of the relay world cup before the race. On the second place of the World Cup landed Switzerland, which despite the 9th place in the race in Nové Město were able to defend this position, but tied on points with the German team, which was third on the day. Denise Herrmann prevailed against Olena Pidhruschna in the final sprint. The Italians led by Dorothea Wierer were 6th in the last relay race of the season. The team from Austria shot five penalties and ended up in 11th place.

Mass start

Men

Start: Sunday, March 8th, 2020, 1:45 p.m.

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Johannes Thingnes Bø	39: 32.7	1 + 1 + 1 + 0
2	Émilien Jacquelin	+15.1	0 + 0 + 0 + 0
3	Arnd Peiffer	+25.0	0 + 0 + 0 + 1
4th	Dmytro Pidruchnyj	+27.9	0 + 1 + 0 + 1
5	Erlend Bjøntegaard	+27.9	0 + 1 + 0 + 1
6th	Johannes Dale	+34.1	0 + 0 + 2 + 0
7th	Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen	+38.9	0 + 0 + 1 + 1
8th	Quentin Fillon Maillet	+44.8	0 + 0 + 1 + 0
9	Dominik Windisch	+52.3	0 + 0 + 0 + 2
10	Tarjei Bø	+53.7	0 + 1 + 1 + 1

Registered and at the start: 30 athletes

After a Norwegian had won Tiril Eckhoff in the women's competition in the morning, Johannes Thingnes Bø was able to imitate his compatriot just two hours later. Despite three mistakes on the shooting range, the Norwegian prevailed over the faultless Émilien Jacquelin. As in the women's race, a German participant also reached the podium. For Arnd Peiffer, one mistake in the final standing stage was enough for bronze. This race was again generally dominated by the Norwegian team, which placed five among the top ten athletes, even if Bjøntegaard, Dale and Christiansen could not get past Peiffer and Pidrutschnyj on the final lap. The two Austrians Simon Eder and Felix Leitner finished in positions 22 and 23. An athlete from Switzerland could not qualify for the last competition in Nové Město.

Women

Start: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 11:45 a.m.

space	athlete	time	Shooting error
1	Tiril Eckhoff	34: 00.8	0 + 0 + 0 + 1
2	Hanna Öberg	+25.3	1 + 0 + 0 + 0
3	Franziska Preuss	+32.4	1 + 0 + 0 + 0
4th	Justine Braisaz	+41.3	0 + 1 + 0 + 2
5	Dorothea Wierer	+43.2	0 + 1 + 2 + 0
6th	Monika Hojnisz-Staręga	+43.5	1 + 0 + 0 + 1
7th	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	+59.7	1 + 2 + 0 + 0
8th	Emma Lunder	+1: 09.6	1 + 2 + 0 + 0
9	Walentyna Semerenko	+1: 14.5	0 + 2 + 0 + 1
10	Larissa Kuklina	+1: 21.5	1 + 0 + 3 + 0

Registered and at the start: 30 athletes

With Tiril Eckhoff's seventh win of the season, an exciting race developed, especially behind them. Franziska Preuss, who came seventh to the last shooting, was the only athlete in her group to shoot without mistakes and left the shooting range in third behind Eckhoff and the Swede Öberg. Preuss defended her position to the finish and achieved her best result of the season. The best athlete from Austria was Lisa Hauser , who crossed the finish line in 15th place. Lena Häcki was the only Swiss woman to start at the end of 22nd with five errors in the shooting.

Effects

To the overall World Cup

Johannes Thingnes Bø was able to further reduce the gap in the overall World Cup. Since the Norwegian took a "baby break" in January, he has continuously narrowed the gap to the leading Martin Fourcade, whom he is now trying to catch up in second place. Together with Quentin Fillon Maillet, a trio had already left. The first three were a good 100 points ahead of their pursuers. The dominance of Norwegians and French was also evident in the overall World Cup, in which the first seven athletes continued to come from these nations.

Dorothea Wierer continued to lead the women. The first pursuer was again Tiril Eckhoff, who had fallen back to third place in the overall World Cup after a weak World Championship. This was again occupied by Hanna Öberg, who temporarily overtook Eckhoff after the World Championships. Since Marte Olsbu Røiseland did not start in Nové Město, Denise Herrmann was able to overtake the Norwegian after her victory in the sprint.

The changes in the table relate to the World Championships, the results of which also apply to the World Cup ranking:

Overall World Cup men	Overall World Cup women
Top 10 after 19 of 21 races	Top 10 after 19 of 21 races
rank Surname Points Victories Verän- alteration 1  Martin Fourcade 853 6th 2  Johannes Thingnes Bø 810 9 3  Quentin Fillon Maillet 800 1 4th  Tarjei Bø 702 5  Émilien Jacquelin 632 1 6th  Simon Desthieux 630 7th  Johannes Dale 576 8th  Alexander Loginov 570 1 9  Benedikt Doll 565 1 10  Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen 491	rank Surname Points Victories Verän- alteration 1  Dorothea Wierer 776 4th 2  Tiril Eckhoff 707 7th 3  Hanna Öberg 705 1 4th  Denise Herrmann 660 2 5  Marte Olsbu Røiseland 597 3 6th  Justine Braisaz 507 1 7th  Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold 500 8th  Paulína Fialková 489 9  Franziska Preuss 487 10  Julia Simon 467

On the discipline scores

Since the last competitions of the season in Oslo were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the last mass start of the season took place in Nové Město. Johannes Thingnes Bø, who won four of the five mass start races, won the men's small crystal ball. Second was Quentin Fillon Maillet, who won one race. In the women’s category, Dorothea Wierer was able to win the small crystal ball in the mass start category, although she could not win any of the five races.

At the relay world cups, the teams from Norway were the most successful, both for women and for men, and they were able to win most of the races.

Debutants

The following athletes took part in a biathlon world cup for the first time. This can be both individual races and relay races.

Men	Women
Matej Baloga	Henrieta Horvátová
Didier Bionaz	Ida Lien
Tommaso Giacomel	Andreea Mezdrea
Sturla Holm Lægreid
Heikki Laitinen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biathlon World Cup in the Czech Republic without spectators. March 2, 2020, accessed March 8, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Because of the coronavirus - no biathlon press conferences, no award ceremonies. March 3, 2020, accessed March 8, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Final Results Men 10 km sprint. (PDF) IBU, March 6, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Final Results Women 7.5 km sprint. (PDF) IBU, March 5, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
5. ^ Biathlete Herrmann wins "Geister Sprint" in Nove Mesto. In: sportschau.de. March 5, 2020, accessed on 18 March 2020 . 
6. ↑ Final Results Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay. (PDF) IBU, March 7, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Final Results Women 4x6 km Relay. (PDF) IBU, March 7, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Final Results Men 15 km Mass Start. (PDF) IBU, March 8, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Final Results Women 12.5 km Mass Start. (PDF) IBU, March 8, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Men's World Cup Total Score Intermediate After 19 Competitions. (PDF) IBU, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Women's World Cup Total Score Intermediate After 19 Competitions. (PDF) IBU, January 26, 2020, accessed on March 18, 2020 .