Biathlon-NorAm-Cup 2011/12

The biathlon NorAm Cup 2011/12 will be just as it did previously as an indirect base for the seasons Biathlon World Cup hosts.

The competitions of the NorAm-Cup are organized depending on the venue by the national associations of Canada and the USA as well as by the local organizing clubs. In addition, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) acts as a partner, making the competitions official competitions of the world association. For the most part, the racing series is only used by Canadian and US biathletes. Unlike in the World Cup and the IBU Cup , the starting fields are not very large, especially for women. In many cases, individual athletes only run individual races, partly because athletes have recommended themselves for races in Europe and then start there, or because not all top athletes were always sent to the individual competitions. The US squad is primarily made up of athletes from the United States Army Reserve and the United States National Guard , while Canadian athletes are primarily drawn from the country's national squad. In the races in the USA mostly US athletes compete, in the races in Canadians participants from Canada predominate. Starting fields of a similar size are only sent out for races in the nearer border region. Under the Nor-Am-Cup races are organized on a regional level in Canada, in the USA mostly within or between the military units, in Canada also as racing series. Apart from the top athletes, who are often part of the country's national squad, the US athletes can rarely prevail in the North American top against the representatives of Canada. While the Canadians' roster is only partially changed over a long period of time, fluctuation in the US roster is quite high.

In the races of the season in 2011 the Canadian Nathan Smith dominated the men with two wins at the start of the season and Wynn Roberts , who finished on the podium in three of the first four races and won one race. The middle third was dominated by the Canadian Marc-André Bédard , who won four races in a row. Even David Grégoire and Vincent Blais regularly placed on the podium, so that in the race in January and February except Michael Gibson with two third ranks in Fort Kent were only on the podium. Only at the season finale in Lake Placid did the Americans dominate again, including two wins for Michael Gibson. The overall standings were won by Vincent Blais, who, in addition to two victories in Valcartier, also achieved two second and two third places.

For women, the 2011 races were even. Only in the second third of the season could the Canadian Claude Godbout , who achieved five wins in a row, take on a dominant role. Including the first third of the season, the American Katrina Howe also achieved four podium finishes. It was not until the season finale that Americans were able to play the dominant role again in Lake Placid in the form of Corrine Malcolm with two wins and Hannah Dreissigacker with two second places, as at the beginning of the season. Claude Godbout then won the overall standings ahead of Katrina Howe.

With the Brazilian Jaqueline Mourão , who lives in Canada , only one runner took part in the competitions who is not eligible to compete in the Canadian or US national team.

Results men competitions

1st NorAm Cup in Canmore , December 3, 2011 - December 4, 2011
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
December 3, 2011 (Sat.)	Sprint (10 km)	Nathan Smith	Wynn Roberts	Beau Thompson
December 4, 2011 (Sun)	Pursuit (12.5 km)	Nathan Smith	Kurtis Wenzel	Wynn Roberts

2nd NorAm Cup in West Yellowstone , December 9, 2011 - December 11, 2011
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
December 10, 2011 (Sat.)	Sprint (10 km)	Wynn Roberts	Kevin Jacobsen	Brian Woodard
December 11, 2011 (Sun)	Pursuit (12.5 km)	Russell Currier	Brian Woodard	Robert Killian

3rd NorAm Cup in Fort Kent , Jan 21, 2012 - Jan 22, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
January 8, 2012 (Sat.)	Sprint (10 km)	Marc-André Bédard	Vincent Blais	Michael Gibson
January 9, 2012 (Sun)	Mass start (15 km)	Marc-André Bédard	Vincent Blais	Michael Gibson

4th NorAm Cup in La Patrie , January 28, 2012 - January 29, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
January 15, 2012 (Sat.)	Sprint (10 km)	Marc-André Bédard	David Grégoire	Vincent Blais
January 16, 2012 (Sun.)	Pursuit (12.5 km)	Marc-André Bédard	David Grégoire	Vincent Blais

5th NorAm Cup in Valcartier , February 25, 2012 - February 26, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
February 25, 2012 (Sat.)	Mass start (15 km)	Vincent Blais	David Grégoire	Rémi Grégoire Jacques
February 26, 2012 (Sun.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Vincent Blais	David Grégoire	Samuel Laforest-Jean

6th NorAm Cup in Lake Placid , March 4, 2012 - March 5, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
March 4, 2012 (Sat.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Michael Gibson	John Witmer	André Bolduc
March 5, 2012 (Sun)	Pursuit (10 km)	Michael Gibson	Eric Seyse	John Witmer

Overall rating men

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Vincent Blais	Canada	338
2	Michael Gibson	United States	276
3	Marc-André Bédard	Canada	240
4th	David Grégoire	Canada	224
5	Elijah MacCulloch	Canada	202
6th	Alain Guimont	Canada	185
7th	Kevin Jacobsen	United States	174
8th	Wynn Roberts	United States	169
9	Pierre-Henri Poudré	Canada	133
10	David Tuss	United States	146
11	Nathan Smith	Canada	120
12	John Witmer	United States	109
13	Brian Woodard	United States	109
14th	André Bolduc	United States	103
15th	Robert Killian	United States	103
16	Beau Thompson	Canada	103
17th	Samuel Laforest-Jean	Canada	100
18th	Patrick Clancy	United States	97
19th	Kurtis Wenzel	Canada	96
20th	Matt Neumann	Canada	94
21st	Kai Skinstad	Canada	94
22nd	Aaron Scott	Canada	91
22nd	Gahlord Dewald	United States	91
24	Andy Wilkens	Canada	91
25th	Patrick Côté	Canada	88
26th	Ernst Visscher	United States	82
27	Konrad Thiel	United States	78
28	Jon Skinstad	Canada	76
29	Steven Carroll	United States	74
30th	Shawn Blanke	United States	70
31	Alex Frost	Canada	70
32	Russell Currier	United States	60
33	Eric Seyse	United States	56
34	Rémi Grégoire Jacques	Canada	53
35	Guillaume Bertrand	Canada	50
36	Mike Lessard	United States	50
37	Tyson Smith	Canada	50
38	Elijah MacCulloch	Canada	47
39	Scott Lessard	United States	44
40	Aaron Gillmor	Canada	42
41	Eric Donald	Canada	40
42	Eli Walker	United States	40
43	Robert Douglas	United States	38
44	Mark Arendz	Canada	36
45	Blake Hillerson	United States	34

Results women competitions

1st NorAm Cup in Canmore , December 3, 2011 - December 4, 2011
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
December 3, 2011 (Sat.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Melanie Schultz	Cynthia Clark	Karen Messenger
December 4, 2011 (Sun)	Pursuit (10 km)	Cynthia Clark	Karen Messenger	Kathryn Stone

2nd NorAm Cup in West Yellowstone , December 9, 2011 - December 11, 2011
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
December 10, 2011 (Sat.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	BethAnn Chamberlain	Katrina Howe	Jenny Abraham
December 11, 2011 (Sun)	Pursuit (10 km)	Katrina Howe	Jenny Abraham	Barbara Blanke

3rd NorAm Cup in Fort Kent , Jan 21, 2012 - Jan 22, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
January 8, 2012 (Sat.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Claude Godbout	BethAnn Chamberlain	Kathryn Stone
January 9, 2012 (Sun)	Mass start (12.5 km)	Claude Godbout	BethAnn Chamberlain	Katrina Howe

4th NorAm Cup in La Patrie , January 28, 2012 - January 29, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
January 15, 2012 (Sat.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Claude Godbout	Yolaine Oddou	Katrina Howe
January 16, 2012 (Sun.)	Pursuit (10 km)	Claude Godbout	Yolaine Oddou	BethAnn Chamberlain

5th NorAm Cup in Valcartier , February 25, 2012 - February 26, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
February 25, 2012 (Sat.)	Mass start (12.5 km)	Claude Godbout	Elisabeth Laforest-Jean	-
February 26, 2012 (Sun.)	Sprint (10 km)	Elisabeth Laforest-Jean	-	-

6th NorAm Cup in Lake Placid , March 4, 2012 - March 5, 2012
date	discipline	First place	Second place	third place
March 4, 2012 (Sat.)	Sprint (7.5 km)	Corrine Malcolm	Hannah Dreissigacker	Danielle Bean
March 5, 2012 (Sun)	Pursuit (10 km)	Corrine Malcolm	Hannah Dreissigacker	Laura Spector

Overall ranking women

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Claude Godbout	Canada	300
2	Katrina Howe	United States	272
3	BethAnn Chamberlain	United States	225
4th	Kathryn Stone	Canada	203
5	Corrine Malcolm	United States	120
6th	Cynthia Clark	Canada	116
7th	Elisabeth Laforest-Jean	Canada	116
8th	Hannah Dreissigacker	United States	112
9	Yolaine Oddou	Canada	112
10	Jenny Abraham	United States	109
11	Karen Messenger	Canada	109
12	Danielle Bean	United States	103
13	Barbara Blanke	United States	100
14th	Melissa Manning	United States	100
15th	Betsy Mawdsley	Canada	94
16	Carly Shiell	Canada	92
17th	Cindy Champion	United States	91
18th	Jennifer Paterson	Canada	91
19th	Melanie Schultz	Canada	60
20th	Laura Spector	United States	53
21st	BethAnn Chamberlain	United States	50
22nd	Jaqueline Mourão	Brazil	47
23	Alicia Hurley	Canada	40

Web links

• Result lists

Remarks

1. ↑ ranked eighth with 155 points and 38th with 47 points
2. ↑ as Dehwald Gahlord on rank 37 with 47 points and as Gaylord Dewald on rank 39 with 44 points