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]

Quick Facts Discipline, Overall ...

2014–15 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline	Men	Women
Overall	Martin Fourcade	Darya Domracheva
Nations Cup	Norway	Germany
Individual	Serhiy Semenov	Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Sprint	Martin Fourcade	Darya Domracheva
Pursuit	Martin Fourcade	Darya Domracheva
Mass start	Anton Shipulin	Franziska Preuß
Relay	Russia	Czech Republic
Mixed	Norway
Competition
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A new event, called the "Single mixed relay", made its World Cup debut on 6 February 2015 in Nové Město.^[1] This event involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.^[2]

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2014–15 season.^[1]

More information Stage, Location ...

Stage	Location	Date	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay	Details
1	Östersund	30 November–7 December	●	●	●			●		details
2	Hochfilzen	12–14 December		●	●		●			details
3	Pokljuka	18–21 December		●	●	●				details
4	Oberhof	7–11 January		●		●	●			details
5	Ruhpolding	14–18 January		●		●	●			details
6	Antholz-Anterselva	22–25 January		●	●		●			details
7	Nové Město	6–8 February		●	●			●	●	details
8	Holmenkollen	12–15 February	●	●			●			details
WC	Kontiolahti	5–15 March	●	●	●	●	●	●		World Championships
9	Khanty-Mansiysk	19–22 March		●	●	●				details
Total: 66 (31 men's, 31 women's, 4 mixed)			3	10	7	5	6	3	1

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First World Cup career victory

•  Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 24, in her 4th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; first podium was 2013–14 Pursuit in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand
•  Veronika Vítková (CZE), 26, in her 9th season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2012–13 Pursuit in Oberhof
•  Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR), 26, in her 6th season — the WC 5 Sprint in Ruhpolding; it also was her first podium
•  Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 21, in her 3rd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2014–15 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
•  Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), 28, in her 8th season — the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2008–09 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk
•  Erik Lesser (GER), 26, in his 6th season — the World Championships Pursuit in Kontiolahti; first podium was 2012–13 Individual in Östersund
•  Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 30, in her 7th season — the World Championships Individual in Kontiolahti; it also was her first podium
•  Nathan Smith (CAN), 29, in his 7th season — the WC 9 Pursuit in Khanty-Mansiysk; first podium was 2015 World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti

First World Cup podium

•  Karin Oberhofer (ITA), 29, in her 6th season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Hochfilzen
•  Olga Podchufarova (RUS), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen
•  Nicole Gontier (ITA), 23, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof
•  Franziska Preuß (GER), 20, in her 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in Ruhpolding
•  Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 22, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 5 Mass Start in Ruhpolding
•  Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz-Anterselva
•  Franziska Hildebrand (GER), 27, in her 4th season — no. 2 in the WC 7 Sprint in Nové Město
•  Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL), 28, in her 8th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
•  Nathan Smith (CAN), 29, in his 7th season — no.2 in the World Championships Sprint in Kontiolahti
•  Benedikt Doll (GER), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 9 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk

Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)

Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:

• IBU official site