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| Biathlon World Cup |
| 2008–09 |
| Men |
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Nation The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup/Individual Men will start at Wednesday, December 3, 2008, in Östersund and will finish Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Vancouver at the pre-olympic Biathlon event. Defending titlist is Vincent Defrasne of France. The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup/Sprint Men will start at Saturday December 6, 2008 in Östersund and will finish Thursday March 26, 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Ole Einar Bjørndalen of Norway. |
| Women |
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Nation The 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup/Individual Women started at Thursday December 4, 2008 in Östersund and finished Wednesday March 11, 2009 in Vancouver at the pre-Olympic biathlon event. The defending titlist was Martina Beck of Germany. The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup/Sprint Women will start at Saturday December 6, 2008 in Östersund and will finish Thursday March 26, 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Magdalena Neuner of Germany. |
| World Cup locations |
Östersund | Hochfilzen | Hochfilzen (2) | Oberhof | Ruhpolding  The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup - World Cup 1 was the opening event of the season and has been held in Östersund, Sweden. From Wednesday December 3 until Sunday December 7, 2008. The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup/World Cup 2 is the second event of the season and will be held in Hochfilzen, Austria. From Friday December 12 until Sunday December 14, 2008. The 2008-09 Biathlon World Cup/World Cup 3 was the second event of the season that was held in Hochfilzen, Austria. This leg was originally planned to be held in Pokljuka, Slovenia but was set to Hochfilzen due to unfinished reconstructions. From Thursday December 18 until Sunday December 21, 2008. |
