title: 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
text: # 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
  
  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.
  
  ## Schedule of events
  
  The schedule of the event is below.
  
  | Date | Time | Events |
  | - | - | - |
  | December 12 | 11:30 cet | Men's 10 km Sprint |
  | December 12 | 14:15 cet | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
  | December 13 | 11:45 cet | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |
  | December 13 | 14:15 cet | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
  | December 14 | 11:00 cet | Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay |
  | December 14 | 14:15 cet | Women's 4 x 6 km Relay |
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 26:08.1 (0+0) | Ivan Tcherezov Russia | 26:34.4 (0+1) | Alexander Os Norway | 26:41.0 (1+0) |
  | 12.5 km Pursuit details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 35:46.3 (1+0+1+1) | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 35:55.7 (0+0+2+0) | Tomasz Sikora Poland | 35:58.4(1+0+0+2) |
  | 4 x 7.5 km Relay details | Russia Ivan Tcherezov Maxim Tchoudov Maxim Maksimov Nikolay Kruglov | 1:24:22.97 (0+0) (1+5) (0+3) (0+1) | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Friedrich Pinter Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann | 1:26:11.08 (0+3) (0+1) (2+4) (0+1) | Ukraine Vyacheslav Derkach Andriy Deryzemlya Oleg Berezhnoy Serguei Sednev | 1:27:01.50 (2+4) (1+4) (0+1) (0+3) |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km Sprint details | Simone Hauswald Germany | 23:04.3 (0+0) | Svetlana Sleptsova Russia | 23:18.4 (0+2) | Andrea Henkel Germany | 23:22.6 (0+1) |
  | 10 km Pursuit details | Martina Beck Germany | 33:41.28 (0+0+1+0) | Svetlana Sleptsova Russia | 33:59.56 (1+0+1+2) | Simone Hauswald Germany | 34:00.40 (0+1+2+2) |
  | 4 x 6 km Relay details | Norway Solveig Rogstad Julie Bonnevie-Svendsen Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger | 1:12:44.3 (0+1) (0+0) (1+6) (0+1) | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sylvie Becaert Julie Carraz-Collin Sandrine Bailly | 1:12:46.4 (0+2) (0+3) (0+1) (0+3) | Germany Andrea Henkel Martina Beck Simone Hauswald Kati Wilhelm | 1:13:28.5 (0+4) (0+2) (0+4) (2+3) |
  