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24-797: The municipal area stretches along the Antholz valley, a northern side valley of the larger Puster Valley . In the northeast, the Staller Saddle mountain pass, at a height of 2,050 m (6,730 ft) leads into the Defereggen Valley in East Tyrol , Austria . The Antholz valley is confined by the mountains of the Rieserferner Group in the north and the Villgraten Mountains in the east, both part of

48-612: A couple of weeks before the season's major championships (World Championships or Winter Olympics). All in all, the season comprises nine to ten meetings, with events taking place from Wednesday–Thursday through Sunday. Relay competitions are held four to six times per season. Formerly it was counted as World Cup events are World Championships(the last Championship to count towards the World Cup were held in Pokljuka, Slovenia 2021) and Winter Olympics events (the last Olympics to count towards

72-479: Is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons until 1986–87 season were called the European Cup, although participation was not restricted to Europeans. The World Cup season lasts from November or December to late March, with meetings in a different venue every week excluding some holidays and

96-578: Is possible for an athlete to win both the Big Crystal Globe and Small Crystal Globes for the same World Cup season. The tables given below provide an overview of the highest-ranking biathletes and nations of each WC season. For sprint/individual/pursuit/mass start first place gives 90 points, 2nd place – 75 pts, 3rd place – 60 pts, 4th place – 50 pts, 5th place – 45 pts, 6th place – 40 pts, 7th – 36 pts, 8th – 34 points, 9th – 32 points, 10th – 31 points, then linearly decreasing by one point down to

120-626: The Biathlon World Championships in 1975 , 1976 , 1983 , 1995 , 2007 and 2020 . It is also a regular venue of the Biathlon World Cup season, with the highest altitude of all World Cup meetings at a height of about 1,600 m (5,200 ft). It will host biathlon for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo . Antholz also hosted the finish of stage 17 of the 2019 Giro d'Italia , which

144-682: The Empire . The Puster Valley belonged to the imperial province of Noricum , and the local populations, during the four centuries of the domination of Rome , began to assimilate the customs, the language and finally the Christian religion . In the 5th century the Goths , the Baiuvarii and the Slavs decided to descend in this area, with consequent conflicts between Baiuvarii and Slavs, which ended with

168-820: The Gail valley) and turns to the northeast towards Lienz. Half of the valley drains to the west to the Adriatic via the Adige river; the other half drains to the east to the Black Sea via the Danube . The watershed lies in the shallow valley floor called Toblacher Feld ( Conca di Dobbiaco ). The Rienz river flows westwards through the Puster Valley and the Drau river flows eastwards into East Tyrol . The eastern part of

192-829: The High Tauern range in the Central Eastern Alps . Notable peaks include the Hochgall , at 3,436 m (11,273 ft), and the Wildgall (Collaspro), at 3,273 m (10,738 ft), as well as the Ohrenspitzen massif, at 3,101 m (10,174 ft), in the northeast. Large parts of the northern and western mountain ranges belong to the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park established in 1988. The Antholzer Bach stream runs through

216-514: The 2011 census, 98.40% of the population speak German , 1.16% Italian and 0.44% Ladin as first language. Archaeological findings of a Hallstatt cemetery near Niederrasen denote a settlement of the area already in the Iron Age . In 15 BC, present-day Tyrol was conquered by the Roman Empire . About 590 AD, Bavarian tribes under their Duke Tassilo I entered the region. Rasen itself

240-607: The 40th place. In Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points. The sum of all WC points of the season, less the points from an IBU-predetermined number of events (e.g. 2), gives the biathlete's total WC score. From 1985 to 2000, WC points were awarded so that the first four places gave 30, 26, 24, and 22 points, respectively, and then the 5th to 25th place gave 21, 20, ..., down to 1 point. Before this, points were simply awarded linearly from 25 to 1. As of February 2024, meetings have primarily been held in Europe and North America;

264-823: The Baiuvarii victory. In the 10th century the Puster Valley started to belong to the Pustrissa countship, firstly mentioned in 974 as Pustrissa and Pustrussa ; in 1091 the countship was ceded by the Emperor Henry IV to the Bishop of Brixen and in the 16th century the Hapsburg took possession of it. During the Napoleonic era , following the Austrian defeat at Austerlitz and the treaty of Pressburg in 1805,

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288-622: The Puster Valley constitute the Puster Valley district. The Puster Valley is located in the western part of the Periadriatic Seam , which separates the Southern Limestone Alps from the Central Eastern Alps , as well as most of the limestone Alps from the central gneiss and slate peaks of the range's central section. East of Sillian , the Puster Valley leaves the Peradriatic Line (which moves into

312-1113: The Rienz river form the Antholzer Bach , the Ahr , the Pragser Bach , the Gsieser Bach , the Gran Ega , the Pfunderer Bach , and the Lüsenbach . The Puster Valley's largest side valley is the Tauferer Ahrntal . The Drau's largest eastern tributaries are the Sextner Bach and the Villgraten-Bach . The Puster Valley was inhabited since prehistoric times as finds belonging to the Iron Age have been found in that area. In more recent times this zone

336-429: The World Cup were the 2010 Winter Olympics : from the 2014 Winter Olympics competitors are no longer awarded World Cup points for their Olympic performances). The athlete with the highest overall total score (i.e. total score for all disciplines) of the World Cup season is awarded the Big Crystal Globe trophy. A Small Crystal Globe trophy is awarded for the first place in the season total for each discipline. Hence, it

360-847: The entire region passed to the Bavaria : the Tyroleans, led by Andreas Hofer, repeatedly fought against the Bavarian domination. After Napoleon's fall, the Puster valley was reunited with Austria and, following the World War I , it was assigned to Italy . Opening in 1871 the Puster Valley Railway uses the relative simple landscape to avoid climbing steep slopes. The Puster Valley District ( Italian : Comprensorio della Val Pusteria ; German : Bezirksgemeinschaft Pustertal )

384-636: The extinction of the Meinhardiner counts in 1500, Tyrol as a whole became a crown land of the Habsburg monarchy . The shield is gules a pile reversed on sable and argent . It is the sign of the Lords of Rasen , who ruled from 1353. The emblem was officially adopted on 10 August 1967. Rasen-Antholz is known for the South Tyrol Arena biathlon track, which opened in 1971. It hosted

408-572: The only other places to have hosted meetings that weren't the World Championships or the Winter Olympics, are Nagano , Japan in 1996–97 , and Pyeongchang , South Korea in 2007–08 and 2016–17 . The women's World Cup seasons until 1986–87 were actually called the European Cup, although participation was open to biathletes of all nationalities. Until 1987–88, women raced on shorter tracks than they do today. The 1988–89 season

432-1073: The valley from Antholzer See (Lago di Anterselva) down to its confluence with the Rienz (Rienza) river at Olang . Rasen-Antholz is located east of Bruneck , the administrative centre of the Puster Valley, and about 60 km (37 mi) northeast of the South Tyrolean capital Bolzano . It borders the following municipalities: Bruneck , Gsies , Percha , Olang , Sand in Taufers , Welsberg-Taisten and Sankt Jakob in Defereggen in Austria. The municipality of Rasen-Antholz contains six frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): Antholz Niedertal (Anterselva di Sotto), Antholz Mittertal (Anterselva di Mezzo), Antholz Obertal (Anterselva di Sopra), Neunhäusern (Nove Case), Niederrasen (Rasun di Sotto) and Oberrasen (Rasun di Sopra). According to

456-405: The valley on the upper Drava is called Upper Puster Valley . The towns in the Puster Valley are located between 750 and 1,180 meters (2,460 and 3,870 ft) above sea level. The most important of these towns in the western valley are Toblach , Welsberg-Taisten , Olang , and Bruneck ; the most important in the eastern valley are Innichen , Sexten , and Sillian . The largest tributaries of

480-516: Was first mentioned in a 1050 deed, the local Lords of Rasen served as ministeriales of the Counts of Tyrol from the 13th century onwards. They resided at Altrasen Castle which was first documented in 1210. Count Meinhard II of Tyrol ceded it to his consort Elisabeth of Bavaria in 1259. Meanwhile, the Lords of Rasen had Neurasen Castle erected, which fell to the Bishops of Brixen in 1342. Upon

504-599: Was founded in 1969 with the merger of 26 municipalities. Its combined area is 2,071 km² and its population is over 73,000. Its main town is Bruneck . According to the 2001 census, 80.96% of the population of the valley speak German, 13.40% Ladin , and 5.64% Italian as their native language. The following municipalities are part of the Puster Valley District: 46°44′N 12°13′E  /  46.733°N 12.217°E  / 46.733; 12.217 Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup

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528-726: Was inhabited by people belonging to the Illyrian stock : they were called "Saevates" by the Romans (hence the name "Sebatum" of the Roman station of today's Saint Lawrence .) In the 6th century, the Celtic invaders merged with the Illyrian population. Around the end of the I century B.C, the Rienz valley was mainly used by the Romans as an arterial road to connect the north-eastern regions of

552-463: Was the first in which women raced on tracks of the same length that they do nowadays. Below is a list of all male and female biathletes that have won five or more individual World Cup, World Championships or Olympic races. Biathletes whose names are in bold are still active. Note : [REDACTED] Frank Luck , [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sergei Tchepikov , [REDACTED] Ole Einar Bjørndalen , and [REDACTED] Arnd Peiffer , are

576-599: Was won by Nans Peters . [REDACTED] Media related to Rasen-Antholz at Wikimedia Commons Puster Valley The Puster Valley ( Italian : Val Pusteria [ˈval pusteˈriːa] ; German : Pustertal , Ladin : Val de Puster ) is one of the largest longitudinal valleys in the Alps that runs in an east-west direction between Lienz in East Tyrol , Austria , and Mühlbach near Brixen in South Tyrol , Italy . The South Tyrolean municipalities of

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