Biathlon competition
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2016 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 19 March 2017 in Holmenkollen, Norway.[1] The defending overall champions from the 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.
Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2016–17 season.[1]
World Cup Podiums
Men
Women
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed
Standings: Men
- Final standings after 26 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 22 races.
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Standings: Women
- Final standings after 26 races.
- Final standings after 3 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 9 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 5 races.
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- Final standings after 22 races.
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Standings: Mixed
- Final standings after 5 races.
Medal table
Achievements
- First World Cup career victory
- Men
Anton Babikov (RUS), 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Pursuit in Östersund; it also was his first podium
Benedikt Doll (GER), 26, in his 7th season — the World Championships Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2014-15 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
Lowell Bailey (USA), 35, in his 15th season — the World Championships Individual in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2013-14 Sprint in Kontiolahti
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- Women
Tatiana Akimova (RUS), 26, in her 2nd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Nove Mesto; it also was her first podium
Anaïs Chevalier (FRA), 23, in her 3rd season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Nove Mesto; first podium was 2016-17 Sprint in Nove Mesto
Nadine Horchler (GER), 30, in her 7th season — the WC 6 Mass Start in Antholz; it also was her first podium
Mari Laukkanen (FIN), 29, in her 10th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Oslo Holmenkollen; first podium was 2013-14 Sprint in Kontiolahti
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- First World Cup podium
- Men
Vladimir Chepelin (BLR), 28, in his 8th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
Michal Krčmář (CZE), 25, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Pursuit in Ruhpolding
Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT), 28, in his 8th season — no. 2 in the WC 9 Mass Start in Oslo Holmenkollen
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- Women
Darya Yurkevich (BLR), 28, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
Justine Braisaz (FRA), 20, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Pokljuka
Eva Puskarčíková (CZE), 25, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Pursuit in Pokljuka
Anaïs Chevalier (FRA), 23, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Nove Mesto
Alexia Runggaldier (ITA), 25, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual Antholtz
Lisa Vittozzi (ITA), 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit Kontiolahti
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- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2016–17 season:
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Events". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Butler, Nick (7 January 2017). "Kontiolahti in Finland replaces Tyumen in Russia as host of IBU World Cup event". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Андрея Мали и Даниэль Бём завершили карьеру [Andreja Mali and Daniel Böhm retired]. Biathlon.com.ua (in Russian). December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Biathlon : retrait du Suisse Ivan Joller". March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ Tomíček, Matěj (May 4, 2017). "Biatlonistka Landová ukončila kariéru. Hlava už mě nepustí, řekla". iDNES (in Czech). Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "Bachmann beendet Karriere". sport1.de (in German). December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Fanny Horn-Birkeland Announces Retirement". www.snowalps.com. February 19, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017. (in English)
- ^ "Russia's Svetlana Sleptsova Retires from Biathlon". www.biathlonworld.com. August 27, 2017. (in English)
- ^ Finc, Mojca (December 11, 2016). "Na tekme s torbo veganske hrane in kuhalnikom" [On the left a bag vegan food and coffee]. Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Jana Gereková ukončila kariéru, nebude štartovať ani na ZOH 2018". Sport (in Slovak). May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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