2016–17 Biathlon World Cup
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 Podium
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; 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
- ↑ Event relocated from Tyumen, Russia[2]
References
- 1 2 "Events". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. 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. (in Russian)
- ↑ "Biathlon : retrait du Suisse Ivan Joller". March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Bachmann beendet Karriere". sport1.de (in German). December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016. (in German)
- ↑ "Fanny Horn-Birkeland Announces Retirement". www.snowalps.com. February 19, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017. (in English)
- ↑ "Eva Tofalvi Calls It a Career". www.biathlonworld.com. March 21, 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. (in Slovene)
- ↑ Tomíček, Matěj (May 4, 2017). "Biatlonistka Landová ukončila kariéru. Hlava už mě nepustí, řekla". iDNES (in Czech). Retrieved May 11, 2017. (in Czech)
- ↑ "Jana Gereková ukončila kariéru, nebude štartovať ani na ZOH 2018". Sport (in Slovak). May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017. (in Slovak)
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