2016–17 Biathlon World Cup

Discipline|  Men|  Women
Overall|  Martin Fourcade|  Laura Dahlmeier
Nations Cup|  Germany|  Germany
Individual|  Martin Fourcade|  Laura Dahlmeier
Sprint|  Martin Fourcade|  Gabriela Koukalová
Pursuit|  Martin Fourcade|  Laura Dahlmeier
Mass start|  Martin Fourcade|  Gabriela Koukalová
Relay|  Russia|  Germany
Mixed|  Germany
Competition

←2015–16

2017–18→

2016–17 Biathlon World Cup

Men

* Overall
* Individual
* Sprint
* Pursuit
* Mass start
* Relay
* Nation

Women

* Overall
* Individual
* Sprint
* Pursuit
* Mass start
* Relay
* Nation

Mixed
Mixed relay
World Cup stages

* Östersund
* Pokljuka
* Nové Město
* Oberhof
* Ruhpolding
* Antholz-Anterselva
* Pyeongchang
* Kontiolahti
* Oslo Holmenkollen

See also

* World Championships (Hochfilzen)

* <-2015–16
* Biathlon World Cup
* 2017–18->

* v
* t
* e

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[edit]

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2016–17 season.[1]

Stage  | Location  | Date  | Individual  | Sprint  | Pursuit  | Mass start | Relay  | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details

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1  |  Östersund | 27 November–4 December  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  | ●  | ●  | details
2  |  Pokljuka | 9–11 December  |  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  |  |  | details
3  |  Nové Město | 15–18 December  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  |  | details
4  |  Oberhof | 5–8 January  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  |  | details
5  |  Ruhpolding | 11–15 January  |  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  |  |  | details
6  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 19–22 January  | ●  |  |  | ●  | ●  |  |  | details
WC  |  Hochfilzen | 9–19 February  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  | World Championships
7  |  Pyeongchang | 2–5 March  |  | ●  | ●  |  | ●  |  |  | details
8  |  Kontiolahti[nb 1] | 10–12 March  |  | ●  | ●  |  |  | ●  | ●  | details
9  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 17–19 March  |  | ●  | ●  | ●  |  |  |  | details
Total: 67 (31 men's, 31 women's, 5 mixed)  | 3  | 9  | 9  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 2  |

## World Cup Podiums[edit]

### Men[edit]

Stage  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Yellow bib
(After competition) | Det.

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1  | 1 December 2016  |  Östersund | 20 km Individual  |  Martin Fourcade |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Vladimir Chepelin |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
1  | 3 December 2016  |  Östersund | 10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Fredrik Lindström |  Arnd Peiffer | Detail
1  | 4 December 2016  |  Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Anton Babikov |  Maxim Tsvetkov |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
2  | 9 December 2016  |  Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
2  | 10 December 2016  |  Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Emil Hegle Svendsen |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
3  | 15 December 2016  |  Nové Město | 10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Anton Shipulin |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail
3  | 17 December 2016  |  Nové Město | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Anton Shipulin |  Quentin Fillon Maillet | Detail
3  | 18 December 2016  |  Nové Město | 15 km Mass Start  |  Martin Fourcade |  Simon Schempp |  Anton Babikov | Detail
4  | 5 January 2017  |  Oberhof | 10 km Sprint  |  Julian Eberhard |  Michal Šlesingr |  Dominik Windisch | Detail
4  | 7 January 2017  |  Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Arnd Peiffer |  Dominik Windisch | Detail
4  | 8 January 2017  |  Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start  |  Simon Schempp |  Erik Lesser |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
5  | 13 January 2017  |  Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Julian Eberhard |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail
5  | 15 January 2017  |  Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Emil Hegle Svendsen |  Michal Krčmář | Detail
6  | 20 January 2017  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual  |  Anton Shipulin |  Martin Fourcade |  Serhiy Semenov | Detail
6  | 22 January 2017  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start  |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Quentin Fillon Maillet |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
WC  | 11 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint  |  Benedikt Doll |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
WC  | 12 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Detail
WC  | 16 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual  |  Lowell Bailey |  Ondřej Moravec |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
WC  | 19 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 15 km Mass Start  |  Simon Schempp |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Simon Eder | Detail
7  | 3 March 2017  |  Pyeongchang | 10 km Sprint  |  Julian Eberhard |  Lowell Bailey |  Martin Fourcade | Detail
7  | 4 March 2017  |  Pyeongchang | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Martin Fourcade |  Anton Shipulin |  Julian Eberhard | Detail
8  | 10 March 2017  |  Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint  |  Martin Fourcade |  Ondřej Moravec |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail
8  | 11 March 2017  |  Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Arnd Peiffer |  Simon Eder |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail
9  | 17 March 2017  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint  |  Johannes Thingnes Bø |  Martin Fourcade |  Anton Shipulin | Detail
9  | 18 March 2017  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit  |  Anton Shipulin |  Martin Fourcade |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | Detail
9  | 19 March 2017  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start  |  Martin Fourcade |  Andrejs Rastorgujevs |  Simon Eder | Detail

### Women[edit]

Stage  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Yellow bib
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1  | 30 November 2016  |  Östersund | 15 km Individual  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Anaïs Bescond |  Darya Yurkevich |  Laura Dahlmeier | Detail
1  | 3 December 2016  |  Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Koukalová | Detail
1  | 4 December 2016  |  Östersund | 10 km Pursuit  |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
2  | 9 December 2016  |  Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Justine Braisaz |  Marte Olsbu | Detail
2  | 10 December 2016  |  Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Eva Puskarčíková | Detail
3  | 16 December 2016  |  Nové Město | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Tatiana Akimova |  Anaïs Chevalier |  Susan Dunklee | Detail
3  | 17 December 2016  |  Nové Město | 10 km Pursuit  |  Anaïs Chevalier |  Dorothea Wierer |  Tatiana Akimova | Detail
3  | 18 December 2016  |  Nové Město | 12.5 km Mass Start  |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Dorothea Wierer | Detail
4  | 6 January 2017  |  Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Marie Dorin Habert | Detail
4  | 7 January 2017  |  Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit  |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Koukalová | Detail
4  | 8 January 2017  |  Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start  |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Eva Puskarčíková | Detail
5  | 14 January 2017  |  Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Laura Dahlmeier | Detail
5  | 15 January 2017  |  Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit  |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Marie Dorin Habert | Detail
6  | 19 January 2017  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Anaïs Chevalier |  Alexia Runggaldier |  Laura Dahlmeier | Detail
6  | 21 January 2017  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start  |  Nadine Horchler |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Gabriela Koukalová | Detail
WC  | 10 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Anaïs Chevalier | Detail
WC  | 12 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Darya Domracheva |  Gabriela Koukalová | Detail
WC  | 15 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Alexia Runggaldier | Detail
WC  | 19 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Mass Start  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Susan Dunklee |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail
7  | 2 March 2017  |  Pyeongchang | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Tiril Eckhoff |  Anaïs Chevalier | Detail
7  | 4 March 2017  |  Pyeongchang | 10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |  Anaïs Bescond | Detail
8  | 10 March 2017  |  Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Tiril Eckhoff |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Darya Domracheva | Detail
8  | 11 March 2017  |  Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit  |  Laura Dahlmeier |  Marie Dorin Habert |  Lisa Vittozzi | Detail
9  | 17 March 2017  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint  |  Mari Laukkanen |  Justine Braisaz |  Anaïs Bescond | Detail
9  | 18 March 2017  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit  |  Mari Laukkanen |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Justine Braisaz | Detail
9  | 19 March 2017  |  Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start  |  Tiril Eckhoff |  Gabriela Koukalová |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Detail

### Men's team[edit]

Event  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Det.

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2  | 11 December 2016  |  Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay  |  France

Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade

|  Russia

Maxim Tsvetkov
Anton Babikov
Matvey Eliseev
Anton Shipulin

|  Germany

Erik Lesser
Matthias Dorfer
Benedikt Doll
Simon Schempp

| Detail
5  | 11 January 2017  |  Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay  |  Norway

Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Henrik L'Abee-Lund
Emil Hegle Svendsen

|  Russia

Alexey Volkov
Anton Shipulin
Matvey Eliseev
Anton Babikov

|  Germany

Erik Lesser
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

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6  | 21 January 2017  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay  |  Germany

Erik Lesser
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

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Lars Helge Birkeland
Henrik L'Abee-Lund
Johannes Thingnes Bø
Emil Hegle Svendsen

|  Russia

Maxim Tsvetkov
Evgeniy Garanichev
Dmitry Malyshko
Anton Babikov

| Detail
WC  | 18 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay  |  Russia

Alexey Volkov
Maxim Tsvetkov
Anton Babikov
Anton Shipulin

|  France

Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade

|  Austria

Daniel Mesotitsch
Julian Eberhard
Simon Eder
Dominik Landertinger

| Detail
7  | 5 March 2017  |  Pyeongchang | 4x7.5 km Relay  |  France

Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Simon Fourcade
Simon Desthieux
Martin Fourcade

|  Austria

Lorenz Wäger
Simon Eder
Julian Eberhard
Dominik Landertinger

|  Norway

Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Vegard Gjermundshaug
Henrik L'Abee-Lund

| Detail

### Women's team[edit]

Event  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Det.

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2  | 11 December 2016  |  Pokljuka | 4x6 km Relay  |  Germany

Vanessa Hinz
Franziska Hildebrand
Maren Hammerschmidt
Laura Dahlmeier

|  France

Anaïs Chevalier
Justine Braisaz
Celia Aymonier
Marie Dorin Habert

|  Ukraine

Iryna Varvynets
Yuliia Dzhima
Olena Pidhrushna
Anastasiya Merkushyna

| Detail
5  | 12 January 2017  |  Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay  |  Germany

Vanessa Hinz
Maren Hammerschmidt
Franziska Preuß
Laura Dahlmeier

|  France

Anaïs Chevalier
Justine Braisaz
Anaïs Bescond
Celia Aymonier

|  Norway

Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen
Hilde Fenne
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu

| Detail
6  | 22 January 2017  |  Antholz-Anterselva | 4x6 km Relay  |  Germany

Vanessa Hinz
Maren Hammerschmidt
Franziska Hildebrand
Laura Dahlmeier

|  France

Anaïs Chevalier
Justine Braisaz
Anaïs Bescond
Marie Dorin Habert

|  Italy

Lisa Vittozzi
Federica Sanfilippo
Alexia Runggaldier
Dorothea Wierer

| Detail
WC  | 17 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay  |  Germany

Vanessa Hinz
Maren Hammerschmidt
Franziska Hildebrand
Laura Dahlmeier

|  Ukraine

Iryna Varvynets
Yuliia Dzhima
Anastasiya Merkushyna
Olena Pidhrushna

|  France

Anaïs Chevalier
Celia Aymonier
Justine Braisaz
Marie Dorin Habert

| Detail
7  | 5 March 2017  |  Pyeongchang | 4x6 km Relay  |  Germany

Nadine Horchler
Maren Hammerschmidt
Denise Herrmann
Franziska Hildebrand

|  Norway

Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen
Hilde Fenne
Tiril Eckhoff
Marte Olsbu

|  Czech Republic

Jessica Jislová
Eva Puskarčíková
Lucie Charvátová
Gabriela Koukalová

| Detail

### Mixed[edit]

Event  | Date  | Place  | Discipline  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Det.

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1  | 27 November 2016  |  Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km
Mixed Relay  |  Norway

Marte Olsbu
Fanny Horn Birkeland
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Johannes Thingnes Bø

|  Germany

Franziska Hildebrand
Laura Dahlmeier
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer

|  Italy

Lisa Vittozzi
Dorothea Wierer
Lukas Hofer
Dominik Windisch

| Detail
1  | 27 November 2016  |  Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay  |  France

Marie Dorin Habert
Martin Fourcade

|  Austria

Lisa Theresa Hauser
Simon Eder

|  Germany

Franziska Preuß
Erik Lesser

| Detail
WC  | 9 February 2017  |  Hochfilzen | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km
Mixed Relay  |  Germany

Vanessa Hinz
Laura Dahlmeier
Arnd Peiffer
Simon Schempp

|  France

Anaïs Chevalier
Marie Dorin Habert
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Martin Fourcade

|  Russia

Olga Podchufarova
Tatiana Akimova
Alexander Loginov
Anton Shipulin

| Detail
8  | 12 March 2017  |  Kontiolahti | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km
Single Mixed Relay  |  Austria

Lisa Theresa Hauser
Simon Eder

|  United States

Susan Dunklee
Lowell Bailey

|  Germany

Laura Dahlmeier
Roman Rees

| Detail
8  | 12 March 2017  |  Kontiolahti | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km
Mixed Relay  |  France

Marie Dorin Habert
Anaïs Bescond
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet

|  Germany

Nadine Horchler
Maren Hammerschmidt
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer

|  Ukraine

Iryna Varvynets
Olga Abramova
Serhiy Semenov
Dmytro Pidruchnyi

| Detail

## Standings: Men[edit]

### Overall[edit]

Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Martin Fourcade | 1322
2. |  Anton Shipulin | 918
3. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 812
4. |  Arnd Peiffer | 746
5. |  Simon Schempp | 741

* Final standings after 26 races.

### Individual[edit]

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1. |  Martin Fourcade | 162
2. |  Anton Shipulin | 126
3. |  Lowell Bailey | 117
4. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 115
5. |  Lars Helge Birkeland | 103

* Final standings after 3 races.

### Sprint[edit]

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1. |  Martin Fourcade | 484
2. |  Julian Eberhard | 345
3. |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | 276
4. |  Arnd Peiffer | 275
5. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 269

* Final standings after 9 races.

### Pursuit[edit]

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1. |  Martin Fourcade | 502
2. |  Anton Shipulin | 392
3. |  Arnd Peiffer | 298
4. |  Johannes Thingnes Bø | 278
5. |  Emil Hegle Svendsen | 249

* Final standings after 9 races.

### Mass start[edit]

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1. |  Martin Fourcade | 248
2. |  Simon Schempp | 231
3. |  Anton Shipulin | 177
4. |  Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | 168
5. |  Erik Lesser | 165

* Final standings after 5 races.

### Relay[edit]

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1. |  Russia | 259
2. |  France | 242
3. |  Germany | 237
4. |  Norway | 228
5. |  Austria | 216

* Final standings after 5 races.

### Nation[edit]

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1. |  Germany | 7448
2. |  France | 7416
3. |  Russia | 7192
4. |  Norway | 7181
5. |  Austria | 6926

* Final standings after 22 races.

## Standings: Women[edit]

### Overall[edit]

Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 1211
2. |  Gabriela Koukalová | 1090
3. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 972
4. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 857
5. |  Dorothea Wierer | 721

* Final standings after 26 races.

### Individual[edit]

| Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 180
2. |  Vanessa Hinz | 104
3. |  Gabriela Koukalová | 96
4. |  Alexia Runggaldier | 96
5. |  Olena Pidhrushna | 84

* Final standings after 3 races.

### Sprint[edit]

| Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Gabriela Koukalová | 377
2. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 372
3. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 337
4. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 297
5. |  Justine Braisaz | 282

* Final standings after 9 races.

### Pursuit[edit]

| Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 405
2. |  Gabriela Koukalová | 385
3. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 368
4. |  Marie Dorin Habert | 346
5. |  Dorothea Wierer | 287

* Final standings after 9 races.

### Mass start[edit]

| Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Gabriela Koukalová | 265
2. |  Laura Dahlmeier | 254
3. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 207
4. |  Yuliia Dzhima | 162
5. |  Dorothea Wierer | 156

* Final standings after 5 races.

### Relay[edit]

| Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Germany | 300
2. |  France | 248
3. |  Ukraine | 224
4. |  Norway | 203
5. |  Czech Republic | 198

* Final standings after 5 races.

### Nation[edit]

| Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Germany | 7953
2. |  France | 7647
3. |  Ukraine | 6612
4. |  Czech Republic | 6565
5. |  Italy | 6489

* Final standings after 22 races.

## Standings: Mixed[edit]

### Mixed relay[edit]

Pos.  |  | Points

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1. |  Germany | 264
2. |  France | 257
3. |  Austria | 201
4. |  Norway | 195
5. |  Russia | 195

* Final standings after 5 races.

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Germany| 22| 11| 6| 39
2|  France| 21| 15| 14| 50
3|  Norway| 6| 10| 9| 25
4|  Czech Republic| 5| 9| 7| 21
5|  Russia| 5| 6| 8| 19
6|  Finland| 4| 4| 3| 11
7|  Austria| 3| 4| 4| 11
8|  United States| 1| 3| 1| 5
9|  Italy| 0| 1| 9| 10
10|  Belarus| 0| 1| 3| 4
Ukraine| 0| 1| 3| 4
12|  Latvia| 0| 1| 0| 1
Sweden| 0| 1| 0| 1
Totals (13 entries)| 67| 67| 67| 201

## Achievements[edit]

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

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

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)

Men

* Martin Fourcade (FRA), 14 (61) first places
* Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 2 (13) first place
* Simon Schempp (GER), 2 (12) first places
* Anton Shipulin (RUS), 2 (10) first places
* Julian Eberhard (AUT), 2 (3) first places
* Arnd Peiffer (GER), 1 (8) first place
* Anton Babikov (RUS), 1 (1) first place
* Lowell Bailey (USA), 1 (1) first place
* Benedikt Doll (GER), 1 (1) first place

Women

* Laura Dahlmeier (GER), 10 (17) first places
* Gabriela Koukalová (CZE), 5 (17) first places
* Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN), 2 (21) first places
* Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), 2 (7) first places
* Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), 2 (4) first places
* Mari Laukkanen (FIN), 2 (2) first places
* Tatiana Akimova (RUS), 1 (1) first place
* Anaïs Chevalier (FRA), 1 (1) first place
* Nadine Horchler (GER), 1 (1) first place

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## Retirements[edit]

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2016–17 season:

Men

* Alex Gleave (GBR)
* Daniel Böhm (GER)[3]
* Károly Gombos (HUN)
* Yan Savitskiy (KAZ)
* Ivan Joller (SUI)[4]

Women

* Jitka Landová (CZE)[5]
* Kristel Viigipuu (EST)
* Tina Bachmann (GER)[6]
* Zanna Juskane (LAT)
* Fanny Horn Birkeland (NOR)[7]
* Marion Roenning Huber (NOR)
* Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS)[8]
* Andreja Mali (SLO)[9]
* Teja Gregorin (SLO)
* Jana Gereková (SVK)[10]

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Event was relocated from Tyumen, Russia.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Events". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Biathlon : retrait du Suisse Ivan Joller". March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
5. ^ Tomíček, Matěj (May 4, 2017). "Biatlonistka Landová ukončila kariéru. Hlava už mě nepustí, řekla". iDNES (in Czech). Retrieved May 11, 2017.
6. ^ "Bachmann beendet Karriere". sport1.de (in German). December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
7. ^ "Fanny Horn-Birkeland Announces Retirement". www.snowalps.com. February 19, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017. (in English)
8. ^ "Russia's Svetlana Sleptsova Retires from Biathlon". www.biathlonworld.com. August 27, 2017. (in English)
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ "Jana Gereková ukončila kariéru, nebude štartovať ani na ZOH 2018". Sport (in Slovak). May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.

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