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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]
World Cup Podiums[edit]
Men's team[edit]
Women's team[edit]
Standings: Men[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Final standings after 5 races.
Medal table[edit]
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
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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[edit]
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2016–17 season:
References[edit]
- ^ 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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