2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men explained

The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men will start at January 8, 2012 in Oberhof. Defending titlist is Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway.

Competition format

In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 15km (09miles) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race.) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in fifth place, you shoot at lane five.). As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit as here all contestants start simultaneously).

2010–11 Top 3 Standings

Medal	Athlete	Points^[1]
Gold:	Emil Hegle Svendsen	244
Silver:	Martin Fourcade	230
Bronze:	Tarjei Bø	211

Medal winners

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
Oberhof details	Andreas Birnbacher	38:34.6 (0+0+0+0)	Simon Fourcade	38:38.9 (0+1+0+0)	Emil Hegle Svendsen	39:04.2 (0+1+2+0)
Antholz-Anterselva details	Andreas Birnbacher	38:45.7 (0+0+1+0)	Anton Shipulin	38:45.8 (0+0+1+0)	Martin Fourcade	38:46.0 (0+0+0+1)
Holmenkollen details	Emil Hegle Svendsen	40:44.1 (0+1+1+0)	Andreas Birnbacher	40:50.4 (0+0+0+0)	Evgeniy Garanichev	41:01.9 (0+0+1+1)
World Championships details	Martin Fourcade	38:25.4 (0+1+1+0)	Björn Ferry	38:38.4 (0+0+0+0)	Fredrik Lindström	38:28.8 (0+1+1+0)
Khanty-Mansiysk details	Emil Hegle Svendsen	40:44.1 (0+1+0+1)	Arnd Peiffer	40:50.4 (1+1+1+1)	Anton Shipulin	41:01.9 (0+0+2+0)

Standings

	Name	OBE	ANT	HOL	WCH	KHA	Total^[2]
1		60	60	54	43	43	260
2		48	27	60	23	60	218
3		28	48	40	60	26	202
4		40	43	14	48	30	175
5		32	54	26	12	48	172
6		54	29	22	40	14	159
7		23	38	43	—	38	142
8		36	14	—	36	54	140
9		31	24	18	38	29	140
10		—	25	48	32	31	136
11		19	40	20	29	28	136
12		27	23	—	54	23	127
13		17	22	38	31	16	124
14		22	36	17	30	12	117
15		38	34	15	26	0	113
16		43	32	36	—	—	111
17		—	31	24	34	21	110
18		18	26	23	—	40	107
19		34	16	12	27	18	107
20		—	19	32	24	32	107
21		25	20	27	16	17	105
22		—	21	34	18	19	92
23		13	11	—	25	36	85
24		29	18	—	13	22	82
25		16	30	30	0	—	76
26		26	—	—	—	34	60
27		20	—	25	15	—	60
28		—	—	—	28	27	55
29		—	13	16	—	25	54
30		21	—	—	20	13	54
31		—	15	19	—	15	49
32		—	17	28	—	—	45
33		—	—	—	22	20	42
34		—	—	11	21	—	32
35		—	—	31	—	—	31
36		30	—	—	—	—	30
37		—	—	29	—	—	29
38		—	28	—	—	—	28
39		24	—	—	—	—	24
39		—	—	—	—	24	24
41		12	12	—	—	—	24
42		—	—	21	—	—	21
43		—	—	—	19	—	19
44		—	—	—	17	—	17
45		15	—	—	—	—	15
46		—	—	—	14	—	14
47		14	—	—	—	—	14
48		—	—	13	—	—	13
49		11	—	—	—	—	11

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814205210/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMMS.pdf 2010/11 Final standings
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127122252/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1112%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMMS.pdf Standings Mass start men