2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8 Explained

The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8[1] was held from 9 March until 12 March 2017. Initially it was planned to be held in Tyumen, Russia, but IBU cancelled the host rights for Russia.[2] On 7 January 2017, IBU announced that Stage 8 will be held in Kontiolahti, Finland.[3]

Schedule of events

[4]

DateTimeEvents
March 1014:30 CETMen's 10 km Sprint
17:45 CETWomen's 7.5 km Sprint
March 1112:00 CETMen's 12.5 km Pursuit
15:15 CETWomen's 10 km Pursuit
March 1213:30 CETSingle Mixed Relay
16:15 CET2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Relay

Medal winners

Men

Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time
10 km Sprint
details
Martin Fourcade
22:17.0
(0+1)
Ondřej Moravec
22:17.6
(0+0)
Emil Hegle Svendsen
22:26.4
(0+0)
12.5 km Pursuit
details
Arnd Peiffer
30:35.0
(0+0+0+0)
Simon Eder
30:35.3
(0+0+1+1)
Emil Hegle Svendsen
30:37.3
(0+0+1+1)

Women

Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time
7.5 km Sprint
details
Tiril Eckhoff
19:18.4
(0+0)
Laura Dahlmeier
19:36.7
(0+1)
Darya Domracheva
19:38.8
(0+0)
10 km Pursuit
details
Laura Dahlmeier
29:54.4
(0+1+0+0)
Marie Dorin Habert
30:10.9
(1+0+0+1)
Lisa Vittozzi
30:14.3
(0+1+0+0)

Mixed

Event:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time
Single Mixed Relay
details

Lisa Theresa Hauser
Simon Eder
31:35.1
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)

Susan Dunklee
Lowell Bailey
32:07.9
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+1)

Laura Dahlmeier
Roman Rees
32:08.4
(0+1) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+0) (0+0)
2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Relay
details

Marie Dorin Habert
Anaïs Bescond
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet
1:11:34.5
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+2) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+2)

Nadine Horchler
Maren Hammerschmidt
Benedikt Doll
Arnd Peiffer
1:11:45.5
(0+1) (0+1)
(0+2) (0+0)
(0+1) (0+2)
(0+1) (0+2)

Iryna Varvynets
Olga Abramova
Serhiy Semenov
Dmytro Pidruchnyi
1:12:01.6
(0+0) (0+0)
(0+3) (0+0)
(0+0) (0+1)
(0+1) (0+1)

Achievements

Best performance for all time
First World Cup race

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Event schedule . IBU Datacentre at datacenter.biathlonresults.com . International Biathlon Union . 15 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204112219/http://datacenter.biathlonresults.com/?view=schedule_schedule . 4 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: IBU Press Release: Extraordinary IBU Executive Board Meeting.
  3. Web site: Kontiolahti, Finland to Host BMW IBU World Cup 8.
  4. Web site: Events. March 11, 2017.