Olympic Winter Games 2018 / Biathlon

Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics
information
venue	Pyeongchang
Competition venue	Alpensia Biathlon Center
Nations	28
Athletes	218 (108 , 110 )
date	10-23 February 2018
decisions	11
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At the XXIII. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , eleven biathlon competitions were held. The venue was the Alpensia Biathlon Center in the Alpensia Resort winter sports center . The 2009 biathlon world championships and one world cup each in winter 2008/09 and winter 2016/17 had already been held there . Up to 7500 spectators could watch the biathlon competitions on site.

The competitions were not held as part of the 2017/18 World Cup , so the results of the Olympic Games were not included in the World Cup ratings. As in 2014 in Sochi all disciplines of the World Championships were held in Pyeongchang. The single-mixed relay , which was also part of the competition program of the World Cup and the European Championships , was not on the program.

Balance sheet

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Germany	3	1	3	7th
2	France	3	-	2	5
3	Sweden	2	2	-	4th
4th	Norway	1	3	2	6th
5	Slovakia	1	2	-	3
6th	Belarus	1	1	-	2
7th	Czech Republic	-	1	1	2
8th	Slovenia	-	1	-	1
9	Italy	-	-	2	2
10	Austria	-	-	1	1
Source: pyeongchang2018.com

Medalist

Men competitor gold silver bronze Sprint 10 km Arnd Peiffer Michal Krčmář Dominik Windisch Pursuit 12.5 km Martin Fourcade Sebastian Samuelsson Benedikt Doll Mass start 15 km Martin Fourcade Simon Schempp Emil Hegle Svendsen Single 20 km Johannes Thingnes Bø Jakov Fak Dominik Landertinger Relay 4 × 7.5 km Peppe Femling , Jesper Nelin , Sebastian Samuelsson , Fredrik Lindström Lars Helge Birkeland , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen Erik Lesser , Benedikt Doll , Arnd Peiffer , Simon Schempp

Women competitor gold silver bronze Sprint 7.5 km Laura Dahlmeier Marte Olsbu Veronika Vítková Pursuit 10 km Laura Dahlmeier Anastasiya Kuzmina Anaïs Bescond Mass start 12.5 km Anastasiya Kuzmina Darja Domratschawa Tiril Eckhoff Single 15 km Hanna Öberg Anastasiya Kuzmina Laura Dahlmeier Relay 4 × 6 km Nadseja Skardsina , Iryna Kryuko , Dsinara Alimbekawa , Darja Domratschawa Linn Persson , Mona Brorsson , Anna Magnusson , Hanna Öberg Anaïs Chevalier , Marie Dorin-Habert , Justine Braisaz , Anaïs Bescond

mixed

competitor	gold	silver	bronze
Mixed relay	Marie Dorin-Habert , Anaïs Bescond , Simon Desthieux , Martin Fourcade	Marte Olsbu , Tiril Eckhoff , Johannes Thingnes Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen	Lisa Vittozzi , Dorothea Wierer , Lukas Hofer , Dominik Windisch

Starting odds

There were a total of 230 quota places. The maximum number of athletes per nation in biathlon competitions at the Olympic Games was based on the starting quotas in the Biathlon World Cup . The 20 best national associations of the previous year received four starting places per sprint and individual race, the associations in places 21 and 22 received two starting places. The IOC was able to award six wildcards to other nations that did not have any quota places. These wildcards were limited to two per nation. The organizing nation was allowed to provide at least one athlete or relay regardless of a quota position reached or a wildcard.

Time schedule

Day	date		Local time	CET	competition	Olympic champion 2014	World Champion 2017
2	Sat	February 10th	20:15	12:15	7.5 km sprint women	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Gabriela Koukalová
3	So	February 11th	20:15	12:15	10 km sprint men	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Benedikt Doll
4th	Mon	February 12th	19:10	11:10	10 km pursuit women	Darja Domratschawa	Laura Dahlmeier
4th	Mon	February 12th	21:00	13:00	12.5 km pursuit men	Martin Fourcade	Martin Fourcade
7th	do	February 15th	*17:15 *	09:15 *	15 km individual women	Darja Domratschawa	Laura Dahlmeier
7th	do	February 15th	*20:20 *	12:20 *	20 km individual men	Martin Fourcade	Lowell Bailey
9	Sat	February 17th	20:15	12:15	12.5 km mass start women	Darja Domratschawa	Laura Dahlmeier
10	So	February 18	20:15	12:15	15 km mass start men	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Simon Schempp
12	Tuesday	20. February	20:15	12:15	2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km mixed relay	Norway	Germany
14th	do	February 22	20:15	12:15	4 × 6 km relay women	Ukraine	Germany
15th	Fr.	February 23	20:15	12:15	4 × 7.5 km relay men	Russia	Russia

^*Due to irregular wind conditions, the women's individual race has been postponed from February 14th to 15th. Since the men's race took place on the same day, the start time of this competition was postponed.

Results men

Sprint 10 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - Sprint (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)	error
1	GER	Arnd Peiffer	23: 38.8	0
2	CZE	Michal Krčmář	23: 43.2	0
3	ITA	Dominik Windisch	23: 46.5	1
4th	AUT	Julian Eberhard	23: 47.2	1
5	NOR	Erlend Bjøntegaard	23: 56.2	2
6th	GER	Benedikt Doll	23: 56.4	1
7th	GER	Simon Schempp	24: 00.2	1
8th	FRA	Martin Fourcade	24: 00.9	3
9	SUI	Serafin Wiestner	24: 02.3	1
10	ITA	Lukas Hofer	24: 09.8	2

Date: February 11, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Ole Einar Bjørndalen World Champion 2017 : Benedikt Doll 
 

Total ascent: 348 m, maximum ascent: 38 m, difference in altitude: 37 m
87 participants from 26 countries, all in the rating.

Pursuit 12.5 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - Pursuit (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)	error
1	FRA	Martin Fourcade	32: 51.7	1
2	SWE	Sebastian Samuelsson	33: 03.7	1
3	GER	Benedikt Doll	33: 06.8	1
4th	NOR	Tarjei Bø	33: 54.3	3
5	GER	Simon Schempp	33: 54.4	3
6th	SUI	Benjamin Weger	33: 54.8	2
7th	FRA	Simon Desthieux	33: 55.4	3
8th	GER	Arnd Peiffer	34: 05.8	3
9	NOR	Erlend Bjøntegaard	34: 18.0	4th
10	ITA	Lukas Hofer	34: 24.4	3

Date: February 12, 2018, 9:00 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Martin Fourcade World Champion 2017 : Martin Fourcade 
 

Total ascent: 425 m, maximum ascent: 40 m, difference in altitude: 36 m
60 participants from 25 countries, all in the rating.

Mass start 15 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - mass start (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)	error
1	FRA	Martin Fourcade	35: 47.3	2
2	GER	Simon Schempp	35: 47.3	1
3	NOR	Emil Hegle Svendsen	35: 58.5	2
4th	GER	Erik Lesser	35: 58.9	2
5	GER	Benedikt Doll	36: 06.1	1
6th	AUT	Julian Eberhard	36: 18.0	3
7th	NOR	Erlend Bjøntegaard	36: 19.4	2
8th	NOR	Tarjei Bø	36: 21.9	3
9	SWE	Jesper Nelin	36: 21.9	2
10	SLO	Jakov Fak	36: 23.4	1

Date: February 18, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Emil Hegle Svendsen World Champion 2017 : Simon Schempp 
 

Total ascent: 510 m, maximum ascent: 38 m, difference in altitude: 37 m
30 participants from 13 countries, all in the rating.

Single 20 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - singles (men)

space	country	athlete	Time (min)	error
1	NOR	Johannes Thingnes Bø	48: 03.8	2
2	SLO	Jakov Fak	48: 09.3	0
3	AUT	Dominik Landertinger	48: 18.0	0
4th	SWE	Sebastian Samuelsson	48: 32.9	1
5	FRA	Martin Fourcade	48: 46.2	2
6th	SUI	Benjamin Weger	48: 52.4	1
7th	CZE	Michal Krčmář	49: 19.3	1
8th	SWE	Fredrik Lindström	49: 25.9	1
9	GER	Erik Lesser	49: 31.1	1
10	NOR	Emil Hegle Svendsen	49: 40.5	2

Date: February 15, 2018, 8:20 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Martin Fourcade World Champion 2017 : Lowell Bailey 
 

Total ascent: 670 m, maximum ascent: 38 m, difference in altitude: 37 m
86 participants from 26 countries, all in the rating.

Relay 4 × 7.5 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon relay (men)

space	Country sportsman	Time (h)	Penalty loops + spare rounds
1	Sweden Peppe Femling Jesper Nelin Sebastian Samuelsson Fredrik Lindström	1: 15: 16.5	0 + 7
2	Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen	1: 16: 12.0	1 + 12
3	Germany Erik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp	1: 17: 23.6	3 + 10
4th	Austria Tobias Eberhard Simon Eder Julian Eberhard Dominik Landertinger	1: 18: 09.0	2 + 10
5	France Simon Desthieux Émilien Jacquelin Martin Fourcade Antonin Guigonnat	1: 18: 43.1	3 + 12
6th	United States Lowell Bailey Sean Doherty Tim Burke Leif Nordgren	1: 19: 06.7	2 + 14
7th	Czech Republic Ondřej Moravec Michal Šlesingr Jaroslav Soukup Michal Krčmář	1: 19: 23.6 h	2 + 13
8th	Belarus Anton Smolski Raman Jaljotnau Sergei Botscharnikow Uladsimir Tschapelin	1: 20: 06.0 h	3 + 12

Date: February 23, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Russia | Alexei Volkov , Evgeni Ustjugow , Dmitri Malyschko , Anton Schipulin World Champion 2017 : Russia | Alexei Volkov , Maxim Zwetkow , Anton Babikow , Anton Schipulin 
 

Total ascent: 4 × 255 m, maximum ascent: 40 m, difference in altitude: 36 m
18 relays at the start, 3 of them lapped.

Results women

Sprint 7.5 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - Sprint (women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)	error
1	GER	Laura Dahlmeier	21: 06.2	0
2	NOR	Marte Olsbu	21: 30.4	1
3	CZE	Veronika Vítková	21: 32.0	1
4th	FRA	Marie Dorin-Habert	21: 39.3	1
5	GER	Vanessa Hinz	21: 46.5	1
6th	ITA	Lisa Vittozzi	21: 46.7	1
7th	SWE	Hanna Öberg	21: 47.0	1
8th	SUI	Irene Cadurisch	21: 51.7	1
9	BLR	Darja Domratschawa	21: 52.4	2
10	FRA	Justine Braisaz	21: 54.1	2

Date: February 10, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Anastasiya Kuzmina World Champion 2017 : Gabriela Koukalová 
 

Total ascent: 85 m, maximum ascent: 40 m, height difference: 36 m
87 participants from 27 countries, all in the rating.

Pursuit 10 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - Pursuit (women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)	error
1	GER	Laura Dahlmeier	30: 35.3	1
2	SVK	Anastasiya Kuzmina	31: 04.7	4th
3	FRA	Anaïs Bescond	31: 04.9	1
4th	NOR	Marte Olsbu	31: 42.6	4th
5	SWE	Hanna Öberg	31: 44.2	3
6th	GER	Denise Herrmann	31: 54.7	2
7th	CZE	Veronika Vítková	32: 12.6	3
8th	SUI	Lena Haecki	32: 16.8	3
9	NOR	Tiril Eckhoff	32: 23.1	5
10	SWE	Mona Brorsson	32: 29.8	1

Date: February 12, 2018, 7:10 p.m.

Olympic Champion 2014 : Darja Domratschawa World Champion 2017 : Laura Dahlmeier 
 

Total ascent: 260 m, maximum ascent: 40 m, difference in altitude: 36 m
58 participants from 24 countries, all in the rating; two qualified not started.

Mass start 12.5 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - mass start (women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)	error
1	SVK	Anastasiya Kuzmina	35: 23.0	1
2	BLR	Darja Domratschawa	35: 41.8	1
3	NOR	Tiril Eckhoff	35: 50.7	2
4th	ITA	Lisa Vittozzi	36: 08.6	2
5	SWE	Hanna Öberg	36: 09.5	1
6th	ITA	Dorothea Wierer	36: 10.3	1
7th	BLR	Nadsey Skardsina	36: 10.9	0
8th	NOR	Marte Olsbu	36: 14.6	1
9	FRA	Marie Dorin-Habert	36: 20.9	2
10	FIN	Kaisa Mäkäräinen	36: 23.9	2

Date: February 17, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic champion 2014 : Darja Domratschawa World champion 2017 : Laura Dahlmeier 
 

Total ascent: 425 m, maximum ascent: 40 m, difference in altitude: 36 m
30 participants from 13 countries, all in the rating.

Single 15 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - singles (women)

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)	error
1	SWE	Hanna Öberg	41: 07.2	0
2	SVK	Anastasiya Kuzmina	41: 31.9	2
3	GER	Laura Dahlmeier	41: 48.4	1
4th	GER	Franziska Preuss	42: 06.9	0
5	SVK	Paulína Fialková	42: 09.5	1
6th	POLE	Monika Hojnisz	43: 02.0	1
7th	ITA	Dorothea Wierer	43: 15.8	2
8th	SUI	Elisa Gasparin	43: 22.4	1
9	GER	Franziska Hildebrand	43: 38.6	1
10	BLR	Nadsey Skardsina	43: 40.2	1

Date: February 15, 2018, 5:15 p.m.

Olympic Champion 2014 : Darja Domratschawa World Champion 2017 : Laura Dahlmeier 
 

Total ascent: 510 m, maximum ascent: 38 m, difference in altitude: 37 m
87 participants from 27 countries, all in the rating.

Relay 4 × 6 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon relay (women)

space	Country women athletes	Time (h)	Penalty loops + spare rounds
1	Belarus Nadseja Skardsina Iryna Kryuko Dsinara Alimbekawa Darja Domratschawa	1: 12: 03.4 h	0 + 9
2	Sweden Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Anna Magnusson Hanna Öberg	1: 12: 14.1	0 + 12
3	France Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin-Habert Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond	1: 12: 21.0	0 + 14
4th	Norway Synnøve Solemdal Tiril Eckhoff Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Marte Olsbu	1: 12: 33.1	3 + 12
5	Slovakia Paulína Fialková Anastasiya Kuzmina Terézia Poliaková Ivona Fialková	1: 12: 41.8	1 + 9
6th	Switzerland Elisa Gasparin Lena Häcki Selina Gasparin Irene Cadurisch	1: 12: 46.9	0 + 16
7th	Poland Monika Hojnisz Magdalena Gwizdoń Krystyna Guzik Weronika Nowakowska	1: 12: 47.0	1 + 14
8th	Germany Franziska Preuss Denise Herrmann Franziska Hildebrand Laura Dahlmeier	1: 12: 57.3	3 + 11

Date: February 22, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic champions 2014 : Ukraine | Wita Semerenko , Julija Dschyma , Walentyna Semerenko , Olena Pidhruschna World Champions 2017 : Germany | Vanessa Hinz , Maren Hammerschmidt , Franziska Hildebrand , Laura Dahlmeier 
 

Total ascent: 4 × 156 m, maximum ascent: 40 m, difference in altitude: 36 m
18 relays at the start, all in the ranking.

Results Mixed

Relay 2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km

→ Main article : 2018 Winter Olympics / Biathlon - mixed relay

space	Country sportsman	Time (h)	Penalty loops + spare rounds
1	France Marie Dorin-Habert Anaïs Bescond Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade	1: 08: 34.3	0 + 4
2	Norway Marte Olsbu Tiril Eckhoff Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen	1: 08: 55.2	1 + 11
3	Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch	1: 09: 01.2	0 + 7
4th	Germany Vanessa Hinz Laura Dahlmeier Erik Lesser Arnd Peiffer	1: 09: 01.5	3 + 7
5	Belarus Nadseja Skardsina Darja Domratschawa Sergei Botscharnikow Uladsimir Tschapelin	1: 09: 29.8	0 + 3
6th	Finland Laura Toivanen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Tero Seppälä Olli Hiidensalo	1: 09: 38.2	0 + 3 '
7th	Ukraine Iryna Varwynez Julija Dschyma Dmytro Pidrutschnyj Artem Pryma	1: 09: 46.4	0 + 5
8th	Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Markéta Davidová Ondřej Moravec Michal Krčmář	1: 10: 13.6	0 + 8

Date: February 20, 2018, 8:15 p.m.
Olympic Champion 2014 : Norway | Tora Berger , Tiril Eckhoff , Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Emil Hegle Svendsen World Champion 2017 : Germany | Vanessa Hinz , Laura Dahlmeier , Arnd Peiffer , Simon Schempp 
 

Total ascent: 2 × 156 m / 2 × 255 m; Maximum ascent: 40 m; Difference in altitude: 36 m
20 relays at the start, 2 of which lapped

Web links

Commons : Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Biathlon on pyeongchang2018.com
• Results database biathlonresults.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Biathlon - Medal Standings. In: pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018 . 
2. ↑ QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE XXIII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PYEONGCHANG 2018. Accessed October 8, 2016 . 
3. ↑ IBU event and competition rules 13.4.1 (quota for the national associations) on biathlonworld.com/downloads, accessed on January 20, 2018
4. ↑ Women's slalom and biathlon singles postponed. In: sportschau.de. February 14, 2018, accessed February 14, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Bottom Line - Sprint Men. (PDF, 89 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Bottom line - persecution men. (PDF, 90 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ Final result - mass start men. (PDF, 90 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
8. ↑ Final result - individual men. (PDF, 89 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
9. ↑ Final result - Men relay. (PDF, 91 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
10. ↑ Bottom Line - Sprint Women. (PDF, 90 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
11. ↑ Bottom line - persecution of women. (PDF, 89 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
12. ↑ Final result - mass start women. (PDF, 91 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
13. ↑ Bottom line - single women. (PDF, 90 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
14. ↑ Final result - Season women. (PDF, 90 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English). 
15. ↑ Final result - mixed relay. (PDF, 91 kB) biathlonresults.com, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2018 (English).