The 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 25 November 2012 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 17 March 2013 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.[1]
| 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup | |||
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| Discipline | Men | Women | |
| Overall |
 Martin Fourcade |
 Tora Berger | |
| Nations Cup |
 Russia |
Norway | |
| Individual |
Martin Fourcade |
Tora Berger | |
| Sprint |
Martin Fourcade |
Tora Berger | |
| Pursuit |
Martin Fourcade |
Tora Berger | |
| Mass start |
Martin Fourcade |
Tora Berger | |
| Relay |
Russia |
Norway | |
| Mixed |
Norway | ||
| Competition | |||
Calendar
editBelow is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2012–13 season.[1]
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Details |
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 Östersund
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25 November–2 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
 Hochfilzen
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7–9 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
 Pokljuka
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13–16 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
 Oberhof
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3–6 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| Ruhpolding
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9–13 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
 Antholz-Anterselva
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17–20 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
 Nové Město
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7–17 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| Holmenkollen
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28 February–3 March | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| Sochi
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7–10 March | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| Khanty-Mansiysk
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14–17 March | ● | ● | ● | details | |||
| Total | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
World Cup podiums
editMen
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Women
editMen's team
edit| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 December 2012 | Hochfilzen
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Russia
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| 4 | 4 January 2013 | Oberhof
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4x7.5 km Relay | Russia
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Norway
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Germany
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| 5 | 10 January 2013 | Ruhpolding
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4x7.5 km Relay | France
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Norway
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Austria
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| 6 | 20 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva
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4x7.5 km Relay | France
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Russia
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Austria
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| WC | 16 February 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Germany
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| 8 | 10 March 2013 | Sochi
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4x7.5 km Relay | Russia
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Germany
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Czech Republic
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Women's team
edit| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 December 2012 | Hochfilzen
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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 Ukraine
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Russia
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| 4 | 3 January 2013 | Oberhof
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4x7.5 km Relay | Ukraine
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France
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Germany
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| 5 | 9 January 2013 | Ruhpolding
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Russia
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Czech Republic
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| 6 | 20 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva
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4x7.5 km Relay | Germany
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Russia
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France
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| WC | 15 February 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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Ukraine
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Italy
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| 8 | 10 March 2013 | Sochi
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4x7.5 km Relay | Germany
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Ukraine
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Norway
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Mixed Relay
edit| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 November 2012 | Östersund
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4x7.5 km Relay | Russia
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Norway
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Czech Republic
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| WC | 7 February 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě
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4x7.5 km Relay | Norway
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France
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Czech Republic
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Standings: Men
edit| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martin Fourcade |
1248 |
| 2. | Emil Hegle Svendsen |
827 |
| 3. | Dominik Landertinger |
715 |
| 4. | Jakov Fak |
709 |
| 5. | Andreas Birnbacher |
691 |
- Final standings after 26 races.
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Nationedit
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Standings: Women
edit| Pos. | Points | |
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| 1. | Tora Berger |
1234 |
| 2. |  Darya Domracheva |
924 |
| 3. | Andrea Henkel |
856 |
| 4. | Marie Dorin Habert |
843 |
| 5. |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen |
834 |
- Final standings after 26 races.
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Nationedit
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Standings: Mixed
editMixed Relay
edit| Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norway |
114 |
| 2. | Russia |
98 |
| 3. | Czech Republic |
96 |
| 4. | France |
94 |
| 5. | Italy |
79 |
- Final standings after 2 races.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 22 | 9 | 10 | 41 |
| 2 | France | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Russia | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Germany | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Belarus | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 64 | 64 | 65 | 193 | |
Achievements
edit- First World Cup career victory
Jean-Philippe Leguellec (CAN), 27, in his 6th season — the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund; it also was his first podium and the first podium for a Canadian male biathlete
Synnøve Solemdal (NOR), 23, in her 5th season — the WC 2 Pursuit in Hochfilzen; it also was her first podium
Gabriela Soukalová (CZE), 23, in her 4th season — the WC 3 Sprint in Pokljuka; it also was her first podium
Miriam Gössner (GER), 22, in her 3rd season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka; first podium was 2010-11 Sprint in Östersund
Dmitry Malyshko (RUS), 25, in his 2nd season — the WC 4 Sprint in Oberhof; first podium was 2011-12 Pursuit in Kontiolahti
Olena Pidhrushna (UKR), 26, in her 7th season — the World Championships Sprint in Nové Město; first podium was 2012-13 Sprint in Östersund- Ondřej Moravec (CZE), 28, in his 9th season — the WC 7 Mass start in Holmenkollen; first podium was 2012-13 Pursuit in Pokljuka
- First World Cup podium
- Erik Lesser (GER), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
- Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS), 25, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
- Olena Pidhrushna (UKR), 25, in her 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Sprint in Östersund
Nadezhda Skardino (BLR), 27, in her 7th season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Pokljuka- Ondřej Moravec (CZE), 28, in his 9th season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Pursuit in Pokljuka
- Veronika Vítková (CZE), 24, in her 7th season — no. 2 in the WC 4 Pursuit in Oberhof
Krystyna Pałka (POL), 29, in her 8th season — no. 2 in the World Championships Pursuit in Nové Město- Monika Hojnisz (POL), 21, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the World Championships Mass start in Nové Město
- Alexander Loginov (RUS), 21, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 7 Pursuit in Holmenkollen
- Serhiy Semenov (UKR), 24, in his 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Individual in Sochi
- Henrik L'Abée-Lund (NOR), 26, in his 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Sprint in Sochi
- Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
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Retirements
editFollowing are notable biathletes who announced their retirement:
Nija Dimitrova (BGR)- Michael Greis (GER)
Vincent Jay (FRA)- Laure Bosc (FRA)
- Pauline Macabies (FRA)
- Julianne Döll (GER)
- Carolin Hennecke (GER)
Kim Seo-ra (KOR)- Aleksandra Alikina (RUS)
- Evgenyia Sedova (RUS)
- Natalia Sorokina (RUS)
- Anastasia Tokareva (RUS)
Dijana Ravnikar (SLO)
Lubomira Kalinova (SVK)- Tatiana Bielkina (UKR)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Event schedule". IBU Datacentre at datacenter.biathlonresults.com. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.