# 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup

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. The defending overall champions from the 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup were Martin Fourcade of France and Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2016–17 season.
| Stage | Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
| 1 | Östersund | 27 November–4 December | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | details |
| 2 | Pokljuka | 9–11 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 3 | Nové Město | 15–18 December | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 4 | Oberhof | 5–8 January | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| 5 | Ruhpolding | 11–15 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 6 | Antholz-Anterselva | 19–22 January | ● | | | ● | ● | | | details |
| WC | Hochfilzen | 9–19 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | World Championships |
| 7 | Pyeongchang | 2–5 March | | ● | ● | | ● | | | details |
| 8 | Kontiolahti | 10–12 March | | ● | ● | | | ● | ● | details |
| 9 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 17–19 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Total: 67 (31 men's, 31 women's, 5 mixed) | Total: 67 (31 men's, 31 women's, 5 mixed) | Total: 67 (31 men's, 31 women's, 5 mixed) | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |

## World Cup Podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 1 December 2016 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Vladimir Chepelin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 3 December 2016 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Fredrik Lindström | Arnd Peiffer | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2016 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Anton Babikov | Maxim Tsvetkov | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2016 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2016 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2016 | Nové Město | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2016 | Nové Město | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2016 | Nové Město | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Simon Schempp | Anton Babikov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 5 January 2017 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Julian Eberhard | Michal Šlesingr | Dominik Windisch | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2017 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Dominik Windisch | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2017 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Simon Schempp | Erik Lesser | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2017 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Julian Eberhard | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2017 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Michal Krčmář | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km Individual | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Serhiy Semenov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Quentin Fillon Maillet | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 11 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Benedikt Doll | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 12 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 16 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 20 km Individual | Lowell Bailey | Ondřej Moravec | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 19 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Mass Start | Simon Schempp | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Simon Eder | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 3 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | 10 km Sprint | Julian Eberhard | Lowell Bailey | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 4 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Julian Eberhard | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 10 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Ondřej Moravec | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 11 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Arnd Peiffer | Simon Eder | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2017 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2017 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2017 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Simon Eder | Martin Fourcade | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 30 November 2016 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Laura Dahlmeier | Anaïs Bescond | Darya Yurkevich | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 1 | 3 December 2016 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Marie Dorin Habert | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2016 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Dorothea Wierer | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2016 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Laura Dahlmeier | Justine Braisaz | Marte Olsbu | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2016 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Eva Puskarčíková | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2016 | Nové Město | 7.5 km Sprint | Tatiana Akimova | Anaïs Chevalier | Susan Dunklee | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2016 | Nové Město | 10 km Pursuit | Anaïs Chevalier | Dorothea Wierer | Tatiana Akimova | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 3 | 18 December 2016 | Nové Město | 12.5 km Mass Start | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Dorothea Wierer | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2017 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Koukalová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Marie Dorin Habert | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2017 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Marie Dorin Habert | Gabriela Koukalová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Koukalová | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2017 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Eva Puskarčíková | Gabriela Koukalová | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2017 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Koukalová | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2017 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Gabriela Koukalová | Marie Dorin Habert | Gabriela Koukalová | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Individual | Laura Dahlmeier | Anaïs Chevalier | Alexia Runggaldier | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Nadine Horchler | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| WC | 10 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Anaïs Chevalier | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| WC | 12 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Darya Domracheva | Gabriela Koukalová | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| WC | 15 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 15 km Individual | Laura Dahlmeier | Gabriela Koukalová | Alexia Runggaldier | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| WC | 19 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Laura Dahlmeier | Susan Dunklee | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 7 | 2 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | 7.5 km Sprint | Laura Dahlmeier | Tiril Eckhoff | Anaïs Chevalier | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 7 | 4 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Anaïs Bescond | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 8 | 10 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Tiril Eckhoff | Laura Dahlmeier | Darya Domracheva | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 8 | 11 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit | Laura Dahlmeier | Marie Dorin Habert | Lisa Vittozzi | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2017 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Mari Laukkanen | Justine Braisaz | Anaïs Bescond | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2017 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Mari Laukkanen | Gabriela Koukalová | Justine Braisaz | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |
| 9 | 19 March 2017 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tiril Eckhoff | Gabriela Koukalová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Laura Dahlmeier | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 2 | 11 December 2016 | Pokljuka | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Anton Babikov Matvey Eliseev Anton Shipulin | Germany Erik Lesser Matthias Dorfer Benedikt Doll Simon Schempp | Detail |
| 5 | 11 January 2017 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Henrik L'Abee-Lund Emil Hegle Svendsen | Russia Alexey Volkov Anton Shipulin Matvey Eliseev Anton Babikov | Germany Erik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Erik Lesser Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Henrik L'Abee-Lund Johannes Thingnes Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Evgeniy Garanichev Dmitry Malyshko Anton Babikov | Detail |
| WC | 18 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Alexey Volkov Maxim Tsvetkov Anton Babikov Anton Shipulin | France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Quentin Fillon Maillet Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Austria Daniel Mesotitsch Julian Eberhard Simon Eder Dominik Landertinger | Detail |
| 7 | 5 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Fourcade Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Austria Lorenz Wäger Simon Eder Julian Eberhard Dominik Landertinger | Norway Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vegard Gjermundshaug Henrik L'Abee-Lund | Detail |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 2 | 11 December 2016 | Pokljuka | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Franziska Hildebrand Maren Hammerschmidt Laura Dahlmeier | France Anaïs Chevalier Justine Braisaz Celia Aymonier Marie Dorin Habert | Ukraine Iryna Varvynets Yuliia Dzhima Olena Pidhrushna Anastasiya Merkushyna | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2017 | Ruhpolding | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Maren Hammerschmidt Franziska Preuß Laura Dahlmeier | France Anaïs Chevalier Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond Celia Aymonier | Norway Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen Hilde Fenne Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2017 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Maren Hammerschmidt Franziska Hildebrand Laura Dahlmeier | France Anaïs Chevalier Justine Braisaz Anaïs Bescond Marie Dorin Habert | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Federica Sanfilippo Alexia Runggaldier Dorothea Wierer | Detail |
| WC | 17 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Maren Hammerschmidt Franziska Hildebrand Laura Dahlmeier | Ukraine Iryna Varvynets Yuliia Dzhima Anastasiya Merkushyna Olena Pidhrushna | France Anaïs Chevalier Celia Aymonier Justine Braisaz Marie Dorin Habert | Detail |
| 7 | 5 March 2017 | Pyeongchang | 4x6 km Relay | Germany Nadine Horchler Maren Hammerschmidt Denise Herrmann Franziska Hildebrand | Norway Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen Hilde Fenne Tiril Eckhoff Marte Olsbu | Czech Republic Jessica Jislová Eva Puskarčíková Lucie Charvátová Gabriela Koukalová | Detail |

### Mixed

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Det. |
| 1 | 27 November 2016 | Östersund | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Norway Marte Olsbu Fanny Horn Birkeland Ole Einar Bjørndalen Johannes Thingnes Bø | Germany Franziska Hildebrand Laura Dahlmeier Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer | Italy Lisa Vittozzi Dorothea Wierer Lukas Hofer Dominik Windisch | Detail |
| 1 | 27 November 2016 | Östersund | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | France Marie Dorin Habert Martin Fourcade | Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser Simon Eder | Germany Franziska Preuß Erik Lesser | Detail |
| WC | 9 February 2017 | Hochfilzen | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | Germany Vanessa Hinz Laura Dahlmeier Arnd Peiffer Simon Schempp | France Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin Habert Quentin Fillon Maillet Martin Fourcade | Russia Olga Podchufarova Tatiana Akimova Alexander Loginov Anton Shipulin | Detail |
| 8 | 12 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 1x6 km + 1x7.5 km Single Mixed Relay | Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser Simon Eder | United States Susan Dunklee Lowell Bailey | Germany Laura Dahlmeier Roman Rees | Detail |
| 8 | 12 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | 2x6 km + 2x7.5 km Mixed Relay | France Marie Dorin Habert Anaïs Bescond Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet | Germany Nadine Horchler Maren Hammerschmidt Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer | Ukraine Iryna Varvynets Olga Abramova Serhiy Semenov Dmytro Pidruchnyi | Detail |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Martin Fourcade | 1322 |
| 2. | Anton Shipulin | 918 |
| 3. | Johannes Thingnes Bø | 812 |
| 4. | Arnd Peiffer | 746 |
| 5. | Simon Schempp | 741 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Laura Dahlmeier | 1211 |
| 2. | Gabriela Koukalová | 1090 |
| 3. | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 972 |
| 4. | Marie Dorin Habert | 857 |
| 5. | Dorothea Wierer | 721 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Germany | 264 |
| 2. | France | 257 |
| 3. | Austria | 201 |
| 4. | Norway | 195 |
| 5. | Russia | 195 |
* Final standings after 5 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 22 | 11 | 6 | 39 |
| 2 | France | 21 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Norway | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Russia | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Finland | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Austria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 201 |

## Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2016–17 season: