# 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2011 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 18 March 2012 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2011–12 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Details |
| Östersund | 30 November–4 December | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Hochfilzen | 7 December–11 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | details |
| Hochfilzen | 15–18 December | | ● | ● | | | ● | details |
| Oberhof | 4–8 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | details |
| Nové Město | 11–15 January | ● | ● | ● | | | | details |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 19–22 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | details |
| Holmenkollen | 2–5 February | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Kontiolahti | 10–12 February | | ● | ● | | | ● | details |
| Ruhpolding | 29 February–11 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 16–18 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Total | Total | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 30 November 2011 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Michal Šlesingr | Simon Schempp | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 2 December 2011 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Carl Johan Bergman | Tarjei Bø | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2011 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Jaroslav Soukup | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Carl Johan Bergman | Andrei Makoveev | Benjamin Weger | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Tarjei Bø | Benjamin Weger | Carl Johan Bergman | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Timofey Lapshin | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Andreas Birnbacher | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Simon Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 7 January 2012 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Arnd Peiffer | Simon Fourcade | Evgeny Ustyugov | Tarjei Bø | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2012 | Oberhof | 15 km Mass Start | Andreas Birnbacher | Simon Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2012 | Nové Město na M. | 20 km Individual | Andrei Makoveev | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Björn Ferry | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 5 | 14 January 2012 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Sprint | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Simon Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2012 | Nové Město na M. | 12.5 km Pursuit | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Simon Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 6 | 20 January 2012 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Fredrik Lindström | Evgeny Garanichev | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 21 January 2012 | Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km Mass Start | Andreas Birnbacher | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 2 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Evgeny Garanichev | Arnd Peiffer | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 4 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Arnd Peiffer | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Evgeny Garanichev | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 7 | 5 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Andreas Birnbacher | Evgeny Garanichev | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Detail |
| 8 | 11 February 2012 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Timofey Lapshin | Benjamin Weger | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2012 | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km Pursuit | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Martin Fourcade | Dmitry Malyshko | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 3 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Carl Johan Bergman | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 4 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Carl Johan Bergman | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 6 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 20 km Individual | Jakov Fak | Simon Fourcade | Jaroslav Soukup | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 11 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Björn Ferry | Fredrik Lindström | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Fredrik Lindström | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Arnd Peiffer | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Arnd Peiffer | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 1 December 2011 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Darya Domracheva | Anna Maria Nilsson | Magdalena Neuner | Darya Domracheva | Detail |
| 1 | 3 December 2011 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Tora Berger | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 1 | 4 December 2011 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 2 | 9 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Olga Zaitseva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 2 | 10 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Olga Zaitseva | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Zaitseva | Darya Domracheva | Helena Ekholm | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 3 | 17 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Olga Zaitseva | Helena Ekholm | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2012 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Darya Domracheva | Olga Zaitseva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 4 | 8 January 2012 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Mass Start | Magdalena Neuner | Tora Berger | Andrea Henkel | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 5 | 11 January 2012 | Nové Město na M. | 15 km Individual | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Helena Ekholm | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2012 | Nové Město na M. | 7.5 km Sprint | Olga Zaitseva | Tora Berger | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 5 | 15 January 2012 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Helena Ekholm | Marie-Laure Brunet | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2012 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 6 | 22 January 2012 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Anastázia Kuzminová | Magdalena Neuner | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 7 | 2 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Darya Domracheva | Tora Berger | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 7 | 4 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Magdalena Neuner | Olga Zaitseva | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 7 | 5 February 2012 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Andrea Henkel | Darya Domracheva | Helena Ekholm | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 8 | 11 February 2012 | Kontiolahti | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 8 | 12 February 2012 | Kontiolahti | 10 km Pursuit | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Magdalena Neuner | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| WC | 3 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Darya Domracheva | Vita Semerenko | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| WC | 4 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Olga Vilukhina | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| WC | 7 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Individual | Tora Berger | Marie-Laure Brunet | Helena Ekholm | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| WC | 11 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tora Berger | Marie-Laure Brunet | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Neuner | Vita Semerenko | Darya Domracheva | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Vita Semerenko | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |
| 9 | 18 March 2012 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Tora Berger | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Magdalena Neuner | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 11 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Rune Brattsveen Lars Berger Emil Hegle Svendsen Tarjei Bø | Russia Anton Shipulin Andrei Makoveev Evgeny Ustyugov Dmitry Malyshko | France Vincent Jay Simon Fourcade Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade |
| 4 | 5 January 2012 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Italy Christian De Lorenzi Markus Windisch Dominik Windisch Lukas Hofer | Russia Anton Shipulin Evgeniy Garanichev Evgeny Ustyugov Alexey Volkov | Sweden Tobias Arwidson Björn Ferry Fredrik Lindström Carl Johan Bergman |
| 6 | 22 January 2012 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Fourcade Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Germany Michael Rösch Andreas Birnbacher Florian Graf Arnd Peiffer | Austria Simon Eder Tobias Eberhard Daniel Mesotitsch Dominik Landertinger |
| WC | 9 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Rune Brattsveen Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | France Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Fourcade Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Germany Simon Schempp Andreas Birnbacher Michael Greis Arnd Peiffer |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 11 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Fanny Horn Elise Ringen Synnove Solemdal Tora Berger | France Marie-Laure Brunet Anais Bescond Sophie Boilley Marie Dorin Habert | Russia Svetlana Sleptsova Natalia Guseva Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Olga Zaitseva |
| 4 | 4 January 2012 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Anna Bogaliy-Titovets Svetlana Sleptsova Olga Zaitseva Olga Vilukhina | Norway Fanny Horn Elise Ringen Synnove Solemdal Tora Berger | France Marie Dorin Habert Anais Bescond Marine Bolliet Sophie Boilley |
| 6 | 21 January 2012 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sophie Boilley Anais Bescond Marie Dorin Habert | Belarus Nadezhda Skardino Liudmila Kalinchik Natassia Dubarezava Darya Domracheva | Russia Ekaterina Glazyrina Svetlana Sleptsova Olga Zaitseva Olga Vilukhina |
| WC | 10 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Tina Bachmann Magdalena Neuner Miriam Gössner Andrea Henkel | France Marie-Laure Brunet Sophie Boilley Anais Bescond Marie Dorin Habert | Norway Fanny Horn Elise Ringen Synnove Solemdal Tora Berger |

### Mixed Relay

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 3 | 18 December 2011 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Olga Vilukhina Olga Zaitseva Alexey Volkov Anton Shipulin | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Ondřej Moravec Michal Šlesingr | France Marie Dorin Habert Sophie Boilley Alexis Boeuf Simon Fourcade |
| 8 | 10 February 2012 | Kontiolahti | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Sophie Boilley Anais Bescond Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Vincent Jay | Ukraine Natalya Burdyga Olena Pidhrushna Andriy Deryzemlya Serhiy Sednev | Slovakia Jana Gereková Anastasiya Kuzmina Matej Kazár Miroslav Matiaško |
| WC | 1 March 2012 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Tora Berger Synnove Solemdal Ole Einar Bjørndalen Emil Hegle Svendsen | Slovenia Andreja Mali Teja Gregorin Klemen Bauer Jakov Fak | Germany Andrea Henkel Magdalena Neuner Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Martin Fourcade | 1100 |
| 2. | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1035 |
| 3. | Andreas Birnbacher | 837 |
| 4. | Arnd Peiffer | 736 |
| 5. | Simon Fourcade | 716 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Magdalena Neuner | 1216 |
| 2. | Darya Domracheva | 1188 |
| 3. | Tora Berger | 1056 |
| 4. | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 1011 |
| 5. | Helena Ekholm | 898 |
* Final standings after 26 races.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed Relay

| Pos. | | Points |
| 1. | Russia | 143 |
| 2. | France | 138 |
| 3. | Germany | 128 |
| 4. | Ukraine | 115 |
| 5. | Sweden | 114 |
* Final standings after 3 races.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 17 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | Norway | 14 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | France | 11 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Russia | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Belarus | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Finland | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 63 | 64 | 62 | 189 |

## Achievements
### First World Cup career victory

* Andrei Makoveev (RUS), 29, in his 8th season — the WC 5 Individual in Nové Město; first podium was 2006-07 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk
* Fredrik Lindström (SWE), 22, in his 4th season — the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz; it also was his first podium
* Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS), 23, in his 2nd season — the WC 7 Sprint in Holmenkollen; first podium was 2011-12 Sprint in Antholz
* Jakov Fak (SLO), 24, in his 6th season — the World Championships Individual in Ruhpolding; first podium was 2008-09 Individual in Pyeong Chang

### First World Cup podium

* Anna Maria Nilsson (SWE), 28, in her 10th season — no. 2 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund
* Jaroslav Soukup (CZE), 29, in his 9th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Pursuit in Östersund
* Timofey Lapshin (RUS), 23, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 3 Sprint in Hochfilzen (2)
* Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS), 23, in his 2nd season — no. 2 in the WC 6 Sprint in Antholz
* Dmitry Malyshko (RUS), 24, in his 1st season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit in Kontiolahti
* Olga Vilukhina (RUS), 23, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the World Championships Pursuit in Ruhpolding

### Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses)
## Retirements

Following are notable biathletes who announced their retirement:
* Ekaterina Vinogradova (ARM)
* Nina Klenovska (BUL)
* Wang Chunli (CHN)
* Eveli Saue (EST)
* Sabrina Buchholz (GER)
* Magdalena Neuner (GER)
* Katja Haller (ITA)
* Christa Perathoner (ITA)
* Kari Eie (NOR)
* Birgitte Roeksund (NOR)
* Anna Bogaliy-Titovets (RUS)
* Uliana Denisova (RUS)
* Helena Ekholm (SWE)
* Anna Maria Nilsson (SWE)
* Laura Spector (USA)
* Tomasz Sikora (POL)
* Frode Andresen (NOR)
* Ilmars Bricis (LAT) (comeback in 2016–17 season)