# 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup

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.

## Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2012–13 season.
| Location | Date | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Details |
| Östersund | 25 November–2 December | ● | ● | ● | | | ● | details |
| Hochfilzen | 7–9 December | | ● | ● | | ● | | details |
| Pokljuka | 13–16 December | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Oberhof | 3–6 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | details |
| Ruhpolding | 9–13 January | | ● | | ● | ● | | details |
| Antholz-Anterselva | 17–20 January | | ● | ● | | ● | | details |
| Nové Město | 7–17 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
| Holmenkollen | 28 February–3 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Sochi | 7–10 March | ● | ● | | | ● | | details |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | 14–17 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | details |
| Total | Total | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |

## World Cup podiums
### Men

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 28 November 2012 | Östersund | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Dominik Landertinger | Erik Lesser | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 1 December 2012 | Östersund | 10 km Sprint | Jean-Philippe Le Guellec | Alexis Bœuf | Christoph Sumann | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 1 | 2 December 2012 | Östersund | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Andreas Birnbacher | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 7 December 2012 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Sprint | Andreas Birnbacher | Martin Fourcade | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 2 | 8 December 2012 | Hochfilzen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Jakov Fak | Dmitry Malyshko | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 13 December 2012 | Pokljuka | 10 km Sprint | Jakov Fak | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2012 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Ondřej Moravec | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2012 | Pokljuka | 15 km Mass Start | Andreas Birnbacher | Jakov Fak | Tim Burke | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 5 January 2013 | Oberhof | 10 km Sprint | Dmitry Malyshko | Evgeny Garanichev | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2013 | Oberhof | 12.5 km Pursuit | Dmitry Malyshko | Evgeny Garanichev | Ondřej Moravec | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 12 January 2013 | Ruhpolding | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Evgeny Ustyugov | Andrei Makoveev | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2013 | Ruhpolding | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Dmitry Malyshko | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 18 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Sprint | Anton Shipulin | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva | 12.5 km Pursuit | Anton Shipulin | Jakov Fak | Daniel Mesotitsch | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 9 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Sprint | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Jakov Fak | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 10 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 12.5 km Pursuit | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Anton Shipulin | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 14 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Tim Burke | Fredrik Lindström | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| WC | 17 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 15 km Mass Start | Tarjei Bø | Anton Shipulin | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 28 February 2013 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Sprint | Tarjei Bø | Martin Fourcade | Andriy Deryzemlya | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 2 March 2013 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Pursuit | Martin Fourcade | Tarjei Bø | Alexander Loginov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 7 | 3 March 2013 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 15 km Mass Start | Ondřej Moravec | Martin Fourcade | Erik Lesser | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 7 March 2013 | Sochi | 20 km Individual | Martin Fourcade | Andreas Birnbacher | Serhiy Semenov | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 8 | 9 March 2013 | Sochi | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Evgeny Ustyugov | Henrik L'Abée-Lund | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 15 March 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Sprint | Martin Fourcade | Lukas Hofer | Andreas Birnbacher | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Pursuit | Christoph Sumann | Simon Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Martin Fourcade | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 15 km Mass Start | Martin Fourcade | Dominik Landertinger | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Martin Fourcade | Detail |

### Women

| Stage | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Yellow bib (After competition) | Det. |
| 1 | 29 November 2012 | Östersund | 15 km Individual | Tora Berger | Darya Domracheva | Ekaterina Glazyrina | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 1 | 1 December 2012 | Östersund | 7.5 km Sprint | Tora Berger | Olena Pidhrushna | Olga Vilukhina | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 1 | 2 December 2012 | Östersund | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Darya Domracheva | Andrea Henkel | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 2 | 7 December 2012 | Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tora Berger | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 2 | 8 December 2012 | Hochfilzen | 10 km Pursuit | Synnøve Solemdal | Tora Berger | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 3 | 14 December 2012 | Pokljuka | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Soukalová | Miriam Gössner | Nadezhda Skardino | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 3 | 15 December 2012 | Pokljuka | 10 km Pursuit | Miriam Gössner | Gabriela Soukalová | Marie Dorin Habert | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 3 | 16 December 2012 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tora Berger | Miriam Gössner | Gabriela Soukalová | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 4 | 5 January 2013 | Oberhof | 7.5 km Sprint | Miriam Gössner | Tora Berger | Andrea Henkel | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 4 | 6 January 2013 | Oberhof | 10 km Pursuit | Olga Zaitseva | Veronika Vítková | Valentyna Semerenko | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 5 | 11 January 2013 | Ruhpolding | 7.5 km Sprint | Miriam Gössner | Darya Domracheva | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 5 | 13 January 2013 | Ruhpolding | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tora Berger | Darya Domracheva | Olga Zaitseva | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 6 | 17 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva | 7.5 km Sprint | Anastázia Kuzminová | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Darya Domracheva | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 6 | 19 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Olena Pidhrushna | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tora Berger | Detail |
| WC | 9 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 7.5 km Sprint | Olena Pidhrushna | Tora Berger | Vita Semerenko | Tora Berger | Detail |
| WC | 10 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Krystyna Pałka | Olena Pidhrushna | Tora Berger | Detail |
| WC | 13 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 15 km Individual | Tora Berger | Andrea Henkel | Valentyna Semerenko | Tora Berger | Detail |
| WC | 17 February 2013 | Nové Město na M. | 12.5 km Mass Start | Darya Domracheva | Tora Berger | Monika Hojnisz | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 7 | 1 March 2013 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 7.5 km Sprint | Tora Berger | Darya Domracheva | Anastázia Kuzminová | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 7 | 2 March 2013 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km Pursuit | Tora Berger | Marie Dorin Habert | Anastázia Kuzminová | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 7 | 3 March 2013 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 12.5 km Mass Start | Tora Berger | Anastázia Kuzminová | Darya Domracheva | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 8 | 7 March 2013 | Sochi | 15 km Individual | Darya Domracheva | Olga Zaitseva | Tora Berger | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 8 | 9 March 2013 | Sochi | 7.5 km Sprint | Magdalena Gwizdoń | Anastázia Kuzminová | Tora Berger | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 9 | 14 March 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 7.5 km Sprint | Gabriela Soukalová | Andrea Henkel | Miriam Gössner | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 9 | 16 March 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km Pursuit | Gabriela Soukalová | Olga Vilukhina | Tora Berger | Tora Berger | Detail |
| 9 | 17 March 2013 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km Mass Start | Gabriela Soukalová | Marie Dorin Habert | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Tora Berger | Detail |

### Men's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 9 December 2012 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Lars Helge Birkeland Ole Einar Bjørndalen Vetle Sjastad Christiansen Henrik L'Abée-Lund | France Vincent Jay Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Russia Anton Shipulin Andrei Makoveev Evgeny Ustyugov Dmitry Malyshko |
| 4 | 4 January 2013 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Alexey Volkov Evgeniy Garanichev Anton Shipulin Dmitry Malyshko | Norway Henrik L'Abée-Lund Ole Einar Bjørndalen Erlend Bjøntegaard Emil Hegle Svendsen | Germany Simon Schempp Erik Lesser Arnd Peiffer Florian Graf |
| 5 | 10 January 2013 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Simon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Norway Erlend Bjøntegaard Tarjei Bø Henrik L'Abée-Lund Emil Hegle Svendsen | Austria Simon Eder Friedrich Pinter Dominik Landertinger Christoph Sumann |
| 6 | 20 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | France Simon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Russia Anton Shipulin Evgeny Ustyugov Evgeniy Garanichev Dmitry Malyshko | Austria Simon Eder Christoph Sumann Daniel Mesotitsch Dominik Landertinger |
| WC | 16 February 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Ole Einar Bjørndalen Henrik L'Abée-Lund Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | France Simon Fourcade Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Germany Simon Schempp Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer Erik Lesser |
| 8 | 10 March 2013 | Sochi | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Anton Shipulin Alexander Loginov Dmitry Malyshko Evgeny Ustyugov | Germany Erik Lesser Andreas Birnbacher Arnd Peiffer Benedikt Doll | Czech Republic Michal Šlesingr Jaroslav Soukup Vít Jánov Ondřej Moravec |

### Women's team

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2 | 9 December 2012 | Hochfilzen | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Fanny Horn Synnove Solemdal Hilde Fenne Tora Berger | Ukraine Vita Semerenko Valj Semerenko Yuliia Dzhima Olena Pidhrushna | Russia Ekaterina Glazyrina Olga Zaitseva Ekaterina Shumilova Olga Vilukhina |
| 4 | 3 January 2013 | Oberhof | 4x7.5 km Relay | Ukraine Yuliia Dzhima Valj Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna Vita Semerenko | France Marie-Laure Brunet Anais Bescond Sophie Boilley Marie Dorin Habert | Germany Tina Bachmann Miriam Gössner Franziska Hildebrand Nadine Horchler |
| 5 | 9 January 2013 | Ruhpolding | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Hilde Fenne Ann Kristin Flatland Synnove Solemdal Tora Berger | Russia Ekaterina Glazyrina Olga Vilukhina Ekaterina Shumilova Olga Zaitseva | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Kristýna Černá Veronika Zvařičová |
| 6 | 20 January 2013 | Antholz-Anterselva | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Franziska Hildebrand Miriam Gössner Nadine Horchler Andrea Henkel | Russia Ekaterina Glazyrina Olga Zaitseva Ekaterina Shumilova Olga Vilukhina | France Anais Bescond Sophie Boilley Marie-Laure Brunet Marie Dorin Habert |
| WC | 15 February 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Hilde Fenne Ann Kristin Flatland Synnove Solemdal Tora Berger | Ukraine Yuliia Dzhima Vita Semerenko Valj Semerenko Olena Pidhrushna | Italy Dorothea Wierer Nicole Gontier Michela Ponza Karin Oberhofer |
| 8 | 10 March 2013 | Sochi | 4x7.5 km Relay | Germany Andrea Henkel Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Miriam Gössner Laura Dahlmeier | Ukraine Yuliia Dzhima Olena Pidhrushna Valj Semerenko Mariya Panfilova | Norway Hilde Fenne Tiril Eckhoff Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger |

### Mixed Relay

| Event | Date | Place | Discipline | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 25 November 2012 | Östersund | 4x7.5 km Relay | Russia Olga Zaitseva Olga Vilukhina Alexey Volkov Evgeny Ustyugov | Norway Tora Berger Synnove Solemdal Erlend Bjøntegaard Emil Hegle Svendsen | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Michal Šlesingr Ondřej Moravec |
| WC | 7 February 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4x7.5 km Relay | Norway Tora Berger Synnove Solemdal Tarjei Bø Emil Hegle Svendsen | France Marie-Laure Brunet Marie Dorin Habert Alexis Boeuf Martin Fourcade | Czech Republic Veronika Vítková Gabriela Soukalová Jaroslav Soukup Ondřej Moravec |

## Standings: Men
### Overall

| 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.

## Standings: Women
### Overall

| Pos. | | Points |
| 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.

## Standings: Mixed
### Mixed Relay

| 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

| 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 |
| 14 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 64 | 64 | 65 | 193 |

## Achievements
### 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)
## Retirements

Following 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)