# 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1

The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 is the opening event of the season and is held in Östersund, Sweden, from 30 November until 4 December 2011.

## Schedule of events

The time schedule of the event stands below
| Date | Time | Events |
| November 30 | 17:15 CET | Men's 20 km Individual |
| December 1 | 17:15 CET | Women's 15 km Individual |
| December 2 | 16:15 CET | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| December 3 | 14:30 CET | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
| December 4 | 12:15 CET | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |
| December 4 | 14:30 CET | Women's 10 km Pursuit |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 20 km Individual details | Martin Fourcade France | 53:29.8 (0+0+0+1) | Michal Šlesingr Czech Republic | 55:24.1 (0+1+0+0) | Simon Schempp Germany | 55:24.3 (1+0+0+0) |
| 10 km Sprint details | Carl Johan Bergman Sweden | 24:22.5 (0+0) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 24:30.1 (0+0) | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 23:35.5 (0+1) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Martin Fourcade France | 32:56.0 (0+0+0+0) | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 33:21.5 (0+0+1+1) | Jaroslav Soukup Czech Republic | 33:22.9 (0+1+0+0) |

### Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 15 km Individual details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 47:15.6 (1+1+0+0) | Anna Maria Nilsson Sweden | 48:24.1 (1+0+0+0) | Magdalena Neuner Germany | 48:57.3 (0+1+0+2) |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Magdalena Neuner Germany | 22:01.7 (0+1) | Tora Berger Norway | 22:01.9 (0+1) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 22:16.9 (2+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Tora Berger Norway | 33:56.9 (0+0+0+1) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 34:30.1 (0+1+0+1) | Magdalena Neuner Germany | 35:21.3 (0+1+2+1) |

## Achievements
### Best performance for all time

* Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS), 10th place in Individual
* Je-Uk Jun (KOR), 83rd place in Individual
* Stefan Gavrila (ROU), 84th place in Individual and 83rd place in Sprint
* Lowell Bailey (USA), 5th place in Sprint
* Sven Grossegger (AUT), 10th place in Sprint
* Dušan Šimočko (SVK), 17th place in Sprint
* Dominik Windisch (ITA), 23rd place in Sprint
* Lars Helge Birkeland (NOR), 29th place in Sprint
* Aliaksandr Babchyn (BLR), 37th place in Sprint
* Alexandr Trifonov (KAZ), 53rd place in Sprint
* Scott Gow (CAN), 80th place in Sprint
* Mario Dolder (SUI), 89th place in Sprint
* Jaroslav Soukup (CZE), 3rd place in Pursuit
* Anna Maria Nilsson (SWE), 2nd place in Individual
* Olena Pidhrushna (UKR), 5th place in Individual
* Synnøve Solemdal (NOR), 13th place in Individual and 4th place in Sprint
* Emelie Larsson (SWE), 21st place in Individual
* Romana Schrempf (AUT), 26th place in Individual
* Laure Bosc (FRA), 28th place in Individual
* Elise Ringen (NOR), 32nd place in Individual, 20th place in Sprint and 12th in Pursuit
* Kristel Viigipuu (EST), 38th place in Individual
* Darya Yurkevich (BLR), 51st place in Individual
* Martina Chrapanova (SVK), 55th place in Individual
* Sanna Markkanen (FIN), 69th place in Individual
* Elin Mattsson (SWE), 72nd place in Individual
* Chardine Sloof (NED), 78th place in Individual and 71st in Sprint
* Anete Brice (LAT), 83rd place in Individual
* Susan Dunklee (USA), 28th place in Sprint
* Darya Usanova (KAZ), 35th place in Sprint
* Niya Dimitrova (BUL), 52nd place in Sprint
* Nastassia Dubarezava (BLR), 33rd place in Pursuit

### First World Cup race

* Florent Claude (FRA), 37th place in Individual
* Lars Helge Birkeland (NOR), 42nd place in Individual
* Aliaksandr Babchyn (BLR), 73rd place in Individual
* Mario Dolder (SUI), 94th place in Individual
* Scott Gow (CAN), 101st place in Individual
* Maksim Burtasov (RUS), 92nd place in Sprint
* Marcis Paeglitis (LAT), 102nd place in Sprint
* Franziska Hildebrand (GER), 6th place in Individual
* Susan Dunklee (USA), 45th place in Individual
* Darya Usanova (KAZ), 56th place in Individual
* Anna Kistanova (KAZ), 80th place in Individual
* Grete Gaim (EST), 81st place in Sprint
* Ingela Andersson (SWE), 82nd place in Sprint
* Galina Okolzdayeva (KAZ), 84th place in Sprint
* Baiba Bendika (LAT), 93rd place in Sprint