# 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7

The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7 was the seventh event of the season and was held in Kontiolahti, Finland from Friday, March 12 until Sunday, March 14, 2010.

## Schedule of events

The schedule of the event is below
| Date | Time | Events |
| March 12 | 14:15 cet | Mixed Relay |
| March 13 | 10:30 cet | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
| March 13 | 14:15 cet | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| March 14 | 10:30 cet | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
| March 14 | 13:00 cet | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 10 km Sprint details | Ivan Tcherezov Russia | 24:42.4 (0+0) | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 24:49.2 (0+0) | Martin Fourcade France | 25:12.5 (1+1) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Martin Fourcade France | 32:35.1 (1+0+0+0) | Christian De Lorenzi Italy | 32:45.2 (0+0+0+1) | Vincent Jay France | 32:50.7 (0+0+0+0) |

### Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 21:17.5 (0+0) | Olga Zaitseva Russia | 21:25.9 (0+0) | Kati Wilhelm Germany | 21:31.0 (0+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 31:32.6 (0+0+1+0) | Magdalena Neuner Germany | 31:44.7 (0+0+2+1) | Simone Hauswald Germany | 31:50.7 (0+0+0+1) |

### Mixed

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| 2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Relay details | Norway Ann Kristin Flatland Tora Berger Halvard Hanevold Tarjei Bø | 1:14:55.0 (0+1) (1+3) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) | Germany Kati Wilhelm Magdalena Neuner Erik Lesser Simon Schempp | 1:15:00.4 (0+2) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) | Italy Katja Haller Karin Oberhofer Lukas Hofer Christian De Lorenzi | 1:15:30.6 (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) |

## Achievements
### Best performance for all time

* Aleksey Volkov (RUS), 9 place in Sprint
* Vasja Rupnik (SLO), 28 place in Sprint
* Vincent Porret (FRA), 42 place in Sprint
* Oleksandr Batiuk (UKR), 55 place in Sprint
* Leif Nordgren (USA), 65 place in Sprint
* Nathan Smith (CAN), 67 place in Sprint
* Mindaugas Kovoliunas (LTU), 99 place in Sprint
* Martin Fourcade (FRA), 1 place in Pursuit
* Christian De Lorenzi (ITA), 2 place in Pursuit
* Magnús Jónsson (SWE), 10 place in Pursuit
* Benjamin Weger (SUI), 18 place in Pursuit
* Darya Domracheva (BLR), 1 places in Sprint and Pursuit
* Valj Semerenko (UKR), 4 places in Sprint and Pursuit
* Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 15 place in Sprint
* Megan Imrie (CAN), 32 place in Sprint
* Barbora Tomesova (CZE), 37 place in Sprint
* Natália Prekopová (SVK), 59 place in Sprint and 56 place in Pursuit
* Sarianna Repo (FIN), 65 place in Sprint
* Amanda Lightfoot (GBR), 71 place in Sprint
* Elisabeth Juudas (EST), 76 place in Sprint
* Niya Dimitrova (BUL), 79 place in Sprint
* Aliona Sosunova (LTU), 81 place in Sprint
* Ala Talkach (BLR), 45 place in Pursuit

### First World Cup race

* Erik Lesser (GER), 44 place in Sprint
* Kazuya Inomata (JPN), 89 place in Sprint
* Ahti Toivanen (FIN), 90 place in Sprint
* Orhangazi Civil (TUR), 108 place in Sprint
* Ahmet Ustuntas (TUR), 109 place in Sprint
* Ala Talkach (BLR), 54 place in Sprint
* Natsuko Abe (JPN), 64 place in Sprint