The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

2011–12 Biathlon World Cup

The 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union...

 – World Cup 1 is the opening event of the season and is held in Östersund

Östersund

Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, 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
	14:30 CET	Women's 10 km Pursuit

Men

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
20 km Individual details	Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade is a French biathlete. Fourcade won the pursuit at the 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and is also an Olympic silver medalist and winner of the 2009–10 Pursuit World Cup.-Early career:...	53:29.8 (0+0+0+1)	Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr Michal Šlesingr is a Czech biathlete. His biggest achievement so far is silver medal in 10 km sprint and bronze medal in 20 km individual at the 2007 World Championship in Antholz, Italy.- External links :*...	55:24.1 (0+1+0+0)	Simon Schempp Simon Schempp Simon Schempp is a German biathlete. In 2009, he ran his first single World Cup Race. He competed for Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing fifth.-Career highlights:IBU World ChampionshipsWorld Cup...	55:24.3 (1+0+0+0)
10 km Sprint [ details]
12.5 km Pursuit [ details]

Women

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
15 km Individual details	Darya Domracheva Darya Domracheva Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva is a Belarusian biathlete who has been competing in the Biathlon World Cup since 2005. She became Junior World Champion in sprint and pursuit in 2005, and received numerous medals between 2005 and 2007...	47:15.6 (1+1+0+0)	Anna Maria Nilsson Anna Maria Nilsson Anna Maria Nilsson is a Swedish biathlete. She represents Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...	48:24.1 (1+0+0+0)	Magdalena Neuner Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Neuner is a German professional biathlete. She is the most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. At the age of 21, she became the youngest Overall World Cup winner in the history of the International Biathlon Union...	48:57.3 (0+1+0+2)
7.5 km Sprint [ details]
10 km Pursuit [ details]

Achievements

Best performance for all time

, 10th place in Individual, 83rd place in Individual, 84th place in Individual

• ', 2nd place in Individual, 5th place in Individual, 13th place in Individual, 21st place in Individual, 26th place in Individual, 28th place in Individual, 32nd place in Individual, 38th place in Individual, 51st place in Individual, 55th place in Individual, 69th place in Individual, 72nd place in Individual, 78th place in Individual, 83rd place in Individual

First World Cup race

, 37th place in Individual, 42nd place in Individual, 73rd place in Individual, 94th place in Individual, 101st place in Individual
, 6th place in Individual, 45th place in Individual, 56th place in Individual, 80th place in Individual