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Biathlon At The 2014 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the Winter Olympics, Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex near Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The eleven events took place between 8–22 February 2014. For the first time ever, a mixed relay event was staged after being voted onto the Olympic program in 2011. Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for all eleven events. All times are (Moscow Time, UTC+4). Medal summary Notably absent from the medals for biathlon in the 2014 Games were the German women who had won six medals in 2006 and five in 2010. The men's team meanwhile recovered from a poor Games in Vancouver to achieve two silver medals. France's women, who had won three medals in 2010, also missed the podium, as did Canada, despite some promising performances. Sweden's men were also expected to win a medal but they too missed out. 13 athletes went home with two or more medals with five athletes winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex
The Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex () is a skiing venue located on the crests and slopes of Psekhako Ridge in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. For the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics, Paralympics in neighboring Sochi, it hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing events, as well as the respective portions of the Nordic combined events. Having a capacity of 7,500 at both the biathlon and cross-country skiing areas, it was first used in June 2013. References External links Официальный раздел «Газпром 2014» на официальном сайте ОАО «Газпром» – accessed 29 September 2010. Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic biathlon venues Olympic cross-country skiing venu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Mixed Relay
The mixed relay competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex on 19 February 2014. Results The race was started at 18:30. On 27 November 2017, IOC disqualified Olga Vilukhina for doping violations. On 19 May 2022, the IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in L ... reallocated the standings due to the disqualification of the Russian team. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Mixed relay Mixed relay Mixed events at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the Winter Olympics – Mixed relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (born 24 March 1988) is a retired French biathlete who has competed since 2005 till 2018. He was won the silver medal in the relay at the World Championships in 2012 and 2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ..., as well as the bronze in the Pursuit at the 2014 Olympics at Sochi. Béatrix has had four podium finishes in World Cup races in individual races. Career Early career Béatrix started competing in biathlon in 2005. He competed for France at the Junior World Championships where he won the Bronze in the individual race and the relay in 2007. He went on to become Junior World Champion in the Individual the following year. Biathlon results Olympics ''1 medal (1 bronze)'' World Championships ''5 medals (4 silver, 1 bronze)'' World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Soukup
Jaroslav Soukup (, born 12 July 1982) is a retired Czech biathlete. Career His first World Cup podium was in Östersund at the pursuit competition on 4 December 2011. Soukup won a bronze medal in biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics in sprint and a silver medal in the Mixed relay (together with Ondřej Moravec Ondřej Moravec (; born 9 June 1984) is a former Czech biathlete. Life and career Moravec represented the Czech Republic at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in both the pursuit and the mixed re ..., Gabriela Soukalová and Veronika Vítková). Olympic Games World Championships ''2 medals (2 bronze)'' References External links * 1982 births Living people Czech male biathletes Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for the Czech Republic Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominik Landertinger
Dominik Landertinger (; born 13 March 1988) is a retired Austrian biathlete. Life and career Landertinger debuted in the 2007–08 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008–09 season, where he, as of 22 March 2015, has fourteen podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in Pyeongchang and a win in the 15 km mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk at the last round of the 2009–10 season. He also finished second in the men's relay in the same World Championships, alongside Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. He represented Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics, and 2018 Winter Olympics. He has won 4 medals: silver in the Men's relay in 2010, a silver and a bronze in the Men's sprint and in the Men's relay in 2014, and a bronze in the Men's individual in 2018. Both of the relays together with Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder and Christoph Sumann. Biathlon results All results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (; born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional biathlete and coach, often referred to by the nickname, the "King of Biathlon". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the list of multiple medalists behind Marit Bjørgen who has won 15 medals. He is also the most successful biathlete of all time at the Biathlon World Championships, having won 45 medals. With 95 World Cup wins, Bjørndalen is ranked first all-time for career victories on the Biathlon World Cup tour. He has won the Overall World Cup title six times, in 1997–98, in 2002–03, in 2004–05, in 2005–06, in 2007–08 and in 2008–09. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later in 1993, after winning three junior world championship titles, a medal haul only previously achieved by Sergei Tchepikov, Bjørndalen made his Biathlon World Cup debut. His breakthrough came in 1994 when he featured on his first World Cup podium in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeniy Garanichev
Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Garanichev (; born 13 February 1988) is a former Russian biathlete, who has been competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2010–11 season. He has had five Top 10 finishes in World Cup races in individual races. He got his first win in individual races on 3 February 2012. Career 2011 Winter Universiade Evgeniy participated in 2011 Winter Universiade and got 3 medals. 2010–11 World Cup Season His debut was in Antholz, Italy. It was his only event. 2011–12 World Cup Season He started his second season in Östersund, Sweden with 10 place in individual and 63 in sprint. In Hochfilzen, Austria he was 30 and 32 in sprint and pursuit. After this he was out from World Cup team. He won sprint and pursuit in IBU Cup in Obertilliach. In Oberhof relay was only his race and he scored first podium – 2 place. In Nové Město, Czech Republic he returned to World Cup with his best individual result in career – 7 place in pursuit. In Antholz, Italy he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Lesser
Erik Lesser (born 17 May 1988) is a German former biathlete. In 2010, he ran his first single World Cup Race. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, he won a silver medal at Men's individual. At the Biathlon World Championships 2013 he won a bronze medal with the German team in Men's relay. His grandfather Axel Lesser competed in cross-country skiing for East Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Career Erik Lesser, grandson of Axel Lesser, lives in Zella-Mehlis and trained mainly in Oberhof. His coach is Mark Kirchner, before Peter Sendel. Lesser began cross-country skiing at the age of six and took up biathlon in 1999 at the age of eleven. A graduate of the Sports Gymnasium Oberhof, he started his competitive career with the club SV Eintracht Frankenhain. In 2008 he started in Ruhpolding at his first Junior World Championship, where he was seventh in the individual, 16th in the sprint, and eighth in the pursuit. A year later, he won in Canmore a bronze medal in the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Ustyugov
Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov (; born 4 June 1985) is a Russian former biathlon, biathlete. Born to Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiers, Ustyugov was introduced to biathlon at the age of three. He started his career in junior tournaments in 2005, before going professional three years later in the Biathlon European Championships, European Championships. He was Biathlon at the Winter Olympics, Olympic champion in the Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start, men's 15 km mass start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada until the win was revoked for doping violations. Prior to the 2010 Olympic Games, his best World Championship finish in an individual event was 20th place. Together with Anton Shipulin, Alexey Volkov (biathlete), Alexey Volkov and Dmitry Malyshko he won the gold medal in the Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's relay, men's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Biathlon Union
The International Biathlon Union (IBU; ) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the city. It was rocked by a corruption scandal that broke in 2018, concerning the Russians bribing its top two officials. In 2022 Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international biathlon competitions until further notice. Members 61 nations (March 2023): #Asia (11): , , , , , , , , , , #Oceania (2): , #Americas (7): , , , , , , #Europe (41): , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , History 1920–1953 Military patrol part of the International Military Sports Council. 1953–1993 Modern Biathlon part of Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. 1993–2009 The International Biathlon Union (IBU) was founded in London on 2 July 1993. This occurred when the National Biathlon Union in London/ Heathrow decided to exclude bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Arbitration For Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; , TAS) is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its courts are located in New York City, Sydney, and Lausanne. Temporary courts are established in current Olympic host cities. The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) was established simultaneously, and a single president presides over both bodies. The ICAS, which has a membership of 20 individuals, is responsible for the financing of and financial reporting by the CAS, and it appoints the Director-General of the CAS. Jurisdiction and appeals Generally speaking, a dispute may be submitted to the CAS only if an arbitration agreement between the parties specifies recourse to the CAS. However, according to rule 61 of the Olympic Charter, all disputes in connection with the Olympic Games can only be submitted to CAS,International Olympic CommitteeOlympic Charter an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Zaitseva
Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (; born 16 May 1978) is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement on 24 January 2015. Shortly afterwards she announced that she had been appointed as caretaker head coach of the Russian biathlon team. Record Olympic Games Zaitseva has won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games. On 1 December 2017, she was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics for doping offences. She appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2018. After a postponement that lasted until 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her disqualification; however, it lifted her lifetime ban from all Olympic Games. World Championships Zaitseva has won eight medals — three gold, two silver and three bronze. All her World Championship medals Zaitseva won in two Championships: 2005 Hochfilzen, Austria and 2009 Pyeongchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
