The
2016–17 Biathlon World Cup
The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 27 November 2016 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 19 March 2017 in Holmenkollen, N ...
– Pursuit Women started on Sunday 4 December 2016 in
Östersund and finished on Saturday 18 March 2017 in
Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was
Gabriela Koukalová of the
Czech Republic.
The small crystal globe winner for the category was
Laura Dahlmeier of
Germany.
Competition format
The pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.
2015–16 Top 3 standings
Medal winners
Standings
References
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Pursuit Women