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, organised by the

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. The season started on 27 November 2016 in

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Calendar

Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2016–17 season.

World Cup Podiums

Men

Women

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed

Standings: Men

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*Final standings after 26 races.

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*Final standings after 3 races.

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*Final standings after 9 races.

Pursuit

*Final standings after 9 races.

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*Final standings after 5 races.

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*Final standings after 5 races.

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*Final standings after 22 races.

Standings: Women

Overall Overalls or bib-and-brace overalls, also called dungarees in British English, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers ...

*Final standings after 26 races.

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* Final standings after 3 races.

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*Final standings after 9 races.

Pursuit

*Final standings after 9 races.

Mass start Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon. There are usually many competitors in such an event, and in order for ...

*Final standings after 5 races.

Relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switc ...

*Final standings after 5 races.

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*Final standings after 22 races.

Standings: Mixed

Mixed relay

*Final standings after 5 races.

Medal table

Achievements

;First World Cup career victory ;Men * , 25, in his 3rd season — the WC 1 Pursuit in Östersund; it also was his first podium * , 26, in his 7th season — the World Championships Sprint in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2014-15 Sprint in Khanty-Mansiysk * , 35, in his 15th season — the World Championships Individual in Hochfilzen; first podium was 2013-14 Sprint in Kontiolahti ;Women * , 26, in her 2nd season — the WC 3 Sprint in Nove Mesto; it also was her first podium * , 23, in her 3rd season — the WC 3 Pursuit in Nove Mesto; first podium was 2016-17 Sprint in Nove Mesto * , 30, in her 7th season — the WC 6 Mass Start in Antholz; it also was her first podium * , 29, in her 10th season — the WC 9 Sprint in Oslo Holmenkollen; first podium was 2013-14 Sprint in Kontiolahti ;First World Cup podium: ;Men * , 28, in his 8th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund * , 25, in his 5th season — no. 3 in the WC 5 Pursuit in Ruhpolding * , 28, in his 8th season — no. 2 in the WC 9 Mass Start in Oslo Holmenkollen ;Women * , 28, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 1 Individual in Östersund * , 20, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 2 Sprint in Pokljuka * , 25, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 2 Pursuit in Pokljuka * , 23, in her 3rd season — no. 2 in the WC 3 Sprint in Nove Mesto * , 25, in her 4th season — no. 3 in the WC 6 Individual Antholtz * , 22, in her 3rd season — no. 3 in the WC 8 Pursuit Kontiolahti ;Victory in this World Cup (all-time number of victories in parentheses): ;Men * , 14 (61) first places * , 2 (13) first place * , 2 (12) first places * , 2 (10) first places * , 2 (3) first places * , 1 (8) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place ;Women * , 10 (17) first places * , 5 (17) first places * , 2 (21) first places * , 2 (7) first places * , 2 (4) first places * , 2 (2) first places * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place

Retirements

The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2016–17 season: ;Men * * * * * ;Women * * * * * * * * * *

Notes

References

External links

IBU official site
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Calendar

World Cup Podiums

Men

Women

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed

Standings: Men

Overall Overalls or bib-and-brace overalls, also called dungarees in British English, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers ...

Individual An individual is one that exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of living as an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) as a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or g ...

Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace * Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automobiles *Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, a rebadged v ...

Pursuit

Mass start Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon. There are usually many competitors in such an event, and in order for ...

Relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switc ...

Nation A nation is a type of social organization where a collective Identity (social science), identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, t ...

Standings: Women

Overall Overalls or bib-and-brace overalls, also called dungarees in British English, are a type of garment usually used as protective clothing when working. The garments are commonly referred to as a "pair of overalls" by analogy with "pair of trousers ...

Individual An individual is one that exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of living as an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) as a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or g ...

Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace * Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automobiles *Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, a rebadged v ...

Pursuit

Mass start Mass start is a format of starting in some racing sports such as long-distance running in sport of athletics, speed skating, long-distance cross-country skiing and biathlon. There are usually many competitors in such an event, and in order for ...

Relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switc ...

Nation A nation is a type of social organization where a collective Identity (social science), identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, t ...

Standings: Mixed

Mixed relay

Medal table

Achievements

Retirements

Notes

References

External links

Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace * Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automobiles Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, a rebadged v ...

Sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace * Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automobiles Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, a rebadged v ...