Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics
| Biathlon at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Biathlon pictogram | |
| Venue | Kuyangshu Nordic Center and Biathlon Center |
| Dates | 5–18 February |
| No. of events | 11 (5 men, 5 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 213 from 29 nations |
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| Qualification
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| Individual | men | women | |
| Sprint | men | women | |
| Pursuit | men | women | |
| Mass start | men | women | |
| Relay | men | women | mixed |
Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Biathlon Centre,[1] in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1,665 metres (5,463 ft),[2] from 5 to 18 February 2022.
A total of 210 quota spots (105 per gender) were distributed to the sport, a decline of 20 from the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] A total of 11 events were contested, five for men, five for women and one mixed.[4]
Qualification
[edit]A total quota of 210 athletes are allowed at the Games (105 both men and women). The first 93 quota allocations, per gender, will be assigned using a combination of the Nation Cup scores of their top 3 athletes in their best six sprints, one individual, three relays, one mixed relay, and one single mixed relay. These results will come during the 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup and 2021–22 Biathlon World Cups seasons, up until 16 January 2022. The final 12 spots, per gender, will be allocated using the IBU Qualifying Points List, to nations who have not qualified any athletes yet, with a maximum of two per nation.
On 16 January 2022, NOCs ranked 1-3 will qualify six athletes, 4-10 five athletes, and 11-20 four athletes, for both male and female competitions. The final twelve spots in each gender are filled individually from the IBU Qualifying points list to a maximum of two for a nation, from nations not already qualified. Two of these spots will be used by the host if not already qualified. The host may only start in the relay competitions that they have enough qualified athletes for. Reallocation of unused quotas will be from the IBU Qualifying points list for nations that have not yet qualified, or only have one qualifier. For each event a maximum of 4 athletes per NOC may compete, except the Mass Start in which it remains possible to qualify up to 6.[5]
Competition schedule
[edit]The following is the competition schedule for all eleven events.[6]
All times are in local time (UTC+8), according to the official schedule correct as of March 2021. This schedule may be subject to change in due time.[7]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February | 17:00 | Mixed 4 × 6 km relay |
| 7 February | 17:00 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 8 February | 16:30 | Men's 20 km individual |
| 11 February | 17:00 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 12 February | 17:00 | Men's 10 km sprint |
| 13 February | 17:00 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 18:45 | Men's 12.5 km pursuit | |
| 15 February | 14:30 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| 16 February | 15:45 | Women's 4 × 6 km relay |
| 18 February | 15:00 | Women's 12.5 km mass start |
| 17:00 | Men's 15 km mass start |
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 |  France | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  ROC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Quentin Fillon Maillet France |
48:47.4 | Anton Smolski Belarus |
49:02.2 | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway |
49:18.5 |
| Sprint |
Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway |
24:00.4 | Quentin Fillon Maillet France |
24:25.9 | Tarjei Bø Norway |
24:39.3 |
| Pursuit |
Quentin Fillon Maillet France |
39:07.5 | Tarjei Bø Norway |
39:36.1 | Eduard Latypov ROC |
39:42.8 |
| Mass start |
Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway |
38:14.4 | Martin Ponsiluoma Sweden |
38:54.7 | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Norway |
39:26.9 |
| Relay |
Norway Sturla Holm Lægreid Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen |
1:19:50.2 | France Fabien Claude Émilien Jacquelin Simon Desthieux Quentin Fillon Maillet |
1:20:17.6 | ROC Said Karimulla Khalili Alexander Loginov Maxim Tsvetkov Eduard Latypov |
1:20:35.5 |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual |
Denise Herrmann Germany |
44:12.7 | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet France |
44:22.1 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway |
44:28.0 |
| Sprint |
Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway |
20:44.3 | Elvira Öberg Sweden |
21:15.2 | Dorothea Wierer Italy |
21:21.5 |
| Pursuit |
Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway |
34:46.9 | Elvira Öberg Sweden |
36:23.4 | Tiril Eckhoff Norway |
36:35.6 |
| Mass start |
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet France |
40:18.0 | Tiril Eckhoff Norway |
40:33.3 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway |
40:52.9 |
| Relay |
Sweden Linn Persson Mona Brorsson Hanna Öberg Elvira Öberg |
1:11:03.9 | ROC Irina Kazakevich Kristina Reztsova Svetlana Mironova Uliana Nigmatullina |
1:11:15.9 | Germany Vanessa Voigt Vanessa Hinz Franziska Preuß Denise Herrmann |
1:11:41.3 |
Mixed event
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relay |
Norway Marte Olsbu Røiseland Tiril Eckhoff Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø |
1:06:45.6 | France Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet Julia Simon Émilien Jacquelin Quentin Fillon Maillet |
1:06:46.5 | ROC Uliana Nigmatullina Kristina Reztsova Alexander Loginov Eduard Latypov |
1:06:47.1 |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 213 athletes from 29 nations (including the IOC's designation of ROC for the Russian Olympic Committee) qualified to participate.[8]
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants entered.
Austria (10)- Belarus (10)
Belgium (5)
Bulgaria (8)
Canada (8)
China (8)
Czech Republic (10)
Estonia (8)
Finland (8)- France (12)
- Germany (11)
- Italy (10)
Japan (6)
Kazakhstan (3)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (5)
Moldova (4)
New Zealand (1)- Norway (12)
Poland (5)- ROC (10)
Romania (2)
Slovakia (8)
Slovenia (6)
South Korea (3)- Sweden (11)
Switzerland (8)
Ukraine (10)
United States (8)
References
[edit]- ^ "Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games". www.beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Beijing". Inside IBU. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Event programme and athlete quota" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Programme of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022" (PDF). www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM FOR XXIV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, BEIJING 2022" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Minji Seo (16 June 2021). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Biathlon at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Date Time, Venue and live stream info". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Entry List by NOC – Biathlon". Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
