The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup

2010–11 Biathlon World Cup

The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union...

 - World Cup 5 was held in Ruhpolding

Ruhpolding

Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, from 12 January until 16 January 2011.

Schedule of events

The time schedule of the event stands below

Date	Time	Events
January 12	14:15 CET	Men's 20 km Individual
January 13	14:15 CET	Women's 15 km Individual
January 14	14:45 CET	Men's 10 km Sprint
January 15	14:45 CET	Women's 7.5 km Sprint
January 16	13:15 CET	Men's 12.5 km Pursuit
	15:15 CET	Women's 10 km Pursuit

Men

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
20 km Individual details	Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen Emil Hegle Svendsen is a Norwegian biathlete. He skis with Strindheim IL, based in Trondheim. He is tall, and weighs 170 lb ....	50:39.4 (0+0+0+1)	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:...	50:46.8 (0+0+0+1)	Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger is an Austrian biathlete. He debuted in the 2007/2008 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 season, where he, as of February 22, 2009, has eight podium finishes, including a gold medal in the 15 km mass start at the 2009 World Championships in...	51:03.1 (0+0+0+1)
10 km Sprint details	Lars Berger Lars Berger Lars Berger is a Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Fellow biathlete Tora Berger is his sister. Berger's family moved to Lesja, Oppland, in 1985. At the age of six, Berger started cross-country skiing, but during his teens he decided to try out the biathlon.Berger joined the national...	23:55.1 (0+0)	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:...	24:16.8 (0+0)	Ivan Tcherezov	24:18.9 (0+0)
12.5 km Pursuit details	Björn Ferry Björn Ferry Björn Ferry is a Swedish biathlete and medal winning Olympian. He began competing internationally in World Cup competitions in 2001, but did not win his first international race until the 2007/2008 season. In 2007, he won gold in the mixed relay event at the Biathlon World Championships...	31:56.6 (0+0+0+0)	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:...	32:01.5 (0+1+1+0)	Michael Greis Michael Greis Michael Greis is a German triple Olympic gold medalist in biathlon.Greis first competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, finishing 15th and 16th in the 10 km sprint and 12.5 km pursuit events in the biathlon.Greis won the World Cup in the individual category in 2004/05, and...	32:03.5 (0+0+0+0)

Women

Event:	Gold:	Time	Silver:	Time	Bronze:	Time
15 km Individual details	Olga Zaitseva Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...	41:46.1 (0+0+0+0)	Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...	42:00.6 (0+0+0+0)	Helena Ekholm	42:23.5 (0+0+0+0)
7.5 km Sprint details	Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...	20:33.3 (0+0)	Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...	20:34.4 (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...	20:49.1 (0+1)
10 km Pursuit details	Tora Berger Tora Berger Tora Berger is a World Cup level biathlete and Olympic Champion. She has been a member of the Norwegian women's biathlon team since 1999. She has 5 individual victories in the World Cup. She is the sister of biathlete and cross-country skier Lars Berger...	28:50.9 (0+0+0+1)	Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel Andrea Henkel is a German biathlete and the younger sister of Manuela Henkel, a successful cross-country skier. She trains at SV Großbreitenbach...	29:28.6 (0+0+1+1)	Kaisa Mäkäräinen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Kaisa Leena Mäkäräinen is a Finnish biathlete, who currently competes for Kontiolahden Urheilijat. Outside of sports, Mäkäräinen is currently studying to be a Physics teacher at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu...	29:50.2 (2+0+0+0)

Achievements

Best performance for all time

, 67th place in Individual, 10th place in Sprint, 23rd place in Sprint, 30th place in Sprint, 34th place in Sprint, 85th place in Sprint, 92nd place in Sprint
, 18th place in Individual, 49th place in Individual and 40th place in Sprint, 50th place in Individual, 68th place in Individual, 71st place in Individual, 24th place in Sprint, 35th place in Sprint, 46th place in Sprint, 49th place in Sprint and 46th place in Pursuit, 58th place in Sprint

First World Cup race

, 51st place in Individual, 88th place in Individual, 91st place in Individual, 96th place in Sprint
, 81st place in Sprint, 88th place in Sprint