Biathlon Events
Men's:
10 km men
12.5 km pursuit men
15 km mass start men
20 km men
4X7.5 km relay men
Women's:
10 km pursuit women
12.5 km mass start women
15 km women
4X6 km relay women
7.5 km women
Mixed:
Mixed Relay
Rules:
Individual- The individual race is the oldest biathlon event. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing prone, standing, totaling 20 total. The athlete does not choose the stance they take. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.
Sprint- The sprint is 10 km for men and 7.5 for women. The biathlete shoots twice at any shooting lane, once prone and once standing, for a total of 10 shots. For each miss, a penalty loop of 150 m must be skied before the race can be continued. As in the individual competion, the biathletes start in intervals.
Pursuit- In a pursuit, biathletes' starts are separate by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner. The distance is 12.5 km for men and 10 km for women, there are four shooting bouts and each miss means a penalty loop of 150 m. To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot at the lane correspondig to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.
Mass start- In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 15 km, 12.5 km for women competition, there are four bouts of shooting with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib with the rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived. As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line.
Relay- The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7.5 km or 6 km for women, with two shooting rounds. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to ther bib number, then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived.
Men's:
10 km men
12.5 km pursuit men
15 km mass start men
20 km men
4X7.5 km relay men
Women's:
10 km pursuit women
12.5 km mass start women
15 km women
4X6 km relay women
7.5 km women
Mixed:
Mixed Relay
Rules:
Individual- The individual race is the oldest biathlon event. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing prone, standing, totaling 20 total. The athlete does not choose the stance they take. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.
Sprint- The sprint is 10 km for men and 7.5 for women. The biathlete shoots twice at any shooting lane, once prone and once standing, for a total of 10 shots. For each miss, a penalty loop of 150 m must be skied before the race can be continued. As in the individual competion, the biathletes start in intervals.
Pursuit- In a pursuit, biathletes' starts are separate by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner. The distance is 12.5 km for men and 10 km for women, there are four shooting bouts and each miss means a penalty loop of 150 m. To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot at the lane correspondig to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.
Mass start- In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 15 km, 12.5 km for women competition, there are four bouts of shooting with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib with the rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived. As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line.
Relay- The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7.5 km or 6 km for women, with two shooting rounds. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to ther bib number, then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived.