2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9
# 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9

The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 17 March until 20 March 2016. Due to strong winds on the final day of competition, which caused a light pole to collapse onto the shooting range, the men's and women's mass start events were cancelled.

## Schedule of events

| Date | Time | Events |
| - | - | - |
| March 17 | 14:15 CET | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
| March 18 | 14:15 CET | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| March 19 | 12:45 CET | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
| March 19 | 14:30 CET | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |
| March 20 | 10:20 CET | Women 12.5 km Mass Start |
| March 20 | 13:00 CET | Men 15 km Mass Start |

## Medal winners

### Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 km Sprint details | Julian Eberhard Austria | 24:18.6 (0+0) | Simon Schempp Germany | 24:19.7 (0+0) | Arnd Peiffer Germany | 24:41.6 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Simon Schempp Germany | 33:27.8 (1+1+0+1) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 33:36.3 (0+0+0+1) | Erik Lesser Germany | 33:43.5 (0+0+1+1) |
| 15 km Mass Start Cancelled | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |

### Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 20:42.3 (0+1) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 20:45.4 (0+0) | Marte Olsbu Norway | 20:47.1 (0+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 30:06.7 (1+0+1+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 30:08.2 (0+0+0+1) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 30:12.4 (0+0+1+0) |
| 12.5 km Mass Start Cancelled | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |

## Achievements

### Best performance for all time

* Julian Eberhard (AUT), 1st place in Sprint
* Marte Olsbu (NOR), 3rd place in Sprint
* Justine Braisaz (FRA), 4th place in Sprint
* Tatiana Akimova (RUS), 12th place in Sprint
