2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
# 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men

The 2010–11 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men will start at Saturday December 4, 2010 in Östersund and will finish Thursday March 17, 2011 in Oslo. Defending titlist is Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway.

## Competition format

The 10 kilometres (6,23 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.

## 2009–10 Top 3 Standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| - | - | - |
| Gold: | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 354 |
| Silver: | Ivan Tcherezov | 344 |
| Bronze: | Christoph Sumann | 292 |

## Medal winners

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Östersund details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 25:01.9 (1+0) | Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway | 25:05.8 (0+0) | Martin Fourcade France | 25:16.2 (0+0) |
| Hochfilzen details | Tarjei Bø Norway | 28:17.6 (0+0) | Serguei Sednev Ukraine | 28:45.1 (0+1) | Alexis Bœuf France | 28:50.9 (0+1) |
| Pokljuka details | Björn Ferry Sweden | 27:25.9 (0+0) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 27:31.0 (1+0) | Michael Greis Germany | 27:34.6 (0+0) |
| Oberhof details | Tarjei Bø Norway | 25:49.7 (0+1) | Arnd Peiffer Germany | 26:06.4 (0+1) | Michal Šlesingr Czech Republic | 26:10.4 (0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details | Lars Berger Norway | 23:55.1 (0+0) | Martin Fourcade France | 24:16.8 (0+0) | Ivan Tcherezov Russia | 24:18.9 (0+0) |
| Antholz details | Anton Shipulin Russia | 23:36.2 (0+0) | Michael Greis Germany | 23:46.2 (0+0) | Lars Berger Norway | 23:56.7 (0+1) |
| Presque Isle details | Arnd Peiffer Germany | 25:28.8 (0+0) | Martin Fourcade France | 25:44.7 (0+1) | Ivan Tcherezov Russia | 26:05.2 (0+0) |
| Fort Kent details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 24:51.4 (0+1) | Michal Šlesingr Czech Republic | 24:58.6 (0+0) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 25:00.7 (0+0) |
| World Championships 2011 details | Arnd Peiffer Germany | 24:34.0 (0+1) | Martin Fourcade France | 24:47.0 (2+0) | Tarjei Bø Norway | 24:59.2 (1+0) |
| Oslo details | Andreas Birnbacher Germany | 26:14.6 (0+0) | Björn Ferry Sweden | 26:24.8 (0+0) | Alexander Wolf Germany | 26:58.6 (0+0) |

## Standings

| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | POK | OBE | RUH | ANT | PRI | FRK | WCH | OSL | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tarjei Bø (NOR) | 40 | 60 | 54 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 393 |
| 2 | Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) | 60 | 43 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 27 | — | 60 | 40 | 38 | 369 |
| 3 | Arnd Peiffer (GER) | 28 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 28 | 36 | 60 | — | 60 | 34 | 333 |
| 4 | Martin Fourcade (FRA) | 48 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 54 | 20 | 54 | 43 | 54 | 6 | 307 |
| 5 | Michael Greis (GER) | 32 | 22 | 48 | 30 | 36 | 54 | — | 32 | 32 | 7 | 293 |
| 6 | Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) | 0 | 34 | 3 | 43 | 48 | 32 | 48 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 288 |
| 7 | Lukas Hofer (ITA) | 31 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 257 |
| 8 | Lars Berger (NOR) | 19 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 60 | 48 | — | — | 27 | 31 | 238 |
| 9 | Andreas Birnbacher (GER) | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 28 | 38 | 60 | 219 |
| 10 | Christoph Sumann (AUT) | 0 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 31 | — | 22 | 14 | 36 | 215 |
| 11 | Michal Šlesingr (CZE) | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 209 |
| 12 | Simon Eder (AUT) | 5 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 43 | — | 21 | 24 | 30 | 209 |
| 13 | Björn Ferry (SWE) | 0 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 54 | 207 |
| 14 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) | 54 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | 19 | 28 | 205 |
| 15 | Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) | — | 24 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 203 |
| 16 | Serguei Sednev (UKR) | 13 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 193 |
| 17 | Andrei Makoveev (RUS) | — | — | 32 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 180 |
| 18 | Jakov Fak (SLO) | 43 | 0 | 43 | 22 | — | 12 | 20 | 38 | — | — | 178 |
| 19 | Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) | 25 | 32 | 40 | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 177 |
| 20 | Christoph Stephan (GER) | 2 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 166 |
| 21 | Anton Shipulin (RUS) | 34 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 60 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 157 |
| 22 | Alexis Bœuf (FRA) | 26 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| 23 | Fredrik Lindström (SWE) | — | 0 | 26 | — | 0 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 40 | 147 |
| 24 | Christian De Lorenzi (ITA) | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 147 |
| 25 | Markus Windisch (ITA) | 6 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 143 |
| 26 | Serhiy Semenov (UKR) | 21 | 17 | 28 | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 43 | 127 |
| 27 | Klemen Bauer (SLO) | 27 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 123 |
| 28 | Maxim Tchoudov (RUS) | 15 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 116 |
| 29 | Vincent Jay (FRA) | 0 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 30 | Alexander Os (NOR) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | — | 9 | 110 |
| 31 | Dominik Landertinger (AUT) | — | 40 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 109 |
| 32 | Simon Hallenbarter (SUI) | — | — | — | — | 32 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 108 |
| 33 | Tobias Eberhard (AUT) | 0 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 105 |
| 34 | Krasimir Anev (BUL) | 17 | 29 | 14 | — | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | 18 | 94 |
| 35 | Tim Burke (USA) | 23 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | — | 0 | 10 | 20 | 94 |
| 36 | Lois Habert (FRA) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 37 | Alexander Wolf (GER) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | 48 | 85 |
| 38 | Daniel Böhm (GER) | — | — | — | — | 29 | 14 | 0 | 40 | — | 0 | 83 |
| 39 | Simon Fourcade (FRA) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 78 |
| 40 | Benjamin Weger (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 41 | Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT) | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 32 | 71 |
| 42 | Andriy Deryzemlya (UKR) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | 71 |
| 43 | Julian Eberhard (AUT) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 31 | — | 19 | 71 |
| 44 | Lowell Bailey (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 67 |
| 45 | Jean-Philippe Leguellec (CAN) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 67 |
| 46 | Tomasz Sikora (POL) | 11 | 9 | 20 | — | — | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | — | 63 |
| 47 | Matthias Simmen (SUI) | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60 |
| 48 | Ondřej Moravec (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 15 | — | — | 0 | 12 | 57 |
| 49 | Jaroslav Soukup (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 50 | Brendan Green (CAN) | 0 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 51 | Ilmārs Bricis (LAT) | 18 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 13 | 52 |
| 52 | Maxim Maksimov (RUS) | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 19 | — | 0 | 51 |
| 53 | Mattias Nilsson (SWE) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
| 54 | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (FRA) | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 23 | — | 0 | 49 |
| 55 | Edgars Piksons (LAT) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | 41 |
| 56 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT) | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 18 | 21 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 57 | Pavol Hurajt (SVK) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 26 | 38 |
| 58 | Evgeny Abramenko (BLR) | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| 59 | Rune Brattsveen (NOR) | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 16 | — | 21 | 37 |
| 60 | Roland Lessing (EST) | 0 | 16 | 9 | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 |
| 61 | Tomáš Holubec (CZE) | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 |
| 62 | Olexander Bilanenko (UKR) | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 35 |
| 63 | Janez Marič (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| 64 | Scott Perras (CAN) | — | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| 65 | Michail Kletcherov (BUL) | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 66 | Timo Antila (FIN) | — | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 30 |
| 67 | Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| 68 | Matej Kazar (SVK) | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 69 | Florian Graf (GER) | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 |
| 70 | Artem Pryma (UKR) | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 |
| 71 | Henrik L'Abée-Lund (NOR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 72 | Jarkko Kauppinen (FIN) | — | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 73 | Zdeněk Vítek (CZE) | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 74 | Roman Pryma (UKR) | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | 22 |
| 75 | Thomas Frei (SUI) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 21 |
| 76 | Christian Stebler (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 77 | Yan Savitskiy (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 78 | Alexey Churine (RUS) | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 |
| 79 | Sergey Novikov (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Leif Nordgren (USA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 81 | Friedrich Pinter (AUT) | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 |
| 82 | Alexey Volkov (RUS) | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 |
| 83 | Vasja Rupnik (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 84 | Jay Hakkinen (USA) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 85 | Junji Nagai (JPN) | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 86 | Alexsandr Chervyhkov (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | — | 11 |
| 87 | Toni Lang (GER) | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 88 | Paavo Puurunen (FIN) | — | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 |
| 89 | Magnús Jónsson (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 90 | Oleksandr Batiuk (UKR) | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9 |
| 91 | Indrek Tobreluts (EST) | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 92 | Sven Grossegger (AUT) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| 93 | Rene Laurent Vuillermoz (ITA) | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 |
| 94 | Vladimir Chepelin (BLR) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 95 | Ren Long (CHN) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 96 | Vitaliy Kilchytskyy (UKR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 97 | Zhang Chengye (CHN) | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 98 | Erik Lesser (GER) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
