2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3
# 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3

The 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3 was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia, from 13 December until 16 December 2012.

## Schedule of events

| Date | Time | Events |
| - | - | - |
| December 13 | 14:20 CET | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| December 14 | 14:20 CET | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |
| December 15 | 12:45 CET | Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |
| December 15 | 15:00 CET | Women's 10 km Pursuit |
| December 16 | 13:00 CET | Men's 15 km Mass Start |
| December 16 | 15:00 CET | Women's 12.5 km Mass Start |

## Medal winners

### Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 km Sprint details | Jakov Fak Slovenia | 24:41.7 (0+0) | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 24:42.5 (0+1) | Martin Fourcade France | 24:47.8 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km Pursuit details | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | 32:49.2 (0+0+0+1) | Ondřej Moravec Czech Republic | 32:53.0 (0+0+0+1) | Martin Fourcade France | 33:06.6 (0+0+0+2) |
| 15 km Mass Start details | Andreas Birnbacher Germany | 35:39.4 (0+0+0+0) | Jakov Fak Slovenia | 35:57.1 (0+0+1+1) | Tim Burke United States | 36:02.0 (0+0+1+1) |

### Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7.5 km Sprint details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 22:09.8 (0+0) | Miriam Gössner Germany | 22:11.9 (0+2) | Nadezhda Skardino Belarus | 22:39.9 (0+0) |
| 10 km Pursuit details | Miriam Gössner Germany | 31:47.8 (2+1+1+1) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 31:48.5 (0+0+0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 32:14.3 (0+1+0+0) |
| 12.5 km Mass Start details | Tora Berger Norway | 35:53.8 (0+2+0+0) | Miriam Gössner Germany | 36:29.3 (0+3+0+1) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 36:55.9 (0+2+0+0) |

## Achievements

### Best performance for all time

* Vladimir Iliev (BUL), 6th place in Sprint
* Simon Desthieux (FRA), 25th place in Sprint
* Mario Dolder (SUI), 30th place in Sprint and 25th in Pursuit
* Tomas Kaukėnas (LTU), 41st place in Sprint
* Scott Gow (CAN), 50th place in Sprint and Pursuit
* Darko Damjanovski (MKD), 95th place in Sprint
* Ondřej Moravec (CZE), 2nd place in Pursuit
* Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT), 10th place in Pursuit
* Gabriela Soukalová (CZE), 1st place in Sprint
* Nadezhda Skardino (BLR), 3rd place in Sprint
* Rosanna Crawford (CAN), 12th place in Sprint
* Nadzeya Pisareva (BLR), 21st place in Sprint
* Nicole Gontier (ITA), 30th place in Sprint
* Asa Lif (SWE), 56th place in Sprint and 45th place in Pursuit
* Alina Raikova (KAZ), 58th place in Sprint and 57th place in Pursuit
* Miriam Gössner (GER), 1st place in Pursuit
* Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (GER), 48th place in Pursuit

### First World Cup race

* Johannes Kühn (GER), 17th place in Sprint
* Dmytro Pidruchnyi (UKR), 98th place in Sprint
* Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (GER), 59th place in Sprint
