The 2022–23 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1 was the first event of the season and was held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 29 November to 4 December 2022. The event consisted of three individual competitions and one relay for both genders. World cup leaders after the events in Kontiolahti were Johannes Thingnes Bø for men and Lisa Vittozzi for the women.
Schedule of events The events took place at the following times. Date Time Events 29 November 14:15 EET Men's 20 km Individual 30 November 14:15 EET Women's 15 km Individual 1 December 12:00 EET 4 x 7.5 km Men's Relay 14:35 EET 4 x 6 km Women's Relay 3 December 11:45 EET Men's 10 km Sprint 14:45 EET Women's 7.5 km Sprint 4 December 13:15 EET Men's 12.5 km Pursuit 15:15 EET Women's 10 km Pursuit
Medal winners Men Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 20 km IndividualMartin Ponsiluoma 49:36.5(0+1+0+0)Niklas Hartweg 50:13.7(0+0+0+0)David Zobel 50:35.8(0+0+0+0) 10 km SprintJohannes Thingnes Bø 31:25.4(0+1)Sturla Holm Lægreid 31:28.3(0+0)Roman Rees 31:29.9(0+0) 12.5 km PursuitJohannes Thingnes Bø 32:44.4(0+0+1+2)Sturla Holm Lægreid +19.2(0+0+1+1)Émilien Jacquelin +47.3(0+0+0+2) 4 x 7.5 km Men RelayVetle Sjåstad ChristiansenSturla Holm LægreidTarjei BøJohannes Thingnes Bø 1:19:26.2(0+0) (0+1)(0+1) (0+3)(0+0) (0+1)(0+1) (0+0)Justus StrelowJohannes KühnBenedikt DollRoman Rees 1:20:10.1(0+0) (0+0)(0+2) (0+3)(0+0) (0+1)(0+1) (0+2)Eric PerotFabien ClaudeÉmilien JacquelinQuentin Fillon Maillet 1:20:32.1(0+2) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2)(0+0) (0+1)(0+2) (0+1)
Women Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 15 km IndividualHanna Öberg 43:53.8(0+0+0+1)Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold 44:30.3(0+0+0+0)Lisa Vittozzi 44:33.5(1+0+0+0) 7.5 km SprintLisa Theresa Hauser 20:39.5(0+0)Lisa Vittozzi 20:56.8(1+0)Linn Persson 21:03.7(0+0) 10 km PursuitJulia Simon 31:13.0(0+0+0+0)Dorothea Wierer +11.9(0+0+0+0)Elvira Öberg +21.7(1+0+0+1) 4 x 5 km Women RelayLinn PerssonAnna MagnussonHanna ÖbergElvira Öberg 1:14:59.8(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+1)(0+2) (0+2)(0+0) (0+0)Anna WeidelSophia SchneiderVanessa VoigtDenise Herrmann-Wick 1:15:27.9(0+0) (0+0)(0+1) (0+1)(0+1) (0+1)(0+0) (0+2)Karoline KnottenIda LienRagnhild FemsteinevikIngrid Landmark Tandrevold 1:15:31.3(0+1) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)
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