title: Biathlon at the 2023 Winter World University Games
text: # Biathlon at the 2023 Winter World University Games
  
  Biathlon at the 2023 Winter World University Games was held at Whiteface Mountain from 14 to 21 January 2023.
  
  ## Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km sprint details | Bekentay Turlubekov Kazakhstan | 27:51.5 (0+0) | Bjorn Westervelt United States | 27:59.8 (1+1) | Alexandr Mukhin Kazakhstan | 28:13.7 (0+2) |
  | 12.5 km pursuit details | Bjorn Westervelt United States | 35:38.3 (1+2+1+0) | Dmytrii Hrushchak Ukraine | 36:26.3 (0+0+0+1) | Wojciech Janik Poland | 36:46.4 (0+2+1+1) |
  | 15 km mass start details | Axel Garnier France | 39:53.7 (1+0+0+0) | Alexandr Mukhin Kazakhstan | 40:18.5 (0+2+2+0) | Ørjan Moseng Norway | 40:26.0 (0+2+2+1) |
  | 15 km short individual details | Vadim Kurales Kazakhstan | 42:37.4 (0+1+0+0) | Ørjan Moseng Norway | 43:20.0 (1+1+1+1) | Axel Garnier France | 43:53.9 (0+1+0+1) |
  
  ## Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km sprint details | Anna Nędza-Kubiniec Poland | 24:17.1 (0+2) | Shilo Rousseau Canada | 24:41.2 (0+1) | Tereza Jandová Czech Republic | 25:01.3 (0+2) |
  | 10 km pursuit details | Shilo Rousseau Canada | 32:24.4 (1+1+0+1) | Anna Nędza-Kubiniec Poland | 33:04.5 (0+2+2+1) | Barbara Skrobiszewska Poland | 33:39.3 (0+2+1+1) |
  | 12.5 km mass start details | Kristýna Otcovská Czech Republic | 41:11.6 (3+0+0+0) | Pauline Machut France | 41:32.7 (1+0+0+2) | Anna Blanc France | 41:41.1 (1+2+0+0) |
  | 12.5 km short individual details | Shilo Rousseau Canada | 42:52.9 (1+0+0+1) | Barbara Skrobiszewska Poland | 43:41.3 (1+0+0+0) | Tereza Jandová Czech Republic | 43:46.6 (0+2+0+1) |
  
  ## Mixed events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 km W + 7.5 km M single relay details | Czech RepublicTereza Jandová Jakub Kocián | 37:25.3 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) | FrancePauline Machut Axel Garnier | 38:02.8 (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (0+2) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | UkraineYuliia Horodna Stepan Kinash | 38:07.2 (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (1+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (United States)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 4 | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 4 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 6 | United States* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  16 nations participated.
  
  * Australia (3)
  * Canada (12)
  * Czech Republic (8)
  * Finland (4)
  * France (4)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Kazakhstan (12)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (4)
  * Poland (8)
  * Slovakia (4)
  * South Korea (1)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Ukraine (8)
  * United States (10)
  