title: 2017 Winter Military World Games
text: # 2017 Winter Military World Games
  
  The 3rd CISM World Winter Games (Russian: Зимние Всемирные военные игры 2017) were held in Sochi, Russia from 23 to 27 February 2017.
  
  ## Host selection and venues
  
  Sochi was chosen as the host city for the 3rd Winter Military Games at the 70th general assembly of the International Military Sports Council in Kuwait City, Kuwait in 2015. The Games were held in sports venues built for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
  
  The sports complex is composed of two clusters: the Coastal Cluster, i.e. the Olympic Park, and the Mountain Cluster, i.e. the Krasnaya Polyana.
  
  The following venues built for the Olympic Games were used for the Military Games:
  
  | Venue | Area | Sports | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ice Cube Curling Center | Olympic Park | Opening and closing ceremony | 3000 |
  | Bolshoy Ice Dome | Olympic Park | Sport climbing | 12000 |
  | Iceberg Skating Palace | Olympic Park | Short track | 12000 |
  | Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex | Krasnaya Polyana | Biathlon Cross-country skiing Ski orienteering | 7500 |
  | Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort | Krasnaya Polyana | Alpine skiing Ski mountaineering | 7500 |
  
  ## Mascots and brand style
  
  The official mascot for the 3rd Winter Games was the Leopard. According to the official website of the Games, it was chosen "due to the fact that the endurance of this animal and his fighting spirit characterize the spirit of war games. The leopard symbolizes the swiftness of the attack and the speed of decision-making, as well as power and strength [...] In the heraldic traditions, a leopard is a symbol of bravery and courage – the qualities traditionally characterizing soldiers." Other mascots include the Hare and the Little Fox.
  
  The brand style for the Games is a blue-red star with a head of a leopard on it. The colour red symbolizes "sport passion and will to win" and blue "infinite opportunities and devotion to reach the goal". The colours of the star and the leopard forms the Russian flag. Also, ice patterns and mountains occur on the brand.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions | EG | Exhibition gala |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | February | February | 24 Fri | 25 Sat | 26 Sun | 27 Mon | Medals |
  | Ceremonies | Ceremonies | OC | | | CC | |
  | Biathlon | Biathlon | 4 | 1 | | 2 | 7 |
  | Alpine skiing | Alpine skiing | | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
  | Cross-country skiing | Cross-country skiing | 4 | | 2 | | 6 |
  | Short track | Short track | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 5 |
  | Sport climbing | Sport climbing | ● | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
  | Ski orienteering | Ski orienteering | | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
  | Ski mountaineering | Ski mountaineering | 2 | | | 4 | 6 |
  | Medals | Medals | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 44 |
  | February | February | 24 Fri | 25 Sat | 26 Sun | 27 Mon | Medals |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  Overall, athletes from 25 countries participated.
  
  * Armenia (1)
  * Austria (22)
  * Belarus (3)
  * Belgium (6)
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina (5)
  * Bulgaria (19)
  * China (43)
  * Finland (16)
  * France (42)
  * Germany (35)
  * Greece (3)
  * Iran (4)
  * Spain (14)
  * Italy (26)
  * Kazakhstan (24)
  * Lebanon (9)
  * Macedonia (11)
  * Mongolia (2)
  * Pakistan (4)
  * Russia (60)
  * Serbia (9)
  * Slovenia (14)
  * South Korea (11)
  * Switzerland (21)
  * Turkey (?)
  
  ## Medal winners
  
  ### Alpine skiing
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Slalom | Stefano Gross Italy | 1:30.82 | Manfred Moelgg Italy | 1:31.01 | Cristian Deville Italy | 1:31.42 |
  | Team slalom | Italy Manfred Moelgg Stefano Gross Cristian Deville | 4:33.25 | Germany Hansi Schwaiger Fabian Gratz Carlo Dorn | 4:47.50 | Iran Nima Baha Behnam Kiashemshaki Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki | 5:03.93 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Slalom | Irene Curtoni Italy | 1:38.51 | Maria Shkanova Belarus | 1:38.93 | Laurie Mougel France | 1:38.97 |
  | Team slalom | Italy | | Russia | | China | |
  
  ### Biathlon
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km sprint | Maxim Tsvetkov Russia | 27:01.3 (0+1) | Vladimir Iliev Bulgaria | 27:15.2 (0+3) | Krasimir Anev Bulgaria | 27:16.2 (0+1) |
  | 10 km team sprint | Russia Maxim Tsvetkov Matvey Eliseev Sergey Klyachin | 1:24:10.2 | Austria David Komatz Peter Brunner Kevin Plessniter | 1:24:55.4 | Italy Thierry Chenal Riccardo Romani Maikol Demetz | 1:27:30.4 |
  | 20 km patrol race | Russia Alexey Kornev Matvey Eliseev Sergey Klyachin Eduard Latypov | 52:13.1 (0+0+0) | France Clement Arnaud Baptiste Jouty Antonin Guigonnat Damien Tarantola | 52:34.4 (1+1+1) | Austria Klaus Leitinger David Komatz Peter Brunner Kevin Plessniter | 52:39.8 (1+1+0) |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7,5 km sprint | Teja Gregorin Slovenia | 22:19.5 (0+0) | Tatiana Akimova Russia | 23:03.3 (0+0) | Uliana Kaisheva Russia | 23:34.8 (1+0) |
  | 7,5 km team sprint | Russia Tatiana Akimova Uliana Kaisheva Galina Nechkasova | 1:10:38.2 | France Enora Latuilliere Coline Varcin Estelle Mougel | 1:14:25.1 | China Chu Yuanmeng Zhaohan Zhang Xuelan Wang | 1:18:49.3 |
  | 15 km patrol race | France Coline Varcin Estelle Mougel Enora Latuilliere Coraline Thomas Hugue | 45:23.0 (0+0+0) | Russia Galina Nechkasova Anastasia Zagoruiko Uliana Kaisheva Lidia Durkina | 47:14.3 (2+1+0) | China Xue Lan Wang Chu Yuanmeng Zhao Han Zhang Shuang Chen | 51:51.5 (1+2+3) |
  
  **Mixed**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mixed relay | Austria Dunja Zdouc Katharina Innerhofer Peter Brunner David Komatz | 1:19:51.7 (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (2+3) (0+0) (0+2) | France Coline Varcin Enora Latuilliere Baptiste Jouty Antonin Guigonnat | 1:19:54.9 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) (0+3) (0+1) (0+3) | Russia Uliana Kaisheva Galina Nechkasova Matvey Eliseev Maxim Tsvetkov | 1:22:51.1 (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (2+3) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (2+3) |
  
  ### Cross-country skiing
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 km free style | Aleksey Chervotkin Russia | 34:41.2 | Damien Tarantola France | 34:52.2 | Paul Goalabre France | 35:08.5 |
  | 15 km free style team | France Damien Tarantola Paul Goalabre Clement Arnault | 1:45:39.1 | Russia Aleksey Chervotkin Denis Spitsov Artem Maltsev | 1:45:40.8 | Finland Kusti Kittilae Juho Mikkonen Teemu Harkonen | 1:48:12.5 |
  | Team sprint | Russia Artem Maltsev Nikolay Morilov | 20:36:70 | France Clement Arnault Paul Goalabre | 20:36:80 | Finland Kusti Kittilae Juho Mikkonen | 20:37:02 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km free style | Theresa Eichhorn Germany | 27:28.8 | Coraline Hugue France | 27:43.9 | Francesca Baudin Italy | 27:46.0 |
  | 10 km free style team | Russia Natalia Korosteleva Lidia Durkina Natalja Iljina | 1:25:21.5 | — | — | — | — |
  | Team sprint | Russia Natalja Iljina Natalia Korosteleva | 22:11:36 | Switzerland Alina Meier Fabiana Wieser | 22:23:98 | Italy Chiara De Zolt Ponte Francesca Baudin | 22:33:41 |
  
  ### Short track
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 m | Xu Hongzhi China | 42.065 | Yang Shuai China | 42.075 | Denis Ayrapetyan Russia | 42.368 |
  | 1000 m | Jin Kim Sun South Korea | 1:25.574 | Yuri Confortola Italy | 1:26.861 | Xu Hongzhi China | 1:29.004 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 m | Arianna Fontana Italy | 43.989 | Yang Yang China | 44.061 | Eugenia Zakharova Russia | 44.139 |
  | 1000 m | Arianna Fontana Italy | 1:31.884 | Yang Yang China | 1:31.943 | Wang Runyuan China | 1:32.234 |
  
  **Mixed**
  
  The teams in the mixed event were made up of sportsmen representing different countries, in accordance to the International Skating Union rules.
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3000 m | Arianna Fontana Elena Viviani Jae Min Hwang Daniil Eybog | 4:05,281 | Eugenia Zakharova Ekaterina Konstantinova Yuri Confortola Nicola Rodigari | 4:05,913 | Wang Runyuan Wu Yi Yang Shuai Ning Qipeng | 4:06,570 |
  
  ### Ski mountaineering
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual | Alexis Sevennec France | 0:53.38 | Manfred Reichegger Italy | 0:55.23 | Miguel Caballero Ortega Spain | 0:56.06 |
  | Team | Italy Manfred Reichegger Daniel Antonioli Richard Tiraboschi | 2:51:25 | France Alexis Sevennec Bastien Fleury Franck Asserquft | 2:53:26 | Spain Miguel Caballero Ortega Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga Francisco Javier Navarro Jimenez | 2:57:23 |
  | Team race | Spain Miguel Caballero Ortega Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga | 1:56:09 | France Bastien Fleury Alexis Sevennec | 1:56:17 | Italy Manfred Reichegger Daniel Antonioli | 1:57:24 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual | Adèle Milloz France | 1:09.01 | Gloriana Pellissier Italy | 1:12.18 | Nathalie Mieuzet France | 1:14.48 |
  | Team | Russia Ekaterina Mitiaeva Svetlana Berezan Ekaterina Burlakova | 4:11:44 | — | — | — | — |
  | Team race | France Letizia Roux Adèle Milloz | 2:28:09 | Russia Ekaterina Mitiaeva Svetlana Berezan | 2:53:29 | — | — |
  
  ### Ski orienteering
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Middle | Eduard Khrennikov Russia | 00:39.22 | Stanimir Belomazhev Bulgaria | 00:42.20 | Stepan Malinovskii Russia | 00:43.03 |
  | Sprint | Eduard Khrennikov Russia | 00:17.15 | Stanimir Belomazhev Bulgaria | 00:17.57 | Vladimir Ignatov Russia | 00:19.29 |
  | Relay | Russia Stepan Malinovskii Andrei Lamov Eduard Khrennikov | 1:05:52 | France Rudy Gouy Yann Debayle Baptiste Fuchs | 1:12:30 | Switzerland Sven Stefan Aschwanden Tobias Michael Lutz Andring Kappenberger | 1:14:27 |
  | Team sprint (middle+sprint) | Russia Eduard Khrennikov Stepan Malinovskii Eduard Khrennikov Vladimir Ignatov | 1:59:09 | Finland Eevert Toivonen Sampo Hyppoelae Eevert Toivonen Sampo Hyppoelae | 2:14:06 | France Yann Debayle Baptiste Fuchs Rudy Gouy Baptiste Fuchs | 2:20:38 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Middle | Maria Kechkina Russia | 00:35.33 | Tatiana Oborina Russia | 00:38.44 | Antoniya Grigorova Bulgaria | 00:39.28 |
  | Sprint | Tatiana Oborina Russia | 00:17.54 | Maria Kechkina Russia | 00:18.11 | Anastasia Kravchenko Russia | 00:18.55 |
  | Relay | Russia Tatiana Oborina Anastasia Kravchenko Maria Kechkina | 56:55 | France Lou Denaix Gaelle Barlet Elodie Bourgeois-Pin | 1:09:51 | Kazakhstan Asem Nazyrova Elmira Moldasheva Olga Novikova | 1:11:35 |
  | Team sprint (middle+sprint) | Russia Maria Kechkina Tatiana Oborina Tatiana Oborina Maria Kechkina | 1:50:22 | Kazakhstan Olga Novikova Asem Nazyrova Olga Novikova Asem Nazyrova | 2:08:15 | France Elodie Bourgeois-Pin Gaelle Barlet Gaelle Barlet Lou Denaix | 2:25:00 |
  
  ### Sport climbing
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lead | Jakob Schubert Austria | TOP 1:09 | Domen Škofic Slovenia | TOP 1:21 | Marcello Bombardi Italy | TOP 1:13 |
  | Bouldering | Vadim Timonov Russia | | Manuel Cornu France | | Domen Škofic Slovenia | |
  | Speed classic | Sergei Luzhetskii Russia | 0:31.22 (F) | Jakob Schubert Austria | 0:39.28 (F) | Vadim Timonov Russia | 0:38.27 (F) |
  | Speed record | Sergei Luzhetskii Russia | 0:06.36 (F) | Leonardo Gontero Italy | 0:06.37 (F) | Vadim Timonov Russia | 0:06.53 (F) |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lead | Jessica Pilz Austria | TOP 1:41 | Katharina Posch Austria | TOP 1:44 | Mina Markovič Slovenia | TOP 2:22 |
  | Bouldering | Jessica Pilz Austria | | Olga Yakovleva Russia | | Mina Markovič Slovenia | |
  | Speed classic | Anna Tsyganova Russia | 0:49.36 (F) | Jessica Pilz Austria | 0:52.35 (F) | Evgeniya Lapshina Russia | 0:53.49 (F) |
  | Speed record | Anna Tsyganova Russia | 0:08.21 (F) | Aurélia Sarisson France | 0:12.16 (F) | Daria Kan Russia | 0:08.51 (F) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia* | 22 | 9 | 11 | 42 |
  | 2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
  | 3 | France | 6 | 12 | 5 | 23 |
  | 4 | Austria | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
  | 5 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | China | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
  | 7 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
  | 8 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 10 | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
  | 11 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 12 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 12 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 14 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 15 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 46 | 43 | 41 | 130 |
  