Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics — 2010 edition of the biathlon competitions during the Olympic Winter Games
Biathlon events at the 2010 Winter Olympics were later affected by doping disqualifications, resulting in medal reallocations confirmed by the IOC in 2025.
Key Facts
- Venue
- Whistler Olympic Park, Whistler, British Columbia
- Competition dates
- 13–26 February 2010
- Men's individual tie time
- 48:32.0 (two silver medals awarded, no bronze)
- Doping disqualification
- Evgeny Ustyugov medals revoked, October 2020
- Final appeal rejected
- Swiss Federal Tribunal, May 2025
- IOC medal reallocation approved
- September 2025
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada included biathlon as one of its disciplines. Whistler Olympic Park was designated as the competition venue. Years after the Games, retrospective doping tests conducted on stored samples implicated Russian athlete Evgeny Ustyugov, prompting the revocation of his medals in October 2020.
Biathlon competitions were held at Whistler Olympic Park from 13 to 26 February 2010. A notable irregularity occurred in the men's individual event, where two competitors finished in an identical time of 48:32.0, leading to the award of two silver medals and no bronze medal.
Ustyugov's disqualification triggered a prolonged legal process. His appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Swiss Federal Tribunal were both rejected by 2025. The IOC Executive Board formally approved the reallocation of his medals to other athletes in September 2025, altering the official results nearly 15 years after the Games.
Result
at Whistler Olympic Park, Whistler, British Columbia