Olympic medallists from Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 are set to be honoured during a special Olympic medal reallocation ceremony in front of a sold-out crowd at Milano Cortina 2026’s Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Sunday 15 February, between the two Olympic Biathlon pursuit competitions. Martin Fourcade and the German men relay team will receive gold medals.

Olympic medallists from Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 are set to be honoured during a special Olympic medal reallocation ceremony in front of a sold-out crowd at Milano Cortina 2026’s Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Sunday 15 February, between the two Olympic Biathlon pursuit competitions.

Close to 20,000 fans are expected to be in attendance at the ceremony which will mark a long-overdue and fitting tribute to the athletes whose exceptional achievements have waited up to 16 years for proper recognition.

The following medals will be presented by IOC President Kirsty Coventry and members of the IOC and IBU Executive Board.

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games – Biathlon, men 15km mass start

• Gold: Martin Fourcade (FRA)

• Silver: Pavol Hurajt (SVK)

• Bronze: Christoph Sumann (AUT)

Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games – Biathlon, men 4x7.5km relay

• Gold: Germany: Erik Lesser, Daniel Boehm, Arnd Peiffer, Simon Schempp

• Silver: Austria: Christoph Sumann, Daniel Mesotitsch, Simon Eder, Dominik Landertinger

• Bronze: Norway: Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen

The reallocation follows the disqualification of all of Evgeny Ustyugov’s (RUS) competitive results from 2010-2014 due to anti-doping rule violations based on abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport and evidence from the Moscow Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

The evidence was strongly pursued by the IBU working in close collaboration with the WADA Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) Department. An IBU Expert Working Group first proposed charges against Ustyugov in November 2018 following a thorough analysis of the Moscow LIMS database. In February 2020, the IBU Anti-Doping Hearing Panel formally issued its charges. Over the subsequent five years, the IBU and Biathlon Integrity Unit (BIU) defended its decision against appeals by Ustyugov at both the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and Swiss Tribunal, bringing the long-standing case to a conclusion in May 2025.

IBU President Olle Dahlin said:

“Nothing can replace the podium moments these athletes missed in Vancouver and Sochi. But to be presented with their medals in front of nearly 20,000 passionate fans at Milano Cortina 2026 and the millions more watching at home, honours their achievements and gives them their rightful moment on the world stage.

“The IBU, working closely with the BIU and WADA I&I department, is proud to have been able to play a role in ensuring that justice was served. We made a promise that we would not stop fighting for clean athletes and we are delighted that tomorrow the world will celebrate their place in Olympic history. Together with the BIU, we continue to encourage all institutions involved in sports arbitration to work towards more timely resolutions, so that the integrity of competition is preserved and clean athletes are protected.”

WADA President Witold Bańka said:

“On behalf of the World Anti-Doping Agency, I congratulate the biathletes on receiving the medals they earned, and I thank the International Biathlon Union, under the leadership of President Olle Dahlin, and the independent Biathlon Integrity Unit, for working so closely with WADA to pursue those who cheated the system.

“Through Operation LIMS that resulted in 298 athletes from Russia being sanctioned, other investigations, and the successful programme of long-term storage of samples for later reanalysis, WADA and the clean sport community have been working tirelessly to disqualify cheats, withdraw their medals and reallocate them to the deserving recipients. I am delighted that finally these biathletes will have the Olympic podium moment that they deserve.”

IOC Athletes’ Commission Chair Emma Terho added:

“We are delighted to see our fellow athletes finally receiving their well-deserved Olympic medals during the Olympic Winter Games. The IOC Athletes' Commission advocated for and put in place the Olympic Medal Reallocation Principles to enable athletes to receive their Olympic medals in a way that recognises their incredible achievements. It will be an honour for me to be there at the ceremony to celebrate with these athletes and our own Member Martin Fourcade.”

The bronze medal for the men 4x7.5km relay at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be awarded to the Swedish Relay Team during a reallocation ceremony in Stockholm on 2 March 2026.