Martin Fourcade

This article uses the phrase "non-team" when referring to individual competitions to avoid mixing up one of the biathlon disciplines, the individual discipline and individual competitions in general.

Fourcade took up biathlon in 2002 and started competing internationally in 2006,{{Cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFRA11409198801 |title=IBU Profile |access-date=3 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117081345/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFRA11409198801 |archive-date=17 January 2010 |url-status=live}} following in the footsteps of his older brother Simon Fourcade. The younger Fourcade competed for France in the 2007 and 2008 Junior World Championships, winning a bronze medal in the relay in 2007.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0607JWRLCH__YMRL |title=IBU DATACENTER – JUNIOR/YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Martell-Val Martello (ITA) |access-date=6 March 2011 |publisher=IBU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233026/http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0607JWRLCH__YMRL |archive-date=7 July 2011}}

Fourcade first competed in the Biathlon World Cup at Oslo in March 2008, finishing 61st in what would be his only World Cup appearance that season. The next season was already much more successful for him, as he grabbed his first World Cup points at Hochfilzen, placing 36th in the individual race and 10th in the sprint. His best results that year came at the 2009 World Championships, where he finished in the top 20 in every competition, including an 8th place in the pursuit and a 4th place in the relay.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCH__SMPU |title=IBU DATACENTER – IBU BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Pyeong Chang (KOR) – Men's 12.5 km Pursuit |publisher=IBU |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233031/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCH__SMPU |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCH__SMRL |title=IBU DATACENTER – IBU BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Pyeong Chang (KOR) – Men 4 x 7.5 km Relay |publisher=IBU |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233039/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCH__SMRL |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=live}} Fourcade finished 24th in the overall World Cup that year.{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0809%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMTS.pdf |title=E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON – MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORE |date=29 March 2009 |access-date=6 March 2011 |publisher=IBU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814203016/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0809/BT/SWRL/SMTS.pdf |archive-date=14 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}

File:Martin Fourcade Kontiolahti 2010.jpg, Finland on 13 March 2010]]

Fourcade again improved in the 2009–10 season, consistently finishing in the top 10 and making the French team for the 2010 Winter Olympics, together with his brother.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/martin-fourcade-1.html |title=Martin Fourcade |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/martin-fourcade-1.html |archive-date=31 March 2018 |url-status=dead}} Fourcade grabbed a gold medal in the mass start,{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/biathlon/2010-02-21-mass-start-15k_N.htm |work=USA Today |date=21 February 2010 |access-date=6 March 2011 |author=Dure, Beau |title=Tim Burke feels biathlon's cruelty in men's 15K mass start |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604102739/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/biathlon/2010-02-21-mass-start-15k_N.htm |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=live}} marking his first Olympic medal and the first time he made the podium in a World Cup event. Fourcade then claimed his first victory in a pursuit at Kontiolahti,{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Runs Away with Pursuit |author=Kokesh, Jerry |publisher=IBU |date=14 March 2010 |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=899 |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805171455/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=899 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0910SWRLCP07SMPU |title=IBU DATACENTER – E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP – Kontiolahti (FIN) -Men 12.5 km Pursuit |publisher=IBU |access-date=6 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233054/http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0910SWRLCP07SMPU |archive-date=7 July 2011}} and followed up with two more first places at Oslo, in a sprint and another pursuit.{{cite web |url=http://www.biathlonworld3.de/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=909&PHPSESSID=a09b89d578f9321108cb7506bf9cee2e |title=Martin Fourcade Takes Oslo Pursuit for Third Win in a Row |author=Kokesh, Jerry |publisher=IBU |date=20 March 2010 |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719092044/http://www.biathlonworld3.de/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=909&PHPSESSID=a09b89d578f9321108cb7506bf9cee2e |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead }} The two pursuit victories meant Fourcade won the 2009–10 Pursuit World Cup, edging out Austria's Simon Eder by just one point.{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0910%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMPU.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233107/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0910%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMPU.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2011 |title=e.on Ruhrgas IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON – MEN'S WORLD CUP PURSUIT SCORE |date=20 March 2010 |access-date=6 March 2011 |publisher=IBU }} In the overall World Cup he finished 5th, 64 points ahead of his brother Simon, who finished a career-best 7th.{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0910%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSMTS.pdf |access-date=6 March 2011 |date=27 March 2010 |title=E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON – MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORE |publisher=IBU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215102827/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/0910/BT/SWRL/SMTS.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFRA12504198401 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205041814/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFRA12504198401 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2008 |title=Simon Fourcade IBU Profile |publisher=IBU |access-date=6 March 2011}}

The 2010–11 season was also highly successful for Fourcade. He opened the season at Östersund with three top 5 finishes, including two 3rd places. After somewhat weaker showings at Pokljuka and Oberhof, Fourcade placed runner-up in all three races at Ruhpolding.{{cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1157 |title=Ferry Takes Ruhpolding Pursuit |date=16 January 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |author=Kokesh, Jerry |publisher=IBU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805171605/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1157 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} Fourcade won mass starts at both Antholz and Fort Kent,{{cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1165 |title=Martin Fourcade Claims Antholz Mass Start |publisher=IBU |author=Kokesh, Jerry |date=22 January 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805171616/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1165 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} and entered the 2011 World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia as one of the favourites.{{cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1241 |title=Sprinting for Championships on Saturday |author=Kokesh, Jerry |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |publisher=IBU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805171630/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1241 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The first event at the World Championships was the mixed relay, where the French placed 3rd after Fourcade as anchor showed the best male performance in the race to lift his team up from 5th.{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/MXRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf |publisher=IBU |title=FINAL RESULTS MIXED 2 X 6 + 2 X 7.5 KM RELAY |date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313102903/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/MXRL/BT_C73C_1.0.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2011}} Fourcade then claimed the silver medal behind Arnd Peiffer in the sprint, despite missing two shots at the prone stage; Fourcade was the fastest skier in the competition.{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMSP/BT_C77B_1.0.pdf |title=COMPETITION ANALYSIS – MEN 10 KM SPRINT |publisher=IBU |date=5 March 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707233135/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMSP/BT_C77B_1.0.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} The next day in the pursuit Fourcade won the gold despite three penalties,{{cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1245 |title=Martin Fourcade Skis to Pursuit Title |author=Kokesh, Jerry |publisher=IBU |date=6 March 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805171642/http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1245 |archive-date=5 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} thanks to turning in another fastest skiing performance.{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMPU/BT_C77D_1.0.pdf |title=COMPETITION ANALYSIS – MEN 12.5 KM PURSUIT |date=6 March 2011 |publisher=IBU |access-date=6 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313143918/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/CH__/SMPU/BT_C77D_1.0.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Fourcade finished 3rd in the Overall World Cup,{{cite web |url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011_BT_SWRL_SMTS.pdf |title=MEN'S WORLD CUP TOTAL SCORES – INTERMEDIATE AFTER 21 COMPETITIONS |date=6 March 2011 |access-date=6 March 2011 |publisher=IBU }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 4th in the Sprint, 2nd in the Pursuit, 3rd in the Individual and 2nd in the Mass Start.

File:Martin Fourcade Kontiolahti 2012.jpg, Finland on 12 February 2012]]

Fourcade had the best possible start in 2011–12 season with 2 wins in the individual{{Cite web |title=Martin Fourcade won the 20km Östersund – Blog O Sports |url=http://www.blogosports.com/en/2011/martin-fourcade-20km-dostersund-9613.htm |website=Blog O Sports |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225041038/http://www.blogosports.com/en/2011/martin-fourcade-20km-dostersund-9613.htm |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} and the pursuit{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Win Number Two for Martin Fourcade |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1397 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225010540/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1397 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} in Östersund, Sweden, leading the Overall ranking for the first time.

In Nové Město, Czech Republic, he finished 3rd in the sprint, alongside his older brother Simon who took the 2nd place, behind Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen.{{Cite web |title=Simon Fourcade secures second place in sprint in Nove Mesto – Fischer Sports |url=https://www.fischersports.com/fi_fi/uutiset/simon-fourcade-secures-second-place-in-sprint-in-nove-mesto |website=Finnish |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225063302/https://www.fischersports.com/fi_fi/uutiset/simon-fourcade-secures-second-place-in-sprint-in-nove-mesto |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} It was the first time in biathlon's history that 2 brothers stood on a podium together. In the following pursuit (although finishing respectively 2nd and 3rd) Simon was downgraded to 4th place after IBU decided to upgrade Germany's Arnd Peiffer following a target's malfunction (Peiffer did an extra lap). But the French team claimed Martin had purposely slowed down before crossing the line, seeing that Simon was far behind. IBU finally decided to tie Peiffer and Martin.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Anton Shipulin Takes Nove Mesto Pursuit |url=http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1481 |website=www2.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225015433/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1481 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Antholz was a fantastic weekend for the French team, both men and women relays taking 1st place and Fourcade finishing 3rd of the sprint and the mass Start.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Antholz Sprint to Fredrik Lindström |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1494 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225025513/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1494 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Birnbacher Sprints to Antholz Mass Start Win |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1498 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225005327/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1498 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}

On home soil in Oslo, Emil Hegle Svendsen grabbed the yellow bib from Fourcade.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Svendsen Wins at Home |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1537 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225025246/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1537 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}

The first to start, Fourcade managed to win the sprint despite extreme temperatures in Kontiolahti, Finland (−18 °C).{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin Fourcade Starts and Finishes First |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1549 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225012032/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1549 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}

At the World Championships in Ruhpolding, Fourcade won three gold medals in sprint, pursuit and mass start.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Gold Number Three for Martin! |url=http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1598 |website=www2.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225031044/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1598 |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} He became only the third male biathlete to win three non-team gold medals at a single World Championships after Raphaël Poirée (Oberhof 2004) and Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Hochfilzen 2005 and Pyeongchang 2009).{{Cite web |title=Sports 123: Biathlon |url=http://sports123.com/bia/index.html |website=sports123.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225065511/http://sports123.com/bia/index.html |archive-date=25 December 2017 |url-status=live}}

Fourcade won the overall World Cup for the first time, as well as the discipline titles in the sprint and the pursuit.{{cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1608 |title=Two in a Row for Martin Fourcade! |date=17 March 2012 |access-date=28 November 2012 |publisher=IBU |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031053331/http://biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1608 |archive-date=31 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Fourcade started the 2012–13 season with a win in the individual in Östersund.{{cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1711 |title=New Season, But Fourcade Still on Top |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=28 November 2012 |publisher=IBU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103000210/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1711 |archive-date=3 January 2014 }} At the time he had improved his shooting to 89%.{{Cite web |url=http://datacenter.biathlonresults.com/?view=statistics_page |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212003105/http://datacenter.biathlonresults.com/?view=statistics_page |archive-date=12 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}

In Hochfilzen, Fourcade finished 2nd and 3rd in the sprint and in the pursuit, respectively.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Birnbacher Takes Hochfilzen Sprint |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1733 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200957/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1733 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / First World Cup Victory for Jakov Fak |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1736 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322180939/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1736 |archive-date=22 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Having had mediocre weekends in Pokljuka and Oberhof, Fourcade went on to win both the sprint and the mass start in Ruhpolding.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin Fourcade Takes Ruhpolding Sprint |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1794 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185901/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1794 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Fourcade completes clean sweep in Ruhpolding |url=http://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/fourcade-imperious-as-france-claim-relay-win_sto3569766/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |date=13 January 2013 |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825201833/http://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/fourcade-imperious-as-france-claim-relay-win_sto3569766/story.shtml |archive-date=25 August 2016 |url-status=live}}

At the World Championships in Nové Město, Fourcade had to settle for silver both in sprint and in pursuit as Emil Hegle Svendsen won both events.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Svendsen Wins Sprint Battle |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1842 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202116/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1842 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Photo Finish Victory for Svendsen in Pursuit |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1846 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200405/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1846 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} In the latter, Fourcade lost the gold by one tenth of a second to Svendsen, leaving the Frenchman disappointed, citing that he would "think of that 2,4 cm everyday when training next summer". Fourcade was, however, able to take a gold in the individual, his fifth World Championships gold medal.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Gold for Martin Fourcade...Finally! |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1857 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195259/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1857 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

The end of the season was a successful one for Fourcade, as he picked up wins in the pursuit in Oslo,{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Runs Away in Oslo Pursuit |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1895 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205230/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1895 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} in the individual and in the sprint in Sochi{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Charges Back to Win 20K |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1903 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190353/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1903 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Overwhelms Sprint Field |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1905 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102235717/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1905 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead }} and in the sprint and in the mass start in Khanty-Mansiysk.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Incomparable In Khanty Sprint |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1916 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190758/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1916 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Masters Mass Start |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1923 |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190822/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1923 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Fourcade finished the season with over 400 overall world cup points more than Svendsen who finished second, thus winning his second overall World Cup title.{{Cite web |title=Loading... |url=http://biathlonresults.com/?view=cups_cups |website=biathlonresults.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102120601/http://biathlonresults.com/?view=cups_cups |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live}} In addition, he won all of discipline titles, becoming only the second male biathlete after Raphaël Poirée to win all of the crystal globes in one season.

Just like in the previous season, Fourcade started the 2013–14 season by winning the Östersund individual.{{Cite web |title=Martin Fourcade wins men's 20K individual in Östersund |url=https://biathlonland.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/martin-fourcade-wins-mens-20k-individual-in-ostersund/ |website=Biathlon land |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221039/https://biathlonland.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/martin-fourcade-wins-mens-20k-individual-in-ostersund/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} In addition, he won the sprint two days later.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Win Number Two for Martin Fourcade |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2023 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324193009/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2023 |archive-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} He then went on to take a third win of the season in Hochfilzen pursuit.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Perfect Tactics Give Fourcade Pursuit Victory |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2040 |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192344/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2040 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} Fourcade couldn't, however, add to his win count in Annecy, France, his best result being third in the sprint.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / First Win for Norway's Johannes Boe |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2054 |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012712/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2054 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

File:2014-01-04 Biathlon World Cup Oberhof - Mens Pursuit - 3 - Martin Fourcade 3.JPG in January 2014]]

At the start of the year 2014 Fourcade won the mass start in Oberhof, his first World Cup victory there.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin Fourcade Wins 1st Mass Start of Season |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2071 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202715/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2071 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} He then decided to skip the Ruhpolding weekend to train for the olympics.{{Cite web |title=Ruhpolding News: a week without Martin Fourcade Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. Darya Domracheva out of relay |url=http://www.biathlonews.com/ruhpolding-news-a-week-without-martin-fourcade-ole-einar-bjoerndalen-and-darya-domracheva/ |website=Biathlon News |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302081554/http://www.biathlonews.com/ruhpolding-news-a-week-without-martin-fourcade-ole-einar-bjoerndalen-and-darya-domracheva/ |archive-date=2 March 2016 |url-status=live}} His final tune-up for the olympics, the Antholz World Cup weekend wasn't all that successful, although the French team, anchored by Martin Fourcade, did win the men's relay.{{Cite web |title=Third win for France in an Antholz Relay |url=http://www.biathlon-antholz.it/DE/182479/third-win-for-france-in-an-antholz-relay.php |website=biathlon-antholz.it |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325223306/http://www.biathlon-antholz.it/DE/182479/third-win-for-france-in-an-antholz-relay.php |archive-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}

Ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Fourcade admitted that he will be under pressure, but that he will be able to handle it.{{Cite web |title=Martin Fourcade : I can handle the pressure in Sochi |url=http://www.biathlonews.com/martin-fourcade-i-can-handle-the-pressure-in-sochi/ |website=Biathlon News |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185931/http://www.biathlonews.com/martin-fourcade-i-can-handle-the-pressure-in-sochi/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}} He also said that he is capable of winning every race he enters but that there will be others, mainly Emil Hegle Svendsen, with a great level of self-confidence.{{Cite news |title=Fourcade threatens Bjoerndalen's biathlon swansong |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-08/fourcade-threatens-bjoerndalen27s-biathlon-swansong/5247366 |newspaper=ABC News |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508132651/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-08/fourcade-threatens-bjoerndalen27s-biathlon-swansong/5247366 |archive-date=8 May 2016 |url-status=live}} The first non-team race, the sprint, ended in disappointing sixth place for Fourcade.{{Cite web |title=FasterSkier.com — Fourcade Gets Gold He Came For; Two Frenchmen Podium in Pursuit |url=http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/fourcade-gets-gold-he-came-for-two-frenchmen-podium-in-pursuit/ |website=fasterskier.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114129/http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/fourcade-gets-gold-he-came-for-two-frenchmen-podium-in-pursuit/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Bjoerndalen wins 7th career Olympic gold in sprint |url=http://mynorthwest.com/category/olympics_articles/20140208/Bjoerndalen-wins-7th-career-Olympic-gold-in-sprint |website=mynorthwest.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204458/http://mynorthwest.com/category/olympics_articles/20140208/Bjoerndalen-wins-7th-career-Olympic-gold-in-sprint |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}} However, he was able to turn the tables in the following pursuit, climbing from sixth to first, winning his first olympic gold medal.{{Cite news |title=Sochi 2014: Martin Fourcade wins biathlon 12.5km pursuit gold |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/26056709 |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505001214/https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/26056709 |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live}} After the last shot at the last standing shooting Fourcade famously stretched his arm in the air and pumped his fist, explaining that it was all happiness, knowing the weight of that shooting.{{Cite web |title=Fourcade wins gold in men's 12.5K pursuit in Sochi |url=http://wintergames.ap.org/article/fourcade-wins-gold-mens-125k-pursuit-sochi |agency=Associated Press |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311094526/http://wintergames.ap.org/article/fourcade-wins-gold-mens-125k-pursuit-sochi |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} In the individual, Fourcade carried on his good form, hitting 19 out of 20 targets in winning his second olympic gold medal.{{Cite news |title=Sochi 2014: Martin Fourcade wins second biathlon gold |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/26057621 |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504231143/https://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/26057621 |archive-date=4 May 2018 |url-status=live}} The mass-start ended in a slight disappointment for Fourcade, for even though claiming his third medal of the games, a silver, he lost the gold by some centimeters, Svendsen claiming the victory in photo-finish.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Photo-Finish Mass Start Gold for Svendsen |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2138 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193526/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2138 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} Regardless of that, Fourcade was by far the most successful male biathlete of the 2014 Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics {{!}} Olympic Videos, Photos, News|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/sochi-2014/biathlon|publisher = International Olympic Committee|access-date = 12 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151212164613/http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/sochi-2014/biathlon|archive-date = 12 December 2015|url-status = live}} In addition, he became only the second male biathlete after Ole Einar Bjørndalen to have won a non-team Olympic gold medal, a non-team World Championships gold medal, the Overall World Cup title and all of the discipline World Cup titles in his career.{{Cite web |title=real biathlon: Records Men |url=http://www.realbiathlon.com/p/all-time-records-men.html |website=realbiathlon.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102214037/http://www.realbiathlon.com/p/all-time-records-men.html |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live}}

After the olympics there were three weekends left in the world cup, with Fourcade claiming the second place in the Pokljuka mass start,{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Victory Number Two for Ferry in Mass Start |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2169 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200055/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2169 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} and second places in the Kontiolahti sprint and pursuit (Johannes Thingnes Bø winning both of the Kontiolahti races).{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Kontiolahti Sprint to Johannes Thingnes Boe |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2177 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408165523/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2177 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Boe Conquers Kontiolahti – Kontiolahti Biathlon |url=http://www.kontiolahtibiathlon.com/boe-conquers-kontiolahti/ |website=Kontiolahti Biathlon |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220901/http://www.kontiolahtibiathlon.com/boe-conquers-kontiolahti/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} With the pursuit second place, Fourcade secured his third overall World Cup title.

Fourcade won the final event of the season, the Oslo mass start, which ensured that he won the mass start crystal globe.{{Cite web |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2201 |title=Martin Masters the Mass Start in Oslo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816093317/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2201 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead }} He finished the season with the Overall crystal globe as well as sprint, pursuit and mass start crystal globes.{{Cite web |title=Loading... |url=http://biathlonresults.com/?view=cups_cups |website=biathlonresults.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102120601/http://biathlonresults.com/?view=cups_cups |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live}}

Before the 2014–15 season Fourcade suffered from mononucleosis and was forced to heavily cut back his training hours in the summer.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin Fourcade; Mononucleosis, Fatigue But Training |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2280 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193333/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2280 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Unlike the two previous years, Fourcade couldn't win the Östersund individual, in fact with six shooting errors he slumped to 81st place, his second worst World Cup result ever.{{Cite web |title=real biathlon: Östersund Men's Individual |url=http://www.realbiathlon.com/2014/12/201415-ostersund-mens-individual.html |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919210053/http://www.realbiathlon.com/2014/12/201415-ostersund-mens-individual.html |archive-date=19 September 2016 |url-status=live}} This appeared to be only temporary, however, as he won both of the following races, the sprint and the pursuit.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / He's Back... Fourcade Dominates Men's Sprint! |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2321 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406050246/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2321 |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Doubles Up: Wins Pursuit |url=http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2323 |website=www2.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816120321/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2323 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}

His next victory came in the Hochfilzen pursuit where he climbed from seventh place to first, thanks to a clean shooting.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Perfect Shooting; Pursuit Win for Fourcade |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2339 |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190708/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2339 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} Pokljuka was not as successful, as Fourcade didn't add to his win tally. Even so, he collected second most points of the weekend behind Anton Shipulin of Russia.{{Cite web |title=real biathlon: Top performers Pokljuka |url=http://www.realbiathlon.com/2014/12/top-performers-pokljuka.html |website=realbiathlon.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214620/http://www.realbiathlon.com/2014/12/top-performers-pokljuka.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}

The Oberhof weekend at the start of the year 2015 was a very successful one for the French star as he won both the sprint and the mass start.{{Cite web |title=FasterSkier.com — Fourcade Overcomes All Obstacles, Back to Business with Oberhof Sprint Win |url=http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/overcoming-all-obstacles-and-oberhof-made-many-fourcade-back-to-business-with-world-cup-sprint-win/ |website=fasterskier.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125013916/http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/overcoming-all-obstacles-and-oberhof-made-many-fourcade-back-to-business-with-world-cup-sprint-win/ |archive-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=FasterSkier.com — No One Touches Fourcade in Oberhof Mass Start; North American Men Outside Top 20 |url=http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/no-one-touches-fourcade-in-oberhof-mass-start-north-american-men-outside-top-20/ |website=fasterskier.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125070341/http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/no-one-touches-fourcade-in-oberhof-mass-start-north-american-men-outside-top-20/ |archive-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=live}} The final shooting of the mass start was one of the most memorable moments of the season as a strong wind forced the leading Fourcade to wait patiently for it to calm down while many athletes, including eventual runner-up Anton Shipulin, left the shooting range. None of them shot clean, however, and it was the clean shooting Fourcade who again took the lead and the victory.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin's Mass Start Perfection |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2379 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405001015/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2379 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Oberhof 2015: Martin Fourcade with his brain beats everyone in mass start! |url=http://www.biathlonews.com/oberhof-2015-martin-fourcade-with-his-brain-beats-everyone-in-mass-start/ |website=Biathlon News |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229153631/http://www.biathlonews.com/oberhof-2015-martin-fourcade-with-his-brain-beats-everyone-in-mass-start/ |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=live}}

After two below par -weekends, when Shipulin and most notably Simon Schempp of Germany were able to reduce the gap to Fourcade in the Overall World Cup,{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Schempp Wins Photo-Finish Mass Start |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2399 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193255/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2399 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Schempp Soars to Antholz Sprint Win |url=http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2405 |website=www2.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408175749/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2405 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Schempp Sprints to Pursuit Victory |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2410 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408172306/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2410 |archive-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=dead }} the Frenchman was able to regroup to score fourth and third places in Nové Město sprint and pursuit, respectively.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Jakov Fak Sprints to Victory |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2436 |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313203248/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2436 |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

The last weekend before the world championships, the Oslo weekend, saw Fourcade complete the return to form, as the Frenchman won the individual race. He started first, shot 20 out of 20 and stayed on top until the end.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Flawless in 20K Victory |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2446 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190900/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2446 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} Fourcade then went on to take the second place behind Arnd Peiffer in the sprint.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Peiffer Surprises to Win Oslo Sprint |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2449 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193127/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2449 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

At the World Championships in Kontiolahti, Fourcade didn't medal in the three other non-team events, but won his sixth world championships gold medal in the individual. Having made one shooting error on the second prone stage he had to play catch up, as his rival Emil Hegle Svendsen had cleared all the targets earlier. Fourcade didn't make any more shooting mistakes and overtook Svendsen at the finish to take the gold. If it hadn't been for the late success of eventual bronze medalist Ondrej Moravec, the elder of the Fourcade brothers, Simon, would have been on the podium as well.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Gold in 20K for Martin Fourcade |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2493 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193601/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2493 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} By claiming his sixth non-team gold, Martin Fourcade became the third most successful non-team gold medal winning male biathlete at the World Championships after Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Raphaël Poirée, and moved ahead of his rival Svendsen, Alexander Tikhonov and Frank Ullrich who all stand at five non-team gold medals.

At the season finale in Khanty-Mansiysk, Fourcade claimed a victory in the sprint, his 8th win of the season.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Wins for 8th Time this Season |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2506 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190606/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2506 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} He then finished 4th in the pursuit, which was enough to secure the big crystal globe, as well as the pursuit discipline title.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / First Career Victory for Nathan Smith |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2510 |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409142623/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2510 |archive-date=9 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Despite the off season mononucleosis, Fourcade finished the season winning the Overall World Cup title and the sprint and pursuit discipline titles. He became the first male biathlete to win the Overall title four times in succession.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rossignol.com/DK/DK/news--523tl6tl7ll8.html |title=HISTORICAL 4TH BIG GLOBE FOR MARTIN FOURCADE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216185223/http://www.rossignol.com/DK/DK/news--523tl6tl7ll8.html |archive-date=16 December 2015 |url-status=live}}

Before starting his biathlon campaign for 2015–16, Fourcade had a brief foray into cross-country skiing, finishing 12th in a 15 km freestyle FIS race at Beitostølen before competing in the opening meeting of the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup at Ruka, where he finished 22nd in the 10 km freestyle, posting the third best French performance of the day, and beating his previous personal best result on the Cross-Country World Cup of a 47th place in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.fr/ski-de-fond/3-days-tour/2015-2016/ruka-22e-du-10km-libre-martin-fourcade-n-a-pas-reussi-son-pari_sto5006928/story.shtml |title=Ruka : 22e du 10km libre, Martin Fourcade n'a pas réussi son pari |last=Sbarra |first=Nicolas |website=Eurosport |date=28 November 2015 |language=fr |trans-title=22nd in 10km freestyle, Martin Fourcade has not yet achieved his goal |access-date=29 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409135700/http://www.eurosport.fr/ski-de-fond/3-days-tour/2015-2016/ruka-22e-du-10km-libre-martin-fourcade-n-a-pas-reussi-son-pari_sto5006928/story.shtml |archive-date=9 April 2016 |url-status=live}}

Like the year before, Fourcade started the biathlon season with an indifferent showing in the Östersund individual.{{Cite web |title=Loading... |url=http://biathlonresults.com/?RaceId=BT1516SWRLCP01SMIN&view=schedule_race |website=biathlonresults.com |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205014247/http://biathlonresults.com/?RaceId=BT1516SWRLCP01SMIN&view=schedule_race |archive-date=5 December 2015 |url-status=live}} And like the previous year, he was able to regroup to win both of the two other solo Östersund races, the sprint and the pursuit. He missed five times in the two competitions altogether, but was still able to win both races quite comfortably with his outstanding ski speed.{{Cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2626 |title=Fourcade Buries the Field in Wind-blown Sprint |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194515/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2626 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2628 |title=Fourcade Wire-to-Wire in Pursuit Victory |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191655/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2628 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In Hochfilzen, Fourcade and Simon Schempp dominated the field, with Schempp winning the sprint and Fourcade finishing second and the two swapping places in the following pursuit.{{Cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2644 |title=Comeback Victory in Sprint for Simon Schempp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005351/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2644 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2649 |title=Fourcade Wins Men's Pursuit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203805/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2649 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} The Pokljuka weekend was a good but not a great one for Fourcade, as he collected third most world cup points there. Schempp was, however, able to gain on the lead of Fourcade quite considerably.{{Cite web |title=real biathlon: Pokljuka top performers |url=http://www.realbiathlon.com/2015/12/pokljuka-top-performers.html |website=realbiathlon.com |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921053906/http://www.realbiathlon.com/2015/12/pokljuka-top-performers.html |archive-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=live}}

With world number two Bjørndalen and world number three Schempp absent from the first two and all three Oberhof-replacing Ruhpolding races, respectively, Fourcade was able to take a sizeable lead in the overall rankings.{{Cite web |title=Norway's Boe beats brother to win biathlon World Cup sprint |url=http://www.sunherald.com/sports/article53676775.html |website=sunherald |access-date=13 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |title=Austria's Eder claims first victory of IBU World Cup season in Ruhpolding |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1033115/austrias-eder-claims-first-victory-of-ibu-world-cup-season-in-ruhpolding |website=insidethegames.biz |date=9 January 2016 |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112204607/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1033115/austrias-eder-claims-first-victory-of-ibu-world-cup-season-in-ruhpolding |archive-date=12 January 2016 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Loading... |url=http://biathlonresults.com/?view=cups_cupresults |website=biathlonresults.com |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102120555/http://biathlonresults.com/?view=cups_cupresults |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live}} After the first of the two Ruhpolding weekends, a familiar threat in Emil Hegle Svendsen took over as the nearest challenger to Fourcade in the overall rankings. However, Fourcade was able to take a big lead in the final race of the weekend, the mass start. The two great rivals arrived toe to toe at the final standing shoot, only for Fourcade to hit all five targets and win the race and Svendsen to miss three times and fall to the 13th place.{{Cite web |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2688 |title=Mass Start to Martin Fourcade |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414113443/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2688 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Fourcade then carried on the good form by winning the Ruhpolding individual race and placing second in the mass start.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin Masters Ruhpolding 20K |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2698 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=18 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213192857/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2698 |archive-date=13 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Big Men Mass Win for Erik Lesser |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2709 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=18 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214235122/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2709 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} The next weekend, the Antholz weekend was a poor one for Fourcade, although he did rise from 28th place to fourth in the pursuit.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / A Win for Anton in Antholz Pursuit |url=http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2729 |website=www2.biathlonworld.com |access-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214165117/http://www2.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2729 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}

The trip to North America started very well for Fourcade, as he won the Canmore sprint.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin, Anton and Simon in Canmore Sprint |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2747 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214231322/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2747 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} He also took the Canmore single mixed relay with Marie Dorin Habert.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade, Dorin Habert Duo Takes Single Mixed Relay |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2754 |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214110112/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2754 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} In the Presque Isle sprint, Fourcade finished third behind Johannes Thingnes Bø and Anton Shipulin.{{Cite web |title=Bø claims dominant IBU World Cup win in Presque Isle |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1034267/bo-claims-dominant-ibu-world-cup-win-in-presque-isle |website=insidethegames.biz |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214234629/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1034267/bo-claims-dominant-ibu-world-cup-win-in-presque-isle |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=live}} In the following pursuit, Bø seemed to be on his way to winning a double before missing twice on the last shooting. Fourcade, some 40 seconds back, cleared all five targets and left the range before his Norwegian rival. By claiming the pursuit, Fourcade equalled the number of world cup race wins of Raphaël Poirée, with 44 victories. The race also marked the 100th time Fourcade wore the prestigious yellow bib.{{Cite web |title=International Biathlon Union / 100th Day in Yellow: Pursuit Victory for Martin |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2764 |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311183750/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2764 |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

To prepare for the 2016 World Championships in Oslo, Fourcade bought an apartment in Oslo with the help of his friend Tarjei Bø in June 2015.{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/tarjeiboe/posts/10153409212527744?comment_id=10153512073672744&offset=0&total_comments=24&comment_tracking=%7B%2522tn%2522%253A%2522R%2522%7D |title=Tarjei Bø – Martin Fourcade has moved to Oslo. Welcome!... {{!}} Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031082438/https://www.facebook.com/tarjeiboe/posts/10153409212527744?comment_id=10153512073672744&offset=0&total_comments=24&comment_tracking=%7B%2522tn%2522%253A%2522R%2522%7D|archive-date=31 October 2017|url-status=live}} Judging by his success in the championships, this seemed to be a good move. Fourcade started by anchoring the French mixed relay team to a gold medal{{Cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2797 |title=International Biathlon Union / Martin and France Take Mixed Relay Gold |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307074421/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2797 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} before winning both the sprint and the pursuit in convincing fashion.{{Cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2799 |title=International Biathlon Union / Sprint Gold for Martin Fourcade |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308002343/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2799 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2801 |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Hat Trick with Pursuit Title |website=www4.biathlonworld.com |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308000747/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2801 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} With these gold medals, Fourcade secured his fifth straight Overall World Cup title and brought his number of World Championship gold medals to nine. He then went on to keep the golden streak going by winning the individual race. Fourcade had a one-minute penalty at the first standing stage but, as in the three previous major individual races, this proved to be his only mistake of the race. That turned out to be just enough to beat clean-shooting Dominik Landertinger of Austria.{{Cite web |url=http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2812 |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Comeback for Gold Number Four |website=www3.biathlonworld.com |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311073906/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2812 |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} By claiming his tenth World Championship gold medal and ninth non-team gold medal, Fourcade became the first biathlete ever to win the longest event in biathlon three times in succession at the World Championships.{{Cite web |url=http://sports123.com/bia/mw-20.html |title=Sports 123: Biathlon: World Championships: Men: 20 km |website=sports123.com |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311065412/http://sports123.com/bia/mw-20.html |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sports123.com/bia/ww-15.html |title=Sports 123: Biathlon: World Championships: Women: 15 km |website=sports123.com |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311073427/http://www.sports123.com/bia/ww-15.html |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=live}} In addition, Fourcade claimed the individual discipline crystal globe with a margin of two points over bronze medallist Simon Eder of Austria, leaving the great Frenchman all but certain to win all of the crystal globes that season.{{Cite web |url=http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/frances-martin-fourcade-wins-fourth-gold-medal-in-oslo-ahead-of-austrians-landertinger-and-eder/ |title=FasterSkier.com — Fourcade Wins Fourth Gold Medal in Oslo, Ahead of Austrians Landertinger and Eder |website=fasterskier.com |access-date=11 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311211549/http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/frances-martin-fourcade-wins-fourth-gold-medal-in-oslo-ahead-of-austrians-landertinger-and-eder/ |archive-date=11 March 2016 |url-status=live}} The final race of the championships, the mass start, saw Fourcade narrowly miss the chance to win all four non-team gold medals as Johannes Thingnes Bø edged the Frenchman on the last loop.{{Cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2818 |title=International Biathlon Union / Johannes Wins Duel with Fourcade for Mass Start Gold |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315091749/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2818 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} With his non-team medals, Fourcade became only the second male biathlete to win three golds and one silver in non-team competitions in a single World Championships, after Raphaël Poirée (Oberhof 2004). And by claiming three non-team gold medals to take his career tally to 9, Fourcade became the second most successful non-team gold medal winning male biathlete at the World Championships after Ole Einar Bjørndalen.{{cite web |title=Records Men |url=http://www.realbiathlon.com/p/all-time-records-men.html |website=realbiathlon.com |publisher=Real Biathlon |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102214037/http://www.realbiathlon.com/p/all-time-records-men.html |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live}}

Fourcade finished the season winning the overall World Cup title as well as all of the discipline titles, becoming the first male biathlete to win all five crystal globes of a season multiple times. The overall title was his fifth in succession.{{Cite web |url=http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2801 |title=International Biathlon Union / Fourcade Hat Trick with Pursuit Title |website=www5.biathlonworld.com |access-date=4 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401221531/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2801 |archive-date=1 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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Yet again the first competition weekend of the season in Östersund proved to be a successful one for Fourcade. He started the campaign with a convincing victory in the mixed relay with Marie Dorin Habert.{{Cite web |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/marie-martin-win-single-mixed-relay |title=Marie & Martin Win Single Mixed Relay – International Biathlon Union – IBU |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129170418/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/marie-martin-win-single-mixed-relay |archive-date=29 November 2016 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then won the individual race, the first non-team race of the season, despite two missed shots at the first standing stage. He hit all the remaining targets while Johannes Thingnes Bø, who had a comfortable lead coming to the last shooting, fell victim to nerves and a strong wind and missed two targets. This allowed fast-skiing Fourcade to take the victory.{{Cite web |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-dominates-ostersund-individual |title=Fourcade Dominates Östersund Individual – International Biathlon Union – IBU |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204134542/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-dominates-ostersund-individual |archive-date=4 December 2016 |url-status=live}} The sprint was a dominant race for Fourcade, who missed no targets and outskied everyone else.{{Cite web |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-unchallenged-in-ostersund-sprint |title=Fourcade Unchallenged in Östersund Sprint – International Biathlon Union – IBU |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206052632/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-unchallenged-in-ostersund-sprint |archive-date=6 December 2016 |url-status=live}} Fourcade couldn't, however, complete the Östersund clean sweep, as he surprisingly let go a 42-second lead in the pursuit. He suffered from a combination of nerves and wind to miss four targets altogether as he was beaten by the surprise pair of the season, Anton Babikov and Maxim Tsvetkov of Russia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/first-world-cup-for-babikov-in-ostersund-pursuit |title=First World Cup Win for Babikov in Östersund Pursuit – International Biathlon Union – IBU |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206062733/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/first-world-cup-for-babikov-in-ostersund-pursuit |archive-date=6 December 2016 |url-status=dead }} The third place ensured, however, that Fourcade would take a sizeable lead in the world cup total points from the first weekend.

Fourcade continued his domination in Pokljuka, winning all three competitions of the weekend. He overtook a fellow clean-shooter Johannes Thingnes Bø in the sprint with a strong last loop. This ensured that Fourcade now had at least one victory at every World Cup venue in the current calendar.{{cite web |title=Last Loop Heroics Bring Fourcade First-ever Pokljuka Win |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/last-loop-heroics-bring-fourcade-first-ever-pokljuka-win |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211130335/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/last-loop-heroics-bring-fourcade-first-ever-pokljuka-win |archive-date=11 December 2016 |url-status=live}} In the pursuit, Fourcade shot clean all stages and left Anton Shipulin, who had arrived at the last standing just after Fourcade, third behind Emil Hegle Svendsen.{{cite web |title=Fourcade Doubles Up with Pursuit Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-d |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212070904/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-d |archive-date=12 December 2016 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then anchored the French team to victory in the relay, having had a 20-second head start thanks to three good legs from Jean Guillaume Beatrix, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Simon Desthieux.{{cite web |title=France Dominates Men's Relay |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/team-france-dominates-men-s-relay |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212070933/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/team-france-dominates-men-s-relay |archive-date=12 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}

For the second weekend in a row, Fourcade won all three competitions of the weekend, this time in Nové Město. He won the sprint with a margin of 1,6 seconds with one penalty, outskiing the clean-shooting Anton Shipulin.{{cite web |title=December Sprint Hat Trick for Fourcade |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/december-sprint-hat-trick-for-fourcade |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220155605/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/december-sprint-hat-trick-for-fourcade |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then shot a single penalty in a convincing pursuit victory{{cite web |title=Dominating Pursuit Win for Martin |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dominating-world-cup-win-number-55-for-martin |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220100044/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dominating-world-cup-win-number-55-for-martin |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}} and wrapped up the weekend with another 19 out of 20 targets -mass start competition, claiming his 7th non-team victory of the season.{{cite web |title=Mass Start Win: Nove Mesto Hat Trick for Martin |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/mass-start-win-nove-mesto-hat-trick-for-martin |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221063626/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/mass-start-win-nove-mesto-hat-trick-for-martin |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=live}} By winning 7 of the 8 non-team competitions, placing third in the remaining one and winning both relay competitions, Fourcade had the most successful December in biathlon history.{{cite web |title=Here it Comes: Heart of the Season Starts in Oberhof |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/here-it-comes-heart-of-the-season-starts-in-oberhof |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105160929/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/here-it-comes-heart-of-the-season-starts-in-oberhof |archive-date=5 January 2017 |url-status=live}}

The first race after the Christmas break was the Oberhof sprint, where Fourcade had the lead coming to the second shooting, but couldn't manage the tough winds and missed three targets. He finished eighth, his worst result of the season, thus ending the streak of 10 podium finishes and 8 non-team podium finishes.{{cite web |title=Oberhof Sprint Win for Julian Eberhard |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/win-for-eberhard-in-oberhof-sprint |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110014628/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/win-for-eberhard-in-oberhof-sprint |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=live}} However, Fourcade was able to turn the tables in the following pursuit. He hit 19 out of 20 targets in difficult conditions and climbed from 51 seconds back of Julian Eberhard to win with a margin of over a minute to Arnd Peiffer. With this win, Fourcade secured having at least one victory from every competition weekend of the season.{{cite web |title=Fourcade Masters the Wind; Wins Pursuit |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-masters-the-wind-wins-oberhof-pursuit |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109150438/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-masters-the-wind-wins-oberhof-pursuit |archive-date=9 January 2017 |url-status=live}} In the mass start, Fourcade missed twice and finished third behind Germans Simon Schempp and Erik Lesser, despite leading after the last shooting. This was the 10th podium out of 11 races of the season for Fourcade.{{cite web |title="Amazing" Win for Simon Schempp in Oberhof Mass Start |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/amazing-win-for-simon-schempp-in-oberhof-mass-start |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109101557/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/amazing-win-for-simon-schempp-in-oberhof-mass-start |archive-date=9 January 2017 |url-status=live}}

Fourcade continued to amass victories and World Cup lead in Ruhpolding. He outskied Julian Eberhard and Emil Hegle Svendsen in the sprint, all three of them shooting clean.{{cite web |title=Fourcade Unchallenged in Ruhpolding Sprint |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-unchallenged-in-men-s-sprint |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115191600/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-unchallenged-in-men-s-sprint |archive-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live}} In the following pursuit, Eberhard dropped out of the fight for victory earlier on, but Svendsen got close to Fourcade. This was because the Frenchman missed three times in the second and third shooting combined. Before the last shooting, Svendsen had the lead for a moment and a number of other athletes caught them as well. But from there on, Fourcade opened up a lead, held his nerve and technique to shoot clean, and easily held his lead in the final lap.{{cite web |title=Fourcade's 10th Win of Season in Ruhpolding Pursuit |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-s-10th-win-of-season-in-ruhpolding-pursuit |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116195023/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-s-10th-win-of-season-in-ruhpolding-pursuit |archive-date=16 January 2017 |url-status=live}}

Competition weekend number 6 in Antholtz in the typically challenging venue for Fourcade again proved to be just that. He finished second in the individual, behind Anton Shipulin, shooting two mistakes as the Russian only shot one. This was podium number 13 out of 14 non-team competitions for Fourcade.{{cite web |title=Anton Shipulin's First Win of Season in Antholz 20K |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/anton-shipulin-s-first-win-of-season-in-antholz-20k |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123144523/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/anton-shipulin-s-first-win-of-season-in-antholz-20k |archive-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=live}} He then skipped the relay to prepare for the mass start. He couldn't, however, reach the podium this time as three missed shots left him fifth, thus ending his five-weekend streak of at least one victory and at least one non-team victory.{{cite web |title=Johannes Thingnes Boe's First Win of Season in Antholz Mass Start |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/johannes-thingnes-boe-s-first-win-of-season-in-antholz-mass-start |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123092909/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/johannes-thingnes-boe-s-first-win-of-season-in-antholz-mass-start |archive-date=23 January 2017 |url-status=live}}

Before and during the first part of the World Championships in Hochfilzen, Fourcade had a brief argument with the Russian biathlon team regarding a tweet by Fourcade about the length of the doping ban of Alexandr Loginov.{{cite web |title=Video: French biathlon star Martin Fourcade walks off podium in Russian doping snub |url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/video-french-biathlon-star-martin-fourcade-walks-off-podium-in-russian-doping-snub/news-story/0f42a703e460dd5fcba88c20dfe9f682 |website=news.com.au/sport |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213165418/http://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/video-french-biathlon-star-martin-fourcade-walks-off-podium-in-russian-doping-snub/news-story/0f42a703e460dd5fcba88c20dfe9f682 |archive-date=13 February 2017 |url-status=live}} Fourcade didn't appear to let that harm his concentration however, as he started by shooting clean in the mixed relay and anchoring the French team to silver.{{cite web |title=Schempp Anchors Germany to Mixed Relay Gold |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/schempp-anchors-germany-to-mixed-relay-gold |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164352/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/schempp-anchors-germany-to-mixed-relay-gold |archive-date=13 February 2017 |url-status=live}} He then failed to add to his non-team gold medal tally in the sprint, but was still positively surprised to grab the bronze medal after missing one shot at both shootings. Later starters Benedikt Doll of Germany and Johannes Thingnes Bø shot clean and beat the Frenchman.{{cite web |title=Benedikt Doll Wins World Championships Sprint; First Victory, First Gold Medal |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/benedikt-doll-wins-world-championships-sprint-first-victory-first-gold-medal |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164111/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/benedikt-doll-wins-world-championships-sprint-first-victory-first-gold-medal |archive-date=13 February 2017 |url-status=live}} Fourcade didn't have to wait for the World Championships gold number 11 and non-team gold number 10 for long though, as the following pursuit ended in convincing fashion, with the Frenchman overtaking Doll and Bø already after the first shooting. He never gave the lead away after that, only missed his very last shot and won with a healthy margin.{{cite web |title=Pursuit Gold to Martin Fourcade; Defends 2016 Title |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/pursuit-gold-to-martin-fourcade-defends-2016-title |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213153653/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/pursuit-gold-to-martin-fourcade-defends-2016-title |archive-date=13 February 2017 |url-status=live}} This ensured that Fourcade now stood alone as the record holder for consecutive Major Championships and consecutive World Championships with at least one non-team gold medal. Fourcade had a four Major Championships gold streak in the individual race, but found it hard to defend his title this time. He started early and missed his first shot at both prone shootings. This opened the door for many late starters but a while it seemed that the most successful individual racer of all time had after all done enough. However, Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic and Lowell Bailey of the USA shot 20 out of 20 and finished ahead of Fourcade, with Bailey taking the surprise gold. But just like in the sprint, Fourcade was satisfied having yet again medalled and added to his impressive tally of World Cup podiums despite the two missed shots.{{cite web |title=Lowell Bailey Wins 20K Individual; First World Champion for USA |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/lowell-bailey-wins-20k-individual-first-world-champion-for-usa |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=17 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217143153/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/lowell-bailey-wins-20k-individual-first-world-champion-for-usa |archive-date=17 February 2017 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then anchored the French relay team to silver, having also started second.{{cite web |title=Shipulin's Strong Anchor Leg Brings Relay Gold to Russia |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/shipulin-strong-anchor-leg-brings-relay-gold-to-russia |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221073305/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/shipulin-strong-anchor-leg-brings-relay-gold-to-russia |archive-date=21 February 2017 |url-status=live}} The final race of the championships, the mass start, was a slight disappointment for Fourcade. He arrived to the last shooting with a group of leaders but uncharacteristically slightly lost his rhythm, having tried to be the first to start shooting. Two missed shots meant that Fourcade finished fifth, his only race without a medal in the championships. Fourcade finished, however, as the medal table winner for the men's non-team races.{{cite web |title=Simon Schempp Captures Mass Start; First Individual WCH Gold |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/simon-schempp-captures-mass-start-first-individual-wch-gold |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221154209/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/simon-schempp-captures-mass-start-first-individual-wch-gold |archive-date=21 February 2017 |url-status=live}}

The biathlon World Cup then moved to Pyeongchang, South Korea where the next Olympics would be held. The first competition, the sprint, saw Fourcade miss once on both shootings. With his incredible ski-speed, he was again able to score a podium finish, a third place behind Julian Eberhard and Lowell Bailey. The third place was enough for Fourcade to yet again rewrite the history books, winning a record sixth overall title in a row.{{cite web |title=Clean-shooting Julian Eberhard Wins Pyeongchang Sprint |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/clean-shooting-julian-eberhard-wins-pyeongchang-sprint |website=biathlonword.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034433/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/clean-shooting-julian-eberhard-wins-pyeongchang-sprint |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live}} Like many times before, Fourcade was able to turn the tables in the following pursuit. He shot 20 out of 20 and when both Eberhard and Bailey in front of him had multiple misses, Fourcade was able to win with a large margin over Anton Shipulin. The victory meant that Fourcade now had 12 non-team victories in one season, tying the record of Ole Einar Bjørndalen.{{cite web |title=12th World Cup Win for Martin Fourcade in Pyeongchang Pursuit |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/12th-world-cup-win-for-martin-fourcade-in-pyeongchang-pursuit |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305200338/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/12th-world-cup-win-for-martin-fourcade-in-pyeongchang-pursuit |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then capped off the successful weekend by anchoring the French relay team to victory.{{cite web |title=France Dominates Pyeongchang Men's Relay |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/france-dominates-men-s-relay-in-pyeongchang |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210822/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/france-dominates-men-s-relay-in-pyeongchang |archive-date=6 March 2017 |url-status=live}}

In Kontiolahti, Fourcade won the sprint with one miss, outskiing the clean-shooting Ondrej Moravec by just 0.6 seconds. This was the 13th non-team race victory of the season for Fourcade, an all-time record for one season.{{cite web |title=Thirteenth Win of Season For Martin Fourcade in Kontiolahti Sprint |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-scores-13th-win-this-season-in-kontiolahti-sprint |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311125103/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-scores-13th-win-this-season-in-kontiolahti-sprint |archive-date=11 March 2017 |url-status=live}} Fourcade was then unable to score a podium finish in the following pursuit, finishing fifth with four penalties. However, with the two races, he secured both the sprint discipline title as well as the pursuit discipline title.{{cite web |title=Clean-shooting Arnd Peiffer Wins Kontiolahti Pursuit |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/clean-shooting-arnd-peiffer-wins-kontiolahti-pursuit |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312065115/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/clean-shooting-arnd-peiffer-wins-kontiolahti-pursuit |archive-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=live}}

The final competition weekend of the season in Oslo saw Fourcade finish the campaign in style. In the sprint, he missed one standing shot and finished second behind the clean-shooting Johannes Thingnes Bø.{{cite web |title=Home Victory for Johannes Thingnes Boe In Oslo Sprint |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/home-victory-for-johannes-thingnes-boe-in-oslo-sprint |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319220135/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/home-victory-for-johannes-thingnes-boe-in-oslo-sprint |archive-date=19 March 2017 |url-status=live}} In the following pursuit, Fourcade missed twice and was again second, this time behind Anton Shipulin who had one penalty. Fourcade was able to beat Bø in the last loop to get a small revenge from the World Championship mass start from the year before.{{cite web |title=Anton Shipulin Cruises to Oslo Pursuit Win |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/anton-shipulin-cruises-to-oslo-pursuit-win |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319201101/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/anton-shipulin-cruises-to-oslo-pursuit-win |archive-date=19 March 2017 |url-status=live}} In the last competition of the season, the mass start, Fourcade needed considerably more points than Simon Schempp to win the discipline crystal globe. And he got just them, although not without drama. Fourcade did crush the field with a dominating performance, shooting 20 out of 20, but he also looked in danger of being disqualified, as he forgot to reload his magazines before the competition. However, the jury saw no rule violation in the way Fourcade received replacing magazines from his team and so the Frenchman was ruled the winner. With the record 14th non-team victory of the season, Fourcade won the mass start discipline World Cup, ahead of Simon Schempp who finished 20th. Fourcade later thanked Schempp and the German team for not wanting to protest the decision of the jury.{{cite web |title=Dominating Performance by Fourcade in Mass Start Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dominating-performance-by-fourcade-in-mass-start-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053234/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dominating-performance-by-fourcade-in-mass-start-victory |archive-date=20 March 2017 |url-status=live}}

Fourcade won all five crystal globes of the season for a record third time and a record second time in a row. His overall title was a record-equalling sixth and a record sixth consecutive. He also equalled the record number of discipline titles won by Ole Einar Bjørndalen, both now had 20 small crystal globes. Fourcade also set the record for the most non-team races won in one season with 14 victories (and equalled the ladies' record of 14 set by Magdalena Forsberg of Sweden), as well as setting the record for consecutive Major Championships and World Championships with at least one non-team gold medal. Moreover, the season's total point tally of 1322 by Fourcade was also a record, Fourcade beating the next athlete (Anton Shipulin) by more than 400 points for the second time.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Defends His World Cup Title by Taking a Confident Win in the Last Race of the Season |url=http://www.biathlonnewsinternational.com/ |website=biathlonnewsinternational.com |publisher=Biathlon News International |access-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320232906/http://www.biathlonnewsinternational.com/ |archive-date=20 March 2017 |url-status=live}}

Like so many years before, the opening weekend of the biathlon season in Östersund was a success for Fourcade. He didn't make the podium in the single mixed relay with Marie Dorin Habert as they finished fourth.{{cite web |title=Runaway Win for Austria in Single Mixed Relay |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/runaway-win-for-austria-in-single-mixed-relay |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042202/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/runaway-win-for-austria-in-single-mixed-relay |archive-date=5 December 2017 |url-status=live}} But that was to be the only non-podium finish for Fourcade that weekend. He missed twice on the last shooting in the individual race and finished third behind Johannes Thingnes Bø and compatriot Quentin Fillon Maillet.{{cite web |title=Shooting Perfection Means Victory for Johannes Thingnes Boe in Östersund Individual |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/shooting-perfection-means-victory-for-johannes-thingnes-boe-in-ostersund-individ |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204045044/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/shooting-perfection-means-victory-for-johannes-thingnes-boe-in-ostersund-individ |archive-date=4 December 2017 |url-status=live}} In the next race, the sprint, Fourcade seemed to be on his way to victory after just one missed shot. However, the late starting Tarjei Bø finished just 0.7 seconds quicker than the Frenchman with Bø missing once as well.{{cite web |title=Furious Finish Gives Tarjei Boe Victory in Östersund Sprint |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/furious-finish-gives-tarjei-boe-victory-in-ostersund-sprint |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204213042/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/furious-finish-gives-tarjei-boe-victory-in-ostersund-sprint |archive-date=4 December 2017 |url-status=live}} Fourcade didn't seem to let this get him down, as he won the following pursuit in a convincing fashion. Heavy winds meant that the overall shooting performance of the race was poor. But Fourcade was able to clear 19 out of 20 targets and finished almost 50 seconds ahead of Jakov Fak and Fillon Maillet.{{cite web |title=Fourcade Cleans Standing Stages; Cruises to Pursuit Win |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-cleans-standing-stages-cruises-to-pursuit-win |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114508/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/fourcade-cleans-standing-stages-cruises-to-pursuit-win |archive-date=4 December 2017 |url-status=live}} This meant that Fourcade won at least one non-team race in the opening weekend for the seventh consecutive time and that he would once again leave Östersund wearing the yellow bib.

The second competition weekend in Hochfilzen saw Fourcade score two more podiums. He finished second behind Johannes Thingnes Bø in the sprint, shooting clean but losing 12 seconds of time to Bø on the tracks and on the range.{{cite web |title=Hochfilzen Sprint to Johannes Thingnes Boe |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/hochfilzen-sprint-to-johannes-thingnes-boe |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072444/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/hochfilzen-sprint-to-johannes-thingnes-boe |archive-date=3 January 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then finished third behind Bø and Jakov Fak in the pursuit, having missed a surprising five bullets.{{cite web |title=Johannes Thingnes Boe makes it a World Cup double in Hochfilzen |url=https://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/johannes-thingnes-boe-makes-it-a-world-cup-double-in-hochfilzen_sto6438074/story.shtml |website=eurosport.com |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072809/https://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/johannes-thingnes-boe-makes-it-a-world-cup-double-in-hochfilzen_sto6438074/story.shtml |archive-date=3 January 2018 |url-status=live}}

The world cup then returned to France after more than three years, to Annecy Le Grand-Bornand. The sprint was another success for Fourcade as he once again scored a podium, a second place, but was again forced to step on the podium after Johannes Thingnes Bø.{{cite web |title=Johannes Thingnes Boe Speeds to Le Grand Bornand Sprint Win |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/johannes-thingnes-boe-speeds-to-le-grand-bornand-sprint-win |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107020609/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/johannes-thingnes-boe-speeds-to-le-grand-bornand-sprint-win |archive-date=7 January 2018 |url-status=live}} Bø won his fourth consecutive race in the following pursuit, with Fourcade second, a minute behind the Norwegian.{{cite web |title=Pursuit Victory: Fourth Consecutive Win for Johannes Thingnes Boe |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/pursuit-victory-fourth-consecutive-win-for-johannes-thingnes-boe |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072556/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/pursuit-victory-fourth-consecutive-win-for-johannes-thingnes-boe |archive-date=3 January 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade was able to stop the streak in the last competition before Christmas, the first mass start of the season. He shot 20 out of 20 and comfortably won ahead of Bø and Erik Lesser.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade's Masterpiece: Le Grand Bornand Mass Start Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-s-masterpiece-le-grand-bornand-mass-start-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072554/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-s-masterpiece-le-grand-bornand-mass-start-victory |archive-date=3 January 2018 |url-status=live}}

The first competitions after the Christmas break had previously been hard for Fourcade in many occasions. This wasn't the case at the start of year 2018, however, as he had a fantastic weekend in the foggy Oberhof. Fourcade shot clean in the sprint and withheld the late challenge of old rival Emil Hegle Svendsen. Johannes Thingnes Bø, the closest rival to Fourcade in the world cup standings, missed twice but still finished third.{{cite web |title=2018 Starts with Oberhof Sprint Win for Martin Fourcade |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-starts-new-year-with-oberhof-sprint-win |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111110240/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-starts-new-year-with-oberhof-sprint-win |archive-date=11 January 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then carried the momentum to the following pursuit and won it with one missed shot. It was the very first shot he fired and it meant that he went to the penalty ring alongside Johannes Bø. But Fourcade missed no more, and when Johannes and the leading Svendsen did, it was the Frenchman who got his third victory in a row. He even had time to stare the shooting Norwegians (Svendsen, Johannes and eventual third of the race, Tarjei Bø) after the last shooting, as an answer to Svendsen who had implied after the sprint, that Fourcade would be afraid on the Norwegian team.{{cite web |title=Emphatic Oberhof Pursuit Victory for Martin Fourcade |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/emphatic-oberhof-pursuit-victory-for-martin-fourcade |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111110215/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/emphatic-oberhof-pursuit-victory-for-martin-fourcade |archive-date=11 January 2018 |url-status=live}}

The world cup then moved to Ruhpolding and like many times before, the fog and rain of Oberhof changed to clear weather. This didn't seem to change the momentum of men's biathlon, however, as Fourcade stormed to his fourth consecutive and fifth victory of the season in the Ruhpolding individual. The 20 km olympic and world champion looked to be flying home when he hit the nineteenth target in the last standing. But he surprisingly missed the last shot, which seemed to open the door for Johannes Thingnes Bø not only to win the race, but also take the small crystal globe. However, Bø too missed in the last standing and while Fourcade won comfortably, clean-shooting Ondrej Moravec beat Bø and left him third. This meant that the individual discipline title would be shared by Fourcade and Bø. The race was also the 14th consecutive non team race podium for Fourcade, who thus bettered his own record.{{cite web |title=Wire-to-Wire Win for Martin Fourcade in Ruhpolding 20K Individual |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/wire-to-wire-win-for-martin-fourcade-in-ruhpolding-20k-individual |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111110219/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/wire-to-wire-win-for-martin-fourcade-in-ruhpolding-20k-individual |archive-date=11 January 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then had a second place in the mass start behind Johannes. The Frenchman came back from two missed shots in the first standing and 15th place to score a 15th consecutive non-team race podium after a clean last shooting and a fast last loop.{{cite web |title=Ruhpolding Mass Start Victory for Johannes Thingnes Boe |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/ruhpolding-mass-start-victory-for-johannes-thingnes-boe |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190558/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/ruhpolding-mass-start-victory-for-johannes-thingnes-boe |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=live}}

The final competition weekend before the Olympics saw Johannes Thingnes Bø start brilliantly in Antholz. He won both the sprint and the pursuit and left Fourcade second in both of the races.{{cite web |title=One Penalty No Problem: Johannes Thingnes Boe Sprints to Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/one-penalty-no-problem-johannes-thingnes-boe-sprints-to-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220151859/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/one-penalty-no-problem-johannes-thingnes-boe-sprints-to-victory |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Dominating Wire-to-Wire Pursuit Win for Johannes Thingnes Boe |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dominating-wire-to-wire-pursuit-win-for-johannes-thingnes-boe |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033619/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/dominating-wire-to-wire-pursuit-win-for-johannes-thingnes-boe |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}} However, Fourcade was able to turn the tables in the mass start, which he won quite comfortably with two missed shots. And with Bø in the sixth place, Fourcade opened up a notable lead in the overall standings.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Back on Top with Antholz Mass Start Win |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-back-on-top-with-antholz-mass-start-win |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220151925/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-back-on-top-with-antholz-mass-start-win |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}}

For the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, Fourcade was chosen to carry the French flag at the opening ceremonies. He said that it was a great honor and regarding the competitions added that he wanted to win one title and only after that would dream for more.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade: "A Great Honor to Carry the French flag" |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-a-great-honor-to-carry-the-french-flag |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033648/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-a-great-honor-to-carry-the-french-flag |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}} His wish didn't happen in the sprint where Johannes Thingnes Bø missed three targets in the prone and seemingly left the door open for Fourcade. But the French great also missed three times and while he shot clean in the standings, it was only good enough for eighth place, some half a minute behind the surprise gold medalist Arnd Peiffer.{{cite web |title=Arnd Peiffer Wins Olympic Sprint Gold; German Sweep |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/arnd-peiffer-wins-olympic-sprint-gold-german-sweep |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033644/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/arnd-peiffer-wins-olympic-sprint-gold-german-sweep |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}} While Fourcade didn't medal in the sprint, he had, like in Sochi four years ago, a tolerable starting position in the pursuit. And like in Sochi, it proved to be decisive. Fourcade missed only one shot and produced some great ski speed to once again have a big enough lead to show the iconic fist after the clean last shooting. With the gold, his third Olympic gold overall, Fourcade equalled the most number of gold medals won by a French athlete in Winter Olympics. Moreover, he extended his all-time record of consecutive major championships with at least one non team gold medal, now standing at eight (also an all-time record among ski sports).{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Regroups; Wins Pursuit Gold |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-regroups-wins-pursuit-gold |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033429/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-regroups-wins-pursuit-gold |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade then had the gold within his grasp in the individual race having cleaned the first 18 targets. But he narrowly missed the last two, missing out on the podium and allowing his biggest rival at the time, Johannes Thingnes Bø to finally claim his first Olympic gold and first medal altogether in the non team races.{{cite web |title=Norwegian Gold: Johannes Thingnes Boe Wins Men's 20K Individual |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/norwegian-gold-johannes-thingnes-boe-wins-men-s-20k-individual |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033518/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/norwegian-gold-johannes-thingnes-boe-wins-men-s-20k-individual |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade wasn't rattled by this, however, and while he didn't have the best memories from recent major championship mass starts, this time it was to be his turn. Johannes Thingnes Bø crumbled in the second prone, missing three times, while Fourcade climbed back from missing one in the first prone. Fourcade, Simon Schempp and Erik Lesser cleared the first standing and arrived at the last shooting with a healthy margin. Lesser missed twice, Schempp missed once and Fourcade seemed to clear for gold before missing the last shot. It meant that Fourcade and Schempp arrived together at the final sprint, this time the Frenchman narrowly taking the gold with 14 centimeters. The gold made Fourcade the most successful French Winter Olympian of all time. It also made him the most successful male biathlete of the Games in non-team races, equalling the achievement from Sochi.{{cite web |title=Photo Finish Mass Start Victory for Martin Fourcade |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/photo-finish-mass-start-victory-for-martin-fourcade |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033348/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/photo-finish-mass-start-victory-for-martin-fourcade |archive-date=20 February 2018 |url-status=live}} Next up in Pyeongchang was the mixed relay, where the French team had a good, but not a great start before the anchoring Fourcade. Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond and Simon Desthieux carried France to medal contention, some 30 seconds behind the leading Germany. But it was Fourcade, who stormed the last leg with fast skiing and no missed shots, taking the gold for the French team with a wide margin to Norway and Italy.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Carries France to Mixed Relay Gold |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-carries-france-to-mixed-relay-gold |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=21 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161819/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-carries-france-to-mixed-relay-gold |archive-date=21 February 2018 |url-status=live}}

After the Olympics the World Cup moved to Eastern Finland. Fourcade had been suffering from illness before the Kontiolahti weekend, but was still expected to start in the sprint. Surprisingly, he did not, announcing so just before the race.{{cite web |title=Kontiolahti Sprint Win for Anton Shipulin |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/kontiolahti-sprint-win-for-anton-shipulin |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092411/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/kontiolahti-sprint-win-for-anton-shipulin |archive-date=13 March 2018 |url-status=live}} He also skipped the relays but was ready to compete in the mass start. The first shooting seemed ominous, Fourcade missing twice. But he got his game together and missed no more. He left the final shooting in the lead but Julian Eberhard sprinted past the exhausted Frenchman in the last few hundred meters. But still the second place made Fourcade quite satisfied after the two prone mistakes. And when Johannes Thingnes Bø missed five times to finish 19th, Fourcade was able to widen the gap in the overall ranking.{{cite web |title=Julian Eberhard Sprints to Kontiolahti Mass Start Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/julian-eberhard-sprints-to-kontiolahti-mass-start-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092338/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/julian-eberhard-sprints-to-kontiolahti-mass-start-victory |archive-date=13 March 2018 |url-status=live}}

The penultimate competition weekend in Oslo Holmenkollen was a chance for Fourcade to pursue the race win record of the venue and to further solidate his overall World Cup lead. And once again the Frenchman delivered. He shot clean in the sprint but wasn't able to take the victory having fallen on the first lap and broken his skiing pole. He finished third behind the surprise winner, Henrik L'Abee Lund of Norway and Johannes Thingnes Bø, who beat the Frenchman by a fraction of a second.{{cite web |title=First World Cup Win for Henrik L'Abee Lund in Oslo Sprint |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/first-world-cup-win-for-henrik-l-abee-lund-in-oslo-sprint |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319213804/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/first-world-cup-win-for-henrik-l-abee-lund-in-oslo-sprint |archive-date=19 March 2018 |url-status=live}} Fourcade regrouped for the following pursuit and comfortably won ahead of Lukas Hofer of Italy and Bø. Fourcade and L'Abee Lund arrived together at the last shooting but it was the overall leader who shot clean and strolled to the finish line. With the victory Fourcade did manage to snatch the honour of being the most awarded biathlete in Holmenkollen. And he set up a big lead in the overall ranking before the final weekend of the season.{{cite web |title=5-for-5 Final Standing Stage Seals Fourcade's Pursuit Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/5-for-5-final-standing-stage-seals-fourcade-s-pursuit-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319213645/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/5-for-5-final-standing-stage-seals-fourcade-s-pursuit-victory |archive-date=19 March 2018 |url-status=live}}

The last weekend of the season in Tyumen, Russia started perfectly for Fourcade. He shot clean in the sprint and stormed through the snowfall to leave Simon Desthieux and Fredrik Lindström of Sweden behind with a margin of over half a minute. And when Johannes Thingnes Bø succumbed to 14th place, Fourcade secured the seventh consecutive overall World Cup title as well as the seventh consecutive sprint discipline title.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Overwhelms Field in Tyumen Sprint Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-overwhelms-field-in-tyumen-sprint-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155324/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/martin-fourcade-overwhelms-field-in-tyumen-sprint-victory |archive-date=23 March 2018 |url-status=live}} Having clinched the overall title and a big lead in the pursuit discipline, Fourcade could have been excused for not concentrating on the pursuit competition. However, he did and easily won the race with his head start and only missing one shot, winning his 70th World Cup race.{{cite web |title=Masterful Martin in Wire-to-Wire Pursuit Victory |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/masterful-martin-in-wire-to-wire-pursuit-victory |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326122442/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/masterful-martin-in-wire-to-wire-pursuit-victory |archive-date=26 March 2018 |url-status=live}} He did lose his concentration in the mass start, however. By missing four times in the last race of the season, Fourcade finished 19th, his worst result of the season. Regardless, he won the mass start discipline title, holding all five crystal globes of the season for the record fourth time.{{cite web |title=Home Team Success: Maxim Tsvetkov Wins Tyumen Mass Start |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/home-team-success-maxim-tsvetkov-wins-tyumen-mass-start |website=biathlonworld.com |publisher=IBU |access-date=25 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141628/http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/home-team-success-maxim-tsvetkov-wins-tyumen-mass-start |archive-date=26 March 2018 |url-status=live}}

All statistics are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

This article uses the phrase "non-team" when referring to individual competitions to avoid mixing up one of the biathlon disciplines, the individual discipline and individual competitions in general.

• 7 overall World Cup titles (all-time record)
• 7 overall World Cup titles in a row (all-time record)
• 26 discipline World Cup titles (all-time record)
• 8 Sprint World Cup titles (all-time record shared with Bjørndalen)
• 8 Pursuit World Cup titles (all-time record)
• 5 Individual World Cup titles (all-time record)
• 5 Mass Start World Cup titles (all-time record shared with Bjørndalen)
• 4 times the clean sweep of all five crystal globes won in one season (all-time record)
• 79 non-team World Cup victories (2nd to Bjørndalen, 95 victories)
• 14 non-team World Cup victories in one season (2nd to J.T. Bø, 16 victories)
• 144 non-team World Cup podiums (2nd to Bjørndalen, 170 podiums)
• 20 non-team World Cup podiums in one season + 2 non-team Olympic Games podiums (all-time record)
• 79 non-team World Cup victories out of 268 non-team starts, 29.5% win rate, personal highest 31% win rate (all-time record)
• 144 non-team World Cup podiums out of 268 non-team starts, 53.7% podium rate, personal highest 56.7% podium rate (all-time record)

• 6 gold medals and 1 silver medals (2nd to Bjørndalen, 8 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 1 bronze medal)
• 4 non-team gold medals and 2 non-team silver medals (2nd to Bjørndalen, 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal)
• 2 non-team gold medals and 1 non-team silver medal in a single Olympic Games (2nd to Bjørndalen, 3 gold medals)

• 13 gold medals (3rd to Bjørndalen, 20 gold medals and J.T. Bø 22 gold medals)
• 28 medals : 13 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 5 bronze medals (3rd to Bjørndalen, 45 medals : 20 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 11 bronze medals and J.T. Bø, 31 medals : 22 Gold, 10 Silver, 4 Bronze)
• 11 non-team gold medals (tied for second with Bjørndalen and behind J.T. Bø 12 non-team gold)
• 18 non-team medals : 11 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals (3rd to Bjørndalen, 26 medals : 11 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 9 bronze medals and J.T. Bø, 19 medals: 10 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze))
• 3 non-team gold medals and 1 non-team silver medal in a single World Championships (all-time record shared with Raphael Poirée and J.T. Bø)
• 6 World Championships in a row with at least 1 non-team gold medal (all-time record)

• 8 Major Championships (Olympic Games and World Championships) in a row with at least 1 non-team gold medal (all-time record)
• 4 times the "career Grand Slam" of a non-team olympic gold medal, a non-team World Championships gold medal, the overall World Cup title and all of the discipline World Cup titles (all-time record)
• 7 years in row with at least 7 non-team race victories (all-time record)
• 83 World Cup and Olympic Games non-team victories (3rd to J.T. Bø (90) and to Bjørndalen (95)
• 98 World Cup and Olympic Games victories altogether (3rd to Bjørndalen, 132 victories and J.T. Bø, 101 victories and counting)

Martin Fourcade was born on 14 September 1988, in Céret (in Northern Catalonia), France, to Gisèle and Marcel Fourcade.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rossignol.com/RO/RO/rider--martin-fourcade--ghggkohsmfn.html |title=Martin FOURCADE – Team – ROSSIGNOL |website=rossignol.com |access-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324085612/http://www.rossignol.com/RO/RO/rider--martin-fourcade--ghggkohsmfn.html |archive-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=live}}

He has an elder brother Simon, who is also a biathlete and a younger brother Brice.{{cite web |title=Martin Fourcade Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7066594/bio |publisher=IMDb |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216212527/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7066594/bio |archive-date=16 February 2017 |url-status=live}}

He has two daughters, Manon (born on 10 September 2015) and Inès (born on 23 March 2017), with his partner Hélène. They reside in La Llagonne, France.{{Cite web |url=http://www.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2578 |title=International Biathlon Union / A New Baby and a Birthday for Martin Fourcade |website=biathlonworld.com |access-date=14 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315085130/http://www3.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2578 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

7 medals (6 gold, 1 silver)

:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

28 medals (13 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze)

:*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

:**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

1 medal (1 bronze)

83 victories (15 In, 23 Sp, 30 Pu, 15 MS); victories at Winter Olympics are not counted as World Cup victories, but are listed here.

15 victories

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