They were held at the Canmore Nordic Centre, about 100 kilometres from the host city of Calgary.
Frank-Peter Roetsch won both individual gold medals, while Valeriy Medvedtsev won three medals, two silvers in the individual events and gold in the relay.
Italy's two medals were the first in biathlon for the country.
Twenty-two nations sent biathletes to compete in the events.
[1] Guam and Puerto Rico sent biathletes to the Olympics for the first (and as of 2024, only) time.