The Russian biathlete ran a distance of 20 km in 40 minutes and 15.8 seconds.
The Norwegian Tarjei Boe (+9.7) received the silver medal.
Bronze went to Russian Said Khalili (+48.5).
Recall that Babikov is included in the Russian team for the Olympic Games in Beijing as a substitute.
Earlier it was reported that three Russian biathletes will miss the individual race in Antholz.