| Date | 15 February 2026 — 14:45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | South Tyrol Arena, Rasen-Antholz, Trentino, Alto Adige | |
| Participants | 59 from 24 countries | |
| Format | Starting margin based on results of 7.5 kilometer. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 10,582 m Height Differential: 27 m Maximum Climb: 14 m Shooting 1: Prone at 1.995 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Prone at 4.075 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Standing at 6.155 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 8.235 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 324 m | |
The women’s biathlon pursuit uses the results of the 7.5 km sprint to establish the starting times for the 10 km pursuit. Norway’s Maren Kirkeeide had won the sprint and started with a 4-second lead over Océane Michelon, with the favorite, Lou Jeanmonnot starting 24-seconds back. Jeanmonnot had won two World Cup pursuits in the 2025/26 season, the most recent in mid-January.
Kirkeeide had won the sprint with a perfect shooting performance, but here she missed three targets, which kept her from another gold. She still finished second, behind Italy’s Lisa Vittozzi, who had started 41 seconds behind, but she had a perfect shooting round and the second-best ski time. The podium was filled out by Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen, who had won the first World Cup pursuit of the season, back in early December. Kirkeeide maintained her lead through the first three shooting stops, but two missed targets at the last stop dropped her to third, and she had to push to get silver.
Jeanmonnot placed fourth, held back by three missed targets and just an average ski performance. Michelon was next in fifth, with four missed targets requiring her to ski four extra penalty loops. This was the only biathlon race of the Games in which France did not win a medal.
For Vittozzi it was her first Olympic gold medal, and her third medal, after a bronze in the mixed relay at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and a silver in the same event few days earlier. She had also competed at the 2012 Winter YOG. This was the only women’s biathlon event at MiCo26 that was not won by either France or Norway.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | Misses | Start Behind | Race | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Lisa Vittozzi |  ITA | 30:11.8 | 0 | 0:41 | 29:30.8 (2) | 0 | 6:26.5 (3) | 0 | 12:20.4 (1) | 0 | 18:20.2 (2) | 0 | 24:20.2 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1 | Maren Kirkeeide |  NOR | +28.8 | 3 | 0:00 | 30:40.6 (12) | 0 | 5:56.7 (1) | 1 | 12:24.5 (2) | 0 | 18:14.0 (1) | 2 | 25:05.8 (3) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 6 | Suvi Minkkinen |  FIN | +34.3 | 0 | 0:50 | 29:56.1 (4) | 0 | 6:42.3 (5) | 0 | 12:46.5 (6) | 0 | 18:49.9 (4) | 0 | 25:01.2 (2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lou Jeanmonnot |  FRA | +49.4 | 3 | 0:24 | 30:37.2 (11) | 0 | 6:06.2 (2) | 1 | 12:27.6 (3) | 1 | 18:49.4 (3) | 1 | 25:12.4 (4) | |||
| 5 | 2 | Océane Michelon | FRA | +57.1 | 4 | 0:04 | 31:04.9 (20) | 2 | 6:44.6 (6) | 0 | 12:40.5 (4) | 1 | 18:58.5 (6) | 1 | 25:24.5 (5) | |||
| 6 | 7 | Franziska Preuß |  GER | +1:08.0 | 2 | 1:00 | 30:19.8 (8) | 0 | 6:51.1 (7) | 0 | 12:53.0 (7) | 0 | 18:51.7 (5) | 2 | 25:39.6 (7) | |||
| 7 | 11 | Lora Hristova |  BUL | +1:12.2 | 0 | 1:13 | 30:11.0 (6) | 0 | 7:04.1 (8) | 0 | 13:14.0 (8) | 0 | 19:22.2 (8) | 0 | 25:31.3 (6) | |||
| 8 | 18 | Hanna Öberg |  SWE | +1:19.7 | 2 | 1:27 | 30:04.5 (5) | 1 | 7:32.2 (19) | 0 | 13:26.1 (10) | 0 | 19:23.0 (9) | 1 | 25:44.5 (8) | |||
| 9 | 44 | Dorothea Wierer | ITA | +1:30.3 | 1 | 2:13 | 29:29.1 (1) | 0 | 7:50.4 (26) | 1 | 14:03.0 (20) | 0 | 19:54.2 (12) | 0 | 25:48.3 (9) | |||
| 10 | 22 | Linn Gestblom | SWE | +1:35.4 | 2 | 1:33 | 30:14.2 (7) | 0 | 7:15.8 (10) | 0 | 13:18.7 (9) | 2 | 20:11.6 (17) | 0 | 26:08.8 (11) | |||
| 11 | 16 | Estere Volfa |  LAT | +1:38.1 | 1 | 1:27 | 30:22.9 (9) | 0 | 7:25.4 (14) | 0 | 13:35.8 (12) | 1 | 20:12.4 (19) | 0 | 26:14.2 (13) | |||
| 12 | 8 | Kamila Żuk |  POL | +1:41.8 | 3 | 1:09 | 30:44.6 (15) | 1 | 7:24.1 (12) | 1 | 13:52.3 (16) | 1 | 20:11.9 (18) | 0 | 26:07.1 (10) | |||
| 13 | 41 | Natalia Sidorowicz | POL | +1:45.0 | 0 | 2:10 | 29:46.8 (3) | 0 | 7:55.7 (28) | 0 | 14:00.3 (18) | 0 | 20:04.6 (13) | 0 | 26:13.9 (12) | |||
| 14 | 4 | Milena Todorova | BUL | +1:45.2 | 3 | 0:40 | 31:17.0 (24) | 0 | 6:36.9 (4) | 0 | 12:45.0 (5) | 1 | 19:21.5 (7) | 2 | 26:17.7 (14) | |||
| 15 | 14 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten | NOR | +2:04.4 | 2 | 1:19 | 30:57.2 (18) | 0 | 7:06.9 (9) | 1 | 13:36.4 (13) | 0 | 19:43.1 (11) | 1 | 26:18.9 (15) | |||
| 16 | 28 | Joanna Jakieła | POL | +2:16.7 | 3 | 1:40 | 30:48.5 (17) | 2 | 8:12.9 (37) | 0 | 14:23.4 (30) | 0 | 20:21.6 (22) | 1 | 26:53.8 (20) | |||
| 17 | 35 | Anna Magnusson | SWE | +2:17.6 | 3 | 1:57 | 30:32.4 (10) | 2 | 8:37.3 (50) | 0 | 14:39.5 (38) | 1 | 20:56.3 (32) | 0 | 26:57.5 (22) | |||
| 18 | 19 | Tereza Voborníková |  CZE | +2:18.7 | 2 | 1:29 | 31:01.5 (19) | 0 | 7:26.4 (17) | 0 | 13:29.8 (11) | 0 | 19:31.9 (10) | 2 | 26:33.5 (16) | |||
| 19 | 12 | Vanessa Voigt | GER | +2:19.7 | 3 | 1:14 | 31:17.5 (25) | 1 | 7:29.4 (18) | 1 | 14:01.6 (19) | 0 | 20:05.7 (14) | 1 | 26:40.2 (17) | |||
| 20 | 17 | Anne de Besche |  DEN | +2:20.1 | 2 | 1:27 | 31:04.9 (20) | 0 | 7:25.2 (13) | 2 | 14:27.7 (32) | 0 | 20:36.7 (26) | 0 | 26:53.2 (19) | |||
| 21 | 9 | Anna Andexer |  AUT | +2:24.8 | 3 | 1:09 | 31:27.6 (28) | 1 | 7:26.1 (16) | 1 | 13:56.7 (17) | 0 | 20:08.5 (16) | 1 | 26:41.6 (18) | |||
| 22 | 37 | Susan Külm |  EST | +2:37.9 | 2 | 2:03 | 30:46.7 (16) | 1 | 8:14.0 (39) | 0 | 14:22.8 (29) | 1 | 20:50.2 (30) | 0 | 26:55.7 (21) | |||
| 23 | 27 | Elvira Öberg | SWE | +2:38.1 | 5 | 1:38 | 31:11.9 (22) | 1 | 7:44.0 (21) | 2 | 14:31.4 (33) | 0 | 20:27.1 (23) | 2 | 27:16.4 (26) | |||
| 24 | 13 | Lea Meier |  SUI | +2:41.6 | 5 | 1:17 | 31:36.4 (33) | 1 | 7:25.8 (15) | 2 | 14:17.4 (25) | 0 | 20:13.9 (20) | 2 | 27:04.2 (23) | |||
| 25 | 40 | Paulína Bátovská Fialková |  SVK | +2:42.3 | 3 | 2:10 | 30:44.1 (13) | 0 | 7:48.9 (25) | 1 | 14:08.3 (22) | 1 | 20:32.3 (25) | 1 | 27:04.3 (24) | |||
| 26 | 43 | Hannah Auchentaller | ITA | +2:44.4 | 2 | 2:12 | 30:44.2 (14) | 0 | 7:56.5 (29) | 0 | 14:04.9 (21) | 1 | 20:32.0 (24) | 1 | 27:05.4 (25) | |||
| 27 | 29 | Amy Baserga | SUI | +2:56.7 | 3 | 1:46 | 31:22.5 (27) | 0 | 7:44.1 (22) | 0 | 13:52.1 (15) | 1 | 20:17.4 (21) | 2 | 27:16.9 (27) | |||
| 28 | 25 | Polona Klemenčič |  SLO | +2:56.9 | 5 | 1:37 | 31:31.7 (31) | 1 | 7:53.1 (27) | 1 | 14:20.3 (27) | 1 | 20:39.8 (27) | 2 | 27:28.6 (31) | |||
| 29 | 30 | Lisa Theresa Hauser | AUT | +2:57.1 | 4 | 1:50 | 31:18.9 (26) | 0 | 7:38.9 (20) | 0 | 13:39.2 (14) | 1 | 20:06.1 (15) | 3 | 27:20.2 (28) | |||
| 30 | 32 | Anna Gandler | AUT | +2:58.7 | 3 | 1:54 | 31:16.5 (23) | 1 | 8:14.3 (40) | 0 | 14:21.3 (28) | 1 | 20:43.2 (28) | 1 | 27:24.5 (29) | |||
| 31 | 31 | Chu Yuanmeng |  CHN | +3:09.6 | 1 | 1:52 | 31:29.4 (29) | 0 | 7:57.6 (30) | 1 | 14:48.3 (41) | 0 | 21:04.6 (35) | 0 | 27:29.7 (33) | |||
| 32 | 21 | Lena Repinc | SLO | +3:11.8 | 4 | 1:33 | 31:50.6 (38) | 2 | 8:12.6 (36) | 1 | 14:45.6 (40) | 0 | 20:53.6 (31) | 1 | 27:28.9 (32) | |||
| 33 | 33 | Marthe Johansen | NOR | +3:14.8 | 3 | 1:55 | 31:31.6 (30) | 1 | 8:14.5 (42) | 0 | 14:24.2 (31) | 1 | 20:46.3 (29) | 1 | 27:27.2 (30) | |||
| 34 | 20 | Julia Tannheimer | GER | +3:23.6 | 5 | 1:32 | 32:03.4 (40) | 0 | 7:19.7 (11) | 2 | 14:16.9 (24) | 2 | 21:07.7 (36) | 1 | 27:41.5 (34) | |||
| 35 | 47 | Deedra Irwin |  USA | +3:39.7 | 4 | 2:19 | 31:32.5 (32) | 1 | 8:26.3 (48) | 1 | 14:49.6 (42) | 2 | 21:49.2 (47) | 0 | 28:03.1 (37) | |||
| 36 | 23 | Michela Carrara | ITA | +3:45.3 | 7 | 1:34 | 32:23.1 (42) | 1 | 7:47.3 (24) | 2 | 14:31.8 (34) | 3 | 21:42.4 (45) | 1 | 28:13.0 (41) | |||
| 37 | 26 | Maya Cloetens |  BEL | +3:48.8 | 5 | 1:37 | 32:23.6 (43) | 2 | 8:23.0 (47) | 0 | 14:33.6 (36) | 3 | 21:51.5 (48) | 0 | 28:06.5 (39) | |||
| 38 | 51 | Mária Remeňová | SVK | +3:49.7 | 2 | 2:21 | 31:40.5 (34) | 0 | 8:13.1 (38) | 1 | 14:50.9 (43) | 0 | 21:04.2 (34) | 1 | 28:01.6 (35) | |||
| 39 | 48 | Meng Fanqi | CHN | +3:49.8 | 1 | 2:19 | 31:42.6 (35) | 0 | 8:21.7 (46) | 0 | 14:36.1 (37) | 0 | 20:56.9 (33) | 1 | 28:02.3 (36) | |||
| 40 | 45 | Anna Mąka | POL | +3:51.5 | 3 | 2:14 | 31:49.3 (37) | 0 | 8:02.2 (33) | 0 | 14:14.6 (23) | 2 | 21:13.1 (37) | 1 | 28:05.8 (38) | |||
| 41 | 52 | Selina Grotian | GER | +3:54.6 | 4 | 2:23 | 31:43.4 (36) | 0 | 8:12.5 (35) | 1 | 14:45.2 (39) | 1 | 21:14.4 (38) | 2 | 28:12.2 (40) | |||
| 42 | 15 | Baiba Bendika | LAT | +4:05.4 | 7 | 1:23 | 32:54.2 (52) | 2 | 8:01.5 (32) | 2 | 15:00.5 (45) | 1 | 21:33.3 (43) | 2 | 28:25.1 (44) | |||
| 43 | 24 | Yuliya Dzhima |  UKR | +4:09.6 | 3 | 1:35 | 32:46.4 (51) | 0 | 7:45.4 (23) | 1 | 14:32.5 (35) | 1 | 21:22.3 (41) | 1 | 28:20.6 (42) | |||
| 44 | 55 | Aita Gasparin | SUI | +4:13.5 | 3 | 2:24 | 32:01.3 (39) | 0 | 8:19.7 (45) | 2 | 15:23.6 (52) | 0 | 21:43.8 (46) | 1 | 28:23.9 (43) | |||
| 45 | 54 | Khrystyna Dmytrenko | UKR | +4:22.1 | 3 | 2:24 | 32:09.9 (41) | 1 | 8:43.7 (53) | 0 | 15:00.5 (46) | 0 | 21:20.7 (40) | 2 | 28:27.9 (45) | |||
| 46 | 10 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | NOR | +4:23.1 | 9 | 1:12 | 33:22.9 (55) | 3 | 8:16.0 (43) | 0 | 14:17.5 (26) | 3 | 21:32.6 (42) | 3 | 28:48.2 (48) | |||
| 47 | 39 | Lotte Lie | BEL | +4:23.2 | 3 | 2:08 | 32:27.0 (44) | 2 | 9:01.5 (56) | 0 | 15:20.8 (50) | 0 | 21:41.4 (44) | 1 | 28:31.9 (46) | |||
| 48 | 42 | Oleksandra Merkushyna | UKR | +4:33.6 | 5 | 2:11 | 32:34.4 (46) | 0 | 7:59.8 (31) | 2 | 15:06.0 (48) | 2 | 22:03.6 (51) | 1 | 28:53.9 (50) | |||
| 49 | 36 | Anastasia Kuzmina | SVK | +4:33.8 | 5 | 2:00 | 32:45.6 (50) | 1 | 8:09.9 (34) | 1 | 14:52.4 (44) | 2 | 21:55.9 (49) | 1 | 28:37.7 (47) | |||
| 50 | 46 | Lucie Charvátová | CZE | +4:39.3 | 7 | 2:15 | 32:36.1 (47) | 1 | 8:16.8 (44) | 2 | 15:09.5 (49) | 2 | 22:02.2 (50) | 2 | 29:02.3 (52) | |||
| 51 | 50 | Tereza Vinklárková | CZE | +4:41.8 | 5 | 2:20 | 32:33.6 (45) | 1 | 8:35.0 (49) | 2 | 15:39.9 (54) | 2 | 22:47.9 (55) | 0 | 28:59.6 (51) | |||
| 52 | 53 | Ema Kapustová | SVK | +4:55.5 | 4 | 2:23 | 32:44.3 (49) | 1 | 8:42.6 (52) | 1 | 15:24.0 (53) | 2 | 22:24.7 (53) | 0 | 28:53.7 (49) | |||
| 53 | 38 | Sanita Bulina | LAT | +4:56.3 | 4 | 2:07 | 33:01.1 (54) | 0 | 8:14.3 (40) | 1 | 15:01.1 (47) | 0 | 21:20.0 (39) | 3 | 29:03.8 (53) | |||
| 54 | 60 | Lena Häcki-Groß | SUI | +5:06.7 | 6 | 2:40 | 32:38.5 (48) | 1 | 8:54.1 (54) | 1 | 15:21.3 (51) | 2 | 22:15.6 (52) | 2 | 29:17.6 (55) | |||
| 55 | 58 | Yekaterina Avvakumova |  KOR | +5:21.2 | 2 | 2:38 | 32:55.0 (53) | 1 | 9:10.9 (57) | 0 | 15:42.0 (55) | 1 | 22:42.1 (54) | 0 | 29:11.4 (54) | |||
| 56 | 59 | Anastasia Tolmacheva |  ROU | +6:01.6 | 3 | 2:38 | 33:35.4 (56) | 2 | 9:29.8 (58) | 0 | 16:10.3 (57) | 1 | 23:04.9 (57) | 0 | 29:48.4 (56) | |||
| 57 | 49 | Judita Traubaitė |  LTU | +6:19.5 | 5 | 2:19 | 34:12.3 (57) | 1 | 8:42.3 (51) | 2 | 15:57.8 (56) | 1 | 22:55.7 (56) | 1 | 29:54.9 (57) | |||
| 58 | 56 | Benita Peiffer |  CAN | +6:31.2 | 6 | 2:28 | 34:15.0 (58) | 1 | 8:56.2 (55) | 2 | 16:22.3 (58) | 2 | 23:37.2 (58) | 1 | 30:21.5 (58) | |||
| 57 | Tuuli Tomingas | EST | – | – | 2:33 | – (–) | 2 | 9:49.0 (59) | 4 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| 34 | Julia Simon | FRA | – | – | 1:56 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) |
