| Date | 16 February 2022 — 15:45 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Zhangjiakou Nordic Centre and Biathlon Centre, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province | |
| Participants | 80 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Eight shots for each group of five targets. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target, with three extra shots allowed to obtain 5 target hits. | |
| Details | Course Length: 6,228 m Height Differential: 35 m Maximum Climb: 20 m Shooting 1: Prone at 1.864 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 3.993 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 216 m | |
After a silver medal in 2018, Sweden won its second medal in the women’s biathlon relay by taking gold. Three members of their team competed in PyeongChang: Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, and Hanna Öberg. The team was completed with Hanna’s younger sister Elvira Öberg. The ROC team took the silver medal with Germany taking the bronze.
The first German runner, Vanessa Voigt, did a good job and gave a courageous performance in what was her first World Cup season and Winter Olympics début. Voigt handed over as the leader, ahead of Sweden (0.5 seconds) and Italy (1.5 seconds). On the second leg, Vanessa Hinz had to reload twice for the last shot of the standing shooting and dropped to fourth place. Kristina Reztsova was first at the second exchange for the ROC with Italy’s Dorothea Wierer in second place.
Despite reloading four times, Hanna Öberg took the lead on the third leg. Italy’s youngest competitor, Samuela Comola, held on to second place. Svetlana Mironova had to go a penalty loop and dropped to third place. Germany started in fourth place, 45.9 seconds behind. Franziska Preuß, who could not compete for about two months prior to the Games due to an injury and COVID-19 infection, maintained their fourth place.
Elvira Öberg started the anchor leg with a lead of 26 seconds, and the Swede secured the gold medal, reloading just once in the final standing shooting. Federica Sanfilippo for Italy lost almost 90 seconds to the top teams and fell out of the medal ranking, finishing fifth. Uliana Nigmatullina had to reload just once, and took silver for the ROC. Olympic champion Denise Herrmann, Germany’s final runner, could never close the gap but was happy with bronze.
Heavy favourites Norway lost all chances early in the race, when their second runner, Tiril Eckhoff had to go two penalty loops and added 1:40 to Norway’s deficit, which was too much for the last two competitors to claw back.
| Pos | Number | Competitors | NOC | Time | Misses | Extra Shots | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 Extra Shots | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 Extra Shots | Shooting 2 | Exchange | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sweden |  SWE | 1-11:03.9 | 0 | 6 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Gold | ||||
| 1-3 | Linn Perrson | 17:24.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:05.2 (3) | 0 | 1 | 12:17.9 (1) | 17:24.9 (2) | |||||
| 2-3 | Mona Brorsson | 17:45.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:42.5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 29:55.5 (3) | 35:10.8 (3) | |||||
| 3-3 | Hanna Öberg | 17:58.4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41:24.2 (2) | 0 | 3 | 48:00.9 (2) | 53:09.2 (1) | |||||
| 4-3 | Elvira Öberg | 17:54.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59:20.8 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1-05:44.6 (1) | 1-11:03.9 (1) | |||||
| 2 | 2 | ROC |  ROC | 1-11:15.9 | 1 | 7 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Silver | ||||
| 1-2 | Irina Kazakevich | 17:41.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:18.2 (13) | 0 | 1 | 12:29.7 (9) | 17:41.3 (7) | |||||
| 2-2 | Kristina Reztsova | 17:02.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:52.2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 29:48.4 (2) | 34:43.8 (1) | |||||
| 3-2 | Svetlana Mironova | 18:38.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41:00.8 (1) | 1 | 3 | 48:05.6 (3) | 53:22.7 (3) | |||||
| 4-2 | Ulyana Nigmatullina | 17:53.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59:47.4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1-06:09.3 (2) | 1-11:15.9 (2) | |||||
| 3 | 5 | Germany |  GER | 1-11:41.3 | 0 | 6 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Bronze | ||||
| 1-5 | Vanessa Voigt | 17:24.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:11.3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 12:18.7 (3) | 17:24.4 (1) | |||||
| 2-5 | Vanessa Hinz | 18:05.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:44.0 (3) | 0 | 2 | 30:18.1 (4) | 35:29.7 (4) | |||||
| 3-5 | Franziska Preuß | 18:16.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41:48.5 (4) | 0 | 2 | 48:30.9 (4) | 53:46.2 (4) | |||||
| 4-5 | Denise Herrmann | 17:55.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-00:06.5 (4) | 0 | 1 | 1-06:19.2 (3) | 1-11:41.3 (3) | |||||
| 4 | 4 | Norway |  NOR | 1-11:54.6 | 2 | 8 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-4 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten | 17:38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:07.7 (5) | 0 | 0 | 12:19.6 (4) | 17:38.0 (6) | |||||
| 2-4 | Tiril Eckhoff | 18:59.2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24:01.6 (7) | 2 | 3 | 31:40.1 (12) | 36:37.2 (9) | |||||
| 3-4 | Ida Lien | 17:47.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42:55.2 (7) | 0 | 1 | 49:25.7 (7) | 54:24.7 (5) | |||||
| 4-4 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | 17:29.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-00:38.9 (6) | 0 | 1 | 1-06:38.3 (4) | 1-11:54.6 (4) | |||||
| 5 | 7 | Italy |  ITA | 1-12:37.0 | 0 | 5 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-7 | Lisa Vittozzi | 17:25.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:09.7 (7) | 0 | 1 | 12:18.6 (2) | 17:25.9 (3) | |||||
| 2-7 | Dorothea Wierer | 17:28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:38.2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 29:46.7 (1) | 34:54.5 (2) | |||||
| 3-7 | Samuela Comola | 18:22.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41:25.0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 47:59.9 (1) | 53:16.6 (2) | |||||
| 4-7 | Federica Sanfilippo | 19:20.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59:56.1 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1-06:58.3 (5) | 1-12:37.0 (5) | |||||
| 6 | 1 | France |  FRA | 1-13:16.9 | 2 | 0 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-1 | Anaïs Bescond | 17:36.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:07.6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 12:30.7 (10) | 17:36.9 (5) | |||||
| 2-1 | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet | 18:53.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24:34.3 (11) | 0 | 1 | 30:58.0 (7) | 36:30.3 (8) | |||||
| 3-1 | Justine Braisaz-Bouchet | 17:55.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43:11.3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 49:18.6 (5) | 54:25.4 (6) | |||||
| 4-1 | Julia Simon | 18:51.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-00:32.2 (5) | 1 | 3 | 1-07:21.2 (6) | 1-13:16.9 (6) | |||||
| 7 | 9 | Ukraine |  UKR | 1-14:04.1 | 1 | 6 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-9 | Iryna Petrenko | 17:46.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:10.7 (8) | 0 | 0 | 12:25.8 (6) | 17:46.1 (10) | |||||
| 2-9 | Yuliya Dzhima | 19:06.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24:57.8 (16) | 0 | 3 | 31:43.5 (13) | 36:52.2 (12) | |||||
| 3-9 | Anastasiya Merkushyna | 18:09.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43:11.9 (10) | 0 | 0 | 49:39.9 (8) | 55:01.7 (8) | |||||
| 4-9 | Olena Pidhrushna | 19:02.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-01:39.1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1-08:20.1 (7) | 1-14:04.1 (7) | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Czech Republic |  CZE | 1-14:06.0 | 1 | 8 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-8 | Eva Puskarčíková | 18:20.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:13.0 (10) | 0 | 2 | 12:55.6 (17) | 18:20.2 (17) | |||||
| 2-8 | Markéta Davidová | 17:40.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:34.3 (12) | 0 | 1 | 30:51.6 (6) | 36:00.9 (5) | |||||
| 3-8 | Jessica Jislová | 18:49.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42:44.0 (5) | 0 | 1 | 49:24.9 (6) | 54:50.7 (7) | |||||
| 4-8 | Lucie Charvátová | 19:15.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-01:10.6 (7) | 1 | 3 | 1-08:26.7 (8) | 1-14:06.0 (8) | |||||
| 9 | 14 | Austria |  AUT | 1-15:07.6 | 3 | 7 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-14 | Dunja Zdouc | 18:13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:03.8 (2) | 0 | 0 | 12:21.1 (5) | 18:13.0 (15) | |||||
| 2-14 | Lisa Theresa Hauser | 18:12.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:35.2 (13) | 0 | 0 | 30:58.4 (8) | 36:25.3 (7) | |||||
| 3-14 | Anna Juppe | 19:51.3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 44:16.7 (15) | 0 | 0 | 50:58.2 (11) | 56:16.6 (10) | |||||
| 4-14 | Katharina Innerhofer | 18:51.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-02:35.1 (10) | 1 | 3 | 1-09:45.2 (10) | 1-15:07.6 (9) | |||||
| 10 | 16 | Canada |  CAN | 1-15:34.3 | 0 | 8 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-16 | Emma Lunder | 17:45.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:19.1 (16) | 0 | 1 | 12:26.9 (7) | 17:45.8 (9) | |||||
| 2-16 | Megan Bankes | 18:29.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:56.2 (5) | 0 | 3 | 30:42.4 (5) | 36:15.5 (6) | |||||
| 3-16 | Emily Dickson | 19:39.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 42:51.8 (6) | 0 | 2 | 50:00.5 (9) | 55:54.8 (9) | |||||
| 4-16 | Sarah Beaudry | 19:39.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-02:23.9 (9) | 0 | 0 | 1-09:18.8 (9) | 1-15:34.3 (10) | |||||
| 11 | 10 | United States |  USA | 1-15:51.3 | 2 | 9 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-10 | Susan Dunklee | 18:44.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:02.7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 12:28.4 (8) | 18:44.8 (18) | |||||
| 2-10 | Clare Egan | 19:04.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25:17.5 (17) | 1 | 3 | 32:30.5 (18) | 37:48.9 (15) | |||||
| 3-10 | Deedra Irwin | 19:17.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44:08.1 (14) | 1 | 3 | 51:34.2 (13) | 57:06.0 (13) | |||||
| 4-10 | Joanne Reid | 18:45.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-03:35.9 (12) | 0 | 1 | 1-10:17.7 (12) | 1-15:51.3 (11) | |||||
| 12 | 18 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1-16:11.5 | 1 | 5 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-18 | Tang Jialin | 18:05.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:09.3 (6) | 0 | 1 | 12:35.6 (11) | 18:05.2 (13) | |||||
| 2-18 | Chu Yuanmeng | 18:37.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:33.5 (10) | 0 | 1 | 31:15.5 (9) | 36:43.1 (10) | |||||
| 3-18 | Ding Yuhuan | 19:44.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43:09.3 (8) | 1 | 3 | 50:35.9 (10) | 56:27.3 (11) | |||||
| 4-18 | Meng Fanqi | 19:44.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-02:59.1 (11) | 0 | 0 | 1-09:56.4 (11) | 1-16:11.5 (12) | |||||
| 13 | 6 | Belarus |  BLR | 1-16:34.4 | 5 | 6 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-6 | Iryna Leshchanka | 17:51.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:14.7 (11) | 0 | 2 | 12:41.1 (13) | 17:51.9 (11) | |||||
| 2-6 | Dzinara Alimbekava | 18:59.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:00.9 (6) | 1 | 3 | 31:21.3 (11) | 36:51.8 (11) | |||||
| 3-6 | Alena Kruchynkina | 20:47.7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 43:47.3 (11) | 3 | 3 | 52:08.5 (16) | 57:39.5 (14) | |||||
| 4-6 | Hanna Sola | 18:54.9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1-03:57.4 (13) | 1 | 3 | 1-11:02.4 (13) | 1-16:34.4 (13) | |||||
| 14 | 15 | Poland |  POL | 1-17:12.1 | 1 | 0 | () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 1-15 | Monika Hojnisz-Staręga | 18:06.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6:32.1 (19) | 0 | 1 | 12:49.4 (16) | 18:06.0 (14) | |||||
| 2-15 | Kamila Żuk | 20:04.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25:41.7 (18) | 0 | 1 | 32:24.9 (16) | 38:10.3 (18) | |||||
| 3-15 | Kinga Zbylut | 19:33.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44:57.0 (17) | 0 | 3 | 52:06.3 (15) | 57:43.4 (15) | |||||
| 4-15 | Anna Mąka | 19:28.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-04:30.5 (14) | 0 | 0 | 1-11:05.8 (14) | 1-17:12.1 (14) | |||||
| 12 | Estonia |  EST | – | – | – | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Lapped | |||
| 1-12 | Regina Oja | 18:18.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6:18.6 (15) | 0 | 3 | 12:58.5 (18) | 18:18.9 (16) | |||||
| 2-12 | Tuuli Tomingas | 19:36.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24:41.7 (14) | 2 | 3 | 32:38.2 (19) | 37:55.7 (17) | |||||
| 3-12 | Susan Külm | 18:42.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44:43.1 (16) | 0 | 0 | 51:15.4 (12) | 56:38.3 (12) | |||||
| 4-12 | Johanna Talihärm | – | 6174 | 6174 | 3 | 3 | 1-05:47.3 (15) | 6174 | – (–) | – (–) | ||||||
| 13 | Finland |  FIN | – | – | – | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Lapped | |||
| 1-13 | Suvi Minkkinen | 19:15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:19.2 (17) | 0 | 0 | 13:04.9 (19) | 19:15.2 (19) | |||||
| 2-13 | Mari Eder | 17:39.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:43.0 (19) | 0 | 0 | 31:58.9 (14) | 36:54.5 (13) | |||||
| 3-13 | Erika Jänkä | 21:11.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43:52.9 (13) | 2 | 3 | 52:03.8 (14) | 58:06.1 (16) | |||||
| 4-13 | Nastassia Kinunen | – | 6174 | 6174 | 0 | 2 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 17 | Japan |  JPN | – | – | – | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Lapped | |||
| 1-17 | Fuyuko Tachizaki | 17:55.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:14.9 (12) | 0 | 2 | 12:45.1 (15) | 17:55.9 (12) | |||||
| 2-17 | Sari Maeda | 19:01.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:28.2 (9) | 0 | 3 | 31:20.9 (10) | 36:57.7 (14) | |||||
| 3-17 | Asuka Hachisuka | 21:16.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43:49.1 (12) | 2 | 3 | 52:13.3 (17) | 58:14.1 (17) | |||||
| 4-17 | Yurie Tanaka | – | 6174 | 6174 | 0 | 3 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 20 | Bulgaria |  BUL | – | – | – | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Lapped | |||
| 1-20 | Milena Todorova | 17:36.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:18.4 (14) | 0 | 1 | 12:36.9 (12) | 17:36.7 (4) | |||||
| 2-20 | Maria Zdravkova | 21:04.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:24.1 (8) | 1 | 3 | 32:25.3 (17) | 38:41.4 (19) | |||||
| 3-20 | Lora Hristova | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45:55.3 (18) | 0 | 1 | 53:13.6 (18) | – (–) | |||||
| 4-20 | Daniela Kadeva | – | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 19 | Slovakia |  SVK | – | – | – | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Lapped | |||
| 1-19 | Ivona Fialková | 17:43.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:24.0 (18) | 0 | 2 | 12:44.2 (14) | 17:43.0 (8) | |||||
| 2-19 | Henrieta Horvátová | 20:10.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24:50.0 (15) | 0 | 2 | 31:59.6 (15) | 37:53.2 (16) | |||||
| 3-19 | Veronika Machyniaková | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 46:38.2 (19) | 0 | 1 | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 4-19 | Paulína Fialková | – | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 11 | Switzerland |  SUI | – | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | ||||
| 1-11 | Irène Cadurisch | – | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6:36.8 (20) | 0 | 1 | 13:43.6 (20) | – (–) | |||||
| 2-11 | Lena Häcki | – | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 3-11 | Selina Gasparin | – | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||||
| 4-11 | Amy Baserga | – | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 | 6174 () | – | – | – (–) | – (–) |
