| | Event type
15 kilometres, Women
| Date | 9 February 1998 — 13:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Nozawa Onsen Resort, Nozawa Onsen | |
| Participants | 64 from 24 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 15,000 m Height Differential: 88 m Maximum Climb: 28 m Shooting 1: Prone at 3.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 6.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Prone at 9.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 12.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 488 m | |
Bulgaria’s Ekaterina Dafovska was the 18th starter and took the lead with 54:52.0, missing only one target. She had been the bronze medalist in the event at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships, but was having a poor World Cup season in 1997-98. The next challenger was German Uschi Disl who had been second in the World Cup in the last two seasons, and would also finish second in 1997-98, and at the time was the all-time leader in World Cup victories. Disl also missed only one target but trailed Dafovska’s ski time by 25.9 seconds. Nine starters later was Ukraine’s Olena Petrova, who had been third at the 1996 Worlds. She beat Disl, but could not catch Dafovska and Bulgaria had its first Winter Olympic gold medal, and first Winter Olympic medal since 1980. The fastest ski time in the event was posted by the unlikely Slovenian Andreja Grašič, but her four missed targets dropped her back to fifth place. Sweden’s Magdalena Forsberg had been favored. A former cross-country skier, she had been the World Champion in 1996-97 and would win the seasonal World Cup through 1998, but she struggled in Nagano.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Adjusted Time | Misses | Skiing | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Dafovska |  BUL | 54:52.0 | 1 | 53:52.0 (8) | 0 | 10:57.2 (9) | 0 | 22:12.4 (4) | 1 | 34:02.0 (7) | 0 | 45:21.9 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Olena Petrova |  UKR | 55:09.8 | 1 | 54:09.8 (11) | 1 | 11:45.1 (30) | 0 | 23:05.4 (14) | 0 | 33:57.8 (6) | 0 | 45:29.8 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Uschi Disl |  GER | 55:17.9 | 1 | 54:17.9 (13) | 0 | 11:03.1 (13) | 0 | 22:36.5 (9) | 0 | 33:38.9 (4) | 1 | 46:09.2 (4) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Pavlina Filipova | BUL | 55:18.1 | 1 | 54:18.1 (14) | 0 | 10:57.5 (10) | 0 | 22:07.5 (2) | 0 | 33:07.3 (1) | 1 | 45:40.9 (3) | |||
| 5 | Andreja Grašič |  SLO | 56:01.0 | 4 | 52:01.0 (1) | 1 | 11:20.2 (=20) | 0 | 22:09.9 (3) | 1 | 33:38.7 (5) | 2 | 46:41.0 (6) | |||
| 6 | Ryoko Takahashi |  JPN | 56:17.4 | 3 | 53:17.4 (5) | 1 | 11:53.7 (32) | 0 | 22:58.4 (10) | 1 | 34:45.6 (10) | 1 | 46:53.7 (7) | |||
| 7 | Albina Akhatova |  RUS | 56:21.7 | 1 | 55:21.7 (24) | 0 | 10:50.9 (3) | 0 | 22:21.0 (6) | 0 | 33:33.2 (3) | 1 | 46:24.3 (5) | |||
| 8 | Annette Sikveland |  NOR | 56:38.7 | 3 | 53:38.7 (7) | 0 | 10:51.5 (5) | 0 | 21:58.7 (1) | 2 | 34:48.0 (11) | 1 | 47:02.1 (9) | |||
| 9 | Yu Shumei |  CHN | 56:41.3 | 2 | 54:41.3 (17) | 0 | 11:08.7 (14) | 1 | 23:24.0 (17) | 1 | 35:36.8 (15) | 0 | 47:05.0 (10) | |||
| 10 | Martina Zellner | GER | 56:46.3 | 4 | 52:46.3 (4) | 1 | 11:30.3 (26) | 2 | 24:31.6 (28) | 1 | 36:14.2 (23) | 0 | 47:23.4 (13) | |||
| 11 | Eva Tofalvi |  ROU | 56:48.6 | 1 | 55:48.6 (27) | 0 | 11:20.2 (=20) | 0 | 22:59.6 (12) | 1 | 35:16.9 (13) | 0 | 46:59.5 (8) | |||
| 12 | Sviatlana Paramihina |  BLR | 56:53.4 | 2 | 54:53.4 (19) | 0 | 10:50.8 (4) | 0 | 22:23.3 (7) | 2 | 35:39.0 (16) | 0 | 47:11.9 (11) | |||
| 13 | Olga Melnik | RUS | 57:10.8 | 2 | 55:10.8 (22) | 0 | 10:52.2 (6) | 0 | 22:16.4 (5) | 2 | 35:28.7 (14) | 0 | 47:11.0 (12) | |||
| 14 | Magdalena Forsberg |  SWE | 57:16.9 | 3 | 54:16.9 (12) | 0 | 10:35.8 (2) | 1 | 22:59.1 (11) | 2 | 35:54.4 (18) | 0 | 47:34.0 (14) | |||
| 15 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid | NOR | 57:21.2 | 5 | 52:21.2 (3) | 0 | 10:20.7 (1) | 3 | 24:07.5 (24) | 1 | 35:50.7 (17) | 1 | 47:51.9 (16) | |||
| 16 | Corinne Niogret |  FRA | 57:51.1 | 1 | 56:51.1 (35) | 0 | 11:27.7 (23) | 0 | 23:25.2 (18) | 0 | 35:04.3 (12) | 1 | 47:50.5 (15) | |||
| 17 | Anna Stera |  POL | 57:56.0 | 2 | 55:56.0 (29) | 0 | 11:12.7 (16) | 0 | 23:04.4 (13) | 0 | 34:26.9 (8) | 2 | 48:12.4 (18) | |||
| 18 | Nathalie Santer |  ITA | 58:01.0 | 4 | 54:01.0 (10) | 2 | 13:04.0 (52) | 1 | 25:09.0 (37) | 1 | 37:02.1 (32) | 0 | 48:19.5 (20) | |||
| 19 | Natallia Ryzhankova | BLR | 58:03.5 | 3 | 55:03.5 (20) | 0 | 10:55.3 (7) | 2 | 24:26.0 (26) | 1 | 36:33.1 (28) | 0 | 48:22.1 (21) | |||
| 20 | Anne Briand-Bouthiaux | FRA | 58:13.1 | 3 | 55:13.1 (23) | 0 | 11:00.6 (12) | 0 | 22:26.7 (8) | 0 | 33:17.9 (2) | 3 | 48:03.0 (17) | |||
| 21 | Sun Ribo | CHN | 58:19.2 | 6 | 52:19.2 (2) | 2 | 12:50.5 (47) | 2 | 25:41.7 (46) | 0 | 36:03.5 (20) | 2 | 49:00.2 (26) | |||
| 22 | Iryna Tananaika | BLR | 58:25.4 | 1 | 57:25.4 (=38) | 0 | 11:37.7 (28) | 1 | 24:29.9 (27) | 0 | 36:04.6 (21) | 0 | 48:15.4 (19) | |||
| 23 | Lyudmila Guryeva |  KAZ | 58:42.8 | 4 | 54:42.8 (18) | 1 | 11:57.5 (34) | 0 | 23:17.2 (16) | 2 | 36:22.6 (25) | 1 | 48:58.5 (25) | |||
| 24 | Tetiana Vodop'ianova | UKR | 58:45.9 | 3 | 55:45.9 (26) | 1 | 12:20.8 (38) | 1 | 24:52.3 (33) | 1 | 37:00.0 (31) | 0 | 48:42.4 (23) | |||
| 25 | Ieva Cederštrema |  LAT | 58:54.4 | 1 | 57:54.4 (43) | 0 | 11:27.8 (24) | 0 | 23:31.8 (19) | 1 | 36:19.8 (24) | 0 | 48:35.9 (22) | |||
| 26 | Soňa Mihoková |  SVK | 59:20.8 | 3 | 56:20.8 (31) | 1 | 12:07.6 (36) | 1 | 24:47.6 (31) | 0 | 36:11.7 (22) | 1 | 48:55.4 (24) | |||
| 27 | Petra Behle | GER | 59:29.7 | 1 | 58:29.7 (47) | 0 | 11:30.0 (25) | 0 | 23:46.9 (21) | 1 | 36:46.7 (29) | 0 | 49:04.0 (27) | |||
| 28 | Olena Zubrilova | UKR | 59:43.0 | 2 | 57:43.0 (42) | 2 | 13:31.9 (54) | 0 | 25:49.7 (47) | 0 | 37:13.0 (33) | 0 | 49:16.1 (28) | |||
| 29 | Mami Honma | JPN | 59:59.3 | 4 | 55:59.3 (30) | 0 | 11:24.2 (22) | 0 | 23:12.3 (15) | 0 | 34:35.3 (9) | 4 | 50:17.2 (30) | |||
| 30 | Irena Novotná |  CZE | 1-00:09.0 | 3 | 57:09.0 (37) | 1 | 12:02.0 (35) | 0 | 23:52.1 (22) | 1 | 36:26.8 (26) | 1 | 49:45.9 (29) | |||
| 31 | Galina Kukleva | RUS | 1-00:29.2 | 6 | 54:29.2 (16) | 1 | 11:52.3 (31) | 2 | 25:32.8 (44) | 3 | 39:25.6 (50) | 0 | 50:53.7 (35) | |||
| 32 | Mari Lampinen |  FIN | 1-00:55.2 | 5 | 55:55.2 (28) | 0 | 10:56.0 (8) | 2 | 24:33.4 (29) | 0 | 35:55.8 (19) | 3 | 50:49.8 (34) | |||
| 33 | Olga Romasko | RUS | 1-00:58.8 | 3 | 57:58.8 (=44) | 3 | 14:27.4 (63) | 0 | 26:28.2 (52) | 0 | 38:02.4 (41) | 0 | 50:21.4 (31) | |||
| 34 | Ann-Elen Skjelbreid | NOR | 1-01:00.3 | 7 | 54:00.3 (9) | 2 | 12:54.0 (48) | 1 | 25:04.7 (34) | 1 | 36:51.2 (30) | 3 | 51:10.5 (38) | |||
| 35 | Lucija Larisi | SLO | 1-01:05.8 | 6 | 55:05.8 (21) | 1 | 11:43.4 (29) | 1 | 24:06.8 (23) | 2 | 37:27.2 (36) | 2 | 51:18.3 (40) | |||
| 36 | Tadeja Brankovič | SLO | 1-01:19.1 | 8 | 53:19.1 (6) | 3 | 14:06.8 (62) | 2 | 27:12.7 (58) | 2 | 39:56.8 (55) | 1 | 51:59.5 (51) | |||
| 37 | Hiromi Seino | JPN | 1-01:21.9 | 7 | 54:21.9 (15) | 3 | 13:57.1 (61) | 0 | 25:14.0 (38) | 2 | 38:08.5 (43) | 2 | 51:48.1 (49) | |||
| 38 | Jiřína Pelcová | CZE | 1-01:26.3 | 3 | 58:26.3 (46) | 1 | 12:26.7 (39) | 1 | 25:34.1 (45) | 0 | 37:15.8 (34) | 1 | 50:47.5 (33) | |||
| 39 | Katja Beer | GER | 1-01:26.4 | 4 | 57:26.4 (40) | 0 | 11:18.6 (17) | 1 | 24:13.8 (25) | 2 | 37:52.5 (38) | 1 | 51:00.2 (36) | |||
| 40 | Gunn Margit Andreassen | NOR | 1-01:28.5 | 5 | 56:28.5 (33) | 0 | 10:58.2 (11) | 1 | 23:42.3 (20) | 3 | 38:23.9 (44) | 1 | 51:25.6 (43) | |||
| 41 | Natallia Permiakova | BLR | 1-01:33.5 | 3 | 58:33.5 (48) | 1 | 12:39.6 (43) | 2 | 26:50.8 (54) | 0 | 38:28.9 (45) | 0 | 51:02.6 (37) | |||
| 42 | Agata Suszka | POL | 1-01:35.4 | 6 | 55:35.4 (25) | 2 | 12:59.0 (50) | 0 | 24:47.0 (32) | 2 | 37:59.7 (40) | 2 | 51:46.4 (48) | |||
| 43 | Kerryn Rim |  AUS | 1-01:38.1 | 4 | 57:38.1 (41) | 0 | 11:12.8 (15) | 3 | 26:21.2 (50) | 0 | 37:59.5 (39) | 1 | 51:18.4 (41) | |||
| 44 | Kateřina Losmanová | CZE | 1-01:48.9 | 1 | 1-00:48.9 (57) | 1 | 12:30.9 (40) | 0 | 25:08.8 (36) | 0 | 37:29.0 (37) | 0 | 50:29.0 (32) | |||
| 45 | Katja Holanti | FIN | 1-01:50.9 | 3 | 58:50.9 (50) | 0 | 11:19.5 (18) | 1 | 24:44.1 (30) | 0 | 36:30.1 (27) | 2 | 51:17.3 (39) | |||
| 46 | Martina Schwarzbacherová | SVK | 1-01:56.5 | 5 | 56:56.5 (36) | 2 | 13:13.1 (53) | 1 | 26:00.3 (48) | 2 | 39:46.5 (53) | 0 | 51:46.6 (47) | |||
| 47 | Valentyna Tserbe-Nesina | UKR | 1-01:58.8 | 4 | 57:58.8 (=44) | 0 | 11:20.1 (19) | 3 | 26:13.4 (49) | 1 | 39:05.7 (49) | 0 | 51:38.4 (45) | |||
| 48 | Anna Murínová | SVK | 1-02:06.7 | 2 | 1-00:06.7 (55) | 0 | 11:32.8 (27) | 1 | 25:15.6 (39) | 1 | 38:31.4 (46) | 0 | 51:20.5 (42) | |||
| 49 | Maria Schylander | SWE | 1-02:35.0 | 4 | 58:35.0 (49) | 1 | 12:12.4 (37) | 1 | 25:20.1 (41) | 0 | 37:22.5 (35) | 2 | 51:58.7 (50) | |||
| 50 | Myriam Bédard |  CAN | 1-02:44.1 | 3 | 59:44.1 (54) | 1 | 12:36.8 (42) | 0 | 25:08.4 (35) | 1 | 38:05.9 (42) | 1 | 51:45.3 (46) | |||
| 51 | Halina Pitoń | POL | 1-02:45.0 | 6 | 56:45.0 (34) | 2 | 13:40.6 (58) | 0 | 25:18.9 (40) | 2 | 38:32.3 (47) | 2 | 52:14.7 (52) | |||
| 52 | Eva-Karin Westin | SWE | 1-03:00.5 | 2 | 1-01:00.5 (59) | 1 | 12:47.9 (46) | 1 | 26:23.8 (51) | 0 | 38:35.0 (48) | 0 | 51:30.5 (44) | |||
| 53 | Eva Háková | CZE | 1-03:25.4 | 6 | 57:25.4 (=38) | 2 | 13:32.9 (55) | 2 | 27:21.3 (59) | 1 | 39:51.6 (54) | 1 | 53:05.5 (54) | |||
| 54 | Inna Sheshkil | KAZ | 1-03:27.7 | 7 | 56:27.7 (32) | 2 | 13:03.7 (51) | 2 | 27:00.0 (57) | 2 | 40:32.2 (57) | 1 | 53:36.2 (55) | |||
| 55 | Stacey Wooley |  USA | 1-03:57.3 | 2 | 1-01:57.3 (60) | 1 | 12:58.3 (49) | 1 | 26:54.9 (55) | 0 | 39:29.1 (51) | 0 | 52:37.0 (53) | |||
| 56 | Kara Salmela | USA | 1-04:43.7 | 5 | 59:43.7 (53) | 1 | 12:43.6 (44) | 0 | 25:24.2 (43) | 3 | 40:25.6 (56) | 1 | 54:03.4 (56) | |||
| 57 | Anna Bozsik |  HUN | 1-05:41.1 | 6 | 59:41.1 (52) | 2 | 13:56.5 (60) | 3 | 29:24.7 (64) | 1 | 42:35.2 (63) | 0 | 55:09.0 (59) | |||
| 58 | Éva Szemcsák | HUN | 1-05:51.8 | 5 | 1-00:51.8 (58) | 0 | 11:57.8 (33) | 1 | 25:23.1 (42) | 3 | 41:05.7 (59) | 1 | 54:53.6 (57) | |||
| 59 | Christelle Gros | FRA | 1-06:33.8 | 7 | 59:33.8 (51) | 2 | 13:44.4 (59) | 1 | 26:57.4 (56) | 1 | 39:44.6 (52) | 3 | 55:08.8 (58) | |||
| 60 | Nikki Keddie | CAN | 1-08:46.5 | 5 | 1-03:46.5 (61) | 1 | 13:39.5 (57) | 1 | 27:37.3 (61) | 1 | 41:29.3 (60) | 2 | 57:11.7 (=60) | |||
| 61 | Ntala Skinner | USA | 1-09:09.0 | 3 | 1-06:09.0 (64) | 1 | 13:34.6 (56) | 0 | 27:31.2 (60) | 0 | 41:02.8 (58) | 2 | 57:11.7 (=60) | |||
| 62 | Elena Gorohova |  MDA | 1-09:18.1 | 9 | 1-00:18.1 (56) | 3 | 15:22.5 (64) | 0 | 28:08.2 (63) | 2 | 42:18.3 (62) | 4 | 58:45.7 (64) | |||
| 63 | Florence Baverel | FRA | 1-09:42.8 | 4 | 1-05:42.8 (63) | 0 | 12:46.8 (45) | 0 | 26:48.4 (53) | 1 | 41:31.2 (61) | 3 | 58:03.1 (63) | |||
| 64 | Kristina Brounéus | SWE | 1-09:51.1 | 5 | 1-04:51.1 (62) | 0 | 12:33.2 (41) | 2 | 27:54.0 (62) | 2 | 43:03.0 (64) | 1 | 57:43.3 (62) |