| | Event type
15 kilometres, Women
| Date | 18 February 2010 — 1:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Whistler Olympic Park, Whistler | |
| Participants | 87 from 31 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 14,830 m Height Differential: 40 m Maximum Climb: 41 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: 535 m | |
The 15 kilometres event was one that favoured both the very early and very late starters. Tora Berger of Norway, starting second, skied a fast time of 40:52.8, and hit the first nineteen out of the twenty targets she shot at. A miss on her last target meant that the wait for another 85 biathletes to compete would be more nerve wracking. Other early pace setters were Oksana Khvostenko of Ukraine starting 3rd (she would eventually finish 8th) and Kazakh Elena Khrustaleva starting 7th who missed none of her targets to finish in a time of 41:13.5. These times were enough for Berger and Khrustaleva the gold and silver medal respectively. Eventually coming through to take the bronze medal was Darya Domracheva of Belarus who finished comfortably in bronze medal position. Berger’s win meant that Norway became the first nation to win 100 gold medals in the Winter Olympics. The fastest skiing time again belonged to Magdalena Neuner but this time the German returned to her more erratic shooting form and missed three targets. Two notable absentees were the Russian pair of multiple world and Olympic medallist Albina Akhatova and 2008 world champion Ekaterina Iourieva. Both were banned for their part in a doping scandal.
| 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 | Tora Berger |  NOR | 40:52.8 | 1 | 39:52.8 (2) | 0 | 7:53.6 (1) | 0 | 16:03.1 (1) | 0 | 24:17.8 (1) | 1 | 33:26.5 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Yelena Khrustalyova |  KAZ | 41:13.5 | 0 | 41:13.5 (14) | 0 | 8:05.2 (2) | 0 | 16:39.9 (6) | 0 | 25:01.9 (4) | 0 | 33:31.8 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Daria Domrachava |  BLR | 41:21.0 | 1 | 40:21.0 (4) | 0 | 7:56.8 (3) | 1 | 17:12.0 (16) | 0 | 25:31.6 (7) | 0 | 33:52.7 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Kati Wilhelm |  GER | 41:57.3 | 1 | 40:57.3 (10) | 0 | 8:08.3 (4) | 0 | 16:26.8 (5) | 1 | 25:52.2 (13) | 0 | 34:16.7 (5) | |||
| 5 | Weronika Nowakowska |  POL | 41:57.5 | 1 | 40:57.5 (9) | 0 | 7:55.1 (5) | 0 | 16:15.1 (3) | 0 | 24:42.4 (2) | 1 | 34:15.8 (4) | |||
| 6 | Andrea Henkel | GER | 42:32.4 | 2 | 40:32.4 (5) | 0 | 7:57.4 (6) | 0 | 16:06.8 (2) | 1 | 25:29.8 (6) | 1 | 34:52.0 (10) | |||
| 7 | Agnieszka Cyl | POL | 42:32.5 | 1 | 41:32.5 (23) | 0 | 8:00.0 (7) | 1 | 17:30.5 (27) | 0 | 26:06.1 (18) | 0 | 34:39.6 (8) | |||
| 8 | Oksana Khvostenko |  UKR | 42:38.6 | 0 | 42:38.6 (44) | 0 | 8:03.5 (8) | 0 | 16:45.2 (8) | 0 | 25:35.9 (8) | 0 | 34:29.1 (6) | |||
| 9 | Liudmila Kalinchyk | BLR | 42:39.1 | 1 | 41:39.1 (24) | 0 | 8:21.1 (9) | 1 | 17:54.7 (40) | 0 | 26:30.0 (25) | 0 | 34:56.3 (11) | |||
| 10 | Magdalena Neuner | GER | 42:42.1 | 3 | 39:42.1 (1) | 1 | 8:55.2 (10) | 2 | 19:02.5 (61) | 0 | 27:12.3 (37) | 0 | 35:23.7 (19) | |||
| 11 | Eva Tofalvi |  ROU | 42:43.4 | 1 | 41:43.4 (25) | 0 | 8:09.8 (11) | 0 | 16:42.6 (7) | 0 | 25:19.5 (5) | 1 | 34:57.9 (12) | |||
| 12 | Marie-Laure Brunet |  FRA | 42:44.4 | 2 | 40:44.4 (6) | 0 | 8:03.4 (12) | 1 | 17:19.8 (21) | 0 | 25:45.8 (9) | 1 | 35:12.6 (15) | |||
| 13 | Valj Semerenko | UKR | 42:44.5 | 1 | 41:44.5 (26) | 0 | 7:52.9 (13) | 0 | 16:19.6 (4) | 0 | 24:51.7 (3) | 1 | 34:38.2 (7) | |||
| 14 | Ann Kristin Flatland | NOR | 43:06.4 | 2 | 41:06.4 (11) | 0 | 7:49.3 (14) | 1 | 17:09.4 (15) | 1 | 26:43.4 (29) | 0 | 35:19.9 (16) | |||
| 15 | Krystyna Pałka | POL | 43:09.6 | 1 | 42:09.6 (30) | 0 | 8:04.2 (15) | 1 | 17:42.7 (34) | 0 | 26:27.0 (24) | 0 | 35:11.9 (14) | |||
| 16 | Volha Kudrashova | BLR | 43:11.3 | 0 | 43:11.3 (59) | 0 | 8:22.7 (=16) | 0 | 17:15.2 (19) | 0 | 26:14.3 (21) | 0 | 35:04.9 (13) | |||
| 17 | Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek |  SWE | 43:12.1 | 2 | 41:12.1 (12) | 1 | 9:04.1 (17) | 0 | 17:24.7 (23) | 0 | 25:51.7 (12) | 1 | 35:24.9 (20) | |||
| 18 | Katja Haller |  ITA | 43:12.4 | 0 | 43:12.4 (60) | 0 | 8:20.2 (18) | 0 | 16:57.7 (9) | 0 | 25:52.1 (14) | 0 | 34:51.9 (9) | |||
| 19 | Andreja Mali |  SLO | 43:14.4 | 0 | 43:14.4 (61) | 0 | 8:28.2 (19) | 0 | 17:18.0 (20) | 0 | 26:17.1 (22) | 0 | 35:21.7 (18) | |||
| 20 | Liu Xianying |  CHN | 43:16.2 | 2 | 41:16.2 (16) | 1 | 9:07.4 (20) | 0 | 17:32.0 (30) | 0 | 26:07.4 (19) | 1 | 35:42.8 (23) | |||
| 21 | Olga Medvedtseva |  RUS | 43:25.9 | 2 | 41:25.9 (18) | 2 | 9:57.1 (21) | 0 | 18:20.0 (47) | 0 | 26:47.0 (30) | 0 | 35:34.5 (22) | |||
| 22 | Vita Semerenko | UKR | 43:30.8 | 2 | 41:30.8 (22) | 1 | 8:58.2 (22) | 0 | 17:20.0 (22) | 0 | 25:48.7 (11) | 1 | 35:28.1 (21) | |||
| 23 | Lanny Barnes |  USA | 43:31.8 | 0 | 43:31.8 (66) | 0 | 8:23.0 (23) | 0 | 17:09.1 (14) | 0 | 26:11.3 (20) | 0 | 35:19.0 (17) | |||
| 24 | Anna-Maria Nilsson | SWE | 43:44.0 | 1 | 42:44.0 (48) | 1 | 9:30.2 (24) | 0 | 18:13.2 (45) | 0 | 27:06.6 (36) | 0 | 35:48.6 (24) | |||
| 25 | Anna Bogaly-Titovets | RUS | 43:46.3 | 3 | 40:46.3 (8) | 1 | 8:55.4 (25) | 0 | 17:15.4 (18) | 1 | 26:31.5 (26) | 1 | 35:58.9 (25) | |||
| 26 | Olga Zaytseva | RUS | 43:46.8 | 3 | 40:46.8 (7) | 2 | 10:08.2 (76) | 1 | 19:22.0 (64) | 0 | 27:48.8 (46) | 0 | 36:09.7 (28) | |||
| 27 | Michela Ponza | ITA | 43:54.4 | 1 | 42:54.4 (52) | 0 | 8:21.6 (27) | 0 | 17:08.2 (13) | 0 | 26:05.0 (17) | 1 | 35:59.8 (26) | |||
| 28 | Nadzeya Skardzina | BLR | 44:09.4 | 1 | 43:09.4 (57) | 0 | 8:22.7 (=16) | 0 | 17:03.6 (11) | 1 | 27:05.2 (35) | 0 | 36:08.9 (27) | |||
| 29 | Martina Beck | GER | 44:12.0 | 2 | 42:12.0 (31) | 0 | 8:07.5 (29) | 2 | 18:41.6 (54) | 0 | 27:26.2 (40) | 0 | 36:09.2 (29) | |||
| 30 | Sylvie Becaert | FRA | 44:13.2 | 3 | 41:13.2 (=13) | 1 | 9:01.9 (30) | 1 | 18:21.3 (48) | 1 | 27:48.9 (47) | 0 | 36:30.1 (33) | |||
| 31 | Diana Rasimovičiūtė |  LTU | 44:13.2 | 3 | 41:13.2 (=13) | 1 | 9:01.6 (31) | 0 | 17:25.1 (25) | 1 | 27:02.0 (32) | 1 | 36:28.6 (31) | |||
| 32 | Olena Pidhrushna | UKR | 44:15.9 | 2 | 42:15.9 (33) | 0 | 8:10.7 (32) | 2 | 18:37.2 (52) | 0 | 27:29.8 (=41) | 0 | 36:20.0 (30) | |||
| 33 | Wang Chunli | CHN | 44:18.0 | 3 | 41:18.0 (17) | 0 | 8:02.6 (33) | 2 | 18:24.0 (51) | 0 | 27:02.5 (33) | 1 | 36:30.4 (34) | |||
| 34 | Sara Studebaker | USA | 44:27.3 | 1 | 43:27.3 (64) | 0 | 8:30.1 (34) | 0 | 17:25.5 (24) | 1 | 27:29.8 (=41) | 0 | 36:31.1 (35) | |||
| 35 | Dijana Ravnikar | SLO | 44:27.4 | 2 | 42:27.4 (39) | 1 | 9:15.0 (=35) | 0 | 17:54.4 (39) | 0 | 26:40.7 (27) | 1 | 36:28.7 (32) | |||
| 36 | Natalia Levcencova |  MDA | 44:34.9 | 2 | 42:34.9 (41) | 0 | 8:17.9 (37) | 1 | 18:02.4 (42) | 1 | 27:57.2 (50) | 0 | 36:41.3 (37) | |||
| 37 | Anna Lebedeva | KAZ | 44:36.3 | 2 | 42:36.3 (42) | 0 | 8:22.4 (38) | 0 | 17:03.0 (10) | 0 | 25:45.6 (10) | 2 | 36:41.5 (36) | |||
| 38 | Anastasia Kuzmina |  SVK | 45:16.0 | 5 | 40:16.0 (3) | 2 | 9:44.7 (39) | 1 | 18:55.2 (58) | 1 | 28:13.9 (54) | 1 | 37:37.0 (45) | |||
| 39 | Selina Gasparin |  SUI | 45:23.6 | 3 | 42:23.6 (37) | 0 | 8:06.9 (40) | 1 | 17:38.0 (33) | 0 | 26:25.8 (23) | 2 | 37:25.7 (40) | |||
| 40 | Mihaela Purdea | ROU | 45:27.7 | 3 | 42:27.7 (38) | 0 | 8:20.5 (41) | 2 | 18:52.5 (56) | 0 | 27:41.9 (45) | 1 | 37:32.1 (43) | |||
| 41 | Eveli Saue |  EST | 45:27.9 | 2 | 43:27.9 (63) | 1 | 9:25.4 (42) | 0 | 18:13.5 (44) | 0 | 27:16.6 (38) | 1 | 37:18.6 (39) | |||
| 42 | Mari Laukkanen |  FIN | 45:36.4 | 3 | 42:36.4 (43) | 1 | 9:22.3 (43) | 0 | 18:00.0 (41) | 1 | 27:50.5 (49) | 1 | 37:35.5 (44) | |||
| 43 | Martina Halinárová | SVK | 45:38.7 | 3 | 42:38.7 (46) | 0 | 8:11.9 (44) | 1 | 17:52.7 (38) | 0 | 26:40.0 (28) | 2 | 37:27.4 (42) | |||
| 44 | Kadri Lehtla | EST | 45:43.0 | 2 | 43:43.0 (69) | 1 | 9:29.7 (45) | 0 | 18:21.9 (49) | 1 | 28:22.1 (57) | 0 | 37:26.9 (41) | |||
| 45 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | FIN | 45:46.4 | 4 | 41:46.4 (=27) | 2 | 10:04.6 (74) | 1 | 19:33.8 (66) | 1 | 29:19.9 (69) | 0 | 38:00.4 (52) | |||
| 46 | Janka Gereková | SVK | 45:46.4 | 4 | 41:46.4 (=27) | 1 | 8:56.8 (47) | 0 | 17:28.1 (26) | 1 | 27:03.3 (34) | 2 | 37:43.2 (46) | |||
| 47 | Nina Klenovska |  BUL | 45:49.8 | 3 | 42:49.8 (51) | 0 | 8:23.7 (48) | 1 | 18:05.8 (43) | 1 | 28:02.9 (52) | 1 | 37:50.2 (47) | |||
| 48 | Helena Jonsson | SWE | 45:52.9 | 4 | 41:52.9 (29) | 1 | 9:18.0 (49) | 2 | 19:45.3 (71) | 0 | 28:20.9 (55) | 1 | 37:58.9 (=50) | |||
| 49 | Megan Tandy |  CAN | 46:04.3 | 3 | 43:04.3 (55) | 1 | 9:21.8 (50) | 1 | 19:02.4 (60) | 0 | 27:49.6 (48) | 1 | 37:53.0 (48) | |||
| 50 | Marie Dorin | FRA | 46:17.7 | 4 | 42:17.7 (34) | 2 | 10:05.6 (75) | 1 | 19:35.3 (68) | 0 | 28:13.2 (53) | 1 | 37:55.9 (49) | |||
| 51 | Sandrine Bailly | FRA | 46:28.8 | 5 | 41:28.8 (19) | 1 | 9:00.9 (52) | 0 | 17:13.1 (17) | 3 | 28:54.2 (63) | 1 | 38:31.8 (58) | |||
| 52 | Song Chaoqing | CHN | 46:30.3 | 4 | 42:30.3 (40) | 1 | 9:11.9 (53) | 1 | 18:38.7 (53) | 0 | 27:25.1 (39) | 2 | 38:19.4 (54) | |||
| 53 | Fuyuko Suzuki |  JPN | 46:30.3 | 3 | 43:30.3 (65) | 1 | 9:28.0 (54) | 1 | 19:18.4 (62) | 0 | 28:23.5 (59) | 1 | 38:16.9 (53) | |||
| 54 | Zdeňka Vejnarová |  CZE | 46:38.0 | 4 | 42:38.0 (45) | 2 | 10:17.3 (80) | 1 | 19:51.8 (73) | 1 | 29:38.0 (72) | 0 | 38:24.6 (56) | |||
| 55 | Yana Romanova | RUS | 46:41.0 | 4 | 42:41.0 (47) | 1 | 8:59.5 (56) | 0 | 17:31.0 (28) | 2 | 28:20.8 (56) | 1 | 38:23.7 (55) | |||
| 56 | Lyubov Filimonova | KAZ | 46:45.4 | 3 | 43:45.4 (70) | 0 | 8:26.9 (=57) | 1 | 18:21.0 (50) | 1 | 28:23.7 (58) | 1 | 38:27.0 (57) | |||
| 57 | Kong Yingchao | CHN | 46:46.2 | 4 | 42:46.2 (50) | 0 | 8:11.7 (58) | 2 | 18:54.5 (57) | 1 | 28:51.5 (62) | 1 | 38:43.6 (62) | |||
| 58 | Magdalena Gwizdoń | POL | 46:46.7 | 4 | 42:46.7 (49) | 0 | 8:10.8 (59) | 3 | 19:55.9 (75) | 1 | 29:50.4 (74) | 0 | 38:42.5 (61) | |||
| 59 | Gabriela Soukalová | CZE | 46:49.8 | 2 | 44:49.8 (74) | 1 | 9:17.8 (60) | 0 | 18:16.6 (46) | 0 | 27:36.1 (44) | 1 | 37:58.9 (=50) | |||
| 60 | Solveig Rogstad | NOR | 46:55.1 | 4 | 42:55.1 (53) | 2 | 10:18.4 (81) | 1 | 19:55.2 (74) | 0 | 28:40.2 (61) | 1 | 38:37.3 (60) | |||
| 61 | Megan Imrie | CAN | 47:05.8 | 4 | 43:05.8 (56) | 2 | 10:31.4 (85) | 1 | 20:17.3 (76) | 0 | 29:05.4 (65) | 1 | 39:01.9 (64) | |||
| 62 | Tadeja Brankovič | SLO | 47:09.5 | 4 | 43:09.5 (58) | 1 | 9:09.0 (63) | 1 | 18:48.9 (55) | 2 | 29:49.0 (73) | 0 | 38:51.1 (63) | |||
| 63 | Magda Rezlerová | CZE | 47:13.1 | 5 | 42:13.1 (32) | 0 | 8:12.7 (64) | 3 | 19:40.8 (69) | 1 | 29:19.0 (68) | 1 | 39:11.6 (66) | |||
| 64 | Laura Spector | USA | 47:19.3 | 2 | 45:19.3 (77) | 0 | 8:25.9 (72) | 0 | 17:31.1 (29) | 0 | 26:54.2 (31) | 2 | 38:35.5 (59) | |||
| 65 | Haley Johnson | USA | 47:19.4 | 4 | 43:19.4 (62) | 2 | 10:29.5 (84) | 1 | 20:22.5 (77) | 0 | 29:15.7 (67) | 1 | 39:06.8 (65) | |||
| 66 | Madara Līduma |  LAT | 47:30.2 | 6 | 41:30.2 (21) | 0 | 7:55.6 (67) | 3 | 19:25.0 (65) | 1 | 28:55.8 (64) | 2 | 39:39.8 (69) | |||
| 67 | Veronika Vítková | CZE | 47:33.4 | 4 | 43:33.4 (67) | 0 | 8:20.6 (68) | 2 | 19:19.6 (63) | 1 | 29:22.6 (70) | 1 | 39:22.4 (67) | |||
| 68 | Gerda Krūmiņa | LAT | 48:00.1 | 4 | 44:00.1 (72) | 0 | 8:37.3 (69) | 3 | 20:30.3 (78) | 1 | 30:41.2 (79) | 0 | 39:46.3 (71) | |||
| 69 | Liv Kjersti Eikeland | NOR | 48:00.7 | 5 | 43:00.7 (54) | 0 | 8:11.1 (70) | 1 | 17:44.6 (35) | 1 | 27:34.1 (43) | 3 | 39:39.2 (70) | |||
| 70 | Marina Lebedeva | KAZ | 48:04.9 | 3 | 45:04.9 (76) | 0 | 8:43.8 (71) | 0 | 17:49.2 (36) | 2 | 29:08.8 (66) | 1 | 39:36.2 (68) | |||
| 71 | Zina Kocher | CAN | 48:19.3 | 6 | 42:19.3 (36) | 1 | 9:01.1 (65) | 0 | 17:33.8 (31) | 0 | 26:02.9 (15) | 5 | 40:19.6 (73) | |||
| 72 | Mun Ji-Hui |  KOR | 48:53.9 | 5 | 43:53.9 (71) | 0 | 8:26.9 (=57) | 0 | 17:05.4 (12) | 2 | 28:01.3 (51) | 3 | 40:06.5 (72) | |||
| 73 | Reka Ferencz | ROU | 48:54.9 | 4 | 44:54.9 (75) | 2 | 10:28.4 (83) | 0 | 19:33.4 (67) | 1 | 30:00.1 (75) | 1 | 40:23.7 (74) | |||
| 74 | Karin Oberhofer | ITA | 49:18.6 | 7 | 42:18.6 (35) | 0 | 8:15.9 (62) | 1 | 17:50.7 (37) | 2 | 28:34.4 (60) | 4 | 41:20.4 (77) | |||
| 75 | Rosanna Crawford | CAN | 49:22.1 | 4 | 45:22.1 (79) | 1 | 9:29.9 (61) | 2 | 20:32.2 (79) | 0 | 30:03.3 (76) | 1 | 40:37.9 (75) | |||
| 76 | Elisabeth Högberg | SWE | 49:46.5 | 4 | 45:46.5 (81) | 1 | 9:38.7 (55) | 1 | 19:48.9 (72) | 0 | 29:25.3 (71) | 2 | 41:00.5 (76) | |||
| 77 | Līga Glāzere | LAT | 50:20.3 | 5 | 45:20.3 (78) | 3 | 11:49.8 (87) | 0 | 20:53.9 (80) | 1 | 31:18.2 (82) | 1 | 41:41.7 (79) | |||
| 78 | Christa Perathoner | ITA | 50:23.3 | 5 | 45:23.3 (80) | 1 | 9:34.2 (51) | 1 | 19:42.5 (70) | 1 | 30:10.0 (78) | 2 | 41:36.1 (78) | |||
| 79 | Ľubomíra Kalinová | SVK | 50:38.7 | 7 | 43:38.7 (68) | 2 | 10:12.1 (78) | 0 | 18:57.4 (59) | 2 | 30:05.7 (77) | 3 | 42:18.7 (80) | |||
| 80 | Dana Plotogea | ROU | 51:01.1 | 7 | 44:01.1 (73) | 1 | 9:15.0 (=35) | 3 | 21:10.7 (82) | 1 | 31:11.7 (81) | 2 | 42:26.7 (81) | |||
| 81 | Sarah Murphy |  NZL | 52:54.9 | 6 | 46:54.9 (83) | 1 | 9:53.0 (26) | 2 | 21:18.4 (83) | 0 | 30:57.3 (80) | 3 | 43:40.9 (82) | |||
| 82 | Andrijana Stipaničić Mrvelj |  CRO | 53:06.1 | 5 | 48:06.1 (85) | 1 | 10:15.0 (79) | 3 | 23:18.0 (86) | 0 | 33:14.7 (85) | 1 | 44:08.8 (83) | |||
| 83 | Žanna Juškāne | LAT | 53:36.4 | 7 | 46:36.4 (82) | 3 | 11:48.0 (86) | 1 | 22:08.0 (85) | 1 | 32:57.3 (83) | 2 | 44:38.0 (84) | |||
| 84 | Panagiota Tsakiri |  GRE | 54:36.3 | 7 | 47:36.3 (84) | 1 | 10:12.2 (77) | 2 | 21:58.5 (84) | 1 | 32:57.2 (84) | 3 | 45:54.1 (85) | |||
| 85 | Victoria Padial |  ESP | 56:41.8 | 8 | 48:41.8 (86) | 1 | 10:01.7 (73) | 4 | 24:02.8 (87) | 0 | 34:05.4 (87) | 3 | 47:16.6 (86) | |||
| Tanja Karišik |  BIH | – | 4 | – (–) | 1 | 10:18.5 (82) | 1 | 20:55.2 (81) | 2 | 33:25.6 (86) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Teja Gregorin | SLO | [44:29.1] | [3] | [41:29.1] ([20]) | [0] | [8:06.0] ([36]) | [1] | [17:36.8] ([32]) | [0] | [26:04.1] ([16]) | [2] | [36:56.0] ([38]) | 1 |