| | Event type
4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Women
| Date | 18 February 2002 — 11:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Soldier Hollow, Wasatch Mountain State Park | |
| Participants | 60 from 15 countries | |
| Format | Eight shots for each group of five targets. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 7,821 m Height Differential: 42 m Maximum Climb: 21 m Shooting 1: Prone at 2.5 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 5.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 242 m | |
Germany had won every World Championship from 1995-99, but Russia had won in 2000-01. Germany was favored, having won three of the season’s four World Cup relays, with Ukraine, Norway, and Russia considered for a shot at the podium, having placed third at the last two Worlds. Russia immediately went into the lead on the first leg, followed by Belarus, Norway, and Ukraine, with Germany trailing sixth. The first five teams shot cleanly but Katrin Apel missed four (one miss and three re-load misses) shots and skied one penalty loop for Germany. Uschi Disl solved that problem on the second leg, with a leg that was the fastest of the event, and put Germany ahead of Bulgaria by 21.2 seconds, with Slovenia third and Russia back in seventh after Galina Kukleva had to ski two penalty loops. But at the final exchange the order was Germany, Norway, and Russia, and that is how the medals would sort out, with Bulgaria dropping off the podium into fourth. Ukraine was not a factor, trailing back in 10th place.
| Pos | 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 | Germany |  GER | 1-27:55.0 | 1 | 7 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Gold | ||
| Lead-Off | Katrin Apel | 22:15.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:37.7 (2) | 1 | 3 | 14:56.1 (12) | 22:15.6 (6) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Uschi Disl | 21:19.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:41.0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 36:17.3 (1) | 43:34.8 (1) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Andrea Henkel | 22:13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50:16.4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 57:50.4 (1) | 1-05:48.6 (1) | ||||
| Anchor | Kati Wilhelm | 22:06.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-12:23.3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1-19:59.2 (1) | 1-27:55.0 (1) | ||||
| 2 | Norway |  NOR | 1-28:25.6 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Silver | ||
| Lead-Off | Ann-Elen Skjelbreid | 22:01.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:44.2 (5) | 0 | 3 | 14:34.2 (5) | 22:01.0 (3) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Linda Tjørhom | 22:07.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29:03.0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 36:35.4 (5) | 44:08.7 (5) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Gunn Margit Andreassen | 22:18.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51:06.7 (3) | 0 | 1 | 58:44.4 (3) | 1-06:27.2 (2) | ||||
| Anchor | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée | 21:58.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-13:05.9 (2) | 0 | 2 | 1-20:42.0 (2) | 1-28:25.6 (2) | ||||
| 3 | Russian Federation |  RUS | 1-29:19.7 | 2 | 13 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Bronze | ||
| Lead-Off | Olga Pylyova-Medvedtseva | 21:32.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:44.0 (4) | 0 | 1 | 14:11.8 (3) | 21:32.4 (1) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Galina Kukleva | 23:05.8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 28:42.1 (3) | 2 | 3 | 37:02.6 (8) | 44:38.2 (7) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Svetlana Ishmuratova | 22:00.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51:39.9 (7) | 0 | 1 | 59:18.4 (5) | 1-06:38.3 (3) | ||||
| Anchor | Albina Akhatova | 22:41.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-13:32.2 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1-21:17.4 (3) | 1-29:19.7 (3) | ||||
| 4 | Bulgaria |  BUL | 1-29:25.8 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Pavlina Filipova | 22:11.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6:43.1 (3) | 0 | 3 | 14:35.7 (6) | 22:11.9 (5) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Irina Nikulchina | 21:44.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28:45.6 (4) | 0 | 3 | 36:32.3 (4) | 43:56.0 (2) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Iva Karagyozova-Shkodreva | 23:29.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50:53.8 (2) | 0 | 3 | 59:05.4 (4) | 1-07:25.2 (7) | ||||
| Anchor | Ekaterina Dafovska | 22:00.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-14:02.8 (4) | 0 | 2 | 1-21:34.5 (4) | 1-29:25.8 (4) | ||||
| 5 | Slovakia |  SVK | 1-30:11.5 | 1 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Martina Jašicová-Schwarzbacherová-Halinárová | 22:24.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:45.9 (6) | 0 | 0 | 14:23.7 (4) | 22:24.9 (8) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Anna Murínová | 21:57.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29:14.1 (7) | 0 | 0 | 36:43.0 (7) | 44:22.6 (6) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Marcela Pavkovčeková | 23:39.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51:29.5 (6) | 1 | 3 | 59:59.3 (8) | 1-08:01.8 (8) | ||||
| Anchor | Soňa Mihoková | 22:09.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-14:51.3 (8) | 0 | 1 | 1-22:18.7 (6) | 1-30:11.5 (5) | ||||
| 6 | Slovenia |  SLO | 1-30:18.0 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Lucija Larisi | 22:22.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:47.0 (9) | 0 | 2 | 14:36.7 (7) | 22:22.4 (7) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Andreja Grašič | 21:38.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28:50.9 (5) | 0 | 3 | 36:20.3 (3) | 44:01.0 (3) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Dijana Grudiček-Ravnikar | 22:40.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51:13.4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 58:38.6 (2) | 1-06:41.8 (4) | ||||
| Anchor | Tadeja Brankovič | 23:36.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1-14:07.5 (5) | 0 | 2 | 1-22:12.8 (5) | 1-30:18.0 (6) | ||||
| 7 | Belarus |  BLR | 1-31:01.6 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Volha Nazarava | 21:44.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:45.2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 14:08.2 (2) | 21:44.5 (2) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Liudmila Lysenka | 22:23.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:41.5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 36:19.8 (2) | 44:08.2 (4) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Yauheniya Kutsepalova | 23:11.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 51:14.5 (5) | 0 | 3 | 59:23.1 (7) | 1-07:19.8 (5) | ||||
| Anchor | Yelena Khrustalyova | 23:41.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-14:14.5 (6) | 0 | 2 | 1-22:23.6 (7) | 1-31:01.6 (7) | ||||
| 8 | Czech Republic |  CZE | 1-31:07.6 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Kateřina Losmanová-Holubcová | 22:28.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:00.5 (12) | 0 | 1 | 14:49.6 (10) | 22:28.9 (9) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Magda Rezlerová | 22:14.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29:20.4 (9) | 0 | 0 | 36:42.2 (6) | 44:43.2 (8) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Irena Novotná-Česneková | 22:39.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51:47.9 (8) | 0 | 0 | 59:21.6 (6) | 1-07:22.3 (6) | ||||
| Anchor | Eva Háková | 23:45.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-14:46.1 (7) | 0 | 3 | 1-23:05.0 (9) | 1-31:07.6 (8) | ||||
| 9 | France |  FRA | 1-31:09.3 | 0 | 11 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Delphyne Heymann-Burlet | 22:45.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:54.7 (11) | 0 | 1 | 14:47.5 (9) | 22:45.4 (11) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Florence Baverel-Robert | 22:46.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29:36.1 (10) | 0 | 3 | 37:35.7 (10) | 45:31.5 (9) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Sandrine Bailly | 22:35.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52:54.8 (9) | 0 | 1 | 1-00:27.0 (9) | 1-08:07.1 (9) | ||||
| Anchor | Corinne Niogret | 23:02.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-15:07.8 (9) | 0 | 2 | 1-23:00.7 (8) | 1-31:09.3 (9) | ||||
| 10 | Ukraine |  UKR | 1-32:00.6 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Alena Ohurtsana-Zubrilava | 22:04.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34.0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 14:01.6 (1) | 22:04.0 (4) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Olena Petrova | 24:04.9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29:19.7 (8) | 0 | 0 | 37:06.9 (9) | 46:08.9 (10) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Nina Lemesh | 23:19.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53:03.9 (10) | 0 | 1 | 1-01:03.4 (10) | 1-09:28.1 (10) | ||||
| Anchor | Tetiana Vodop'ianova | 22:32.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-16:27.7 (10) | 0 | 0 | 1-23:58.2 (10) | 1-32:00.6 (10) | ||||
| 11 | Italy |  ITA | 1-34:03.7 | 2 | 9 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Michela Ponza | 22:49.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:46.5 (8) | 0 | 0 | 14:39.4 (8) | 22:49.3 (12) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Nathalie Santer | 24:18.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30:09.5 (12) | 2 | 3 | 39:10.3 (14) | 47:08.1 (14) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Katja Haller | 23:19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54:07.6 (12) | 0 | 0 | 1-01:57.8 (12) | 1-10:27.9 (12) | ||||
| Anchor | Saskia Santer | 23:35.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1-17:48.5 (13) | 0 | 2 | 1-26:00.6 (12) | 1-34:03.7 (11) | ||||
| 12 | Finland |  FIN | 1-34:18.7 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Katja Holanti | 23:21.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:03.3 (13) | 0 | 1 | 15:05.5 (14) | 23:21.5 (13) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Sanna-Leena Perunka | 23:03.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30:19.9 (13) | 0 | 2 | 38:16.2 (12) | 46:25.1 (11) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Anita Nyman | 23:31.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 53:34.7 (11) | 0 | 3 | 1-01:57.2 (11) | 1-09:56.4 (11) | ||||
| Anchor | Outi Kettunen | 24:22.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-17:24.7 (11) | 0 | 0 | 1-25:22.5 (11) | 1-34:18.7 (12) | ||||
| 13 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1-34:45.6 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Yu Shumei | 22:31.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7:18.5 (15) | 0 | 0 | 14:51.5 (11) | 22:31.9 (10) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Sun Ribo | 24:02.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29:42.7 (11) | 0 | 2 | 38:10.8 (11) | 46:34.3 (12) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Liu Xianying | 23:57.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54:09.0 (13) | 0 | 0 | 1-02:09.6 (13) | 1-10:31.6 (13) | ||||
| Anchor | Kong Yingchao | 24:14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-17:43.1 (12) | 0 | 1 | 1-26:04.9 (13) | 1-34:45.6 (13) | ||||
| 14 | Japan |  JPN | 1-35:09.8 | 1 | 15 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Mami Shindo-Honma | 23:25.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:52.0 (10) | 0 | 3 | 15:00.5 (13) | 23:25.1 (14) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Tamami Tanaka | 23:14.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30:48.1 (14) | 0 | 0 | 38:26.5 (13) | 46:40.0 (13) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | Hiromi Seino-Suga | 24:35.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 54:10.8 (14) | 1 | 3 | 1-02:57.6 (14) | 1-11:15.2 (14) | ||||
| Anchor | Ryoko Takahashi | 23:54.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1-18:55.3 (14) | 0 | 1 | 1-26:49.8 (14) | 1-35:09.8 (14) | ||||
| 15 | United States |  USA | 1-41:16.0 | 3 | 16 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | Andrea Nahrgang | 25:23.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:17.3 (14) | 1 | 3 | 16:33.7 (15) | 25:23.7 (15) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | Kara Salmela | 25:45.6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 33:25.2 (15) | 0 | 3 | 42:43.0 (15) | 51:09.3 (15) | 1 | |||
| 3rd Leg | Rachel Steer | 24:21.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58:55.4 (15) | 0 | 0 | 1-06:57.7 (15) | 1-15:30.4 (15) | ||||
| Anchor | Kristina Sabasteanski | 25:45.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1-23:04.7 (15) | 1 | 3 | 1-32:18.1 (15) | 1-41:16.0 (15) |