| | Event type
15 kilometres, Women
| Date | 13 February 2006 — 12:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Cesana San Sicario | |
| Participants | 82 from 28 countries | |
| Format | One-minute penalty for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 15,000 m Height Differential: 54 m Maximum Climb: 13 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: 490 m | |
Difficult windy conditions greeted the women biathletes for the 15 km individual event, which affected the shooting. This cost one favorite, German Uschi Disl, who missed five shots and would finish 12th. The defending champion was Andrea Henkel who had won the event at the 2005 World Championships. She was on course to defend her gold medal until she missed her final two shots, her only misses, and dropped to fourth. The final standings initially were taken by two Russians, with Svetlana Ishmuratova first and Olga Pyleva second. But Pyleva would be disqualified for a doping offense when her urine test showed traces of carphedon, a stimulant that could increase endurance and tolerance to cold. Pyleva admitted to taking an over-the-counter medication to treat an ankle injury, and it was found that it contained the carphedon, although it was not listed in the ingredients of the medication. After her disqualification, German Martina Glagow moved up to silver, while Russian Albina Akhatova won the bronze. Ishmuratova’s gold was an upset. She had been on the Russian team since 1996, winning three gold medals in relays at the World Championships, but individually had only a pursuiit bronze and mass start silver at the 2003 Worlds. She had not yet placed in the top 10 in the seasonal World Cup standings.
| 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 | Svetlana Ishmuratova |  RUS | 49:24.1 | 1 | 48:24.1 (4) | 0 | 9:53.1 (1) | 0 | 19:33.4 (3) | 1 | 30:31.1 (3) | 0 | 40:28.4 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Martina Glagow |  GER | 50:34.9 | 2 | 48:34.9 (7) | 0 | 9:58.5 (=2) | 1 | 21:00.7 (12) | 0 | 31:00.8 (5) | 1 | 42:03.2 (3) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Albina Akhatova | RUS | 50:55.0 | 2 | 48:55.0 (8) | 1 | 11:04.6 (33) | 0 | 20:47.4 (8) | 0 | 30:54.6 (4) | 1 | 41:54.6 (2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Andrea Henkel | GER | 51:46.3 | 2 | 49:46.3 (17) | 0 | 10:07.8 (9) | 0 | 20:05.5 (4) | 0 | 30:22.0 (2) | 2 | 42:42.1 (6) | |||
| 5 | Krystyna Pałka |  POL | 51:50.7 | 0 | 51:50.7 (43) | 0 | 10:25.7 (18) | 0 | 20:52.4 (10) | 0 | 31:46.1 (9) | 0 | 42:25.9 (4) | |||
| 6 | Sandrine Bailly |  FRA | 51:58.2 | 3 | 48:58.2 (10) | 1 | 10:52.0 (29) | 1 | 21:35.5 (19) | 0 | 31:42.3 (8) | 1 | 42:48.4 (7) | |||
| 7 | Volha Nazarava |  BLR | 51:59.6 | 2 | 49:59.6 (18) | 2 | 12:15.2 (60) | 0 | 22:17.3 (28) | 0 | 32:25.1 (16) | 0 | 42:39.8 (5) | |||
| 8 | Natalia Levcencova |  MDA | 52:11.7 | 2 | 50:11.7 (21) | 0 | 10:20.5 (15) | 2 | 22:30.0 (=34) | 0 | 32:42.1 (18) | 0 | 43:01.9 (9) | |||
| 9 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée |  NOR | 52:22.0 | 3 | 49:22.0 (12) | 0 | 9:44.6 (6) | 0 | 19:32.0 (2) | 0 | 29:40.6 (1) | 3 | 42:59.9 (8) | |||
| 10 | Madara Līduma |  LAT | 52:27.2 | 4 | 48:27.2 (5) | 1 | 10:54.3 (30) | 1 | 21:40.0 (22) | 1 | 32:50.1 (20) | 1 | 43:44.0 (15) | |||
| 11 | Ekaterina Dafovska |  BUL | 52:45.1 | 3 | 49:45.1 (16) | 0 | 9:58.5 (=2) | 1 | 20:50.0 (9) | 1 | 32:05.5 (12) | 1 | 43:27.3 (12) | |||
| 12 | Uschi Disl | GER | 52:49.7 | 5 | 47:49.7 (1) | 0 | 9:50.1 (4) | 2 | 21:35.2 (18) | 0 | 31:27.2 (7) | 3 | 44:14.5 (19) | |||
| 13 | Tora Berger | NOR | 52:53.4 | 2 | 50:53.4 (28) | 1 | 11:22.3 (39) | 1 | 22:22.5 (30) | 0 | 32:55.8 (22) | 0 | 43:27.9 (11) | |||
| 14 | Alena Zubrilava | BLR | 52:55.6 | 1 | 51:55.6 (44) | 0 | 10:10.6 (12) | 0 | 20:15.7 (5) | 0 | 31:02.9 (6) | 1 | 43:01.1 (10) | |||
| 15 | Anna-Carin Olofsson |  SWE | 52:55.8 | 5 | 47:55.8 (2) | 1 | 10:48.3 (28) | 3 | 23:31.7 (46) | 0 | 33:21.1 (28) | 1 | 44:18.1 (21) | |||
| 16 | Kati Wilhelm | GER | 52:59.0 | 5 | 47:59.0 (3) | 0 | 9:40.4 (3) | 0 | 19:16.1 (1) | 3 | 32:09.5 (14) | 2 | 44:17.0 (20) | |||
| 17 | Michela Ponza |  ITA | 53:01.4 | 2 | 51:01.4 (30) | 0 | 10:27.2 (20) | 0 | 20:41.7 (7) | 1 | 32:14.0 (15) | 1 | 43:53.5 (16) | |||
| 18 | Teja Gregorin |  SLO | 53:03.7 | 3 | 50:03.7 (19) | 0 | 10:18.1 (14) | 2 | 22:32.5 (36) | 0 | 32:41.5 (17) | 1 | 44:04.1 (17) | |||
| 19 | Eva Tofalvi |  ROU | 53:04.3 | 2 | 51:04.3 (32) | 0 | 10:14.0 (13) | 1 | 21:27.6 (17) | 0 | 32:02.0 (11) | 1 | 43:36.3 (13) | |||
| 20 | Oksana Khvostenko |  UKR | 53:22.5 | 1 | 52:22.5 (49) | 0 | 10:30.2 (23) | 0 | 21:06.1 (13) | 0 | 31:54.5 (10) | 1 | 43:39.8 (14) | |||
| 21 | Andreja Mali | SLO | 53:46.0 | 1 | 52:46.0 (51) | 1 | 11:44.4 (50) | 0 | 22:08.6 (26) | 0 | 33:18.1 (26) | 0 | 44:11.9 (18) | |||
| 22 | Marcela Pavkovčeková |  SVK | 53:52.8 | 3 | 50:52.8 (27) | 0 | 10:23.7 (16) | 0 | 20:38.1 (6) | 1 | 32:08.2 (13) | 2 | 44:40.5 (24) | |||
| 23 | Liu Xianying |  CHN | 53:55.6 | 5 | 48:55.6 (9) | 1 | 11:16.4 (36) | 3 | 24:16.3 (62) | 0 | 34:30.3 (40) | 1 | 45:33.8 (28) | |||
| 24 | Sylvie Becaert | FRA | 53:59.0 | 2 | 51:59.0 (45) | 0 | 10:27.1 (21) | 1 | 21:53.7 (24) | 1 | 33:37.5 (33) | 0 | 44:24.8 (22) | |||
| 25 | Kong Yingchao | CHN | 54:03.5 | 3 | 51:03.5 (31) | 0 | 10:09.3 (11) | 1 | 21:18.9 (14) | 1 | 32:49.6 (19) | 1 | 44:30.3 (23) | |||
| 26 | Florence Baverel-Robert | FRA | 54:14.1 | 5 | 49:14.1 (11) | 4 | 14:11.7 (=77) | 0 | 24:08.2 (58) | 1 | 35:03.1 (52) | 0 | 45:05.8 (26) | |||
| 27 | Zina Kocher |  CAN | 54:18.8 | 3 | 51:18.8 (40) | 0 | 10:24.5 (17) | 2 | 22:54.6 (40) | 0 | 33:20.8 (27) | 1 | 45:09.8 (27) | |||
| 28 | Irina Nikulchina | BUL | 54:29.3 | 6 | 48:29.3 (6) | 1 | 10:58.1 (31) | 2 | 22:41.4 (37) | 2 | 34:40.0 (44) | 1 | 45:38.6 (31) | |||
| 29 | Olena Petrova | UKR | 54:35.6 | 3 | 51:35.6 (42) | 0 | 10:09.7 (10) | 2 | 22:26.5 (31) | 0 | 32:59.1 (23) | 1 | 44:43.2 (25) | |||
| 30 | Dijana Grudiček | SLO | 55:01.3 | 4 | 51:01.3 (29) | 0 | 10:30.0 (22) | 1 | 21:39.2 (21) | 1 | 33:04.9 (24) | 2 | 45:41.1 (32) | |||
| 31 | Yin Qiao | CHN | 55:06.2 | 4 | 51:06.2 (33) | 2 | 12:37.2 (=65) | 1 | 23:58.0 (54) | 0 | 34:31.6 (41) | 1 | 46:03.9 (39) | |||
| 32 | Tamami Tanaka |  JPN | 55:10.5 | 4 | 51:10.5 (36) | 2 | 12:18.3 (62) | 0 | 22:30.0 (=34) | 1 | 34:04.3 (35) | 1 | 45:37.1 (30) | |||
| 33 | Magdalena Gwizdoń | POL | 55:17.5 | 4 | 51:17.5 (38) | 1 | 11:13.4 (35) | 1 | 22:26.8 (=32) | 1 | 34:10.9 (37) | 1 | 45:45.5 (34) | |||
| 34 | Martina Halinárová | SVK | 55:17.7 | 4 | 51:17.7 (39) | 2 | 12:21.9 (63) | 1 | 23:33.3 (48) | 0 | 34:04.8 (36) | 1 | 45:43.7 (33) | |||
| 35 | Anna Bogaly | RUS | 55:18.4 | 5 | 50:18.4 (22) | 0 | 9:52.4 (5) | 2 | 21:51.8 (23) | 1 | 33:21.3 (29) | 2 | 45:49.9 (35) | |||
| 36 | Liliya Yefremova | UKR | 55:28.0 | 5 | 50:28.0 (23) | 2 | 12:11.4 (58) | 2 | 24:16.9 (61) | 0 | 34:36.9 (42) | 1 | 46:31.2 (44) | |||
| 37 | Kanae Meguro | JPN | 55:28.4 | 5 | 50:28.4 (24) | 0 | 10:25.4 (19) | 3 | 23:35.6 (51) | 1 | 34:59.8 (48) | 1 | 46:22.4 (41) | |||
| 38 | Barbara Ertl | ITA | 55:30.0 | 2 | 53:30.0 (59) | 1 | 11:47.0 (51) | 0 | 22:26.8 (=32) | 0 | 33:26.3 (31) | 1 | 45:36.8 (29) | |||
| 39 | Tadeja Brankovič | SLO | 55:38.9 | 6 | 49:38.9 (15) | 0 | 10:03.5 (8) | 2 | 22:00.3 (25) | 1 | 33:13.9 (25) | 3 | 46:25.3 (42) | |||
| 40 | Delphine Peretto | FRA | 55:40.5 | 3 | 52:40.5 (50) | 1 | 11:28.2 (43) | 1 | 22:58.6 (41) | 1 | 34:54.4 (47) | 0 | 45:53.9 (36) | |||
| 41 | Rachel Steer |  USA | 55:48.3 | 3 | 52:48.3 (53) | 1 | 11:43.0 (48) | 1 | 23:14.4 (43) | 1 | 35:05.7 (53) | 0 | 46:02.0 (38) | |||
| 42 | Sandra Keith | CAN | 55:56.3 | 2 | 53:56.3 (64) | 1 | 12:04.8 (55) | 0 | 22:53.0 (39) | 0 | 33:55.4 (34) | 1 | 45:55.9 (37) | |||
| 43 | Pavlina Filipova | BUL | 56:07.7 | 5 | 51:07.7 (34) | 1 | 11:18.8 (38) | 0 | 21:23.6 (16) | 1 | 32:51.7 (21) | 3 | 46:30.7 (43) | |||
| 44 | Katsiaryna Ivanova | BLR | 56:09.7 | 6 | 50:09.7 (20) | 3 | 13:14.8 (71) | 0 | 23:24.7 (45) | 2 | 35:48.7 (58) | 1 | 47:05.8 (49) | |||
| 45 | Kateřina Holubcová |  CZE | 56:17.9 | 4 | 52:17.9 (48) | 0 | 10:31.3 (24) | 0 | 20:55.6 (11) | 3 | 34:48.2 (46) | 1 | 46:32.5 (45) | |||
| 46 | Valj Semerenko | UKR | 56:22.6 | 3 | 53:22.6 (58) | 0 | 10:40.3 (26) | 1 | 22:22.8 (29) | 1 | 34:17.0 (38) | 1 | 46:18.6 (40) | |||
| 47 | Soňa Mihoková | SVK | 56:29.5 | 5 | 51:29.5 (41) | 1 | 11:23.2 (41) | 0 | 21:37.5 (20) | 3 | 35:02.4 (50) | 1 | 46:50.1 (47) | |||
| 48 | Andžela Brice | LAT | 56:30.5 | 2 | 54:30.5 (67) | 0 | 11:18.5 (37) | 0 | 22:12.5 (27) | 0 | 33:35.8 (32) | 2 | 46:43.7 (46) | |||
| 49 | Anna Lebedeva |  KAZ | 56:46.5 | 4 | 52:46.5 (52) | 1 | 11:41.5 (47) | 1 | 23:08.1 (42) | 1 | 35:00.9 (49) | 1 | 46:57.4 (48) | |||
| 50 | Linda Tjørhom | NOR | 56:47.8 | 6 | 50:47.8 (25) | 2 | 12:12.8 (59) | 2 | 24:18.6 (63) | 0 | 34:40.6 (43) | 2 | 47:11.9 (50) | |||
| 51 | Saskia Santer | ITA | 56:52.1 | 6 | 50:52.1 (26) | 1 | 11:31.1 (45) | 2 | 23:40.1 (52) | 1 | 35:02.0 (51) | 2 | 47:28.6 (52) | |||
| 52 | Nathalie Santer | ITA | 57:08.4 | 6 | 51:08.4 (35) | 0 | 10:34.4 (25) | 2 | 22:51.6 (38) | 1 | 34:19.4 (39) | 3 | 47:58.8 (57) | |||
| 53 | Zdeňka Vejnarová | CZE | 57:14.3 | 6 | 51:14.3 (37) | 4 | 14:35.0 (79) | 1 | 25:50.6 (73) | 1 | 37:16.1 (64) | 0 | 47:49.0 (56) | |||
| 54 | Nina Kadeva | BUL | 57:15.0 | 5 | 52:15.0 (47) | 2 | 12:30.1 (64) | 1 | 23:59.5 (55) | 0 | 34:44.7 (45) | 2 | 47:30.5 (53) | |||
| 55 | Ikuyo Tsukidate | JPN | 57:20.4 | 4 | 53:20.4 (57) | 1 | 11:44.7 (49) | 2 | 24:32.4 (66) | 0 | 35:31.7 (57) | 1 | 47:33.4 (54) | |||
| 56 | Katarzyna Ponikwia | POL | 57:32.7 | 4 | 53:32.7 (60) | 2 | 12:45.1 (68) | 1 | 24:26.5 (64) | 1 | 36:29.6 (61) | 0 | 47:35.2 (55) | |||
| 57 | Tracy Barnes | USA | 57:58.0 | 1 | 56:58.0 (76) | 1 | 12:07.2 (56) | 0 | 23:33.5 (49) | 0 | 35:26.6 (55) | 0 | 47:13.8 (51) | |||
| 58 | Hou Yuxia | CHN | 58:35.7 | 9 | 49:35.7 (14) | 1 | 11:09.2 (34) | 2 | 23:17.5 (44) | 2 | 35:28.3 (56) | 4 | 49:36.7 (63) | |||
| 59 | Janka Gereková | SVK | 58:37.2 | 5 | 53:37.2 (61) | 1 | 11:33.5 (46) | 2 | 24:16.8 (60) | 1 | 36:24.5 (60) | 1 | 48:32.4 (58) | |||
| 60 | Gunn Margit Andreassen | NOR | 59:04.3 | 6 | 53:04.3 (54) | 0 | 10:47.6 (27) | 0 | 21:23.0 (15) | 1 | 33:22.7 (30) | 5 | 49:24.0 (62) | |||
| 61 | Magda Rezlerová | CZE | 59:18.0 | 6 | 53:18.0 (56) | 1 | 11:30.9 (44) | 2 | 23:52.2 (53) | 3 | 37:51.3 (72) | 0 | 49:03.1 (59) | |||
| 62 | Sarah Konrad | USA | 59:33.1 | 10 | 49:33.1 (13) | 2 | 12:16.0 (61) | 2 | 24:09.4 (59) | 4 | 38:15.2 (75) | 2 | 50:34.6 (72) | |||
| 63 | Linda Savļaka | LAT | 59:44.3 | 3 | 56:44.3 (75) | 3 | 14:04.1 (76) | 0 | 25:44.2 (72) | 0 | 37:29.6 (65) | 0 | 49:08.5 (60) | |||
| 64 | Lanny Barnes | USA | 59:46.2 | 4 | 55:46.2 (71) | 1 | 12:10.0 (57) | 2 | 25:20.0 (70) | 0 | 36:48.9 (62) | 1 | 49:22.7 (61) | |||
| 65 | Martine Albert | CAN | 59:52.1 | 5 | 54:52.1 (68) | 2 | 13:06.0 (69) | 0 | 24:03.5 (57) | 0 | 35:10.0 (54) | 3 | 49:38.7 (64) | |||
| 66 | Diana Rasimovičiūtė |  LTU | 1-00:04.4 | 8 | 52:04.4 (46) | 3 | 13:31.4 (73) | 2 | 26:05.7 (74) | 1 | 37:50.7 (71) | 2 | 50:30.0 (70) | |||
| 67 | Irena Česneková | CZE | 1-00:08.0 | 7 | 53:08.0 (55) | 3 | 13:44.7 (74) | 0 | 24:02.0 (56) | 2 | 37:13.4 (63) | 2 | 50:17.0 (68) | |||
| 68 | Alexandra Rusu | ROU | 1-00:13.7 | 5 | 55:13.7 (70) | 1 | 12:02.5 (54) | 3 | 26:08.7 (75) | 0 | 37:40.0 (69) | 1 | 50:05.9 (67) | |||
| 69 | Tomomi Otaka | JPN | 1-00:22.2 | 6 | 54:22.2 (66) | 1 | 12:00.0 (53) | 2 | 24:44.8 (68) | 2 | 38:09.0 (74) | 1 | 50:24.0 (69) | |||
| 70 | Gerda Krūmiņa | LAT | 1-00:26.1 | 4 | 56:26.1 (73) | 0 | 10:59.2 (32) | 1 | 23:32.2 (47) | 1 | 36:18.4 (59) | 2 | 50:01.4 (66) | |||
| 71 | Magdalena Grzywa | POL | 1-00:41.3 | 7 | 53:41.3 (62) | 2 | 12:37.2 (=65) | 0 | 23:34.0 (50) | 3 | 37:49.0 (70) | 2 | 50:48.7 (74) | |||
| 72 | Dana Plotogea | ROU | 1-00:45.5 | 7 | 53:45.5 (63) | 2 | 12:43.7 (67) | 1 | 24:34.8 (67) | 2 | 37:36.8 (68) | 2 | 50:43.1 (73) | |||
| 73 | Eveli Saue |  EST | 1-00:53.6 | 5 | 55:53.6 (72) | 3 | 13:57.3 (75) | 1 | 26:21.1 (77) | 0 | 37:53.8 (73) | 1 | 50:31.8 (71) | |||
| 74 | Aleksandra Vasiljević |  BIH | 1-01:11.8 | 1 | 1-00:11.8 (79) | 1 | 13:07.6 (70) | 0 | 25:05.4 (69) | 0 | 37:30.1 (66) | 0 | 49:57.0 (65) | |||
| 75 | Mihaela Purdea | ROU | 1-02:11.5 | 7 | 55:11.5 (69) | 3 | 14:11.7 (=77) | 2 | 27:10.3 (78) | 2 | 40:38.4 (78) | 0 | 51:52.1 (76) | |||
| 76 | Kseniya Zikunkova | BLR | 1-02:17.5 | 8 | 54:17.5 (65) | 1 | 11:55.3 (52) | 2 | 24:30.4 (65) | 2 | 37:35.5 (67) | 3 | 51:56.9 (77) | |||
| 77 | Marie-Pierre Parent | CAN | 1-02:57.1 | 4 | 58:57.1 (78) | 0 | 11:25.3 (42) | 3 | 26:14.1 (76) | 0 | 38:27.8 (77) | 1 | 51:44.0 (75) | |||
| 78 | Emma Fowler |  GBR | 1-03:38.9 | 7 | 56:38.9 (74) | 0 | 11:22.0 (40) | 3 | 25:39.2 (71) | 1 | 38:16.8 (76) | 3 | 52:57.0 (78) | |||
| 79 | Petra Starčević |  CRO | 1-06:49.6 | 8 | 58:49.6 (77) | 4 | 15:28.5 (80) | 1 | 28:22.0 (79) | 1 | 41:29.7 (79) | 2 | 55:44.9 (79) | |||
| 80 | Zsófia Gottschall |  HUN | 1-08:17.3 | 8 | 1-00:17.3 (80) | 1 | 13:18.0 (72) | 3 | 28:27.3 (80) | 1 | 41:58.5 (80) | 3 | 57:18.7 (80) | |||
| 81 | Verónica Isbej |  CHI | 1-14:55.3 | 7 | 1-07:55.3 (81) | 2 | 15:35.9 (81) | 2 | 30:59.1 (81) | 1 | 46:07.0 (81) | 2 | 1-02:06.9 (81) | |||
| Olga Pylyova | RUS | [50:09.6] | [1] | [49:09.6] (AC) | [1] | [10:48.6] (AC) | [0] | [20:47.1] (AC) | [0] | [30:48.6] ([AC]) | [0] | [41:06.2] ([AC]) | 1 |