| Date | 23 February 2006 — 12:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Cesana San Sicario | |
| Participants | 72 from 18 countries | |
| Format | Eight shots for each group of five targets. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 6,000 m Height Differential: 41 m Maximum Climb: 13 m Shooting 1: Prone at 2.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 4.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 816 m | |
This event had been held at 4 x 7.5 km since 1994, but was shortened to 4 x 6 km for Torino. Three teams were expected to battle for the medals – Russia, Germany, and Norway. They had dominated the recent World Cup relays, and the World Championships. Russia went into the lead on the first leg, and would never fall back, winning the gold medal fairly easily. Germany was third on the first leg, trailing Bulgaria, but would move into second on the second leg and stay there to win the silver medal. Norway shot poorly and would finish only fifth. The bronze medal was won by France, which was somewhat surprising. But they would win the 2006-07 World Cup in the relay, the first time it had been won by a nation other than Russia, Germany, or Norway. And they would be on the podium at the next three World Championships, placing second in 2007 and third in 2008-09.
| 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 | 1 | Russian Federation |  RUS | 1-16:12.5 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Gold | ||
| Lead-Off | 1-1 | Anna Bogaly | 19:06.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:51.9 (2) | 0 | 1 | 13:31.2 (2) | 19:06.3 (1) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 1-2 | Svetlana Ishmuratova | 18:56.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:52.1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 32:21.8 (1) | 38:02.5 (1) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 1-3 | Olga Zaytseva | 19:06.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44:36.2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 51:15.9 (1) | 57:09.3 (1) | ||||
| Anchor | 1-4 | Albina Akhatova | 19:03.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-03:57.7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1-10:26.9 (1) | 1-16:12.5 (1) | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Germany |  GER | 1-17:03.2 | 1 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Silver | ||
| Lead-Off | 2-1 | Martina Glagow | 19:18.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:54.5 (4) | 0 | 2 | 13:42.2 (4) | 19:18.8 (3) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 2-2 | Andrea Henkel | 19:15.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26:17.4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 32:52.0 (2) | 38:34.7 (2) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 2-3 | Katrin Apel | 19:45.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45:08.9 (2) | 1 | 3 | 52:36.7 (2) | 58:20.2 (2) | ||||
| Anchor | 2-4 | Kati Wilhelm | 18:43.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-05:00.0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1-11:22.8 (2) | 1-17:03.2 (2) | ||||
| 3 | 4 | France |  FRA | 1-18:38.7 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Bronze | ||
| Lead-Off | 4-1 | Delphine Peretto | 20:46.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7:23.4 (15) | 0 | 1 | 14:31.6 (13) | 20:46.5 (14) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 4-2 | Florence Baverel-Robert | 19:02.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:29.3 (12) | 0 | 0 | 34:12.5 (10) | 39:49.1 (5) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 4-3 | Sylvie Becaert | 19:50.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46:49.7 (6) | 0 | 1 | 53:50.7 (4) | 59:39.3 (4) | ||||
| Anchor | 4-4 | Sandrine Bailly | 18:59.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-06:35.8 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1-13:03.1 (4) | 1-18:38.7 (3) | ||||
| 4 | 6 | Belarus |  BLR | 1-19:19.6 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 6-1 | Katsiaryna Ivanova | 19:33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:20.0 (14) | 0 | 0 | 14:01.8 (8) | 19:33.0 (5) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 6-2 | Volha Nazarava | 19:45.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26:33.9 (4) | 0 | 2 | 33:32.7 (3) | 39:18.8 (4) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 6-3 | Liudmila Ananka | 19:53.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46:18.2 (4) | 0 | 1 | 53:14.8 (3) | 59:12.7 (3) | ||||
| Anchor | 6-4 | Alena Zubrilava | 20:06.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-06:01.9 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1-12:50.3 (3) | 1-19:19.6 (4) | ||||
| 5 | 3 | Norway |  NOR | 1-19:34.4 | 1 | 13 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 3-1 | Tora Berger | 20:28.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7:47.8 (18) | 0 | 1 | 14:42.1 (16) | 20:28.1 (12) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 3-2 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée | 18:43.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26:54.8 (7) | 0 | 1 | 33:37.9 (4) | 39:11.3 (3) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 3-3 | Gunn Margit Andreassen | 20:32.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46:17.6 (3) | 0 | 3 | 53:52.9 (6) | 59:43.3 (6) | ||||
| Anchor | 3-4 | Linda Tjørhom | 19:51.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1-06:50.5 (6) | 0 | 2 | 1-13:59.3 (5) | 1-19:34.4 (5) | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Slovenia |  SLO | 1-19:55.7 | 1 | 11 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 5-1 | Teja Gregorin | 19:45.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:03.1 (9) | 0 | 0 | 13:58.5 (6) | 19:45.2 (7) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 5-2 | Andreja Mali | 20:09.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:38.9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 34:00.8 (5) | 39:55.0 (8) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 5-3 | Dijana Grudiček | 19:44.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 47:01.0 (8) | 0 | 2 | 53:51.7 (5) | 59:39.5 (5) | ||||
| Anchor | 5-4 | Tadeja Brankovič | 20:16.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1-06:39.7 (5) | 1 | 3 | 1-14:05.8 (6) | 1-19:55.7 (6) | ||||
| 7 | 11 | Poland |  POL | 1-20:29.3 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 11-1 | Krystyna Pałka | 20:11.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7:11.8 (11) | 0 | 1 | 14:13.3 (11) | 20:11.1 (9) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 11-2 | Magdalena Gwizdoń | 19:39.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26:57.6 (9) | 0 | 2 | 34:03.4 (7) | 39:50.4 (6) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 11-3 | Katarzyna Ponikwia | 20:15.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46:48.7 (5) | 0 | 1 | 53:55.2 (7) | 1-00:05.9 (7) | ||||
| Anchor | 11-4 | Magdalena Grzywa | 20:23.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-07:08.0 (7) | 0 | 0 | 1-14:12.2 (7) | 1-20:29.3 (7) | ||||
| 8 | 9 | Bulgaria |  BUL | 1-20:38.7 | 3 | 14 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 9-1 | Pavlina Filipova | 19:17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:47.3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 13:30.1 (1) | 19:17.7 (2) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 9-2 | Radka Popova | 20:43.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:10.6 (2) | 1 | 3 | 34:07.7 (8) | 40:00.8 (9) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 9-3 | Irina Nikulchina | 20:27.2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 47:17.0 (9) | 1 | 3 | 54:48.3 (8) | 1-00:28.0 (8) | ||||
| Anchor | 9-4 | Ekaterina Dafovska | 20:10.7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1-07:25.0 (8) | 1 | 3 | 1-14:50.9 (8) | 1-20:38.7 (8) | ||||
| 9 | 7 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1-21:43.7 | 2 | 13 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 7-1 | Kong Yingchao | 19:51.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:01.4 (7) | 0 | 0 | 13:50.7 (5) | 19:51.1 (8) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 7-2 | Sun Ribo | 20:41.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27:07.2 (10) | 1 | 3 | 34:53.4 (12) | 40:32.6 (11) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 7-3 | Yin Qiao | 20:55.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 47:46.8 (10) | 1 | 3 | 55:49.5 (11) | 1-01:27.9 (9) | ||||
| Anchor | 7-4 | Liu Xianying | 20:15.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1-08:46.1 (9) | 0 | 2 | 1-16:00.2 (9) | 1-21:43.7 (9) | ||||
| 10 | 12 | Slovakia |  SVK | 1-21:55.5 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 12-1 | Anna Murínová | 21:09.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:53.2 (3) | 0 | 2 | 14:35.0 (14) | 21:09.2 (16) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 12-2 | Marcela Pavkovčeková | 20:12.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27:58.2 (16) | 0 | 3 | 35:27.9 (15) | 41:21.4 (14) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 12-3 | Martina Halinárová | 20:35.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48:25.0 (13) | 0 | 1 | 55:54.4 (12) | 1-01:56.8 (11) | ||||
| Anchor | 12-4 | Soňa Mihoková | 19:58.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1-09:03.0 (10) | 0 | 2 | 1-16:08.1 (10) | 1-21:55.5 (10) | ||||
| 11 | 8 | Ukraine |  UKR | 1-21:55.5 | 3 | 14 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 8-1 | Oksana Khvostenko | 20:14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:00.9 (6) | 0 | 0 | 14:02.0 (9) | 20:14.2 (10) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 8-2 | Olena Petrova | 19:36.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27:08.0 (11) | 0 | 1 | 34:07.8 (9) | 39:50.9 (7) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 8-3 | Nina Lemesh | 21:37.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 48:02.7 (11) | 0 | 3 | 55:25.9 (9) | 1-01:28.4 (10) | ||||
| Anchor | 8-4 | Liliya Yefremova | 20:27.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1-09:05.2 (11) | 0 | 3 | 1-16:27.6 (12) | 1-21:55.5 (11) | ||||
| 12 | 15 | Italy |  ITA | 1-22:42.7 | 3 | 9 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 15-1 | Michela Ponza | 19:22.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:57.8 (5) | 0 | 0 | 13:37.5 (3) | 19:22.7 (4) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 15-2 | Saskia Santer | 20:38.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26:44.5 (6) | 0 | 2 | 34:03.1 (6) | 40:01.0 (10) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 15-3 | Nathalie Santer | 22:01.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46:55.5 (7) | 3 | 3 | 56:14.2 (13) | 1-02:02.1 (12) | ||||
| Anchor | 15-4 | Barbara Ertl | 20:40.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-09:14.9 (12) | 0 | 0 | 1-16:24.0 (11) | 1-22:42.7 (12) | ||||
| 13 | 10 | Czech Republic |  CZE | 1-24:14.8 | 1 | 12 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 10-1 | Kateřina Holubcová | 20:47.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:17.0 (13) | 0 | 0 | 14:30.7 (12) | 20:47.3 (15) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 10-2 | Lenka Faltusová | 20:34.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:46.2 (14) | 0 | 1 | 35:03.2 (13) | 41:22.1 (15) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 10-3 | Magda Rezlerová | 21:23.6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 48:50.6 (15) | 0 | 3 | 56:39.2 (14) | 1-02:45.7 (14) | ||||
| Anchor | 10-4 | Zdeňka Vejnarová | 21:29.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-09:56.0 (13) | 1 | 3 | 1-18:07.7 (13) | 1-24:14.8 (13) | ||||
| 14 | 16 | Romania |  ROU | 1-25:13.3 | 3 | 18 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 16-1 | Dana Plotogea | 21:26.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7:31.4 (16) | 0 | 3 | 15:11.4 (17) | 21:26.7 (17) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 16-2 | Eva Tofalvi | 19:38.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28:09.8 (17) | 0 | 3 | 35:14.3 (14) | 41:04.8 (13) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 16-3 | Mihaela Purdea | 22:09.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 48:33.7 (14) | 2 | 3 | 57:03.3 (15) | 1-03:14.6 (15) | ||||
| Anchor | 16-4 | Alexandra Rusu | 21:58.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1-11:32.7 (17) | 0 | 1 | 1-19:10.5 (15) | 1-25:13.3 (14) | ||||
| 15 | 18 | United States |  USA | 1-25:20.3 | 0 | 11 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 18-1 | Rachel Steer | 20:31.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7:16.5 (12) | 0 | 3 | 14:36.4 (15) | 20:31.1 (13) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 18-2 | Tracy Barnes | 22:07.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27:54.5 (15) | 0 | 0 | 35:35.9 (17) | 42:38.1 (17) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 18-3 | Lanny Barnes | 21:21.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49:58.7 (17) | 0 | 1 | 57:29.2 (17) | 1-03:59.8 (17) | ||||
| Anchor | 18-4 | Carolyn Treacy | 21:20.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-11:25.6 (16) | 0 | 2 | 1-19:07.3 (14) | 1-25:20.3 (15) | ||||
| 16 | 14 | Japan |  JPN | 1-26:09.0 | 4 | 14 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 14-1 | Tomomi Otaka | 23:21.2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7:34.9 (17) | 2 | 3 | 16:29.0 (18) | 23:21.2 (18) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 14-2 | Kanae Meguro | 19:58.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30:49.6 (18) | 0 | 0 | 37:33.5 (18) | 43:19.7 (18) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 14-3 | Tamami Tanaka | 21:21.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50:24.8 (18) | 1 | 3 | 58:35.4 (18) | 1-04:41.0 (18) | ||||
| Anchor | 14-4 | Ikuyo Tsukidate | 21:28.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-11:47.9 (18) | 1 | 3 | 1-20:17.7 (18) | 1-26:09.0 (16) | ||||
| 17 | 13 | Canada |  CAN | 1-26:09.7 | 1 | 10 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 13-1 | Zina Kocher | 20:24.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:02.2 (8) | 0 | 1 | 14:12.6 (10) | 20:24.3 (11) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 13-2 | Sandra Keith | 21:32.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27:30.4 (13) | 0 | 3 | 35:29.4 (16) | 41:57.1 (16) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 13-3 | Martine Albert | 21:25.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49:18.7 (16) | 0 | 2 | 57:09.1 (16) | 1-03:22.3 (16) | ||||
| Anchor | 13-4 | Marie-Pierre Parent | 22:47.4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-11:01.2 (15) | 1 | 3 | 1-19:35.0 (16) | 1-26:09.7 (17) | ||||
| 18 | 17 | Latvia |  LAT | 1-26:21.3 | 2 | 11 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 17-1 | Madara Līduma | 19:35.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:06.5 (10) | 0 | 2 | 14:00.3 (7) | 19:35.8 (6) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 17-2 | Andžela Brice | 20:57.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:56.0 (8) | 0 | 1 | 34:20.5 (11) | 40:33.7 (12) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 17-3 | Linda Savļaka | 22:07.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48:06.3 (12) | 0 | 0 | 55:45.3 (10) | 1-02:41.0 (13) | ||||
| Anchor | 17-4 | Gerda Krūmiņa | 23:40.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1-10:30.9 (14) | 2 | 3 | 1-19:40.0 (17) | 1-26:21.3 (18) |
