| Date | 19 February 2014 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kompleks Dlya Sorevnovaniy Po Lyzhnym Gonkam i Biatlonu Laura, Mountain Cluster, Krasnaya Polyana | |
| Participants | 64 from 16 countries | |
| Format | Eight shots for each group of 5 targets. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 5,995 m / 7,741 m Height Differential: 29 m / 31 m Maximum Climb: 28 m / 31 m Shooting 1: Prone at 1.992 km, 50 m range / Prone at 2.574 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 3.943 km, 50 m range / Standing at 5.107 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 354 m / 516 m | |
This was the début of biathlon mixed relay at the Olympics and the favorites were the Norwegians, who did not disappoint as they won the gold medal. Norway had won the event at the past three World Championships, and their four team members, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Tora Berger, and Tiril Eckhoff had already won individual biathlon medals in Sochi. With the team’s victory, Bjørndalen collected his 13th Olympic medal, setting a new Winter Olympic record for the most medals ever won, surpassing his former teammate, cross-country skiier Bjørn Dæhlie. Norway was almost perfect in its shooting, as only Berger, on the opening leg, missed any shots, and with her extra shots, she cleaned up those misses. Eckhoff dropped back to second on her leg, as the Czech Republic’s Gabriela Soukalová put her team ahead, but Bjørndalen gave Norway a lead they never relinquished, as he handed Svendsen a 43.1 second margin for his anchor leg, which became an effective victory lap. The Czech Republic held on for second with Italy taking a surprising bronze medal.
Germany, who originally placed fourth, was disqualified after Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle failed a drug test. On 1 December 2017 Olga Zaytseva and Olga Vilukhina were disqualified after findings of the Oswald Commission into Russian doping at Sochi 2014. Both appealed their disqualification. Zaytseva’s disqualification was upheld, while Vilukhina was reinstated. However, because of Zaytseva’s disqualification, the Russian team was disqualified. They had originally placed fifth before the disqualification of Germany, and had moved up to fourth, so no medals were affected by any of the drug rulings in this event.
| 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 | 2 | Norway |  NOR | 1-09:17.0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Gold | ||
| Lead-Off | 2-1 | Tora Berger | 15:55.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:59.8 (4) | 0 | 2 | 11:54.4 (5) | 15:55.6 (1) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 2-2 | Tiril Eckhoff | 16:11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:16.7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 28:00.9 (1) | 32:07.5 (2) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 2-3 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 17:50.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38:57.4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 45:09.6 (1) | 49:58.4 (1) | ||||
| Anchor | 2-4 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | 19:18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57:06.5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1-03:28.5 (1) | 1-09:17.0 (1) | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Czech Republic |  CZE | 1-09:49.6 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Silver | ||
| Lead-Off | 1-1 | Veronika Vítková | 16:01.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:54.1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 11:45.0 (2) | 16:01.9 (3) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 1-2 | Gabriela Soukalová | 16:04.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22:39.3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 28:06.1 (2) | 32:06.4 (1) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 1-3 | Jaroslav Soukup | 18:35.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39:09.1 (2) | 0 | 1 | 45:46.3 (2) | 50:41.5 (2) | ||||
| Anchor | 1-4 | Ondřej Moravec | 19:08.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57:42.9 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1-04:06.2 (2) | 1-09:49.6 (2) | ||||
| 3 | 4 | Italy |  ITA | 1-10:15.2 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | Bronze | ||
| Lead-Off | 4-1 | Dorothea Wierer | 15:57.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:54.7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 11:39.5 (1) | 15:57.9 (2) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 4-2 | Karin Oberhofer | 16:28.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:25.0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 28:18.1 (3) | 32:25.9 (3) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 4-3 | Dominik Windisch | 18:46.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39:39.0 (3) | 0 | 3 | 46:20.5 (3) | 51:12.5 (3) | ||||
| Anchor | 4-4 | Lukas Hofer | 19:02.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58:07.0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1-04:25.1 (3) | 1-10:15.2 (3) | ||||
| 4 | 12 | Slovakia |  SVK | 1-11:04.7 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 12-1 | Janka Gereková | 16:33.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6:20.4 (12) | 0 | 2 | 12:20.5 (10) | 16:33.1 (10) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 12-2 | Anastasia Kuzmina | 16:33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23:12.5 (7) | 0 | 0 | 28:49.7 (6) | 33:06.4 (5) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 12-3 | Pavol Hurajt | 18:49.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40:00.5 (4) | 0 | 2 | 46:44.9 (4) | 51:55.7 (5) | ||||
| Anchor | 12-4 | Matej Kazár | 19:09.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59:07.1 (5) | 0 | 1 | 1-05:35.2 (5) | 1-11:04.7 (6) | ||||
| 5 | 5 | France |  FRA | 1-12:04.3 | 1 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 5-1 | Marie Dorin-Habert | 16:18.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:59.0 (3) | 0 | 2 | 12:01.8 (7) | 16:18.4 (7) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 5-2 | Anaïs Bescond | 17:11.9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23:35.1 (9) | 0 | 1 | 29:17.4 (8) | 33:30.3 (9) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 5-3 | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | 18:37.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40:39.0 (8) | 0 | 1 | 47:13.5 (5) | 52:08.1 (6) | ||||
| Anchor | 5-4 | Martin Fourcade | 19:56.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59:06.7 (4) | 0 | 1 | 1-05:32.5 (4) | 1-12:04.3 (7) | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Ukraine |  UKR | 1-12:05.2 | 1 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 3-1 | Nataliya Burdyha | 16:06.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:06.1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 11:48.1 (3) | 16:06.4 (5) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 3-2 | Mariya Panfilova | 17:07.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:55.9 (5) | 0 | 1 | 28:47.5 (5) | 33:13.7 (7) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 3-3 | Andriy Deryzemlia | 19:23.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40:13.7 (5) | 1 | 3 | 47:29.1 (7) | 52:36.7 (8) | ||||
| Anchor | 3-4 | Serhiy Semenov | 19:28.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59:50.7 (7) | 0 | 1 | 1-06:23.3 (7) | 1-12:05.2 (8) | ||||
| 7 | 11 | United States |  USA | 1-12:20.1 | 1 | 13 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 11-1 | Susan Dunklee | 16:02.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:11.3 (10) | 0 | 1 | 11:55.3 (6) | 16:02.5 (4) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 11-2 | Hannah Dreissigacker | 17:55.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23:20.4 (8) | 0 | 1 | 29:28.6 (9) | 33:58.0 (10) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 11-3 | Tim Burke | 19:02.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 41:34.2 (11) | 0 | 1 | 48:07.9 (9) | 53:00.9 (9) | ||||
| Anchor | 11-4 | Lowell Bailey | 19:19.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59:59.5 (8) | 0 | 3 | 1-06:47.6 (9) | 1-12:20.1 (9) | ||||
| 8 | 9 | Austria |  AUT | 1-12:34.8 | 1 | 7 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 9-1 | Lisa Theresa Hauser | 17:39.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:07.9 (6) | 1 | 3 | 13:03.4 (14) | 17:39.7 (15) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 9-2 | Katharina Innerhofer | 16:46.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:13.5 (13) | 0 | 2 | 30:13.8 (13) | 34:26.0 (13) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 9-3 | Daniel Mesotitsch | 18:38.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41:29.6 (10) | 0 | 1 | 48:08.5 (10) | 53:04.2 (10) | ||||
| Anchor | 9-4 | Fritz Pinter | 19:30.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-00:04.1 (9) | 0 | 1 | 1-06:47.2 (8) | 1-12:34.8 (10) | ||||
| 9 | 8 | Belarus |  BLR | 1-13:11.8 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 8-1 | Liudmila Kalinchyk | 16:29.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:08.3 (7) | 0 | 0 | 12:03.0 (8) | 16:29.6 (9) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 8-2 | Nastassia Dubarezava | 17:45.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23:35.8 (10) | 0 | 2 | 29:55.4 (10) | 34:14.8 (12) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 8-3 | Uladzimir Chepelin | 19:27.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 41:44.0 (12) | 0 | 2 | 48:40.4 (13) | 53:42.7 (14) | ||||
| Anchor | 8-4 | Yauhen Abramenka | 19:29.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-00:51.9 (13) | 0 | 0 | 1-07:22.5 (10) | 1-13:11.8 (11) | ||||
| 10 | 10 | Canada |  CAN | 1-13:27.7 | 0 | 8 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 10-1 | Megan Imrie | 17:49.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:24.0 (14) | 0 | 2 | 13:08.6 (15) | 17:49.8 (16) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 10-2 | Rosanna Crawford | 16:46.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:21.2 (14) | 0 | 1 | 30:16.7 (14) | 34:36.4 (15) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 10-3 | Brendan Green | 19:00.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41:54.1 (13) | 0 | 2 | 48:39.9 (12) | 53:36.4 (13) | ||||
| Anchor | 10-4 | Scott Perras | 19:51.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-00:38.8 (11) | 0 | 3 | 1-07:34.0 (12) | 1-13:27.7 (12) | ||||
| 11 | 13 | Switzerland |  SUI | 1-13:33.9 | 0 | 9 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 13-1 | Elisa Gasparin | 17:27.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6:23.4 (13) | 0 | 2 | 12:48.4 (13) | 17:27.7 (14) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 13-2 | Selina Gasparin | 16:44.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:12.3 (12) | 0 | 1 | 30:00.4 (12) | 34:12.0 (11) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 13-3 | Benjamin Weger | 19:12.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41:20.0 (9) | 0 | 2 | 48:09.1 (11) | 53:24.4 (11) | ||||
| Anchor | 13-4 | Simon Hallenbarter | 20:09.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-00:48.0 (12) | 0 | 0 | 1-07:33.2 (11) | 1-13:33.9 (13) | ||||
| 12 | 14 | Poland |  POL | 1-13:36.0 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 14-1 | Krystyna Pałka | 16:09.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:09.3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 11:50.8 (4) | 16:09.9 (6) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 14-2 | Magdalena Gwizdoń | 16:45.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:37.4 (3) | 0 | 1 | 28:30.3 (4) | 32:55.7 (4) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 14-3 | Łukasz Szczurek | 20:28.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40:31.5 (7) | 0 | 0 | 47:46.5 (8) | 53:24.6 (12) | ||||
| Anchor | 14-4 | Krzysztof Pływaczyk | 20:11.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-00:37.8 (10) | 0 | 2 | 1-07:36.7 (13) | 1-13:36.0 (14) | ||||
| 13 | 15 | Kazakhstan |  KAZ | 1-15:46.4 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | |||
| Lead-Off | 15-1 | Yelena Khrustalyova | 16:56.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:16.7 (11) | 0 | 0 | 12:22.3 (11) | 16:56.5 (12) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 15-2 | Darya Usanova | 17:30.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:59.3 (11) | 0 | 0 | 29:56.9 (11) | 34:26.8 (14) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 15-3 | Sergey Naumik | 20:08.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 42:00.3 (14) | 0 | 2 | 49:15.7 (14) | 54:35.3 (15) | ||||
| Anchor | 15-4 | Anton Pantov | 21:11.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-02:10.8 (14) | 0 | 2 | 1-09:20.5 (14) | 1-15:46.4 (15) | ||||
| 16 | Estonia |  EST | – | 6 | 17 | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Lead-Off | 16-1 | Kadri Lehtla | 17:09.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6:36.7 (15) | 0 | 1 | 12:40.8 (12) | 17:09.6 (13) | ||||
| 2nd Leg | 16-2 | Darja Jurlova | 18:58.8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25:03.2 (15) | 0 | 1 | 31:28.3 (15) | 36:08.4 (16) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 16-3 | Kauri Kõiv | 19:24.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43:33.3 (15) | 0 | 2 | 50:26.8 (15) | 55:33.2 (16) | ||||
| Anchor | 16-4 | Daniil Steptšenko | – | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1-04:46.1 (15) | 2 | 3 | 1-12:50.4 (15) | – (–) | ||||
| 7 | Germany |  GER | [1-10:58.3] | [0] | [9] | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | 1 | |||
| Lead-Off | 7-1 | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | [16:27.6] | [0] | [4] | [0] | [2] | [6:17.7] ([AC]) | [0] | [2] | [12:15.7] ([AC]) | [16:27.6] ([8]) | 2 | |||
| 2nd Leg | 7-2 | Laura Dahlmeier | [16:39.0] | [0] | [1] | [0] | [0] | [22:57.3] ([AC]) | [0] | [1] | [28:57.4] ([AC]) | [33:06.6] ([6]) | ||||
| 3rd Leg | 7-3 | Daniel Böhm | [18:38.7] | [0] | [4] | [0] | [1] | [40:07.0] ([AC]) | [0] | [3] | [46:47.9] ([AC]) | [51:45.3] ([4]) | ||||
| Anchor | 7-4 | Simon Schempp | [19:13.0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [58:40.9] ([AC]) | [0] | [0] | [1-05:03.4] ([AC]) | [1-10:58.3] ([4]) | ||||
| 6 | Russian Federation |  RUS | [1-11:04.4] | [1] | [8] | – | – | – (–) | – | – | – (–) | – (–) | 3 | |||
| Lead-Off | 6-1 | Olga Zaytseva | [16:35.7] | [0] | [3] | [0] | [1] | [6:08.6] ([8]) | [0] | [2] | [12:04.0] ([9]) | [16:35.7] ([11]) | 4 | |||
| 2nd Leg | 6-2 | Olga Vilukhina | [16:39.3] | [0] | [2] | [0] | [1] | [23:06.6] ([6]) | [0] | [1] | [28:55.0] ([7]) | [33:15.0] ([8]) | 5 | |||
| 3rd Leg | 6-3 | Yevgeny Garanichev | [19:08.2] | [1] | [3] | [0] | [0] | [40:16.7] ([6]) | [1] | [3] | [47:21.6] ([6]) | [52:23.2] ([7]) | ||||
| Anchor | 6-4 | Anton Shipulin | [18:41.2] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [0] | [59:23.0] ([6]) | [0] | [0] | [1-05:37.2] ([6]) | [1-11:04.4] ([5]) |
