Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start explained

Event:Women’s mass start
Games:2022 Winter
Venue:Hualindong Ski Resort
Date:18 February
Competitors:30
Nations:15
Win Value:40:18.0
Gold:Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
Goldnoc:FRA
Silver:Tiril Eckhoff
Silvernoc:NOR
Bronze:Marte Olsbu Røiseland
Bronzenoc:NOR
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The Women's mass start competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 18 February, at the National Biathlon Centre,[1] in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180km (110miles) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1665m (5,463feet).[2] Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France won the event. It was her first individual Olympic medal. Tiril Eckhoff of Norway won the silver medal, and Marte Olsbu Røiseland, also of Norway, bronze.

Summary

The 2018 champion, Anastasiya Kuzmina, and the silver medalist, Darya Domracheva, retired from competitions. The 2014 and 2018 bronze medalist, Eckhoff, dominated the 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup, winning not only overall but also sprint and pursuit. The overall leader of the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup before the Olympics was Olsbu Røiseland, and the leader in mass start was Dorothea Wierer. Olsbu Røiseland won the sprint and pursuit races at the 2022 Olympics.

Qualification

See main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Results

The race was started at 15:00.[3]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Penalties (P+P+S+S) Deficit
10 40:18.0 4 (2+1+0+1)
6 40:33.3 4 (0+0+2+2)
2 40:52.9 4 (0+0+2+2)
4 13 41:11.4 4 (1+0+1+2)
5 15 41:29.0 6 (2+1+1+2) +1:11.0
6 14 41:40.6 6 (0+1+3+2) +1:22.6
7 19 41:43.7 3 (1+0+2+0) +1:25.7
8 25 41:44.4 4 (1+1+1+1) +1:26.4
9 4 41:55.7 4 (1+0+0+3) +1:37.7
10 11 41:57.2 8 (2+2+1+3) +1:39.2
11 8 42:07.6 4 (0+1+1+2) +1:49.6
12 7 42:19.2 6 (1+1+2+2) +2:01.2
13 1 42:27.1 5 (1+1+1+2) +2:09.1
14 24 42:42.7 6 (1+0+2+3) +2:24.7
15 27 43:12.2 4 (0+0+2+2) +2:54.2
16 26 43:14.2 9 (0+3+3+3) +2:56.2
17 23 43:14.3 6 (2+1+3+0) +2:56.3
18 17 43:22.7 6 (1+2+2+1) +3:04.7
19 3 43:29.7 5 (2+0+2+1) +3:11.7
20 30 43:34.6 7 (1+3+2+1) +3:16.6
21 16 43:37.4 6 (2+1+2+1) +3:19.4
22 5 43:41.0 8 (2+2+2+2) +3:23.0
23 29 43:42.1 6 (1+3+1+1) +3:24.1
24 18 43:46.6 8 (0+2+3+3) +3:28.6
25 9 44:03.2 7 (0+3+1+3) +3:45.2
26 22 44:04.8 8 (0+3+1+4) +3:46.8
27 20 44:06.6 8 (2+3+1+2) +3:48.6
28 28 44:28.7 5 (0+2+2+1) +4:10.7
29 12 46:02.3 10 (0+2+3+5) +5:44.3
30 21 47:30.0 9 (1+2+3+3) +7:12.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. www.beijing2022.cn. 2021-07-18. 2021-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720142206/https://www.beijing2022.cn//en/olympics_/biathlon.htm. live.
  2. Web site: Beijing . Inside IBU . International Biathlon Union . 2022-01-16 .
  3. Web site: Final results. ibu.blob.core.windows.net. 18 February 2022. 18 February 2022. 18 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220218080915/https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2122/BT/SWRL/OG__/SWMS/C73E_v1.pdf. live.