Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's relay

The Women's 4 x 6 kilometre relay biathlon competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex on 21 February 2014.[1]

Women's relay
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for biathlon
VenueLaura Biathlon & Ski Complex
Date21 February
Competitors68 from 17 nations
Winning time1:10:02.5
Medalists
Vita Semerenko
Juliya Dzhyma
Valentyna Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna
 Ukraine
Vacant
Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Ann Kristin Aafeldt Flatland
Tora Berger
 Norway

Summary

Ukraine won their first ever gold Olympic medal in biathlon (and the second gold winter Olympic medal, the first one since 1994 (won by Oksana Baiul),[2][3] ahead of Russia, the defending champion, and Norway. It also became the fourth nation — after France, Russia, and Germany — to ever win the Olympic gold medal in women's biathlon relay.

For the first time Germany failed to reach the podium in Olympic women's relay. Franziska Preuß, who was running the first leg, fell and broke a pole. After that, Germany was never in the medal contention.[4] Marie-Laure Brunet, running the first leg for France, collapsed, so France did not finish.

On 27 November 2017, IOC disqualified Olga Vilukhina and Yana Romanova for doping violations and stripped Russia of the silver medal.[5] Fellow teammate Olga Zaitseva was sanctioned on 1 December 2017.[6] On 24 September 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport removed the sanctions from biathletes Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova, but upheld them on their teammate Olga Zaitseva.[7] Medals in this event are not redistributed yet.

Results

The race was started at 18:30.[8]

RankBibCountryTimePenalties (P+S)Deficit
2 Ukraine
Vita Semerenko
Juliya Dzhyma
Valentyna Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna
1:10:02.5
16:56.4
17:16.3
17:40.9
18:08.9
0+1 0+4
0+0 0+1
0+0 0+0
0+0 0+3
0+1 0+0
DSQ (2)3 Russia
Yana Romanova
Olga Zaitseva
Ekaterina Shumilova
Olga Vilukhina
1:10:28.9
16:56.3
17:43.2
17:43.3
18:06.1
0+1 0+3
0+0 0+1
0+1 0+1
0+0 0+0
0+0 0+1
+26.4
4 Norway
Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland
Tora Berger
1:10:40.1
17:40.5
16:57.9
17:43.6
18:18.1
0+1 0+4
0+1 0+2
0+0 0+1
0+0 0+0
0+0 0+1
+37.6
410 Czech Republic
Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
1:11:25.7
17:54.2
16:30.6
18:42.4
18:18.5
0+7 0+7
0+2 0+2
0+0 0+2
0+3 0+2
0+2 0+1
+1:23.2
56 Belarus
Liudmila Kalinchik
Nadezhda Skardino
Nadzeya Pisarava
Darya Domracheva
1:11:33.4
18:39.0
17:38.3
18:02.1
17:14.0
0+4 1+4
0+2 1+3
0+0 0+1
0+2 0+0
0+0 0+0
+1:30.9
68 Italy
Dorothea Wierer
Nicole Gontier
Michela Ponza
Karin Oberhofer
1:11:43.3
16:49.7
18:46.0
18:06.5
18:01.1
1+5 0+4
0+2 0+1
1+3 0+3
0+0 0+0
0+0 0+0
+1:40.8
714 United States
Susan Dunklee
Hannah Dreissigacker
Sara Studebaker
Annelies Cook
1:12:14.2
17:02.6
18:08.3
17:55.6
19:07.7
0+7 0+6
0+2 0+1
0+3 0+3
0+0 0+0
0+2 0+2
+2:11.7
87 Canada
Rosanna Crawford
Megan Imrie
Megan Heinicke
Zina Kocher
1:12:21.5
17:20.7
17:41.7
17:38.1
19:41.0
0+6 2+6
0+2 0+1
0+2 0+2
0+0 0+0
0+2 2+3
+2:19.0
912 Switzerland
Selina Gasparin
Elisa Gasparin
Aita Gasparin
Irene Cadurisch
1:12:34.3
17:17.6
17:55.8
17:56.1
19:24.8
0+6 0+3
0+3 0+1
0+0 0+1
0+0 0+1
0+3 0+0
+2:31.8
1011 Poland
Krystyna Pałka
Magdalena Gwizdoń
Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak
Monika Hojnisz
1:12:34.4
19:39.0
17:06.8
17:21.7
18:26.9
4+5 0+3
4+3 0+1
0+0 0+1
0+2 0+0
0+0 0+1
+2:31.9
111 Germany
Franziska Preuß
Andrea Henkel
Franziska Hildebrand
Laura Dahlmeier
1:13:44.2
19:46.7
17:25.1
17:59.4
18:33.0
0+5 0+1
0+3 0+1
0+1 0+0
0+1 0+0
0+0 0+0
+3:41.7
1213 Kazakhstan
Galina Vishnevskaya
Elena Khrustaleva
Darya Usanova
Marina Lebedeva
1:15:54.7
17:36.6
18:35.5
18:17.4
21:25.2
0+5 0+8
0+0 0+2
0+2 0+2
0+0 0+2
0+3 0+2
+5:52.2
1317 Japan
Fuyuko Suzuki
Yuki Nakajima
Miki Kobayashi
Rina Suzuki
LAP
17:33.2
18:47.0
19:23.3
LAP
0+6 0+5
0+0 0+1
0+2 0+2
0+1 0+1
0+3 0+1
149 Slovakia
Jana Gereková
Paulína Fialková
Terézia Poliaková
Martina Chrapánová
LAP
17:51.3
18:57.7
19:48.0
LAP
4+11 1+8
0+2 1+3
1+3 0+2
3+3 0+0
0+3 0+3
1516 China
Song Chaoqing
Zhang Yan
Tang Jialin
Song Na
LAP
18:40.2
18:41.1
18:40.0
LAP
0+6 0+5
0+1 0+2
0+2 0+0
0+0 0+1
0+3 0+2
1615 Estonia
Kadri Lehtla
Grete Gaim
Daria Yurlova
Johanna Talihärm
LAP
18:03.8
19:14.8
19:58.1
LAP
0+5 1+8
0+2 0+1
0+1 0+1
0+2 1+3
0+0 0+3
5 France
Marie-Laure Brunet
Marie Dorin Habert
Anaïs Chevalier
Anaïs Bescond








DNF

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