Biathlon Medal Results and Times from Olympic 2014 Women's 15km Individual

The women’s individual biathlon event came to a close in Sochi on Friday after a thrilling competition. 84 women participated in the final round, but only three broke through on the biggest stage with podium-worthy performances—including two Belarusians.

Sochi 2014 tweeted out the results:

Darya Domracheva was the top performer and personally brought home yet another gold medal for Belarus after earning gold in the women’s pursuit on Tuesday.

She finished the 15-kilometer shooting and cross-country skiing event in a blazing time of 43:19.6 minutes, by far the best of any competitor.

Sweden’s Selina Gasparin and Nadezhda Skardino, also of Belarus, weren’t able to catch Domracheva, but still showed off their elite marksmanship and outstanding skiing skills on their way to silver and bronze medals, respectively.

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Let’s recap how each competitor earned her spot on the podium and check out the final rankings for all competitors who participated in the medal round of the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon.

Rank	Country	Name	Time	Shooting	Total Penalties	Total Penalties	Behind
1	BLR	Darya DOMRACHEVA	43:19.6	0+1+0+0	1	1	0.0
2	SUI	Selina GASPARIN	44:35.3	0+0+0+0	0	0	+1:15.7
3	BLR	Nadezhda SKARDINO	44:57.8	0+0+0+0	0	0	+1:38.2
4	CZE	Gabriela SOUKALOVA	45:17.1	0+1+0+1	2	2	+1:57.5
5	FRA	Anais BESCOND	45:34.0	0+2+0+0	2	2	+2:14.4
6	CZE	Veronika VITKOVA	45:46.0	0+0+0+1	1	1	+2:26.4
7	UKR	Juliya DZHYMA	45:49.9	0+1+0+0	1	1	+2:30.3
8	UKR	Olena PIDHRUSHNA	45:59.5	0+0+0+1	1	1	+2:39.9
9	FIN	Kaisa MAKARAINEN	46:02.5	0+1+0+2	3	3	+2:42.9
10	POL	Krystyna PALKA	46:27.3	0+0+0+0	0	0	+3:07.7
11	SLO	Teja GREGORIN	46:38.7	1+0+0+1	2	2	+3:19.1
12	POL	Monika HOJNISZ	46:44.3	1+0+0+1	2	2	+3:24.7
13	GER	Laura DAHLMEIER	46:45.7	1+0+0+0	1	1	+3:26.1
14	ITA	Karin OBERHOFER	46:46.6	0+0+0+2	2	2	+3:27.0
15	RUS	Olga ZAITSEVA	47:06.9	0+0+1+1	2	2	+3:47.3
16	NOR	Tora BERGER	47:12.6	1+2+0+0	3	3	+3:53.0
17	FRA	Marie Laure BRUNET	47:13.6	0+0+0+0	0	0	+3:54.0
18	NOR	Tiril ECKHOFF	47:20.4	0+1+1+1	3	3	+4:00.8
19	UKR	Valj SEMERENKO	47:28.2	1+0+1+0	2	2	+4:08.6
20	GER	Evi SACHENBACHER-STEHLE	47:30.4	3+0+0+0	3	3	+4:10.8
21	ROU	Eva TOFALVI	47:30.8	0+0+1+0	1	1	+4:11.2
22	CZE	Eva PUSKARCIKOVA	47:34.6	0+0+0+1	1	1	+4:15.0
23	USA	Hannah DREISSIGACKER	47:51.7	1+0+0+1	2	2	+4:32.1
24	NOR	Elise RINGEN	47:54.0	0+0+0+2	2	2	+4:34.4
25	BLR	Liudmila KALINCHIK	48:06.2	0+1+0+1	2	2	+4:46.6
26	FRA	Marine BOLLIET	48:12.1	0+2+0+0	2	2	+4:52.5
27	SVK	Anastasiya KUZMINA	48:14.1	0+1+0+3	4	4	+4:54.5
28	AUT	Katharina INNERHOFER	48:28.3	1+1+1+1	4	4	+5:08.7
29	UKR	Vita SEMERENKO	48:29.2	0+0+0+3	3	3	+5:09.6
30	CAN	Megan IMRIE	48:32.7	1+0+1+0	2	2	+5:13.1
31	POL	Weronika NOWAKOWSKA-ZIEMNIAK	48:35.2	1+1+2+0	4	4	+5:15.6
32	POL	Magdalena GWIZDON	48:44.1	1+1+0+0	2	2	+5:24.5
33	SUI	Elisa GASPARIN	48:46.9	1+1+1+0	3	3	+5:27.3
34	USA	Susan DUNKLEE	48:54.1	1+1+2+1	5	5	+5:34.5
35	BLR	Nadzeya PISAREVA	48:55.4	0+3+0+0	3	3	+5:35.8
36	AUT	Lisa Theresa HAUSER	48:56.4	0+0+0+1	1	1	+5:36.8
37	SUI	Irene CADURISCH	49:01.0	0+0+1+0	1	1	+5:41.4
38	GER	Franziska HILDEBRAND	49:06.4	0+2+0+0	2	2	+5:46.8
39	FRA	Marie DORIN HABERT	49:06.5	2+1+0+1	4	4	+5:46.9
40	KAZ	Darya USANOVA	49:13.5	1+0+0+1	2	2	+5:53.9
41	KAZ	Galina VISHNEVSKAYA	49:26.9	1+1+0+0	2	2	+6:07.3
42	LTU	Diana RASIMOVICIUTE	49:32.5	1+1+0+1	3	3	+6:12.9
43	ITA	Alexia RUNGGALDIER	49:35.6	1+0+0+0	1	1	+6:16.0
44	EST	Kadri LEHTLA	49:44.8	1+0+1+0	2	2	+6:25.2
45	ITA	Nicole GONTIER	49:51.2	0+1+2+1	4	4	+6:31.6
46	CHN	Yan ZHANG	49:57.0	0+0+0+0	0	0	+6:37.4
47	KAZ	Elena KHRUSTALEVA	50:00.1	2+1+0+0	3	3	+6:40.5
48	AND	Laure SOULIE	50:04.2	1+1+0+1	3	3	+6:44.6
49	RUS	Olga PODCHUFAROVA	50:13.3	0+1+0+1	2	2	+6:53.7
50	SVK	Jana GEREKOVA	50:20.8	0+1+1+3	5	5	+7:01.2
51	CAN	Megan HEINICKE	50:26.8	3+0+0+1	4	4	+7:07.2
52	JPN	Fuyuko SUZUKI	50:27.4	0+1+0+2	3	3	+7:07.8
53	RUS	Yana ROMANOVA	50:42.1	1+1+2+0	4	4	+7:22.5
54	ESP	Victoria PADIAL HERNANDEZ	50:48.5	1+0+1+1	3	3	+7:28.9
55	USA	Sara STUDEBAKER	50:53.4	2+1+1+0	4	4	+7:33.8
56	NOR	Ann Kristin Aafedt FLATLAND	51:00.0	1+2+0+1	4	4	+7:40.4
57	CHN	Jialin TANG	51:03.7	0+1+0+2	3	3	+7:44.1
58	EST	Grete GAIM	51:28.5	0+0+0+2	2	2	+8:08.9
59	SVK	Martina CHRAPANOVA	52:00.5	2+0+1+2	5	5	+8:40.9
60	CZE	Jitka LANDOVA	52:05.7	2+1+2+1	6	6	+8:46.1
61	RUS	Ekaterina GLAZYRINA	52:13.7	1+0+2+1	4	4	+8:54.1
62	SUI	Aita GASPARIN	52:14.9	1+3+1+0	5	5	+8:55.3
63	CAN	Zina KOCHER	53:00.7	1+4+0+3	8	8	+9:41.1
64	USA	Lanny BARNES	53:02.2	1+0+1+1	3	3	+9:42.6
65	KAZ	Alina RAIKOVA	53:15.6	1+0+1+1	3	3	+9:56.0
66	SVK	Terezia POLIAKOVA	53:19.8	0+3+1+2	6	6	+10:00.2
67	CAN	Rosanna CRAWFORD	53:29.8	2+1+1+1	5	5	+10:10.2
68	JPN	Miki KOBAYASHI	54:01.0	1+2+1+0	4	4	+10:41.4
69	KOR	Ji-Hee MUN	54:06.7	0+0+2+1	3	3	+10:47.1
70	HUN	Emoke SZOCS	54:12.3	1+1+1+3	6	6	+10:52.7
71	GBR	Amanda LIGHTFOOT	54:38.1	1+2+1+1	5	5	+11:18.5
72	BUL	Desislava STOYANOVA	54:41.1	1+2+0+3	6	6	+11:21.5
73	EST	Johanna TALIHAERM	55:16.5	2+1+0+3	6	6	+11:56.9
74	EST	Daria YURLOVA	55:18.0	0+2+2+2	6	6	+11:58.4
75	JPN	Yuki NAKAJIMA	56:00.2	3+2+1+0	6	6	+12:40.6
76	BRA	Jaqueline MOURAO	57:22.6	1+2+3+1	7	7	+14:03.0
77	CHN	Na SONG	59:43.3	0+2+2+2	6	6	+16:23.7
78	AUS	Lucy GLANVILLE	1:01:00.7	1+0+1+2	4	4	+17:41.1
	LAT	Zanna JUSKANE	DNF	2+2+2	6	6
	BIH	Tanja KARISIK	DNF	1	1	1
	GER	Franziska PREUSS	DNF	2+3	5	5
	JPN	Rina SUZUKI	DNF	0+2	2	2
	FIN	Mari LAUKKANEN	DNS
	ITA	Dorothea WIERER	DNS

Recap

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Every woman who had aspirations of winning a medal for her country had to perform well at each of the four shooting stages, plus shave valuable time by quickly skiing to the next station.

Matthias Schrader/Associated Press

Two of the shooting phases involved going to a prone position and firing whilst lying down in the snow, while competitors had to remain standing for the other pair. Missing any of the targets would result in a harsh penalty of one minute added to the biathletes final time.

Obviously, a premium is placed on hitting each of the targets and that’s exactly what Domracheva did. She missed just one of her 20 attempts and a large reason why she was able to outpace the competition by a large margin.

Mark Rogerson noted that Domracheva was installed as a 9-4 favorite to win this event and easily lived up to expectations:

It was Domracheva’s second gold medal of the 2014 Winter Olympics. She found herself atop the podium after the women’s 10-kilometer pursuit earlier in the week.

Eric Willemsen of The Associated Press (via ABC News) caught the Belarusian superstar speaking about her preparation process at a press conference after the 10-kilometer event:

"

I was really calm and confident before the race. I was the hope of my country. I didn't read the papers but I felt that everyone had hopes on me. I felt their nerves. But I just tried to be myself and rely on myself as I have a lot of experience.

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Gasparin did not miss a single shot on her way to a silver medal, but took too much time lining up her shots, skiing to each station and crossing the finish line. That patience eventually cost her, as she finished 1:15.7 minutes behind the gold medalist.

Skardino made the same mistakes, being too careful and patient on her way to a bronze medal performance. She did not miss a target, but was unable to top the podium with a time better than her fellow countrywoman. The 28-year-old completed the course in 44:57.8 minutes.

Hannah Dreissigacker was the top American finisher in this event. She completed her run with a time of 47:51.7 minutes good for 23rd place in this event.

Gero Breloer/Associated Press

Susan Dunklee, coming off an impressive 14th place finish in the 7.5-kilometer sprint, was not able to bring home the first biathlon medal to the United States. She earned penalties at each of the four stations, including a disastrous third stop in which the 28-year-old missed two targets.

Dunklee’s time of 48:54.1minutes was good for 34th place in the 15-kilometer individual, the oldest and arguably most prestigious biathlon event.

What’s Next

While the women’s individual has now joined a long list of biathlon events to conclude at the 2014 Winter Olympics, there are still plenty more competitions on the horizon for these incredible snipers on skis to participate in.

The men’s mass start event is the next on tap, which will take place and award a medal on Sunday. That will be followed by the women’s mass start on Monday, which also will result in three medals for the top participants.

Relays will close out the biathlon discipline at the Sochi Games, as the mixed competition takes place on Feb. 19, the women’s on Feb. 21 and the men’s to wrap everything up on Feb. 22.

Bleacher Report will provide instant-analysis and recaps for each of these events, so check back often for the latest biathlon results.