Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint

The Women's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting ten times, five prone and five standing. Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop.[1]

Women's biathlon sprint
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for biathlon
VenueCesana San Sicario
DatesFebruary 16
Competitors84 from 28 nations
Winning time22:31.4
Medalists
Florence Baverel-Robert  France
Anna Carin Olofsson  Sweden
Lilia Efremova  Ukraine

Uschi Disl was the defending World Champion at the sprint, while Kati Wilhelm won the sprint at the trial event in 2005, despite shooting two penalty laps. Wilhelm is also defending Olympic champion, and entered the games leading the sprint World Cup ahead of Disl and Russian Svetlana Ishmouratova.

Results

RankNameCountryTimePenaltiesDeficit
Florence Baverel-Robert France22:31.40
Anna Carin Olofsson Sweden22:33.81+0:02.4
Lilia Efremova Ukraine22:38.00+0:06.6
4Albina Akhatova Russia22:40.20+0:08.8
5Olena Zubrilova Belarus22:40.50+0:09.1
6Sandrine Bailly France22:43.02+0:11.6
7Kati Wilhelm Germany22:49.81+0:18.4
8Olga Nazarova Belarus22:53.20+0:21.8
9Olga Zaitseva Russia23:05.80+0:34.4
10Svetlana Ishmouratova Russia23:10.31+0:38.9
11Liu Xianying China23:17.51+0:46.1
12Liv Grete Poirée Norway23:20.02+0:48.6
13Michela Ponza Italy23:27.21+0:55.8
14Delphyne Peretto France23:31.20+0:59.8
14Teja Gregorin Slovenia23:31.20+0:59.8
16Martina Halinarova Slovakia23:32.80+1:01.4
17Martina Glagow Germany23:35.91+1:04.5
18Diana Rasimovičiūtė Lithuania23:48.11+1:16.7
19Linda Tjorhom Norway23:48.51+1:17.1
20Magdalena Gwizdon Poland23:54.71+1:23.3
21Sun Ribo China23:57.62+1:26.2
22Katrin Apel Germany24:04.92+1:33.5
23Tora Berger Norway24:05.81+1:34.4
24Kong Yingchao China24:07.01+1:35.6
25Krystyna Pałka Poland24:07.31+1:35.9
26Nathalie Santer Italy24:09.52+1:38.1
27Sona Mihokova Slovakia24:09.91+1:38.5
28Madara Liduma Latvia24:11.02+1:39.6
29Marcela Pavkovcekova Slovakia24:11.10+1:39.7
30Sylvie Becaert France24:12.90+1:41.5
31Tadeja Brankovič Slovenia24:14.12+1:42.7
32Lenka Faltusova Czech Republic24:16.90+1:45.5
33Ekaterina Dafovska Bulgaria24:23.22+1:51.8
34Uschi Disl Germany24:29.13+1:57.7
35Rachel Steer United States24:29.61+1:58.2
36Irina Nikoultchina Bulgaria24:30.04+1:58.6
37Ekaterina Ivanova Belarus24:30.84+1:59.4
38Anna Murinova Slovakia24:32.11+2:00.7
39Katerina Holubcova Czech Republic24:33.31+2:01.9
40Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen Norway24:34.01+2:02.6
41Natalia Levtchenkova Moldova24:34.21+2:02.8
42Ludmilla Ananko Belarus24:36.11+2:04.7
43Zdenka Vejnarova Czech Republic24:46.42+2:15.0
44Olena Petrova Ukraine24:52.22+2:20.8
45Alexandra Rusu Romania24:52.50+2:21.1
46Pavlina Filipova Bulgaria24:53.32+2:21.9
47Eveli Saue Estonia24:55.41+2:24.0
48Dana Elena Plotogea Romania25:01.71+2:30.3
49Oksana Khvostenko Ukraine25:10.11+2:38.7
50Nina Lemesh Ukraine25:13.52+2:42.1
51Ikuyo Tsukidate Japan25:17.01+2:45.6
52Anna Lebedeva Kazakhstan25:21.82+2:50.4
53Katja Haller Italy25:22.61+2:51.2
54Hou Yuxia China25:25.85+2:54.4
55Dijana Grudiček Slovenia25:28.63+2:57.2
56Magdalena Nykiel Poland25:32.21+3:00.8
57Saskia Santer Italy25:42.63+3:11.2
58Radka Popova Bulgaria26:01.12+3:29.7
59Andreja Mali Slovenia26:02.53+3:31.1
60Anzela Brice Latvia26:03.13+3:31.7
61Magda Rezlerova Czech Republic26:06.72+3:35.3
62Zina Kocher Canada26:11.14+3:39.7
63Katarzyna Ponikwia Poland26:17.31+3:45.9
64Kanae Meguro Japan26:19.94+3:48.5
65Tamami Tanaka Japan26:20.65+3:49.2
66Sandra Keith Canada26:20.73+3:49.3
67Emma Fowler Great Britain26:22.91+3:51.5
68Elena Gorohova Moldova26:23.92+3:52.5
69Tomomi Otaka Japan26:28.73+3:57.3
70Éva Tófalvi Romania26:38.34+4:06.9
71Tracey Barnes United States26:47.92+4:16.5
72Linda Savlaka Latvia26:54.61+4:23.2
73Martine Albert Canada27:04.42+4:33.0
74Gerda Krumina Latvia27:30.53+4:59.1
75Sarah Konrad United States27:30.68+4:59.2
76Marie Pierre Parent Canada27:31.12+4:59.7
77Mihaela Purdea Romania27:32.74+5:01.3
78Aleksandra Vasiljević Bosnia and Herzegovina28:10.91+5:39.5
79Petra Starčević Croatia28:11.92+5:40.5
80Carolyn Treacy United States28:18.74+5:47.3
81Valentina Ciurina Moldova30:04.24+7:32.8
82Zsofia Gottschall Hungary31:09.16+8:37.7
83Veronica Isbej Chile33:52.04+11:20.6
Olga Pyleva RussiaDid not start

References

  1. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Biathlon" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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