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Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's relay

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vita Semerenko
Juliya Dzhyma
Valentyna Semerenko
Olena Pidhrushna
 Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fanny Welle-Strand Horn
Tiril Eckhoff
Ann Kristin Aafeldt Flatland
Tora Berger
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eva Puskarčíková
Gabriela Soukalová
Jitka Landová
Veronika Vítková
 Czech Republic
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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]

Summary

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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, the 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 and Yana Romanova, but upheld them on their teammate Olga Zaitseva.[7] Medals in this event were redistributed by the IOC on 19 May 2022.[8] The Czech team was awarded the medals on 4 March 2023 during the Biathlon World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě.[9]

Results

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The race was started at 18:30.[10]

Rank Bib Country Time Penalties (P+S) Deficit
1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10  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
4 6  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
5 8  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
6 14  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
7 7  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
8 12  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
9 11  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
10 1  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
11 13  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
12 17  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
13 9  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
14 16  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
15 15  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
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

References

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  1. ^ "Biathlon Competition Schedule". SOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Oksana Baiul". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Minute's silence respected at Ukraine news conference". Reuters. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ Willemsen, Eric (21 February 2014). "Ukraine wins women's biathlon relay for first gold medal at Sochi Olympics". Brandon Sun. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ^ "IOC sanctions five Russian athletes and publishes first full decision as part of the Oswald Commission findings". International Olympic Committee. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "IOC sanctions three Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings". 14 July 2021.
  7. ^ Media release Court of Arbitration for Sport
  8. ^ "Events from Sochi 2014 and Tokyo 2020 to have medals and diplomas reallocated". International Olympic Committee. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ Жіночу збірну Чехії з біатлону нагородили бронзою за естафету… ОІ-2014, Tribuna.com in Twitter, 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Final Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2023.