The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on Sunday 15 December 2019 in Hochfilzen and was finished on Saturday 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist, Dorothea Wierer of Italy.
Competition format edit
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.
2018–19 Top 3 standings edit
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Dorothea Wierer |
327 |
| Silver: |  Marte Olsbu Røiseland |
312 |
| Bronze: |  Anastasiya Kuzmina |
309 |
Medal winners edit
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hochfilzen details |
Tiril Eckhoff Norway |
29:14.6 (0+0+0+0) |
Hanna Öberg Sweden |
29:40.4 (0+1+1+0) |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway |
29:54.3 (0+0+1+0) |
| Annecy - Le Grand Bornand details |
Tiril Eckhoff Norway |
29:41.6 (1+0+1+0) |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway |
30:19.7 (1+0+1+0) |
Lena Häcki Switzerland |
30:27.6 (0+1+1+0) |
| Ruhpolding details |
Tiril Eckhoff Norway |
34:08.7 (0+0+1+0) |
Paulína Fialková Slovakia |
34:55.0 (1+0+0+1) |
Hanna Öberg Sweden |
35:03.8 (0+1+0+1) |
| World Championships details |
Dorothea Wierer Italy |
29:22.0 (0+0+0+1) |
Denise Herrmann Germany |
29:31.5 (1+0+1+1) |
Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway |
29:35.8 (1+0+0+2) |
| Kontiolahti details |
Julia Simon France |
30:43.5 (0+1+1+0) |
Selina Gasparin Switzerland |
31:00.8 (1+2+1+0) |
Lisa Vittozzi Italy |
31:04.4 (1+1+1+1) |
| Oslo Holmenkollen | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||
Standings edit
| # | Name | HOC | ANE | RUH | ANT | KON | OSL | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) |
60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 31 | — | 232 |
| 2 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) |
32 | 43 | 21 | 60 | 30 | — | 186 |
| 3 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) |
48 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 29 | — | 185 |
| 4 | Hanna Öberg (SWE) |
54 | DNS | 48 | 43 | 23 | — | 168 |
| 5 | Denise Herrmann (GER) |
0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 25 | — | 155 |
| 6 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) |
40 | 31 | 54 | 24 | — | — | 149 |
| 7 |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) |
36 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 43 | — | 146 |
| 8 | Julia Simon (FRA) |
28 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 60 | — | 144 |
| 9 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) |
43 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 20 | — | 137 |
| 10 | Franziska Preuß (GER) |
DNS | 36 | 29 | 36 | 32 | — | 133 |
| 11 | Linn Persson (SWE) |
21 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 14 | — | 114 |
| 12 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) |
29 | — | 20 | 40 | 18 | — | 107 |
| 13 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) |
25 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 38 | — | 107 |
| 14 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) |
24 | — | 32 | 48 | — | — | 104 |
| 15 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) |
16 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 48 | — | 104 |
| 16 |  Larisa Kuklina (RUS) |
— | 27 | 22 | 18 | 28 | — | 95 |
| 17 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) |
38 | — | 0 | 30 | 24 | — | 92 |
| 18 | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht (RUS) |
19 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 19 | — | 92 |
| 19 |  Monika Hojnisz-Staręga (POL) |
— | — | 36 | 15 | 40 | — | 91 |
| 20 |  Baiba Bendika (LAT) |
13 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 12 | — | 86 |
| 21 |  Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) |
26 | 29 | DNS | 28 | DNS | — | 83 |
| 22 |  Markéta Davidová (CZE) |
17 | 13 | — | 16 | 34 | — | 80 |
| 23 | Johanna Skottheim (SWE) |
— | — | 43 | — | 36 | — | 79 |
| 24 |  Lena Häcki (SUI) |
12 | 48 | 16 | — | — | — | 76 |
| 25 | Svetlana Mironova (RUS) |
30 | 21 | — | 20 | 0 | — | 71 |
| 26 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) |
14 | 1 | — | 1 | 54 | — | 70 |
| 27 | Célia Aymonier (FRA) |
31 | — | — | 11 | 27 | — | 69 |
| 28 |  Iryna Kryuko (BLR) |
15 | 34 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 68 |
| 29 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) |
6 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 6 | — | 67 |
| 30 | Karolin Horchler (GER) |
— | — | 24 | 26 | 15 | — | 65 |
| # | Name | HOC | ANE | RUH | ANT | KON | OSL | Total |
| 31 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) |
27 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11 | — | 64 |
| 32 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) |
DNF | 23 | 0 | 31 | 4 | — | 58 |
| 33 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten (NOR) |
20 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | 56 |
| 34 | Elvira Öberg (SWE) |
18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 22 | — | 54 |
| 35 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) |
— | 15 | 17 | — | 16 | — | 48 |
| 36 |  Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) |
2 | 11 | 0 | 34 | DNS | — | 47 |
| 37 | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) |
DNS | 18 | DNF | 22 | DNS | — | 40 |
| 38 | Ivona Fialková (SVK) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | DNS | — | 38 |
| 39 |  Clare Egan (USA) |
— | 12 | 25 | 0 | — | — | 37 |
| 40 | Susan Dunklee (USA) |
— | — | 31 | 5 | — | — | 36 |
| 41 |  Emma Lunder (CAN) |
4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | — | 36 |
| 42 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) |
11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 13 | — | 35 |
| 43 | Eva Kristejn Puskarčíková (CZE) |
34 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 34 |
| 44 | Irina Starykh (RUS) |
— | — | 14 | 17 | 0 | — | 31 |
| 45 | Kristina Reztsova (RUS) |
23 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 30 |
| 46 | Kinga Zbylut (POL) |
22 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 29 |
| 47 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) |
— | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | — | 28 |
| 48 | Katharina Innerhofer (AUT) |
7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | — | — | 27 |
| 49 | Emilie Aagheim Kalkenberg (NOR) |
— | — | — | — | 26 | — | 26 |
| 50 | Elena Kruchinkina (BLR) |
— | — | 4 | LAP | 21 | — | 25 |
| 51 | Darya Blashko (UKR) |
— | 24 | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| 52 |  Milena Todorova (BUL) |
— | DNS | 0 | 23 | — | — | 23 |
| 53 | Thekla Brun-Lie (NOR) |
0 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 |
| 54 | Chloé Chevalier (FRA) |
0 | 8 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 20 |
| 55 | Jessica Jislová (CZE) |
10 | 0 | — | — | 8 | — | 18 |
| 56 | Mari Eder (FIN) |
0 | 17 | — | — | 0 | — | 17 |
| 57 | Anastasiya Merkushyna (UKR) |
— | — | — | — | 17 | — | 17 |
| 58 |  Tang Jialin (CHN) |
0 | 6 | 0 | — | 9 | — | 15 |
| 59 | Suvi Minkkinen (FIN) |
— | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | 14 |
| 60 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) |
— | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 |
| # | Name | HOC | ANE | RUH | ANT | KON | OSL | Total |
| 61 | Christina Rieder (AUT) |
0 | 0 | — | 10 | DNS | — | 10 |
| 62 | Julia Schwaiger (AUT) |
0 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 63 | Janina Hettich (GER) |
— | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 64 | Chu Yuanmeng (CHN) |
0 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 9 |
| 65 | Kamila Żuk (POL) |
9 | 0 | 0 | DNS | — | — | 9 |
| 66 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) |
0 | — | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 |
| 67 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 68 |  Regina Oja (EST) |
— | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 69 | Tamara Voronina (RUS) |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 70 | Caroline Colombo (FRA) |
3 | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | 5 |
| 71 | Hanna Sola (BLR) |
0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 72 |  Lea Einfalt (SLO) |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 73 | Anna Magnusson (SWE) |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 74 | Johanna Talihärm (EST) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 75 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |