| | Event type
10 kilometres Pursuit, Women
| Date | 18 February 2006 — 12:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Cesana San Sicario | |
| Participants | 58 from 22 countries | |
| Format | Starting margin based on results of 7.5 kilometer. Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 10,000 m Height Differential: 41 m Maximum Climb: 13 m Shooting 1: Prone at 2.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Prone at 4.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Standing at 6.0 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 8.0 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 340 m | |
The very close finish in the sprint, with the top eight finishers within 22 seconds of one another, meant that this race would also have a lot of contenders. The race was on a course that had seen a snowfall the night before, making for difficult ski conditions. Germany’s Uschi Disl was the defending World Champion, and was trying to finally win an individual Olympic gold medal. But she started almost two minutes back and could only get up to 10th. The sprint champion, France’s Florence Baverel-Robert, was done in by poor shooting, missing four targets. Despite the closeness of the start, the event would be a runaway for German Kati Wilhelm. Starting only 18 seconds back, she took the lead early and pushed ahead, missing only one target, and winning by 1:13.6 over her teammate Martina Glagow. The bronze went to Russian Albina Akhatova, and Glagow and Akhatova had finished in the same positions in the 15 km individual, although only after the doping disqualification of Olga Pyleva. This was Wilhelm’s third Olympic gold medal, after sprint and relay golds in 2002, and she would add two more silvers in Torino, in the pursuit and relay.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Misses | Start Behind | Race | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kati Wilhelm |  GER | 36:43.6 | 1 | +0:18 | 36:25.6 (1) | 0 | 7:48.7 (1) | 0 | 15:09.5 (1) | 1 | 22:53.3 (1) | 0 | 30:15.7 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Martina Glagow | GER | 37:57.2 | 2 | +1:05 | 36:52.2 (2) | 1 | 9:06.2 (15) | 1 | 16:55.4 (14) | 0 | 24:19.4 (6) | 0 | 31:48.7 (3) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Albina Akhatova |  RUS | 38:05.0 | 1 | +0:09 | 37:56.0 (6) | 0 | 8:03.2 (4) | 1 | 16:14.9 (3) | 0 | 24:03.0 (3) | 0 | 31:40.8 (2) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Svetlana Ishmuratova | RUS | 38:29.0 | 2 | +0:39 | 37:50.0 (4) | 0 | 8:29.3 (8) | 1 | 16:36.7 (9) | 1 | 24:36.4 (8) | 0 | 32:10.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | Michela Ponza |  ITA | 38:51.7 | 1 | +0:56 | 37:55.7 (5) | 0 | 8:57.3 (11) | 0 | 16:38.1 (10) | 0 | 24:22.5 (7) | 1 | 32:23.8 (5) | |||
| 6 | Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poirée |  NOR | 39:03.4 | 2 | +0:49 | 38:14.4 (8) | 1 | 8:58.9 (12) | 0 | 16:34.4 (8) | 0 | 24:09.7 (4) | 1 | 32:29.0 (6) | |||
| 7 | Volha Nazarava |  BLR | 39:09.7 | 3 | +0:22 | 38:47.7 (10) | 0 | 8:12.7 (5) | 0 | 15:43.3 (2) | 2 | 24:18.8 (5) | 1 | 32:34.9 (7) | |||
| 8 | Liliya Yefremova |  UKR | 39:09.8 | 3 | +0:07 | 39:02.8 (=11) | 0 | 8:01.0 (3) | 1 | 16:17.9 (4) | 2 | 25:08.8 (13) | 0 | 32:50.0 (8) | |||
| 9 | Liu Xianying |  CHN | 39:25.3 | 3 | +0:46 | 38:39.3 (9) | 0 | 8:36.5 (10) | 2 | 17:14.7 (17) | 1 | 25:28.5 (14) | 0 | 33:12.8 (10) | |||
| 10 | Uschi Disl | GER | 39:30.8 | 4 | +1:58 | 37:32.8 (3) | 2 | 10:32.7 (37) | 1 | 18:26.4 (32) | 0 | 25:43.5 (18) | 1 | 33:30.5 (13) | |||
| 11 | Katrin Apel | GER | 39:38.9 | 3 | +1:34 | 38:04.9 (7) | 0 | 9:12.6 (18) | 1 | 17:09.1 (16) | 0 | 24:41.5 (10) | 2 | 33:15.5 (11) | |||
| 12 | Sandrine Bailly |  FRA | 39:39.4 | 3 | +0:12 | 39:27.4 (17) | 0 | 8:01.5 (2) | 1 | 16:17.3 (5) | 0 | 24:01.3 (2) | 2 | 32:50.3 (9) | |||
| 13 | Florence Baverel-Robert | FRA | 39:57.6 | 4 | — | 39:57.6 (21) | 1 | 8:21.2 (7) | 1 | 16:42.1 (11) | 1 | 25:02.1 (12) | 1 | 33:16.2 (12) | |||
| 14 | Anna-Carin Olofsson |  SWE | 40:06.1 | 7 | +0:02 | 40:04.1 (23) | 1 | 8:14.9 (6) | 2 | 16:34.6 (7) | 1 | 24:36.6 (9) | 3 | 33:40.7 (14) | |||
| 15 | Linda Tjørhom | NOR | 40:19.8 | 3 | +1:17 | 39:02.8 (=11) | 0 | 9:10.8 (17) | 0 | 16:47.5 (12) | 1 | 24:56.4 (11) | 2 | 33:46.3 (15) | |||
| 16 | Teja Gregorin |  SLO | 40:20.1 | 2 | +1:00 | 39:20.1 (16) | 0 | 9:13.4 (19) | 0 | 16:59.0 (15) | 1 | 25:28.4 (15) | 1 | 33:52.4 (16) | |||
| 17 | Kong Yingchao | CHN | 40:41.9 | 3 | +1:36 | 39:05.9 (13) | 0 | 9:17.7 (20) | 0 | 16:54.3 (13) | 2 | 25:40.1 (17) | 1 | 34:18.6 (19) | |||
| 18 | Tora Berger | NOR | 40:44.8 | 2 | +1:34 | 39:10.8 (=14) | 0 | 9:32.2 (22) | 0 | 17:29.0 (19) | 1 | 25:50.6 (19) | 1 | 34:12.4 (17) | |||
| 19 | Olga Zaytseva | RUS | 40:49.0 | 5 | +0:34 | 40:15.0 (24) | 1 | 9:01.9 (13) | 2 | 17:39.4 (22) | 2 | 26:24.5 (23) | 0 | 34:15.8 (18) | |||
| 20 | Madara Līduma |  LAT | 40:50.8 | 6 | +1:40 | 39:10.8 (=14) | 1 | 9:56.2 (26) | 0 | 17:17.2 (18) | 3 | 26:08.2 (22) | 2 | 34:37.8 (21) | |||
| 21 | Magdalena Gwizdoń |  POL | 41:12.6 | 3 | +1:23 | 39:49.6 (20) | 1 | 9:46.1 (24) | 0 | 17:39.7 (21) | 1 | 25:58.0 (21) | 1 | 34:28.5 (20) | |||
| 22 | Sun Ribo | CHN | 41:28.8 | 7 | +1:26 | 40:02.8 (22) | 0 | 9:08.4 (16) | 0 | 16:28.1 (6) | 3 | 25:37.2 (16) | 4 | 35:06.7 (24) | |||
| 23 | Natalia Levcencova |  MDA | 41:36.1 | 1 | +2:03 | 39:33.1 (18) | 0 | 10:20.1 (35) | 0 | 18:25.0 (30) | 0 | 26:26.1 (25) | 1 | 34:58.0 (23) | |||
| 24 | Kateřina Holubcová |  CZE | 41:37.5 | 2 | +2:02 | 39:35.5 (19) | 0 | 10:04.9 (28) | 0 | 17:54.3 (25) | 1 | 26:25.2 (24) | 1 | 34:57.3 (22) | |||
| 25 | Alena Zubrilava | BLR | 41:42.9 | 8 | +0:09 | 41:33.9 (35) | 1 | 8:34.8 (9) | 3 | 17:46.2 (24) | 1 | 25:58.3 (20) | 3 | 35:13.7 (27) | |||
| 26 | Delphine Peretto | FRA | 41:52.8 | 3 | +1:00 | 40:52.8 (31) | 0 | 9:01.1 (14) | 2 | 18:23.3 (29) | 0 | 26:33.8 (26) | 1 | 35:09.2 (26) | |||
| 27 | Diana Rasimovičiūtė |  LTU | 41:56.3 | 4 | +1:17 | 40:39.3 (28) | 1 | 9:48.8 (25) | 1 | 18:13.5 (27) | 1 | 26:41.6 (27) | 1 | 35:07.4 (25) | |||
| 28 | Ekaterina Dafovska |  BUL | 42:07.6 | 6 | +1:52 | 40:15.6 (25) | 0 | 9:30.6 (21) | 1 | 17:36.3 (20) | 3 | 26:47.6 (29) | 2 | 35:33.1 (28) | |||
| 29 | Katsiaryna Ivanova | BLR | 42:15.5 | 7 | +1:59 | 40:16.5 (26) | 0 | 9:40.9 (23) | 2 | 18:08.8 (26) | 4 | 27:51.5 (36) | 1 | 36:04.1 (31) | |||
| 30 | Irina Nikulchina | BUL | 42:26.8 | 7 | +1:59 | 40:27.8 (27) | 1 | 10:13.6 (31) | 0 | 17:45.3 (23) | 3 | 26:47.4 (28) | 3 | 35:58.4 (30) | |||
| 31 | Tadeja Brankovič | SLO | 42:42.1 | 5 | +1:43 | 40:59.1 (32) | 1 | 10:04.0 (27) | 1 | 18:26.0 (31) | 1 | 26:52.1 (30) | 2 | 35:53.2 (29) | |||
| 32 | Pavlina Filipova | BUL | 43:04.5 | 6 | +2:22 | 40:42.5 (30) | 0 | 10:10.7 (29) | 1 | 18:17.4 (28) | 2 | 27:05.3 (31) | 3 | 36:30.0 (36) | |||
| 33 | Dana Plotogea |  ROU | 43:11.0 | 3 | +2:30 | 40:41.0 (29) | 1 | 11:01.6 (39) | 0 | 18:54.2 (34) | 0 | 27:09.6 (32) | 2 | 36:28.0 (35) | |||
| 34 | Sylvie Becaert | FRA | 43:17.1 | 3 | +1:42 | 41:35.1 (37) | 1 | 10:19.5 (34) | 1 | 18:57.6 (36) | 1 | 27:44.5 (35) | 0 | 36:13.6 (32) | |||
| 35 | Zdeňka Vejnarová | CZE | 43:17.7 | 4 | +2:15 | 41:02.7 (33) | 0 | 10:22.9 (36) | 3 | 20:01.3 (44) | 0 | 27:58.1 (37) | 1 | 36:31.3 (37) | |||
| 36 | Lenka Faltusová | CZE | 43:22.5 | 4 | +1:46 | 41:36.5 (38) | 1 | 10:13.4 (30) | 1 | 18:55.6 (35) | 1 | 27:39.0 (34) | 1 | 36:23.8 (34) | |||
| 37 | Krystyna Pałka | POL | 43:26.5 | 5 | +1:36 | 41:50.5 (40) | 2 | 10:44.1 (38) | 1 | 19:19.5 (37) | 1 | 28:08.3 (38) | 1 | 36:48.6 (38) | |||
| 38 | Nathalie Santer | ITA | 43:31.6 | 8 | +1:38 | 41:53.6 (41) | 3 | 11:02.0 (40) | 1 | 19:26.5 (38) | 3 | 28:49.4 (42) | 1 | 37:08.5 (40) | |||
| 39 | Rachel Steer |  USA | 43:32.8 | 2 | +1:58 | 41:34.8 (36) | 0 | 10:18.9 (33) | 0 | 18:38.3 (33) | 1 | 27:27.5 (33) | 1 | 36:18.3 (33) | |||
| 40 | Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen | NOR | 43:41.5 | 6 | +2:03 | 41:38.5 (39) | 2 | 11:17.8 (46) | 2 | 20:09.3 (45) | 1 | 28:29.8 (40) | 1 | 36:51.4 (39) | |||
| 41 | Nina Lemesh | UKR | 43:48.6 | 5 | +2:42 | 41:06.6 (34) | 1 | 11:15.4 (44) | 2 | 20:19.6 (49) | 1 | 28:50.3 (43) | 1 | 37:09.1 (41) | |||
| Anna Murínová |  SVK | – | – | +2:01 | – (–) | 2 | 11:31.7 (50) | 2 | 21:27.5 (57) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Liudmila Ananka | BLR | – | – | +2:05 | – (–) | 2 | 11:22.0 (48) | 3 | 20:47.5 (53) | 3 | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Katja Haller | ITA | – | – | +2:51 | – (–) | 3 | 12:42.1 (58) | 1 | 21:35.6 (58) | 2 | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Martina Halinárová | SVK | – | 8 | +1:01 | – (–) | 2 | 10:16.9 (32) | 3 | 20:16.9 (47) | 2 | 29:22.7 (47) | 1 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Soňa Mihoková | SVK | – | 8 | +1:39 | – (–) | 3 | 11:16.3 (45) | 3 | 20:52.5 (55) | 1 | 29:40.5 (51) | 1 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Marcela Pavkovčeková | SVK | – | 5 | +1:40 | – (–) | 2 | 11:05.1 (41) | 1 | 19:52.9 (42) | 1 | 29:01.0 (44) | 1 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Alexandra Rusu | ROU | – | 4 | +2:21 | – (–) | 2 | 11:44.6 (52) | 0 | 19:59.2 (43) | 0 | 28:20.3 (39) | 2 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Eveli Saue |  EST | – | 7 | +2:24 | – (–) | 1 | 11:13.2 (43) | 1 | 19:44.4 (40) | 3 | 29:34.5 (49) | 2 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Oksana Khvostenko | UKR | – | 4 | +2:39 | – (–) | 1 | 11:30.7 (49) | 1 | 20:21.4 (50) | 2 | 29:48.0 (53) | 0 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Ikuyo Tsukidate |  JPN | – | 7 | +2:46 | – (–) | 2 | 12:00.5 (55) | 1 | 20:34.0 (52) | 1 | 29:29.2 (48) | 3 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Anna Lebedeva |  KAZ | – | 6 | +2:50 | – (–) | 2 | 12:02.9 (56) | 2 | 20:51.2 (54) | 2 | 29:58.9 (55) | 0 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Dijana Grudiček | SLO | – | 8 | +2:57 | – (–) | 2 | 11:52.6 (54) | 0 | 19:44.6 (39) | 4 | 29:39.9 (50) | 2 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Magdalena Nykiel | POL | – | 5 | +3:01 | – (–) | 0 | 11:06.3 (42) | 3 | 20:30.1 (51) | 1 | 29:11.1 (46) | 1 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Saskia Santer | ITA | – | 7 | +3:11 | – (–) | 0 | 11:19.9 (47) | 1 | 19:45.0 (41) | 4 | 29:41.2 (52) | 2 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Radka Popova | BUL | – | 3 | +3:30 | – (–) | 0 | 11:36.9 (51) | 1 | 20:18.9 (48) | 0 | 28:41.9 (41) | 2 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Andreja Mali | SLO | – | 3 | +3:31 | – (–) | 1 | 12:19.9 (57) | 1 | 21:03.1 (56) | 1 | 29:54.9 (54) | 0 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Andžela Brice | LAT | – | 2 | +3:32 | – (–) | 0 | 11:50.0 (53) | 0 | 20:15.2 (46) | 1 | 29:07.3 (45) | 1 | – (–) | lapped | |||
| Olena Petrova | UKR | – | – | +2:21 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | ||||
| Hou Yuxia | CHN | – | – | +2:54 | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) | – | – (–) |