The Swedish team took control of the women’s relay in Hochfilzen from the very first shooting and never let go of the lead. The shooting by Halvarsson, Magnusson, Elvira Oeberg and Hanna Oeberg was not perfect, but it was more than enough to keep their rivals at a safe distance throughout the race.
Norway delivered a solid performance with no penalty loops at all — even Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold stayed out of trouble. Although the gap to Sweden at the finish was quite significant, the Norwegians still managed to beat Germany and secure second place.
France, on the other hand, had a disastrous day. Camille Bened started well, finishing her leg just 20 seconds behind the leaders. Then Jeanne Richard was forced into the penalty loop, handing over the relay already 1 minute and 20 seconds down. Justine Braisaz failed to close the gap — on the contrary, she lost another 30 seconds and moved the team up only two positions, from 11th to 9th. Lou Jeanmonnot eventually brought France up to 6th place, but that result was far from what the blue-and-white team had hoped for.
Italy fared even worse. Hannah Auchentaller immediately put the team in trouble, losing nearly two minutes on her leg, and the situation only deteriorated from there. The Italian quartet, silver medalists in the previous relay, finished a disappointing 11th.
Finland once again came close to the podium but had to settle for a place just outside the medals. The season is long, though, and a podium finish will surely come for the Finns sooner or later. Today, they were simply a bit short.
Fifth place for Slovakia stood out as a small but notable surprise.
| Name | № | Shooting | Time | ||
| 1 |  |
Sweden | 4 | 0+7 | 1:06:52.4 |
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Ella Halvarsson | 0+1 0+1 | |||
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Anna Magnusson | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Elvira Karin Oeberg | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Hanna Oeberg | 0+2 0+1 | |||
| 2 |  |
Norway | 13 | 0+9 | 1:07:32.7 |
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Marthe Krakstad Johansen | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold | 0+1 0+2 | |||
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Karoline Offigstad Knotten | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Maren Kirkeeide | 0+1 0+2 | |||
| 3 |  |
Germany | 11 | 0+8 | 1:07:43.7 |
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Anna Weidel | 0+2 0+1 | |||
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Julia Tannheimer | 0+1 0+2 | |||
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Janina Hettich-walz | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Vanessa Voigt | 0+0 0+0 | |||
| 4 |  |
Finland | 6 | 0+9 | 1:07:54.2 |
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Inka Haemaelaeinen | 0+2 0+2 | |||
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Sonja Leinamo | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Venla Lehtonen | 0+1 0+2 | |||
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Suvi Minkkinen | 0+0 0+1 | |||
| 5 |  |
Slovakia | 8 | 0+8 | 1:08:10.8 |
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Ema Kapustova | 0+1 0+1 | |||
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Fialkova Paulina Batovska | 0+1 0+2 | |||
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Anastasia Kuzmina | 0+1 0+0 | |||
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Maria Remenova | 0+2 0+0 | |||
| 6 |  |
France | 1 | 1+10 | 1:08:24.1 |
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Camille Bened | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Jeanne Richard | 0+1 1+3 | |||
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Justine Braisaz-bouchet | 0+2 0+1 | |||
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Lou Jeanmonnot | 0+0 0+1 | |||
| 7 |  |
Czech Republic | 3 | 0+9 | 1:08:28.0 |
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Jessica Jislova | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Lucie Charvatova | 0+1 0+3 | |||
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Tereza Vobornikova | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Marketa Davidova | 0+1 0+2 | |||
| 8 |  |
Austria | 5 | 2+13 | 1:09:24.3 |
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Anna Gandler | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Anna Andexer | 0+2 0+1 | |||
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Anna Juppe | 0+1 0+3 | |||
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Lisa Theresa Hauser | 0+2 2+3 | |||
| 9 |  |
Switzerland | 7 | 0+10 | 1:09:53.9 |
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Gross Lena Haecki | 0+2 0+2 | |||
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Lea Meier | 0+1 0+2 | |||
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Aita Gasparin | 0+0 0+0 | |||
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Amy Baserga | 0+2 0+1 | |||
| 10 |  |
Ukraine | 15 | 0+12 | 1:10:36.6 |
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Oleksandra Merkushyna | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Kristina Dmytrenko | 0+3 0+1 | |||
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Daryna Chalyk | 0+1 0+3 | |||
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Anastasiya Merkushyna | 0+2 0+1 | |||
| 11 |  |
Italy | 2 | 0+12 | 1:10:49.3 |
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Hannah Auchentaller | 0+3 0+3 | |||
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Rebecca Passler | 0+1 0+1 | |||
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Samuela Comola | 0+2 0+2 | |||
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Lisa Vittozzi | 0+0 0+0 | |||
| 12 |  |
Poland | 10 | 1+13 | 1:11:05.8 |
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Anna Maka | 0+1 0+3 | |||
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Kamila Zuk | 0+2 1+3 | |||
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Monika Hojnisz-starega | 0+0 0+0 | |||
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Natalia Sidorowicz | 0+1 0+3 | |||
| 13 |  |
Belgium | 18 | 0+8 | 1:11:07.2 |
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Lotte Lie | 0+0 0+3 | |||
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Maya Cloetens | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Eve Bouvard | 0+1 0+2 | |||
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Marisa Emonts | 0+0 0+0 | |||
| 14 |  |
Bulgaria | 9 | 1+9 | 1:11:15.8 |
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Valentina Dimitrova | 0+2 0+1 | |||
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Milena Todorova | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Maria Zdravkova | 0+0 1+3 | |||
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Lora Hristova | 0+0 0+1 | |||
| 15 |  |
USA | 16 | 2+11 | 1:11:28.7 |
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Deedra Irwin | 0+2 0+0 | |||
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Chloe Levins | 0+0 2+3 | |||
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Margaret Freed | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Joanne Reid | 0+3 0+1 | |||
| 16 |  |
Canada | 19 | 3+13 | 1:11:35.9 |
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Shilo Rousseau | 0+1 0+1 | |||
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Nadia Moser | 0+0 3+3 | |||
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Benita Peiffer | 0+2 0+2 | |||
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Pascale Paradis | 0+3 0+1 | |||
| 17 |  |
Estonia | 17 | 2+13 | 1:11:55.0 |
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Susan Kuelm | 0+0 0+2 | |||
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Regina Ermits | 0+0 0+1 | |||
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Tuuli Tomingas | 0+3 0+2 | |||
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Johanna Taliharm | 0+2 2+3 | |||
| 18 |  |
Latvia | 14 | 1+10 | 1:12:23.6 |
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Baiba Bendika | 0+2 0+1 | |||
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Sanita Bulina | 0+1 1+3 | |||
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Annija Keita Sabule | 0+1 0+0 | |||
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Sandra Bulina | 0+2 0+0 | |||
| 19 |  |
Slovenia | 12 | 4+11 | Lapped |
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Lena Repinc | 1+3 1+3 | |||
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Polona Klemencic | 0+2 2+3 | |||
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Ela Sever | 0+0 0+0 | |||
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Ziva Klemencic | ||||
| 20 |  |
Kazakstan | 20 | 1+6 | Lapped |
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Milana Geneva | 1+3 0+1 | |||
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Darya Klimina-usanova | 0+1 0+1 | |||
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Olga Poltoranina | ||||
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