2009–10 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
| Biathlon World Cup |
| 2009–10 |
| Men |
|
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| Women |
|
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| World Cup events |
|
Östersund |
Hochfilzen |
Pokljuka |
Oberhof |
Ruhpolding |
The 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women will start at Sunday January 10, 2010 in Oberhof and will finish Saturday March 27, 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Helena Jonsson of Sweden.
Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race.) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in fifth place, you shoot at lane five.). As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit as here all contestants start simultaneously).
2008–09 Top 3 Standings
| Medal | Athlete | Points[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Helena Jonsson | 210 |
| Silver: |  Kati Wilhelm | 186 |
| Bronze: | Simone Hauswald | 174 |
Medal winners
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Oberhof details |
Andrea Henkel Germany | 40:53.6 (1+1+0+0) |
Helena Jonsson Sweden | 41:17.0 (0+1+0+1) |
Tora Berger Norway | 41:33.9 (0+0+0+2) |
| Ruhpolding details |
Helena Jonsson Sweden | 40:58.7 (0+0+0+0) |
Simone Hauswald Germany | 41:21.8 (0+1+1+0) |
Magdalena Neuner Germany | 41:33.7 (1+1+1+2) |
| 2010 Winter Olympics details |
Magdalena Neuner Germany | 32:37.5 (1+0+1+0) |
Olga Zaitseva Russia | 32:25.1 (0+0+1+0) |
Simone Hauswald Germany | 35:26.9 (0+0+2+0) |
| Oslo details |
Simone Hauswald Germany | 37:00.7 (1+1+0+0) |
Vita Semerenko Ukraine | 37:15.4 (0+0+0+0) |
Magdalena Neuner Germany | 37:22.9 (0+1+1+1) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk details |
Magdalena Neuner Germany | 36:20.0 (0+0+2+1) |
Sandrine Bailly France | 36:37.2 (0+0+1+0) |
Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 36:43.6 (0+0+0+1) |
Standings
| # | Name | OBE | RUH | OLY | OSL | KHA | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Neuner (GER) | – | 48 | 60 | 48 | 60 | 216 | |
| 2 | Simone Hauswald (GER) | 36 | 54 | 48 | 60 | | 198 |
| 3 | Andrea Henkel (GER) | 60 | 34 | 32 | 43 | | 169 |
| 4 | Helena Jonsson (SWE) | 54 | 60 | 31 | | 21 | 166 |
| 5 | Olga Zaitseva (RUS) | 38 | 26 | 54 | | 36 | 154 |
| 6 | Sandrine Bailly (FRA) | 27 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 54 | 143 |
| 7 | Kati Wilhelm (GER) | 31 | 40 | | 31 | 38 | 140 |
| 8 |  Darya Domracheva (BLR) | 32 | 36 | 38 | 34 | | 140 |
| 9 | Tora Berger (NOR) | 48 | 28 | 23 | | 40 | 139 |
| 10 | Martina Beck (GER) | 43 | 43 | – | 36 | 12 | 134 |
| 11 |  Teja Gregorin (SLO) | | 38 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 133 |
| 12 | Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) | 26 | 32 | 26 | | 43 | 127 |
| 13 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) | 40 | – | – | 54 | 31 | 125 |
| 14 | Olga Medvedtseva (RUS) | 15 | 31 | 43 | – | 32 | 121 |
| 15 | Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) | 29 | 23 | 28 | 32 | | 112 |
| 16 |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 21 | 30 | – | 25 | 30 | 106 |
| 17 | Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) | – | – | 34 | 23 | 48 | 105 |
| 18 | Tina Bachmann (GER) | 28 | 29 | – | 17 | 24 | 98 |
| 19 | Marie Dorin (FRA) | | 20 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 98 |
| 20 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 18 | – | 22 | 40 | 17 | 97 |
| 21 | Anna Boulygina (RUS) | 30 | 21 | | 29 | 16 | 96 |
| 22 | Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) | 25 | – | 27 | 15 | 26 | 93 |
| 23 | Iana Romanova (RUS) | – | 19 | – | 38 | 34 | 91 |
| 24 | Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) | – | 17 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 88 |
| 25 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 24 | 25 | 19 | | 15 | 83 |
| 26 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 22 | – | 29 | 12 | 13 | 76 |
| 27 | Liudmila Kalinchik (BLR) | – | 15 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 76 |
| 28 | Sylvie Becaert (FRA) | 12 | 22 | – | 16 | 22 | 72 |
| 29 | Anna Bogaliy-Titovets (RUS) | 34 | – | – | 28 | – | 62 |
| 30 |  Zina Kocher (CAN) | 16 | 24 | – | 11 | 11 | 62 |
| 31 | Oksana Khvostenko (UKR) | – | – | 12 | 21 | 20 | 53 |
| 32 |  Wang Chunli (CHN) | 17 | 27 | – | – | – | 44 |
| 33 |  Agnieszka Cyl (POL) | 20 | – | 18 | – | – | 38 |
| 34 | Song Chaoqing (CHN) | 19 | 16 | – | – | – | 35 |
| 35 | Kong Yingchao (CHN) | 14 | 13 | – | – | – | 27 |
| 36 | Krystyna Pałka (POL) | – | – | 21 | – | – | 21 |
| 37 | Weronika Novakowska (POL) | – | – | 20 | – | – | 20 |
| 38 | Juliane Doll (GER) | – | 18 | – | – | – | 18 |
| 39 |  Éva Tófalvi (ROU) | – | – | 17 | – | – | 17 |
| 40 | Andreja Mali (SLO) | – | – | 15 | – | – | 15 |
| 41 | Julie Carraz-Collin (FRA) | – | 14 | – | – | – | 14 |
| 41 |  Elena Khrustaleva (KAZ) | – | – | 14 | – | – | 14 |
| 43 | Anna Maria Nilsson (SWE) | – | – | 13 | – | – | 13 |
| 44 |  Natalia Levchenkova (MDA) | – | 12 | – | – | – | 12 |