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]
| Women's relay at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for biathlon | |
| Venue | Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex |
| Date | 21 February |
| Competitors | 68 from 17 nations |
| Winning time | 1:10:02.5 |
| Medalists | |
Summary
editUkraine 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
editThe race was started at 18:30.[10]
| Rank | Bib | Country | Time | Penalties (P+S) | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 |  Ukraine
|
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 |
— |
 |
4 |  Norway
|
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 |
 |
10 |  Czech Republic
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
DNF | |||
| DSQ (2) | 3 |  Russia
|
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
edit- ^ "Biathlon Competition Schedule". SOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Oksana Baiul". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Minute's silence respected at Ukraine news conference". Reuters. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "IOC sanctions three Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings". 14 July 2021.
- ^ Media release Court of Arbitration for Sport
- ^ "Events from Sochi 2014 and Tokyo 2020 to have medals and diplomas reallocated". International Olympic Committee. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Жіночу збірну Чехії з біатлону нагородили бронзою за естафету… ОІ-2014, Tribuna.com in Twitter, 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Final Results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2023.