# 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women

The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on 6 December 2020 in Kontiolahti and will finished on 20 March 2021 in Östersund

## Competition format

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.

## 2019–20 Top 3 standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 232 |
| Silver: | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 186 |
| Bronze: | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) | 185 |

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Kontiolahti (2) details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 31:05.9 (0+0+0+0) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 31:27.4 (0+0+1+1) | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 31:41.3 (0+1+1+1) |
| Hochfilzen details | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 29:04.6 (1+0+0+1) | Dzinara Alimbekava Belarus | 29:18.5 (0+0+0+0) | Julia Simon France | 29:22.4 (2+1+0+0) |
| Hochfilzen (2) details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 28:24.8 (0+1+0+0) | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 28:47.3 (1+0+1+0) | Elvira Öberg Sweden | 28:52.4 (1+0+0+1) |
| Oberhof details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 32:20.9 (0+1+0+1) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 32:21.4 (0+0+0+0) | Lisa Theresa Hauser Austria | 33:03.9 (0+0+0+1) |
| World Championships details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 30:38.1 (1+0+1+0) | Lisa Theresa Hauser Austria | 30:55.4 (1+0+0+0) | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet France | 31:11.1 (0+1+0+1) |
| Nové Město details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 27:28.0 (0+0+1+2) | Denise Herrmann Germany | 27:52.0 (1+0+0+0) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 27:57.9 (0+1+1+1) |
| Nové Město (2) details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 27:13.6 (0+1+0+0) | Dzinara Alimbekava Belarus | 27:48.2 (0+0+0+0) | Franziska Preuß Germany | 27:53.8 (0+1+0+1) |
| Östersund details | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 32:54.8 (0+0+2+2) | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 33:24.1 (1+2+0+1) | Hanna Sola Belarus | 33:38.8 (0+1+3+1) |

## Standings

6 of 8 competitions scored
| # | Name | KON 2 | HOC | HOC 2 | OBH | POK | NME | NME 2 | OST | Total |
| 1 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 60 | 24 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 360 |
| 2 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) | 54 | 60 | 36 | 54 | 32 | 48 | 43 | 60 | 319 |
| 3 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 36 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 48 | 38 | 240 |
| 4 | Hanna Öberg (SWE) | 48 | 43 | 54 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 235 |
| 5 | Dzinara Alimbekava (BLR) | 43 | 54 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 54 | 14 | 226 |
| 6 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 26 | 31 | 29 | 48 | 54 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 224 |
| 7 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 21 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 220 |
| 8 | Elvira Öberg (SWE) | 34 | 36 | 48 | 28 | 27 | – | 25 | 25 | 198 |
| 9 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | 30 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 31 | 13 | 197 |
| 10 | Julia Simon (FRA) | 24 | 48 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 43 | 192 |
| 11 | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet (FRA) | 20 | 19 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 190 |
| 12 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) | 38 | 22 | 43 | – | 31 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 181 |
| 13 | Linn Persson (SWE) | 17 | 2 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 168 |
| 14 | Markéta Davidová (CZE) | 19 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 38 | – | 163 |
| 15 | Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (FRA) | 31 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 163 |
| 16 | Hanna Sola (BLR) | 12 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 19 | 48 | 155 |
| 17 | Dunja Zdouc (AUT) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 136 |
| 18 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 23 | – | 0 | 20 | 38 | 30 | – | 22 | 133 |
| 19 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten (NOR) | 10 | 40 | 22 | 19 | 0 | – | 6 | 28 | 125 |
| 20 | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) | – | 0 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 38 | 26 | DNS | 125 |
| 21 | Lena Häcki (SUI) | 22 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 29 | – | – | 30 | 123 |
| 22 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 14 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 118 |
| 23 | Emma Lunder (CAN) | 32 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 21 | – | – | 0 | 117 |
| 24 | Darya Blashko (UKR) | 29 | 23 | 0 | DNS | 17 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 114 |
| 25 | Svetlana Mironova (RUS) | 27 | – | 0 | 43 | – | 27 | 0 | 7 | 104 |
| 26 | Uliana Kaisheva (RUS) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 102 |
| 27 | Elena Kruchinkina (BLR) | 11 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 0 | – | 13 | 32 | 102 |
| 28 | Monika Hojnisz-Staręga (POL) | 0 | – | 11 | 38 | 25 | – | 22 | – | 96 |
| 29 | Janina Hettich (GER) | 9 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 7 | DNF | 1 | 29 | 94 |
| 30 | Ida Lien (NOR) | – | 7 | – | 11 | 24 | 16 | 29 | DNS | 87 |
| # | Name | KON 2 | HOC | HOC 2 | OBH | POK | NME | NME 2 | OST | Total |
| 31 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | 0 | 26 | 28 | – | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 83 |
| 32 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | – | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 7 | – | 82 |
| 33 | Irina Kazakevich (RUS) | 25 | 27 | – | 4 | 18 | 5 | – | – | 79 |
| 34 | Julia Schwaiger (AUT) | 16 | – | 17 | – | – | 10 | 27 | 6 | 76 |
| 35 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | – | 29 | DNF | – | – | – | 20 | 21 | 70 |
| 36 | Larisa Kuklina (RUS) | – | 18 | – | 16 | – | 0 | 4 | 31 | 69 |
| 37 | Evgeniya Pavlova (RUS) | 28 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 | – | 0 | 65 |
| 38 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | – | 34 | – | 63 |
| 39 | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | – | 0 | – | 14 | 23 | 2 | 18 | – | 57 |
| 40 | Johanna Skottheim (SWE) | 40 | 9 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 55 |
| 41 | Clare Egan (USA) | 0 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 42 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | 18 | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 54 |
| 43 | Chloé Chevalier (FRA) | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | 12 | 52 |
| 44 | Milena Todorova (BUL) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | – | 0 | 26 | 51 |
| 45 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 0 | – | – | 2 | 36 | 0 | – | 11 | 49 |
| 46 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) | – | – | – | – | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 43 |
| 47 | Emilie Kalkenberg (NOR) | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 42 |
| 48 | Mari Eder (FIN) | – | 20 | – | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | 41 |
| 49 | Ivona Fialková (SVK) | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 36 | 37 |
| 50 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | 0 | DNF | – | – | – | 26 | 11 | – | 37 |
| 51 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | 6 | – | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| 52 | Johanna Talihärm (EST) | 0 | – | – | 0 | 8 | 17 | – | 3 | 28 |
| 53 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) | – | – | 15 | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 27 |
| 54 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) | 7 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 11 | 0 | – | 26 |
| 55 | Anna Weidel (GER) | – | – | 20 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 56 | Irene Cadurisch (SUI) | – | 6 | – | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 23 |
| 57 | Lou Jeanmonnot (FRA) | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 58 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| 59 | Stina Nilsson (SWE) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 19 |
| 60 | Suvi Minkkinen (FIN) | – | 0 | 16 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| # | Name | KON 2 | HOC | HOC 2 | OBH | POK | NME | NME 2 | OST | Total |
| 61 | Caroline Colombo (FRA) | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| 62 | Fuyuko Tachizaki (JPN) | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 17 |
| 63 | Vanessa Voigt (GER) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Alina Stremous (MDA) | – | – | – | – | 0 | 13 | – | – | 13 |
| 65 | Tatiana Akimova (RUS) | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 66 | Anastasiya Merkushyna (UKR) | – | – | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | – | 12 |
| 67 | Anna Magnusson (SWE) | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 68 | Valentyna Semerenko (UKR) | DNF | DNS | DNS | – | DNF | 8 | – | 0 | 8 |
| 69 | Tuuli Tomingas (EST) | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 70 | Lotte Lie (BEL) | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 71 | Joanne Reid (USA) | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 72 | Katharina Innerhofer (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 73 | Kamila Żuk (POL) | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 |
| 74 | Jessica Jislová (CZE) | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 |
| 75 | Sarah Beaudry (CAN) | – | 0 | 3 | LAP | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 76 | Michela Carrara (ITA) | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| 77 | Yelizaveta Belchenko (KAZ) | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | | 2 |
| 78 | Karoline Erdal (NOR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |