# 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women

The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on Saturday December 5, 2015 in Östersund and finished on March 17, 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist Darya Domracheva of Belarus missed the season due to illness. Gabriela Soukalová of the Czech Republic won the title.

## Competition format

The 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.

## 2014–15 Top 3 Standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Darya Domracheva | 416 |
| Silver: | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 364 |
| Bronze: | Veronika Vítková | 347 |

## Medal winners

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Östersund details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 19:46.2 (0+0) | Federica Sanfilippo Italy | 20:01.2 (0+0) | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 20:24.6 (1+0) |
| Hochfilzen details | Franziska Hildebrand Germany | 20:04.1 (0+0) | Maren Hammerschmidt Germany | 20:19.2 (0+0) | Miriam Gössner Germany | 20:25.1 (0+1) |
| Pokljuka details | Marie Dorin Habert France | 20:17.8 (0+0) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 20:18.9 (0+0) | Franziska Hildebrand Germany | 20:90.8 (0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details | Franziska Hildebrand Germany | 19:46.5 (0+0) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 19:46.8 (0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 19:48.8 (0+0) |
| Antholz details | Olga Podchufarova Russia | 21:01.9 (0+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 21:09.9 (0+1) | Ekaterina Yurlova Russia | 21:24.0 (0+1) |
| Canmore details | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 19:56.9 (0+0) | Krystyna Guzik Poland | 20:04.4 (0+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 20:09.3 (0+1) |
| Presque Isle details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 20:02.2 (0+0) | Susan Dunklee United States | 20:20.0 (0+0) | Krystyna Guzik Poland | 20:21.3 (0+0) |
| World Championships details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 21:10.8 (0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 21:25.8 (0+0) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 21:30.6 (1+0) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 20:42.3 (0+1) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 20:45.4 (0+0) | Marte Olsbu Norway | 20:47.1 (0+0) |

## Standings

| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | POK | RUH | ANT | CAN | PRE | WCH | KHA | Total |
| 1 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 60 | 34 | 40 | 54 | 32 | 36 | 60 | 43 | 54 | 413 |
| 2 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 38 | 31 | 60 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 43 | 54 | 31 | 336 |
| 3 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 21 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 48 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 327 |
| 4 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 31 | 13 | 31 | 48 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 32 | 60 | 309 |
| 5 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 48 | 27 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 60 | 27 | 25 | 36 | 299 |
| 6 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 24 | 60 | 48 | 60 | 22 | 0 | — | 31 | 30 | 275 |
| 7 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 27 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 0 | 238 |
| 8 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 0 | 43 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 234 |
| 9 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | — | 38 | 54 | 43 | — | 25 | — | 48 | 5 | 213 |
| 10 | Krystyna Guzik (POL) | 0 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 48 | 0 | 22 | 212 |
| 11 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 43 | 20 | 32 | — | — | 38 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 203 |
| 12 | Miriam Gössner (GER) | 23 | 48 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 19 | — | 26 | 187 |
| 13 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 16 | 182 |
| 14 | Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 34 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 178 |
| 15 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | 28 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 171 |
| 16 | Olga Podchufarova (RUS) | 7 | 24 | 4 | 40 | 60 | 10 | 25 | 0 | — | 170 |
| 17 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | 18 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 168 |
| 18 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 30 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 161 |
| 19 | Magdalena Gwizdoń (POL) | 17 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 160 |
| 20 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 40 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 21 | — | — | 60 | — | 158 |
| 21 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | — | 21 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 151 |
| 22 | Marte Olsbu (NOR) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 | — | 30 | 48 | 139 |
| 23 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | 30 | — | 7 | 25 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 127 |
| 24 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | 5 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 25 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 32 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 26 | Daria Virolaynen (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 112 |
| 27 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) | 0 | 54 | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 107 |
| 28 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | 0 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 0 | DSQ | 22 | 8 | 11 | 105 |
| 29 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 0 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 9 | 32 | 104 |
| 30 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) | 54 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | — | 100 |
| 31 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) | 0 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 16 | — | — | 97 |
| 32 | Fuyuko Tachizaki (JPN) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 85 |
| 33 | Iryna Varvynets (UKR) | — | — | 8 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 81 |
| 34 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 74 |
| 35 | Tatiana Akimova (RUS) | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 73 |
| 36 | Jana Gereková (SVK) | 29 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| 37 | Fanny Horn Birkeland (NOR) | 8 | 23 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 28 | 71 |
| 38 | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 70 |
| 39 | Olga Abramova (UKR) | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 69 |
| 40 | Célia Aymonier (FRA) | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 41 | Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 68 |
| 42 | Ekaterina Shumilova (RUS) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | — | 20 | 2 | — | 6 | 64 |
| 43 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 63 |
| 44 | Nastassia Dubarezava (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 18 | 24 | 62 |
| 45 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 19 | 2 | 18 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 59 |
| 46 | Anaïs Chevalier (FRA) | — | — | 6 | — | 18 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 55 |
| 47 | Darya Yurkevich (BLR) | 22 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 53 |
| 48 | Hannah Dreissigacker (USA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 14 | 23 | — | 50 |
| 49 | Luise Kummer (GER) | — | — | — | 0 | — | 27 | 21 | — | — | 48 |
| 50 | Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 23 | 17 | 7 | 47 |
| 51 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 20 | — | — | 0 | DNS | 43 |
| 52 | Julia Ransom (CAN) | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 53 | Ingela Andersson (SWE) | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 54 | Linn Persson (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | DNS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
| 55 | Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen (NOR) | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | — | 3 | 35 |
| 56 | Mari Laukkanen (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | DNS | DNF | 0 | 0 | — | 34 |
| 57 | Clare Egan (USA) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 58 | Karolin Horchler (GER) | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 |
| 59 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 32 |
| 60 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 61 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | DNS | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 62 | Natalya Burdyga (UKR) | — | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | 31 |
| 63 | Elisabeth Högberg (SWE) | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| 64 | Tang Jialin (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 26 |
| 65 | Hilde Fenne (NOR) | — | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 |
| 66 | Anastasia Zagoruiko (RUS) | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 23 |
| 67 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 68 | Alina Raikova (KAZ) | — | — | — | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 |
| 69 | Weronika Nowakowska (POL) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 |
| 70 | Lena Häcki (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 71 | Desislava Stoyanova (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 72 | Irene Cadurisch (SUI) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | DNS | 0 | — | 17 |
| 73 | Annelies Cook (USA) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 16 |
| 74 | Nadiia Bielkina (UKR) | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 75 | Zina Kocher (CAN) | 14 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 |
| 76 | Darya Usanova (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 77 | Jitka Landová (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 78 | Coline Varcin (FRA) | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 79 | Nadzeya Pisareva (BLR) | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 80 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | Anna Kistanova (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 82 | Marine Bolliet (FRA) | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 83 | Nadine Horchler (GER) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| 84 | Christina Rieder (AUT) | — | — | — | — | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 |
| 85 | Susanne Hoffmann (AUT) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 86 | Jessica Jislova (CZE) | — | — | — | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 87 | Johanna Talihärm (EST) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| 88 | Sanna Markkanen (FRA) | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 |
| 89 | Hanna Sola (BLR) | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 |
| 90 | Dunja Zdouc (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 91 | Sarah Beaudry (CAN) | — | — | — | 0 | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | 3 |
| 92 | Anja Eržen (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Terézia Poliaková (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 94 | Martina Chrapánová (SVK) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| 95 | Kinga Mitoraj (POL) | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 96 | Mun Ji-hee (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |