# 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women

The 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women will start at Sunday December 2, 2012 in Östersund and will finish Saturday March 16, 2013 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Darya Domracheva of Belarus.

## Competition format

This is a pursuit competition. The biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint race. The contestants ski a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) over five laps. On four of the laps, the contestants shoot at targets; each miss requires the contestant to ski a penalty loop of 150 metres (490 ft). There are two prone shooting bouts and two standing bouts, in that order. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner.
To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot (on a first-come, first-served basis) at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.
Points are awarded for each event, according to each contestant's finish. When all events are completed. the contestant with the highest number of points is declared the season winner.

## 2011-12 Top 3 Standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Darya Domracheva | 392 |
| Silver: | Magdalena Neuner | 372 |
| Bronze: | Tora Berger | 361 |

## Medal winners

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Östersund details | Tora Berger Norway | 31:01.9 (0+0+0+1) | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 31:31.7 (0+0+1+0) | Andrea Henkel Germany | 31:53.4 (0+0+0+0) |
| Hochfilzen details | Synnøve Solemdal Norway | 31:13.4 (1+0+0+0) | Tora Berger Norway | 31:43.6 (0+1+1+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 31:46.7 (0+0+2+2) |
| Pokljuka details | Miriam Gössner Germany | 31:47.8 (2+1+1+1) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 31:48.5 (0+0+0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 32:14.3 (0+1+0+0) |
| Oberhof details | Olga Zaitseva Russia | 32:01.9 (0+2+1+0) | Veronika Vítková Czech Republic | 32:27.8 (1+0+0+0) | Valj Semerenko Ukraine | 32:30.3 (0+1+0+0) |
| Antholz details | Tora Berger Norway | 31:21.8 (0+1+1+0) | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 31:40.7 (0+0+0+1) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 31:47.2 (0+0+2+2) |
| Biathlon World Championships 2013 details | Tora Berger Norway | 28:48.4 (0+1+2+0) | Krystyna Pałka Poland | 29:06.9 (0+0+1+1) | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 29:09.9 (0+0+2+0) |
| Holmenkollen details | Tora Berger Norway | 32:12.2 (0+1+2+1) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 32:43.4 (0+0+1+1) | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 32:57.3 (1+0+2+1) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 30:58.8 (0+1+0+1) | Olga Vilukhina Russia | 31:05.8 (0+1+2+0) | Tora Berger Norway | 31:13.6 (1+0+0+1) |

## Standings

| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | POK | OBE | ANT | WCH | HOL | KHA | Total |
| 1 | Tora Berger (NOR) | 60 | 54 | 32 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 417 |
| 2 | Andrea Henkel (GER) | 48 | 24 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 279 |
| 3 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 24 | 36 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 43 | 277 |
| 4 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 40 | 29 | 43 | 27 | 54 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 265 |
| 5 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 14 | 48 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 255 |
| 6 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | 54 | 40 | — | 40 | 31 | 16 | 40 | 30 | 251 |
| 7 | Olga Vilukhina (RUS) | 43 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 43 | 19 | — | 54 | 241 |
| 8 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 28 | 30 | 54 | — | 28 | 21 | 6 | 60 | 227 |
| 9 | Olga Zaitseva (RUS) | 19 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 26 | 43 | — | 28 | 226 |
| 10 | Krystyna Pałka (POL) | 30 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 222 |
| 11 | Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) | 34 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 26 | 222 |
| 12 | Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 20 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 210 |
| 13 | Miriam Gössner (GER) | 18 | 38 | 60 | 31 | — | 20 | — | 40 | 207 |
| 14 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) | 16 | 32 | 34 | 29 | — | 32 | 29 | 31 | 203 |
| 15 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 36 | 0 | 40 | 54 | 18 | 34 | — | 14 | 196 |
| 16 | Magdalena Gwizdon (POL) | 23 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 182 |
| 17 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | 29 | 60 | 16 | 18 | 32 | 22 | — | — | 177 |
| 18 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 17 | 27 | 28 | 21 | — | 18 | 27 | 32 | 170 |
| 19 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 27 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 163 |
| 20 | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) | 32 | 19 | 17 | 17 | — | 40 | — | 21 | 146 |
| 21 | Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 1 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 133 |
| 22 | Nadine Horchler (GER) | 10 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 40 | — | 10 | 4 | 128 |
| 23 | Marie Laure Brunet (FRA) | 38 | 18 | — | 38 | — | 30 | — | — | 124 |
| 24 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 0 | — | 0 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 111 |
| 25 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 9 | — | — | 48 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 107 |
| 26 | Ekaterina Shumilova (RUS) | — | 34 | 26 | 30 | — | 12 | — | 2 | 104 |
| 27 | Jana Gerekova (SVK) | 31 | 6 | 18 | — | 21 | 23 | — | 0 | 99 |
| 28 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | 12 | — | 38 | 29 | 98 |
| 29 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | — | 11 | — | 23 | 20 | 11 | — | 22 | 87 |
| 30 | Michela Ponza (ITA) | 21 | 10 | 0 | — | 13 | — | 30 | 10 | 84 |
| 31 | Sophie Boilley (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 81 |
| 32 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | 22 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 80 |
| 33 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 78 |
| 34 | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL) | 25 | 21 | 0 | — | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 35 | Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) | — | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | — | — | 74 |
| 36 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 38 | 69 |
| 37 | Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR) | 12 | 5 | 1 | 15 | — | 4 | 16 | — | 53 |
| 38 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 18 | 51 |
| 39 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | — | — | 9 | 13 | 0 | 28 | — | — | 50 |
| 40 | Marine Bolliet (FRA) | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | 8 | — | 5 | 8 | 45 |
| 41 | Zhang Yan (CHN) | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 17 | — | — | 42 |
| 42 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | Ekaterina Iourieva (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 35 |
| 44 | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (GER) | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| 45 | Éva Tófalvi (ROU) | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| 46 | Natalya Burdyga (UKR) | — | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | — | 15 | — | 34 |
| 47 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
| 48 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 0 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| 49 | Diana Rasimovičiūtė (LTU) | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 17 | 29 |
| 50 | Iris Schwabl (AUT) | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 28 |
| 51 | Andreja Mali (SLO) | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | — | 14 | — | 28 |
| 52 | Marina Korovina (RUS) | 26 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
| 53 | Darya Usanova (KAZ) | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 24 |
| 54 | Zina Kocher (CAN) | 4 | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 | — | 24 |
| 55 | Hilde Fenne (NOR) | 13 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| 56 | Emilia Yordanova (BUL) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 22 |
| 57 | Nastassia Dubarezava (BLR) | 15 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 58 | Annelies Cook (USA) | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 59 | Irina Starykh (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 20 |
| 60 | Paulina Bobak (POL) | 0 | 17 | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | 19 |
| 61 | Mariya Panfilova (UKR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 |
| 62 | Tina Bachmann (GER) | 3 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 63 | Liudmila Kalinchik (BLR) | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 64 | Alexia Runggaldier (ITA) | 0 | 13 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 16 |
| 65 | Olga Podchufarova (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
| 66 | Agnieszka Cyl (POL) | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 67 | Fuyuko Suzuki (JPN) | 0 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 4 | — | 14 |
| 68 | Anna Karin Strömstedt (SWE) | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 13 |
| 69 | Megan Heinicke (CAN) | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 70 | Tang Jialin (CHN) | — | — | — | 0 | — | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| 71 | Iana Bondar (UKR) | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 72 | Sara Studebaker (USA) | — | 0 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 73 | Reka Ferencz (ROU) | 7 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| 74 | Nadzeya Pisareva (BLR) | — | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 | — | 7 |
| 75 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 76 | Valentina Nazarova (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| 77 | Laure Soulie (AND) | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 78 | Elisabeth Högberg (SWE) | — | — | 5 | — | — | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| 79 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 80 | Anastasia Zagoruiko (RUS) | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 80 | Ane Skrove Nossum (NOR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 82 | Aleksandra Alikina (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |