# 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women

The 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women will start at Saturday December 1, 2012 in Östersund and will finish Thursday March 14, 2013 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Magdalena Neuner of Germany.

## Competition format

The 7.5 kilometres 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.

## 2010-11 Top 3 standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Magdalena Neuner | 571 |
| Silver: | Darya Domracheva | 471 |
| Bronze: | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 401 |

## Medal winners

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Östersund details | Tora Berger Norway | 21:34.0 (0+1) | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 21:50.9 (0+1) | Olga Vilukhina Russia | 21:53.4 (0+1) |
| Hochfilzen details | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 22:24.7 (1+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 22:29.4 (0+1) | Tora Berger Norway | 22:37.6 (0+1) |
| Pokljuka details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 22:09.8 (0+0) | Miriam Gössner Germany | 22:11.9 (0+2) | Nadezhda Skardino Belarus | 22:39.9 (0+0) |
| Oberhof details | Miriam Gössner Germany | 21:17.2 (0+2) | Tora Berger Norway | 21:19.2 (0+0) | Andrea Henkel Germany | 21:41.3 (0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details | Miriam Gössner Germany | 20:57.2 (0+1) | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 21:04.3 (0+1) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 21:14.7 (1+0) |
| Antholz details | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 20:28.6 (0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 20:45.3 (1+0) | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 20:50.5 (1+0) |
| Biathlon World Championships 2013 details | Olena Pidhrushna Ukraine | 21:02.1 (0+1) | Tora Berger Norway | 21:08.5 (0+1) | Vita Semerenko Ukraine | 21:24.9 (0+0) |
| Holmenkollen details | Tora Berger Norway | 21:31.2 (0+0) | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 21:43.2 (1+1) | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 22:02.1 (1+1) |
| Sochi details | Magdalena Gwizdoń Poland | 25:28.7 (0+0) | Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 25:38.9 (1+0) | Tora Berger Norway | 25:42.4 (0+1) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 21:25.6 (0+0) | Andrea Henkel Germany | 21:42.8 (0+0) | Miriam Gössner Germany | 21:49.2 (0+1) |

## Standings

| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | POK | OBE | RUH | ANT | WCH | HOL | SOC | KHA | Total |
| 1 | Tora Berger (NOR) | 60 | 48 | 14 | 54 | 29 | 27 | 54 | 60 | 48 | 34 | 428 |
| 2 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | 36 | 60 | — | 31 | 54 | 48 | 0 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 351 |
| 3 | Miriam Gössner (GER) | 0 | 32 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 337 |
| 4 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 3 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 43 | 23 | 325 |
| 5 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 6 | 54 | 19 | 21 | 48 | 54 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 324 |
| 6 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 27 | 27 | 60 | — | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 60 | 313 |
| 7 | Andrea Henkel (GER) | 40 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 54 | 307 |
| 8 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 54 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 43 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 30 | 305 |
| 9 | Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) | 22 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 24 | 48 | 54 | 40 | 294 |
| 10 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) | 14 | 30 | 43 | 28 | 23 | — | 48 | 34 | 25 | 36 | 281 |
| 11 | Magdalena Gwizdoń (POL) | 21 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 60 | 25 | 279 |
| 12 | Olga Vilukhina (RUS) | 48 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 38 | 40 | — | 26 | 43 | 272 |
| 13 | Olga Zaitseva (RUS) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 32 | 43 | — | 31 | 22 | 235 |
| 14 | Krystyna Pałka (POL) | 25 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 224 |
| 15 | Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 24 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 201 |
| 16 | Jana Gereková (SVK) | 38 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 185 |
| 17 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 15 | 38 | 48 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 182 |
| 18 | Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 0 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 177 |
| 19 | Anais Bescond (FRA) | 26 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 168 |
| 20 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | 28 | 26 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 26 | 167 |
| 21 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 13 | 2 | — | 27 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 160 |
| 22 | Nadine Horchler (GER) | 19 | 28 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 159 |
| 23 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 32 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 159 |
| 24 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | 18 | 19 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 149 |
| 25 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | 20 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 22 | 11 | — | — | 136 |
| 26 | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL) | 16 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 135 |
| 27 | Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR) | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 134 |
| 28 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 26 | 30 | 31 | 127 |
| 29 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 28 | 14 | — | 27 | 119 |
| 30 | Ekaterina Shumilova (RUS) | – | 25 | 26 | 17 | 16 | — | 26 | — | — | 6 | 116 |
| 31 | Marie Laure Brunet (FRA) | 34 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | 102 |
| 32 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 29 | 101 |
| 33 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | 0 | — | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | — | 29 | 8 | 81 |
| 34 | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) | 15 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | — | 0 | 14 | 78 |
| 35 | Sophie Boilley (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| 36 | Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) | — | — | — | — | 12 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 0 | — | 74 |
| 37 | Annelies Cook (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 67 |
| 38 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 0 | 10 | 27 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 65 |
| 39 | Éva Tófalvi (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 65 |
| 40 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 0 | 3 | — | 19 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 63 |
| 41 | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (GER) | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 9 | 38 | 15 | 62 |
| 42 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | 23 | 23 | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 43 | Andreja Mali (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 44 | Nastassia Dubarezava (BLR) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| 45 | Iris Schwabl (AUT) | — | 0 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 57 |
| 46 | Zina Kocher (CAN) | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 56 |
| 47 | Mari Laukkanen (FIN) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 48 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 54 |
| 49 | Natalya Burdyga (UKR) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | — | — | 49 |
| 50 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 0 | 17 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 46 |
| 51 | Elin Mattsson (SWE) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 52 | Marina Korovina (RUS) | 29 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 42 |
| 53 | Nadzeya Pisarava (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 54 | Mariya Panfilova (UKR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 16 | — | 40 |
| 55 | Michela Ponza (ITA) | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| 56 | Marine Bolliet (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | 0 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| 57 | Darya Usanova (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 | 34 |
| 58 | Ekaterina Iourieva (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 6 | 27 | 0 | 33 |
| 59 | Liudmila Kalinchik (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 60 | Anna Karin Strömstedt (SWE) | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 61 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 62 | Romana Schrempf (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| 63 | Emilia Yordanova (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| 64 | Sara Studebaker (USA) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 65 | Agnieszka Cyl (POL) | — | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| 66 | Alexia Runggaldier (ITA) | 0 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| 67 | Paulina Bobak (POL) | 0 | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 |
| 68 | Fuyuko Suzuki (JPN) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 |
| 69 | Elisabeth Högberg (SWE) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 70 | Barbora Tomešová (CZE) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 16 | — | — | 16 |
| 71 | Diana Rasimovičiūtė (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 72 | Hilde Fenne (NOR) | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 73 | Olga Podchufarova (NOR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 74 | Tina Bachmann (GER) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 75 | Yuki Nakajima (JPN) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 |
| 76 | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 77 | Elise Ringen (NOR) | 9 | – | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 78 | Ane Skrove Nossum (NOR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 79 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 80 | Veronika Zvaricova (CZE) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 81 | Bente Landheim (NOR) | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 82 | Natalija Kocergina (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 83 | Laure Soulie (AND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 84 | Anastasia Zagoruiko (RUS) | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | 5 |
| 85 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) | 5 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 86 | Jitka Landová (CZE) | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 87 | Iana Bondar (UKR) | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 |
| 88 | Martina Chrapanova (SVK) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 |
| 89 | Irina Starykh (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| 90 | Tang Jialin (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 91 | Kadri Lehtla (EST) | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 92 | Luminita Piscoran (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |