# 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women

The 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on Sunday 4 December 2016 in Östersund and finished on Saturday 18 March 2017 in Oslo Holmenkollen. The defending titlist was Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic.
The small crystal globe winner for the category was Laura Dahlmeier of Germany.

## 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.

## 2015–16 Top 3 standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Gabriela Soukalová | 354 |
| Silver: | Dorothea Wierer | 348 |
| Bronze: | Marie Dorin Habert | 331 |

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Östersund details | Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 31:43.3 (0+0+1+0) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 31:51.7 (0+1+1+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 32:04.7 (0+0+0+0) |
| Pokljuka details | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 30:43.1 (0+2+0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 30:59.9 (0+0+1+1) | Eva Puskarčíková Czech Republic | 31:01.8 (1+0+0+0) |
| Nové Město details | Anaïs Chevalier France | 30:38.1 (1+0+0+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 30:47.6 (0+1+1+0) | Tatiana Akimova Russia | 30:57.5 (1+0+0+0) |
| Oberhof details | Marie Dorin Habert France | 34:33.3 (1+0+0+1) | Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 35:12.1 (0+0+1+2) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 35:52.4 (1+0+1+2) |
| Ruhpolding details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 30:58.0 (0+0+1+0) | Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 31:58.9 (2+0+0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 32:21.1 (1+0+1+1) |
| World Championships details | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 28:02.3 (1+0+0+0) | Darya Domracheva Belarus | 28:13.9 (0+0+0+0) | Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 28:18.9 (2+0+1+0) |
| Pyeongchang details | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 27:58.0 (0+0+0+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 29:10.6 (0+0+2+0) | Anaïs Bescond France | 29:16.9 (0+0+1+0) |
| Kontiolahti details | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 29:54.4 (0+1+0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 30:10.9 (1+0+0+1) | Lisa Vittozzi Italy | 30:14.3 (0+1+0+0) |
| Oslo Holmenkollen details | Mari Laukkanen Finland | 29:33.3 (0+0+0+1) | Gabriela Koukalová Czech Republic | 29:59.8 (0+0+0+0) | Justine Braisaz France | 30:34.7 (1+1+0+2) |

## Standings

| # | Name | ÖST | POK | NOV | OBE | RUH | HOC | PYE | KON | OSL | Total |
| 1 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | 54 | 60 | 36 | — | 43 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 32 | 405 |
| 2 | Gabriela Koukalová (CZE) | 60 | 15 | 34 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 34 | 31 | 54 | 384 |
| 3 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 40 | 54 | 30 | 48 | 60 | 36 | 54 | 10 | 36 | 368 |
| 4 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 36 | 43 | 40 | 60 | 48 | 38 | — | 54 | 27 | 346 |
| 5 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 48 | 22 | 54 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 34 | 286 |
| 6 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | 28 | 36 | 19 | DNS | 29 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 48 | 250 |
| 7 | Marte Olsbu (NOR) | — | 32 | 23 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 18 | 38 | 236 |
| 8 | Anaïs Chevalier (FRA) | 7 | 2 | 60 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 32 | — | 226 |
| 9 | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 15 | 30 | 215 |
| 10 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 22 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 210 |
| 11 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 19 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 209 |
| 12 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 38 | 38 | 13 | — | 9 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 191 |
| 13 | Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) | 24 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 30 | — | 10 | 19 | 28 | 191 |
| 14 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | 0 | 19 | 27 | DNS | 31 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 177 |
| 15 | Celia Aymonier (FRA) | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 34 | — | 173 |
| 16 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 14 | 9 | 32 | — | 10 | 11 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 168 |
| 17 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 15 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 0 | — | 48 | 28 | 19 | 165 |
| 18 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) | 16 | 17 | — | 43 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 164 |
| 19 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | — | — | — | 7 | DNS | 54 | 28 | 43 | 29 | 161 |
| 20 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | 20 | 31 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 14 | DNS | 156 |
| 21 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) | 34 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 38 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 152 |
| 22 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 23 | 26 | 29 | — | 25 | — | DNF | 17 | 31 | 151 |
| 23 | Tatiana Akimova (RUS) | 9 | 21 | 48 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 0 | — | 10 | 148 |
| 24 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 31 | 25 | 0 | — | 14 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 147 |
| 25 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) | 17 | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 31 | 40 | 24 | 141 |
| 26 | Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 2 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 6 | — | 21 | 43 | 129 |
| 27 | Mari Laukkanen (FIN) | 10 | 6 | 26 | 6 | — | DNS | — | 16 | 60 | 124 |
| 28 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 30 | 8 | — | 38 | 15 | 21 | — | — | 0 | 112 |
| 29 | Anna Magnusson (SWE) | 25 | 13 | 16 | — | 3 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 109 |
| 30 | Lena Häcki (SUI) | 43 | 0 | — | 28 | — | 0 | — | 11 | 21 | 103 |
| # | Name | ÖST | POK | NOV | OBE | RUH | HOC | PYE | KON | OSL | Total |
| 31 | Irina Starykh (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 100 |
| 32 | Iryna Varvynets (UKR) | 0 | — | 25 | DNS | 21 | — | 17 | 36 | — | 99 |
| 33 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 24 | — | 0 | 22 | 99 |
| 34 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 27 | — | 38 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 92 |
| 35 | Magdalena Gwizdoń (POL) | — | 0 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 36 | Alexia Runggaldier (ITA) | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 81 |
| 37 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | — | — | 69 |
| 38 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | 0 | 27 | 20 | 11 | DNS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 39 | Anastasiya Merkushyna (UKR) | — | — | 0 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 63 |
| 40 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | 0 | — | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 62 |
| 41 | Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) | — | 10 | — | — | 11 | 28 | — | 6 | — | 55 |
| 42 | Anna Frolina (KOR) | — | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | 8 | 24 | DNS | 0 | 53 |
| 43 | Nadine Horchler (GER) | — | — | — | 24 | — | 9 | 0 | 20 | — | 53 |
| 44 | Hanna Öberg (SWE) | — | — | 11 | — | 40 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 51 |
| 45 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | 29 | — | — | — | 0 | 7 | — | 7 | 8 | 51 |
| 46 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | — | 0 | 9 | 19 | DNS | 0 | 22 | — | — | 50 |
| 47 | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) | 0 | 29 | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 49 |
| 48 | Daria Virolaynen (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 49 | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 9 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 50 | Irina Uslugina (RUS) | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 |
| 51 | Fanny Horn Birkeland (NOR) | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| 52 | Olga Podchufarova (RUS) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | DNS | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| 53 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| 54 | Emma Nilsson (SWE) | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 34 |
| 55 | Miriam Gössner (GER) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| 56 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 18 | 14 | 0 | DNF | DNS | DNS | — | — | — | 32 |
| 57 | Darya Usanova (KAZ) | — | 4 | — | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | 32 |
| 58 | Jana Gereková (SVK) | — | — | 0 | 15 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 31 |
| 59 | Julia Ransom (CAN) | 0 | 7 | 22 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 60 | Chardine Sloof (SWE) | — | — | — | 27 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 27 |
| # | Name | ÖST | POK | NOV | OBE | RUH | HOC | PYE | KON | OSL | Total |
| 61 | Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen (NOR) | — | — | 0 | LAP | — | 20 | — | — | 6 | 26 |
| 62 | Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 25 |
| 63 | Tang Jialin (CHN) | — | — | — | 23 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 |
| 64 | Uliana Kaisheva (RUS) | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| 65 | Hilde Fenne (NOR) | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | 22 |
| 66 | Victoria Slivko (RUS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 67 | Ivona Fialková (SVK) | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 68 | Clare Egan (USA) | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 69 | Enora Latuilliere (FRA) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
| 70 | Alina Raikova (KAZ) | — | — | 0 | LAP | — | — | 13 | 0 | — | 13 |
| 71 | Julia Schwaiger (AUT) | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | Christina Rieder (AUT) | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | 13 |
| 73 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | DNS | — | — | 13 |
| 74 | Anastasia Zagoruiko (RUS) | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 75 | Julia Simon (FRA) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 |
| 76 | Megan Tandy (CAN) | — | DNF | 0 | — | DNS | — | 11 | — | — | 11 |
| 77 | Iana Bondar (UKR) | 8 | — | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 78 | Fuyuko Tachizaki (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | — | — | 8 |
| 79 | Krystyna Guzik (POL) | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 7 |
| 81 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 80 | Olga Poltoranina (KAZ) | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 82 | Joanne Reid (USA) | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 83 | Olga Abramova (UKR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Elisabeth Högberg (SWE) | — | DNS | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |