# 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women

The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on 1 December 2019 in Östersund and will finished on 13 March 2020 in Kontiolahti. The defending champion Anastasiya Kuzmina retired after the 2018-19 season.

## 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 (490 ft). Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.

## 2018–19 Top 3 standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 371 |
| Silver: | Dorothea Wierer | 330 |
| Bronze: | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | 326 |

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Östersund details | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 19:48.5 (0+1) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 19:57.1 (2+0) | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 20:00.4 (0+0) |
| Hochfilzen details | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 21:26.5 (1+0) | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway | 21:32.4 (0+0) | Svetlana Mironova Russia | 21:44.8 (0+1) |
| Le Grand-Bornand details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 20:27.0 (1+0) | Justine Braisaz France | 20:33.2 (0+0) | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 20:47.5 (0+0) |
| Oberhof details | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 22:04.9 (0+0) | Denise Herrmann Germany | 22:38.0 (0+1) | Julia Simon France | 22:52.3 (1+0) |
| Ruhpolding details | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 18:55.5 (0+0) | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 19:25.2 (0+0) | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 19:32.3 (0+0) |
| World Championships details | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 21:13.1 (0+1) | Susan Dunklee United States | 21:19.9 (0+0) | Lucie Charvátová Czech Republic | 21:34.4 (1+0) |
| Nové Město details | Denise Herrmann Germany | 18:51.0 (0+0) | Anaïs Bescond France | 19:18.2 (0+0) | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 19:50.0 (1+0) |
| Kontiolahti details | Denise Herrmann Germany | 20:00.5 (0+1) | Franziska Preuß Germany | 20:20.6 (1+0) | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 20:32.8 (1+1) |
| Oslo | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |

## Standings

| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | LGB | OBE | RUH | ANT | NOV | KON | OSL | Total |
| 1 | Denise Herrmann (GER) | 38 | 0 | 40 | 54 | 22 | 40 | 60 | 60 | — | 314 |
| 2 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 60 | 60 | 19 | 43 | 48 | 36 | 17 | 22 | — | 305 |
| 3 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 1 | 34 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 48 | — | 283 |
| 4 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) | 54 | 36 | — | 60 | 38 | 60 | — | — | — | 248 |
| 5 | Hanna Öberg (SWE) | 30 | 40 | 27 | 20 | 54 | 23 | 38 | 13 | — | 245 |
| 6 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 43 | 0 | 29 | — | 27 | 34 | 28 | 54 | — | 215 |
| 7 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | 0 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 43 | — | 214 |
| 8 | Markéta Davidová (CZE) | 48 | 6 | 48 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 40 | — | 212 |
| 9 | Julia Simon (FRA) | 24 | 23 | 34 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 30 | — | 211 |
| 10 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) | 0 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 0 | — | 191 |
| 11 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) | 16 | 54 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 32 | — | 172 |
| 12 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | 0 | 16 | 54 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 24 | — | 166 |
| 13 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | 11 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 18 | — | 163 |
| 14 | Monika Hojnisz-Staręga (POL) | 21 | DNF | 0 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 32 | 38 | — | 162 |
| 15 | Elvira Öberg (SWE) | 29 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 0 | — | 146 |
| 16 | Svetlana Mironova (RUS) | 26 | 48 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | — | 142 |
| 17 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 27 | 30 | 28 | — | 6 | 24 | 26 | 0 | — | 141 |
| 18 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 20 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 54 | 0 | — | 138 |
| 19 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 20 | — | 126 |
| 20 | Kamila Zuk (POL) | 13 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 126 |
| 21 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 17 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 27 | — | 126 |
| 22 | Celia Aymonier (FRA) | 32 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 28 | — | 121 |
| 23 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 23 | — | 117 |
| 24 | Katharina Innerhofer (AUT) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 113 |
| 25 | Larisa Kuklina (RUS) | 23 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 36 | — | 113 |
| 26 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 54 | 6 | — | — | 112 |
| 27 | Mari Eder (FIN) | 18 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | — | 110 |
| 28 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | — | 29 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | — | 110 |
| 29 | Linn Persson (SWE) | 40 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | 106 |
| 30 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | 19 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 16 | — | 106 |
| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | LGB | OBE | RUH | ANT | NOV | KON | OSL | Total |
| 31 | Lena Häcki (SUI) | 34 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 102 |
| 32 | Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht (RUS) | 0 | 15 | 23 | — | 4 | 20 | 30 | 0 | — | 92 |
| 33 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | — | 85 |
| 34 | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 26 | — | 85 |
| 35 | Vita Semerenko (UKR) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 11 | — | 79 |
| 36 | Ivona Fialková (SVK) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 21 | — | 77 |
| 37 | Emma Lunder (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 5 | — | 76 |
| 38 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | 0 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 72 |
| 39 | Eva Kristejn-Puskarčíková (CZE) | 22 | 9 | 0 | 24 | DNS | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 72 |
| 40 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 19 | — | 69 |
| 41 | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) | — | 0 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0 | — | 68 |
| 42 | Elena Kruchinkina (BLR) | 10 | 0 | — | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | 66 |
| 43 | Karolin Horchler (GER) | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 10 | 29 | — | 60 |
| 44 | Regina Oja (EST) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 14 | — | 60 |
| 45 | Hanna Sola (BLR) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4 | DNS | — | 58 |
| 46 | Fuyuko Tachizaki (JPN) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 48 |
| 47 | Clare Egan (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 48 |
| 48 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 47 |
| 49 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten (NOR) | 4 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 |
| 50 | Chloé Chevalier (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 34 | — | 41 |
| 51 | Kinga Zbylut (POL) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | 39 |
| 52 | Milena Todorova (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | — | — | 37 |
| 53 | Johanna Skottheim (SWE) | — | — | — | 0 | 28 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 36 |
| 54 | Caroline Colombo (FRA) | 0 | 26 | 0 | DNS | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | — | 34 |
| 55 | Thekla Brun-Lie (NOR) | — | 2 | 17 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
| 56 | Tang Jialin (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 |
| 57 | Christina Rieder (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | — | 33 |
| 58 | Jessica Jislová (CZE) | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 |
| 59 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 |
| 60 | Anna Magnusson (SWE) | — | — | — | 0 | 29 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 29 |
| # | Name | ÖST | HOC | LGB | OBE | RUH | ANT | NOV | KON | OSL | Total |
| 61 | Anastasiya Merkushyna (UKR) | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | — | 29 |
| 62 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | — | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | 28 |
| 63 | Johanna Talihärm (EST) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 |
| 64 | Kristina Rezstova (RUS) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 22 |
| 65 | Suvi Minkkinen (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | 21 |
| 66 | Janina Hettich (GER) | — | — | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 |
| 67 | Anna Frolina (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 19 |
| 68 | Irina Starykh (RUS) | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | 18 |
| 69 | Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg (NOR) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 15 |
| 70 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 71 | Lea Einfalt (SLO) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 |
| 72 | Joanne Reid (USA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| 73 | Tamara Voronina (RUS) | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 74 | Anastasiia Porshneva (RUS) | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 75 | Darya Blashko (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 76 | Susanna Meinen (SUI) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| 77 | Megan Bankes (CAN) | 8 | 0 | 0 | DNS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 78 | Natalija Kočergina (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 78 | Dzinara Alimbekava (BLR) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 7 |
| 80 | Meng Fanqi (CHN) | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 81 | Chu Yuanmeng (CHN) | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |