# 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women

The 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on Sunday December 20, 2015 in Pokljuka and will finish on Sunday March 20, 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist is Franziska Preuß of Germany.

## Competition format

World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line. All biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. The distance of 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (If a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5). As in sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss.

## 2014-15 Top 3 Standings

| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold: | Franziska Preuß | 218 |
| Silver: | Valj Semerenko | 210 |
| Bronze: | Darya Domracheva | 206 |

## Medal winners

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Pokljuka details | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 34:40.2 (1+0+0+0) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 34:52.0 (0+0+0+0) | Olga Podchufarova Russia | 35:07.9 (0+0+0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 33:17.7 (0+0+0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 33:33.0 (1+0+0+0) | Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 33:39.6 (0+0+1+1) |
| Ruhpolding details | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 41:13.2 (0+0+0+0) | Franziska Hildebrand Germany | 41:27.1 (0+0+0+1) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 41:37.6 (0+1+0+1) |
| Canmore details | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 36:50.0 (1+0+0+0) | Marie Dorin Habert France | 37:10.8 (0+0+0+1) | Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 37:40.3 (0+0+0+1) |
| Holmenkollen details | Marie Dorin Habert France | 35:28.5 (0+0+0+0) | Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 35:35.8 (0+0+1+0) | Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 35:36.6 (0+0+1+0) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |

## Standings

| # | Name | POK | RU1 | RU2 | CAN | WCH | KHA | Total |
| 1 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 54 | 36 | 60 | 48 | 43 | — | 241 |
| 2 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 36 | 54 | 32 | 54 | 60 | — | 236 |
| 3 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | 30 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 54 | — | 228 |
| 4 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 60 | 28 | — | 43 | 48 | — | 179 |
| 5 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 24 | 24 | 54 | 40 | 27 | — | 169 |
| 6 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 22 | 43 | 21 | 38 | 40 | — | 164 |
| 7 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 38 | 40 | 26 | 31 | 23 | — | 158 |
| 8 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 21 | 12 | 34 | 60 | 21 | — | 148 |
| 9 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 43 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 38 | — | 142 |
| 10 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 29 | 48 | 43 | — | 14 | — | 134 |
| 11 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 40 | 20 | 38 | — | 31 | — | 129 |
| 12 | Susan Dunklee (USA) | 18 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 30 | — | 106 |
| 13 | Krystyna Guzik (POL) | 20 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 22 | — | 104 |
| 14 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | 23 | 30 | 36 | — | 12 | — | 101 |
| 15 | Olga Podchufarova (RUS) | 48 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | 100 |
| 16 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) | 28 | 25 | 16 | 29 | — | — | 98 |
| 17 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 34 | 16 | DNF | 27 | 20 | — | 97 |
| 18 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 31 | — | — | 30 | 34 | — | 95 |
| 19 | Magdalena Gwizdon (POL) | 8 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 16 | — | 95 |
| 20 | Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 14 | 26 | 31 | 21 | — | — | 92 |
| 21 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | 26 | 29 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 81 |
| 22 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 32 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | 78 |
| 23 | Miriam Gössner (GER) | 2 | 14 | 25 | 34 | — | — | 75 |
| 24 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) | 27 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | 69 |
| 25 | Marte Olsbu (NOR) | — | — | — | 28 | 36 | — | 64 |
| 26 | Fuyuko Tachizaki (JPN) | — | 31 | — | 20 | — | — | 51 |
| 27 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | — | — | — | 22 | 28 | — | 50 |
| 28 | Iryna Varvynets (UKR) | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | — | 49 |
| 29 | Daria Virolaynen (RUS) | 10 | 6 | — | 32 | — | — | 48 |
| 30 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | — | — | 22 | — | 26 | — | 48 |
| 31 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | — | — | — | 12 | 29 | — | 41 |
| 32 | Olga Abramova (UKR) | 16 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | 40 |
| 33 | Paulina Fialková (SVK) | — | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | 39 |
| 34 | Fanny Horn Birkeland (NOR) | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 32 |
| 35 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) | — | — | 28 | 4 | — | — | 32 |
| 36 | Célia Aymonier (FRA) | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 26 |
| 37 | Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) | — | — | 8 | — | 18 | — | 26 |
| 38 | Luise Kummer (GER) | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 25 |
| 38 | Hilde Fenne (NOR) | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| 40 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 24 |
| 41 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 23 |
| 42 | Mari Laukkanen (FIN) | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 43 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) | 12 | — | DNS | 8 | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Baiba Bendika (LAT) | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 |
| 45 | Karolin Horchler (GER) | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 |
| 46 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 14 |
| 47 | Lucie Charvátová (CZE) | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 48 | Darya Yurkevich (BLR) | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 49 | Hannah Dreissigacker (USA) | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 |
| 50 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 51 | Jana Gerekova (SVK) | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Ingela Andersson (SWE) | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 53 | Anaïs Chevalier (FRA) | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |