The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women started on 28 November 2020 in Kontiolahti and will finished on 16 February 2021 in Pokljuka.
Competition format edit
The individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. The distance skied is usually 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) with a fixed penalty time of one minute per missed target that is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. In the "Short Individual" the distance is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) with a penalty time of 45 seconds per missed target.
2019–20 Top 3 standings edit
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Hanna Öberg |
128 |
| Silver: |  Dorothea Wierer |
114 |
| Bronze: |  Justine Braisaz |
112 |
Medal winners edit
| Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti details |
Dorothea Wierer Italy |
44:00.9 (0+0+0+0) |
Denise Herrmann Germany |
44:01.7 (1+0+0+0) |
Johanna Skottheim Sweden |
44:25.0 (0+0+0+0) |
| Antholz-Anterselva details |
Lisa Theresa Hauser Austria |
42:29.3 (0+0+1+0) |
Yuliia Dzhima Ukraine |
43:13.0 (0+0+0+0) |
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet France |
43:33.3 (0+0+0+1) |
| World Championships details |
Markéta Davidová Czech Republic |
42:27.7 (0+0+0+0) |
Hanna Öberg Sweden |
42:55.6 (0+0+1+0) |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Norway |
43:31.7 (0+1+0+0) |
Standings edit
| # | Name | KON | ANT | POK | Total [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) |
60 | 43 | 103 | |
| 1 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) |
60 | 43 | 103 | |
| 3 | Hanna Öberg (SWE) |
36 | 54 | 90 | |
| 4 | Yuliia Dzhima (UKR) |
31 | 54 | 85 | |
| 5 | Markéta Davidová (CZE) |
20 | 0 | 60 | 80 |
| 6 | Denise Herrmann (GER) |
54 | 26 | 80 | |
| 7 | Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet (FRA) |
32 | 48 | 80 | |
| 8 |  Svetlana Mironova (RUS) |
– | 36 | 40 | 76 |
| 9 |  Dzinara Alimbekava (BLR) |
34 | 34 | 68 | |
| 10 | Linn Persson (SWE) |
40 | 26 | 66 | |
| 11 | Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (NOR) |
13 | 48 | 61 | |
| 12 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) |
38 | 23 | 61 | |
| 13 | Franziska Preuß (GER) |
23 | 36 | 59 | |
| 14 | Uliana Kaisheva (RUS) |
26 | 32 | 58 | |
| 15 | Dunja Zdouc (AUT) |
27 | 31 | 0 | 58 |
| 16 | Julia Schwaiger (AUT) |
24 | 31 | 55 | |
| 17 | Larisa Kuklina (RUS) |
0 | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| 18 | Elvira Öberg (SWE) |
43 | 0 | 6 | 49 |
| 19 | Johanna Skottheim (SWE) |
48 | – | 0 | 48 |
| 20 |  Lena Häcki (SUI) |
18 | 29 | 47 | |
| 21 |  Emma Lunder (CAN) |
28 | DNS | 19 | 47 |
| 22 | Evgeniya Pavlova (RUS) |
8 | 38 | – | 46 |
| 23 | Janina Hettich (GER) |
5 | 40 | – | 45 |
| 24 | Irene Cadurisch (SUI) |
0 | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| 25 |  Monika Hojnisz-Staręga (POL) |
0 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 26 | Ida Lien (NOR) |
11 | 0 | 30 | 41 |
| 27 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) |
0 | 23 | 18 | 41 |
| 28 | Caroline Colombo (FRA) |
22 | 19 | – | 41 |
| 29 | Elena Kruchinkina (BLR) |
25 | 0 | 15 | 40 |
| 30 | Selina Gasparin (SUI) |
DNS | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| # | Name | KON | ANT | POK | Total |
| 31 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) |
17 | 21 | 38 | |
| 32 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) |
29 | 8 | 37 | |
| 33 | Maren Hammerschmidt (GER) |
29 | 0 | 7 | 36 |
| 34 | Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) |
0 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 35 | Marion Deigentesch (GER) |
– | 30 | – | 30 |
| 36 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) |
30 | 0 | – | 30 |
| 37 |  Ekaterina Avvakumova (KOR) |
0 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 38 | Anastasiya Merkushyna (UKR) |
– | – | 28 | 28 |
| 39 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) |
0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 40 |  Johanna Talihärm (EST) |
14 | 11 | 25 | |
| 41 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten (NOR) |
21 | 3 | – | 24 |
| 42 | Elisa Gasparin (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 43 |  Susan Dunklee (USA) |
0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 44 | Julia Simon (FRA) |
19 | 0 | DNF | 19 |
| 45 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) |
18 | 0 | – | 18 |
| 46 |  Galina Vishnevskaya-Sheporenko (KAZ) |
– | – | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Darya Blashko (UKR) |
16 | 0 | – | 16 |
| 48 | Megan Bankes (CAN) |
0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 49 | Anna Mąka (POL) |
– | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 50 | Tuuli Tomingas (EST) |
15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 51 | Tamara Voronina (RUS) |
14 | – | – | 14 |
| 52 | Valentyna Semerenko (UKR) |
– | 13 | – | 13 |
| 53 | Joanne Reid (USA) |
12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 54 | Tatiana Akimova (RUS) |
– | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 55 | Michela Carrara (ITA) |
– | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 56 |  Mari Eder (FIN) |
9 | DNS | 0 | 9 |
| 57 | Hanna Sola (BLR) |
0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 58 | Clare Egan (USA) |
6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 59 | Sarah Beaudry (CAN) |
0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 60 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) |
7 | 0 | – | 7 |
| # | Name | KON | ANT | POK | Total |
| 61 | Yelizaveta Belchenko (KAZ) |
0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 62 |  Lotte Lie (BEL) |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 63 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 64 | Katharina Innerhofer (AUT) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 65 | Chloé Chevalier (FRA) |
2 | 0 | – | 2 |
| 66 | Jessica Jislová (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |