2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
| Biathlon World Cup |
| 2012–13 |
| Men |
|
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Nation |
| Mixed relay |
| Women |
|
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Nation |
| World Cup locations |
|
Östersund |
Hochfilzen |
Pokljuka |
Oberhof |
Ruhpolding |
The 2012–13 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women will start at December 16, 2012 in Pokljuka and will finish in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist is Darya Domracheva of Belarus.
Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) competition, the distance 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 your bib (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race.) with rest of the shooting bouts being at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the lane in fifth place, you shoot at lane five.). As in sprint races, competitors must ski one 150 m penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the Pursuit as here all contestants start simultaneously).
2011–12 Top 3 Standings
| Medal | Athlete | Points[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Darya Domracheva | 250 |
| Silver: |  Tora Berger | 241 |
| Bronze: |  Marie Laure Brunet | 198 |
Medal winners
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Pokljuka details |
Tora Berger Norway | 35:53.8 (0+2+0+0) |
Miriam Gössner Germany | 36:29.3 (0+3+0+1) |
Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 36:55.9 (0+2+0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details |
Tora Berger Norway | 37:14.4 (0+0+1+0) |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 37:41.1 (1+0+1+0) |
Olga Zaitseva Russia | 37:52.2 (0+0+0+1) |
| World Championships details |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 35:54.5 (1+0+0+1) |
Tora Berger Norway | 36:03.2 (1+0+1+0) |
Monika Hojnisz Poland | 36:22.1 (0+0+1+0) |
| Holmenkollen details |
Tora Berger Norway | 36:58.8 (0+0+0+2) |
Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia | 37:04.2 (0+2+0+0) |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 37:22.1 (0+1+2+0) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk details |
Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 38:22.4 (0+0+0+0) |
Marie Dorin Habert France | 38:33.6 (0+0+1+0) |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 38:45.3 (0+0+1+1) |
Standings
| # | Name | POK | RUH | WCH | HOL | KHA | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tora Berger (NOR) | 60 | 60 | 54 | 60 | 28 | 262 | |
| 2 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | 20 | 54 | 60 | 48 | 18 | 200 |
| 3 |  Vita Semerenko (UKR) | 21 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 185 |
| 4 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | 32 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 54 | 175 |
| 5 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 27 | 38 | 24 | 34 | 48 | 171 |
| 6 |  Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 38 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 171 |
| 7 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 48 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 60 | 166 |
| 8 | Miriam Gössner (GER) | 54 | 34 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 160 |
| 9 | Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) | 28 | 32 | 26 | 54 | 17 | 157 |
| 10 | Olga Zaitseva (RUS) | 43 | 48 | 40 | — | 19 | 150 |
| 11 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 31 | 22 | 27 | 43 | 25 | 148 |
| 12 | Andrea Henkel (GER) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 147 |
| 13 | Krystyna Pałka (POL) | 36 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 29 | 146 |
| 14 | Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) | 16 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 24 | 141 |
| 15 | Olga Vilukhina (RUS) | 34 | 27 | 18 | — | 43 | 122 |
| 16 |  Selina Gasparin (SUI) | 23 | 36 | — | 25 | 38 | 122 |
| 17 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 119 |
| 18 | Jana Gerekova (SVK) | 14 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 23 | 105 |
| 19 |  Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 18 | — | 21 | 36 | 22 | 97 |
| 20 | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) | 26 | 14 | 20 | — | 34 | 94 |
| 21 | Magdalena Gwizdon (POL) | 15 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 92 |
| 22 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 17 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 90 |
| 23 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | — | 25 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 85 |
| 24 | Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL) | 13 | 15 | 29 | — | 20 | 77 |
| 25 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 22 | — | — | 21 | 31 | 74 |
| 26 | Synnøve Solemdal (NOR) | 12 | 23 | 25 | 11 | — | 71 |
| 27 | Ekaterina Shumilova (RUS) | 29 | 17 | 12 | — | — | 58 |
| 28 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | 53 |
| 29 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | — | — | — | 14 | 36 | 50 |
| 30 | Sophie Boilley (FRA) | 24 | — | — | 26 | — | 50 |
| 31 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | — | — | 19 | 15 | 16 | 50 |
| 32 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | — | — | 48 | — | — | 48 |
| 33 | Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR) | — | 30 | — | 18 | — | 48 |
| 34 | Nadine Horchler (GER) | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 35 | Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) | — | 18 | 13 | — | — | 31 |
| 36 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 |
| 37 |  Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 19 | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 38 | Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) | — | — | 17 | — | — | 17 |
| 39 |  Zhang Yan (CHN) | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 |
| 39 | Mari Laukkanen (FIN) | — | 16 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 39 | Michela Ponza (ITA) | — | — | — | 16 | — | 16 |
| 42 | Mariya Panfilova (UKR) | — | — | — | 13 | — | 13 |
| 43 | Andreja Mali (SLO) | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 43 | Natalya Burdyga (UKR) | — | — | — | 12 | — | 12 |
| 45 | Agnieszka Cyl (POL) | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 45 |  Darya Usanova (KAZ) | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |