Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start
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The women's mass start competition of the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 21 February, at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena in Rasen-Antholz.[1] Océane Michelon of France won the event, thus securing her first individual Olympic gold. Her teammate Julia Simon won the silver medal, and Tereza Voborníková of the Czech Republic won bronze, her first Olympic medal.[2][3]
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| Venue | Anterselva Biathlon Arena | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 February 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 37:18.1 | ||||||||||||
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Background
The defending champion, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, qualified for the Olympics. The silver and bronze medalists, Tiril Eckhoff and Marte Olsbu Røiseland, retired from competitions. Prior to the Olympics, Lou Jeanmonnot was leading the total as well as mass-start standings of the 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup. Elvira Öberg was the 2025 World champion.
Qualification
Results
The race was started at 14:15.[1][4]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Penalties (P+P+S+S) | Deficit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Océane Michelon |  France | 37:18.1 | 2 (1+0+0+1) | — |
 | 1 | Julia Simon | France | 37:24.7 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | +6.6 |
 | 20 | Tereza Voborníková |  Czech Republic | 37:25.5 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | +7.4 |
| 4 | 8 | Anna Magnusson |  Sweden | 37:44.7 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | +26.6 |
| 5 | 12 | Dorothea Wierer |  Italy | 37:48.1 | 2 (0+1+1+0) | +30.0 |
| 6 | 10 | Elvira Öberg | Sweden | 37:50.0 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | +31.9 |
| 7 | 16 | Vanessa Voigt |  Germany | 37:54.3 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | +36.2 |
| 8 | 21 | Karoline Offigstad Knotten |  Norway | 38:01.9 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | +43.8 |
| 9 | 24 | Anna Andexer |  Austria | 38:17.3 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | +59.2 |
| 10 | 9 | Hanna Öberg | Sweden | 38:21.2 | 3 (1+1+1+0) | +1:03.1 |
| 11 | 29 | Joanna Jakieła |  Poland | 38:22.9 | 2 (0+1+0+1) | +1:04.8 |
| 12 | 2 | Maren Kirkeeide | Norway | 38:23.4 | 4 (1+1+0+2) | +1:05.3 |
| 13 | 28 | Marthe Kråkstad Johansen | Norway | 38:22.5 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | +1:05.4 |
| 14 | 6 | Lora Hristova |  Bulgaria | 38:40.0 | 2 (0+0+0+2) | +1:21.9 |
| 15 | 25 | Natalia Sidorowicz | Poland | 38:44.0 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | +1:25.9 |
| 16 | 4 | Lou Jeanmonnot | France | 38:47.7 | 3 (0+0+1+2) | +1:29.6 |
| 17 | 30 | Janina Hettich-Walz | Germany | 38:59.7 | 4 (0+0+2+2) | +1:41.6 |
| 18 | 3 | Lisa Vittozzi | Italy | 39:01.6 | 4 (1+1+0+2) | +1:43.5 |
| 19 | 7 | Suvi Minkkinen |  Finland | 39:05.1 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | +1:47.0 |
| 20 | 19 | Milena Todorova | Bulgaria | 39:14.4 | 5 (0+1+1+3) | +1:56.3 |
| 21 | 14 | Amy Baserga |  Switzerland | 39:31.2 | 3 (1+0+1+1) | +2:13.1 |
| 22 | 27 | Baiba Bendika |  Latvia | 39:49.8 | 5 (3+1+1+0) | +2:31.7 |
| 23 | 23 | Estere Volfa | Latvia | 39:50.1 | 4 (0+0+2+2) | +2:32.0 |
| 24 | 17 | Lea Meier | Switzerland | 40:18.4 | 4 (0+0+2+2) | +3:00.3 |
| 25 | 18 | Linn Gestblom | Sweden | 40:23.0 | 5 (0+2+1+2) | +3:04.9 |
| 26 | 15 | Lisa Theresa Hauser | Austria | 40:26.5 | 5 (3+1+1+0) | +3:08.4 |
| 27 | 11 | Justine Braisaz-Bouchet | France | 40:30.3 | 6 (0+2+2+2) | +3:12.2 |
| 28 | 13 | Franziska Preuß | Germany | 40:50.5 | 7 (1+1+4+1) | +3:32.4 |
| 29 | 26 | Anne de Besche |  Denmark | 41:18.2 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | +4:00.1 |
| 30 | 22 | Kamila Żuk | Poland | 43:27.5 | 10 (2+3+3+2) | +6:09.4 |