2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
| Biathlon World Cup |
| 2014–15 |
| 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 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on Sunday December 21, 2014 in Pokljuka and finished on Sunday March 22, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist Darya Domracheva of Belarus finished in 3rd place. Franziska Preuß of Germany won the title.
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.
2013-14 Top 3 Standings
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Darya Domracheva | 151 |
| Silver: |  Anastasiya Kuzmina | 139 |
| Bronze: |  Kaisa Mäkäräinen | 130 |
Medal winners
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Pokljuka details |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 34:18.8 (0+0+2+0) |
Anaïs Bescond France | 34:26.4 (0+0+0+0) |
Nadezhda Skardino Belarus | 34:34.6 (0+0+0+0) |
| Oberhof details |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 42:36.6 (2+1+0+1) |
Veronika Vítková Czech Republic | 42:51.5 (1+0+0+1) |
Tiril Eckhoff Norway | 42:58.3 (1+1+0+0) |
| Ruhpolding details |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 35:17.5 (1+0+2+0) |
Franziska Preuß Germany | 35:34.0 (0+1+1+0) |
Veronika Vítková Czech Republic | 35:40.4 (1+1+1+0) |
| Kontiolahti details |
Valj Semerenko Ukraine | 34:32.9 (0+0+0+0) |
Franziska Preuß Germany | 34:39.1 (0+0+0+1) |
Karin Oberhofer Italy | 34:45.5 (1+1+0+0) |
| Khanty-Mansiysk details |
Laura Dahlmeier Germany | 35:08.2 (0+0+0+0) |
Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 35:15.3 (0+0+0+0) |
Marie Dorin Habert France | 35:28.1 (0+0+1+1) |
Standings
| # | Name | POK | OBE | RUH | WCH | KHA | Total[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franziska Preuß (GER) | 34 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 218 | |
| 2 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 40 | 36 | 43 | 60 | 31 | 210 |
| 3 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | DNF | 60 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 206 |
| 4 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 43 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 200 |
| 5 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 60 | 43 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 193 |
| 6 | Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 28 | 32 | 24 | 48 | 40 | 172 |
| 7 | Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | 54 | 16 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 166 |
| 8 | Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 36 | 30 | 27 | 38 | 32 | 163 |
| 9 |  Daria Virolaynen (RUS) | 26 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 29 | 141 |
| 10 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 31 | 54 | 48 | 4 | DNF | 137 |
| 11 | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) | 22 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 133 |
| 12 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | 32 | — | — | 36 | 60 | 128 |
| 13 | Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | 38 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 128 |
| 14 | Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | — | 48 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 127 |
| 15 |  Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL) | 27 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 123 |
| 16 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | — | — | 30 | 34 | 48 | 112 |
| 17 |  Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 12 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 99 |
| 18 |  Susan Dunklee (USA) | 18 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 94 |
| 19 | Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 30 | 25 | 21 | — | 16 | 92 |
| 20 | Jana Gerekova (SVK) | — | 40 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 87 |
| 21 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 48 | 14 | 22 | — | — | 84 |
| 22 |  Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 8 | 18 | 29 | — | 26 | 81 |
| 23 | Marine Bolliet (FRA) | 25 | 24 | 23 | — | — | 72 |
| 24 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) | 24 | 12 | 31 | — | — | 67 |
| 25 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | — | — | — | 30 | 34 | 64 |
| 26 | Ekaterina Shumilova (RUS) | — | 20 | — | 31 | — | 51 |
| 27 |  Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 29 | 21 | — | — | DNF | 50 |
| 28 |  Fuyuko Suzuki (JPN) | 23 | — | — | 23 | — | 46 |
| 29 |  Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | — | — | — | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| 30 | Fanny Welle-Strand Horn (NOR) | 20 | 4 | 14 | — | — | 38 |
| 31 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | 14 | — | — | — | 23 | 37 |
| 32 | Elise Ringen (NOR) | — | 23 | 12 | — | — | 35 |
| 33 | Megan Heinicke (CAN) | — | — | 16 | 14 | — | 30 |
| 34 | Natalya Burdyga (UKR) | — | 26 | — | — | — | 26 |
| 35 | Krystyna Guzik (POL) | — | — | — | 24 | — | 24 |
| 36 | Magdalena Gwizdon (POL) | — | — | — | 22 | — | 22 |
| 37 | Olga Podchufarova (RUS) | 21 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 37 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 |
| 39 | Andreja Mali (SLO) | — | — | — | 20 | — | 20 |
| 39 | Aita Gasparin (SUI) | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 |
| 41 | Yana Romanova (RUS) | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 42 | Mari Laukkanen (FIN) | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | 14 |
| 43 | Nastassia Dubarezava (BLR) | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| 43 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | — | 10 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Jitka Landová (CZE) | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Sophie Boilley (FRA) | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 43 | Hannah Dreissigacker (USA) | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| 48 | Enora Latuillière (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | DNF | 10 |
| 49 | Luise Kummer (GER) | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| 50 | Olga Abramova (UKR) | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 51 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 51 | Katharina Innerhofer (AUT) | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| 53 | Dunja Zdouc (AUT) | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |