2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women


The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on 22 December 2019 in Le Grand-Bornand and will finish on 22 March 2020 in Holmenkollen. The defending champion is Hanna Öberg of Sweden.

Competition format

In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins. In this competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number, with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis. As in the sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 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 as here all contestants start simultaneously.

2018–19 Top 3 standings

Medal winners

Standings