2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual 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 – Individual Women started on Thursday December 4, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Wednesday March 11, 2015 at the World Championships in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist Gabriela Soukalová of Czech Republic finished on the 6th place. Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland won the title.
Competition format
The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) 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. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.
2013–14 Top 3 Standings
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold: |  Gabriela Soukalová | 120 |
| Silver: |  Darya Domracheva | 92 |
| Bronze: |  Anastasiya Kuzmina | 84 |
Medal winners
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Östersund details |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 46:43.6 (0+0+1+1) |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 47:11.5 (0+1+1+0) |
Valj Semerenko Ukraine | 47:21.7 (0+0+0+0) |
| Holmenkollen details |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 43:54.8 (0+0+0+0) |
Darya Domracheva Belarus | 45:13.1 (1+0+0+0) |
Veronika Vítková Czech Republic | 45:15.7 (0+0+0+0) |
| World Championships details |
Ekaterina Yurlova Russia | 41:32.2 (0+0+0+0) |
Gabriela Soukalová Czech Republic | 41:55.4 (0+0+0+1) |
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland | 41:56.6 (0+1+1+0) |
Standings
| # | Name | ÖST | HOL | WCH | Total[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) | 54 | 60 | 48 | 162 | |
| 2 | Darya Domracheva (BLR) | 60 | 54 | 25 | 139 |
| 3 | Veronika Vítková (CZE) | 40 | 48 | 34 | 122 |
| 4 |  Franziska Hildebrand (GER) | 38 | 34 | 31 | 103 |
| 5 | Nadezhda Skardino (BLR) | 43 | 25 | 21 | 89 |
| 6 | Gabriela Soukalová (CZE) | 0 | 32 | 54 | 86 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS) | — | 22 | 60 | 82 |
| 8 | Laura Dahlmeier (GER) | — | 43 | 38 | 81 |
| 9 |  Susan Dunklee (USA) | 20 | 30 | 29 | 79 |
| 10 |  Megan Heinicke (CAN) | 29 | 29 | 20 | 78 |
| 11 | Valj Semerenko (UKR) | 48 | DNF | 26 | 74 |
| 12 |  Weronika Nowakowska-Ziemniak (POL) | 27 | 18 | 28 | 73 |
| 13 | Monika Hojnisz (POL) | 0 | 40 | 32 | 72 |
| 14 |  Dorothea Wierer (ITA) | DNS | 27 | 43 | 70 |
| 15 | Juliya Dzhyma (UKR) | 26 | 38 | 3 | 67 |
| 16 |  Anaïs Bescond (FRA) | — | 31 | 36 | 67 |
| 17 | Ekaterina Glazyrina (RUS) | 34 | 24 | — | 58 |
| 18 | Daria Virolaynen (RUS) | 14 | DNS | 40 | 54 |
| 19 | Jana Gereková (SVK) | 18 | 28 | 0 | 46 |
| 20 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 24 | 21 | — | 45 |
| 21 |  Elisa Gasparin (SUI) | 6 | 20 | 19 | 45 |
| 22 | Karin Oberhofer (ITA) | 13 | 6 | 24 | 43 |
| 23 | Krystyna Guzik (POL) | 15 | 0 | 27 | 42 |
| 24 |  Tiril Eckhoff (NOR) | 36 | 5 | 0 | 41 |
| 25 | Iryna Varvynets (UKR) | — | 36 | 5 | 41 |
| 26 | Luise Kummer (GER) | 23 | — | 16 | 39 |
| 27 | Rosanna Crawford (CAN) | 25 | 13 | 0 | 38 |
| 28 |  Elisabeth Högberg (SWE) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 30 |  Teja Gregorin (SLO) | 16 | 16 | — | 32 |
| 31 |  Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT) | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
| 32 | Sophie Boilley (FRA) | 31 | — | — | 31 |
| 33 | Federica Sanfilippo (ITA) | — | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 34 | Olga Podchufarova (RUS) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 35 | Nicole Gontier (ITA) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 36 | Yana Romanova (RUS) | 19 | — | 10 | 29 |
| 37 | Enora Latuillière (FRA) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 38 | Elise Ringen (NOR) | 0 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| 39 | Mona Brorsson (SWE) | 10 | 0 | 18 | 28 |
| 40 | Marie Dorin Habert (FRA) | — | 26 | — | 26 |
| 41 | Eva Puskarčíková (CZE) | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 42 | Nadzeya Pisareva (BLR) | 0 | DNS | 23 | 23 |
| 43 |  Kadri Lehta (EST) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 44 | Iryna Kryuko (BLR) | — | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 45 | Marine Bolliet (FRA) | 22 | 0 | — | 22 |
| 46 | Jitka Landová (CZE) | 21 | 0 | — | 21 |
| 47 | Karolin Horchler (GER) | 17 | — | — | 17 |
 Darya Usanova (KAZ) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |
| 49 |  Tang Jialin (CHN) | — | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 50 |  Fuyuko Suzuki (JPN) | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 51 | Yurie Tanaka (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Yuliya Zhuravok (UKR) | 0 | — | 13 | 13 |
| 53 |  Emilia Yordanova (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 54 | Dunja Zdouc (AUT) | 0 | — | 11 | 11 |
| 55 | Nastassia Dubarezava (BLR) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Audrey Vaillancourt (CAN) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| 57 | Barbora Tomešová (CZE) | 0 | 10 | — | 10 |
| 58 | Natalya Burdyga (UKR) | 1 | 9 | — | 10 |
| 59 | Magdalena Gwizdoń (POL) | 9 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 60 | Ekaterina Shumilova (RUS) | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| Hannah Dreissigacker (USA) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 62 | Justine Braisaz (FRA) | — | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 63 |  Eva Tofalvi (ROU) | 5 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 64 | Terézia Poliaková (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 65 | Olga Abramova (UKR) | 4 | 0 | — | 4 |
| Irina Trusova (RUS) | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| 67 |  Natalija Kočergina (LTU) | DNS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 68 | Gabriele Lescinskaite (LTU) | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 69 | Paulína Fialková (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vanessa Hinz (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 71 | Alina Raikova (KAZ) | — | 0 | 1 | 1 |