Enorme sorpresa nella sprint in terra slovena a Pokljuka. La giovane austriaca Katharina Innerhofer compie l'impresa di coprire tutti i bersagli e si impone con una prestazione incredibile portando al suo paese la prima storica vittoria al femminile. In realtà un'altra austriaca era riuscita ad imporsi in passato. Anna Sprung vinse ancora quando si chiamava Volkova e gareggiava per la Russia. E la giornata delle sorprese non finisce qui perché la russa Daria Virolaynen, figlia di Anfisa Restzova, conquista un secondo posto all'esordio in Coppa del Mondo. Terza invece la più esperta Nadezhda Skardino.
E' un ottima giornata anche per l'Italia con Dorothea Wierer capace di migliorare ancora il suo miglior piazzamento in carriera con un quinto posto nonostante un bersaglio mancato. E finalmente convince anche Nicole Gontier con il quindicesimo posto e una splendida prestazione sugli sci. Anche per la valdostano è il miglior risultato in carriera. Quarantesima Michela Ponza, cinquantaduesima Karin Oberhofer che dopo le percentuali elevatissime di Sochi è incappata in una giornataccia, sessantatreesima Alexia Runggaldier.
Classifica 7,5km sprint donne
| POS | BIB | NAME | NAT. | SHOOTING | T | RESULT | ||
| 1 | 18 | INNERHOFER Katharina | AUT | 0+0 | 0 | 21:19.1 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 86 | VIROLAYNEN Daria | RUS | 0+0 | 0 | 21:28.3 | +9.2 | |
| 3 | 37 | SKARDINO Nadezhda | BLR | 0+0 | 0 | 21:31.2 | +12.1 | |
| 4 | 12 | r | MAKARAINEN Kaisa | FIN | 0+2 | 2 | 21:46.1 | +27.0 |
| 5 | 22 | WIERER Dorothea | ITA | 0+1 | 1 | 21:49.9 | +30.8 | |
| 6 | 9 | y | BERGER Tora | NOR | 1+1 | 2 | 21:55.3 | +36.2 |
| 7 | 11 | ECKHOFF Tiril | NOR | 1+1 | 2 | 21:59.3 | +40.2 | |
| 8 | 78 | KALINCHIK Liudmila | BLR | 0+0 | 0 | 22:04.1 | +45.0 | |
| 9 | 19 | LAUKKANEN Mari | FIN | 0+1 | 1 | 22:10.6 | +51.5 | |
| 10 | 63 | OLSBU Marte | NOR | 1+0 | 1 | 22:11.4 | +52.3 | |
| 11 | 83 | GWIZDON Magdalena | POL | 0+1 | 1 | 22:14.6 | +55.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | SEMERENKO Vita | UKR | 0+0 | 0 | 22:15.0 | +55.9 | |
| 13 | 36 | ROMANOVA Yana | RUS | 1+1 | 2 | 22:19.3 | +1:00.2 | |
| 14 | 16 | VILUKHINA Olga | RUS | 0+1 | 1 | 22:20.2 | +1:01.1 | |
| 15 | 56 | GONTIER Nicole | ITA | 1+1 | 2 | 22:23.9 | +1:04.8 | |
| 16 | 32 | SHUMILOVA Ekaterina | RUS | 0+0 | 0 | 22:31.3 | +1:12.2 | |
| 17 | 8 | CRAWFORD Rosanna | CAN | 1+1 | 2 | 22:36.5 | +1:17.4 | |
| 18 | 48 | DORIN HABERT Marie | FRA | 1+2 | 3 | 22:37.1 | +1:18.0 | |
| 19 | 73 | CADURISCH Irene | SUI | 0+1 | 1 | 22:37.8 | +1:18.7 | |
| 20 | 69 | PADIAL HERNANDEZ Victoria | ESP | 0+0 | 0 | 22:37.9 | +1:18.8 | |
| 21 | 2 | GREGORIN Teja | SLO | 0+2 | 2 | 22:38.6 | +1:19.5 | |
| 22 | 7 | DAHLMEIER Laura | GER | 0+2 | 2 | 22:39.5 | +1:20.4 | |
| 23 | 51 | KOCHER Zina | CAN | 2+2 | 4 | 22:44.6 | +1:25.5 | |
| 24 | 21 | BOLLIET Marine | FRA | 1+1 | 2 | 22:53.7 | +1:34.6 | |
| 25 | 79 | HENKEL Andrea | GER | 0+3 | 3 | 22:58.2 | +1:39.1 | |
| 26 | 6 | RINGEN Elise | NOR | 1+1 | 2 | 22:58.6 | +1:39.5 | |
| 27 | 31 | KUZMINA Anastasiya | SVK | 2+2 | 4 | 22:59.4 | +1:40.3 | |
| 28 | 40 | DOMRACHEVA Darya | BLR | 1+4 | 5 | 22:59.6 | +1:40.5 | |
| 29 | 59 | PANFILOVA Mariya | UKR | 0+1 | 1 | 23:05.3 | +1:46.2 | |
| 30 | 84 | LUNDER Emma | CAN | 0+1 | 1 | 23:05.6 | +1:46.5 | |
| 31 | 17 | DZHYMA Juliya | UKR | 2+1 | 3 | 23:10.1 | +1:51.0 | |
| 32 | 13 | ZAITSEVA Olga | RUS | 0+3 | 3 | 23:10.8 | +1:51.7 | |
| 33 | 24 | GASPARIN Selina | SUI | 1+4 | 5 | 23:13.7 | +1:54.6 | |
| 34 | 29 | HORN Fanny Welle-Strand | NOR | 1+3 | 4 | 23:15.5 | +1:56.4 | |
| 35 | 53 | STUDEBAKER Sara | USA | 0+1 | 1 | 23:16.4 | +1:57.3 | |
| 36 | 20 | PALKA Krystyna | POL | 0+2 | 2 | 23:21.6 | +2:02.5 | |
| 37 | 68 | HOJNISZ Monika | POL | 0+2 | 2 | 23:21.7 | +2:02.6 | |
| 38 | 28 | DUNKLEE Susan | USA | 0+4 | 4 | 23:22.7 | +2:03.6 | |
| 39 | 26 | STROEMSTEDT Anna-Karin | SWE | 1+2 | 3 | 23:23.2 | +2:04.1 | |
| 40 | 34 | PONZA Michela | ITA | 1+0 | 1 | 23:23.9 | +2:04.8 | |
| 41 | 23 | SOULIE Laure | AND | 1+1 | 2 | 23:30.2 | +2:11.1 | |
| 42 | 57 | JOHANIDESOVA Lea | CZE | 0+0 | 0 | 23:32.1 | +2:13.0 | |
| 43 | 44 | HEINICKE Megan | CAN | 1+2 | 3 | 23:32.9 | +2:13.8 | |
| 44 | 82 | GASPARIN Aita | SUI | 1+1 | 2 | 23:34.1 | +2:15.0 | |
| 45 | 54 | GEREKOVA Jana | SVK | 1+3 | 4 | 23:34.5 | +2:15.4 | |
| 46 | 5 | SEMERENKO Valj | UKR | 4+0 | 4 | 23:34.7 | +2:15.6 | |
| 47 | 46 | PODCHUFAROVA Olga | RUS | 1+2 | 3 | 23:36.5 | +2:17.4 | |
| 48 | 35 | VITKOVA Veronika | CZE | 3+1 | 4 | 23:41.1 | +2:22.0 | |
| 49 | 76 | HILDEBRAND Franziska | GER | 1+1 | 2 | 23:43.6 | +2:24.5 | |
| 50 | 42 | LEHTLA Kadri | EST | 1+2 | 3 | 23:44.5 | +2:25.4 | |
| 51 | 30 | BURDYGA Natalya | UKR | 3+0 | 3 | 23:44.6 | +2:25.5 | |
| 52 | 4 | OBERHOFER Karin | ITA | 1+3 | 4 | 23:45.4 | +2:26.3 | |
| 53 | 14 | DUBAREZAVA Nastassia | BLR | 0+3 | 3 | 23:45.5 | +2:26.4 | |
| 54 | 25 | LANDOVA Jitka | CZE | 2+2 | 4 | 23:48.4 | +2:29.3 | |
| 55 | 43 | HOEGBERG Elisabeth | SWE | 1+0 | 1 | 23:49.6 | +2:30.5 | |
| 56 | 27 | NOWAKOWSKA-ZIEMNIAK Weronika | POL | 2+2 | 4 | 23:53.3 | +2:34.2 | |
| 57 | 60 | HINZ Vanessa | GER | 2+2 | 4 | 24:06.5 | +2:47.4 | |
| 58 | 41 | PREUSS Franziska | GER | 0+5 | 5 | 24:10.6 | +2:51.5 | |
| 59 | 80 | CHEVALIER Anais | FRA | 2+2 | 4 | 24:11.9 | +2:52.8 | |
| 60 | 50 | KALINA Nastassia | BLR | 2+2 | 4 | 24:12.6 | +2:53.5 | |
| 61 | 61 | SCHWABL Iris | AUT | 1+1 | 2 | 24:13.0 | +2:53.9 | |
| 62 | 85 | RASIMOVICIUTE Diana | LTU | 1+2 | 3 | 24:17.3 | +2:58.2 | |
| 63 | 87 | RUNGGALDIER Alexia | ITA | 0+3 | 3 | 24:19.1 | +3:00.0 | |
| 64 | 58 | KOCERGINA Natalija | LTU | 0+3 | 3 | 24:23.3 | +3:04.2 | |
| 65 | 38 | PUSKARCIKOVA Eva | CZE | 1+3 | 4 | 24:35.4 | +3:16.3 | |
| 66 | 66 | YORDANOVA Emilia | BUL | 0+3 | 3 | 24:36.1 | +3:17.0 | |
| 67 | 72 | MARKKANEN Sanna | FIN | 2+2 | 4 | 24:43.5 | +3:24.4 | |
| 68 | 10 | TOFALVI Eva | ROU | 3+2 | 5 | 24:46.8 | +3:27.7 | |
| 69 | 33 | MALI Andreja | SLO | 3+1 | 4 | 24:55.1 | +3:36.0 | |
| 70 | 52 | SLOOF Chardine | NED | 1+0 | 1 | 24:58.0 | +3:38.9 | |
| 71 | 67 | YURLOVA Daria | EST | 1+2 | 3 | 25:03.6 | +3:44.5 | |
| 72 | 3 | TANG Jialin | CHN | 0+2 | 2 | 25:14.5 | +3:55.4 | |
| 73 | 49 | JUSKANE Zanna | LAT | 2+2 | 4 | 25:19.8 | +4:00.7 | |
| =74 | 71 | PISCORAN Luminita | ROU | 1+3 | 4 | 25:22.3 | +4:03.2 | |
| =74 | 81 | ABRAMOVA Olga | UKR | 3+1 | 4 | 25:22.3 | +4:03.2 | |
| 76 | 47 | ERZEN Anja | SLO | 1+2 | 3 | 25:23.0 | +4:03.9 | |
| 77 | 65 | ZHANG Yan | CHN | 1+2 | 3 | 25:27.3 | +4:08.2 | |
| 78 | 15 | STOYANOVA Desislava | BUL | 3+0 | 3 | 25:29.3 | +4:10.2 | |
| 79 | 75 | COOK Annelies | USA | 1+4 | 5 | 25:32.2 | +4:13.1 | |
| 80 | 64 | SZOECS Emoeke | HUN | 1+4 | 5 | 25:33.3 | +4:14.2 | |
| 81 | 45 | FERENCZ Reka | ROU | 2+1 | 3 | 25:36.4 | +4:17.3 | |
| 82 | 74 | VIIGIPUU Kristel | EST | 1+3 | 4 | 26:01.8 | +4:42.7 | |
| 83 | 77 | KOEVA Dafinka | BUL | 3+1 | 4 | 26:07.0 | +4:47.9 | |
| 84 | 55 | DREISSIGACKER Hannah | USA | 5+3 | 8 | 27:36.5 | +6:17.4 | |
| 85 | 70 | LIGHTFOOT Amanda | GBR | 2+4 | 6 | 27:38.5 | +6:19.4 | |
| DNF | 62 | KARISIK Tanja | BIH | 2+4 | 6 | |||
| DNS | 39 | BESCOND Anais | FRA |