Governor of Tyumen Region Vladimir Yakushev, left in the foreground, and Governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra Natalya Komarova, second right in the foreground, watch the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup 9 women's mass start event on the stands of the biathlon stadium in Khanty-Mansiysk.

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Biathlon fans at the stadium during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From right: Belarus' Darya Domracheva, Ukraine's Valj Semerenko, Finland's Kaisa Makarainen, and Germany's Franziska Hildebrand during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Biathlon fans at the stadium during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From right: Finland's Kaisa Makarainen, Ukraine's Valj Semerenko, Belarus' Darya Domracheva, Italy's Dorothea Wierer, Germany's Franziska Hildebrand, Czech Republic's Veronika Vitkova, and Germany's Laura Dahlmeier during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From right: United States' Susan Dunklee, Germany's Vanessa Hinz, and Russia's Darya Virolaynen during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup winning the total score of the competitions.

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Medal winners in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from right: Germany's Laura Dahlmeier (gold medal) and Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova (silver medal).

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Biathlon fans at the stadium during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier, winner of the gold medal in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony.

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Medal winners in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony, from left: Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova (silver medal), Germany's Laura Dahlmeier (gold medal), and France's Marie Dorin Habert (bronze medal).

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Medal winners in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony, from left: Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova (silver medal), Germany's Laura Dahlmeier (gold medal), and France's Marie Dorin Habert (bronze medal).

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, winning the total score of the competitions, during the award ceremony.

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Belarus' Darya Domracheva, foreground, during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier at the finish of the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From right: Belarus' Darya Domracheva, Finland's Kaisa Makarainen, and Ukraine's Valj Semerenko at the shooting range during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From left: Belarus' Darya Domracheva, Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova, Finland's Kaisa Makarainen, France's Anais Bescond, and Germany's Franziska Preuss during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova at the shooting range during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Belarus' Darya Domracheva at the shooting range during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Russia's Darya Virolaynen after finishing in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From right: Russia's Yekaterina Glazyrina and Russia's Darya Virolaynen after finishing in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From left: Germany's Laura Dahlmeier and Germany's Franziska Preuss after finishing in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier, winner of the gold medal in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony.

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From left: Belarus' Darya Domracheva and Ukraine's Valj Semerenko during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Russia's Darya Virolaynen during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Belarus' Darya Domracheva at the shooting range during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Franziska Preuss during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier at the finish of the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier at the finish of the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Belarus' Darya Domracheva at the shooting range during the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From left: Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova and Germany's Laura Dahlmeier after finishing in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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From left: Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova, Germany's Laura Dahlmeier, and France's Marie Dorin Habert after finishing in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup winning the total score of the competitions.

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, winning the total score of the competitions, during the award ceremony.

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, winning the total score of the competitions, during the award ceremony.

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France's Marie Dorin Habert, winner of the bronze medal in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony.

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Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova, winner of the silver medal in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony.

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Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova, winner of the silver medal in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Germany's Laura Dahlmeier, winner of the gold medal in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony.

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Medal winners in the women's mass start race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, at the award ceremony, from left: Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova (silver medal), Germany's Laura Dahlmeier (gold medal), and France's Marie Dorin Habert (bronze medal).

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, winning the total score of the competitions, during the award ceremony.

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Darya Domracheva (Belarus), winner of the big Crystal Globe of the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, winning the total score of the competitions, during the award ceremony.

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