Coming into the final race of the season, Dorothea Weirer held the yellow jersey but Eckhoff would have felt confident that she had a chance to beat the Italian. However, those hopes were dashed as her shooting let her down, missing six of her first 10 shots to open the door for Wierer.

The Italian missed five of her own but in general shot cleaner and finished just over a second behind her rival. And while Eckhoff finished ahead it was not by enough of a margin which meant that Wierer retains the Crystal Globe.