The Women's relay competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 16 February, at the National Biathlon Centre,[1] in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1,665 metres (5,463 ft).

There were four women's relays in the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup before the Olympics; two were won by France, and one by Sweden and Norway each.

Norway are also the 2021 World Champion with Germany and Ukraine as silver and bronze medalists.

Germany, Sweden, and Italy finished the first leg together, with an advantage of about 15-20 seconds over a large group of competitors, which included all the top teams.

In leg 4, France got a penalty loop at the second shooting and dropped out of medal contention.