The winner of the race covered the distance in 30: 04.1 with one penalty loop.
An athlete from Belarus Anna Sola came second to the finish line, and Elvira Eberg of Sweden took third place.
Irina Kazakevich became the best among the Russians, finishing in ninth place.
Kristina Reztsova took 12th place, Ulyana Nigmatullina - 17th, Valeria Vasnetsova - 28th, and Svetlana Mironova - 34th.
Earlier, Khovantsev called the bronze of Russian biathletes at the KM stage in Hochfilzen an excellent result.