Thursday30 January 2025
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Antholz. Men's pursuit race. Here's how it unfolded.

On Sunday, January 26, the men's pursuit race in Antholz, Italy, will mark the conclusion of the sixth stage of the Biathlon World Cup.
Антгольц. Мужская гонка преследования. Как это прошло.

Two biathletes will represent Ukraine in the race. A total of 60 top athletes are listed in the starting lineup based on the sprint results.

  • 5. Dmytro Pidruchnyi +0:22
  • 36. Anton Dudchenko +1:38

The men's pursuit will commence at 14:00 Kyiv time. "Champion" will provide live text coverage of the race.

Race Results

  • 1. Sturla Laegreid (Norway, 0+0+0+0) 29:53.0
  • 2. Tommaso Giacomel (Italy, 0+1+0+1) +18.9
  • 3. Tarjei Boe (Norway, 0+0+0+1) +24.0
  • ...
  • 14. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 0+0+0+0) +2:15.9
  • DNF Dmytro Pidruchnyi (Ukraine, 1+1+2)
16:17. Dudchenko finished 14th, Pidruchnyi did not finish.
16:16. Finish: Laegreid first, Giacomel second, Tarjei Boe third.
16:11. Dudchenko fourth, hitting a clean shot! The Ukrainian moves up to 13th place!
16:09. Sturla Laegreid is racing towards victory in the pursuit!
16:08. Final shooting: Tarjei Boe and Giacomel earn a penalty loop, Laegreid shoots clean!
16:04. Dmytro Pidruchnyi completed two penalty loops after the first standing, Dudchenko hits his third clean shot!
16:03. Almost simultaneously, Laegreid, Tarjei Boe, and Giacomel head into the penultimate lap, with Slovenian Fak trailing 10 seconds behind.
16:02. Third shooting: Laegreid, Tarjei Boe, and Giacomel shoot clean, Johannes goes for two penalty loops!
15:59. Pidruchnyi has dropped to 9th place, +1:17.2.
15:58. Dudchenko shoots clean again! Anton is in 24th place, +1:48.8 behind Laegreid.
15:57. Dmytro Pidruchnyi left one target unhit.
15:56. Second shooting: Italian Giacomel earned a penalty loop, while Tarjei Boe and Laegreid shot clean.
15:52. Pidruchnyi is in 8th place after the first shooting, +45.6 behind Sturla Laegreid.
15:51. Dudchenko has completed his shooting! The Ukrainian comes out in 29th place for the second lap, +1:45.5.
15:50. First shooting: Pidruchnyi missed one target.
15:47. The captain of the Ukrainian team, Dmytro Pidruchnyi, passes the first checkpoint in 5th place, +24.0 behind Norwegian Sturla Laegreid.
15:46. Ukrainian Anton Dudchenko started with a delay of over one and a half minutes.

The race has begun!

Reminder: from February 12 to 23, the main event of the 2024/25 season – the World Championship – will take place in Lenzergi, Switzerland.