Antholz. Women's relay. Here’s how it went down.
On Sunday, January 26, as part of the sixth stage of the Biathlon World Cup, a women's relay will take place in Antholz, Italy.
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Ukraine will be represented in the race by Iryna Petrenko, Yuliia Dzima, Anastasiia Merkushyna, and Khrystyna Dmytrenko, who will compete under number 10. A total of 20 teams are listed on the starting list.
The women's relay will begin at 13:05 Kyiv time. "Champion" will provide a text broadcast of the race.
Race Results
- 1. Sweden (0+6) 1:07:26.0
- 2. Norway (0+7) +13.4
- 3. France (0+8) +23.6
- 4. Switzerland (1+8) +2:13.8
- 5. Italy (1+9) +2:17.4
- 6. Ukraine (0+7) +2:17.9
14:12. Finish: Sweden first, Norway second, France third.
14:11. Tandrevold falls on the last lap! Sweden will be first!
14:09. Dmytrenko closes all six and heads into the last lap in fourth! She will compete with Swiss Basergi for fourth place!
14:08. Italy goes for a penalty lap!
14:06. Last shooting: Tandrevold and Eberg close with seven shots almost simultaneously!
14:04. On the penultimate lap, Norwegian Tandrevold overtakes Swedish Anna Eberg. However, there’s only a second between them.
14:03. Khrystyna Dmytrenko is clean! The Ukrainian remains in 5th place, +1:59.1 behind Swedish Anna Eberg.
14:02. Seventh shooting: Swedish Eberg and Norwegian Tandrevold shoot cleanly, Frenchwoman Simon is also clean!
14:01. Dmytrenko has reclaimed 5th place for Ukraine before the prone shooting!
13:58. On the fourth leg, Khrystyna Dmytrenko is running for Ukraine.
13:56. Ukraine is 6th, +2:02.3.
13:55. Third relay exchange: Norway first, Sweden second (+10.0), France third (+25.8).
13:54. Kirkeide and Swedish Magnusson overtake before the relay exchange with Michlon.
13:52. Anastasiia Merkushyna used one spare cartridge and climbed to 5th place, +1:43.0 behind French Michlon!
13:51. Swiss Aita Gasparin has shot a penalty lap!
13:50. Sixth shooting: French Michlon and Norwegian Kirkeide shot cleanly.
13:45. Anastasiia Merkushyna closes all targets with six shots. The Ukrainian rises to 6th place, trailing the leaders by one and a half minutes.
13:44. Fifth shooting: French Michlon with seven shots, Norwegian Kirkeide used one spare cartridge and heads out first on the next lap.
13:40. On the third leg, Anastasiia Merkushyna is running for the Ukrainian team.
13:39. Ukraine is 7th at the halfway point of the race, +1:23.1.
13:38. Second relay exchange: France first, Norway second (+4.6), Sweden third (+17.1).
13:34. Dzima used one spare cartridge. 9th place, +58.0. Ahead is a lap before the relay exchange.
13:33. Fourth shooting: Jeanmonno shoots cleanly! The Frenchwoman is the first to head out for the relay exchange!
13:30. Galvarsson lets the Norwegian and Frenchwoman pass.
13:28. Dzima used one spare cartridge. 9th place, +58.0.
13:27. Third shooting: Swedish Galvarsson and Norwegian Femsteinevik shoot cleanly, Frenchwoman Jeanmonno worked through seven shots.
13:23. Iryna Petrenko passed the relay to Yuliia Dzima in 8th place, +47.3.
13:22. First relay exchange: Sweden first, France second (+10.4), Italy third (+11.1).
13:17. Petrenko went for the relay exchange in 10th place, +30.4 behind Swedish Scottheim.
13:16. Second shooting: Iryna Petrenko used two spare cartridges.
13:15. Approaching the second shooting, the Ukrainian dropped to 8th place. Meanwhile, the gap from the leader narrowed to 3.3 seconds.
13:10. First shooting: Iryna Petrenko shoots perfectly and heads into the second lap in fourth, +4.9 behind Norwegian Knott.
13:06. The Ukrainian Petrenko passes the first checkpoint in 9th place, +2.6 behind Swedish Scottheim.
The race has started!
Reminder, the World Cup stage in Antholz will conclude on January 26 with the men's pursuit race, which will start at 15:45 Kyiv time.