World Championship 2025: Men's Relay. Here's a look at how it unfolded.
On Saturday, February 22, as part of the 2025 World Biathlon Championship, the men's relay will take place in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
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Ukraine will be represented in the race by Anton Dudchenko, Vitaliy Mandzyn, Taras Lesyuk, and Dmytro Pidruchnyi, competing under number 6. A total of 23 teams are listed in the starting roster.
The men's relay will commence at 16:05 Kyiv time. "Champion" will provide a text broadcast of the race.
Race Results
- 1. Norway (0+4) 1:18:18.1
- 2. France (0+7) +41.9
- 3. Germany (0+10) +1:35.9
- ...
- 8. Ukraine (0+8) +2:49.7
17:26. Ukraine is in eighth place. Pidruchnyi lost the battle for 7th place to the Swiss, Hartweg.
17:25. Finish: Norway first, France second, Germany third.
17:20. Pidruchnyi shot cleanly and is heading into the last lap in 7th place, +3:23.5.
17:19. German Horn shot cleanly, Swedish Samuelsson with six. There will be some intrigue in the fight for bronze, with a 13-second gap between them.
17:18. Féjon Maé shot cleanly with six. France will be in second place.
17:17. Last shooting: Johannes Bö hits all targets! Norway wins the world championship gold!
17:13. Pidruchnyi used one spare cartridge. Dmytro is in 8th place, +2:59.7.
17:11. Féjon Maé shot cleanly with six, German Horn with eight!
17:10. Seventh shooting: Johannes Bö shot quickly and accurately! No chance for the competitors!
17:08. Pidruchnyi passes Estonian Udam on the lap.
17:05. Germany is in third place, +1:42.6.
17:04. Last relay exchange: Norway first, France second (+46.5).
16:59. Lesyuk shot cleanly! The Ukrainian is in 8th place, +2:14.2!
16:58. Perrault also shot cleanly! The Frenchman is losing 42.4 seconds with one lap to go before the last relay exchange.
16:57. Sixth shooting: Legreid, despite two penalties, shoots zero again! Sturla puts in an incredible leg!
16:52. Taras Lesyuk closed five targets standing with seven shots. 10th place, +1:51.0.
16:51. Perrault missed once, but with the first spare cartridge, he closed the target that eluded him on the first attempt! Eric remains in second, +37.7 behind the Norwegian.
16:50. Fifth shooting: Legreid shot cleanly! The Norwegian increases the gap over Frenchman Perrault!
16:47. Lesyuk is losing 10 seconds to Legreid at the start of the lap. However, the gap from third place is currently only 15 seconds.
16:46. On the third leg, Taras Lesyuk is running for Ukraine.
16:45. Ukraine is in 7th place at the midpoint of the race, +1:02.4.
16:44. Second relay exchange: Norway first, France second (+25.9), Czech Republic third (+48.5).
16:40. Mandzyn enters the relay in 8th place, +52.2 behind the leader.
16:39. Vitaliy Mandzyn was on the edge of a penalty lap, but with the third spare cartridge, he avoided extra meters on the course.
16:38. Fourth shooting: Tarjei Bö and Fabien Claude used two spare cartridges each.
16:35. Mandzyn lets the Swede Nelin, the Finn Seppälä, and the German Ritmüller pass.
16:32. The Ukrainian Vitaliy Mandzyn shot cleanly! He goes into the second lap in fourth place, +35.3. Just two and a half seconds ahead is Austrian Simon Eder.
16:31. Third shooting: Norwegian Tarjei Bö shot cleanly, Frenchman Fabien Claude shot with six.
16:26. On the second leg, Ukraine is represented by Vitaliy Mandzyn.
16:25. First relay exchange: Norway first, France second (+12.1), Ukraine third (+23.4).
16:23. At the 6.7 km mark, Dudchenko fell to 5th place, +21.8.
16:21. At the 5.8 km mark, Dudchenko rises to third place, +11.2!
16:19. Second shooting: Dudchenko closed all targets with six shots! The Ukrainian goes into the third lap in 6th place, +7.2 behind Norwegian Strømsheim.
16:15. Czech Mikiska took the first position on the second lap. Dudchenko remains in 9th place.
16:12. First shooting: Dudchenko quickly closed all 5 targets and goes into the second lap in 9th place, +6.7 behind Finn Hidenstalo.
16:09. Dudchenko crosses the 1.7 km checkpoint in 15th place, +5.5 behind Kazakh Mukhin.
16:06. On the first leg, Anton Dudchenko is running for Ukraine.
The race has begun!
The Biathlon World Championship 2025 will run until February 23 inclusive. During the competition, 12 sets of medals will be contested.