Wednesday15 January 2025
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Oberhof. Men's Sprint. Here’s how it went down.

On Friday, January 10th, the men's sprint will take place in Oberhof, Germany, as part of the fourth stage of the Biathlon World Cup.
Оберхоф. Мужской спринт. Как это прошло.

Four biathletes will represent Ukraine in the race. A total of 100 athletes are listed on the start sheet.

  • 18. Dmytro Pidruchnyi
  • 40. Anton Dudchenko
  • 42. Vitaliy Mandzyn
  • 45. Taras Lesiuk

The men's sprint will start at 15:20 Kyiv time. "Champion" will provide a text broadcast of the race.

Race Results

  • 1. Canten Fiyon-Maie (0+0) 23:36.2
  • 2. Fabien Claude (0+0) +14.9
  • 3. Emiliyen Jaklen (0+1) +22.1
  • 4. Dmytro Pidruchnyi (0+0) +28.8
  • ...
  • 17. Vitaliy Mandzyn (1+0) +1:12.3
  • 34. Taras Lesiuk (0+1) +1:38.8
  • 78. Anton Dudchenko (1+2) +3:16.0
16:12. Fabien Claude closes 10 out of 10 and surpasses Pidruchnyi. Dmytro will finish fourth.
16:09. The Norwegian Uldal misses one target after the standing shot! He loses 4.5 seconds before the last lap!
16:05. Canten Fiyon-Maie closes 10 out of 10 and becomes the new leader after standing, with a 35.8-second advantage over Pidruchnyi!
16:04. With 1600 meters to go, Jaklen has only a 2.6-second lead over Pidruchnyi!!!
16:01. Emiliyen Jaklen with one miss surpasses Pidruchnyi's time after standing by 12 seconds! The Frenchman becomes the new interim leader!
16:00. Mandzyn and Lesiuk are currently 11th and 12th at the finish.
15:55. There are many biathletes on the course who can surpass Pidruchnyi. We will keep a close eye on them.
15:53. Pidruchnyi finishes with the best time! The Ukrainian beats the Swiss Garthweg by 7.8 seconds!!!
15:51. Taras Lesiuk shot perfectly! He has the 12th intermediate time after shooting in the prone position, +19.2 from the Norwegian Strømsheim.
15:50. Vitaliy Mandzyn also covered 150 extra meters after the first shooting.
15:48. Anton Dudchenko earns one penalty lap in the prone position with his last shot.
15:46. Pidruchnyi closes 10 out of 10 in this race!!! The Ukrainian comes out of the shooting range as a leader, -2.4 from the Swiss Niklas Garthweg.
15:43. Dudchenko is currently showing a faster pace than Pidruchnyi in the first lap.
15:42. Vitaliy Mandzyn and Taras Lesiuk are also already on the skis.
15:40. Another Ukrainian, Anton Dudchenko, has started.
15:37. Pidruchnyi closes all targets in the prone shooting! Dmytro has the third intermediate time, +13.7 from the Swiss Garthweg.
15:31. Pidruchnyi passes the first control mark with a 6.8-second delay from Slovenian Levro Planko.
15:29. The captain of the Ukrainian team, Dmytro Pidruchnyi, has started.

15:20. The race has started!

Reminder, the World Cup stage in Oberhof will run until January 12 inclusive.