15:16
Sweden and Belarus remain leaders
Brorsson and Alimbekava are still up front, three seconds ahead of Vitozzi. Anna Weidel is 14th, 54 seconds back, struggling on the track. The Norwegians are also far behind.
15:13
Second shooting
Alimbekava has to reload twice. Vitozzi was the first to shoot clean with a shooting time of 16.8 seconds. Weidel needs a spare.
15:12
USA, Switzerland and Poland
The squadrons from Switzerland, the USA and Poland are currently among the top ten. All three seasons are no favourites.
15:10
Small distances
Belarus and Sweden continue to lead the field, a few meters ahead of the competition. Russia and Italy lead the chasing field.
15:08
Norway with penalty loop
Knotten has to go into the penalty loop the first time he shoots, the three reload cartridges are not enough. Switzerland, meanwhile, has remained flawless. Austria needed three extra cartridges.
15:07
First shooting
Brorsson cleans through and starts the loop first. Alimbekava follows for Belarus. Weidel needs two spares and is already 29 seconds behind.
15:05
Brorsson leads
Sweden’s Mona Brorsson can be confident after finishing third in the individual race. She is already showing her good running form and is picking up the pace at the front. Germany is eleven seconds behind.
15:02
It starts!
The starting signal has been given. For Anna Weidel it is the first relay competition. The field denies the first kilometers together, France and Russia are at the top.
14:57
Three minutes to start
A total of 21 relay teams compete. As always, the performance at the shooting range will be decisive today. In the relay competition, however, surprises and disappointments are inevitable. How will the German team do with an unfamiliar cast?
14:52
Switzerland with Häcki
Switzerland will also have little to do with the outcome of the race. With Lena Häcki, the best Swiss runs in second place. The team is complemented by Amy Baserga and the Gasparin sisters Elisa and Selina.
14:46
Austria without houses
The Austrians contest the relay competition without Lisa Theresa Hauser. Julia Schwaiger, Anna Juppe, Katharina Innerhofer and Christina Rieder take to the track one after the other. You will only have outsider chances.
14:42
Who are the favourites?
Other top athletes like Marte Olsbu Røiseland and the Öberg sisters are also missing. The Norwegians are still well positioned with Karoline Offigstad Knotten, Tiril Eckhoff, Ida Lien and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold and are among the favourites. The French women won the relay in Ruhpolding, and expectations are high for them. Like the team from Belarus, the Russians shouldn’t be underestimated either.
14:36
DSV team decimated
The German team is decimated. Vanessa Voigt, Denise Herrmann and Vanessa Hinz are not at the start. Franziska Preuss is still missing after her injury in December and a corona infection. Germany sends Anna Weidel, Franziska Hildebrand, Janina Hettich and Hanna Kebinger into the race. Kebinger recently celebrated her World Cup debut and is currently in fourth position.
14:30
Warm welcome!
Welcome to Anterselva. Here in South Tyrol, the women’s 4×6 km relay will take place at 3 p.m. As with the previous men’s mass start competition, the wind conditions are not easy.