In the women’s 15 km in Östersund Dorothea returns to victory after two and a half years. In the men’s 20 km the Norwegians confirm themselves as the opponents to beat even without the Boe
In the opening stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Östersund (Sweden), after the excellent performances in the weekend’s relays – with second places achieved by both the women’s and mixed teams -, Italy also confirmed its performance in the individual races. Dorothea Wierer achieved a dream victory in the women’s 15 km, while Giacomel finished in seventh place in the men’s 20 km.
infinite wierer
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At 35, the queen of Italian biathlon is back on the top step of the podium, winning in Öestersund two and a half years after her last victory, which also came in the Swedish town. A success achieved with just three tenths of an advantage over the surprising Finnish Leinamo, the result of a last lap with full thrust on the skis and the usual speed of shooting execution. “I never imagined I would win again” said the Italian, who achieved her first World Cup success in Oestersund on 3 December 2015, precisely ten years ago.
good vitozzi
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In a complicated race, in which several high-level athletes ran into difficulty, Lisa Vittozzi finished in tenth position despite three shooting errors. The Sappadina confirmed an excellent physical condition after the long stop. Excellent performance by Michela Carrara (22nd), despite five errors. Second time on skis for her. Behind Wierer, the Finnish Leinamo and the French Bened finished. At the foot of the podium Jeanmonnot, the great favorite to win the World Cup.
WITHOUT THE BUOYS, IT’S STILL NORWAY
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At the first match after the retirement of the brothers Johannes and Tarjei Boe, Norway reiterated that they are the country to beat. Four Norwegians placed in the top five positions. The victory went to Johan-Olav Botn, from the Norwegian B team, perfect at shooting and hitting. Behind him was his compatriot Martin Uldal, while the Swede Sebastian Samuelsson finished third. Fourth place went to another Norwegian from the B team, Sivert Bakken, while the Cup holder, Sturla Holm Lægreid, placed fifth.
GIACOMEL SETTIMO
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Good start for Tommaso Giacomel, who with two errors on the range finished in seventh position, first of the non-Scandinavians. For the Trentino rider it is the best result in an opening match of the World Cup. The Frenchman Perrot finished tenth, among the favorites for the general classification. As for the other Italians, Elia Zeni (33rd), Didier Bionaz (36th) and Lukas Hofer (38th) scored points.
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