The Finn’s pursuit race went to waste in the first shooting in terms of podium positions.
Suvi Minkkinen fired two bombs in the first prone shooting. Stock photo. EPA / AOP
Biathlon skier Summer for Minkkinen an exceptional accident happened in the Ruhpolding World Cup 10 km pursuit on Sunday.
The Finn’s hit percentage in the prone shooting before the saint’s mittelö was no less than 94 this mc season, but in the classic venue of the sport, the metal rattled twice in the first prone shooting.
This watered down the podium goals of the Finn, who entered Sunday’s start from sixth place according to the speed competition.
In the second prone shooting, Minkkinen returned to the “routine” when all five boards went upside down. One hundred percent accuracy was also maintained in both vertical shootings.
The competition was won by France, which started in second place Lou Jeanmonnot. He pulled down 19 of 20 boards. The first seventeen shots missed the target until there was one shot. The victory was the third of the season for the mc leader.
Sweden, who won the fast race on Friday Hanna Öberg had to go to the penalty round for the third time in the chase. After the last shoot that went cleanly, she got up to fight for victory, but the woman from baguette country held her ground. The winning time was 29:26.6. The Swede bent 10.5 seconds.
An excellent shooter and also on Sunday, France did a 100 percent job Camille Bened was third (+12.9).
Minkkinen was ninth in the competition (+39.9).
