The women competed for biathlon mc points in Austria.
Suvi Minkkinen was one minute and eight seconds behind the leader. Stock photo. EPA / AOP
The women competed in a ten-kilometer chase for World Cup points. The competition venue was Hochfilzen, Austria.
He was the first to go to the track Lou Jeanmonnot before Maren Kirkeedea and Anna Magnusson. The Finns were there Venla Lehtonen and Suvi Minkkinen.
The Finns started far from the top, in positions 38 and 49. Lehtonen’s difference at the start to Jeanmonnot was 1.39, Minkkinen’s 1.49.
Minkkinen shot one penalty in the whole race. He skied strongly and came thirteenth.
– Courageous attack on the shooting range, expert Kaisa Mäkäräinen your sum on Yle’s broadcast.
Minkkinen was third in shooting events, seventh in cross-country skiing events.
Purely shot Lisa Vittozzi rose to victory from 13th place. Magnusson was second, Kirkeede third.
Lehtonen shot two fines and was far from the top, in 43rd place
Magnusson leads the World Cup ahead of Kirkeede and Jeanmonnot. Minkkinen is sixth.
The World Cup continues on Thursday in France.
Venla Lehtonen started the race in 38th place. Stock photo. PDO