Biathlon: Dorothea Wierer wins the Mass Start in Anterselva

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In the absence of the Oeberg sisters and Mars Roeiseland, already projected towards Beijing, Dorothea Wierer, despite two mistakes, conquers the victory in the last race of the Olympic four-year period.

Sunday 23 January 2022 4 minutes reading time

There are 9 absent among the first of the World Cup at the Mass Start in Anterselva which closes the Olympic cycle; there is no selection in the first round and the first polygon sees Hanna Sola go out first in front of Julia Simon and Tiril Eckhoff. Dorothea Wierer stumbles into an error who finds herself chasing after twenty seconds from the first with Bescond, Braisaz and Anais Chevalier while Lisa Vittozzi is overwhelmed by another 0/5 as in the Individual's shooting range. Wierer and the three French halves the gap in the second lap. In the second session on the ground Simon, Eckhoff and Alimbekava make no mistake, leading trio with Tandrevold, 10/10 also for her, with 7 seconds quickly recovered. Chevalier, Bescond and Braisaz are at about fifteen seconds while Dorothea misses once who is at 30 seconds. Vittozzi adds two other errors to his burden. In the third lap Braisaz and Bescond are also brought into the leading group and the challenge moves to the first standing range. Anais Chevalier and Bescond are not mistaken, gaining 15 seconds on a good Wierer which capitalizes on 5/5. A penalty lap for Simon, Braisaz and Alimbekava who with Retzsova find themselves within seconds of the blue '' ''. At the last shooting range Eckhoff is 3 seconds ahead of Chevalier, Braisaz and Wierer while Retsova and Alimbekava are 12 seconds away; The only ones not to be mistaken are Anais Chevalier and Dorothea Wierer, with Alimbekava at 11 seconds while the other contenders turn. Dorothea immediately resumes the French and jumps it as Alimbekava does on the climb. Wierer grits his teeth to respond to the Belarusian arrembante and is radiant on the finish line with a 3.7 advantage over Alimbekava and 11.6 over Chevalier.

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