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Good performance by Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer, Samuela Comola and Federica Sanfilippo in a rear-wheel drive relay where the best things have been seen in the last stages
Saturday 22 January 2022 5 minutes reading time
It is the Belarusian Alimbekava (0 + 2) who conquered the first fraction with a 2 second advantage over the Swedish Brorsson (0 + 1) and 7.5 over Lisa Vittozzi (0 + 3) who after a session on the ground with the use of three reloads he recovers in the second lap and is the fastest and most spotless in the standing range. The Swiss Baserga (0 + 0), the Czech Jislova (0 + 0), the Russian Vasnetcova (0 + 4), the Canadian Lunder (0 + 1) and the French Chloe Chevalier (0 + 1) pay around twenty seconds. . Germany starts at a handicap with Weidel's 0 + 3 passing the baton in sixteenth position at 1.11.4 and the Norwegian Knotten (1 + 5) at 1.24.4.
In the shooting range on the ground of the second fraction a perfect Leshchanka escapes while they find themselves with their backs to the wall having to use three Dorothea Wierer reloads and an arrembante Justine Braisaz. Worse goes to the Swede Andersson who finds herself having to make a penalty round. The lap is paid in the standing session by the Belarusian and the scenarios in the lead at the second change mark change.
The Russian Reztsova (0 + 3) turns first while Dorothea Wierer (0 + 4) goes upstream and brings Italy to third position at 25 seconds paired with the Polish Zuk (0 + 2). Switzerland's Haecki (0 + 2) is at 31.2, Braisaz (0 + 6) at 31.8. Tiril Eckhoff (0 + 3) is eleventh at 1.19.1 just ahead of Andersson (1 + 4) and Hildebrand (0 + 4).
The race explodes in the standing polygon of the third fraction. The Russian Kazakevich (3 + 4) turns three times. the Polish Zbylut (1 + 4) once. Samuela Comola (0 + 3) is the first to exit the session with Davidova (0 + 4) at 10 seconds and Lien (0 + 1) at 17 seconds and the three rejoin in the middle of the third lap. At the exchange Norway and the Czech Republic have a 6-second advantage over Italy, 14 over Hettich (0 + 2), 23 over Botet (0 + 4) and 26 over Russia.
Tandrevold and Charvatova compete on tight skis while the German Kebinger and Bescond approach Sanfilippo. On the ground the leading duo makes no mistake while Italy and France have to use a recharge which are joined by the Russian Nigmatullina (5/5). In the second lap Charvatova falls and finds himself having to chase.
Tandrevold (0 + 1) leads Norway to victory while fighting for the podium are found in about forty seconds by Bescond (0 + 2), Nigmatullina (0 + 1), the United States (0 + 13) with Reid and Sanfilippo ( 0 + 3).
Norway (1 + 10) imposes itself with a 24.6 advantage over Russia (3 + 12) while Federica Sanfilippo finds herself fighting for third place in the photo finish. Third France (0 + 13) and fourth Italy (0 + 13) at 32.6, fifth United States (0 + 13) at 50.1 and sixth Czech Republic (0 + 8) at 59.8.
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