Biathlon: Sweden also wins in the women's relay, Italy sixth

The winning streak of Norway in the women's relay is interrupted with Sweden which also proposes itself as a great protagonist in teams.

Saturday 5 December 2020 4 minutes reading time

In the launch phase the revelation of these first races of the season is confirmed, the Belarusian Alimbekava (0 + 2) who gives the first change with a 1.3 advantage over the Swedish Skottheim (0 + 2) and the usual good first phase of Lisa Vittozzi ( 0 + 2) to 5.3. Followed by Blashko (0 + 1), the Czech Jislova (0 + 1). Sixth position 24 seconds behind the leader for the French Bescond (0 + 3) who precedes the German Hinz (0 + 2) by just over three seconds. Pavlova's launch (0-4) leaves Russia at 43.8 while a disastrous fraction by Knotten, also thanks to a fall in the first round, with problems with the 4-reload rifle, plunges Norway to 2.39.2. France, Sweden, Italy and Ukraine play the part of the protagonists in the second half; Anais Chevalier (0 + 1) takes command of operations with Brorsson (0 + 2) who keeps the team of the three crowns widely at 9.1. The Germany of Franziska Preuss (0 + 4) goes up, passing the mid-race mark in third position at 36.1, shoulder to shoulder with Valj Semerenko (0 + 4) and in front of the blue Irene Lardschneider who after the perfect shooting range on the ground he takes the satisfaction of driving the race for a while and saves himself with the third recharge standing for a fourth partial position at 46.5. Eckhoff sinks with 3 penalty laps in the second polygon and Norway disappears. Chloe Chevalier and Elvira Oeberg duel in the third fraction with the Swede (0 + 3) who has the better of the French (0 + 2) passing the baton to her sister Hanna with 11 seconds advantage while Dorothea Wierer (0 + 3) brings back the 'Italy on the virtual podium 33.8 from Sweden and 7 ahead of Hammerschmidt (0 + 4). Ukraine is also in the running for the podium, with Vita Semerenko (1 + 3) at 1.35.4. Hanna Oeberg and Justine Braisaz do not miss anything on the ground and the Swedish dominant of these weeks uses only one standing charge, flying towards victory. Braisaz (0 + 3) takes France to second place at 9.6 while Denise Herrmann (0 + 2) leads Germany to the third step of the podium at 43.9. Federica Sanfilippo messes at the shooting range, 3 recharges on the ground and 3 standing, and is dueling for fourth place with Russia (2 + 11) and Pdhrushna (1 + 3). Kaisheva has the best with Russia fourth at 2.31.3, Ukraine fifth at 2.39.9 and Italy sixth at 2.59.5

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