Live from Hochfilzen for the women's relay: Vittozzi leads a young Italy, Wierer at rest

At 2.15 pm the start of the second women's relay of the season. After Oestersund's sixth place, Italy gives Wierer a rest session in view of tomorrow’s pursuit. France wants to replicate last week's success, but there is no shortage of opponents, starting with the Oeberg sisters' Sweden.

Saturday 11 December 2021 2 minutes reading time

Lisa Vittozzi will lead the blue quartet in today's test. The sappadina as usual will launch the relay and then leave room for Samuela Comola, Eleonora Fauner and Michela Carrara. In front of the transalpine, who came out as winners from Oestersund, they leave a dull Julia Simon on the bench to field Chloe Chevalier in third. At the launch they will have Bescond, with Anais Chevalier in second and Braisaz, who was excellent yesterday in the Sprint, to close. France therefore favored together with the Sweden of the Oeberg sisters. Other top nations, on the other hand, have defections from the quartet. Here the IBU live timing! Here is the starting list! In the last five relays, five nations have alternated on the top step of the podium, with Belarus second three times but never the winner. Today the absence of Dzinara Alimbekava will weigh; just as the lack of Roeiseland, replaced by Knotten, will be felt at home in Norway. Norway have won the last two relays disputed in Hochfilzen but it will be difficult to confirm the trend. The Germany of Herrmann and Preuss starts with podium ambitions, while the Czech Republic will try to confirm itself, seventh in Oestersund.

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