Live da Otepää la Sprint femminile: Wierer a caccia del 45° podio in CdM, Roeiseland per chiudere la coppa di specialità

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Live from Otepää the women's Sprint: Wierer chasing the 45th podium in CdM, Roeiseland to close the specialty cup

At 2.30 pm the start of the penultimate women's sprint of the season. Italy is focusing on Wierer, who is chasing a significant podium, but will also have Lisa Vittozzi available after Kontiolahti's stop. The Norwegian can close the accounts for the specialty cup.

Friday 11 March 2022 2 minutes reading time

After putting the crystal ball of the Pursuit in the safe in Kontiolahti, Mars Roeiseland aims for an encore in the Sprint, where he commands with 333 points and a margin of 51 points against Elvira Oeberg, with his sister Hanna in third place at an altitude of 266 For the victory of the day, however, also pay attention to Denise Herrmann and Tiril Eckhoff, first and second in Finland and also on the podium in the Pursuit. The two are among the fittest athletes of the moment, as is Stina Nilsson, who in the last Sprint, in Kontiolahti, conquered the first podium of her career in the World Cup. Here the IBU live timing! Here is the starting list! Dorothea Wierer is also among the candidates for the podium, aiming for the 45th top 3 of her career in the World Cup, World Cup and Olympic Games. The blue is back from a weekend on the shields, where he collected satisfaction both in the relay and in the Pursuit, closed behind Eckhoff. Italy will also find Lisa Vittozzi, but in what state of form? The sappadina played an excellent fourth fraction in Kontiolahti but then had to skip the individual races due to Covid. Federica Sanfilippo and Samuela Comola will also try to hit the points zone, the latter still looking for the first points of their career in the World Cup.

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