LIVE from Pokljuka for the women's relay: Norway for the third consecutive gold, Italy will play Wierer in the last fraction

At 11:45 the start, the Scandinavians defend the title won in Anterselva, but this season they proved vulnerable. Italy starts as outsiders and ranks the spearhead at the end. On paper, five nations start with podium ambitions, but beware of surprises.

Saturday 20 February 2021 2 minutes reading time

The four blue fractionists are the same ones who closed the last World Cup relay, that of Anterselva, at the foot of the podium, with the inversion, however, of Michela Carrara, moved to the second half, with Federica Sanfilippo in third. At the beginning we will see Lisa Vittozzi as usual while Dorothea Wierer will be in the fourth stage, in the hope of still being fighting for something important. Here is the starting list! Here the IBU Live Timing! Four different winners emerged in the four seasonal relays: Sweden, Germany, Russia and Norway. The Norwegians, who come as two world champions in office after the gold medals of Oestersund and Anterselva, are entitled to the underdogs, even if over the winter, on several occasions, they proved vulnerable. The role of challengers belongs to France and Russia, but Sweden and Germany will also be in the race for medals. In a hypothetical third row we find Ukraine, Belarus and Italy, ready to seize the opportunity in case of missed passes by the favorites.

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