2021 Biathlon World Championships
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Tandrevold, Eckhoff, Lien and Roeiseland first dominate then risk losing a gold medal already written which at the end comes 9 seconds ahead of Germany and Ukraine.
Saturday 20 February 2021 5 minutes reading time
She is a Lisa Vittozzi of great occasions, as often happens the launch of the Relay seems to free her from the ghosts that have haunted her this season, to dominate the first fraction of the women's Relay. The sappadina, with 10/10 shooting, goes to the attack and conquers the remarkable margin of 17 seconds on the Russian Pavlova (0 + 0), Vanessa Hinz (0 + 0) and Anais Bescond (0 + 0) and the 'Ukrainian Merkushyna (0 + 1). The Norwegian Tandrevold (0 + 1) is a little further back while Sweden is under pressure and with Skottheim (0 + 3) finds herself at about forty seconds.
In the second stage Tiril Eckhoff is unleashed: he goes back to Michela Carrara in the first lap, manages the refills well (two on the ground and one standing) and lays the foundations for a probable Norwegian triumph. At the mid-race change, Norway have a 25-second lead over Belarus (0 + 2), Ukraine (0 + 4) and Poland (0 + 1). Anais Chevalier (0 + 1), despite a collapse in the last lap, holds France at half a second. Over the minute Hettich (0 + 2), Persson (0 + 3) and Michela Carrara (0 + 4).
And the Ukrainian Blashko (0 + 1) to take command of the operations in the third fraction but it is Lien (0 + 3) to assert his power on skis and to bring Norway to the last change with 9 seconds advantage , after having recovered 20 in the last lap, on Sola (0 + 3) and Zuk (0 + 2). Blashko with Ukraine is only fourth at 23.2 while Herrmann (0 + 3), Chloe Chevalier (0 + 1) and Elvira Oeberg (0 + 2) keep Germany, France and Sweden within reach of the podium. Federica Sanfilippo (0 + 5) turns in eleventh position at 1.43.5 close to Russia.
With Roeiseland complicating his life in the shooting range on the ground by missing the first three pitches, Pidrushna brings Ukraine back to the lead, very temporary, while Preuss and Hanna Oeberg take advantage of it to reduce the gap to about twenty seconds. In the middle, the Polish Maka and Kruchinkina.
It is the last polygon to graduate Norway, Roeiseland misses a single voilta and takes the decisive advantage over an arrembante Franziska Preuss (0 + 0), Pidhrushna (0 + 2) and Kruchinkina (0 + 3) who play the less noble medals.
On the finish line Norway (0 + 11) is world champion with an advantage of 8.8 over Germany (0 + 5) thanks to Preuss who beats Pidhrushna in a sprint with Ukraine (0 + 7), Bronze at 9.2. Italy (0 + 9) is ninth at 1.28.1 with Wierer (0 + 0) ready for the Mass Start.
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