Biathlon: Anastasiya Kuzmina world champion in the Women's Sprint

The Slovakian naturalized star has won the first ever career gold, ahead of 9 "the amazing Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold.

Friday 8 March 2019 3 minutes reading time

Kuzmina, after missing a target in the series on the ground, is redeemed on her feet, finding the "zero". In the last round he then defended with fingernails and teeth a few seconds of advantage that allowed her to win, at 34, the first career title in the world. Behind him, the Norwegian Tandrevold and Laura Dahlmeier climbed the remaining steps of the podium, both perfect shooting and detached respectively of 9 "and 12". Hanna Oeberg's medal dream, however, was blurred for just 6 tenths, imprecise in the first series and a comeback in the second part of the race. The Swedish preceded the compatriot Mona Brorsson 5th (0 + 1) and the German Denise Herrmann 6th (0 + 2). Also in the top 10 were the Czech Marketa Davidova 7a, the Russian Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht 8a and the Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff 9a. Difficult day for the blue. Dorothea Wierer, after making two mistakes from the pitch and falling in the final, finished 10th. The Alto Adige climbed into the general classification Lisa Vittozzi, today only 21st (2 + 1). Wierer has now 737 points against 734 sappadina, while Kuzmina has risen to 680, returning fully in the running for the crystal ball. Another direct opponent of the Italians did not shine, Marte Olsbu RÃ¸iseland, 25th on the finish line. For Italy also Federica Sanfilippo 36a and Nicole Gontier 52a were in the competition. Tomorrow at 4.30 pm the Men's Sprint will start.

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