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After the two wins at the individual level, Germany also won the women's Relay Slovenian leg of the World Cup: a sweep as in France in the men's field with Fourcade brand.
Sunday 11 December 2016 6 minutes reading time
Vanessa Hinz, Franziska Hildebrand, Maren Hammerschmidt and laura dahlmeier never go below the fifth position of the hamlet of launch despite nine shooting errors distributed in the four villages; Hildebrand (3 errors) and Hammerschmidt (2) launch the 'unplayable laura dahlmeier of this start to the season with 14 seconds to recover, the leader of the World Cup carries the mission and reach the finish line 10 seconds ahead. Hats off
And '' excellent second in France after an honest launch of Anais Chevalier can count on the solid fractions of Justine Braisaz and MVP of the day (Dahlmeier excluded) Ceyla Aymonier that makes her past weighed into the Fund and winds its way through the targets (a only error) throwing in a thrilling exchange-Marie Dorin Habert with a perhaps unexpected benefit departing. The runner-up of last year's World can not curb Dahlmeier Cup but proves to be on the road in the form of the maximum recovery.
Third place went to a Ukrainian team that does not miss almost nothing: they are solid evidence of Irina Varvynets and Yuliia Dzhima, loses something in respect of the first two Pidrushna and concludes with a flourish the twenty Anastasiya Merkushina that, after dominating yesterday Ridnauntal Sprint IBU Cup, finds himself projected into the main circuit and in no way accuses the 'thrill retaining a twenty second lead on the pursuers
And '' only the fourth Czech Republic who is forced to pay the wretched hamlet of Lucie Charvatova spinning twice at the shooting range after a sparkling start of Puskarcikova; Vitkova and Koukalová can not help but get into desperate comeback mode going back up to 18 seconds off the podium. Gets worse Norway which starts in handicaps with the two minutes late Birkeland (which runs twice) and only in the final thanks to Tiril Echoff and Mars Olsbu sees the fifth.
The 'Italian, orphan of Dorothea Wierer originally announced in the second half last night but for which it is then decided a turn off in view of the stage of Nove Mesto, closes in twelfth position. Lisa Vittozzi contains the delay to the launch in 23 seconds from the first, Nicole Gontier shows a good "draft" of the fraction with the first part to the level of the best and then fall into a round of penalties in the foot that undermines the efforts and cast into the blue in fourteenth place at 55 "from the top. regular Alexia Runggaldier (2 errors and twelfth time on skis) and a good Federica Sanfilippo skiing for tracing in twelfth place.
The biathete be back on track on Friday 16th at 17.30 for the sprint in Nove Mesto.
POKLJUKA - RELAY WOMEN 1. GER [Hinz, Hildebrand, Hammerschmidt, Dahlmeier] (0 + 9) 1: 11''31 ​​"2. FRA [Chevalier, Braisaz, Aymonier, Dorin-Habert) (0 + 3) to 10" 1 3. UKR [Varvynets, Dzhima, Pidhrusna, Merkushyna] (0 + 3) 37 "7 4. CZE [Puscarcikova, Charvatova, Vitkova, Koukalová] (2 + 9) to 56" 3 5. NOR [Birkeland, Fenne , Eckhoff, Olsbu] (2 + 15) to 2''01 "6 6. RUS [Podchufarova, Akimova, Sleptsova, Zagoruiko] (0 + 8) to 2''08" 6 Click here for the full results.
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