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At 15:30 the start with Tiril Eckhoff, favored for the gold medal. Vittozzi, with number 5, is close to the podium area and starts in front of Roeiseland. Wierer defends the title and must attempt a comeback from 20th place. Lardschneider and Carrara are also competing for Italy.
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The Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff, gold in the Sprint, will try to do an encore in the Pursuit. His advantage at the start is 12 "over Chevalier, 14" over Hanna Sola, 22 "over Herrmann. With bib 5 it will be the turn of Lisa Vittozzi (+38 ”) who is in full swing for a medal and will start just before Mars Roeiseland. The Swiss Haecki, Preuss, Hauser and Hanna Oeberg will also start within one minute from the tread.
Dorothea Wierer will have to attempt the comeback to defend the gold won in Anterselva, at the start with 20 and 1’22 "to be recovered at Eckhoff. The other two young blue in the race will also start from a good position, returning from an excellent Sprint. Michela Carrara and Irene Lardschneider will in fact start on 23 and 24 and will be able to count on an excellent train, composed of Tandrevold and Elvira Oebegr, who will take to the track shortly before.
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Last year Dorothea Wierer took the world title ahead of Herrmann and Roeiseland. The previous four seasons speak Norwegian instead, with Eckhoff able to impose himself on three occasions and Roeiseland herself winning the first race in Hochfilzen and twice in the square of honor. Two podiums also for Hanna Oeberg, while her sister Elvira, Hauser, Simon and Alimbekava entered the top 3 once. position.
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