Anastasia Merkushina showed the best result among Ukrainians.
On Saturday, On March 2, at the seventh stage of the Biathlon World Cup 2023/24 in Golmenkollen, Norway, a women's race with a mass start took place.
Ukraine was represented in it by two participants: Yulia Jima and Anastasia Merkushina .
The best among the Ukrainians was Merkushina, who finished 27th with three penalty laps. Jima made five mistakes and took 29th place.
The Swiss Lena Hecky-Gross won the mass start. She shared the podium with the French – Julia Simone was second, and Lou Jeanmonnot completed the top three.
Biathlon World Cup 2023/24: results of the women's mass start in Holmenkollen
1. Lena Hecky-Gross (Switzerland, 1+1+0+0) 35:46.3
2. Julia Simon (France, 1+1+1+1) +16.8
3. Lou Jeanmonnot (France, 0+2+0+1)+22.3
4. Ingrid Tandrevoll (Norway, 1+1+0+1) +23.3
5. Lisa Vittozzi (Italy, 1+0+1+1) +24.7
6. Uni Arnekleive (Norway, 1+1+1+1) +41.8
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27. Anastasia Merkushina (Ukraine, 0+0+1+2) +3:15.2
29. Yulia Dzhima (Ukraine, 2+1+1+1) +4:32.8
Note that on March 2, a men’s mass start will also take place in Holmenkollen, the race starts at 16:20 Kyiv time.
On Sunday, March 3, the Norwegian stage will end with the single and classic mixed relays.
Where to watch the Biathlon World Cup races
On territory of Ukraine, all Biathlon World Cup races will be broadcast on the Suspilne Sport website, as well as on local Suspilne broadcasting channels (Suspilne Kiev, Suspilne Poltava, etc.).
You can also watch the races on the online television platform Kyivstar TV on the Suspilne Kyiv channel. And with the promotional code TSNUA, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.