The Ukrainian team took seventh place in the race.
On Sunday, December 1, the men's relay took place at the first stage of the Biathlon World Cup 2024/25 season in Kontiolahti, Finland.
The Ukrainian team was represented in the race by Bogdan Tsymbal, Dmytro Pidruchnyi, Anton Dudchenko and Vitalii Mandzyn. The “blue-yellows” finished in seventh position.
In the first stage, Tsymbal used one extra round in the prone shooting and left the shooting range in 17th position. In the standing position, Bogdan missed two shots, but pulled our team up to 10th place, which he retained until the baton transfer.
In the second stage, Pidruchnyi shot cleanly in the prone position and rose to 8th place. The captain of the Ukrainian team worked on the standing shooting with one inaccurate shot, reaching 7th position. Dmitry passed the baton in 8th place, only 9 seconds behind fourth place.
In the third stage, Dudchenko shot flawlessly in the prone position, thanks to which the Ukrainian team broke into 5th place. After one miss by Anton in the standing position, the “blue-yellows” dropped to 7th place, but at the last relay exchange they were already 6th.
In the final fourth stage, Mandzyn showed perfect shooting in the prone position, thanks to which he rose to 5th place. However, Vitaliy failed in the standing position and went on one penalty loop, which ultimately threw the Ukrainian team back to the final 7th place.
France won the men's relay. Norway came in second, and Sweden rounded out the top three.
Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of the men's relay in Kontiolahti
1. France (0+2) 1:18:24.4
2. Norway (0+3) +25.8
3. Sweden (0+10) +1:37.8
4. Germany (1+9) +2:03.9
5. Finland (0+4) +2:46.4
6. USA (0+11) +2:58.6
7. Ukraine (1+8) +3:24.7
Note that on December 1, a women's relay race will also take place in Kontiolahti, in which Ukraine will be represented by Olena Gorodna, Kristina Dmitrenko, Oleksandra Merkushyna and Yulia Dzhima. The race will start at 18:25 Kyiv time.
Where to watch the Biathlon World Cup races
In Ukraine, all Biathlon World Cup races will be broadcast live on the Suspilne Sport website and TV channel, as well as on local Suspilne TV channels.
You can also watch the races on the Kyivstar TV online television platform on the Suspilne Kyiv channel. And with the TSNUA promo code, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.
