The Ukrainian team finished in 11th place.
On Sunday, December 1, the women's relay took place at the first stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup season in Kontiolahti, Finland.
The Ukrainian teamElena Gorodnaya, Kristina Dmitrenko, Alexandra Merkushyna and Yulia Dzhima represented the race. The “blue-yellows” finished in 11th place.
In the first stage, Gorodnaya performed the prone shooting cleanly, thanks to which she rose to sixth place. Elena failed to cope with the standing shooting and went on two penalty laps at once, which dropped the Ukrainian team to 18th place.
At the second stage, Dmitrenko made one inaccurate shot in the prone shooting and raised the “blue-yellows” to 15th place. At the standing position, Kristina did not miss and moved up to 14th place.
At the third stage, Merkushyna used one extra round in the prone shooting and two in the standing position, and passed the baton in 15th place.
At the final fourth stage, Dzhima missed once in the prone and standing shooting and ultimately “brought” the Ukrainian team to the final 11th place.
Sweden won the women's relay. France came in second, and Norway rounded out the top three.
2024/25 Biathlon World Cup: Women's Relay Results in Kontiolahti
1. Sweden
2. France
3. Norway
4. Italy
5. Austria
6. Poland
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11. Ukraine
It should be noted that on December 1, the men's relay also took place in Kontiolahti, in which the Ukrainian team took seventh place.
The stage in Kontiolahti will continue on Tuesday, December 3, when the men will run the short individual race. The event starts at 17:20 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.
