Vitalii Mandzyn took fourth place in the short individual race in Kontiolahti.
On Tuesday, December 3, at the opening stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World CupThe first personal race of the season, the men's short individual race, took place in Kontiolahti, Finland.
Ukraine was represented in the race by Dmytro Pidruchnyi, Anton Dudchenko, Vitalii Mandzyn and Artem Tyshchenko.
The best result among the Ukrainians was shown by Mandzyn, who took fourth place with perfect shooting. This is his best result in his career at the World Cup level.
In total, three Ukrainians made it into the top 15. In addition to Mandzyn, Pidruchnyi and Dudchenko also made it.
The entire podium was taken by Norwegians: Endre Strömsheim won the race, Johannes Bjo was in second place, and Sturla Laegreid was third.
2024/25 Biathlon World Cup: results of the men's short individual race in Kontiolahti
1. Endre Strömsheim (Norway, 0+0+0+0) 38:08.08
2. Johannes Bjo (Norway, 0+1+0+0) +3.0
3. Sturla Laegreid (Norway, 0+0+0+0) +24.02
4. Vitaly Mandzyn (Ukraine, 0+0+0+0) +1:03.9
5. Quentin Fillon-Mahiet (France, 1+0+1+0) +1:10.7
6. Eric Perrault (France, 0+0+0+1) +1:22.6
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10. Dmitry Pidruchny (Ukraine, 0+0+0+1) +1:49.4
15. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 0+1+0+0) +2:07.2
48. Artem Tyshchenko (Ukraine, 0+1+0+0) +4.10.7
The stage in Kontiolahti will continue on Wednesday, December 4, with the women's short individual race, in which Ukraine will be represented by Kristina Dmitrenko, Yulia Dzhima, Anastasia Merkushina, Alexandra Merkushina and Anna Krivonos. Start – at 17:20 Kyiv time.
Where to watch the Biathlon World Cup races
On the territory of Ukraine all The 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 promo code TSNUA, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.