None of the Ukrainians finished in the qualifying zone.
On Wednesday, January 15, the fifth stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, started with the men's individual race.
Ukraine was represented by four biathletes: Vitalii Mandzyn, Bohdan Tsymbal, Anton Dudchenko and Dmytro Pidruchnyi.
None of the Ukrainians finished in the qualifying zone. Mandzyn took 55th place, Tsymbal – 74th, Dudchenko – 76th, and Pidruchnyi – 98th, which is the worst result in his career.
The race was won by Norwegian Vebjorn Soerum. Second place went to Frenchman Emilien Claude, and third place went to Latvian Andrejs Rastorguevs.
Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of the men's individual race in Ruhpolding
1. Vebjorn Soerum (Norway, 0+0+0+0) 47:30.0 minutes
2. Emilien Claude (France, 0+0+0+0) +52.1
3. Andrejs Rastorgujevs (Latvia, 0+1+0+0) +56.8
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55. Vitaliy Mandzyn (Ukraine, 0+1+1+1) +5:09.3
74. Bohdan Tsymbal (Ukraine, 0+0+0+2) +6:33.7
76. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 0+2+0+1) +6:48.9
98. Dmytro Pidruchnyi (Ukraine, 1+2+4+1) +9:47.5
The stage in Ruhpolding will continue on Thursday, January 16, with the women's individual race, which will start at 15:10 Kyiv time.
Where to watch the Biathlon World Cup races
In Ukraine, all Biathlon World Cup races will be broadcast live on the website and TV channel “Suspilne Sport,” as well as on local TV channels of “Suspilne.”
You can also watch the races on the online television platform Kyivstar TV on the channel “Suspilne Kyiv.” And with the promo code TSNUA, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.