Ukrainians were removed from the round-robin for the first time in the history of the mixed relay of the Biathlon World Cup.
On Sunday, March 3, the seventh stage of the Biathlon World Cup 2023/24 in Holmenkollen, Norway, ended with the classic mixed relay.
The Ukrainian team was to be represented in this race by Irina Petrenko, Anna Krivonos, Artem Prima and Taras Lesyuk.
However, our team failed to finish. Already at the second stage, the “blue-yellows” were eliminated as round-robins. Krivonos earned three penalty loops and allowed the race leader from the French team to get ahead of Ukraine by a lap.
Thus, the Ukrainian team did not even reach the men's part of the relay. It should be noted that the Ukrainians were removed from the round robin for the first time in the history of the World Cup mixed relay races.
France won the mixed relay. Sweden came second, and Norway rounded out the top three.
Biathlon World Cup 2023/24: results of the mixed relay in Holmenkollen
1. France (0+6) 1:03:48.6
2. Sweden (0+8) +32.2
3. Norway (1+10)+35.9
4. Italy (2+9) +46.4
5. Germany (0+10) +59.4
6. Slovenia (1+9) +2:40.1
The next, eighth stage of the Biathlon World Cup will be hosted by Salt Lake City (USA) on March 8 – 10, and the current campaign will end on March 14 – 17 with a stage in Canadian Canmore.
Where to watch the Biathlon World Cup races
In Ukraine, all Biathlon World Cup races will be broadcast on the Suspilne Sport website, as well as on local TV channels of Suspilne broadcasting (Suspilne Kiev, Suspilne Poltava, etc.).
You can also watch the races on the online television platformKyivstar TVon the Suspilne Kyiv channel. And with the promotional code TSNUA, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.
