A medal candidate at the start of the World Cup

As expected, Italy will compete in the mixed relay with the following formation: Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer, Didier Bionaz and Tommaso Giacomel . This quartet already finished second at the World Cup on Pokljuka this year and has realistic chances of winning a medal on Wednesday in Oberhof. The biggest competitors are France (Simon, Chevarlier-Bouchet, Jacquelin, Fillon Maillet), Sweden (Öberg-Sisters, Ponsiluoma, Samuelsson), Germany (Voigt, Herrmann-Wick, Doll, Rees) and Norway (Tandrevold, Roeiseland, Lægreid, J. Bø). Wierer has already won a lot at major events with the mixed relay. The 32-year-old has already won a total of four medals in this discipline at the Olympics and World Championships (one silver and three bronze). “So far it has been a season in which we have perhaps exceeded expectations, but a World Cup is always something special,” explained Italy's sports director Klaus Höllrigl before the World Cup. Lukas Hofer will probably complete his first World Championship race in the sprint on Saturday. After an injury-plagued season, the Montaler jumped on the World Cup bandwagon at the last minute. Participation in the mixed relay would no longer have been realistic for Hofer anyway. World Cup in Oberhof: The program Wednesday, February 8rd Mixed relay (14.45 p.m.) Friday February 10th Women's sprint (14.30) Saturday, February 11 Men's Sprint (14.30) Sunday February 12th Women's Pursuit (13.25), Men's Pursuit (15.30) Tuesday February 14 Men's singles (14.30) Wednesday, February 15rd Women's singles (14.30) Thursday February 16nd Single mixed relay (15.10 p.m.) Saturday, February 18 Men's relay (11.45), women's relay (15.00) Sunday February 19th Men's mass start (12.30), women's mass start (15.15)

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A medal candidate at the start of the World Cup

The Biathlon World Championships begin in Oberhof on Wednesday. At the start, Dorothea Wierer & Co. are among the medal candidates.

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