Bjørndalen & Co. shine, Hofer & Co. unlucky

What Bjørndalen, Schempp & Co. delivered on Saturday afternoon was great biathlon cinema. With a Norwegian happy ending to stay true to the metaphorical style. From the start, the Nordic ski nation fought a nerve-wracking battle with the German and, surprisingly, the Canadian relay. In the end, Johannes Thingnes Bø, the third starter for the Norwegians, was able to set the decisive tone: In addition to a strong performance on the cross-country ski trail, he particularly shone on the shooting range, where he caused ten out of ten targets to fall without a spare and thus gained the necessary seconds lead. the final runner Emil Hegle Svendsen brought to the finish despite two missed shots at the very last stop on the shooting range. The German relay team crossed the finish line 11,5 seconds late, while Canada surprisingly came in third, 23,4 seconds behind. On the other hand, there was disappointment in the French camp, especially with superstar Martin Fourcade: his team only finished ninth, although Fourcade's outstanding performance as the last runner did not bring anything worthwhile. He therefore missed the chance to win a medal in six out of six World Championship races.

Azzurri fall behind

For the Italian relay team, however, it was only enough for 11th place. The Azzurri's performance started very promisingly: Christian De Lorenzi, who announced the end of his career after the race, and Lukas Hofer brought their team into the far north of the classification with one and two spares respectively. Afterwards, Thomas Bormolini showed nerves on the shooting range and earned a penalty loop. The Azzurri fell behind and Dominik Windisch, as the last runner, couldn't do anything. In the end the gap was 2.24,2:XNUMX minutes.

The World Championships end on Sunday with the mass starts for women (13 p.m.) and men (16 p.m.).

Biathlon World Championships in Oslo

Men's relay

1. Norway 1:13.16,8 hours (6 spares / 0 penalties) Bjørndalen (2 spares), Tarjei Bø (2), Johannes Thingnes Bø (0), Svendsen (2) 2. Germany +11,5 seconds (5 / 0) Lesser (0), Doll (2), Pfeiffer (2), Schempp (1) 3. Canada +23,4 (5 / 0) Christian Gow (0), Smith (2), Scott Gow (3), Green (0) 4. Austria +53,5 (10 / 1) 5. Czech Republic +54,4 (7 / 0) 11. Italy +2.24,2:8 minutes (1 / XNUMX) De Lorenzi (1), Hofer (2), Bormolini (3 / 1 penalty), Windisch (2)

Thomas Debelyak, SportNews

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Bjørndalen & Co. shine, Hofer & Co. unlucky

The ingredients for a biathlon spectacle: high level, fantastic atmosphere, nerve-racking tension. The mixer for this: the World Cup in Oslo. The secret ingredient: the men's relay race.

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