Women's relay reaches the podium in Oslo

A month after a disappointing ninth place at the Olympic Games, Italy's women's relay team has found its way back to success. Lisa Vittozzi, Wierer, Nicole Gontier and Federica Sanfilippo took third place in a fantastic biathlon backdrop at Holmenkollen. It is the second podium finish for the “Azzurre” this winter after second place in Ruhpolding in January.

The decisive factor for the good performance was Wierer, who had already taken over the lead from Sart runner Vittozzi and significantly increased her lead with incredible shooting speed and strong running performance. Gontier and Sanfilippo each lost a position as a result, but in the end the final runner from Ridnaun secured the top three placement. In total, the Italian quartet missed eight times, but avoided a penalty.

Only the biathletes from France and Germany were faster in the relay race. Anais Bescond crossed the finish line 14,4 seconds ahead of Laura Dahlmeier.

The women's World Cup program in Norway will conclude on Sunday with the pursuit competition.

Pos Country Time Penalty laps Missed shots 1. France 1:10.58,3 hours 0 6 2. Germany +14,4 seconds 0 7 3. Italy +33,2 0 8 4. Norway +1.26,5 1 10 5. Switzerland +1.54,2 0 8 6. Sweden +2.27,2 0 3 7. Poland +2.32,5 0 8 8. Ukraine +2.36,1 0 11 9. Russia +2.39,3 1 9 10. Belarus +3.24,1 2 8

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Women's relay reaches the podium in Oslo

The Italian biathletes made a strong statement at the World Cup in Norway's capital. An outstanding Dorothea Wierer led the “Azzurre” onto the podium.

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