The Antholz World Cup is entering its hot phase

The ladies will kick off at 13.10:XNUMX p.m. (in SportNews -Live ticker) with the 12,5 km mass start. With the Norwegian Marte Olsbu Røiseland and the French Julia Simon, two biathletes lead the discipline rankings. The overall World Cup leader Røiseland won the first mass start in Hochfilzen, while Simon prevailed in Oberhof. The Scandinavian in particular will go into the competition motivated after the messed up individual start (31st place) on Thursday in Antholz.

Dorothea Wierer looks at the last races before the World Cup. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Local hero Dorothea Wierer is also likely to give it her all once again after finishing fourth in the individual competition. Also because the fourth place in the overall World Cup was able to gain ground on the three Scandinavians ahead of her on Thursday: Røiseland, Tiril Eckhoff and Hanna Öberg. The Azzurre are also sending another athlete, Lisa Vittozzi, into the race.

We can look forward to the appearance of the Austrian Lisa Theresa Hauser, who will start tomorrow's race with start number 7. The 27-year-old from Reith near Kitzbühel celebrated her first ever World Cup victory on Thursday at the individual opener in Antholz and is also one of the closest favorites in the mass start. The North Tyrolean is in seventh place in the overall ranking and has already made it onto the podium four times this season. The Norwegians are the hunted The men's competition starts at 15.05:XNUMX p.m SportNews -Live ticker) of the relay competition over 4x7,5 km, each with a prone and a standing stage. Here too, Norway is once again the top favorite on paper. Johannes Thingnes Bø & Co. have always been on the podium in the three relay races held so far. They won the first World Cup stage in Kontiolahti and took silver twice in Hochfilzen and Oberhof. In Hochfilzen the Norwegians had to admit defeat to Sweden and in Oberhof France. A thrilling head-to-head race is therefore inevitable at the foot of Hochgall.

In addition to Norway, Sweden and France, Germany will also take part in the fight for gold, silver and bronze. The DSV biathletes achieved two third places in Kontiolahti and Hochfilzen. It was also enough for hosts Italy to reach the podium this winter, at the final World Cup stage in Oberhof. Russia also has outsider chances.

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The Antholz World Cup is entering its hot phase

After the victories of the Austrian Lisa Theresa Hauser and the Russian Alexander Loginov in the individual races, the Biathlon World Cup in the Antholz South Tyrol Arena will continue on Saturday with the mass start of the women's and men's relay.

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