The crowning conclusion in Antholz

The biathletes start shortly before noon. And this time it is not Norway, but Sweden that is the favorite. Why? Because the Scandinavian women's quartet is very consistent and has always been on the podium this winter in Kontiolahti (win), Hochfilzen and Oberhof (two third places). With the Öberg sisters Hanna and Elvira, the Swedes have two very strong biathletes in their ranks.

The French and German quartet are among the Swedes' strongest opponents. The “Grande Nation” took second place in Kontiolahti and Hochfilzen, and the DSV team celebrated their first relay gold of the season in Oberhof. They also took third place in Kontiolahti. Only in Hochfilzen did the German biathletes not end up in the top three, but they still achieved a good result with fourth place. This puts them in second place behind Sweden in the World Cup standings. France takes third place. But of course the Norwegian team will also have a say in the medal positions in Antholz tomorrow. Also because Marte Olsbu Røiseland & Co. were already at the top in Hochfilzen. With Tiril Eckhoff, the Scandinavians have a second extremely strong athlete in their contingent. The Azzurre team around Dorothea Wierer are among the outsiders on the 3x3 km long route with two shooting sessions each. Lukas Hofer back again The men, on the other hand, start at 15.05:15 p.m. In the mass start over 32 km, overall World Cup third Tarej Bø, the man in the red jersey, starts. The 51-year-old Norwegian won the mass start in Oberhof just last week and will also be one of the favorites tomorrow. His brother Johannes Thingnes, who is five years younger, is still waiting for his first victory in Antholz. After the disappointing tenth place in the individual on Friday and today's second place with the Norwegian relay, the overall World Cup leader is aiming for his XNUMXst individual World Cup victory tomorrow. But her compatriot Sturla Holm Lægreid also has to be taken into account after his strong second place in the individual, just like Alexander Loginov. The Russian celebrated his first win of the season yesterday thanks to a flawless shooting performance. Lukas Hofer wants to attack in the mass start on Sunday. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

With local hero Lukas Hofer and Quentin Fillon Maillet from France, two equally strong biathletes are waiting for the superstars to make a misstep. Hofer and Fillon Maillet showed very good form at the foot of the Rieserferner group, which they would now like to confirm in the mass start. The Montaler in particular - who skipped the relay race due to slight back pain - finally wants to get back on the podium after his fourth place in the individual (it was his fifth top-6 result in an individual race in a row). He last competed there in the Oslo sprint in March 2019. It is pleasing that there will be a second Azzurro at the start, the surprisingly strong Didier Bionaz.

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The crowning conclusion in Antholz

The biathlon week in Antholz ends on Sunday with the women's relay and the men's mass start. The best ski hunters (from 12.45 p.m.) and ski hunters (from 15.05 p.m.) fight for the last victories of the day in the South Tyrol Arena.

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