Half an Italy relay is not enough – Norway is celebrating

Lisa Vittozzi showed a strong race. The 25-year-old shot over once while lying down, but there was one mistake. As the leader, the Friulian handed over to Dorothea Wierer, who had another great day. Strong in running and almost flawless at the shooting range (one mistake), the double world champion handed over to Federica Sanfilippo with almost a minute's lead. <a data-caption="An Lisa Vittozzi und Dorothea Wierer lag es nicht, dass die Azzurre am Ende nicht um die Medaillenränge mitreden konnten. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO" data-fancybox="inline-62125" target="_image" href="https://s3-images.sportnews.bz/_images/scale/1280x1280/img/2020/02/an-lisa-vittozzi-und-dorothea-wierer-lag-es-nicht-dass-die-azzurre-am-ende-nicht-um-die-medaillenraenge-mitreden-konnten.jpg"> It wasn't Lisa Vittozzi and Dorothea Wierer's fault that the Azzurre couldn't have a say in the medal positions in the end. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

While the woman from Ridnaun only had to reload twice while lying down, the standing attack turned into a debacle. Sanfilippo missed the target five times, resulting in two penalties. The lead was gone; instead, final runner Michela Carrara started her race 47 seconds behind the leading Poles. The 22-year-old also couldn't avoid a penalty and the Azzurre ultimately fell back to 10th place. Öberg makes a mistake – Poland misses the sensation The Polish final runner Magdalena Gwizdon was a sensation at the front. The 40-year-old, who made her World Cup debut in 1995 (!), was unable to keep up with the top athletes from the other nations on the cross-country ski trail and continually fell behind. Bitter for the Eastern Europeans, who in the end had to settle for 7th place - despite the best shooting performance of all women's relay teams. The next medal: Marte Olsbu Røiseland became relay world champion with Norway. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

And so Hanna Öberg (Sweden) and Marte Olsbu Røiseland (Norway) fought a duel for the gold medal. While Røiseland remained flawless, the Swede began to have serious tremors: a penalty lap was the result and all chances of a medal were gone. In return, Germany and Ukraine catapulted themselves forward. Former cross-country skier Denise Herrmann ultimately secured the silver medal for Germany, while bronze went to the Ukrainians. World Cup in Antholz: women's relay Pos Country Time Error 1. Norway 1:07.05,7 hours 1 + 7 2. Germany +10,7 seconds 0 + 9 3. Ukraine +18,4 0 + 8 4. Czechia +31,1 0 + 10 5. Sweden +44,9 1 + 11 10. Italy +2.29,5 minutes 3 + 12

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Half an Italy relay is not enough – Norway is celebrating

Norway won the next gold medal at the Biathlon World Championships in Antholz, winning the women's relay. The Azzurre were in the lead for half a race, only to ultimately fall out of the top 8 due to many shooting errors.

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