Hofer and Windisch shine in the men's relay

24 hours after 6th place in the women's relay , Thomas Bormolini/Dominik Windisch/Didier Bionaz and Lukas Hofer ended up in 4th place on Saturday. Only Bionaz didn't deliver a good performance. Otherwise it would have been enough for a place on the podium.

Thomas Bormolini only needed one spare and handed over to Windisch in second place. Above all, the Oberrasner knew how to shine with his extremely fast performance in standing shooting. With a total of one spare and a strong performance on the trail, Windisch took the lead in the race and was the first to hand over to Bionaz. Bionaz loses a lot of time The Aosta native then had a hard time. He needed a total of 3 reloads and lost a lot of time to the competition on the route. In the end, Bionaz sent Lukas Hofer onto the trail, more than 50 seconds behind and in 5th place. Like Windisch, the Montaler demonstrated his slight improvement in form and remained error-free at the shooting range. Hofer was also one of the best on the cross-country ski trail. In the end, he led Italy across the finish line as fourth-placed nation.

In the end, the gap to victorious Russia was 53,7 seconds. Italy was half a minute behind in third place, which went to Belarus. Germany ranked second. The local heroes crossed the finish line just 3 seconds after Russia.

Norway's replacement relay team (all four top athletes were not there) came in 7th place. The Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding will conclude on Sunday with, among other things, the women's pursuit (12.45 p.m.). After her 3rd place in the sprint, Dorothea Wierer is aiming for the next podium place. At 14.45:XNUMX p.m. it's the gentlemen's turn.

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Hofer and Windisch shine in the men's relay

Italy's men's relay team delivered strong competition at the World Cup in Ruhpolding. A podium place was within reach, but one man disappointed.

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