After a poor start: castling in Italy's biathlon team

This is probably not how the local biathletes imagined the start of the new season. After 12 races, the Azzurri have three seventh places, achieved by Lukas Hofer, Tommaso Giacomel and Lisa Vittozzi. Otherwise, the local ski hunters were often out and about running. For the last stage of the 2021 calendar year in Le Grand-Bornand, France, sporting director Fabrizio Curtaz has made some changes. There is good news for the women from a South Tyrolean perspective. Federica Sanfilippo, the in was sorted out of the national team in the spring and is now fighting on his own, will return to the World Cup sooner than expected and run in the French Alps at the weekend. Linda Zingerle goes up, Windisch goes down In addition to her and Dorothea Wierer, another South Tyrolean will be seen: Linda Zingerle , which have been in the past few weeks IBU Cup caused a huge sensation , will make her World Cup debut. The daughter of successful coach Andreas Zingerle is considered one of the country's greatest talents, and now the multiple medal winner at youth and junior world championships is stepping onto the big biathlon stage for the first time. Completing Italy's quartet is Lisa Vittozzi, who has been the most consistent Azzurra so far this winter. Samuela Comola, Eleonora Fauner and Michela Carrara are no longer there. There are also changes for the men. The most notable concerns Dominik Windisch . The speedster hadn't gotten going at all so far and will therefore - just like Didier Bionaz - run in the IBU Cup in Obertilliach at least for the upcoming weekend. As a result, Lukas Hofer is the only South Tyrolean in the men's squad, which is completed by Thomas Bormolini, Daniele Cappellari and the recently strong Tommaso Giacomel. The program in Le Grand-Bornand Date Time Races Thursday December 16th 14.15 pm Women's sprint Friday December 17th 14.15 pm Men's sprint Saturday, 18. December 13.00 pm Ladies Pursuit 15.00 pm Men's Pursuit Sunday, 19. December 12.45 pm Women's mass start 14.45 pm Men's mass start

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After a poor start: castling in Italy's biathlon team

The start of the new season was disappointing for the local biathletes. Now the sporting director Fabrizio Curtaz has reacted and made some changes.

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