Ridnaun: Premiere victories for Dale and Morozova in the sprint

Biathlon experts will have to remember the name Johannes Dale. The 21-year-old Norwegian competed in his very first competition in the IBU Cup on Saturday afternoon in Ridnaun - and won it on his debut. Despite a shooting error, Dale, who lives in Lørenskog, prevailed in the sprint with a time of 25.53,4:XNUMX minutes. The Norwegian junior secured his first success in the general age group with a very strong final round and an overall fabulous performance on cross-country skis. “I knew I was in good shape. But I wouldn't have expected it to be enough to win here in beautiful Ridnaun. So I'm understandably overjoyed. Starting tomorrow in the pursuit as the leader is a completely new experience. Let’s see what the day brings,” said Dale after the award ceremony.

The Russian Anton Babikov came in second, 22,4 seconds behind, despite hitting all ten targets. Babikov has also taken the lead in the IBU Cup overall ranking. Third place in the sprint in Ridnaun was taken by Dale's compatriot Sivert Guttorm Bakken (+23,4), who is also still eligible to compete in the juniors. The fastest biathlete from Germany was Roman Rees, who finished tenth. The best “Azzurro” was Daniele Cappellari, 2.04,1:28 minutes behind Dale, 79th. Simon Leitgeb (XNUMXth/Antholz), a South Tyrolean, made his debut in the IBU Cup.

Morozova celebrates first IBU Cup victory of her career In the women's category, the Russian Anastasiia Morozova, who had already won the single mixed relay on Thursday, came out on top. After a faultless prone shooting, the 24-year-old had a “ticket” while standing, but still set the best time in 23.20,9:XNUMX minutes. For Morozova it was the first victory in the IBU Cup. This season she climbed onto the podium for the third time and took the overall lead.

Andersson, Morozova and Bielkina on the podium.

Ingela Andersson of Sweden took second place, 6,8 seconds behind Morozova. The 27-year-old Scandinavian has already achieved three podium finishes in the IBU Cup this winter and is in second place in the overall ranking. The podium was completed by Ukrainian Nadiia Bialkina, who hit all ten targets. How close the top field was is demonstrated by the fact that fifth-placed Victoria Slivko (Russia) was only 12,1 seconds slower than winner Morozova. Lardschneider best “Azzurra” The best of the Italian team was Irene Lardschneider. The 20-year-old from Selva di Val Gardena took 23rd place in an individual competition on her IBU Cup debut, scoring points for the first time and qualifying for the pursuit competition on Sunday. “Compared to the mixed relay, the running went much better today. A mistake while shooting can happen. Of course I'm happy that I ended up in the points right away. The fact that I train a lot here in Ridnaun is certainly a small advantage. But the level in the IBU Cup is very high,” said Lardschneider at the finish.

The IBU Cup in Ridnaun will conclude on Sunday with the pursuit competitions. The women's start is at 10 a.m. and the men's start at 12.30 p.m. Patrick Braunhofer wins IBU Junior Cup in Lenzerheide There was a Ridnaun success on Saturday at the IBU Junior Cup in Lenzerheide. Patrick Braunhofer prevailed in the individual competition. The 20-year-old remained flawless on the shooting range during his first success in the IBU Junior Cup and relegated the Swiss Sebastian Stadler and the Frenchman Martin Bourgeois Republique to their places. IBU Cup Ridnaun 2018/19 – Results Sprint women (7,5 km) 1. Anastasiia Morozova RUS 23.30,9:1 minutes/XNUMX shooting error 2. Ingela Andersson SWE +6,8 seconds/1 3. Nadiia Bielkina UKR +10,1/0 4. Elisabeth Hoegberg SWE +11,7/1 5. Victoria Slivko RUS +12,1/1 ... 23. Irene Lardschneider ITA/Wolkenstein +1.50,4/1 42. Samuela Comola ITA +2.34,2/0 67. Michela Carrara ITA +3.50,1/6

Sprint men (10 km) 1. John Dale NOR 25.53,4/1 2. Anton Babikov RUS +22,4/0 3. Sivert Guttorm Bakken NOR +23,4/1 4. Fabien Claude FRA +27,3/2 5. Hugo Rivail FRA +33,8/0 ... 28. Daniele Cappellari ITA +2.04,1/1 48. Pietro Dutto ITA +2.41,3/2 58. Saverio Zini ITA +3.03,0/2 62. Rudy Zini ITA +3.14,1/2 63. Nicola Romanin ITA +3.19,3/2 79. Simon Leitgeb ITA/Antholz +3.59,2/1

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