Runggaldier and Oberhofer alone are not enough

Norway had the longest staying power in an exciting single mixed competition and secured the gold medal ahead of France and Russia. The duo Thekla Brun-Lie and Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen were on course for the podium throughout the race, but only took the lead for the first time after the penultimate shooting and won the competition. Behind Norway, Emilien Jacquelin took second place in the finish sprint for France. For his part, the American Lowell Bailey was able to celebrate bronze at the European Championships together with Susan Dunklee. The duo, who are well known from the World Cup, were allowed to start in Ridnaun because the European Biathlon Championships are held as open European championships and therefore non-European athletes are also included in the ranking.

The Italian single mixed relay team, on the other hand, had to make do with a placement outside the top ten. The two Piedmontese Ginevra Rocchia and Rudy Zini continually lost time to the top positions as the race continued and only came in 14th place with one penalty and eleven spare rounds.

Ukraine triumphs in the mixed relay The Ukrainian team took victory in the mixed relay. The Eastern European quartet took the lead on the third lap and ultimately defended this position until the end of the race. The silver medal went to the relay team from Russia. The quartet around superstar Evgeniy Garanichev fought for the gold medal until the last shooting, but after three spares from final runner Alexander Loginov, the Russians “only” remained in second place. The Norwegian team completed the podium.

“Azzurri” collapse after a strong start Meanwhile, the Italian team experienced a relay competition with two faces. The two South Tyroleans Alexia Runggaldier and Karin Oberhofer put the “Azzurri” in excellent position with 20 goals, but Saverio Zini and Pietro Dutto could not keep up with the pace of the best and were left far behind as the race progressed. In the end, the “Azzurri” – still in third place at the second change – had to settle for eleventh place.

Results single mixed relay 1. Norway 35.39,6:0 minutes / 6+XNUMX spares Thekla Brun-Lie & Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen 2. France +8,6 / 0+11 Julia Simon & Emilien Jacquelin 3. USA +9,1 / 0+10 Susan Dunkele & Lowell Bailey 4. Estonia +24,1 / 0+8 Regina Oja & Rene Zahkna 5. Russia +27,5 / 0+9 Kristina Reztsova & Alexey Volkov 14. Italy +2.36,4 / 1+11 Ginevra Rocchia & Rudy Zini

Mixed relay results 1. Ukraine 1:11.40 hours / 0+6 spares Yuliia Zhuravok, Iryna Varvynets, Artem Pryma, Dmytro Pidruchnyi 2. Russia +11,7 / 0+9 Victoria Slivko, Anastasia Zagoruiko, Evgeniy Garanichev, Alexander Loginov 3. Norway +33,2 / 0+4 Emilie Aagheim Kalkenber, Kaia Woeien Nicolaisen, Haavard Gutuboe Bogetveit, Fredrik Gjesbakk 4. France +39,6 / 0+11 Enora Latuilliere, Chloé Chevalier, Fabien Claude, Simon Fourcade 5. Czech Republic +1.19,2 / 0+9 Veronika Zvaricova, Daniela Kadeva, Matej Krupcik, Tomas Krupcik 11. Italy +2.46,0 / 1+8 Alexia Runggaldier, Karin Oberhofer, Saverio Zini, Pietro Dutto

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Runggaldier and Oberhofer alone are not enough

The European Biathlon Championships in Ridnaun ended on Sunday with the two relay competitions. The “Azzurri” were unable to intervene in the fight for the medals in both races – even though Alexia Runggaldier and Karin Oberhofer put in a strong performance in the mixed relay.

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