Three Norwegians took the entire podium
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Legrade became the winner of the pursuit race in the third stage World Cup in Annecy.
The Norwegian, who started from second position, made one miss. Legrade breaks 5-game winning streak Johannes Be, which came third. Note that the entire podium remained with Norway – silver was won by Vetle Christiansen.
Ukrainian Artem Prima won eight positions and eventually broke into the top 10 for the first time this season. It should be noted that Artem claimed the top five with clean shooting, but made a single miss at the last stage.
Anton Dudchenko made five misses and finished 31st. Bogdan Tsymbal with one penalty loop won back nine positions and became 35th.
Women will run the pursuit on Saturday. The beginning is at 15:15 Kyiv time.
1. Sturla Legrade (Norway, 0+0+1+0) 29:44.1
2. Vetle Christiansen (Norway, 0+0+0+2) +24.6
3. Johannes Be (Norway, 1+0+1+0) +35.8
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10. Artem Prima (Ukraine, 0+0+0+1), +1:21.2
31. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 1+1+1+2) +3:22.3
44. Bogdan Tsymbal (Ukraine, 0+0+0+1), +3:52.5
Source: Sportarena
