Anton Dudchenko became the best Ukrainian
Norwegian Tarjei Be became the winner sprint race among men at the second stage Biathlon World Cup 2023/24which takes place in Hochfilzen, Austria.
Be worked without penalties and finished in 24:37.9 seconds. His compatriot Sturla Lægreid came second to the finish line. Third place goes to Swede Sebastian Samuelsson.
The best result of Ukraine was the 47th place of Anton Dudchenko. Dmitry Pidruchny, for whom this start was his debut of the season, finished 52nd. The rest of the Ukrainians ranked even lower: Artem Tishchenko finished 63rd, Artem Prima – 65th, and Taras Lesyuk – 80th.
The women’s sprint will also take place today in Hochfilzen. Ukraine will be represented in the race by Anastasia Merkushina (No. 4), Yulia Dzhima (No. 10), Anna Krivonos (No. 37), Irina Petrenko (No. 68) and Elena Gorodnaya (No. 92). The race starts at 15:25 Kyiv time.
1. Tarjei Boe (Norway, 0+0), 24:37.9
2. Sturla Laegreid (Norway, 0+0), +4.9
3. Sebastian Samuelsson (Sweden, 1+0), +10.0
4. Martin Ponsiluoma (Sweden, 1+0), +18.4
5. Johannes Dahle (Norway, 1+1), +19.2
6. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen (Norway, 0+1), +26.5
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47. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 0+1), +2:17.0
52. Dmitry Pidruchny (Ukraine, 2+2), +2:26.3
63. Artem Tishchenko (Ukraine, 0+1), +2:45.8
65. Artem Prima (Ukraine, 1+1), +2:48.7
80. Taras Lesyuk (Ukraine, 1+2), +3:40.9
Source: Sportarena
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