The victory was won by the duo from Sweden Sebastian Samuelsson / Ella Halvarsson
Team Ukraine as part of Artema Tishchenko And Elena Gorodnoy took ninth place in the single mixed relay at the first stage Biathlon World Cup 2024/25 in Finnish Kontiolahti.
The Ukrainians used five additional rounds during the shooting. At the finish, the duo lost 1:23.4 to the winners of the first race of the season, the Swedish team.
The Swedes, consisting of Sebastian Samuelsson and Ella Halvarsson, fought with the French team until the last shooting. Samuelsson managed to shoot cleanly, Frenchman Quentin Fillon-Mahieu made mistakes. France then retained silver in a tense battle with Germany, which took bronze.
A mixed relay will also take place on Saturday. Ukraine will be represented in it by Anton Dudchenko, Vitaly Mandzyn, Kristina Dmitrenko and Yulia Jima. The race starts at 16:45.
1. Sweden (0+4) 36:17.6
2. France (0+9) +10.2
3. Germany (0+4) +10.2
4. Austria (0+1) +32.5
5. Norway (1+11) +51.2
6. Slovenia (0+4) +59.0
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9. Ukraine (0+5) +1:23.4
Source: Sportarena
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