Published on : 03/08/2020 – 14:26Modified : 03/08/2020 – 14:25
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Nové Mesto na Morave (Czech Republic) (AFP)
The Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff relaunched herself in the race for the big crystal globe by repotting Sunday the mass start of Nove Mesto counting for the Biathlon World Cup, while the French Justine Braisaz failed at the foot of the podium (4th).
Five races from the end of the season, Eckhoff, who came back empty-handed on the individual level of the Anterselva Worlds in February, climbed to 2nd place in the general classification and put a little pressure on the Italian Dorothea Wierer, who limited the damage despite 3 shooting errors (5th).
Eckhoff, who signed his 7th winter success, the 13th in his career, committed only a small rifle fault and edged the Swedish Hannah Oeberg by 25.3 seconds and 32.4 seconds l ‘German Franziska Preuss.
On the French side, Justine Braisaz can blame herself. The biathlete from Les Saisies (23), who knows a very mixed exercise, was long in the game for the victory before yielding during his 4th passage to the shooting range (standing) with two errors.
“I am happy to finish 4th, but there is a lot of bitterness on the last shot because I miss the podium, explained Braisaz on Chain L’Equipe. But there is a lot of positive, there are still two beautiful weeks (before the end of the season, note) and the form is there. It feels good to play in front. This is what I need right now to rebuild the biathlete that I want to be, the one playing in front. “
This stage of Nove Mesto is disputed behind closed doors because of the coronavirus epidemic.
© 2020 AFP
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