Slovak biathlete Paulína Bátovská Fialková took fourth place in Thursday’s sprint in Pokljuka, Slovenia.
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Paulína Bátovská Fialková on track in Pokljuk.
The Slovakian did not hit a single target and, above all for this reason, she was overtaken by the trio: first Elvira Öbergová, second Julia Simonová and third Dorothea Wiererová. All three recorded flawless footage.
The Slovak representative lost 26.5 seconds to the winning Swede after a miss on the second shot. Bátovská Fialková achieved the best result of the current season.
Bátovská Fialková started in third place and after an impeccable lay she took first place, which she held until the second point. Later, however, she had to complete a penalty loop when she missed her fourth target.
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When she got to the second station, she set the fastest split time, 5.3 seconds better than E. Öbergová. The Slovak was fifth fastest on the track.
Her compatriot Mária Remeňová finished in 77th place with a deficit of 3:50.6 minutes and two shooting errors. Therefore, she did not go on the ten-kilometer chase on Saturday, scheduled for Saturday in the same center. Ivona Fialková and Zuzana Remeňová are out of the starting lineup due to illness.
Sprint SP – Pokljuka – women – 7.5 km:
1. Elvira Öbergová (Sweden) 20:52.2 m (0), 2. Julia Simonová (Fr.) +6.9 s (0), 3. Dorothea Wiererová (Italy) +18.7 (0) , 4. Paulína BÁTOVSKÁ FIALKOVÁ (SR ) +26.5 (1), 5. Markéta Davidová (CZ) +28.7 (1), 6. Denise Hermannová-Wicková (Germany) +36.3 (2), 7. Linn Persson (Sweden) +40 ,1 (1), 8. Sophie Chauveau (Fr.) +42.4 (1), 9. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (Nord.) +46.0 (1), 10 Mari Ederová (Fin.)
SP general order (after 9 out of 21 races): 1. Simonová 546 b, 2. E. Öbergová 485, 3. Herrmannová-Wicková 396, 4. Landmarková Tandrevoldová 381, 5. Lisa Vittozziová (Italy) 373, 6. Perssonová 364, …15. BÁTOVSKÁ FIALKOVÁ 197
Overall ranking in sprints (4 out of 7): 1. Herrmannová-Wicková 230 b, 2. E. Öbergová 203, 3. Perssonová 202, 4. Simonová 186, 5. Lisa Theresa Hauserová (Austria) 166, 6. Davidová 164, …12. BÁTOVSKÁ FIALKOVÁ 113
