Women Russian team won a gold medal in the relay at the 7th stage of the World Cup in Antholz, Italy.
The team at the first stage ran Evgeniya Pavlova… She used 4 additional rounds and passed the baton Tatiana Akimova In second place.
Akimova also finished her stage in second position, losing to a German Janine Hettych 0.5 seconds and making 1 miss on the firing line. Svetlana Mironova with 2 misses increased the gap to 3.8 seconds.
At the final stage Ulyana Kaisheva fought for gold with Franziska Preuss and outstripped the rival after the second firing line, despite 2 additional rounds. The final lead over Germany was 11 seconds.
Top three closed France national team.
Recall that in Antholz, the Russians also took bronze in the men’s relay, and Alexander Loginov won gold in the individual race.
The next stage of the World Cup will be held in Nove Mesto from 4 to 7 March.
The World Championship will take place in Slovenian Pokljuka in February. It will run from the 10th to the 21st.
World Cup. 7th stage. Antholz (Italy)
Women. Relay race. 4 × 6 km
1.Russia (Evgeniya Pavlova, Tatyana Akimova, Svetlana Mironova, Ulyana Kaisheva) – 1: 07.32.4 (0 penalty circles + 9 extra rounds)
2. Germany – +11.0 (0 + 6)
3. France – +21.2 (1 + 9).
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