The Czechs are not doing very well this season. The team, which is still undergoing a generational overhaul, finished 9th in Hochfilzen this season. At the Olympic Games, the men’s maximum in the relay is 5th place from Salt Lake City in 2002.
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The Olympic victory is defended by Swedish biathletes, who four years ago won in Pyongyang ahead of the Norwegians and the Germans. The Czechs finished seventh.
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