This Sunday, January 23, the final competitive day of the last pre-Olympic stage of the Biathlon World Cup, which takes place in the Italian Razun-Anterselva, will take place. We bring to your attention the forecast for the men's relay race.
On Saturday, the women's relay race took place, which turned out to be incredibly interesting, with a twisted dramatic plot. The Russian national team was close to victory, but 3 penalty laps by Irina Kazakevich threw the team back, although the Russians still eventually broke through to second place. The Norwegian women won, who in the first two stages were not even in the top 10, losing more than a minute.
Men probably shouldn't wait for such a twisted intrigue. Forecasters promise that the wind at the shooting range on Sunday will be a little weaker, and the men have a pronounced favorite, in the person of the Norwegian national team, which decided to perform here with the strongest squad, unlike its many competitors. So here the Norwegians should take the gold medals with a comfortable margin. The Russians and the French should keep them company on the podium, despite the fact that team leaders Emilien Jacquelin and Kentin Fillon Maillet will not run for Le Bleu.
Theoretically, Italians and Belarusians can impose the fight for prizes, but it is difficult for Belarusians to acclimatize in the mountains. In duels, the victory of Ukrainians over Austrians looks like a good bet for the express. The Austrian national team has no relay races this season at all, and they will start even under the 15th number.
