The men will go first
In this mixed four-person relay, the men will complete the first and second relays before letting the women finish in the third and fourth.
The first torchbearers from the main nations:
France: Eric Perrot
Norway: Tarjei Boe
Italy: Didier Bionaz
Sweden: Sebastian Samuelsson
Germany: Justus Strelow
Switzerland: Sebastian Stalder
Mixed relay starts in 15 minutes
The Biathlon Worlds begin at 5:20 p.m. with the mixed relay. Here is the composition of the main relays:
France: Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Julia Simon
Norway: Tarjei Boe, Johannes Boe, Karoline Knotten, Ingrid Tandrevold
Italy: Didier Bionaz, Tommaso Giacomel, Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi
Sweden: Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Hanna Oeberg, Elvira Oeberg
Germany: Justus Strelow, Philipp Nawrath, Franziska Preuss, Vanessa Voigt
Switzerland: Sebastian Stalder, Niklas Hartweg, Lena Haecki-Gross, Amy Baserga
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The complete program for the Biathlon Worlds
Wednesday February 7
5:20 p.m.: mixed relay
Friday February 9
5:20 p.m.: ladies’ 7.5 km sprint
Saturday February 10
5:05 p.m.: men’s 10 km sprint
Sunday February 11
2:30 p.m.: ladies 10 km pursuit
5:05 p.m.: men’s 12.5 km pursuit
Tuesday February 13
5:10 p.m.: individual 15 km ladies
Wednesday February 14
5:20 p.m.: men’s individual 20 km
Thursday February 15
6 p.m.: single mixed relay
Saturday February 17
1:45 p.m.: women’s 4×6 km relay
4:30 p.m.: men’s 4×7.5 km relay
Sunday February 18
2:15 p.m.: mass-start 12.5 km ladies
4:30 p.m.: mass-start 15 km men
Hello everyone and welcome to the live Biathlon World Championships
Start of the biathlon world championships this Wednesday, in Nove Mesto. It is the mixed relay which opens the ball with, we hope, a possible medal on the French side.
The start of the French season was very special: among the women, the performances followed one another, with Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (second in the general classification), Julia Simon and Lou Jeanmonnot. For men, on the other hand, these last few months have been close to disaster in terms of results and disappointed ambitions.