3:08 p.m.: Popopo Sophie Chauveau who passes second and brings everyone back to the Italian Passler before bedtime. Solid.
Italy in the lead, France in 5th position, well among the pursuers, tens of seconds behind. Nothing is decided yet in this relay.
3:04 p.m. : Jeanne Richard who struggles to take some time before launching Sophie Chaveau. She is getting back into the chasing group behind Italy, which is good.
3:00 p.m.: The Italian still in the lead despite two picks, she shot at lightning speed. Persson 2nd at 6 seconds, Richard 6th at 17 seconds.
The Frenchwoman misses one but doesn’t tremble to throw her ball. On the other hand, she took a little longer to shoot, Vittozzi and Persson had already left.
2:58 p.m. : Jeanne Richard who makes the effort, 12 seconds behind, with the Swede. We must limit the damage before standing (which will happen very quickly).
2:57 p.m. : Vittozzi takes off in front, but it’s logical she’s clearly the best on the field among the second runners. Don’t panic, behind her it’s almost desert in the Italian team.
2:55 p.m. : Always complicated for Norway, Knotten drew once. I don’t think we’ll see them again in this relay.
5/5 for the Frenchwoman, while the Italian had put crazy pressure. It’s solid, all that’s good.
2:52 p.m. : Go first to lie down for the other leading girls.
2:51 p.m. : Jeanne Richard in good tempo with the Swede Persson and the Ukrainian Dzhima. The Italian Vittozzi is coming back like a bullet behind the trio.
2:46 p.m.: Top for the first relay! Lou Jeanmonnot launches Jeanne Richard in 2nd position, just behind Sweden and in front of Ukraine. Well yeah Lou.
2:44 p.m. : Pouah Skogan came out 1’20 from the leading trio, it’s already almost over for Norway in this relay.
The Frenchwoman refuels while the German has to draw twice and the Norwegian completely breaks down with two penalty laps to go!
2:40 p.m. : It’s good, it’s done, Jeanmonnot in the wake of the Norwegian Skogan, the German Hettich and the Swede Magnusson. Now you have to breathe before standing up.
2:38 p.m. : Well, almost without consequence since she is still obliged to make a little effort to hang up the skis of the other favorites, who had left a little faster.
2:36 p.m.: Ugh, a small mistake for Lou but she puts her pick in place very quickly and can come out with everyone. Without consequence.
2:35 p.m. : We are already arriving on the first bed. And so the first sort of this race.
2:33 p.m. : Lou Jeanmonnot who places himself at the head of the troop. She is right because behind us we saw a small fall in the middle of the pack, involving the Austrian Hauser in particular.
2:30 p.m.: GO! In the very pretty all-bank site of Ruhpolding.
2:28 p.m. : Note that this is the last relay before the Worlds, which will take place next month in Nove Mesto. Always important to check out the competition before this type of meeting.
2:25 p.m. : Lou Jeanmonnot is in place in the starting gate. Kick-off in 5 minutes!
2:22 p.m. : Les Bleues are not the only ones aiming for victory this afternoon, of course. We will have to be wary, as usual, of the Norwegians, the Swedes and the Germans. The Italians seem a step below without Wierer.
2:19 p.m. : Afterwards, we will have to see how the little young people who had great results last week do in the relay. Finally for Chauveau we have a little idea, she performed well last weekend but for Richard it will be a big first, and that is never easy to manage.
2:17 p.m.: The composition of today’s relay > Lou Jeanmonnot, Jeanne Richard, Sophie Chauveau, Julia Simon
2:15 p.m. : The French are so far ahead at the moment that they can afford to leave Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, current leader of the World Cup, to rest, without giving up the status of favorites.
2:12 p.m. : After last week’s good results in Oberhöf, it’s time for the second German stage with Ruhpolding. And what better way to kick off this week than the girls’ relay? Nothing, given the form our biathletes are in at the moment.
2:11 p.m.: Yo everyone! We left for this live
Abundance of victories does not harm. While the French were imperial in Oberhof, with victories in all events last week, the biathlon World Cup circuit is already returning this Wednesday. Still in Germany, in Ruhpolding, the Blues want to build on their very, very good momentum during the relay. It will be done without Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, left to rest while she fights for the yellow bib, replaced by the very young Jeanne Richard. Lou Jeanmonnot, Sophie Chauveau and Julia Simon complete the quartet who will come to eat Swedish and Norwegian women.
>> We’ll meet at 2:15 p.m. to follow this promising relay.