And no, the Ostersund stage, the first of this 2023-2024 Biathlon World Cup, is not yet finished. Started last Saturday, it will not end until Sunday. And this Friday, it’s the women’s sprint. The queen of the discipline last season, the German Denise Herrmann-Wick, has put away her skis, and the fight promises to be tough. The Swedes Hanna and Elvira Oeberg, the Italian Dorothea Wierer and the French Julia Simon should do well…
Except that the winner of the general classification of the last World Cup appeared very affected this week by the repercussions of the CB fraud affair. It is therefore difficult to know in what state the Savoyarde will be, who must start in 12th position this Friday… Same question – but for another reason – about the leader of the transalpine team, Lisa Vittozzi, who has withdrawn from the women’s relay on Wednesday due to a flu condition and uncertain weather for this sprint.
» Because this race promises to be very open, we will meet around 2:30 p.m.