The biathlon circus remains in Germany. A few days after the World Cup in Oberhof, the athletes will move on to Ruhpolding, where they will be from January 14th to 18th make a stop. It is the penultimate stop before the Winter Olympics.
The men’s sprint starts today, January 17th, at 2:30 p.m. The race can be seen live on TV on ZDF and Eurosport.
Biathlon in Ruhpolding: Who is broadcasting on television?
The ZDF and Eurosport broadcast all World Cup races in Ruhpolding live on television and in the respective live stream. Six races take place over six days. Men and women each run a relay, a sprint and a pursuit.
- 01/14: Relay, women, 4×6 km – victory: Norway
- 01/15: Relay, men, 4×7.5 km – victory: France
- 01/16: Sprint, women, 7.5 km – Winner: Hanna Öberg (Sweden)
- Saturday, January 17th, 2:30 p.m.: Sprint, men, 10 km, ZDF and Eurosport
- Sunday, January 18, 12:30 p.m.: Pursuit, women, 10 km, ZDF and Eurosport
- Sunday, January 18, 3 p.m.: pursuit, men, 12.5 km, ZDF and Eurosport
Results in Ruhpolding
The women’s relay was exciting until the end. Norway’s Kirkeeide shot past Italy’s Vittozzi on the home straight to take the win. Sweden moved onto the podium ahead of France. Preuß had a chance of getting on the podium, but had to go into the penalty loop in the last shooting. Germany came sixth.
In the women’s sprint, the top five were only 20 seconds apart. Hanna Öberg (Sweden) won ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot. Franziska Preuß would come fifth.
In the men’s category, too, five nations were close together until the last shooting. There France won the race with Perrot. Christiansen (Norway) overtook Nawrath (Germany) on the last lap. Sweden’s Samuelsson finished fourth.
