Biathlon: Finland unveils its selection for Oberhof and Ruhpolding
For the Biathlon World Cups in Oberhof (Germany) and Ruhpolding (Germany), scheduled for early January, Finland will be fielding nine athletes.
According to the announcement by theFinnish Biathlon Association, Venla Lehtonen and Suvi Minkkinen, who have been performing well since the start of the winter, will lead the women’s group , with Inka Hämäläinen and Sonja Leinamo in their wake.
The men’s squad includes Arttu Heikkinen, Otto Invenius, Heikki Laitinen, Jaakko Rana and Tero Seppälä. In the IBU Cup, to be held in Arber (Germany) and Brezno-Osrblie (Slovakia), Erika Jänkä, Noora Kaisa Keränen, Olli Hiidensalo and Tuomas Harjula will be among those taking part.
The Finnish selection for the Oberhof 🇩🇪 and Ruhpolding 🇩🇪 World Cups
Women
- Inka Hämäläinen 🇫🇮
- Venla Lehtonen 🇫🇮
- Sonja Leinamo 🇫🇮
- Suvi Minkkinen 🇫🇮
Men
- Arttu Heikkinen 🇫🇮
- Otto Invenius 🇫🇮
- Heikki Laitinen 🇫🇮
- Jaakko Ranta 🇫🇮
- Tero Seppälä 🇫🇮
The Finnish selection for the IBU Cup in Arber 🇩🇪 and Brezno-Osrblie 🇸🇰
Women
- Erika Jänkä 🇫🇮
- Noora Kaisa Keränen 🇫🇮
- Heidi Kuuttinen 🇫🇮
- Seela Peuralahti 🇫🇮
Men
- Tuomas Harjula 🇫🇮
- Olli Hiidensalo 🇫🇮
- Jimi Klemettinen 🇫🇮
- Jonni Mukkala 🇫🇮
- Joni Pykäläinen 🇫🇮
The full Oberhof World Cup programme 🇩🇪
Thursday 9 January
- 2.20pm: women’s 7.5km sprint
Friday 10 January
- 2.20pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Saturday 11th January
- 12.30pm: women’s 10 km pursuit
- 2.45pm: Men’s 12.5km pursuit
Sunday 12 January
- 12.20pm: Mixed single relay
- 2.30pm: mixed relay
The full programme for the IBU Cup at Arber 🇩🇪
Thursday 9 January
- 11.00: women’s 7.5 km sprint
- 2.30pm: Men’s 10 km sprint
Saturday 11th January
- 11.00: women’s 7.5 km sprint
- 2.30pm: Men’s 10 km sprint
Sunday 12 January
- 10.45am: women’s 10km pursuit
- 1.30pm: Men’s 12.5 km pursuit
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