Biathlon: a change for Finland for the Hochfilzen and Grand-Bornand stages
On Monday evening, theFinnish Biathlon Association announced the names of the athletes selected for the World Cups in Hochfilzen (Austria) and Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie). Suvi Minkkinen is the logical leader and, as in Kontiolahti (Finland), she will be joined byInka Hämäläinen, Venla Lehtonen and Sonja Leinamo.
On the men’s side, there was one change with the selection of Tuomas Harjula, who performed well in the IBU Cup, in place of Arttu Heikkinen. Olli Hiidensalo, Jaakko Ranta, Tero Seppälä and Otto Invenius, the four men lining up for the opening relay, have been retained.
The Finnish selection for the Biathlon World Cups in Hochfilzen 🇦🇹 and Le Grand-Bornand 🇫🇷
Women
- Inka Hämäläinen 🇫🇮
- Venla Lehtonen 🇫🇮
- Sonja Leinamo 🇫🇮
- Suvi Minkkinen 🇫🇮
Men
- Tuomas Harjula 🇫🇮
- Olli Hiidensalo 🇫🇮
- Otto Invenius 🇫🇮
- Jaakko Ranta 🇫🇮
- Tero Seppälä 🇫🇮
The full programme for the Hochfilzen Biathlon World Cup 🇦🇹
Friday 13 December
- 11.30am: women’s 7.5 km sprint
- 2.20pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Saturday 14th December
- 12.15pm: Women’s 10 km pursuit
- 2.45pm: Men’s 12.5km pursuit
Sunday 15 December
- 11.30am: Women’s 4×6 km relay
- 2.15pm: Men’s 4×7.5km relay
The full programme for the Grand-Bornand Biathlon World Cup 🇫🇷
Thursday 19 December
- 2.20pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Friday 20 December
- 2.20pm: women’s 7.5km sprint
Saturday 21 December
- 12.30pm: Men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 2.45pm: women’s 10 km pursuit
Sunday 22nd December
- 12.30pm: men’s 15 km mass-start
- 2.45pm: women’s 12.5km mass-start
