Biathlon | Hochfilzen: start lists for the men’s relay and the women’s pursuit

Biathlon: final day of the World Cup in Hochfilzen on Sunday

On the heels of a day marked byEric Perrot ‘s success in the men’s pursuit and Les Bleues’ success in the women’s relay, Sunday also features two races at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen (Austria).

At 12.00, the start of the men’s relay will be given with a quartet made up of Fabien Claude, Emilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon-Maillet and Eric Perrot for France.

They will face competition from Norway(Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, Johan-Olav Botn, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen), Sweden(Jesper Nelin, Malte Stefansson, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson) and Germany(David Zobel, Philipp Nawrath, Philipp Horn, Justus Strelow).

Lou Jeanmonnot first up

Then, at 2.45pm, the women’s pursuit will be launched by Lou Jeanmonnot from Doubs, winner of Friday’s sprint. At the start, she will have a lead of 15 seconds over blue bib Maren Kirkeeide, 16 over yellow bib Anna Magnusson, 28 over Dorothea Wierer, 32 over Amy Baserga, 33 over Camille Bened, 38 over Vanessa Voigt, 42 over Anna Weidel, 46 over Karoline Knotten, Polona Klemencic and Hanna Oeberg and 51 over Milena Todorova.

Those over a minute behind include Lisa Vittozzi (+1 min 0), Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (+1 min 5), Jeanne Richard (+1 min 6), Julia Simon (+1 min 10), Maya Coetens (+1 min 11), Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (+1 min 20), Elvira Oeberg (+1 min 21), Gilonne Guigonnat (+1 min 25), Océane Michelon (+1 min 33), Linn Gestblom (+1 min 38), Marketa Davidova and the red number Lisa Theresa Hauser (+1 min 41) or Suvi Minkkinen (+1 min 49).

The complete start lists

Men’s relay – 12.00

Women’s pursuit – 2.45pm

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• “I wanted to focus on the manner”: a change of mindset synonymous with victory in the Hochfilzen sprint for Lou Jeanmonnot
• Julia Simon, 19th in the Hochfilzen sprint on her comeback: “It’s difficult to get back on a train that’s already moving”.
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• Hochfilzen: Eric Perrot, the boss with 20/20, triumphs in the pursuit
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• “For me, that’s happiness”: winner of the Hochfilzen pursuit with the perfect shot, Eric Perrot treated himself to a shot of “pleasure”.