Biathlon | Kontiolahti: the start list for the women’s individual short, Julia Simon is present

Biathlon: individual short races in Kontiolahti on Wednesday

The Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) continues this Wednesday with the women’s individual short. Following the men’s race won by Endre Stroemsheim, the competition kicks off again at 4.20pm with the start of Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen, bib 1.

Ahead of the green and red groups of favourites are Maya Cloetens on 2, Ella Halvarsson on 4, Lora Hristova on 5, Maren Kirkeeide on 8, Aita Gasparin on 9, Johanna Puff on 10, Dorothea Wierer on 12, Deedra Irwin on 13 and Lena Repinc on 14.

Then Tuuli Tomingas (16), Anamarija Lampic (18), Anna Gandler (20), Gilonne Guigonnat (22), Selina Grotian (24), Jeanne Richard (25), Amy Baserga (26), Lisa Theresa Hauser (27), Sophie Chauveau (28), Lotte Lie (36), Marketa Davidova (38), Lena Haecki-Gross (40), Anna Magnusson (42), Julia Tannheimer (43), Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold (44), Elvira Oeberg (46), Julia Simon (48), Hanna Oeberg (50), Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (52), Franziska Preuss (54), Karoline Knotten (56), Vanessa Voigt (58), Lou Jeanmonnot (60), Eve Bouvard (61) and Juni Arnekleiv (62).

Further down the field, the performances ofOcéane Michelon (67), Gro Randby (69), Sara Andersson (73), Lea Meier (74), Julia Kink (79), Venla Lehtonen (93) and Kamila Zuk (98) will be worth watching.

The complete start list for the women’s individual short

[Local time indicated on the pdf, subtract one hour for French time].

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