Biathlon : five women and four men to represent Italy in Grand-Bornand
Without Lisa Vittozzi, who has been absent since the start of the season and won’t be making her comeback until 2025, Italy is trying, as best it can, to make its presence felt at the start of the biathlon World Cup season. Starting this Thursday, the nine Italian biathletes will attempt to take centre stage in the third stage of the winter season in Le Grand-Bornand, Haute-Savoie.
In the women’s category, the Italians will be led by their superstar Dorothea Wierer, who has made an unexpectedly good start to the season. The oldest member of the women’s team will be joined by Michela Carrara, Samuela Comola, Hannah Auchentaller and Martina Trabucchi in the Aravis.
In the men’s contingent, Tommaso Giacomel will also be taking part. The 24-year-old biathlete, who returned to the top 10 for the first time this winter in the pursuit atHochfilzen (Austria), will be taking with him Lukas Hofer, Daniele Cappellari and Didier Bionaz.
The Norwegian selection for the Grand-Bornand Biathlon World Cup 🇫🇷
Ladies
- Dorothea Wierer 🇮🇹
- Michela Carrara 🇮🇹
- Samuela Comola 🇮🇹
- Hannah Auchentaller 🇮🇹
- Martina Trabucchi 🇮🇹
Men
- Lukas Hofer 🇮🇹
- Daniele Cappellari 🇮🇹
- Didier Bionaz 🇮🇹
- Tommaso Giacomel 🇮🇹
The entire Grand-Bornand World Cup programme 🇫🇷
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
- The programme for the Grand-Bornand World Cup, scheduled for December 2024, is already known.
- Le Grand-Bornand World Cup: with 29 days to go to the first event, the snow has fallen in the Haute-Savoie village
- Grand-Bornand World Cup: a wooden shooting range on the Sylvie-Becaert stadium
- The official programme of the Grand-Bornand 2024 World Cup
