Biathlon: Tommaso Giacomel close to a coup in the sprint
The start of the biathlon world championships in Lenzerheide (Switzerland) was frustrating for Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel. In great form on the track this Saturday afternoon during the sprint, the Italian finished in fifth place despite the fourth best skiing time of the day.
By finishing just 11 seconds behind Johannes Thingnes Boe on the boards, the Italian also missed out on the podium by 11 seconds. A gap that can be explained by an insufficient 8/10 behind the rifle.
” I’m still pretty happy. It’s my best individual race at the world championships. In recent years, I’ve always had very poor results,” he reminded Fondo Italia. It’s a shame, I made two mistakes too many. In Antholz, things went well and I finished on the podium, but unfortunately not here. But I’m not going to give up on this race.
After a perfect shot on the ground, the Italian was in a good position to play for the podium, but he dropped two balls on the standing shot. “I think the first mistake was very close [on the second shot, editor’s note], because I saw it clearly. Then I had a moment of nervousness on the third because I didn’t think I’d missed the second, so I took it out straight away ,” he regrets.
Despite a good last lap, the damage was done for Tommaso Giacomel. He crossed the line after giving it his all and let out a cry of frustration before collapsing in the finish area. This Sunday, at 3.05pm, the young man will start the pursuit in a good position to go for the medal he has been chasing since the start of the Worlds.
“The race will certainly be open, it’s clear that I’m quite far from Johannes [Thingnes Boe, editor’s note], but not too far from the others,” concluded the ambitious Italian, already looking ahead to Sunday’s competition.
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