Austria's biathlon team misses the podium extremely narrowly in Kontiolahti!

Austria's biathlon team misses the podium extremely narrowly in Kontiolahti!

Kontiolahti, Finnland - In Kontialahti there was an exciting race in the biathlon today! The Austrian team, represented by Lisa Hauser and Simon Eder, achieved fourth place at the start of the season in the single mixed season, only wafer-thin past the podium. The victory went to the Swedish duo Ella Halvarsson and Sebastian Samuelsson, while France took second place with Julia Simon and Quentin Fillon Maillet. Germany secured third place by Vanessa Voigt and Justus Strelow, who arrived until the last round.

The ÖSV team showed a strong performance during the race. Hauser and Eder made no mistakes until half -time. Only in the second shooting had to use Hauser a leader, which she could fix quickly. Eder, who previously had health problems, was strong in the lying stop. In the crucial standing shooting, a gripping duel between Maillet, Strelow and Eder started, while Samuelsson finished with a comfortable lead. In the final round, however, Eder could not quite keep up with the pace and ended the race in fourth place, as well as on laola1.at

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The Italian team, consisting of the young Samuela Comola and the experienced Lukas Hofer, also fought for front places. However, their races ended with a disappointing 17th place. While the Swedes celebrated first place, Hofer's mistake threw back the Italians. Overall, an exciting start for the biathlon World Cup 2024/2025, in which all coups continue to prepare for the exciting mixed relay at 3:45 p.m. During the race, the spectators were able to follow Sportface.it Live and were witnesses of a thrilling spectacle.