The biathlon has lived a fabulous day, writing a new page in the history of this exciting discipline.
For the first time, two Italian athletes managed to achieve a top ten finish. This happened thanks to Dorothea Wierer, who arrived sixth, and to the Chosen Major Caporal Karin Oberhofer: the 29-year-old South Tyrolean, after a season full of results below expectations, scored the perfect test today, finishing fourth in a race exceptional both on skis and at the shooting range, where he made no mistakes. Only six seconds took away the joy of a medal from alpina, but today's result gives full credit to his talent and tenacity shown in recent seasons.
Discreet test on the bottom also for the Caporal Major Nicole Gontier, arrived however fifty-fourth due to four errors to the polygon. azzurra ran a race of the highest level, finishing the fraction in classic technique just 30 '' from the summit and then ending an exciting race at the 42 ° place. Really a good sign for the Valle d'Aosta after the excellent placements obtained at the Under XNX World Championships from Val di Fiemme a few days ago.
On the third day of competitions there will be three alpine competitions: the 1 ° Caporal Maggiore Francesca Marsaglia will compete in the Alpine skiing super combined starting from eight hours in Italy, while in the afternoon, starting from 15.45, the 1 ° Caporal Maggiore will take to the track Sandra Gasparini in the first two runs of the single female sled and the 1 ° Caporal Maggiore Dominik Windisch in the 12,5 km in the pursuit of biathlon, where he will start from the 11 position obtained in the sprint.
Source: Army Olympic Sports Center
