"Everyone is shocked". Ukraine set a record at the World Biathlon Championships

Khrystyna Dmytrenko, who finished 8th in the individual race at the Biathlon World Championships, set a season record for the Ukrainian national team in the individual race. Prior to that, Artem Pryma's 9th place in the individual race at the World Cup in Antholc was the highest achievement of the Blue and Yellows.

Dmytrenko's 8th place also became a career record for her at the World Cup and World Championships. Khrystyna became the first Ukrainian biathlete in three years to qualify for the World Cup mass start. It is worth noting that this is the 24-year-old native of Chernihiv's debut at the World Cup.

According to unofficial data, Khrystyna Dmytrenko has already earned 9400 euros in prize money at this World Championships. This is more than all the other biathletes of the Ukrainian national team combined.

Commenting on her success, Dmytrenko could hardly contain her emotions.

"To be honest, I'm shocked. I think everyone is shocked. These are my first four zeros in my career. I didn't set any goals. I wanted to work in a working style at a distance, not to the maximum, to distribute my strength correctly so that I would be enough,Suspilne.Sport quoted the Ukrainian as saying.

Mykola Zots, the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, is also satisfied with the result.

"For the first time I can say that we have a biathlete. It's the first time I've said this, although she has been around before. I can say today that we are building a new team for the new Olympic cycle. This is a biathlete of a completely different formation, thinking, and approach. I can say that today," Zots said in an interview with Suspilne.

We would like to remind you that 24-year-old Dmytrenko won the unofficial title of the most beautiful biathlete of our national team after her debut at the World Cup.

It is worth noting that after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Dmytrenko changed her biathlon rifle to an assault rifle.

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