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Ukrainian biathlon team with a record-breaking result at the Biathlon World Cup

Maksym InshakovNews
Anastasiia Merkushyna is in the top 10

Two female biathletes of the Ukrainian national team were among the top 12 participants in the pursuit race at the 3rd stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Lenzehaid, Switzerland. Anastasia Merkushyna took 10th place and Iryna Petrenko finished 12th. There were three Ukrainian women in the top 20 (Yulia Dzhima was 18th). Our fourth compatriot, Khrystyna Dmytrenko, finished in 29th place.

For the first time in the current Biathlon World Cup, Ukraine managed to reach the top 10 in individual events, setting a season record.

The victory was won by Frenchwoman Justine Breza-Boucher. Her compatriot Julie Simon came in second. The third place was taken by. Marit Ishol Skogan (Norway).

Ukrainian biathlon team with a record-breaking result at the Biathlon World Cup

Petrenko and Jima could have taken higher places, but the girls' accuracy let them down at the last shot.

In the comments, Ukrainian fans are amazed at the success of our team.

Ukrainian biathlon team with a record-breaking result at the Biathlon World Cup

It should be noted that the best achievement of the Ukrainian national biathlon team in the team race of the 2023/2024 World Cup season was set at the 2nd stage in Hochfilzen, Austria.

Artem Tyshchenko, Dmytro Pidruchnyi, Artem Pryma and Anton Dudchenko finished in fifth place.

Artem Pryma

The day before, Ukrainian biathletes won their first medal of the new season by winning the mixed relay at the IBU Junior Cup.

Ukrainian biathlon team with a record-breaking result at the Biathlon World Cup

As OBOZ.UA reported, a rare situation occurred at the 3rd stage of the Biathlon World Cup.

Ukrainian biathlon team with a record-breaking result at the Biathlon World Cup

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