Ukrainian biathlete second in the relay Hochfilzen

The Olympic champion from the national team of Ukraine took the second place in the first season relay race in the framework of the world Cup in Hochfilzen.

In the first stage of Vita Semerenko, despite the decline, shooting was used only one additional cartridge and passed the baton to the fourth with a 20-second gap from the lead the race to be German.

The strong wind did not prevent Julia Jim in the second phase no more bullets to shoot 10 targets to lead the race. From Kiev passed the baton shaft Semerenko with a 19-second gap from Switzerland and Sweden.

Valj Semerenko in the third stage, hesitated at the front and lost the lead. In exchange the citizen of Sumy came third with a 27-second gap from the leading of Germany.

Olena Pidhrushna in the final stage without any problems surpassed Switzerland, but are unable to cling to the current champion of world Cup Laura Dallmeier. Elena is 44 seconds behind Germany and 20 seconds ahead of shutting the top 3 of French.

Medal of the relay in Hochfilzen has become Ukraine’s third in the current season. At the initial stage of the world Cup in östersund Yulia Jim was the third in
the sprint and pursuit.

Hochfilzen. Women. The results of the relay:

1. Germany (Hinz, Hildebrand, Hammerschmidt, Dallmeier, 0+9) 1:14:36.4
2. Ukraine (Vita Semerenko, Jim, Valya Semerenko, Olena Pidhrushna, 0+5) +44.9
3. France (Dorin Habert, Amonia, Breza, Laura, 2+13) +1:04.5
4. Russia (0+9) +1:09.0
5. Switzerland (2+12) +1:27.7
6. Czech Republic (1+12) +1:34.1
7. Belarus (2+6) +1:42.2
8. Sweden (0+9) +1:42.6

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