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The winner was the Norwegian Vetle Sjostad Kristiansen, who reached the finish line in 22 minutes and 27.2 seconds after shooting perfectly. Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel, who suffered a penalty, was 16.9 seconds behind and finished second, but the winner’s compatriot Tarjei Be completed the top three, shooting clean but losing 20.1 seconds to Christiansen at the finish .
Renārs Birkentāls finished 37th, earning points in the overall standings and qualifying for Sunday’s pursuit, while Edgars Mise finished 86th in the 104-entry competition.
Andrejs Rastorgujevs at the start
Men’s Biathlon World Cup Sprint. Andrejs Rastorgujevs starts 1 minute
Rastorgujev took to the track first, attracting more attention both in the starting area and on the track.
Andrei Rastorguyev’s first shooting
Men’s Biathlon World Cup Sprint. Andrei Rastorguyev’s first shooting1 minute
In the first prone, Rastorgujev hit all the targets, improving his chances of fighting for a top spot in the discipline where he had never finished higher than fourth or 10th this season.
Andrey Rastorguyev’s second shot
Men’s Biathlon World Cup Sprint. Andrei Rastorguyev’s second shot: 1 minute
In the second firing line, Andrejs fired the first bullet while standing, but the tracking was perfect.
Andrej Rastorgujev at the finish
Men’s Biathlon World Cup Sprint. Andrej Rastorgujev’s goal0min
At the finish, Andrei was separated from the winner by one minute and 2.0 seconds.
Birkenthal measured the only penalty circle after the first shot and shot all targets in the next line of fire. Misem had an intact target on both shooting ranges.
At the end of the fifth stage of the World Cup, the pursuit distance competition for women and men will take place on Sunday. In the women’s race, Latvia will be represented by Baiba Bendika, who took fourth place in the sprint results table on Friday.
The Latvian women’s quartet did not make it to the finish line in the classic relays previously held in Rūpolding, finishing in 17th place, but the men achieved their best result in recent seasons, rising to 12th place.
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