After a strong biathlon relay took Fanny Welle-Strand Horn, Tiril Eckhoff, Johannes Thingnes Bø and Tarjei Bø bronsemedsaljene in mixed relay.
Large Favourite Czech Republic won, while France took the bronze. Belarus marked during strong but had to settle for the acidic fourth place.
– We won a bronze medal. I think that’s good. We did seven good shooting ranges, and win medals. It is we fight well pleased with, says coach Egil Gjelland NRK.
He believes it bodes well for the rest of the championship.
– The John delivered was of top class and I liked very well what I saw of Tarjei says Lord coach.
Good Horn
As usual it was untidy walk on the first round of the first stage. Czech Republic and the United States got a small hatch before the first shooting. Fanny Welle-Strand Horn came in 10 seconds behind, but delivered a faultless series. After the first shooting leader Japan ahead of Russia. Horn went out on 6th place, 11.8 seconds behind.
Suzuki from Japan went as a snowmobile and also came first in the second shooting and shot full house. Horn came 23 seconds behind and delivered a new faultless shooting. She went out in sixth place, 20.9 behind Japan.
The last lap was a clean duel between Suzuki and Vitkova from the Czech Republic, a duel Czechs settled in the run. Czech alternated first, 2.1 seconds ahead of Japan. Horn sent Tiril Echkhoff out, 29.8 seconds behind the Czechs, 10 behind Belarus, but six ahead of Russia.
– It is not my favorite conditions today, so I had to shoot fully to hang out with. There are some girls who are stronger than me, says Fanny Welle-Strand Horn NRK.
Criminal Lap Eckhoff
Already at the first shooting was Belarusian superstar Darija Domratsjeva on speaking terms with the leaders. Both Soukalova from Czech and Domratsjeva gunned down five quick, but it also did Eckhoff. Thus went Belarus and Czech similar. Norway went out in third, 20.1 seconds behind, and were joined by France, Finland and Austria on the second round.
Eckhoff had to drop slightly to stand, but still had a halvminutts distance until forefront. Domratsjeva and Soukalova shot five quick flashes straight down, but for Norway unraveled it. Eckhoff started well, with two hits, then came two boom. Nor extra shots went straight in, and eventually had to Norway into a penalty lap. Thus raged Norway to ninth place, 1.23,6 behind leading Belarus.
Domratsjeva continued to impress on the last lap. She distanced Czech easy. From behind came home nation by Kajsa Mäkäräinen. When the women handed over to the men, led Belarus, 20 seconds ahead of Finland, 25 in front of the Czech Republic. Norway alternated as number 6, 1:32 behind.
– It is important to get some excitement in the relay, jokes Eckhoff afterwards.
– I tried to do what I could for that we should win, but it punished in standing shooting, said Eckhoff NRK.
Strong J. Bo
There were few changes to the underlying third leg. Belarus guy Vladimir Chepelin delivered five quick flashes. He went out first, Michal Šlesingr from Czech Republic 27 behind, Toivanen from Finland 32 behind and Beatrix from France 50 behind. When John was Bo not yet begun to shoot, but he delivered five quick flashes and went out 1:27 behind.
Tsjepelin struggled on alone. He had to use three additional shots but got down all the targets. The Czech needed two extra shots. John Bo came in as fifth man, but was the first delivered faultless shooting. Norway, who finished fourth, 53 seconds behind Belarus, but only 29 seconds behind the favorites from the Czech Republic.
Bo went a brilliant final round, but it also did Slesingr. At last exchange was Norway in third.
Belarus alternated first, Czech Republic came 11.7 seconds behind and Norway 44.9 behind. Then came France, 1.10,5 behind. Thus had Martin Fourcade a solid gulp taking into Tarjei Bø.
– Very good, summarizes Johannes Thingnes Bø his leg to NRK.
Fantastic portrait of Big Brother
Belarus and the Czech Republic, Jurij Liadov and Ondrej Moravec, came together into the prone shooting. Both needed an extra shot, but Bo gunned down five quick. It also made Fourcade. Out from the first shooting led Liadov, one second ahead Moravec, 19 ahead of Bo and 30 front Fourcade. It was time for an exciting finish.
During the second round came Fourcade completely up the back of Bo. Belarus and the Czech Republic came to the last shooting. 25 seconds behind came Norway and France. Almost like two duels in the Wild West.
Moravec began with a boom, but delivered five quick hits afterwards. Belarus needed three extra shots and disappeared out of medal game.
Czech first out, France 18.2 behind Norway 19.9 behind and Belarus 25.7 behind.
On the last lap toasted Fourcade quickly off his brother Bo. Thus it seemed to be a struggle to keep Belarus behind.
Czech was never threatened and took a solid and fully deserved favorite victory. France crossed the finish line 20.2 seconds behind and Tarjei Bø 27.7 behind.
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