On Saturday, November 28, the 2020/21 Biathlon World Cup kicked off in Kontiolahti, Finland. Women started the fight for the "

Italian Dorothea Wierer won the first gold medal in the new season, just 4.8 seconds ahead of German Denise Herrmann. The third was Johanna Scotheim from Sweden. The best result among Ukrainian women was shown by Yulia Dzhima, who finished 10th with zero in the misses column.

WORLD CUP 2020/21 Kontiolahti (Finland) Women's Individual 1. Dorothea Wierer (Italy) 43: 15.8 (0 + 0 + 0 + 0) 2. Denise Herrmann (Germany) +4.8 (0 + 1 + 0 + 0) 3. Johanna Scottheim (Sweden) +25.6 (0 + 0 + 0 + 0)... 10.

Julia Dzhima (Ukraine) +3. 43.4 (0 + 0 + 0 + 0) 25. Daria Blashko (Ukraine) +3. 01.3 (1 + 0 + 0 + 0) 58. Vita Semerenko (Ukraine) +5. 37.9 (0 + 1 + 0 + 2) 61. Elena Pidgrushna (Ukraine) +5. 52.2 (2 + 0 + 0 + 2) 62. Ekaterina Bekh (Ukraine) +5. 59.1 (1 + 2 + 1 + 0) sprint races for men and women will take place on November 29. The second stage of the World Cup will also host Kontiolahti. There will be several paired stages this season to prevent the spread of COVID-19.