The women's biathlon team of Ukraine named the composition for the third stage of the 2022/23 World Cup in Annecy, France. Yulia Jima, who recently suffered from coronavirus, returned to the national team.
Oleksandr Kravchenko, head coach of the women's national team of Ukraine, said this in a commentary to Suspilna Sport..
In total, five biathletes entered the Ukrainian women's team for the stage in Annecy: Yulia Jima, Daria Blashko, Anna Krivonos, Elena Bilosiuk and Anastasia Merkushina.
Compared to the previous stage, there was one change in the Blue-Yellow line-up - Jima replaced the 17-year-old Alexandra Merkushina, who made her debut at the World Cup level in Austrian Hochfilzen.
The stage in Annecy will take place from December 15 to 18. The competition program includes sprints, pursuit races and mass starts..