On Tuesday, December 3, at the opening stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland, the first individual race of the season took place - the men's short individual race.. Ukraine was represented in the race by Dmitry Pidruchny, Anton Dudchenko, Vitaly Mandzyn and Artem Tishchenko. The best result among the Ukrainians was shown by Mandzyn, who took fourth place with perfect shooting. . In total, three Ukrainians made it into the top 15. In addition to Mandzyn, Pidruchny and Dudchenko managed to do this. The Norwegians took the entire podium: the winner of the race was Endre Stromsheim, Johannes Bjo was in second position, and Sturla L?greid completed the top three. Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of the men's short individual race in Kontiolahti1. Endre Stromsheim (Norway, 0+0+0+0) 38:08. 082. Johannes Bjo (Norway, 0+1+0+0) +3. 03. Sturla Laegreid (Norway, 0+0+0+0) +24. 024. Vitaly Mandzyn (Ukraine, 0+0+0+0) +1:03. 95. Quentin Fillon-Mahiet (France, 1+0+1+0) +1:10. 76. Eric Perrault (France, 0+0+0+1) +1:22. 10. Dmitry Pidruchny (Ukraine, 0+0+0+1) +1:49. 415. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 0+1+0+0) +2:07. 248. Artem Tishchenko (Ukraine, 0+1+0+0) +4. 10.

The 7th stage in Kontiolahti will continue on Wednesday, December 4, with the women's short individual race, in which Ukraine will be represented by Kristina Dmitrenko, Yulia Dzhima, Anastasia Merkushina, Alexandra Merkushina and Anna Krivonos. Start – at 17:20 Kyiv time. Where to watch the Biathlon World Cup races On the territory of Ukraine, all Biathlon World Cup races will be broadcast live on the website and TV channel Suspilne Sport, as well as on local TV channels of Suspilne. You can also watch the races on the online television platform Kyivstar TV on the Suspilne Kiev channel. And with the promotional code TSNUA, get premium access to the film and television platform for 7 days.