On Friday, December 6, at the opening stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland, the men's sprint race took place. Ukraine was represented in the race by Dmitry Pidruchny, Vitaly Mandzyn, Anton Dudchenko and Bogdan Tsymbal. The best result among Ukrainians was shown by Mandzyn, who took 14th place. Dudchenko is in 15th place. At the same time, Pidruchny and Tsymbal did not get into the end zone. Frenchman Emilien Jacquelin won the sprint. Swede Sebastian Samuelsson took second, and German Philipp Navrath rounded out the top three.. Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of the men's sprint in Kontiolahti1. Emilien Jacquelin (France, 0+0) 23:03. 12. Sebastian Samuelson (Sweden, 0+1) +18. 93. Philipp Nawrath (Germany, 0+0) +25. 14. Campbell Wright (USA, 0+0) +29. 15: Johannes Bjo (Norway, 2+0) +51. 06. Vetle Sjastad Christiansen (Norway, 0+1) +54. 14. Vitaly Mandzyn (Ukraine, 0+0) +1:12. 715. Anton Dudchenko (Ukraine, 0+0) +1:14. 752. Dmitry Pidruchny (Ukraine, 1+2) +2:12. 571. Bogdan Tsymbal (Ukraine, 1+1) +2. 58. Stage 6 in Kontiolahti will last on Saturday, December 7, with the women's sprint race. Start – at 18:10 Kyiv time.

The stage in Kontiolahti will end on Sunday, December 8, with men's and women's mass starts, which will begin at 15:30 and 18:10 Kyiv time, respectively.. 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.