On Saturday, December 7, at the opening stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland, the women's sprint race took place. Ukraine was represented in the race by five biathletes - Anna Krivonos, Yulia Jima, Kristina Dmitrenko, Alexandra Merkushina and Elena Gorodnaya. The best result among Ukrainians was shown by Jima, who took 26th place. Dmitrenko also hit the end zone for her 34th.. The remaining three representatives of our country were outside the top 40. The winner of the race was Czech Marketa Davydova. Sweden's Elvira Oeberg took second place, and Finland's Suvi Minkinen rounded out the top three.. Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of women's sprint in Kontiolahti1. Marketa Davydova (Czech Republic, 0+0) 20:39. 72. Elvira Oeberg (Sweden, 0+2) +8. 83. Suvi Minkinen (Finland, 0+0) +11. 94. Franziska Preuss (Germany, 0+1)+12. 05. Caroline Knotten (Norway, 0+0) +15. 36. Julia Tannheimer (Germany, 0+0) +21. 26. Yulia Jima (Ukraine, 0+0) +1:01. 634. Kristina Dmitrenko (Ukraine, 1+0) +1:16. 952. Elena Gorodnaya (Ukraine, 1+0) +1:38. 362. Alexandra Merkushina (Ukraine, 1+0) +2:01. 768. Anna Krivonos (Ukraine, 0+2) +2:16. 6Note that a day earlier a men’s sprint race took place in Kontiolahti, where two Ukrainians entered the top 15.

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.