On Sunday, December 22, the third stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Annecy-Le-Grand-Bornan, France, continued with the men's mass start. Ukraine was represented in it by two biathletes - Vitaly Mandzyn and Dmitry Pidruchny. Another of our compatriots, Anton Dudchenko, who was also able to qualify for the mass start, missed the race due to a cold. The best result among Ukrainians in the mass start was shown by Pidruchny, who finished 12th. Mandzin took 19th place. Norwegian Tarjei Bjo won the pursuit race. German Daniil Riethmuller came second, and Norwegian Johannes Bjo completed the top three. Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of the men's mass start in Annecy1. Tarjei Bjo (Norway, 0+0+0+1) 37:20. 8 minutes2. Daniil Riethmuller (Germany, 0+1+0+0) +4. 03. Johannes Bjo (Norway, 0+1+1+1) +9. 12. Dmitry Pidruchny (Ukraine, 1+0+0+0) +1:03. 519. Vitaly Mandzyn (Ukraine, 0+0+0+1) +1:50. 4The stage in Annecy will end today with the women's mass start, which will begin at 15:45 Kyiv time. This will be the last Biathlon World Cup race in 2024.

After the Christmas and New Year break, the fourth stage of the current season will take place on January 9-12, 2025 in Oberhof, Germany.. 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.