On Saturday, January 11, at the fourth stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, the women's pursuit race took place. Ukraine was represented by two biathletes: Kristina Dmitrenko (40th starting position in the sprint) and World Cup debutant Darina Chalyk (56th). Julia Jima, who was supposed to start the race 14th, withdrew before the start due to illness. The best result among Ukrainian women in pursuit was shown by Dmitrenko, who closed the top 30 with one miss. Chalyk fired seven inaccurate shots on three firing lines and was eventually removed from the range as a roundabout. Frenchwoman Lou Jeanmonnot won the race. Norway's Maren Kirkade was second, and Sweden's Elvira Oberga completed the top three.. Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of the women's pursuit race in Oberhof1. Lou Jeanmonnot (France, 1+0+0+0) 31:14. 92. Maren Kirkade (Norway, 0+2+0+0)+18. 13. Elvira Oeberg (Sweden, 0+0+0+1) +26. 24. Ocean Michelon (France, 0+1+0+1) +28. 95. Selina Grotian (Germany, 1+0+1+0) +33. 66. Janie Richard (France, 0+0+1+1) +33. 30. Kristina Dmitrenko (Ukraine, 0+0+1+0) +3:16. 0Darina Chalyk (Ukraine, 2+4+1) - filmed as a round robin Also today in Oberhof there will be a men's pursuit race, which will start at 15:45 Kyiv time.
Ukraine will be represented by Dmitry Pidruchny (4th starting position), Vitaly Mandzyn (17th) and Taras Lesyuk (34th). The stage in Oberhof will end on Sunday, January 12, with the classic and single mixed relays. 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 " 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.