On Thursday, January 9, the fourth stage of the 2024/25 Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, began with the women's sprint race. Ukraine was represented in it by five biathletes: Elena Gorodnaya, Yulia Dzhima, Kristina Dmitrenko, Anna Krivonos and Darina Chalyk, for whom this was her debut race at the World Cup level. The best result among Ukrainians was shown by Jima, who finished in 14th place with clean shooting.. Besides her, Dmitrenko (closed the top 40) and Chalyk (56th position) also qualified for the pursuit race.. Frenchwoman Paula Bote won the first race of the new year. Norwegian Maren Kirkade came second, and Milena Todorova from Bulgaria completed the top three.. Biathlon World Cup 2024/25: results of women's sprint in Oberhof1. Paula Bothe (France, 0+0) 22:52. 82. Maren Kirkade (Norway, 1+0)+31. 13. Milena Todorova (Bulgaria, 1+0) +35. 04. Justine Brezat-Boucher (France, 1+2)+40. 35. Suvi Minkinen (Finland, 0+1) +47. 86. Ocean Michelon (France, 1+0)+49. 14. Yulia Jima (Ukraine, 0+0) +1:16. 440. Kristina Dmitrenko (Ukraine, 1+1) +2:27. 756. Darina Chalyk (Ukraine, 2+1) +3:16. 866. Anna Krivonos (Ukraine, 1+1) +3:36. 173. Elena Gorodnaya (Ukraine, 2+2) +3:44.

1The stage in Oberhof will continue on Friday, January 10, with the men's sprint, which will begin at 15:20 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 " 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.