The overall leader of the World Cup, Norwegian Ingrida Lanmarka Tandrevold, won, finishing 28.8 seconds ahead of second-place Swedish biathlete Elvira Eberg. The Norwegian Ida Liena, who lost 32.0 seconds to the winner, completed the trio on the podium. The laureates also did not get penalty minutes for shooting mistakes – Tandrevold and Liena missed one target, while Åberga made two mistakes.
Baibas Bendika’s first shooting
Individual distance of the World Cup stage in biathlon. Baibas Bendika’s first shooting0min
In the first prone shooting, Bendika hit all the targets, proving that she is ready to fight for a high place.
Baiba Bendika’s second shooting
Individual distance of the World Cup stage in biathlon. Baibas Bendika’s second shooting0min
Not so successful was Baiba’s next line of fire, shooting upright, where two untouched goals added two penalty minutes to Baiba’s score.
Baiba Bendika’s fourth shooting
Individual distance of the World Cup stage in biathlon. Baibas Bendika’s fourth shooting0min
The second prone shooting did not disappoint Baiba – five closed targets allowed to improve his position in the results table. In the last firing line, Bendika shot longer, but this did not help to avoid two more mistakes.
A conversation with Baib Bendika
Individual distance of the World Cup stage in biathlon. Interview with Baiba Bendikas 1 min
In an interview with Latvian Television after the finish, Bendika told that the result was most affected by the difficult condition of the track, because there was not really a place to rest your feet on the dissolved and in many places uneven surface, and this affected the result in the shooting. Baiba explained that he tried to shoot carefully, but four targets remained intact.
Conversation with Sanita Buliņa
Individual distance of the World Cup stage in biathlon. Interview with Sanita Buliņa1 min
Buliņa, on the other hand, admitted that her four unshot targets is a good performance in shooting, but on the track there were opportunities to improve the result in skiing, finding harder and less damaged snow surfaces.
Sanita Buliņa finished in 61st place with four shooting errors, while Annie Kate Sabule did not shoot a single target and took 65th place in the competition of 84 participants, which is again her best achievement in the World Cup competition.
The first start for the women in Oslo was originally scheduled for Thursday, but the race was postponed a day later due to adverse weather conditions. Also on Friday, the competition started half an hour late.
Later on Friday, men will start in the individual distance, distances with a joint start for men and women will take place on Saturday, and at the end of the stage, the mixed classic and 1+1 relay will take place in Oslo on Sunday.
After the stage in Norway, there will be two more stages in the USA and Canada before the end of the World Cup season.
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