Norway won the women's relay. Sweden and France followed on the podium as well

In the classic relay races held in Hochfilzen, Austria, today, we previously reported Norway's men's team victory. In the 24km women's race, the Norwegian team also claimed victory.

Norwegian athletes Arnekleiv, Skogan, Knotten, and Tandrevold used only six additional rounds and outpaced their closest rivals by more than half a minute. The Swedish team, represented by Magnusson, Brorsson, and sisters Oeberg, secured the second position but committed more mistakes during shooting, using 10 extra rounds. The podium was completed by the French team. Guigonnat, Jeanmonnot, Braisaz, and Simon finished more than one minute behind the Norwegians but incurred one penalty lap.

Biathlon World Cup

Stage 2

Hochfilzen, Austria

Women 4x6km

1. Norway — 1:07:39.0 (0+6)
2. Sweden +31.6 (0+10)
3. France +1:01.5 (1+8)
4. Italy +1:14.7 (0+5)
5. Germany +1:22.9 (0+7)
6. Austria +2:20.1 (0+10)