Norwegian biathlon star appeared worse in pursuit than Lithuanian Dombrovskis

The Lithuanian biathlete was also 32nd in Friday’s sprint, so his position in the chase neither improved nor worsened. During the four stages of shooting, Mūsiškis lost once, the last shot at the second shooting range, and Norwegian defeater Sturla Holm Laegreid (0 + 1 + 0 + 1) lost 2 minutes. 32.2 sec.

The Norwegian biathletes also took other prize places: 15.6 sec. behind Johannes Dale (0 + 0 + 0 + 2) and 25.4 sec. the winner lost to Tarjei Boe (0 + 0 + 0 + 3).

By the way, only in terms of chase time (excluding the delay after the sprint), K. Dombrovskis beat the best biathlete in the world, Johannes Thingnes Boe. The Lithuanian biathlete registered 27 times in the chase, the Norwegian – 31 years.

“Of course, that shot is disappointing, but I only had one penalty left in 40, for the first time in points, so the result is rewarding and motivating. This is another step forward, Dombrovskis said. – The competition has been very tough, the pace dictated by the competitors is strong, I am still not used to that pace. It had to be adjusted and it took a lot of effort. Both the front and rear rivals were a bit quicker, so they were constantly chasing me. The competition was another good lesson that I think was lucky ”.

Only German Arndas Peifferis fired for the Lithuanian biathlete, even jumping from 47th starting position to 10th. Meanwhile, the 20th starter, Vytautas Strolia, fell after the first few rounds of shooting and finished in 46th place (shot 3 + 2 + 0 + 1).

K. Dombrovskis shot not only accurately, but also quickly, but lost more time than his opponents before firing the first shot.

“Something from the beginning of the season is that I have been preparing for the first shot for a long time. I don’t know what this is all about, because I wouldn’t say that there is a great lack of air and you need to breathe more before shooting. There is some fear. “I’m glad that while I was shooting standing up, even though the first shot was longer, there was a lot of confidence that was lacking until the New Year,” said K. Dombrovskis.

By the way, K. Dombrovskis has already earned credit points in three games this season: personals, sprint and chase. It ranks 56th (23 points) in the general classification, and V. Strolia is 43rd (60 points).

“What is my favorite game? Probably individual, but when you feel good, all matches are interesting and practical. When you start without rest, tired, even the most successful match will be bad, ”smiled K. Dombrovskis.

In the women’s 10 km pursuit match, Norway’s Tiril Eckhof (0 + 1 + 0 + 1) triumphed, starting from the first position. she beat her compatriot Martha Roeiseland (0 + 0 + 0 + 0). The third place was occupied by 43 seconds. retarded oyster Lisa Theresa Hauser (0 + 0 + 0 + 1).

Natalija Kočergina, who won the right to start in the chase, did not participate in the competition as she is preparing for Sunday’s mixed relay race.