Johannes Dale and Dzinara Alimbekava secured maiden International Biathlon Union (IBU) Biathlon World Cup victories in Hochfilzen in Austria.<\/p>\n
Norway’s Dale outshone compatriots Johannes Thingnes B\u00f8 and Tarjei B\u00f8 to claim gold – and give the national selectors something to think about, having recently been omitted from the relay team.<\/p>\n
Dale was a clear winner with a clean shooting record in the men’s 10 kilometres sprint, finishing in a time of 23min 32.5sec.<\/p>\n
France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet had a return to form and came second, matching his best sprint performance on the World Cup circuit.<\/p>\n
The winner of the race was Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maye, who was 25.5 seconds ahead of his compatriot Emilien Jacqueline. Norwegian Johannes Dale took third place.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainians did not impress in the race: Artem Prima finished 43rd, and Anton Dudchenko – 45th.<\/p>\n
In the women’s 7.5km sprint, Belarus’ Alimbekava won her first World Cup race thanks to a clean shooting record.<\/p>\n
With eight of the top 10 requiring at least one penalty lap, the 24-year-old capitalised, finishing with a winning time of 20:12.3.<\/p>\n
Norway’s Tiril Eckhoff took her first sprint medal of the season, but a penalty lap on the first round of shooting saw her finish 8.5sec off the lead to earn silver.<\/p>\n
Eckhoff was second in the overall IBU World Cup standings last season.<\/p>\n
Franziska Preu\u00df of Germany made the podium for the first time this season, despite having had to serve a penalty lap on her second round of shooting, and was 9.9 behind the winner.<\/p>\n
Norway’s Marte Olsbu R\u00f8iseland and the Czech Republic’s Mark\u00e9ta Davidov\u00e1 also served a penalty lap each and rounded off the top five.<\/p>\n
The fastest skier on the day was Julia Simon of France, but two missed targets spoiled her chances.<\/p>\n
Sweden’s Elvira \u00d6berg was down in 11th after two late penalties ruled her out of medal contention, finishing 37.3 behind the winner.<\/p>\n
Her older sister Hanna had a day to forget, ending an unbeaten streak in the sprints this season by coming 29th.<\/p>\n
France’s Ana\u00efs Chevalier-Bouchet had a poor day too, missing four targets to end up 34th.<\/p>\n
Hanna \u00d6berg and Johannes Thingnes B\u00f8 still hold overall World Cup leads ahead of women’s relay and men’s pursuit contests tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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