Will Giacomel and the Azzurri adjust their aim?

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Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the LIVE LIVE text of the men’s sprint valid for the 3rd stage of the men’s Biathlon World Cup from Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, the last competition in the format before 2025.

Johannes Bo he found success in his favorite format in Hochfilzen, Austria, where he also took possession of the yellow World Cup leader’s bib. Chasing him, still within sight of the strongest of the Norwegian team, is his national teammate Sturla Holm Campsnumbers in hand, the best shooter on the circuit. The world champion in the format has so far hit 96% of the targets in individual races, something objectively sensational.

Behind them, already with a gap of 58 points, there is the first of the French, in great form at the start of the 2024-25 season. Emilien Jacqueline in fact, he precedes Eric by a few lengths Perrotthe two will try to capitalize on the warmth of the transalpine crowd to try to keep alive a race at the General which already seems like an entirely Scandinavian affair. The other home athletes are fearsome Fillon–Mallet and Fabien Claude. Also watch out for Sebastian Samuelssonfifth and consistently among the best on skis. They will also want to be part of the baby phenomenon Uldal; South room; Stromsheim e Christiansen. The reigning world sprint champion does not compete in France, Tarjei Bo.

The Azzurri will be able to count on Tommaso Giacomelwho will start with number 50 and will be the last Italian at the start today. The talent from Imer leads a group that overall ran well in Austria, which stood out above all with an excellent team result in the sprint. We’ll see if today we can confirm the good things we showed in last Friday’s race: Didier will try Bionaz (22); Lukas Hofer (26) and Daniele Cappellari (29).

All that remains is to wish you a good continuation with the LIVE LIVE of the Annecy-Le Grand Bornand men’s sprint, which will open the French stage, the last of the calendar year 2024. The first athlete at the start will be the Ukrainian Bogdan Tsymbal at 14:20we are waiting for you!