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Johannes Boe and Bjoerndalen on Bakken’s death: “It’s just a shock, it’s not fair”
Olympic biathlon champions Johannes Boe and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen are shocked by the news of the death of Siewert Bakken, VG reports.
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Biathlon Association said Bakken was found dead in a hotel room in Italy. The cause of death of the 27-year-old biathlete is unknown.
“It’s hard for me to put it into words.” “I feel incredibly sad and find it very unfair that such a fantastic guy as Siewert is no longer with us,” Boe said.
– It’s hard to describe. Just a shock. He was the most persistent man in the world. He trained and, step by step, rose to the top of the world. And then this happens… This is the most tragic news imaginable,” Bjoerndalen said.
Bakken was a two-time Youth Olympic Games winner, three-time European champion and multiple World Cup medalist.
Source: Sportbox
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Saveliy Konovalov won the mass start at the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championship in Izhevsk.
Konovalov covered the 15 km distance in 41 minutes 24.7 seconds, without making a single mistake at four shooting ranges. Kirill Bazhin was second (lag – 5.6 seconds; 2 misses), third – Karim Khalili (+6.6; 1).
Earlier on Sunday, Victoria Metelya won the women’s mass start.
Watch live broadcasts of the Russian Biathlon Championship on TV channels of the Match family, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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Victoria Metelya won the mass start at the Alfa-Bank Russian Biathlon Championship in Izhevsk.
In the 12 km race, Metelya took first place with a result of 42 minutes 13.1 seconds, without making a single mistake on four shooting stages.
Victoria Slivko was second (lag – 8.2 seconds, 0 misses), the top three was closed by Anastasia Tomshina (+36.7, 1 miss).
Later on Sunday there will be a men’s 15 km mass start. Watch the race live from 12:15 (Moscow time) on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
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Biathletes of the French national team / Photo: © picture alliance / Contributor / picture alliance / Gettyimages.ru
The French women’s team won the relay at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof (Germany).
The French team covered the distance in 1 hour 18 minutes and 21.9 seconds, spending eight additional rounds of ammunition on the firing lines.
The second place was taken by the Norwegian team (+53.7; 1 penalty loop; 7 additional rounds), the third place was taken by the German team (+1.28.4; 1; 13).
On Sunday, January 11, the men’s relay and women’s pursuit race will take place as part of the World Cup in Oberhof.
Source: Sportbox
Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.
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