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.

Italian Tommaso Giacomel won the pursuit race at the fourth stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof (Germany).

Giacomel, who started first, covered the 12.5 km distance in 37 minutes 15.4 seconds; the Italian made six misses in four shooting ranges. The second place was taken by the Norwegian Martin Uldahl (lag – 4.5 seconds; 4 misses), the third – by the Swede Sebastian Samuelsson (+8.8; 6).

Jacomel won his third race in a row, scored 611 points and led the overall World Cup standings ahead of Johan-Olav Botn (560) from Norway.

Later on Saturday the women’s relay will take place in Oberhof.

The winner of the World Cup stages, international master of sports of the USSR in biathlon, Valery Noskov, died at the age of 59, reports the press service of the Russian Biathlon Union.

The causes of Noskov’s death have not been specified.

In 1988, Noskov became the silver medalist of the USSR Championship in the sprint race. He won the relay at the World Cup. At the 1990 World Championships, Noskov took ninth place in the sprint race in Holmenkollen, and in the relay race held in Kontiolahti, he became fifth as part of the USSR national team. The last time he took part in the World Cup was in the 1991/92 season, at the stage in Hochfilzen he took 13th place in the individual race. After finishing his sports career, Noskov worked as a biathlon coach at CSKA.