After the women, the ÖSV men also took sixth place in the relay over 4 x 7.5 km in Östersund on Saturday. Dominic Unterweger, Simon Eder, David Komatz and Patrick Jakob all had ten spare rounds to finish 1:34.2 behind winner Norway.
Even without their three top players Johannes Thingnes Bö, Tarjei Bö and Sturla Holm Laegreid, the Norwegians secured their fifth victory in the fifth World Cup race and are superior to the overall ranking. France was 22.5 seconds behind in second place. Despite one penalty, Germany took third place (+37.4).
At the penultimate World Cup station this winter, the mass start competition for women over 12.5 km (1 p.m., live on ORF Sport +) and men over 15 km (4 p.m., live on ORF1) is still on Sunday Program.
Men’s relay (4 x 7.5 km): | ||||
1. | Norway | Stroemsheim, Soerum, Dale, Christiansen | 1:09:12,4 | 0/7* |
2. | France | Lombardot, Guigonnat, Perrot, Claude | + 22,5 | 1/8 |
3. | Deutschland | Rees, Kühn, Nawrath, Doll | 37,4 | 1/10 |
4. | Sweden | Nelin, Stefansson, Ponsiluoma, Femling | 59,8 | 0/10 |
5. | Ukraine | 1:17,2 | 0/4 | |
6. | Austria | Unterweger, Eder, Komatz, Jakob | 1:34,2 | 0/10 |
7. | Italy | 1:55,6 | 2/9 | |
8. | Switzerland | 2:07,3 | 2/9 | |
9. | You have | 2:12,5 | 0/12 | |
10. | Slovenia | 2:57,7 | 0/8 |
* Penalties/Reloads