On Saturday in Oberhof, Germany, there will be a day of mixed relay races - the first this season. We bring to your attention the forecast for the classic mixed relay.
The big favorite of the race is the Norwegian national team, and in this regard it is difficult to disagree with the bookmakers, because the composition of the Scandinavians is very powerful. The Be brothers will start the race from the men, after which the baton will be passed to Ingrid Tandrevold, who demonstrated in Friday's sprint that she is on the rise. And the strongest biathlete to date, Marta Roiselann, will finish. Yes, Johannes Be failed in the sprint, smearing 5 times, but a star of this level is unlikely to allow himself two failed races in a row.
Bookmakers see the Swedish team as the main competitor of the Norwegians, although you can just argue with this. Samuelsson and Ponsiluoma are far from their best conditions now, being, apparently, under stress, as is Elvira Eberg, who began to look a little heavy on the ski run. It will be difficult for Hannah Eberg alone to pull the team out. But the Belarusian national team has a good chance of medals – Lobastov and Smolsky should not fail, and then Alimbekova and Sola will drag the team as high as possible.
In duels, bookmakers with equal odds offer a confrontation between the national teams of Russia and Ukraine. We still see that the Russian team should be higher. Ukrainians are too unstable this season, but Russians are often pleasantly surprised, so even in a somewhat experimental composition they are able to be high.
