On the last competitive day of the second stage of the Biathlon World Cup, two more interesting races will take place. We bring to your attention the forecast for the women's relay race.
In this race, bookmakers single out one big favorite in the face of the Swedish national team. Swedish women are determined to defend the honor of the country after Saturday's failure of the men, who were also supposed to be on the podium, but eventually finished even outside the flower ceremony. Indeed, the Swedes have few real competitors in this race. Norwegians are very feverish at the start of the season, and French women, unlike men, are not very fast on the ski run yet. Therefore, we will bet on the victory of the Swedish national team.
A riskier bet is that the Norwegian team does not fall on the podium, but it is quite possible, given how badly they shoot. Kalkenberg made 5 mistakes in two sprints this season. Eckhoff generally shoots only with 76% accuracy in all races. Tandrevold knocked out 16 of 20 targets in sprints in Ostersund. Only Roiselann is reliable, but she can already get a serious lag by the last stage.
We are waiting for the Belarusian national team in the top 6. Alimbekova and Sola came up to the start of the season in amazing form. The debutante Leshchanka also looks good, which, hopefully, will not "burn out" as a slaughterer. Elena Kruchinkina, who will run at the third stage, looks like a weak link so far, but she is already experienced enough, so she must gather herself so as not to let the team down.
In duels, a tempting option looks like betting on Austrians against Italians, who have been very unstable here for two weeks, and even Virer now looks mediocre, what can we say about Komol and Carrara. The Austrians have a more balanced line-up, and Hauser, who is performing superbly at the current stage, will finish. You can also play for a high coefficient for Germany against France. French women have problems with maximum speed, which can become a problem at a short 6-kilometer distance, and Simon and Breza-Boucher, who work in the last stages, are also unstable in shooting. The German women have a debutante Voigt running at the first stage, and if she does not fail, the team will be able to be in the prizes.
We decided not to place any bets on the Russian national team in this race, and we just offer to cheer for our girls. Hopes, of course, are not as rosy as they were for men, and due to good shooting here, you can probably only qualify for the top 6. Russian biathletes are not working brilliantly with their feet yet.
