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Biathlon: Vittozzi second in the sprint in Norway

The Italian finished without errors, 9.6 seconds behind the Norwegian winner Guro Ytterhus; tomorrow the mass starts

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Lisa Vittozzi placed second in the women's sprint in Geilo, Norway, finishing without errors, 9"6 behind the winner Guro Ytterhus.
Among men, Vetle Sjastad Christensen dominates; Lukas Hofer is the best of the Azzurri in ninth place.
Mass starts tomorrow.

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Why It Matters

The women's sprint opened the season in Geilo, Norway. Lisa Vittozzi, Olympic champion from Sappada, finished without errors with a delay of 9"6 from the winner Guro Ytterhus, who stopped the clock at 21'27"2. The Polish Kamila Zuk was third. In the men's race, Vetle Sjastad Christensen won with 23'32"8 ahead of Sturla Holm Laegreid and Johan-Olav Botn. The best of the Azzurri was Lukas Hofer ninth, followed by Tommaso Giacomel 11th, Nicola Romanin 14th at 51"5, Elia Zeni 31st at 1'34"5.

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Second place for Lisa Vittozzi in the women's sprint that opened the "Sesongstart" in Geilo, Norway. The Olympic champion from Sappada finished without errors, with a delay of 9"6 from the host Guro Ytterhus, winner with a time of 21'27"2. The Polish Kamila Zuk came third.

The men's race was dominated by the Norwegian team, with Vetle Sjastad Christensen clocking 23'32"8 ahead of compatriots Sturla Holm Laegreid and Johan-Olav Botn.

The best of the Azzurri was Lukas Hofer ninth, followed by Tommaso Giacomel 11th, Nicola Romanin 14th at 51"5, Elia Zeni (1+0) 31st at 1'34"5, Di.

Mass starts are scheduled for tomorrow.

Open Questions

What will be the results of the mass starts scheduled tomorrow?
What are the complete times of all the Italian athletes?