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Women’s 4 X 6 km Relay – Ruhpolding - Biathlon season 2025/2026 IBU World Cup

Biathlon season 2025/2026 – Ruhpolding Women’s 4 X 6 km Relay 14.1.2026 English commentary Full race. Pre-race Post-race interview Winner ceremony RACE SUMMARY (SPOILER ALERT) (SPOILER ALERT) (SPOILER ALERT) (SPOILER ALERT) (SPOILER ALERT) (SPOILER ALERT) Norway’s Maren Kirkeeide closed on Italy’s Lisa Vittozzi in the last few hundred meters before furiously sprinting past her rival 50 meters before the finish, claiming a 1:07:06.2 victory in this afternoon’s Ruhpolding Women’s 4 X 6 km Relay. The Norwegian team of Kirkeeide, Karoline Offigstad Knotten, Juni Arnekleiv, and Marthe Krakstad Johansen never led at any time until Kirkeeide seized the win with her thrilling finish. The quartet used nine spare rounds in their first relay win of the season. “Afraid I wasn’t going to make the podium” Kirkeeide explained how she pulled off what at one time looked like an almost impossible feat. “I don’t know. I was afraid I wasn’t going to make it to the podium, so I was just trying to keep up with Hanna. Then I saw we were catching up with Julia. I thought, ‘okay, we can take her and we will be on the podium.’ I had really good skis and suddenly I was close to Lisa and I just tried. It was amazing to win, It’s my first relay win, so that was really fun!” “Teammates did a really good job” She called the win, “really special. My teammates did a really good job and gave me a really good start for my leg. Thanks to them, we were able to take a win today.” Closest Women’s Relay Finish Ever Italy, after leading through both shooting stages of the anchor leg finished second, .9 seconds back, with four spare rounds. Sweden, with seven spares finished third, 3 seconds back. This extremely tight finish with the top three in three seconds was the closest-ever in a women’s relay, the previous best was 4.5 seconds in 2017 also at Ruhpolding. France, with six spares finished fourth, 10.5 seconds back, followed by Czechia, with the best shooting of the day, 3 spares in fifth, 52.8 seconds back. Germany finished sixth, with a penalty and eight spares, 1:01.8 back. Multiple Lead Changes After bone-chilling Oberhof, the nineteen teams enjoyed was a rather balmy 8-degree, windless day. Vanessa Voigt led 10 clean-shooting teams out of the first prone stage with Lou Jeanmonnot and Johanna Skottheim on her shoulder. Of these three teams, only Sweden made the podium in a relay that featured nine lead changes before Kirkeeide eked out the win for Norway. France’s Oceane Michelon left the first exchange 5.5 seconds up on the field. Dorothea Wierer led out of prone stage while Julia Tannheimer took over after standing, only to have Sweden’s Linn Gestblom put Sweden on top at the second exchange. Czechia’s Tereza Vobornikova controlled both stages of the third leg, but Vittozzi was led out of the final exchange. Kirkeeide’s Streaks to Victory Julia Simon and Vittozzi cleaned prone simultaneously, then went shot-for-shot in standing, with the Italian grabbing a very small edge. Kirkeeide and Hanna battled for third 13 seconds back after both used spares. Vittozzi led the last loop; Kirkeeide and Hanna closed in. Kirkeeide pushed hard, streaking by the Italian in the final 50 meters. #simplylovelylou #biathlonwomen