Overview
- The Biathlon World Cup resumes in Östersund on Sunday with the women’s pursuit at 13:15 and the men’s at 15:20.
- Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen opens the women’s pursuit after her first World Cup sprint victory, 17 seconds ahead of Anna Magnusson and 21 ahead of Océane Michelon.
- Julia Tannheimer is Germany’s leading women’s contender at 51 seconds back, with her range performance highlighted as crucial.
- Franziska Preuß is out due to illness, while Selina Grotian, Vanessa Voigt, Janina Hettich-Walz, Anna Weidel and Marlene Fichtner start from larger deficits.
- Johan-Olav Botn leads the men’s start ahead of Martin Uldal with Quentin Fillon Maillet close, as Germans Philipp Nawrath, Justus Strelow and Philipp Horn begin about a minute down; results count toward overall and nation standings and air on Eurosport and ZDF.