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Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe, leaving the last standing stage in a dead heat with Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel, showed his amazing ski speed, quickly leaving the Italian in his dust, and bringing Norway the Gold medal in this afternoon’s mixed relay at the BMW IBU World Championships. Boe and his teammates Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland and Sturla Holm Laegreid with one penalty and nine spare rounds remained undefeated in WCH mixed relays since 2019, finishing in 1:04:41.9. Italy won the Silver medal, matching their best WCH mixed relay result from 2022 with six spares, 11.6 seconds back.

It is the final countdown, less than 24 hours before the 2023 BMW IBU World Championships kick off with the always thrilling mixed relay. Originally not the focus of every team, the mixed relay over the years, has become a marquee competition. Virtually every nation now puts their very best team on the start in the hopes of medals but at the same time to get a competitive feel for the conditions that could be the difference between a medal-winning performance and a missed opportunity.