Women 4x6 km Relay Competition

Elvira Oeberg took the lead for the first time in this evening’s Kontiolahti Women’s 4 X 6 km Relay when France’s Julia Simon picked up a last standing stage penalty, but still leaving on Elvira’s shoulder. The duo battled side-by-side until Simon pulled up, stopping momentarily on “the Wall,” ceding the victory to Elvira and Sweden in 1:17:09. In what looked like another French win for much of the competition, Elvira, her sister Hanna, Sara Andersson and Anna Magnusson had a single penalty and six spares, surprising favored France with a penalty and nine spares.