Norway wins Mixed Relay in Ridnaun

IBU Cup

13 Jan 2024

Norway wins Mixed Relays in Ridnaun

Norway won in the Mixed and Single Mixed Relay on the final day of the IBU Cup 5 in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna.

Erdal and Soerum ease to the Single Mixed Relay win

Karoline Erdal and Vebjoern Soerum, with just six reloads, took the Single Mixed Relay in 36:49.4. France came in second, 16.3 seconds back. Surprisingly, Nuora Kaisa Keranan and Tuomas Harjula achieved third place for Finland, 20.7 seconds behind the winners.

The Winners' Words - Karoline Erdal & Vebjoern Soerum

"It was a good, measured performance. I am happy that we finished with a win," said Erdal. "As a Norwegian, you are expected to win in the Relay and that adds pressure. I am very pleased with my final leg. It was a good biathlon," said Soerum.

Watch the Single Mixed Relay Highlights here

Oeverby's k.o. in the prone

Mats Oeverby anchored Norway to a win in the 4x6km Mixed Relay in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna in 1:05.19.3. Germany came in second, 13 seconds back. France rounded the podium in third place, 25 seconds behind the winners.

The Winners' Words - Ida Lien & Mats Oeverby

"My skiing speed has been on a very high level for the past two weeks. Today, I cleared all the targets in the standing, and that gives me a good feeling before joining the World Cup team in Antholz," said Lien. "We talked about the tactics for a sudden attack on the shooting range already in Martell. Here, we successfully applied it," added Oeverby.

Watch the Mixed Relay Highlights here