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Ukrainian National team wins silver at Biathlon World Cup 2017

The Ukrainian National biathlon team took women's relay second place at Biathlon World Cup 2017 held in Austrian Hochfilzen.
Ukrainian National team wins silver at Biathlon World Cup 2017

Olympic champion Ukraine’s team won the silver when Iryna Varvynets, Yuliia Dzhima, Anastasiya Merkushyna and Olena Pidhrushna missed four times and trailed by 6.4 seconds behind the German team.

Ukraine's Iryna Varvynets, Yuliia Dzhima, Anastasiya Merkushyna and Olena Pidhrushna win silver. AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson

The gold medal winners Germany’s Vanessa Hinz, Maren Hammerschmidt, Franziska Hildebrand and Laura Dahlmeier missed a total of nine targets but avoided penalty laps before finishing in 1 hour, 11 minutes, 16.6 seconds, according to Mail Online.

German team AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson

French team had seven mistakes and came 8.1 behind for bronze.

France's third placed Anais Chevalier, Celia Almoner, Justine Braisaz and Marie Dorin Habert, from left to right, AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson