Biathlon - The third stage of the World Cup - hosted by the snows of Annecy-Le Grand Bornard (FRA) - celebrated the crystalline talent of Lisa Vittozzi. The 22-year-old from Sappada, in fact, was the absolute protagonist of the Azzurra expedition to French soil, where she began by closing the 7,5 km of the sprint at the foot of the podium - embellishing her performance with a zero for errors - then going to winning the second individual medal of his career in the following pursuit race, which ended in third place, with a single error at the shooting range and 31.8 seconds late from the winner, the German Laura Dahlmeier.
The third place in Annecy-Le Grand Bornard, which is added to the silver won with the mixed relay in Östersund, propels Lisa to fifth place in the provisional general classification. "I did not feel my legs in perfect shape so I bet everything on my performance at the target - said the athlete of the Flakes Team at the end of the race - I knew that if I hadn't scored zero I would have fought for the podium, but I remained focused, I did what I had to do and now I'm really happy with this bronze, which represents a further step towards the Olympics. "
Lukas Hofer also smiles, who started with bib 40 climbs dozens of positions and closes the men's pursuit in seventh place; while further positive signs also came from Dorothea Wierer and Dominik Windisch, respectively ninth and seventh in the two mass starts. The spotlight of the IBU World Cup is now moving to Germany, where 2018 will open with two appointments within a dozen days: in Oberhof (GER), from 2 to 7 January, and Ruhpolding (GER), from 9 to 14.
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