Flakes Ammunition - The inaugural stage of the World Cup 2018/2019 biathlon took place from 2 to 9 December in Pokljuka, Slovenia, where the Italian national team finished with a haul of three medals. In the mixed relay, the opening race of the season, the quartet made up of Lukas Hofer, Dominik Windisch, Lisa Vittozzi and Dorothea Wierer - Olympic bronze medal at the Winter Games in PyeongChang 2018 - climbed to the third step of the podium behind France and Switzerland, confirming itself as one of the most complete teams in the specialty.
Dorothea Wierer was the great protagonist of the second part of the stage: the South Tyrolean finished second behind the Finnish Kaisa Makarainen both in the sprint race and in the pursuit. Two podiums that bring his career total to 23.
Lisa Vittozzi's performance was also very positive, despite missing the podium she collected a fifth and a sixth place in the same races. Appointment now set for December 13, when a Hochfilzen, in Austria, the curtain will rise on the second race of the World Cup season.