MOSCOW, Jan 14 The Russian women's biathlon team took third place in the relay at the stage of the World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany. The French team won, which covered a distance of 4 to 6 kilometers in 1 hour 10 minutes 50 seconds and used four additional cartridges at eight firing lines. Silver was won by the Swedish team (lag — 35.1 seconds; 2 misses). The Russians lost 1 minute 12.2 seconds with six misses. Before the last stage, the Russians were seventh and were 45 seconds behind the Belarusians, who occupied the third line.
