A first top 6 for Lotte Lie - Thierry Langer finds his to way to a Top 23 spot

After the first day of competition in Geilo, Norway, here’s an initial update on the team’s results today.

In the women’s sprint, Lotte Lie (10/10) once again had a very strong race this year, finishing in 6th place.

The race was won by Guro Ytterhus (NOR), ahead of Lisa Vittozzi (ITA) and Kamila Zuk (POL).

Eve Bouvard, who shot a perfect 10/10, took a very respectable 21st place.
Marisa Emonts finished in 69th place with a 9/10 shooting score.
Having returned to training just a few weeks ago following shoulder surgery this summer, Maya Cloetens finished in 73rd place.

In the men’s sprint—which was dominated by the Norwegians competing for a spot on the World Cup team—Thierry Langer held his own with a perfect 10/10 shooting performance and finished in 23rd place.

Florent Claude finished in 49th place with a 9-for-10 shooting performance.

Sam Parmantier finished in 55th place with a 10-for-10 shooting performance.

Marek Mackels finished in 94th place with a 5-for-10 shooting performance.

Julien Petitjacques finished in 112th place with a 6-for-10 shooting performance.

The race was won by Vetle Christiansen (NOR), followed by Sturla Laegreid (NOR) and Johan-Olav Botn (NOR).