Olympic Women's Biathlon Relay 2022: Norwegian biathletes will show themselves

The Norwegian team has already won ten medals at the Olympics. Will they be able to add another medal to their medal haul after the women's biathlon relay? We predict that the Norwegian biathletes will be in the top three!

Will the Norwegian team win another medal?

The Norwegian team is the most successful team at the Olympics, and in the biathlon tournament, they are well ahead of all the pursuers. They now have ten medals to their credit, five of which are gold. Marte Røiseland, who came to Beijing as World Cup overall leader, made a huge contribution to the success of the Norwegian team, having already managed to get on the podium four times at the 2022 Olympics: three gold and one bronze. Of course, she was also in the relay team.

In addition to the overall World Cup leader, the Nordic women will be joined by Karoline Knotten, Ida Lien, and Tiril Eckhoff, who also claimed two medals in Beijing: gold in the mixed relay and bronze in the pursuit. The trio already won the relay at the last round of the season in Antholz, and they had to do without Marte Olsbu Røiseland then, but now she will be in the line-up, and she will strengthen the team. As a result, we suggest that Norway will finish in the top three in the relay for 1.68.

Who will be in the Russian team?

The Russian relay team will be represented by Irina Kazakevich, Kristina Reztsova, Svetlana Mironova, and Uliana Nigmatullina.

What are the prospects for the Russian national team?

Alas, the Russian women's team is failing the Beijing Olympics. Only Kristina Reztsova had a chance to get some medals because she showed decent speed in some relays but missed the chance to win the medal in the individual events. The others got bad results: Svetlana Mironova showed the best results in individual events - 23rd place, Uliana Nigmatullina took 13th place in the sprint and the 11th one in pursuit. The rest of the crew got even worse.

Yes, if we look at the results of the Russian national team in the relay at the World Cup stages, we can see that they take second place in the overall ranking. And in the last three races, the Russians have been on the podium. Unfortunately, in Beijing, you can't count on this situation because all the competitors will be in their strongest teams, and Russian girls in the Chinese capital perform even worse than themselves during the season. With that in mind, a bet on Russia finishing outside the top six for 2.25 is worth looking at.

Who are the favorites in the relay?

Analysts consider the Swedish team a favorite in the upcoming race. You can bet on the success of the Swedes for 2.0. Next comes Norway (4.0) and France (5.0).

Other predictions

France is the strongest women's relay team this season. They have finished on the podium in the four races they have raced in: twice they were champions, and twice they won the bronze. And now they are among the main contenders to win, as all four national team members are currently among the top 12 biathletes in the overall World Cup standings, which is absolutely the best of all the national teams. Even the Norwegians have it worse.

Even more surprising is that the best German biathlete in the overall World Cup ranking is Vanessa Voigt this season. She is currently only ranked 17th, which means that every Frenchwoman is above every German. While France has been on the podium every season, Germany has never won a medal in the relay. The chances of success for the Germans in the upcoming start are very slim, so a bet on the French team finishing above Germany for 1.85 is in order.