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Four Ukrainian Women Make the Top 20 in the Junior IBU Cup Sprint in Goms: Results

Four Ukrainian Women Make the Top 20 in the Junior IBU Cup Sprint in Goms: Results
Alina Khmil. Photo: National Olympic Committee of Ukraine

Two of the team's leaders sat out the race ahead of the mass start.

All five of Team Ukraine's women's biathlon representatives made the sprint's scoring zone at the Junior IBU Cup stage in Goms, Switzerland. It happened following the girls' second race, held Saturday, December 13. Ukraine was represented by Kseniia Prykhodko, Polina Putsko, Alina Khmil, Viktoriia Khvostenko, and Iryna Shevchenko. That said, Tetiana Tarasiuk and Valeriia Sheihas, who posted the best results among the Ukrainians in the first sprint, didn't start. At that race, Tetiana shared silver with a French competitor, and Valeriia made the top 10.

Earlier still, among the men, following two races, Taras Tarasiuk stood out — making the flower ceremony twice without a single miss at any firing range.

How the Second Girls' Sprint Went at the 2025/26 Junior IBU Cup Stage in Goms

  • Alina Khmil was the first Ukrainian to start. The athlete cleared the first firing stage with one miss, adding two more misses at standing. Even so, Alina made the top 20.
  • Iryna Shevchenko, who started under bib 59, shot the prone stage clean but missed once at standing, ultimately finishing in the top 10.
  • Viktoriia Khvostenko, like her teammate, shot the first stage clean but also missed a target at the second, finishing the race 12th.
  • Kseniia Prykhodko held second place for a long stretch at the 1.4 km checkpoint, but two penalty laps after the first firing stage dropped her outside the top 30. Prykhodko finished 15th, with three misses.
  • Polina Putsko missed the most targets at the prone stage — three unhit. That said, the biathlete shot her second approach to the range without a miss, making the top 30.

Junior IBU Cup Sprint in Goms, Girls: Results

1. Louise Roget, France (2+0) 20:38.9

2. Lou-Anne Dupont Baillet-Bas, France (0+2) +0.9

3. Maela Correia, France (0+1) +4.0

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10. Iryna Shevchenko, Ukraine (0+1) +1:04.1

12. Viktoriia Khvostenko, Ukraine (0+1) +1:15.2

15. Kseniia Prykhodko, Ukraine (2+1) +1:37.4

16. Alina Khmil, Ukraine (1+2) +1:38.3

24. Polina Putsko, Ukraine (3+0) +1:50.6

DNS. Tetiana Tarasiuk, Ukraine

DNS. Valeriia Sheihas, Ukraine

The Goms Junior IBU Cup stage's final races will be the mass starts, starting at 11:30 and 15:20 Kyiv time on Sunday, December 14. How many Ukrainian representatives made the weekend's overall top 60 will be announced later.

DeTalks is covering Ukrainian athletes' results throughout the 2025/26 Junior IBU Cup season. Follow text coverage in the 'Pulse' section and news on the Telegram channel of the editorial team.

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