The biathlon competitions of the 2026 Olympic Games will continue on Wednesday, February 11, with the women's individual race.
Ukraine will be represented in the “individual” by four biathletes: Yulia Dzyma will hold the first race in Antholka, Khrystyna Dmytrenko and Daryna Chalyk will make their Olympic debut, and Oleksandra Merkushyna will return to competition after participating in the mixed relay.
Merkushyna will start the race for Ukraine, starting at number 14. Dzyma and Dmytrenko will start in the second group, while Chalyk will start in the third.
Start list of the Ukrainian national team for the individual race
- 14. Oleksandra Merkushyna
- 31. Julia Jima
- 45. Khrystyna Dmytrenko
- 78. Daria Chalyk
In general, most of the favorites will start in the second group. In particular, this year's World Cup leader Lou Jeanmonteau and the current world champion in the individual race Julia Simon will start in it.
Who will start in the individual race of the 2026 Olympics and when?
- First group: Tuuli Tomingas (Estonia, 17th)
- Second group: Vanessa Voigt (Germany, 24th), Deidre Irwin (USA, 26th), Ingrid Tandrevoll (Norway, 27th), Yulia Jima (Ukraine, 31st) , Suvi Minkkinen (Finland, 38th), Anna Magnusson (Sweden, 40th), Dorothea Wierer (Italy, 42nd), Amy Baserga (Switzerland, 44th), Camille Benét (France, 46th), Julia Simon (France, 48th), Lisa Vittozzi (Italy, 50th), Anna Eberg (Sweden, 52nd), Lou Jeanmonnot (France, 54th), Justine Breza-Bouché (France, 56th), Maren Kirkeide (Norway, 58th), Elvira Eberg (Sweden, 60th), Franziska Preuss (Germany, 62nd)
- Third group: Sonya Leinamo (Finland, 80th)
The start of the women's individual race at the Olympic Games is on Wednesday, February 11, at 3:15 p.m. Kyiv time. The live broadcast of the competition is on the Suspilne Sport platforms and local Suspilne channels.