Norway claim dramatic World Cup relay victory as Doll win's men's mass start

Chaos ensued in the women's 4x6km biathlon relay before Norway emerged the victors in Anholtz. The lead changed hands several times in a dramatic relay with Russia and France completing the podium. Ad/> In the men's mass start, Benedikt Doll's fine shooting performance earnt him victory in the final stages in Italy.

BiathlonBraisaz-Bouchet hits form at perfect time for first win in over two yearsA DAY AGO Sweden and Belarus battled it out for the lead in the opening stages of the women's relay before both fell out of the top ten after incurring penalties on the shooting. The Czech Republic also fell away from the podium places as Lucie Charvatova lost time on the penultimate lap, coming off the course as she rounded a corner. In the end, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold powered the Norwegian team to victory and shares the top step of the podium with Karoline Offigstad, Tiril Eckhoff and Ida Lien.

Russia held on to second place, finishing 24.6 seconds back to move up to second in the World Cup relay standings with France beating out Italy in a photo finish to strengthen their credentials as potential Olympic medallists as they remain top of the rankings. Germany's Doll powered to victory in the men's 15km mass start over Johannes Thingnes Boe. The 31-year-old claimed the third World Cup win of his career after registering only one penalty to come home in a time of 37:14.9.