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36 stories · Germany
Finland wins first Biathlon World Cup relay as Minkkinen seals Oberhof victory
Seppala and Minkkinen won the single mixed relay on 12 January, giving Finland its first World Cup relay victory.
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Oberg sisters power Sweden's comeback win in Oberhof mixed relay
Sweden recovered from two penalty loops to beat France in the closing Oberhof race on 12 January.
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Lou Jeanmonnot wins Oberhof pursuit as Elvira Oberg climbs from 37th to third
Jeanmonnot won with one miss on 11 January, while Oberg's 34-place rise produced an exceptional pursuit podium.
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Sturla Holm Laegreid leads Norwegian sweep of Oberhof pursuit podium
Laegreid, Tarjei Boe and Johannes Thingnes Boe occupied the podium one day after France swept the sprint.
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Quentin Fillon Maillet leads French podium sweep in Oberhof sprint
Fillon Maillet, Fabien Claude and Emilien Jacquelin filled all three podium places in the men's 10 km sprint on 10 January.
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Paula Botet wins first Biathlon World Cup race in wet Oberhof sprint
France's Botet hit all ten targets to win on 9 January, ahead of two fellow first-time World Cup podium finishers.
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Fenerbahçe’s final quarter settles a close contest against ALBA
Fenerbahçe beat ALBA 90–73 on 9 January, outscoring Berlin 29–13 in the last period after leading by just one point through three.
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Bayern begins the year with six goals in Salzburg
Michael Olise scored twice as Bayern beat Salzburg 6–0 on 6 January in its only winter friendly before the Bundesliga resumed.
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Running experiment separates oxygen uptake from heart-rate time at high intensity
Twelve trained runners completed two treadmill sessions in randomised order.
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ALBA overturns a 19-point deficit to beat Bayern in Berlin
ALBA won 88–81 on 5 January after trailing by 19, ending a run of seven home defeats across competitions.
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Stefan Kraft wins Bischofshofen qualification before close Four Hills finale
Kraft topped the 5 January qualification with 155.4 points as Austria's three title contenders prepared for a finale separated by only 1.3 points.
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Liam Kirk’s two goals complete Berlin’s comeback against Iserlohn
Eisbären Berlin recovered from a two-goal first-period deficit to win 3–2 at the Uber Arena on 3 January.
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