Across the Swiss boarder in Les Tuffes, France, biathletes Luke Miskin and Christian Mahon returned to the course for the Single Mixed Relay, less than 24 hours after their Individual events on Day 2.
Both athletes ski twice in the relay with females skiing 2 x 3km, and males skiing 3km in the first leg and 4.5km in the second, alternating between prone and standing shooting.
“We started ranked 26th and actually finished in the same position. I think that was definitely a respectable result but the shooting was a bit rough for both of us,” 17-year-old Miskin said.
“Perhaps we weren’t in the right mindset or something, and we were both coming off big individual races yesterday.
“I think we were both happy with our ski times though, so that was a plus.
“Because we train in the same club, Christian and I have been skiing together for a while, so I think we work well together as a team.”
“The conditions were really fast today as the snow was less slushy compared to earlier in the week,” Mahon said.
“I think we went alright. I think I skied well but I think I could have shot a bit better. I made mistakes in the second half of the event.”
The biathletes have a rest day on Monday, ahead of the Sprint events on Tuesday.
On the rink at Lausanne Vaudoise Aréna, Nikki Sharp in Women’s Blue and Courtney Mahony in Women’s Black are tied with Women’s Yellow for the top spot in the women’s ice hockey standings, with all three teams only recording one loss out of the first five rounds. Across the four Teams featuring Aussie women, there were 4 wins and 4 losses on Day 3; see the full results HERE.
The Mixed NOC 3x ice hockey is a very unique event introduced to the Youth Olympic programme for the first time in Lausanne. With teams made up of 13 athletes from 13 different countries, the match results are always unpredictable and exciting, as described by Australian ice hockey player Ebony Brunt.
Confused by the mixed nations 3-on-3 ice hockey format at @lausanne2020? Ebony Brunt is here to explain how the new event works. #Lausanne2020 #YouthOlympics pic.twitter.com/2NIttC4a4J
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) January 12, 2020
In the men’s competition Men’s Brown – featuring Aussie Sai Lake - is sitting in third place on the table with only 1 loss from 5 games so far.
All ice hockey teams will play their final two pool matches on Monday, before the top teams advance to the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Over in Les Diablerets at the Women’s Giant Slalom, Zoe Michael bounced back from her 43rd place finish in the Super-G and a DNF in the Alpine Combined, for a strong 25th place finish in the Giant Slalom.
She was more than 6 seconds off the pace in 37th place after her first run, but moved up to 25th after her second clean run, placing her just outside of the top 30% off the field, 11.11 seconds off the eventual winner, Switzerland’s Amelie Klopfenstein.
Unfortunately, her fellow teammate Isabella Davis came out of the course in her first run and recorded a DNF.
Australia’s male alpine skiers, Joey Steggall and Thomas Hoffman will tackle the Giant Slalom course on Monday, before all four skiers contest the Slalom on Tuesday.
Discover more about Lausanne 2020 and catch up on the previous news and results HERE.
