Ukrainian Oleksandra Merkushin claimed the gold, covering the 9-kilometer distance with three shooting errors in 29 minutes and 17.1 seconds. Unlike the adult competition, where 30 athletes participate, 60 biathletes compete in the mass start in both the juniors and youth categories. Today, the men also competed in the 12 km mass start in the junior category, where Latvia had one representative, Matīss Meirāns, who finished in 56th place. He raced well but his shooting proved to be too erra...