Medalists in the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, during the award ceremony, from left: Germany's Simon Schempp, Arnd Peiffer, Daniel Boehm and Erik Lesser (2nd place), Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe and Emil Hegle Svendsen (1st place), and France's Simon Fourcade, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Simon Desthieux and Jean Guillaume Beatrix (3rd place).

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Norway's Johannes Boe during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Dmitry Malyshko and Russia's Alexei Volkov during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: France's Jean Guillaume Beatrix and France's Simon Desthieux during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Alexei Volkov during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Foreground, from left: Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev and Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Athletes at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Germany's Erik Lesser, Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev, and France's Simon Fourcade at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev, background, at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev, France's Simon Fourcade, Germany's Erik Lesser, and Austria's Daniel Mesotitsch at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Timofei Lapshin during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Timofei Lapshin during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Tarjei Boe during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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The Russian men's biathlon team's senior coach Alexander Kasperovich during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Germany's Arnd Peiffer and France's Simon Desthieux during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Dmitry Malyshko during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Foreground, from left: Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev and France's Simon Fourcade during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Athletes at the start of the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Germany's Simon Schempp, Germany's Arnd Peiffer, Norway's Johannes Boe and Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen at the finish of the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen after finishing in the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Germany's Simon Schempp during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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France's Jean Guillaume Beatrix after finishing in the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen at the finish of the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen at the finish of the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Austria's Julian Eberhard and Norway's Tarjei Boe during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Germany's Daniel Boehm during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Russia's Timofei Lapshin during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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France's Quentin Fillon Maillet during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Germany's Arnd Peiffer during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Spectators at Sudtirol Arena stadium during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Germany's Simon Schempp at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen and Germany's Simon Schempp at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen and Germany's Simon Schempp at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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Athletes at the shooting range during the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: France's Jean Guillaume Beatrix, Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Simon Fourcade, who took the 3rd place at the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, during the award ceremony.

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From left: Russia's Yevgeny Garanichev, Timofei Lapshin, Dmitry Malyshko and Alexei Volkov, who took the 5th place at the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy.

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From left: Germany's Simon Schempp, Arnd Peiffer, Daniel Böhm and Erik Lesser, who took the 2nd place at the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, during the award ceremony.

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From left: Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Thingnes Boe and Emil Hegle Svendsen, who took the 1st place at the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, during the award ceremony.

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From left: Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen, Johannes Thingnes Boe, Tarjei Bø and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who took the 1st place at the men's relay race at the 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, during the award ceremony.

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