Shortly before the Biathlon World Cup: death shocks world champion. As of: February 9, 2024, 5:45 p.m By: Sascha Mehr CommentsPressSplit Biathlon world champion Dmytro Pidruchnyi receives bad news shortly before the start of the world championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.

“It's always hard to read when war has claimed a life. But it's even harder when you've lost a friend. Rest in peace, hero,” he wrote.