Table 3 Biathlon relay components for different performance groups for all four legs in women relay

G3

17.40 (0.54)

17.41 (0.53)

17.56 (1.13)

17.30 (0.58)

LT (min.sec)

G10

18.01 (1.05)

18.10 (1.10)*

18.18 (1.16)

18.03 (1.32)*

G20

18.22 (1.14)*

18.50 (1.23)*$

19.06 (1.07)*$

19.07 (1.26)*$

χ2 (2) = 10.8, p < 0.01, ε2 = 0.053

χ2 (2) = 21.5, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.106

χ2 (2) = 29.4, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.145

χ2 (2) = 55.5, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.273

G3

15.41 (0.57)

15.34 (0.56)

15.41 (1.04)

15.32 (049)

CT (min.sec)

G10

15.51 (0.46)

15.52 (0.59)

16.04 (1.01)*

15.49 (1.14)

G20

16.13 (1.10)*

16.15 (1.19)*$

16.38 (1.17)*$

16.35 (1.39)*$

χ2 (2) = 9.7, p < 0.01, ε2 = 0.048

χ2 (2) = 12.6, p < 0.01, ε2 = 0.062

χ2 (2) = 25.7, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.127

χ2 (2) = 402, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.198

G3

1.51 (0.21)

1.53 (0.37)

2.08 (0.22)

1.52 (0.19)

RT (min.sec)

G10

1.53 (0.24)

2.07 (0.28)*

2.06 (0.32)

2.01 (0.23)*

G20

2.02 (0.30)

2.14 (0.32)*

2.14 (0.33)

2.08 (0.30)*$

χ2 (2) = 3.8, p = 0.148, ε2 = 0.019

χ2 (2) = 16.1, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.080

χ2 (2) = 1.5, p = 0.474, ε2 = 0.07

χ2 (2) = 18.8, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.093

G3

0.14 (0.06)

0.14 (0.06)

0.15 (0.07)

0.14 (0.07)

PT (min.sec)

G10

0.14 (0.06)

0.15 (0.08)

0.14 (0.07)

0.15 (0.07)

G20

0.13 (0.07)

0.15 (0.24)

0.15 (0.25)

0.14 (0.10)

χ2 (2) = 0.5, p = 0.760, ε2 = 0.003

χ2 (2) = 1.1, p = 0.565, ε2 = 0.006

χ2 (2) = 0.2, p < 0.916, ε2 = 0.000

χ2 (2) = 0.5, p = 0.773, ε2 = 0.003

G3

12 (1)

12 (2)

13 (2)

12 (1)

NS (n)

G10

12 (2)

13 (2)*

13 (2)

13 (2)

G20

13 (3)*

13 (2)*

13 (2)

13 (3)*

χ2 (2) = 9.1, p < 0.05, ε2 = 0.044

χ2 (2) = 13.7, p < 0.001, ε2 = 0.067

χ2 (2) = 2.0, p = 0.373, ε2 = 0.001

χ2 (2) = 7.4, p < 0.05, ε2 = 0.037

G3

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

NPL (n)

G10

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

G20

0 (0)

0 (1)*

0 (1)

0 (0)*

χ2 (2) = 0.3, p = 851, ε2 = 0.002

χ2 (2) = 7.0, p < 0.05, ε2 = 0.034

χ2 (2) = 6.4, p < 0.05, ε2 = 0.032

χ2 (2) = 7.5, p < 0.05, ε2 = 0.037