Stanislav Chokhlaev is one of three Russians leading the way in their respective points standings after winning at the penultimate IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Finsterau ©Getty Images

The Russian trio of Stanislav Chokhlaev, Vladislav Lekomtsev and Grigory Murygin lead the way in their respective points standings after claiming wins at the penultimate International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Cup in Finsterau in Germany today.

On the concluding day of racing, all three athletes secured victory in their classifications in the middle distance biathlon.

Putting himself in the best position to take the overall men’s visually impaired title was Chokhlaev, guided by Oleg Kolodiichuk.

The 26-year-old shot clean on his way to posting a time of 33min 44.6sec and claiming the win over team-mate Nikolay Polukhin and guide Andrey Tokarev.

World champion Polukhin, who clocked 34:39.5, trails Chokhlaev by just 50 points in the rankings.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Kazik was also a clean hitter in registering 36:22.5 to secure third with guide Sergey Kucheryaviy.

In the women’s visually impaired, Ukraine’s Sochi 2014 bronze medallist Oksana Shyshkova was triumphant over Russia’s Paralympic gold medallist Mikhalina Lysova with a time of 32:40.9.

Shyshkova, guided by Vitalii Kazakov, shot clean to finish ahead of World Cup points leader Lysova and guide Alexey Ivanov, who posted 33:58.3.

Russia’s Elena Remizova was third with guide Maksim Pirogov, clocking 35:48.0.

Men’s sitting world champion Murygin registered a time of 36:38.3 to lead team-mate and Paralympic champion Roman Petushkov into the runners-up spot in their race by 51.1 seconds.

Murygin now enjoys a slender lead of just 25 points, while Germany’s Martin Fleig, who added to his points haul by finishing third with a time of 38:35.3, is second on the leaderboard.

Men's sitting world champion Grigory Murygin (pictured) led fellow Russian Roman Petushkov into the runners-up spot in their race
Men's sitting world champion Grigory Murygin (pictured) led fellow Russian Roman Petushkov into the runners-up spot in their race ©Getty Images

Russia’s Svetlana Konovalova was the victor in the women’s sitting with a time of 35:51.7 despite dropping two shots.

Germany's Anja Wicker doubled-up on her podium finishes for the week by taking second with a time of 35:53.9, while the United States’ Oksana Masters completed the podium, coming home in 36:06.0.

In the men’s standing, world champion Lekomtsev was the only man to shoot clean to open up his lead at the top of the table with a time of 31:34.1.

France’s Benjamin Daviet was second with a time of 32:24.5, leaving him 44 points behind Lekomtsev in the rankings,

Russia’s Aleksander Pronkov was third with a time of 33:17.6.

Ukraine’s world title holder Oleksandra Kononova enjoyed the top step of the podium for the second time in Finsterau having collected the sprint win on Monday (February 22).

Russia’s Anna Milenina, the World Cup leader, came closest to matching Kononova’s time of 30:50.5 with 31:42.4, and was followed by Ukraine’s Liudmyla Liashenko, who posted 32:26.1.

The final World Cup races are scheduled to take place in Vuokatti, Finland from March 15 to 20.