The two contributions that made 50
One target separated gold from silver in Doha. Finland’s Marjut Heinonen and Eetu Kallioinen became world champions with 50 hits; Peru’s Daniella Borda Olaechea and Nicolas Pacheco Espinosa finished with 49. That is the shortest account of the mixed team skeet final on 7 November. The individual contributions within those totals show how the margin was constructed.[1]
Kallioinen supplied 27 hits and Heinonen added 23. For Peru, Pacheco Espinosa recorded 25 and Borda Olaechea 24. Comparing Kallioinen with Pacheco Espinosa produces a two-hit advantage for Finland. Comparing Heinonen with Borda Olaechea gives Peru a one-hit advantage. Combining those differences leaves Finland one target ahead. Within the team result, the comparisons between partners therefore ran in opposite directions.[1]
Borda Olaechea’s 24 exceeded Heinonen’s 23: one contribution from the silver-medal team was higher than its counterpart from the champions. Finland nevertheless finished above Peru in the team standings. Looking at one athlete’s score alone leaves out the other partner’s effect on the total. Kallioinen’s two-hit advantage offset the one-hit deficit in the companion comparison and supplied the numerical margin between the teams.[1]
Close totals, different distributions
Peru’s partners recorded two closer numbers, 25 and 24. Finland’s scores of 27 and 23 differed by four hits. The smaller gap between the Peruvian athletes did not have the higher team total. In this final, closeness between partners’ contributions and the gold-medal outcome did not align: the decisive totals remained 50 against 49.[1]
Further down the medal order, China 1’s Jiang Yiting and Lyu Jianlin combined for bronze. Jiang’s 23 hits and Lyu’s 20 made 43. India 1 finished fourth, with Raiza Dhillon contributing seven and Mairaj Ahmad Khan 12 for a total of 19. The final team order was therefore Finland, Peru, China 1 and India 1.[1]