Eva Puskarčíková, Gabriela Soukalová, Jitka Landová and Veronika Vítková originally finished fourth in the 4x6 kilometres in the Russian resort nine years. 

They were first upgraded to bronze after three members of Russia's silver medal winning squad - Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova and Olga Zaitseva - were originally disqualified after positive tests revealed in November 2017 based on evidence provided by whistle blower Grigory Rodchenkov, former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory in Moscow. 

The Court of Arbitration removed the sanctions from biathletes Olga Vilukhina and Yana Romanova, but last May upheld them on Zaitseva

"We received the information last year, however we wanted to organise the nicest ceremony possible in a sports atmosphere, in order to compensate them, at least a little, for the atmosphere and experiences that they all lost," said Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV) sports director Martin Doktor, who the country's Chef de Mission at Sochi 2014. 

Russia had finished second to Ukraine, whose victory saw them claim only their first Olympic gold medal in biathlon and their first since figure Oksana Baiul at Lillehammer 1994. 

Norway had taken the bronze, but have now been upgraded to silver. 

"It's been a long time since we talked, so the joy is a little bittersweet," Puskarčíková, the lead-off skier at Sochi 2014, who competed in two further Olympics, admitted.

"I am very happy that the Czech Olympic Committee and the Czech Biathlon Union were able to devise and arrange for us to receive our medals in front of the audience, friends and the entire team, and not wake us up somewhere in the office."

Soukalová had won silver in both mass start and mixed relay at Sochi 2014.

"From my point of view, I don't see it as satisfaction, because no one will return the experiences to us, but considering that the Czech fans have supported and cheered for us for years, I am looking forward to remembering the best moments of biathlon together," she admitted.

Health problems forced Landová to retire from the sport in 2015.

"The medal euphoria shared with the girls immediately after finishing the race cannot be replicated nine years later, but I will definitely enjoy the moment when I will have a medal around my neck without my legs hurting after the race," Landová joked.

Vítková anchored the team at Sochi 2014, and also won mixed relay silver at those Olympics and a further bronze medal in the 7.5 kilometres sprint at Pyeongchang 2018.

"The fact that we moved to third place is a bomb but I have such mixed feelings about it," she admitted.

"Its terrible that we didn’t experience the joy right after the race."

The medals are due to be presented by ČOV President and International Olympic Committee member Jiří Kejval.

"We hope that the fans will wait for the ceremony and give the members of the bronze women's relay a proper ovation, which they could not enjoy in 2014," he said.

"We have been fighting Russian doping within the framework of the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee for many years."

Kejval is set to be accompanied for the Ceremony by IBU vice-president Jiří Hamza.

"For us, it is also a satisfaction for having been on the front line of the fight against Russian doping within the International Biathlon Union," he said.