The Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz continued on Friday with the women's sprint. Denise Herrmann narrowly missed the bronze medal, Norway cheered again.
Antholz - The 2020 Biathlon World Cup in Antholz appears to be a Norwegian festival. In the second race there was the second Norwegian victory, Germany is still waiting for the first medal.
Marte Olsbu Roiseland from Norway is world champion in sprint. The 29-year-old secured her second world title at the Biathlon World Championships in Antholz after winning the gold medal with the mixed relay. Norway confidently leads the medal table at the Biathlon World Cup.
Roiseland made only one mistake over 7.5 kilometers with two shooting units and prevailed over the American Susan Dunklee, who surprisingly finished in second place and was one of only four women in the entire starting field without a shooting error. The Czech Lucie Charvatova came third.
Women's sprint: Marte Olsbu Roiseland (center) wins gold ahead of Susan Dunklee (left) and Lucie Charvatova
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Denise Herrmann had been in bronze for a long time, but was intercepted by Charvatova and the Ukrainian Olena Pidrushna towards the end of the race and finished fifth. Herrmann was by far the fastest runner, but made three mistakes. Biathlon World Cup in Antholz 2020: All dates and results
Biathlon in Antholz: Good overall result for the German team
"With three mistakes it is difficult to get a medal. I am in a good mood running and hoped that it would be enough for a medal. But the three mistakes were ultimately too much," said Herrmann at the finish.
The second best German was Franziska Preuss as eighth. Preuss had a good run, but also made two mistakes like Vanessa Hinz, who finished 14th. Biathlon World Cup 2020: All information about the World Cup in Antholz
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Karolin Horchler was the only one to be faultless in her standing shooting with a total of ten shooting appearances in the German team and ended the race with a shooting error as 23.
Janina Hettich had a lot of bad luck with rising wind at her World Cup premiere in standing shooting, made a total of five mistakes and missed the qualification for the pursuer on Sunday, for whom the best 60 of the sprint are registered.
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The times of the sprint are the basis for the pursuer. Roiseland will be the first on Sunday, Dunklee is seven seconds behind and Charvatova 21 seconds. Herrmann will be 30 seconds behind, Preuss is 40 seconds back, Hinz 50 and Horchler 1:11 minutes.
The Norwegian series winner Tiril Eckhoff caused the negative surprise of the sprint in Antholz. With six penalties, she qualified 59th for the pursuer and had to hand over the yellow jersey of the overall World Cup leaders to the Italian Dorothea Wierer, who finished seventh in the sprint.
The Biathlon World Championships in Antholz will continue on Saturday with the men's sprint. The next women's race will take place on Sunday. Then the pursuer is run at 1 p.m. chiemgau24.de is included in all races in the live ticker.
Biathlon World Cup in Antholz: The result of the women's sprint
23.Karolin Horchler (Germany) +1: 11.2 / 1
65. Janina Hettich (Germany) +2: 23.4 / 5
The result of the women's sprint
Biathlon World Cup in Antholz: The ticker for the women's sprint
16:01: Shooting was the big topic in the entire field today. Only four out of 101 athletes remained flawless, which is a mistake. For the German women there was only one error free out of ten shootings. Karolin Horchler hit all five targets in the standing stage, otherwise there was at least one penalty for each insert.
15:59: Denise Herrmann narrowly misses the medal as fifth, Franziska Preuß is eighth and Vanessa Hinz 14. Karolin Horchler is 23rd in the chase on Sunday, Janina Hettich as 65th has the pursuer, for whom the best 60 are qualified, missed.
15:57: So now almost all women have reached the finish. Marte Olsbu Roiseland wins the women's sprint and is world champion. Susan Dunklee from the USA came second, followed by Lucie Charvatova from the Czech Republic.
15:55: Janina Hettich has finished, she is not in the top 60 and thus misses the pursuer on Sunday. She had bad luck with the wind the second time she shot.
15:54: "With three mistakes, it is difficult to get a medal. I am in a good mood running and hoped that it would be enough for a medal. But the three mistakes were ultimately too much," says Herrmann at the finish.
15:52: Herrmann is now fifth, Preuss eighth and Hinz 13. Marte Olsbu Roiseland will win the world title, Susan Dunklee will probably be second and Lucie Charvatova third.
15:50: "It is a good starting position for the pursuer on Sunday. But the last mistake annoys me, more was possible. I feel good running and I had great material today," said Preuss at the finish.
15:49: Janina Hettich made four mistakes standing. That is bitter.
15:47: Vita Semerenko from Ukraine hits all targets and will also say a word about the podium here.
3:45 pm: Out, that won't work with a medal. Charvatova hardly wastes any more time, the Czech will run on the podium. And Olena Pidrishna is faster than Herrmann at the finish.
15:44: And also the Ukrainian Pidhrushina is in front of Herrmann. It will also be very tight.
15:42: 25 seconds Charvatova is still ahead of Herrmann, 1.4 kilometers she still has to run. It will be a crime thriller.
3:40 pm: Oh oh, the bronze medal from Herrmann is still in danger. And in large! Lucie Charvatova from the Czech Republic moves to second place after standing shooting. With a 40 second lead on Herrmann.
15:39: Karolin Horchler justifies her nomination with a clean standing shoot. Janina Hettich made a mistake lying down.
15:37: Vanessa Hinz has finished and is currently in tenth place. The German women are really strong here. Herrmann is third, Preuss sixth and Hinz tenth.
3:35 pm: What else comes from behind? At the moment it does not look as if Roiseland, Dunklee and Herrmann can displace another runner.
15:33: Karolin Horchler made a mistake lying down.
15:31: Let's look at the progress in the finish. Marte Olsbu Roiseland from Norway will probably be world champion here. Susan Dunklee from the USA is second, Denise Herrmann third. Franziska Preuss is in sixth place.
15:30: Vanessa Hinz also makes a mistake while standing. That's two in total, Hinz will run for 15th place.
15:28: Hannah Öberg will not intercept Herrmann. Three mistakes standing. Herrmann's medal dream becomes more tangible.
3:26 pm: Herrmann actually runs in there up front. Insane, the German is quickly on the track. She will finish third. But behind it there are still a few candidates on the podium.
15:25: Susan Dunklee has finished, the American is second. What a great achievement. Meanwhile, Herrmann is on the move with lightning speed. Maybe still get a medal?
15:24: Vanessa Hinz makes a mistake. If it remains free of defects, it can run in at the front.
15:22: Franziska Preuß finishes fourth. With two misses it is a good performance. Preuss is in a good mood today.
15:21: Meanwhile, Hannah Öberg from Sweden has hit everything lying down and pushes in front of Roiseland. But Öberg still has to shoot standing. This will be a real thriller here.
15:19: From the dream of a medal. There is also a standing error. That will probably no longer be enough for Herrmann.
15:18: Herrmann is on the move again very quickly. If she shoots flawlessly now, it can still be a medal.
15:17: Oha. The American Susan Dunklee hits everything and takes the lead for now. She is 13 seconds ahead of Roiseland. The Norwegian is running much faster. Dunklee has to get everything out of himself, then there could be a sensation here.
15:16: Marte Olsbu Roiseland has finished and leads. It smells strongly of a medal and could even become gold. But nothing is decided here yet.
15:14: Franziska Preuss misses the last shot again. This is really bitter, two mistakes in all for the German. The starting position for the pursuer will still be good, Preuss is only 30 seconds behind Roiseland.
15:13: This is annoying, Herrmann is way back after the first shooting. She now has to remain standing if she wants another medal.
15:12: Herrmann makes two mistakes. It does not take advantage of the blunders of the competition.
15:10: Fialkova is also standing upright. Two mistakes for the Slovak. Herrmann is the fastest on the track and is now ready to shoot.
15:09: Despite one mistake, Roiseland now takes the lead after the second shoot. The race is in the hot phase.
3:08 p.m .: The death of favorites continues. Four mistakes for Tandrevold. Eckhoff and Tandrevold fall far behind.
3:07 pm: Now things are going very quickly . Wierer and Roiseland each make one mistake. After the second shoot, the Swiss Aita Gasparin leads, who has hit everything.
15:06: Is that annoying. Preuss shoots quickly, hits four targets, but the last does not fall. A penalty for Preuß.
15:05: Denise Herrmann is on the track. Eckhoff makes four mistakes standing. What a surprise.
15:04: Franziska Preuss is about to start shooting.
15:03: Paulina Fialkova from Slovakia remains without mistakes and takes the lead.
15:02: Marte Olsbu Roiseland is the only one of the top favorites who has so far remained without errors here. Five shots, five hits. Her compatriot Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold also meets everything. Two Norwegians are in the front here.
15:01: Even Dorothea Wierer does not get through without mistakes. A penalty for the Italian.
15:00: So, now Franziska Preuss is the first German to be on the road.
14:59: Every shooting mistake results in a penalty loop of 150 meters. A round like this costs a good 20 seconds.
14:58: Tiril Eckhoff is at the shooting range. She immediately shoots the first shot and another follows. The top favorite sways!
14:57: Lena Häcki is already out of the number here. Three mistakes lie there, the Swiss even has to fight for the persecution.
14:56: It works very well at the shooting range. The first women shot, the error rate is still very low.
14:54: It gets loud in the stadium. Dorothea Wierer, who grew up ten kilometers from Antholz, starts the race.
14:53: Here again the start times of the Germans. At 2: 59.30 p.m., Franziska Preuß is the first of the five DSV starters to take to the track. Denise Herrmann follows at 3:05 pm, Vanessa Hinz at 3:16 pm, Karolin Horchler at 3:24 pm and Janina Hettich at 3:31 pm.
2:51 p.m .: Eckhoff sets off with the yellow jersey of the overall leaders. The Norwegian has already won six seasons.
14:49: With Lena Häcki from Switzerland and the Ukrainian Yuliya Dzhima, two contenders are already on the front places. And the top favorite Eckhoff is coming soon.
14:47: 2.5 kilometers is run first, then it goes to prone shooting. This is followed by another 2.5 kilometers before standing shooting. Then comes the final lap, which is also 2.5 kilometers long.
14:45: So, enough of the preface. The women's sprint at the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz has started. Here we go.
Before the race: The sun is shining in Antholz, the track is in good condition, but it is windy. It won't be easy today.
Before the race: Monika Hojnisz from Poland will open the race in five minutes.
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Before the race: So, a few more minutes, then it starts here.
Before the race: The mood is once again excellent today. 20,000 spectators are expected in Antholz, which is worthy of the World Cup.
Before the race: In the meantime the sun is shining in Antholz, this morning it was still changeable.
Before the race: Tiril Eckhoff started the race at 2:50:30 p.m., Dorothea Wierer followed shortly after. Hannah Öberg even arrives at 3:12 p.m. The favorites are widely spread in the start list.
Before the race: Let's look at the start times of the German women. At 2: 59.30 p.m., Franziska Preuß is the first of the five DSV starters to take to the track. Denise Herrmann follows at 3:05 pm, Vanessa Hinz at 3:16 pm, Karolin Horchler at 3:24 pm and Janina Hettich at 3:31 pm.
Before the race: It's a bit windier here in Antholz today. That doesn't make it easier on the already demanding shooting range.
Before the race: Five athletes are starting for Germany. Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuß, Vanessa Hinz, Karolin Horchler and Janina Hettich will start the fight for precious metals today.
Before the race: From 2:45 p.m. 102 athletes set out on the 7.5 km route in Antholz. The women start at intervals of 30 seconds.
Before the race: Hello and welcome to the live ticker at chiemgau24.de for the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz. The women's sprint is on the program today.
Biathlon World Cup in Antholz: The preliminary report on the women's sprint
It's getting serious for the biathlon women. The sprint is scheduled for Friday at the World Championships in Antholz, a competition that is of great importance in two respects.
On the one hand, the best biathletes in the world are looking for medals at the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz; on the other hand, the results of the sprint form the basis for the pursuit race that will be held on Sunday. Biathlon World Cup in Antholz 2020: All dates and results
Biathlon World Cup in Antholz: Five German women at the start
First of all, it gets down to business on Friday, 7.5 kilometers are run, each athlete has to go to the shooting range twice. First you shoot flat, then you go to the standing stop. Every shooting mistake results in a penalty loop of 150 meters in length. Biathlon World Cup 2020: All information about the World Cup in Antholz
For the German team, five athletes are starting in the sprint. In fact, each nation has only four starting places. However, since Denise Herrmann became world champion in the pursuit last year, there is an additional starting place in the respective discipline for each World Cup title and the sprint forms the basis for the pursuer, the German team receives an additional starting place. The medal table for the Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon World Cup 2020: The German squad for the World Cup in Antholz
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Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuß, Vanessa Hinz, Karolin Horchler and Janina Hettich will therefore start the fight for precious metals on Friday. Only Herrmann and Preuss have realistic chances of a podium. Both have already shown in the 2019/20 World Cup that they can keep up with the world leaders. For the other German women, it will primarily be a matter of starting the World Cup well and creating a suitable starting point for the pursuer. Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz: How to watch the World Cup on TV, livestream and live ticker
If Preuss and Herrmann want to say a serious word about the top positions, a significant increase in performance compared to the mixed relay on Thursday is needed.
Biathlon World Cup in Antholz: Numerous favorites on the podium
Preuss made three mistakes and had deficits while running, Herrmann was running well, but shot four mistakes standing.
There is no shortage of competition for the German quintet. World Cup leader Tiril Eckhoff and her Norwegian compatriot Marte Olsbu Roiseland are the top favorites. The Italian Dorothea Wierer, Hannah Öberg from Sweden and the French Julia Simon and Justine Braisaz are also among the favorites. Click here for the complete start list
The race starts at 2:45 p.m., chiemgau24.de is included in the live ticker.
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