After a disappointing World Cup start, the German biathletes are looking for their form.
Will the trend reversal in the men's relay succeed today?
The live ticker from Oberhof.
From January 8th to 17th, the Biathlon World Cup will stop in Oberhof.
Norway currently dominates all disciplines.
The German selection * is targeting the podium.
>>> UPDATE <<<
Update from January 15, 12.27 p.m.: Final
spurt in Oberhof!
Today, Friday, the men's relay starts at 2:30 p.m.
What do the Germans have in their quiver?
We are excited and follow the race in the live ticker.
Sprint (7.5km) of the women in Oberhof: The end result
Placements |
error |
|---|---|
1. Tiril Eckhoff (Norway) |
1 |
2. Dorothea Wierer (Italy) |
0 |
3. Lisa Theresa Hauser (Austria) |
0 |
6. Franziska Preuß (Germany) |
1 |
13. Janina Hettich (Germany) |
0 |
15. Denise Herrmann (Germany) |
3 |
17. Maren Hammerschmidt (Germany) |
0 |
31. Vanessa Hinz (Germany) |
1 |
80. Anna Weidel |
3 |
3.45 p.m.: That's it - the competition is over.
A bright spot from a German point of view: Franziska Preuss's strong sixth place.
3:33 pm:
Franziska Preuß (6th place) after the race: “I'm really happy with today.
In terms of running, the track was torture. It would be nice if I could go through without a mistake at some point, but you can't force that.
Today was a step in the right direction. "
3:32 p.m .:
Hinz
crosses
the finish line in 28th place.
The placements are now gradually leveling off, and not much will happen again.
Hettich is 13th, Herrmann 15th, Hammerschmidt 17th.
3.30 p.m .:
Denise Herrmann on her disappointing appearance: “I'm not quite out of the negative vortex yet.
When shooting it doesn't work in the head at the moment. "
3:24 p.m.:
Vanessa Hinz hits the first four targets standing - and fails on the last.
Afterwards she makes no secret of her anger.
3:19 p.m
.:
Something
has happened again at the top: Tiril Eckhoff is obviously unstoppable at the moment, the Norwegian is already back in first place.
Second is Dorothea Wierer, third Lisa Theresa Hauser.
Preuss currently holds sixth place.
3:16 p.m.:
Hinz stays flawless while lying down.
3:11 p.m.:
Franziska Preuss is at the finish - and she is once again the best German.
It is in fourth place.
3.10 p.m.:
Hauser is at the finish and takes the lead!
Strong race from her.
3:08 p.m.:
Vanessa Hinz has started.
The French Braisaz-Bouchet, Chevalier-Bouchet and the Austrian Lisa Theresa Hauser fight for victory.
It's very close in front.
3:06 p.m .:
Intermediate result: 7th Hettich, 8th Herrmann, 9th Hammerschmidt
3:03 p.m.:
What a shame!
Preuss missed once.
She needs a strong final round now.
Janina Hettich is at the finish and is now on a good third place.
3:02 p.m.:
The German hopes are now on Franzi Preuss.
If she manages a clean second shot, she can attack in front.
3:01 p.m.:
Hammerschmidt ran a great race.
She is still in fourth place.
2:57 p.m.:
Franziska Preuss does it better!
She clears away all the panes lying down.
Janina Hettich is also strong and she also stays clean in the second shooting.
2:56 p.m.:
Herrmann makes two mistakes in standing shooting.
It has nothing to do with the top 10 - what a shame.
It's always the darn shooting at Herrmann!
2:54 p.m.:
Hammerschmidt is at the finish.
Pure and flawless race.
Now in second place.
2:52 p.m .:
Herrmann is only 13th after the first shooting. She needs a flawless standing shot.
2.49 p.m.:
Janina Hettich is the safest prone shooter in the field.
She proves that once more - 0 mistakes.
2.48 p.m.:
And Herrmann unfortunately allows himself a miss.
In the sprint, where there are only two shoots, this is particularly important.
Maren Hammerschmidt cleared again in her second shooting.
2.46 p.m.:
Denise Herrmann sets a strong pace.
So far she is the fastest in the field.
Now comes the shooting.
2.41 p.m.:
Meanwhile, Denise Herrmann and Janina Hettich started.
2.38 p.m.:
Hammerschmidt remains flawless!
The horizontal stop is no problem for them.
However, the Austrian Julia Schwaiger is already through with the shooting - she started 30 seconds behind the German.
2.35 p.m.:
The German is approaching the first shooting.
In terms of running, she cannot match her performances from previous seasons this season - but she is a good shooter.
2.30 p.m.: Hammerschmidt is on the way! The competition has started.
Update, 2:27 p.m.:
Maren Hammerschmidt will race with the number one.
This is followed by Denise Herrmann, Janina Hettich, Franziska Preuß, Vanessa Hinz and Anna Weidel.
Update from January 14th, 2:20 p.m .:
Only ten minutes, then the starting
gun will be fired
!
The second sprint of the women over 7.5 kilometers is coming up.
Will it work this time with a German podium?
The track in Oberhof is difficult - and the athletes have already run through a few races.
Denise Herrmann and Franziska Preuss in particular have chances on the podium today.
In the last few races, however, things did not go optimally.
Now it is time to achieve the famous “turnaround”.
Biathlon in Oberhof in the live ticker: Eckhoff dominant
First report from January 13th:
Oberhof - For the second time the biathlon circus *
stops
in the traditional winter sports location
Oberhof
.
Little is to be seen of the much-vaunted home advantage: The German biathletes were looking for their form * on the first race weekend, the best-placed Franziska Preuß finished the sprint in
14th place
.
In the second race over
7.5 kilometers
today, the DSV women have the chance to forget the last weekend.
Your biggest competitors: The Norwegians around
Tiril Eckhoff
.
In addition to the sprint, Eckhoff won the pursuit and thus underpins their ambitions for the second edition of the sprint competition in
Oberhof,
Thuringia
.
Biathlon in Oberhof in the live ticker: DSV squad with teething problems
In the men's sprint,
Arnd Peiffer
last set an exclamation mark.
Only the Norwegian top athletes Johannes Thingnes Boe and Sturla Holm Laegreid were faster than the German.
With the first podium place for the DSV team, the Lower Saxony gives hope for further medals.
Even
Erik Lesser
was at his
home World Cup
in a strong performance and missed the podium just wide.
Overall, however, the men are also chasing the high expectations.
Today we can see whether the DSV women can confirm the turnaround.
Biathlon in Oberhof in the live ticker: Franziska Preuss with the best title prospects
After the mixed start,
Franziska Preuß will be
motivated to forget about her 14th place in the first race.
The 26-year-old is in a
strong fourth place in the overall sprint ranking
, so German fans can hope for medals.
Also
Denise Herrmann
are chances of a top ten placement granted.
In the current season, however, other biathlon nations are setting the standards.
First and foremost,
Norway is
sending
two world-class athletes,
Tiril Eckhoff
and
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland
, who are currently hard to beat.
In addition, the Swede
Hanna Oeberg will play
an important role in the medal distribution.
With 22.6 seconds she had to admit defeat to Tiril Eckhoff at the World Cup opener.
Nevertheless, the German selection is hoping for Edemetall at their home World Cup.
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Biathlon in Oberhof: the program at a glance
Thursday, January 14th, 2:30 p.m. |
Sprint women (7.5 km) |
Friday, January 15, 2:30 p.m. |
Relay men (4 x 7.5 km) |
Saturday, January 16, 2:45 p.m. |
Relay women (4 x 6 km) |
Sunday 17th January at 12.30 p.m. |
Mass start men (15 km) |
Sunday 17th January, 3 p.m. |
Mass start women (12.5 km) |